36 weeks

We are down to the last month!

Not much news here. Joshua continues to grow. We had an appt. on Wednesday and at first he didn't appear to be head down, so they did an ultra sound and he is head down but it is to the side. Our ob said that it should just take some contractions for him to drop. So no worries and it was a nice little bonus to get to have an extra ultra sound. He looks all smooshed in there :)

I am doing pretty well. I've actually had a hard headache week but we're doing fine.

Ryan, Joshua and I have had a wonderful christmas. Joshua got some very cute stuff, Ryan got some fun new toys, and I got some new cookbooks (my favorite) and some GC's and money to tuck away after Joshua is born to get some new things. Thanks everyone for such a great christmas!

I'm hoping to get that burst of nesting energy to finish up all the little details of Joshua's room, and have everything organized :)

I hope you are all doing well.

love,
missy

Baby stuff

So we are mostly ready!

Joshua's quilt is done, his closet is full of clothes, we got our cute bouncy seat from our friend Nicole for Christmas. I will plan on posting more pictures of his nursery and our prepared house after Christmas when all the little details are put into place - so you can see the finished project.

His little closet. We also have 2 basket bins full of onesies, containers of socks, shoes/booties, hats, etc. I think he has enough to wear :) so cute.

Joshua is so much a part of our family in every way. I found this little stocking at Hallmark and couldn't resist.

Thanks Nicole for our bouncy seat!

His finished quilt. I made curtains to match as well.

Christmas party

At the Intervarsity Christmas party this year the theme was ugly Christmas sweaters. Below is who I would consider the winner! He didn't have one, well for that matter, no guys had one on, except for this handmade beauty I put together at the last minute.

This is our good friend Becky, leader of Intervarsity, the campus ministry we are a part of. Her sweater was pointed out to have typical MI snowmen. (if you look closely there are splotches of dirty snow in each snowman) -- unfortunately, we didn't stick around long enough to see who the winner was, but I would say Ryan would have been a contender:)

More fun shower pictures...

Joshua's shower with Ryan's Dad and Dawn! So many cute little details. I have regular camera film that needs to be developed from this one, so that won't come for a bit. :)

My girl's group threw us a shower too! We have definitely been showered with love, friends and family! All of the showers and gifts everyone sent have given us everything we need and more. Thanks!

Just some of the great friends who came - it was fun to have so many people there that we have gotten to know and love in the last year!

Fun shower pictures

Ryan's mom's shower for us! It was wonderful to have so many people I love and don't get to see as often there.

My dear friend Laura and I.

Thanks!

Decorations at the Dickson shower! A beautiful fall theme.

Thanks for the wonderful showers! I definitely felt spoiled and loved to know how excited everyone is to meet our little boy :)

Merry Christmas

34 weeks! Thanks Aimee for the cute sweater!

35 weeks!

Merry Christmas

I hope you are all doing well, have your shopping done, and are enjoying time with family and friends. We are enjoying not traveling for the first time in many years. I'm very thankful to not be traveling right now as Joshua is growing and making me somewhat uncomfortable. It is hard to believe that soon we will be meeting our little boy.

We have now started our weekly appts and I am happy to report that at our doctor's appt. this week Joshua was head down! We were able to feel where his head is - it was one of those "real" moments again as his head is now a normal newborn size :)

Joshua's room is now almost completed. There are a few finishing touches (mostly hanging things up and organizing a bit more) but it has turned out great. All his clothes are hanging up in his closet freshly washed and ready to go. This week I set up his little area downstairs as well - that too just needs to be bit more organized. We are feeling pretty ready - or at least as ready as you can ever be :) There are plenty of projects around the house to keep me busy after Christmas until he comes so we will just wait and see what God's perfect timing is for our little boy to come.

I have a bunch of fun pictures to post - nursery, christmas picture, my belly, showers, etc. I'm planning on working on those soon.

Love to all of you!
missy

33 weeks and 4 days!

Today Ryan gives his final exam and then after grading his classes will be finished for this semester. He will then be focusing on research and preparing for his next semester classes. We are both hoping that these few weeks will be a time for him to get ahead :)

This past weekend my family came to stay with us for the weekend for the Dickson Family Christmas celebration. There were 14 of us, with 9 adults and 5 kids in the house it was a busy but fun weekend. We had a christmas tree decorating contest, fondue night, and celebrated my dad's birthday as well as a big christmas day celebration with presents and a big meal. They left on Sunday and thankfully did not get stuck in any bad weather.

The next few weeks for us is filled with doctor's appts, christmas visitors, and the last touch ups in Joshua's room. Probably some christmas baking in there and a bit of shopping left to do.

Also, we are enjoying getting all the fun christmas cards and pictures. This year you will be getting a card from us as well but we are going to do a birth announcement/new years update letter when Joshua comes :)

Joshua is continuing to grow as am I. My doctor said last week that I am right on track and am doing well. So that was encouraging to hear. We have one more appt. next week and then we start going weekly and begin the joy of physical exams each time. I'm still not excited to go through labor but am getting more and more excited to hold my little boy. I actually can't think too much about holding Joshua or I get all weepy -- hmmm... a little hormonal perhaps?

I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the holidays!