So, we are officially in the THIRD trimester! Can you believe it?! I sure can't. It seems like the past six months have flown by. The picture above is at 28 weeks...but tomorrow we will be 29 weeks along! Another week and I'll start counting down the weeks instead of counting up! :)

We had a check-up this week and everything went just perfectly. My doctor was very pleased with our progress! So, we're just cruisin' along! Most days I still feel pretty good. However, more restless nights and tired days are slowly finding their way into my week.

On a separate note, Seth and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary last week. :) It also doesn't seem like three years since we got married! I guess it's true that time flies when you're having fun!

26 Weeks and 4 Days

I guess it's time for another baby update. I am steadily growing these days. Up until now, I could still wear a lot of my pre-pregnancy shirts. However, that is starting to change.

It is hard to believe that the third trimester is just around the corner! I will admit, Baylee's rapidly approaching due date is a little nervewracking. But mostly I am soo excited that she will be here soon!!

I still feel pretty good most days. I am starting to have more "growing pains" and a little trouble sleeping some nights. But so far it's nothing that I can't deal with. Baylee has started to pack some stronger kicks and punches...but I love it! Anytime I can feel her moving, I know she is okay...so, I am not going to complain about that at all!

The nursery is coming along nicely. We are still waiting on some of our furniture to come in. Once it does, I will definitely post some more pictures!

A Home of Their Own

Since Adam and Ashley got married a little over 4 years ago (I think), they have lived in a small rental house. Well, this summer they made their first big purchase together...a new home to call their own!! Well, not new, but new to them...and it is a beautiful house!!

We went to Henderson a few weeks ago to help them move. Well...Seth helped them move. I was very limited in what I could do...anytime I tried to do anything, I was scolded by my father. :) So, I took some pictures of the day since I couldn't do much else in the way of moving things.

With all the stuff they moved, they really only had one issue....the refrigerator. It took all five of them to get it off the truck and up the stairs. Then....

Would you believe it wouldn't fit through the doors?! Can you see the frustration on Adam's face? They ended up having to take the doors off the refrigerator, but they did finally get it in and working! Whew! I was worn out just watching them!

And can I take just a moment to brag on my wonderful husband? He was such a trooper. He moved boxes and furniture and trucks and trailers...he cleaned baseboards, vacuumed rooms, dusted fans, mopped floors. He did anything and everything he could to help...such a good man! :) (However, those cleaning talents did seem to disappear the second we got back into Huntsville.)

To me, the best part of their new house is the view out the back door.....


We also celebrated my dad's 50th birthday while we were there. You are never too old for a good toy!! We are trying to help him build up his collection before Baylee gets here! :)

OH! Look at her belly!

Seth took me out to lunch one day last week. As we were walking in, we hear "Oh, look at her belly! OH!! She's pregnant!" Ha. And what makes it even better is that it was a man who took notice of my growing belly.

23 Weeks and 3 Days....but who's counting? :)

Baseball Trip 2011

This year for our baseball trip, we decided to go to Boston! It was a real quick three day trip, but we had a great time. We took Chad, Caleb, and Gillian with us. Our trip started off a little rocky. We booked flights with US Airways out of Chattanooga, because they were much cheaper than anything we could get out of Huntsville or Nashville. We drove up the day before our flight and stayed with Seth's Aunt Nina. (who is quite the fiesty 91 year old, by the way) We were able to spend most of the day with her. Then about 10 o'clock that night...right before we were all about to get ready for bed...I got a phone call. "We're sorry but your flight for 7 AM tomorrow morning has been cancelled." Not delayed...CANCELLED. Seth got on the phone with US Airways...not a single thing they could do out of Chattanooga, on ANY airline. We were just out of luck. Thankfully, Seth had the brilliance to ask about flights out of Huntsville. Sure enough, they had 5 seats out of Huntsville at 6 AM! So, what did we do? We drove back to Huntsville that night, got MAYBE four hours of sleep, and flew to Boston from Huntsville. Whew! But we did make it safely and in time for the game that day!

The rest of our trip went great! Here are a few pictures...

In front of the Green Monster

Seth's big catch during BP

The Boys

The Whole Gang (I quite enjoyed having another girl on this year's trip!)

As is tradition, we got ice cream in a hat at the first game. For the second game, we got fries in a BIG hat! It makes the perfect cereal bowl!

Me and Seth (and if you look closely, Baylee's little baby bump)...heading to our outfield seats

The view from the Green Monster.

Wait...how did we get there you might ask?! Seth and I were just relaxing in our seats in the outfield. Right before the game began, a Fenway guy comes up to us and tells us that he is going to upgrade our seats to the Green Monster, for free!! We were in shock!! We never get that lucky! Seth jumped up and said OKAY!! ... then looked at the rest of the group of said "see you guys later." Ha! (We did try to scheme a way to get them up there too, but it didn't happen.)

Seth, right after we got to the front row seats on the Monster! We were still trying to figure out what just happened! :) We have decided that our little Baylee must be good luck!!

This last picture may just be my favorite picture from the whole trip. The boy loves some baseball...the shirt says it all! :)

(By the way, in case you were wondering, we will never be using US Airways again.)

Rodeo Champion

Congratulations to my brother for winning his division at this year's TN Valley Lineman Rodeo! We weren't able to go watch him this year, but I hear he did spectacular! Here are a couple pictures that my dad took...

It's a ... ???

Well, by now, I am sure that what we are having is no longer a secret to anyone! But just in case it is....

We are having a GIRL! We have a perfectly healthy little girl on the way, and we are so excited! Well, Seth is working his way into the FULL excitement of having a GIRL, but he is totally getting there! :) We do already have a name picked out...Baylee Kate Bowen. So, that's one thing we can check off the list. She was very cooperative during the ultrasound, so we are pretty certain that the girl prediction is correct. Here are a couple of the ultrasound pictures:

Her Profile

Her Little Legs

Her Arms...each picture shows a different arm

My parents were camping near Guntersville, so we had our Baby Luau Reveal Party there. Eli got in some fishing time with the boys while we waited on the whole crew to arrive.

Mr. Rex also took him on his first boat ride. (All the big boys in that boat make it look tiny!)

And here is the whole clan! Can you believe that only TWO of them picked girl?! My mom and Seth's grandmother were the only two to guess it right.

You can't even tell that I am 21 weeks pregnant in this picture! I promise I am! After the big reveal, we also celebrated Seth's 31st birthday!

Eli was a big help! He wanted to help Seth blow out the candles AND open his presents! Notice the life jacket...he absolutely would not take that thing off all night! It didn't matter if he was anywhere near the water or not. :) Funny boy!

Myles was primarily concerned with finding more oreos. :) Every time I turned around, he was sneaking a couple more off the table.

We spent the rest of the weekend at the campground with my parents. It turned out to be a really nice weekend! Seth and I were even up early enough one morning to see the sunrise! Here is one picture I caught of Seth and Dad out on the boat early one morning.