Work Shower

I had my first baby shower this weekend! My co-workers threw me one and it was so much fun. Aidan really raked in some SUPER-cute stuff!! We ate some delicious food and played some games, including one where everyone had to guess how much ribbon went around my huge stomach. My last day at work is April 4th and I am going to miss everyone so much :(

Aidan's room!

Here's what we've done on the nursery! Daniel's mom was in town earlier this week and she helped paint. The red plane on the dresser is a gift from my dad and we plan to hang it above the glider. We have an airplane lamp on the way, and there are still some things we want to put on the wall (my mom - Aidan's "Grammy" - is working on making some hanging letters to go above the crib) but we're very happy with how it looks so far. All we need now is our sweet baby boy!

UPDATE - here are the new pictures, with the wall hangings and all the decor!

Weekend with the Brookses

We just got back from spending the weekend in Austin with Marcus, Jenna, Katy, and Hannah. We had such fun and Katy is so excited about meeting her cousin Aidan (or "Gumbo" as she sometimes calls him, to reasons unknown to the rest of us). I've attached a cute picture of the girls and Daniel playing with the princess building block set we brought them as well as the latest belly pic! I'm off to do some laundry and watch the Oscars :)

Mac

Here's a cute picture of Aidan's "big brother" Mac. I know it's not very exciting since this is Aidan's page, but some of you have been bugging me to update the blog, but I don't have any new baby-related photos yet. The good news is that we now have most of our baby furniture (dresser/changing table combo, glider). Daniel will put it together on Thursday so I promise to take a picture of everything then, and maybe a picture of my growing belly. I haven't started painting or decorating the nursery. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome!! Aidan is moving like CRAZY and sleeping is getting a little harder. My legs are starting to hurt a little, and the right leg hurts in a completely different way than the left leg. Daniel and I start our childbirth classes tomorrow night, which we're excited about. Hope everyone is doing well!

Hungry Hungry Hippo

Here's the latest belly pic at 28 weeks! It feels like Aidan is breakdancing in there...he's rarely still for a long period of time. I'm experiencing some third trimester symptoms such as acid reflux and trouble sitting up right (the baby makes it hard to breathe) but nothing too annoying. I'm also eating like Mrs. Pac-Man. My favorites (and Aidan's) right now are pasta salad from La Madeleine and anything chocolate! Hope everyone has a Happy Valentine's Day :)

Our first post!

Hello friends and family! I thought I'd create a blog so that we could have one central place for all things Aidan (yes, we have decided on a name!). He hasn't made his grand appearance yet, but he's due on May 6th - I'm 27 weeks along - and we are so excited to meet him. I'll try to update this page as much as I can with pictures and pregnancy news. Here is my latest belly picture taken 3 weeks ago (I am A LOT bigger now..stay tuned for the next picture in a week), and our favorite sonogram picture of Aidan which was taken in early December. Isn't he cute??

Love,
Lauren & Daniel