Aurelia Marie

On May 26th,the ladies from the campus church threw me a wonderful tea party-themed baby shower. We had scones,crustless sandwiches,chocolate-covered strawberries,tea punch and carrot cake,to name a few of the adorable and yummy treats. With all of the lovely gifts that we received,Marcus and I are pretty well set for the baby! We were also able to purchase a stroller/carseat combo with credit from a few duplicates (Target was slow with registry stuff) and gift cards. I had such a great time with the ladies from the congregation that came to the party,and I had a chance to talk to some of these women that I don’t always “hang-out”with,too. It really is a special thing to have not only other young mommies and willing babysitters as friends,but also some of the more experienced moms and grandmothers in our church family.

I’ll try to get some still shots uploaded soon. I’m getting a little behind on the blog with all of the unpacking and organizing going on right now!

Well,Tuesday was “technically”Sarah’s 36th week being pregnant. Next Tuesday will be 37th and my current understanding is that babies are often born up to 2 weeks early and 2 weeks late and are considered full term after the 37th. I’m told Sarah’s more likely to give birth early with the first child.

Well,Tuesday early morning,we had a little bit of a scare. Sarah woke up with pain all over her belly for 20 minutes before she woke me up;we called the hospital and went. The baby was fine,and the pain was probably a typical late stage pregnancy influenced event.

However,it has made us a bit anxious. It kinda woke us up —this little child could really come out any moment. I kept telling the baby to hurry up during the entire pregnancy…now I’m saying stay in a bit longer,we’re not ready!!!

No picture…maybe tomorrow.

Here’s a picture of my little brother’s kid. This gives you a general idea of what someone with some of my genes could look like.