31 Weeks down, 9 more to go!!!

It's crazy to think that on Monday we will be able to say, "we are having a baby next month"! Time has definitely flown by! I'm feeling really good, and haven't really been too tired. No weird cravings either. (I get asked that all the time!)

We have decided to name him Michael Brady Corley, calling him Brady. For those who don't know, Bryan's name is Michael Bryan, so we thought it would be cool for them to share the same first name, and same initials.

Brady is VERY active, always moving, flipping, kicking... apparently in my stomach is a pretty fun place to be! He seems to really enjoy it! :-) It's really neat that Bryan can see and feel the movements now. Not that he could not earlier than now, but now there is no mistaking it.

Well here is our 31 week picture( I won't be technically 32 until tomorrow). Enjoy!!

Pictures!!

If you notice, we have a new picture on our blog! Our wonderful friends Nathan and Amber Holritz of Holritz Photography, took some pics of us when we went back to Chattanooga a few weekends ago. Stay tuned for more pics from that session.

If you get a chance, stop by their website, www.holritzphotography.com, they are SOOOO amazingly talented!

Chattanooga Baby Shower

The first weekend in November we made a trip back to Chattanooga for a visit, and to attend our Couples Baby Shower. Our dear friends, Holly and Rene were so sweet to give us this shower! I literally cried when I found out they were doing this for us! Words cannot even express how unbelievably happy this made us, and how loved it made us feel!

The shower was held at Rene's house, which if you have never been too, it is GEORGOUS! It's a historical home, over 100 years old, in downtown Chattanooga!(and should you be interested, in is for sale!) I have TONS of pics from the shower, but will try not to post all of them:-)

Some of the decorations...

This was so cute,, they had a clothes line with little outfits strung up....

Yummy cakes, chocolate covered pretzels, Hershey's kisses,, soooo good:-)

I took some up-close pics of all the goodies....

Each little cake had a baby or a pacifier on top of it....(Rene made everything herself! She is soooo talented!)

This is an upclose of Rene's chocolate chip cookies, which if you have never had,,, well, I'm sorry b/c they are the BEST!!! I LOVE THEM!!!

Hershey's Kisses, the tags read, "It's a boy!" ... too sweet!

Holly made this adorable "diaper cake",, I don't want to take it apart, it's too cute!

The lunch spread,, also yummy,, ham, rolls, dips,, soooo good!!!

Delicious punch, and Rene's Almond Tea

Pam trying to figure out the baby food.. this should be a breeze for her, she has a 5 year old, as well as twins! The women in the blue shirt is Rene, our wonderful host:-)

Of course, there has to be somewhere that the men can go to watch the game! This is Jeff, Rene's husband.

Some close family friends, Kelly, Lori, Laura & Faith:-)

Sandra & I :-)

My mom mailed this blanket to Holly as a surprise gift, this was my baby blanket that she patched up,, so special!

Bryan's mom also surprised us and sent us a blanket as well,, this is a Navajo blanket, he will be very warm in this!!!

Opening some gifts...

I love the dots!

I'm not really sure what he's doing here,,,, but he was a good sport opening up all the presents with me! I love him!! Peace out! :-)

Some of our gifts...

Cute gift basket from Rene & Jeff:-)

Once again, thank you to all who came to the shower and made this one of the most memorable days of our lives! I also wanted to say how much I love Bryan and how greatful I am for him everyday! Without him, I would have never met any of all the dear people that were here at the shower with us, and would have never had the privilage of knowing Holly and Rene, and considering them some of the closet friends I have ever had.

Our "Mail" baby shower

Because we do not live by any family, Bryan's sister, Sandy, and my Mother, decided to give us a "Mail Shower". This was such a neat idea, one that I had never heard of before! They sent out invitations to all of our family, inviting them to participate in a week long mail shower. The shower week started on Oct. 20th, and all week long we were getting presents in the mail. It was so exciting to get home from work everyday and have presents waiting on the porch or in the mailbox! Although, I did wait for Bryan to get home, which sometimes was not until 7 or 8 at night,, which was torture for me!!!! The presents would be just sitting there, wanting me to open them, but I was strong and resisted! :-) Here are a few pics of all the cool stuff we received!

Just in case you can't tell,, there is a Boppy, a sling, books, little bath scrubber and a monkey!

Here are a bunch of cute outfits and blankets:-)

This is what Bryan's parents got him,, Bryan had a pair just like these! They are soooo adorable!!

My parents bought us the stroller/carseat,, which we love and can't wait to get him in!! :-)

They assembly of the stroller.... step one, take out of box...

Step 2, figure out how to "click" the carseat in the base....

Step 3, practice with the monkey! :-)

This is an upclose of the pattern and colors....

Thank you so much to all of our family(and close friends) for making this such a special week for us! Your love for us and our soon-to-be addition is amazing! We are so blessed to have each and everyone of you in our lives! We love you all!!!

6 months down, 3 more to go!!

We can't believe that we are already 24 weeks pregnant, only 16 more and we'll have a son home with us! Craziness! For those of you wondering, we still have not decided on a name,,, we are between Asa and Brady. Feel free to cast your votes:-)

I'm feeling really good these days! He moves all the time, mostly in the late after noon to night. It's fun to see my stomach moving, and even more fun to have Bryan see it and feel it! Hope you all enjoy the pics!

24 weeks

The Virginia 10 Miler

For those of you who don't know, Bryan has been training to run in the Philadelphia Marathon(26 miles) in November. He and a co-worker, Brian Yates, have been training together, running at least 7 miles a day,,, which will only get to be more as the weeks go on!

They decided to go ahead and try the Virginia 10 Miler, to see how that would go. It was great! The race started at 8 this morning, and they finished in 1 hour, 24 mins. Here's some pics of the day:-)Brian Y. & Bryan

A little stretching before the run.

The starting line:-)

The first gentleman in this picture is the one who finished the race first, for the second year in a row. His time was 52 minutes!!! Amazing!!


And here is my sexy husband, starting the race:-)

Here they are, getting to the finish line(Bryan is looking for me)

Almost there...

Wahoo!! Across the Finish Line!!!!

And here is the after picture! Totally dripping with sweat!
I am sooooo proud of my husband! He is the best and I love him with all my heart!!!

We're having a.....

That's right! We are having a boy! And it is FOR SURE a boy! I debated putting up "that" picture, the defining picture, but I decided that maybe our son won't want his "manhood" posted on the web:-)

We are very, very excited, and this makes it even more real to us. It's already hard/fun to start saying "him, he, his"etc... as opposed to "it". As you can see I have already done some shopping! Starting with this adorable 100% Baby Boy onsie, along with some other stuff, including one to say, "I love my Mommy"! :-)

And here is an adorable profile pic!

Thanks for sharing in our EXCITEMENT!!!! We love all of you!

20 weeks down, 20 more to go!!!

We can't beleive that it has already been 20 weeks! That we are already 5 months prego! Things are going great! I'm feeling good, no more barfing!! Wahoo!! I feel it move all the time, it seems to be somewhat of a night owl, which is so not me,, I love my sleep! (better enjoy it while I can!!) Bryan has also been able to feel it move around, so that is pretty cool.

We find out the sex of the baby a week from tomorrow, the 22nd,,, we are super, super excited for this, and are just praying that the baby is "showing it's stuff" for the ultrasound! I think it is a boy, and have felt that way pretty much the whole pregnancy, so it will be interesting to see what it is. Bryan doesn't have a guess, he just wants a healthy baby, as do I :-)

So stay tuned to find out next week what our baby is! Hope the pic is what everyone was hoping it would be,, I don't think there is a huge difference from the one before,, but that may just be b/c I see it every day. :-)

20 weeks

14 weeks

5 Years of Marriage!!!

This past Saturday, August 23rd, we celebrated our 5 year Anniversary! It's hard to imagine that 5 years have already gone by! But, when you are spending them with your best friend, who watches the time??? We had a fun day, we went to Roanoke, watched a movie, ate out, and did some shopping.

Bryan was so sweet and sent roses to me at work. I LOVE getting flowers! It makes my day, and makes me feel special. Just like Bryan!

They were beautiful! And they smelled delicious!!!

And of course,,, the card:-)

I must say, and some may disagree, but Bryan is the best, sexiest husband in the world! He has made me happy beyond my wildest dreams! When I prayed as a teenager for my husband, I had no idea how above and beyond God would go with my simple requests. In fact, I had written down everything that I wanted in a husband, this was a few pages long, and Bryan was everything that was written and requested by a 16 year old!(and so much more!!!) After he proposed, I gave him my list/prayer for him to read on the plane ride home, which was followed by another letter, telling him how thankful I was for him. I love him!!!!

I know I speak for both of us when I say that we are truly blessed to have one another, and are blessed for every day we get to spend together!