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!!!