fun in the sun

I am off bed rest! Woo-Hoo! I can't believe that I made it. I started going crazy for awhile, but I am doing much better. On Saturday, my friends Brenda and Jennifer, and my sister-in-law Renee threw a baby shower for me. I had a great time visiting with friends and basically, getting out of the house. It was also great to see my mom, sister Bethany, and my nephew Ollie. My family is great, and I really miss them. They're only 5 hours away (except sister Sarah) in California, but we don't see each other too much. Next time they'll see me, I'll be having/ have a baby! Crazy!


Sarah bought this onesie, among about 10 other outfits for Evan.
My mom surprised me by making a pair of flannel sheets for the crib.
Friends from school! I am so glad that they could come!

The blanket that my mom made for me. I LOVED these colors all together.

This is a picture of my belly buddy from school, Krystal. You can't really tell in this picture, because I look so HUGE, but she is due on the 15th of November.
Me with Rick's family! They're crazy, and my eyes are closed. Definitely not the best picture.
Jen and Brenda from church. I was so lucky to have them help throw the shower. Especially Jen, who totally volunteered to bring stuff and help out. And Brenda who has been a good friend of mine since the good ol' single days.

Friends Erin, Collette and Teresa from the Bethany Home ward. I miss them! It was so nice to seem them since the last time I saw them was at Erin's shower.
Not the best picture, but I am so glad that Bethany and my mom came out for the shower! They do so much for me, and are already spoiling Evan very badly!
And how could I forget that Ollie was there also? This is him getting ready to leave.

I had such a great time and it was so nice to spend time with all these great friends and family that I have.

After the shower, we went back up to my apartment and we sorted through the 4 trash bags full of clothes, ages NB- 9 months. Yay for hand-me-downs. And the great thing about baby clothes is that they really don't go out of style, especially little baby boy clothes. We started washing baby clothes with the laundry detergent that my mom brought for us. Then we took inventory, and made a list of the bare essentials that we needed in case Evan decided to come quickly. Then, we headed over to Babies'r'us. We had so much fun getting everything for Evan, even though I was exhausted! My mom then took us out to eat at T.G.I. Friday's. I love the food that they have there. Then we came home, did some more laundry, started folding clothes and put everything in the baby's room. Rick put together the car seat, which wasn't too hard, and read all the directions, then he put the bouncer together also.

Rick putting the car seat all together. (there really wasn't that much to do!) and snapping it into the base. He was proud of himself though. Thankfully we have it all nice and installed in the back of my car now.

This is the bouncer that I absolutely adored when I first saw it. I remember we saw it way back in March (right after we found out that we were pregnant) and I wanted it because of the way cute design. Thanks goes to Auntie Bethany, Uncle Russ, and cousins Casey and Ollie for this gift.

Ollie didn't sleep well in Evan's room on Saturday night, so while mommy was sleeping in, we were trying to keep Ollie occupied. Here he is with. A real cute picture of Ollie, but not such a cute picture of Rick!

Ollie passed out on our floor just as my mom and sister were getting ready to leave! He is too cute! Mom and Bethany left around 10:30 on Sunday. I really appreciated all that my family did for me this past weekend and I can't wait to see them again.