Quilts

When Buzz visited us on Labor Day, she brought with her a quilt that Cory's Grandma Pladsen made for the baby.  It is a fun quilt with sheep on it.  At that time we knew we would eventually get another quilt as well, because Cory had picked out some fabrics and sent them off with her mom to give to her grandma.  

Well just this past weekend, the quilt came in the mail, and we love it!  It is beautiful.  I kid you not, Cory did not stop talking about it for almost an hour.  I actually wasn't aware that you could feel so deeply for a quilt.  Nevertheless, the quilt is here and Cory is more than excited to have it in the baby room.

I don't know much about quilting, other than it takes a lot of time, and is a labor of love.  Even the back of the quilt is so intricate.

We are grateful to Grandma Pladsen for dedicating her time and talents to these quilts for the baby.  I am sure they will be cherished heirlooms for years to come.

It looks great in the baby room!

Baby Girl Has a Seat

One of the last things on our to-do list for the baby was installing the car-seat.  It wasn't as hard as we thought it was going to be.  A lot of people have made comments to us that it is a very complicated process.  We got it done in about five minutes. 

We are now totally ready for this girl to join our family!

Thug Life

"I didn't choose the thug life, the thug life chose me." -Tupac Shakur

There really isn't a better quote to describe this picture.  I rock the Baby Bjorn so hard it isn't even funny.  Thanks Mom and Dad for the surprise gift!

36 Weeks

Cory is 36 weeks pregnant, and she is looking as smokin' as ever!  I mean, DANG!  This week was fun for us because some ladies at church threw a baby shower for Cory.  From everything I heard, it was a great time, and so thoughtful of the women who planned it all.  I love that part about the church.

Even more exciting was that we got to see our little baby girl again this week.  We went in for our 36 week ultrasound this morning, and it was fantastic.  We found out that she figured out what she is doing and finally got into the right position.  Her head is down on Cory's bladder and she is ready to rock and roll.  I always knew she had it in her.  We also found out she is a tiny little lady, at 5.5 pounds, and with her other measurements she is only in the 22nd percentile.  Cory is alright with that I think.  Here is a picture of baby girl's profile.

If you look closely you can see her blowing bubbles.  What a goof!

Buzzard Sighting

Well, look who is back in town!  The Old Buzzard has swooped back in the Greater Memphis Area!  Buzz came for a fun Labor Day visit and we really loved having her with us.  She just wants to have fun and make everyone happy!  I respect that in a mother/mother-in-law/grandmother.

Now that we are pros at the whole Memphis thing, we were able to take her all around the places we have been exploring since she helped us move out here.  We ate some good food, explored Shelby Farms, showed her the hospital where baby girl will be born, and took her downtown for some sightseeing.  We took her to our favorite sunset spot down by the University of Memphis Law School.

We also took her down to Beale Street to see the night life.  We were just spectators from the car though.  It was packed down there.

One of the awesome things that Buzz did for us while she was here was paint our baby dresser.  Here is a picture of Cory standing in front of it from a few weeks ago.  It was my grandpa's dresser from his first marriage, and my parents generously donated it to our little family.  Cory decided she wanted it painted white, and Buzz said, "Give me a brush and get out of my way!"  

Over the weekend she sanded the wood and painted several coats.  It looks awesome!  It gave it some new life, and we are excited to keep decorating the nursery.   Any time the baby cries I am going to shout at her, "YOUR GRANDMA PAINTED THIS DRESSER FOR YOU SO YOU BETTER CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE!"

It was great to have Buzz visit us, and are excited for her next visit when the baby is here!