Maternity Pictures

Maternity

Nursery

Ryan and I chose a Bohemian animal theme for the nursery that includes lions, zebras, elephants, and giraffes.  We are very happy with the way most of it turned out (a little disappointed with the paint job but covering the lime green Bambi scene that was already in there was a little challenging). Ryan's OCD kicked in, and he made sure that every decal was placed perfectly. We hope our little man enjoys it as much as we enjoyed creating it. All we're missing now is Greyson.

My friend Kathy had the diaper cake made for our shower. You can see that we have already started a collection of OU bears.

I hope and pray these letters don't ever fall off the wall. We were originally going to put them over the crib, but feared for Greyson's safety.

Here is the full crib set. Of course we'll remove the bumpers and blakets when he starts sleeping in his crib.

Ready to rock my boy to sleep with the blankie Nana made.

January 2011

Nana and Aunt Kelli flew in over MLK weekend to host our baby shower. The theme was Splish Splash and they did an amazing job. I loved, loved, loved all the rubber duckies. Nana's punch and cupcakes were a hit, while Aunt Kelli made sure everyone was entertained. If you are ever in need of a recipe that will fly right off the table it's Nana's pinwheels. Right?

Splish Splash

Ducky punch!

The Four Pregos  from Agassi. We are all due within a month of one another.

Present time!






Pinwheels - yum!

Fixing the favor table

Sisters

Between all the preparation for the shower, we were able to play a game of Michael Jackson Dance on the Wii. I quickly learned that my body doesn't move the same pregnant. I looked like I was having a seizure not dancing to Thriller. Nana was a champ with all her wild moves. We also took in the Lion King Saturday night. Although it is a fantastic show, Ryan and I nodded off a couple of times. It might have been all the excitement leading up to the shower. Nana flew home Sunday afternoon, so Aunt Kelli and I hit The Strip on Monday. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed spending some girl time. It was sad to see both of them leave.

Enjoying a beautiful day outside Encore

Attempting to play Micheal Jackson Dance.



Hanging at the Mandalay.



Hot mamas.





December 2010








Barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen.

 

 



Chritsmas Eve

 

 

 



Grandma Betty's Chicken and Noodles


Christmas Day Posole



  

Our gingerbread village (that took 4 hours to make)!



 

After much debate, Team Adams decided to stay close to home this year for Christmas.  I had two weeks off of work and Ryan had 3 day weekends, so we had some time for rest and relaxation. During the week, I baked my little fanny off. I love baking, and I figured I might as well take advantage of  my last Christmas without a little one to care for. Christmas Eve was spent at Christmas Eve service followed by Grandma Betty's Chicken and Noodles. Ryan ate so much that night, I was sure he was going to be sick.  Surprisingly he wasn't.  The following morning I attempted Christmas Morning Posole. Although it was edible, it wasn't quite like Mom's.  We watched the Christmas Day parade and took it easy all morning.  Our friends Michael, Nita, and their two boys were in town, so we were blessed to have them over for dinner on Christmas Day. It's always nice spending time with them.

 
Grandpa Gary and Spitfire joined us in Vegas for New Year's Eve. Although it was a quick one, we had a fantastic time. We went to Phantom of the Opera one night, which all of us enjoyed. For NYE we enjoyed Brazilian BBQ at Via Brazil. Afterwards, MOST of us stayed up to watch the ball drop. It was a quiet, but nice. Since it was NYE I did allow myself two glasses of Sparkling Cider. Ryan didn't want me to have to drink alone, so he helped me polish off the bottle.  After only three days with Ryan's parents, we had to say goodbye. We wish they were closer, but look forward to seeing them again this summer.



 

 

On our way to Phantom.





The Gentelmen

 

The Ladies





Heading out Via Brazil for NYE dinner.





November 2010

We welcomed another set of Grandparents in for Thanksgiving. Grandpa Jim and Grandma T came to see for themselves that - yes we were expecting a little bambino. On Thanksgiving Day, we ordered in our Thanksgiving dinner (I'm pregnant - I can't be slaving over a hot stove!). It was surprisingly tasty, and the best part was that there wasn't a whole lot of clean up afterwards. The rest of the weekend was spent sight seeing, gambling, and we even caught The Blue Man Group. Grandpa Jim helped Ryan assemble the nursery furntiture as I gave the directions. We managed to put everything together without a hitch.

October 2010

Nana and Papi came out for a visit to see how our pregnancy was going. Nana and I spent a good deal of time shopping for our new lil' addition, while the gentlemen stayed home to watch college football. After a great deal of searching (and researching), they helped us decide on a crib and gave us some ideas of what to do with the nursery. A couple of trips to the casino, a night on the town, and Nana's home cooking. What a great weekend.

July 2010



The first test.




A second test - just in case.




"We're pregnant." "That's good."



We thought we wold announce the news to Grandpa Gary by sending him this picture. "Jaime has a bun in the oven."

At 3:00 a.m. on July 3rd, we found out that we were expecting. (Why at 3:00 a.m. you ask - well the pregnancy test said it was most accurate when you used your first pee of the day of course.) When I first saw the words "pregnant" on the strip, I experienced numerous feelings but mostly excitment and fear. I couldn't contain the news, so I thought I would wake Ryan. "Hey Ry." "Hmmm (still asleep)". "Ry." "Yeah." "We're pregnant." "That's good."  It took him a good 30 seconds for the news to set in. Needless to say he had to have an early morning cigarette to help him absorb the news. Once it sunk in - we were both elated.