T-Minus 8 Days!

Braidy is going to be arriving on July 10th...yes, that would be in 8 short days!!! We are being induced and we are oh so anxious for the day to arrive!!! Last time I posted, I was just a little half way through my pregnancy...wow, how time flies! I will post some of our latest pictures, as we have been up to quite a bit since March!!! Here are some fun things we have done:

Child Birth Classes - so my hubby might not agree that this was "fun", we still enjoyed it and learned A LOT! Although we're still pretty scared, I would be WAY more scared had I not learned "the ropes" from class! (And Ryan got to wear the "Empathy Belly" so he could see what us pregnant women must feel like 24/7...he was such a good sport!)

John and I went to get pictures made for Ryan for Father's Day. They turned out AWESOME and Ryan really liked them. We used Denae Hutson, she's SO talented, and especially good with kiddos. Here are a few of my favorites:

Braidy's nursery is all ready. His laundry is all done. His blankets are all folded. His drawers are organized, clothes in order from smallest to biggest. I guess I've been "nesting" as some call it...although my mom asked me "Have you gotten the urge to mop your floors or clean your oven?" Um..NO! I don't care how much "nesting" I might be doing, I don't think I'll EVER get that urge, if I do I might check myself into a mental institution, because mopping is my LEAST favorite thing to do, which is why I do it about 2x a year!

Ryan and I went on a "BabyMoon" in May. He took me to Fredericksburg (our "spot) and we had a wonderful weekend. We ate lots of good food, hiked up Enchanted Rock (where he proposed last year), shopped some, and stayed in the greatest bed and breakfast. I should mention, being 7 months pregnant, I only made it half way up the rock. Ryan went the rest of the way by himself and I patiently waited. I thought I could do it, but I really didn't want to have a baby up on top of a rock, 2 months early!

John took swimming lessons at the beginning of June with Coach Donny. John LOVES Coach Donny and still talks about him almost daily. He did REALLY good and really enjoyed swimming. He jumped off the side by himself, the diving board, went down the slide, and got to the point where putting his "eyes" in the water did not bother him one bit!

One last group of pictures I'll post. We had our last sonogram on June 23rd to see if Braidy had turned (he was breech at our previous sonogram). So John, Ryan, and I got to see the little guy for one last time until his "birth"day. John said it was a lion, a horsey, and a turtle. I hope he doesn't come out as any of the above animals, and I think once John sees his new baby brother, he will be in love at first sight! He's already got some CHUBBY cheeks...YAY!

We are very excited to see the majority of our family next week...it should be a very fun time!!! We are so blessed to have such wonderful parents, sisters, brothers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. This should get everyone updated for the time being. I will try to be a good blogger and add something fairly often. Stay tuned....!!!!

My first attempt...

I have decided that starting a blog would be the best and most efficient way to share our lives with our family and friends....and I love reading blogs, so I though I should try to write one myself. There will be a lot to update you all on from now on since we will be adding a member to our family in 19 short weeks.

Pregnancy has been an amazing experience so far. The first 3 1/2 months I absolutely hated it because I was sick all the time. Once that phase was over, it has been wonderful. Ryan and I love watching my belly grow on a daily basis. Although others can't really tell (I think I must hide it well) we can definitely tell there is a little growing baby in there. He pokes and prods me all day long, I think he is going to be a soccer player or a boxer...something active!! It is just amazing to feel and watch, such a miracle.

Braidy Spencer Curry is his name. His big brother Johnny likes to talk about him, although we are not sure he realizes that he will be a person soon! John still claims to have a baby in his tummy too like his Monca. We are so excited to have 2 precious boys who can play with each other, beat each other up, and be best friends.

John is almost three years old and seems to amaze us daily at the things he says. He talks and talks and talks, and says things that you wouldn't expect a three year old to know within his young vocabulary. He loves playing, taking baths, watching "moomies", being outside with his daddy, and being with his friends at school. He is a very friendly little man, everyone at his school knows his name and says bye to him when he is leaving, it is so fun and neat to watch him interact with his friends that he spends the majority of his day with, he loves school! He sings songs and tells us stories about what happened that day at school, even when Johnny has to go to time out!

We have gotten very involved in our church the past 6 months. We love it. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone who is not feeling quite fulfilled at thier church, or anyone out there who has not found a place to call their church home. Experience Life is extremely welcoming. The pastor is amazing and we always leave feeling like we have truly "experienced life!". Visit the website for more information: http://www.experiencelifenow.com/

I better wrap up my FIRST blog....I will get better at this....HOPEFULLY!