There hasn't been too many exciting things going on in the world of the Bledsoes since last week.
Last Friday, I defended my comprehensive exam....and passed!! WOOHOO!!!! I am one step closer to graduation--and praying that I can make it through my dissertation and graduate in August!! But, passing my comps is a huge relief.
Last weekend, Karen and Adam (David's sister and brother-in-law) came into town to visit. They arrived on Friday afternoon (after an eventful trip), and stayed until Sunday afternoon. On Friday night, I met them and David in Overton Square, and we ate at Bayou Grill...yummy!!!! It was delicious, and so much fun to hang out with! After dinner, we decided to stop and get some dessert: a chocolate french silk pie. Well, when we arrived home, as David was eating a piece, he set his pie on the table. Before we knew it, Bailey ate some of the pie!! It was so funny!
On Saturday, I woke up early, and went to get my hair done. It was so nice to have some time to myself, and, trust me, my hair needed to be done....BAD! The rest of the day was spent just relaxing and hanging out. Then, Saturday night was our first baby shower! :) David's friends, Ashley and Donna, organized an amazing couple's cookout/baby shower for us. We had so much fun visiting with our friends, and Grayson was blessed with some awesome gifts. It's hard to believe that he is due to arrive in less than 12 weeks!!!!
Sunday, we all slept in, and then ate a homemade breakfast that my amazing husband made. Karen and Adam left in early afternoon, and David and I spent the rest of the day spending time in our new upstairs room. I was so excited about getting Grayson's bouncy chair and swing at the shower, that I just had to put them together! I also worked on organizing some of his nursery...although there still is a LOT to do. It's all starting to come together, though...I can't wait until it's done and he is spending time in it! Overall, we had a GREAT weekend...I certainly did not want Monday to roll around again.
The rest of this week was spent with work, work, and more work. David has been more than patient as I navigate my way through this new job, and I appreciate him more and more every day! I know that I am very very lucky because he has arranged his schedule to stay home with Grayson during the week for the first four months. I am not sure how many husbands would do that, so I am definitely not taking it for granted.
This weekend, we are in Nashville spending some with David's family. I think this weill be the last time that we will get to travel to visit them before Grayson makes his arrival. Then, this next week, we are going for our 4d ultrasound...one of David's friends hooked us up with this amazing gift, and we are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!! It will be neat to see how much Grayson has changed in that past 9 weeks. I will be sure to post the pictures so you all can see!!
We love you so much!!!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Our first shower
Last night was Grayson's first baby shower, and, again, David and I were overwhelmed with how blessed we are to have the amazing friends that we do. The shower was a couples' cookout shower held at Brad and Donna's house. The food was DELICIOUS, the company was wonderful, and we just had so much fun! :)
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so instead of writing about it, I will just show you pictures:
I will write some more about our weekend (with Karen and Adam!) very soon! :)
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Hello, friends!
Well, it's been a crazy long time since the last time I updated. But, since today is a cloudy, rainy day in the land of Memphis, I figured it would be the perfect day for an update! Now, where to begin.....
The last several weeks have been absolutely insane in the Bledsoe house. It all started with our emptying out the attic to get it ready for remodeling. It took almost 3 weeks for it to get done, but we finally got it framed, wired, walls, new air conditioning, and floor. It looks completely different, and we love it!! As we were in the middle of remodeling, we ordered new carpet for our entire house. What an adventure that was!! Since we were getting carpet in every room and closet (except the kitchen), we had to get EVERYTHING that sat on our floors up off the floor. What a job! Plus, on top of everything, I had to study and sit for my comprehensive exams: 2 days of 7 hours of writing answers to essay questions. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed! Anyway, we finally got the house ready for carpet, and almost 10 hours after the workers arrived, the house looked like new! I think putting everything back where it goes was more overwhelming than taking it all apart, but the carpet looks GREAT! We absolutely could not be happier with our decision! :)
Once the carpet was done, we picked out paint and a ceiling fan for our new bonus room. We also ordered Grayson's crib and changing table/dresser! We have had SUCH a hassle finding his furniture, so I was relieved when we found some online for a really good deal! We ordered it the day that the carpet was being put it, and got the changing table dresser about 4 days later. I couldn't believe how quickly it came! Unfortunately, the crib was put on backorder...I got an email that said it wouldn't be available until May 25, and I was soooooooooooooo bummed! (David calls this kind of thing the "Bledsoe curse," and I am starting to believe it really does exist!!)
This past week has been probably the craziest of all. David painted the bonus room, and we put together Grayson's changing table/dresser. We love it! And, the best surprise of all was, literally in the middle of us putting together the changing table/dresser, the doorbell rang. We ran downstairs to find...our crib!! YAY!! So, David started putting together the crib one day this week, and, when it's finished, the room is really going to start coming together! :) Then, yesterday, we finally moved furniture into the bonus room. We have our futon, coffee table, tv stand, tv, desk, and a bunch of other stuff in there. I am sooooooo glad that it's finally done! We have to wait for DirecTV to come and set up the satellite, so we can't watch TV up there yet, but we are really excited to have our new room (and our house) complete! :)
Work has been fabulous the past couple weeks. It's been crazier than ever, but it's been so rewarding. Luckily, David is the most amazingly supportive husband in the whole world, and he has been so very understanding with me as I navigate through all the learning that I have to do. Also, I am blessed with a fabulous boss who encourages every step of the way. I really have learned so much, I couldn't be happier with my new job!!!
And, of course, Grayson is still doing wonderfully! He has really started to kick Mommy HARD! I love the feeling of it!!! My favorite part of everything, though, is watching how exciting David gets about every part of us being pregnant: Grayson kicking and moving, getting the room set up, and talking about the dreams we have for our son. This is absolutely the most magical time I have ever experienced!!! I go back to the doctor tomorrow for my glucose test. I am definitely not looking forward to drinking the nasty stuff, and then sitting there for an hour, BUT, I am making the best of it: I plan on taking some work with me that I need to get done...maybe that will take my mind off of what is actually going on. HA!
I hope to get some pictures of our new room and Grayson's room sometime very soon so everyone can see. We hope you love it as much as we do!!
Grayson and Mommy at 26 weeks pregnant! :)
We love you!!!
The last several weeks have been absolutely insane in the Bledsoe house. It all started with our emptying out the attic to get it ready for remodeling. It took almost 3 weeks for it to get done, but we finally got it framed, wired, walls, new air conditioning, and floor. It looks completely different, and we love it!! As we were in the middle of remodeling, we ordered new carpet for our entire house. What an adventure that was!! Since we were getting carpet in every room and closet (except the kitchen), we had to get EVERYTHING that sat on our floors up off the floor. What a job! Plus, on top of everything, I had to study and sit for my comprehensive exams: 2 days of 7 hours of writing answers to essay questions. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed! Anyway, we finally got the house ready for carpet, and almost 10 hours after the workers arrived, the house looked like new! I think putting everything back where it goes was more overwhelming than taking it all apart, but the carpet looks GREAT! We absolutely could not be happier with our decision! :)
Once the carpet was done, we picked out paint and a ceiling fan for our new bonus room. We also ordered Grayson's crib and changing table/dresser! We have had SUCH a hassle finding his furniture, so I was relieved when we found some online for a really good deal! We ordered it the day that the carpet was being put it, and got the changing table dresser about 4 days later. I couldn't believe how quickly it came! Unfortunately, the crib was put on backorder...I got an email that said it wouldn't be available until May 25, and I was soooooooooooooo bummed! (David calls this kind of thing the "Bledsoe curse," and I am starting to believe it really does exist!!)
This past week has been probably the craziest of all. David painted the bonus room, and we put together Grayson's changing table/dresser. We love it! And, the best surprise of all was, literally in the middle of us putting together the changing table/dresser, the doorbell rang. We ran downstairs to find...our crib!! YAY!! So, David started putting together the crib one day this week, and, when it's finished, the room is really going to start coming together! :) Then, yesterday, we finally moved furniture into the bonus room. We have our futon, coffee table, tv stand, tv, desk, and a bunch of other stuff in there. I am sooooooo glad that it's finally done! We have to wait for DirecTV to come and set up the satellite, so we can't watch TV up there yet, but we are really excited to have our new room (and our house) complete! :)
Work has been fabulous the past couple weeks. It's been crazier than ever, but it's been so rewarding. Luckily, David is the most amazingly supportive husband in the whole world, and he has been so very understanding with me as I navigate through all the learning that I have to do. Also, I am blessed with a fabulous boss who encourages every step of the way. I really have learned so much, I couldn't be happier with my new job!!!
And, of course, Grayson is still doing wonderfully! He has really started to kick Mommy HARD! I love the feeling of it!!! My favorite part of everything, though, is watching how exciting David gets about every part of us being pregnant: Grayson kicking and moving, getting the room set up, and talking about the dreams we have for our son. This is absolutely the most magical time I have ever experienced!!! I go back to the doctor tomorrow for my glucose test. I am definitely not looking forward to drinking the nasty stuff, and then sitting there for an hour, BUT, I am making the best of it: I plan on taking some work with me that I need to get done...maybe that will take my mind off of what is actually going on. HA!
I hope to get some pictures of our new room and Grayson's room sometime very soon so everyone can see. We hope you love it as much as we do!!
Grayson and Mommy at 26 weeks pregnant! :)
We love you!!!