I Think We're Ready...

I remember when we took this picture I thought I was enormous and as big as I would get. Well, I was wrong. Way wrong.

In fact every doctor appointment my doc re-informs me how big this baby is and today told me that I might be looking at a C-section. Scarrrrrry. Actually it is looking pretty likely because along with a big baby apparently I have a really small pelvis ( who woulda thought? I got hips for days and a ghetto booty like no other) and I have been freaked out all day. So convenient for my last day of finals:) So Monday we go back in and if nothing has changed we have to make a decision...YIKES.

I think we have everything on our list...pack n' play bought and set up by my trusty hubs-check.

A whole bunch of new baby stuff and a changing table-check.

Closet full of clothes from everyone but me-check.

Bouncy chair-check.

Stroller-check.

Carseat-check.

Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE a good remake/remodel of anything from house stuff to furniture to whatever. So some friends gave us a cool rocking chair I sanded it down and Bill re-stained it much darker. I love it and use it for Vance already. Partially done rocker-check.

He did such a good job...I was jealous the whole time he was staining it, but I promised the guy at Home Depot that I wouldn't be the one doing the staining because the fumes are no bueno for baby Carter. New stained Rocker-Double Check.

SUSHI NIGHT!

So, I love sushi. One of the few things I have actually craved this pregnancy. I could eat it everyday maybe...problem is, it's kinda pricey. So, I decided to try and make it myself and it turned into a how-to date night which Bill & I have been doing lately. It's kinda fun to try and make your favorite food for date night once in awhile and just hang out together instead of going to a noisy restaurant. We ended up having way more fun than I thought, it was hilarious from the start when I went to the coolest Asian Market here in town. The cute lady who owns the store straight up gave me her family recipe run down for like 30 minutes and I soaked it up because I'm 38 weeks preg and if I'm gonna stand on my feet to cook it better be for some bomb sushi. Turned out sooooo much better than we thought it would! Here are the ingredients I got...sushi rice, wasabi, soy sauce, asparagus, avacado, shrimp, salmon, cream cheese, asian chile sauce, seaweed (sounds weird, it's not), sesame seeds and vinegar. PS-the Asian Market was 10 times cheaper than any grocery store and it's all authentic-no made in the U.S-Western Family brand stuff. You know it's good when the label is not in English and the cute Thai lady recommends it:)

Bill making his first roll with his very own .99 cent sushi roller courtesy of the Asian market.

He wasn't excited or anything. Saving money by not eating out and making his own sushi? Right up Bill's alley.

We tried to tempura fry a couple rolls and they looked weird until we cut them and they were sooooooo good.

The finished product. Voila!

My Baby Shower

The first weekend in March my closest friends and family ( minus a couple girls:) threw me a FANTASTIC baby shower! It was all I could have ever asked for. Steph flew out from Texas, my Mom got to take work off and come down, and at the last second my aunts, Ally, Lynnie & Mary flew out too! It was a busy, but fun, way past due girls weekend. Mary brought these flowers out from the bay area and I loved them. They reminded me that spring was just around the corner which meant I was gonna be a mom soon....crrrrrrazy. Since this shower it has snowed like 4 times....needless to say, I'm struggling with this looooooong winter. Anyway, the food was amazing and we had a huge turnout which makes for a fun shower:)

The Manwill Girls...might as well be adopted sisters.

My 2 sweet Grandmas chatting it up. The older I get the more I realize how insanely LUCKY I am to have not one, but two sets of grandparents alive and healthy. As a special bonus I grew up within a few miles of both of them and we are abnormally close, I consider both of these gals amongst my closest friends and genuinely love to be with them even just talking.

This boy is already spoiled...his closet is full and I have bought very few things myself.

Ally reading this sweet book she got me called 'You are my I Love You'. I have fallen in love with this book.

hahaha...Camie and Daye trying to measure how big they think my belly is.

Kimmi, one of my closest friends out here in Utah...

Speaking of Ash, check this girl: she had her sweet baby girl Jaynie 4 WEEKS before this. Doesn't she look beautiful? Oh, and I love my punkin Vance.

I LOOOOOVE this picture. Cute of my mom, but I love how Vance is giving her a bear hug as he sleeps. So cute. Plus, they match. haha

Ava Jade and Aidan came out with their Mama and loved Vance the whole time. Maybe they can sense that their little sister, Abby will be here in less than a month:)