April Showers...

We have had so much fun the past two weekends- being showered by friends and family who are generous enough to help us welcome Cy Wesley and prepare for his approaching arrival. What a blessing- we are so thankful for our thoughtful friends and wonderful church family! And boy, oh boy...were we showered! Thank you to everyone who has shared in our joy and excitement as we await the arrival of our sweet little nugget. Here are some pictures from the festivities.

Cute "Racer" Cake at the Ackerly Shower

Big Bellies!

L to R: Kami- 26 weeks, Hollie- 33 weeks, Davida- 32 weeks

Gorgeous canvas that our very talented friend, Lisa painted for Cy's nursery. Thanks, Lisa!!!

South Plains Hostesses

L to R: Kagney, Robin, Lacy, Beki, Me, Danielle, Lisa, Kaci & Lori

Cy's welcoming committee...aka my family!

L to R: Mamaw Joe, Mamaw Patsy, Mom, Me, Gramsy, Becky & Cassie

Racer Canvas for Cy's room...Thanks, Gramsy!

This is not an optical illusion!

Belly shot at 34 weeks...do I really have 5 weeks to go?!?

I have to be a proud aunt and show off Ellie-who made a brief appearance.

And the youngest shower attendee...Daelyn Brooke who is 3 days old and was discharged from the hospital the morning of my shower. Sarah, you are a super woman!

Here are a few more pics of our sweet, Ellie. She's now 2 weeks old and weighing in at a whopping 5 lbs 11 oz!

Ellie Kate has ARRIVED!!!

Whew...we've had quite an exciting day! Becky treated me to a fabulous pedicure then we had planned to meet Cassie, who was completing her bi-weekly fetal monitoring, for lunch. However, the doctors were concerned because Cassie's amniotic fluid level had dropped significantly since Monday and Ellie's heart rate was decreasing with mom's contractions. They decided to go ahead and admit Cass, break her water, then see how Ellie would respond to labor. Unfortunately, Ellie's heart rate continued to respond poorly to the contractions...so on April 16th at 7:31 pm., she was delivered via c-section. Ellie Kate Randers made her debut weighing 5 lbs 9 oz and was 18.5 inches long. Both mom and our sweet niece are doing great! Welcome to the world, sweet Ellie!

Cy's Nursery is FINISHED!!!

YEA!!! Mom made the curtains for Cy's room this past weekend...so his nursery is officially finished- THANKS, MIMI!!! Gramsy was generous enough to purchase the Racer canvas that will reside above his dresser/changer- which we will receive at our upcoming baby shower. I think the room is adorable...hope our little bambino feels the same way. We're ready...just 6 1/2 weeks to go!!! Drumroll please....here is a panoramic veiw of the finished product (sans the dresser w/ the empty wall above it)................

Baby Shower for Ellie Kate...

Cassie received a wonderful baby shower on March 28th hosted by their small group at South Plains. Ellie will definitely be one uber stylish little girl! Here are a few family pictures at the festivities...

From L to R: TJ's mom, Lou, Cassie, Me, Becky and Gramsy

4 Generations

Proud of those bellies!!! Ellie & Cy...only 3-4 weeks apart!

I'm also including a few photos from Cassie & TJ's maternity shoot. Parents-to-be...and then there were 3!!! ( Well, 4 with Gabby girl!)

A gift from her adoring aunt, Hollie

Burp Cloths that Mom and I made (& had professionally monogrammed) for Ellie

Thank you, LORD for the joy of expecting & the blessing of healthy pregnancies! (and hopefully, very smooth deliveries- yikes!)

Like Father, Like Son...

It's been 12 weeks since Travis and I last saw our sweet baby boy and today, during our 31 week sonogram, we once again got to lay our eyes on the most handsome little face you've ever seen (no bias here!). Cy Wesley now weighs 4 lbs- putting him in the 57th percentile for his gestational age. Based on his growth up to this point, Dr. Hales 'guess'-timates that his birth weight will be between 7 1/2 & 8 lbs. And yes....we have 100% confirmation that our nugget is indeed a BOY!!! All of his systems were thoroughly checked again and were given two very enthusiastic thumbs up! Here are a few of the sonogram pics from our appointment....at this point, he is the spitting image of Travis as a newborn (no "milk man" conspiracies with this little guy!). I can't wait to kiss these adorable little cheeks!

Handsome Fella!
Yes...we're having a BOY!!!

(Last time showing this type of picture will be appropriate, but seeing is believing!)

Cy's profile

We are scheduled for another sonogram in 3 weeks to check his growth... YEAH!

And my wonderful husband was kind enough to hang the chandelier in Cy's nursery this weekend. I think it looks great!!