Baby Shower in Virginia

This past weekend Dave and I drove to Virginia. Morgan came along for the ride to surprise my mom! The drive there took a long 13 hours due to construction in North Carolina. Sitting in a car at 28 weeks pregnant is not all that fun and Morgan was better behaved than I was.

We had a great time being home. It was wonderful to see my family and visit with friends!

My baby shower was beautiful- Thanks Mom! Braiden is one lucky little guy. He got so many nice gifts. Thank you to everyone for showering us with presents. His room is full of things!

Here are a ton of pictures from this past weekend... Have fun looking!

Who knew you could entertain a 3 year old in car by giving her empty water bottles : )

She slept well after all that drumming

Wide awake... in time for Lunch!

Finally in VA and waiting to surprise her Titi ( my Mom)

Mom and Wrigley... She was very surprised!

Morgan and Mom

The beautiful cake

Aunt Lois, Aunt Carol, Me, Aunt Marsha, Mom, and Aunt Kathy

Me and Morgan

Morgan, Mom and Me outside of Heritage Hunt

The close up version

Mrs. Stewart and Me

Me and Mrs. Grace

Me and Mrs. Ferris

Me and Mrs. Johnson

Jennifer and Me

Mrs. Crossett, Me, and Catherine

Me, Catherine and Morgan- My little flower girls : )

Tammy, Mrs. Bishop, Me, Mrs. Shelton, and Ms. Roberts

Mom, Me, and Mrs. Siegel

Shannon, Morgan, Me, and Jana

Dave and Me

Dave, Mom, Me and Dad

Aunt Carol, Me, and Aunt Lois

Aunt Marsha, Mom, Me, and Aunt Kathy

Me and Dad

Mom and Me

Jana felt the need to use my stomach as an Eight Ball : )

Me, Jana, and Shannon

Me and Catherine

The picture that Lu Lynn painted for Braiden of Hey Diddle Diddle

Morgan and one of Braiden's presents- He's already very good at sharing : )

Opening more presents

Jana and Me- Not often that we take a normal picture together : )

Morgan after the baby shower

Happy Easter

We hope that everyone had a nice Easter. Ours was perfect. Great weather, great food, and great company. We woke up early Sunday morning and went to mass. We took Morgan along. Once we got home, I started to prepare food and Dave and Morgan went outside to play with some of the kids in the neighborhood. All of our company arrived around 3:00pm. We started off by letting the kids go outside for an egg hunt and then came in to enjoy some food. Overall, it was an excellent day. Below are plenty of pictures....

Morgan and Dave before Church

Me and Morgan

Precious picture of Morgan before church

Me and Dave on Easter 2009- 27 Weeks

Me, Morgan and Dave

The neighborhood kids with Morgan

Look closely.... Yes, that is my husband with pom-poms in hand. I came outside to check on them and found Dave cheering with Morgan and Madison!

The girls all dressed up on Easter

Ellie and the girls

Sisters

The kids with their Easter baskets

Dave and Maiya playing outside

The kids table for Easter dinner

And of course... What holiday would it be at the Dore household if my husband didn't get everyone to play at least one round of Beer Pong... Happy Easter!

After a Few Complaints...

I have decided to get on and post a few updates since I've received a few complaints lately about not doing so in over a week! I've not forgotten, we just really have not had to many eventful things go on. Either way, for those who really want an update, here it goes.
On April 2nd I had a doctors appointment. All went well. My weight gain is on track as are my stomach measurements. Braiden's heart beat continues to be a very strong one, and he is weighing in at about 1 1/2 pounds and just over a foot long. Later that night, Dave and I headed to the hospital for a tour of the Labor and Delivery unit. I think the tour made both of us wish Braiden was coming sooner than July! The hospital is very nice with large rooms. The staff all seems friendly and we're excited for our time to come.
Baptist Medical Center South

Over the weekend, I decided it was finally time to weed and mulch the front yard. What a project this was. Moving in to a house that no one kept up with for two years is not fun when it comes to yard work! Dave and I spent half of Friday and all of Saturday in the yard. It looks better, but still needs a lot of work. Hopefully by next spring we can get it exactly how we want it!
This picture was taken after the new mulch was down, new bushes were planted and old bushes were moved. Forgot to take a before picture.

On April 9th I went for routine blood work. I am getting ready to go in to my third trimester, so it was time to go get stuck a few times. Before going in for blood work I had to drink the wonderful tasting high glucose concoction. Let me tell you how appetizing that was... You have to drink it within 5 minutes and then are not allowed to eat or drink anything for one hour! YUK! I made it through the blood work. They tested my sugar levels and thyroid; results should be back in about a week.
On Friday 10th we had a package delivered! Braiden now has a CUBS outfit to wear when he arrives thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Dore! Along with the outfit is a pair of booties and a blanket for him to carry around at all times : ) As you can imagine, his daddy was extremely happy with this gift! Thank you very much Grandma and Grandpa Dore. We can't wait for Braiden to arrive and cheer the Cubbies to the World Series!

Those are all of the updates for now. I will be sure to post pictures after this weekend. I will be cooking my first Easter meal in our house! Ellie and the girls will be coming over as well as a few of our other friends. It will be a great time and I promise to take a bunch of pictures. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Baby Update

All is well with Me and Braiden. I go for a check up appointment this Thursday, so we will see what they have to say when I go. It is just another routine visit. I'm sure they will weight me, measure my stomach, listen to the heart beat, and schedule me for blood work. It is about time for me to have my thyroid checked, glucose test done, and check my iron levels.

I feel great and my little guy is moving a ton! He usually is very active 3 times a day. First thing in the morning, mid afternoon and then at night time, usually right as I'm ready for bed! Dave got to feel him kick for the first time last Saturday, so that was pretty neat!

I will blog after my appointment on Thursday with updates.

For now, here are a few pictures of my growing stomach : )

24 Weeks and 6 Days

Dave and Me- 25 Weeks

25 Weeks- Posing with Morgan after Church

Easter Egg Hunt

Our neighborhood is so good at providing fun and exciting events for the kids. On Sunday afternoon they put together an Easter Egg Hunt. They had face painting, balloon animals, inflatable slides, train rides, the Easter Bunny, and a ton more fun things going on. We decided to take Morgan since Megan and Addams were taking Blake. The two of them had a great time! Afterwards we went in to St. Augustine for lunch, which was beautiful. We were right on the water and the weather was gorgeous! A perfect way to end the weekend...
Blake and Morgan at the Easter Egg Hunt

Me and Morgan with the Easter Bunny

As you can see, Blake was thrilled to see the Easter Bunny

In line for the train... What better to do to pass time then dance : )

On the train

Morgan and Dave

Morgan getting her face painted

Blake at the restaurant

Blake and Morgan throwing rocks

Blake trying to get Morgan to go somewhere with him

Congratulations to Bridgette and Dan!

CONGRATULATIONS to Bridgette and Dan on their engagement this weekend! We are so excited for the two of you and look forward to all of the festivities leading up to your special day!
We love you and are so happy for the both of you!

Surprise Birthday Party

On Saturday we celebrated Addams's 30th birthday party. It was a surprise party that Megan put together! Everyone had a great time and Addams even pretended to be surprised : )

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY ADDAMS

SURPRISE!

Addams, Megan, & Blake (who was a little overwhelmed and didn't want to look at the camera)

The Guys

Dave and Me