Preggie friends

Anna Fletcher, Shelly Carey and Kim Shaw at Kristen Henry's Halloween Party (Anna was "Fall", I was "Lucille Ball" and Kim was a "Baby") All of us are pregnant!















Alyson White and Shelly in their first "belly pic", taken at Aaron Case's Wedding
















Alyson White and Shelly at the Carey Casa (Al came down to Atlanta on a business trip)
















Lynn Biskner, Alyson White and Shelly at the Baby Shower Aunt Freda, Rachel and Grandma Burn threw for Doug and Shelly















Hello, everyone!

Is everyone pregnant lately, or what? Doug had to laugh last night when we were eating dinner at Atlanta Bread Company and pregnant women seemed to be filing in the door, one after another.

Our friends the Shaws (Kim and Brandon) had their baby girl this past Monday at 1:36 a.m. Kim was 30 weeks into the pregnancy. She was due 5 days after our due date of 03/18. Kim is in the picture above, taken of her and me at this year's small group Halloween Party. Kim and Brandon's baby's name is Kylie Reese Shaw. She weighed 2 lbs. 6 ounces and was 15 inches long at birth. The baby is now off of a ventilator and breathing entirely on her own. Mom is in the ICU today and hopes to be moved to a different room today or tomorrow. Please keep this family in your prayers as I'm sure they're going through quite a bit right now. Many adjustments to be made! As of this morning, we were told (by Dad Brandon) the baby is doing great!

We visited Dionne and Andrew Butler today at Northside Hospital. Their little one was born yesterday morning. Tristan Michael Butler weighed in at 9 lbs 11 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. Mom and Dad both seem to be doing well. Tristan looks just like his older brother Thomas!

Alyson (Case) White is also due in late March. I want to say her due date is March 25th or so? She and her husband Andy are having a boy! I will try to attach our "belly" pictures :-) She is the only one I've been able to keep up with as far as taking "belly shots" :-)

Molly (Flanigan) Carris KNOWS what she is expecting but is keeping it a secret!!! We're dying to know, Molly-girl! Molly and Rob are due sometime in July. They keep a blog (and do a much better job than I do at updating it). Here it is: http://www.carrisfamily.blogspot.com/

To update you on our "progress", we're 31 weeks this week! This baby is keeping me up at night. Such a wiggle-worm! The heartburn is not letting up these days, but Dionne told me to try taking Zantac, which should help some.

Last night we attended a free "Breastfeeding 101" seminar offered by a local Babies 'R Us. Someone from La Leche league spoke. It was VERY informative. We were glad we went. She had some very good tips for the Moms-T0-Be.

Tonight I am off to the Atlanta Hawks vs. Detroit Pistons game down at Phillips Arena with my team from work. It should be pretty fun. We've got a suite on the club level, so I'm sure they'll treat us right! GO PISTONS! (I'm sure our Atlanta Hawks are gonna get stomped!)

Doug is hoping to finish up some molding in the kitchen tonight. He definitely wants to finish the kitchen before the baby is born. He also plans on taking his last two architecture exams (that he hasn't previously taken) before the baby is born. I'm sure he will! It does take some discipline, though!

Tomorrow night is another Babies 'R Us free seminar called "The Doctor Speaks". During this seminar, a pediatrician will be talking about the criteria a new parent should be looking for when choosing their baby's pediatrician. This is ALL new stuff to me!

Okay, the weight gain has been gradual, but I just don't see how this stomach can get ANY BIGGER! It's ALL baby! There's no room in there at this point, and we've got TWO MONTHS to go! Where is this kid gonna go? Yikes! Within the past week (especially at work), I have felt a bit restless and just ready to have this baby already. I can see how women in their 9th month are just ready to "get it over with"! I truly can't complain, though. Other than the heartburn, my life hasn't been terribly disrupted.

Hopefully the pictures of my "preggy" friends are attached!

Have a great week!

With love,
Shelly