Shower, Contract, Ultrasound, and Anniversary!

June 30, 2007

Baby shower at Josh and Cristen's beautiful house

Love my cake!

Ben at 35 weeks; his profile is to the left and his hand is in his face.

Brad and I are very excited to be celebrating two years of marital bliss tomorrow. It is so crazy how it seems like I have known and been married to Brad forever, but then again, it seems like only yesterday we met at Ashley and Ryan's Halloween party. (Thanks again, Ash). Since Brad is in Murfreesboro for his final week of State Farm agent training, I am going to join him tomorrow for the rest of the week; It should be a lot of fun! I am ready to meet these "fraternity brothers" (as I call them) friends of Brad's. Before I head to Mboro, I am planning on stopping by Spring Hill for a visit with sweet Brown and Eva Grace!

Great news but a little bitter-sweet too; we got a contract on our house on Saturday! This is really a blessing because we definately don't want to be making two house payments if Brad gets the call to go to where his new agency will be. So...I guess around the middle of August, we will be moving to my grandmothers house in East Nashville (she doesn't live there anymore). I am nervous but very excited for what the future holds. I can hardly think of the good friends I have made here in Jackson without getting sad, but I know they will stay in my life forever.

Speaking of my good friends, I was given another lovely baby shower on Saturday at one of my best friends Cristen's house. She planned everything perfectly, as she always does! She also made me the most precious handmade burp cloths ever! I had 9 hostesses for the day, and I appreciated all of their hard work; it was a great day!

Finally, I went for my big ultrasound appointment today, and I am glad to report that everything seems to be right on schedule! I got to see Ben's 10 little fingers and 10 little toes, his wonderful heart, and his sweet, sweet face (which looks just like Brad). I just can't wait to meet our little man. The doctor had originally thought he was huge, but he is around 6 and 1/2 lbs., which is in the 65th percentile for weight at this week of development (a little larger than average). Although several of my friends are taking the under on whether I'll deliver early or late, I still think he will stay in their for the entire time (or at least I hope since I bought a dress for Adam and Theresa's wedding today). It is definatly going to be a hectic rest of the summer and fall with new baby, moving, and resettling for a little while in Nashville. I'm just going to keep praying that God sends us where he wants us to be!

Here, There, and Everywhere

Adam and Theresa (soon to be) Warren

Ashley, Theresa, and my belly

The baby registry at Babies R Us

Baby Brown Nielsen

Well, it has definately been a busy couple of weeks. I have been meaning to update the blog, but you know how that goes sometimes! The picture above is of my favorite new little man, Brown. I was lucky enough to be able to be at the hospital in Williamson County when my sister-in-law, Sarah, gave birth to this precious boy! He weighed in at a healthy 8 lbs and 12 ounces! We enjoyed hanging out with Chris, Sarah, Andy, and Carrie Brown as we feasted on Bonefish Grill last Saturday night! What a great memory! On Mondy, Chris and Sarah had to take Brown to Vanderbilt to get a heart murmur checked out. It turns out that Brown has 3 out of 4 of the symptoms of a congenital heart defect called Tetrology of Fallot. He is going to have to recieve heart surgery hopefully at 6 months of age. I know they appreciate anyone and everyone praying on their and Brown's behalf. God is good, and he will take care of our precious nephew.

On a lighter note, the other picture is of the webpage for our Babies R Us registry. I had to put it up because I think it is hilarious that there are two other Emily Nielsens registered in the US. One of them is married to Chris Nielsen (Brad's brother), and the other is married to John Davidson (One of Brad's very best friends!) What are the odds! Jon is the one that found it which makes it even funnier that he was actually looking at our baby registry! I had to tease him a little about that one!

Changing topics again, this past Saturday, I hosted a golf scramble fundraiser for the Clarksburg golf team (of which I was the coach the past two years). The day went so great, and we were able to raise $1,150 dollars for the golf team to use next year! I had so much help, and it really turned out to be an awesome day! Saturday night and Sunday, we attended wedding showers for our wonderful cousin Adam and his beautiful bride Theresa! We love them so much and are thrilled about their upcoming marriage!

Finally, I went to the OB this morning, and I am happy to report that Ben's heartrate sounds great; my blood pressure/sugar/protein and all that other fun stuff are normal. The only thing is that I am 33 weeks pregnant, but I am measuring 37 weeks!!! Yikes! Either he is lying in a funny position, or Brad and I have a whopper on our hands! Since I weighed 9 lbs 12 oz and Brad weighed 9 lbs 15 oz, I am thinking he may be a little large! The doctor wants to do an ultrasound at my next visit, so please keep Ben in your prayers too that all is well with him!

The summer is going by so fast, and Ben will be here before I know it! I am looking forward to my showers in the next few weeks; I'll definately post pictures later!!!

Summer is Finally Here!

My baby shower at Clarksburg

Terrill and me at the beach

Our condo in Destin

Alright, so I know I have been a little lax in blogging the past couple of weeks, but I will definitely do better now that I am at home! The end of the school year came quickly, and it went smoothly, which was very nice! My wonderful friends at school (mainly MKat) held a precious baby shower for Brad and me, and we were just overwhelmed with all of the beautiful and useful baby items we received. I am starting to wonder how in the world we are ever going to fit more baby stuff into our house! I'm sure we will find a way.

Since the previous post, Brad has finished his training in Murfreesboro, and he is working with a State Farm agent here in Jackson. I think he is really enjoying it and learning a lot! We still can't wait to find out where in the world we are headed for his agency, but we know God has somewhere great planned for us. The annual Moores golf trip was last weekend, so Brad had an awesome time playing way too much golf with a great group of guys from Martin and elsewhere. While he played all this golf, I was fortunate enough to enjoy an entire relaxing week at the beach in Destin with Brad's parents, brother, and brother's girlfriend. Our condo was awesome; it was definitely nicer than anything I have stayed at the beach in. The elevator opened into our actual condo (of course, this required a pass key). Marie, Terrill, and I looked like a bunch of cavemen coming into the 21st century when the elevator door opened for the first time. We thought we were somewhere we were not supposed to be! We kept yelling, "hello," to make sure this was not someone else's place...very funny! Although it was supposed to monsoon all week long, and the weatherman said a tropical depression was in place for Destin, the rain cleared off on Sunday morning, and we didn't see any the rest of the week. I, of course, got too much sun the first day we were on the beach, so I had to sit with my upper body under the umbrella the rest of the week. Oh well!

Finally, I went to the doctor this morning, and he said that Ben is growing just like he is supposed to be! So am I! He also said that his head is down, which is very nice to hear considering he was breach at his 22 week ultrasound. I just enjoyed a healthy lunch at home, and Millie is about to get a bath after swimming in Peyton and Shelley's pond yesterday evening; I had no clue she loved water so much! Overall, the summer is off to a fantastic beginning, and I am looking forward to having Brad at home for a couple of months!