Our Little Button

Josh and I have been through a lot of changes in our lives since we found out about Noah!  I think nature has done a good job giving parents 9 months to get ready, we certainly needed it.  This is the story of how we passed the time before Noah arrived.

Our lives were changed forever on February 4, 2010.  Well that is when we found out...the changes had already begun!  I was in disbelief so we got an ultrasound the next day.  Unfortunately, things are not exactly as TV had led me to believe...

4 weeks

This was not enough to conclude that the little spec was actually Noah.  I had to wait a week and go back.  That was not exactly what I wanted to hear but I waited.  As you can imagine, the week went by very slowly!

5 weeks

Within one week he had grown enough to see his heartbeat.  That tiny flicker on the screen was enough to make my heart melt!  Below are more of the sneak peaks we got of our sweet baby while we waited to meet him in person.

8 weeks

11 weeks

16 Weeks - We went to a sonogram place in Austin to find out the sex

Please excuse the smudge!

20 weeks

It was always amazing to get new sonograms, he grew so fast!  Now for the external view of his growth...

I remember being so excited because that shirt made me look big

19 weeks

22 weeks

25 weeks

28 weeks

33 weeks

Before we left for the hospital

40 weeks 5 days

I had a lot to do to get ready for mommyhood!  But I also had some time, so Noah just tagged along while I enjoyed my last months of life as I knew it.  Noah had a lot of adventures in utero.  Here's a quick look at his first 9 months

Noah's first wine tasting!  In case you were wondering, they aren't nearly as fun without wine!

Noah's first concert, Jay-Z (before we moved to the club seats!)

Noah was the stud of Taylor's bachelorette party!
15 weeks

Taylor's wedding at La Cantera

Anita, Courtney, Melissa, Taylor, Ashley, Kristen, Me

19 weeks

Lost Pines with Stephanie! 24 weeks

 The group at Lost Pines, Sinae, me, Joanna, Stephanie

Steph loved this because they wanted to take a picture with our s'mores and I was already almost finished with mine!  She thought that and the crumbs on my belly made a great pregnant girl picture!

Trip to Dallas to see Sarah, Heath and Katie!

28 weeks

Courtney's birthday at Hotel Zaza

29 weeks

Lydia's wedding with Sinae and Steven

31 weeks

The first of four wonderful showers hosted by my best friends

32 weeks

Courtney and I at the shower

32 weeks

MawMaw, me, and GiGi at the shower

32 weeks

Weekend in Wimberly with the Glasscocks, Firestones, Crawfords, and Trepaniers

Glasscock family pic - 33 weeks

The Firestone's and me at the river in Wimberly
33 weeks

A good view of the belly while lounging in the river in Wimberly

33 weeks

While in Wimberly my wonderful brother in law, Heath, did a pregnancy photo shoot for Josh and me.  Here are some of our favorites.

33 weeks

The cousins at the family shower

35 weeks

The three pregnant ladies at the shower

Kristen, Lauren and me

35 weeks

I had a wonderful pregnancy! I couldn't have asked for anything better than carrying my sweet baby for those 9 months. Occasionally I miss the feeling of his hiccups or kicks but I am happy he is out and I can get to know him more every day!