Twas the week before Thanksgiving...

And all through our pad, creatures were stirring but no baby's been had.

No, no baby yet. But that's actually a good thing.

Tyler will officially be 37 weeks on Thanksgiving day! At that point, he could come anytime and would be considered a full term healthy little boy!

So while, I'm starting to get impatient, it's really a good thing that T-man hasn't graced us with his presence yet.

The week was very chill here, however our whole family was very grateful that my mom made it through surgery with no complications on Wednesday. This has been her 4th back surgery to fix some bulging discs and I'm hoping and praying that it will be her last! This one was more invasive and was promised to fix the problem. Here's to her being able to pick up her grandson in no time!

Other highlights of the week included getting our swine flu shots (Ben didn't pass out...HOORAY) and Ben's work Happy Hour on Wednesday night. It was great catching up with Ben's coworkers who I hadn't seen in awhile! They are all very excited about Tyler's debut!

While the week was very chill our weekend was quite busy.

Friday night I went with Amanda and Melissa to see New Moon with about 500 screaming teenagers! It was a great movie...swoon worthy for sure!

I can't wait to get it when it's out on DVD. After the movie, We all went back to Amanda's for red velvet cake and girl time!

Saturday, Ben went to help our friend Mike move out of his apt while I went shopping and then to Steph O's Pampered Chef party. It was a good time but I definitely ate too much of the delicious treats that were there!

After I left the PC Party, I headed to Taco Mac to meet Ben, Mike, Roberta, Jon and Amy to watch the VT game. It was an easy victory for the Hokies! After the game, we went back to Roberta and Mike's for a bit to play Guitar Hero but called it an early night. I was exhausted from the day.

Sunday Ben watched the Redskins play the Cowboys, while I met up with Steph O and Steph S for lunch at La Madeline. After lunch, I went with Steph S to get some pampering at the nail salon.

After the nail salon, Ben and I ventured out to get all our Thanksgiving dinner supplies.

We are geared up for a short work week and having the Sullivan clan in town!

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Ready for Baby...

Tyler's Nursery:
Refinished dresser from my grandmother/now converted to a changing table

Glider with Tyler's football pillow!

Refinished toy chest from my grandfather and sports wall art!

Bookshelf full of pics, stuffed animals, and books!

As you walk into Tyler's room this is what you see!


We are in full baby prep mode as we are getting ready for Tyler's debut in 4 weeks! I love feeling Tyler move around all the time but I'm so over the swollen ankles and fingers, restless sleep, and weight gain! It seems as if now it's just a big waiting game...and I am NOT a patient person!

This week/weekend we did a lot of mandatory baby stuff. We had to go shopping and finish off our registry, we finished the nursery (see pics above), we met with a personal trainer who will be coming to our house starting in January to get me and Ben and back into shape, we went to the fire dept to have the car seats installed, I had my prenatal massage to get all relaxed and prepped for motherhood, we attended Baby Essentials class on Saturday so that Ben could learn to change a diaper and I could learn to swaddle, and I had my 35 week checkup on Friday!

Wow! When I write it all down I realize we did a lot of baby prep last week!

I hope you all like the nursery pics I posted. We are so excited to have it done and I love how everything turned out. The "Old Sports" theme is just too cute for words!

Other highlights of the week included going to the Counter (awesome burger joint) on Thursday with Steph and Pat. We also went over to Andy and Angela's on Saturday morning to hang with our friends Brad and Keely who were in town for the weekend. We all took their kids Naomi, Jeremiah, and Caleb to the park for play time and a picnic and had a great time!

Saturday night, Ben and I went to Melissa and Chris's engagement party and enjoyed Mexican food while watching everyone do keg stands...Ah, if they had only had a keg of O'Douls...

Overall, it was a very productive and fun weekend!

November is flying by fast and Thanksgiving will be here before you know it!

Shower Pics!

Johanna, Ethan and me Saturday night!

The cute little Firefighter Tshirt that my sister gave me!

Adorable Cake!

My grandmother, me and Ben

Such yummy food!!!!!

Here are some pics from the Shower this weekend in Spartanburg!

Spartanburg Shower Weekend!!!

Such a fun and exciting week/weekend for the Sullivans!!!

As you saw in our previous post, Ben and I had our 4D ultrasound on Tuesday which was a lot of fun! Other highlights of the week included my court date on Wednesday where I was able to use my pregnancy card to get out of a ticket and a VT vs. ECU game viewing at our house on Thursday with Roberta, Mike, Jon, Amy, Andy, and Angela! Lots of yummy food and drinks helped launch the Hokies into victory!!!

Saturday morning Ben and I headed to Spartanburg for my last baby shower before Tyler arrives! It was a lot of fun! My sister Kelly, aunt Flicka, and BFF Johanna did a fab job organizing everything! (I'll post pictures very soon) The theme of the shower was a "Diaper Drop" so Ben and I feel WELL stocked on diapers for the first few months after Tyler is born! We also got a ton of clothes, a portable DVD player and safety gates!

We are very fortunate to have such wonderful family and friends to want to host 3 showers for us and basically fill our entire registry. Ben and I have just a few items left to buy!

We feel very blessed!

A big thank you to everyone, and to Kelly, Johanna, Flicka and my parents for hosting such a wonderful shower this weekend!

Saturday night we ordered one of my fave dinners, chicken stew, from a restaurant in Spartanburg and everyone ate at my parent's house.

That included Ethan who came by to give Tyler a present and spend some time with Johanna and I. It had been awhile since we had all three seen each other and it was a blast catching up!

Sunday morning Ben and I headed back to Atlanta where we attended our next door neighbor's 1st bday celebration for their daughter Maddie. Then Ben and I jetted over to Twisted Taco to meet up with our friend Matt Kendrall who was in town for the Cabbagetown Chili Festival. We watched the Skins game with him, and then ventured downtown to meet up with some friends from UNC for dinner! We ate at Bricktops which has the BEST DESSERT in Atlanta! Just ask for the cookie...it's truly amazing! They bake a cookie from scratch in an iron skillet and serve it at the table with caramel topping and a huge mound of ice cream! Doesn't get much better than that!
Dinner ended late and Ben and I came home and crashed!

It was an exhausting but fun weekend!!!

PS- T Minus 5 weeks until Tyler's Due date!!!!

Baby T Update!!!

Well tomorrow I'll officially be 34 weeks along...that's 8 and a half months for anyone that's keeping track! Only a few more weeks until Tyler graces us with his presence. Things are going well, but I'm VERY VERY ready to have him here!
However, I am glad we've still got a few weeks because we still have so much to do! We have one more class to attend (Baby Essentials Nov 14th), another shower this weekend in Spartanburg (can't wait), I have to wash all of Tyler's clothes, pack my bag for the hospital, and we still have to finish the nursery! We are so close though, and I should be able to post pictures of his room in just a couple of weeks!

Last night Ben and I went to Baby's First Images to have some 4D shots taken of Tyler before he's born.
Well, needless to say Tyler stood true to his nickname of "trouble maker" during the session.
He kept his foot and hand in front of his face for most of the shots, however when it came time to expose his "manhood", he had no problem putting that up on the screen for everyone to see! Ben was especially proud!
He's going to be like his mom...a wild child!!! I just know it.
Anyways, above is the best pic we were able to get of his cute little face and the second shot is of his foot! I'll save you from the "family jewel" shots!!!

But here's to our little man Tyler "trouble maker" Sullivan! We can't wait to meet you sweetie!

Happy Halloween!!!

Kevin Rathbun at his steakhouse! (Even though we saw him there, I didn't take this pic)

Book club...Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Chris (Victoria secret angel), Ben (80s prom) and Aaron (giant turkey) at the Halloween Party

Kristen and Aaron at the Halloween party (Yes, Ben and I wore repeat costumes from last weekend's 80s prom party...I wasn't motivated enough to pull off Octomom like I originally planned)

Kristen (80's prom), Melissa (Devil), Amanda(Autograph book), and Jackie (True Blood)

Happy Halloween to everyone! Hope you had a great holiday! Ben and I had a lot of fun this week/weekend!

Not too much happened during the week for us. We laid low for the most part and caught up on "baby prep stuff". Ben had a UNC alumni event on Wednesday night that was apparently really fun! I can't wait to go with him next year.

Thursday I had book club over at Steph O's with all the girls while Ben hosted poker night at our house. We discussed "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See.

I liked the book a lot and it made for some good discussion.

After book club, I was able to make it back to our house in time to get in a few rounds of poker with the boys!

Friday, Ben and I had date night a Kevin Rathbun's steakhouse. Kevin Rathbun is a very famous chef and we had heard a lot of great things about his restaurant. Overall, the atmosphere was great but I have to say I wasn't overly impressed with my meal (I know right??...I'm actually admitting it wasn't the best meal EVER). The lobster tail was phenomenal and the mashed potatoes and ice cream sundae were very yum, but I was under impressed with the jalapeno corn dish and the onion rings we had for an appetizer. In fact, the onion rings were rather bland.

The plus side was that Kevin Rathbun was there and we got to watch him at work!!! It was way cool.

Saturday, Ben and I had the last part of Childbirth prep class with more birthing videos that made my husband uncomfortable! But Ben was still very interactive during the class and extra sweet during the breathing practices! He gets a gold star from me for hubby of the year!

After class Ben and I got ready for the trick or treaters! We had about 40-50 kids total! It was fun handing out candy to the adorable kids! ...can't wait to go trick or treating next year with Tyler!

Later that evening we got dressed up and headed to our friends Jackie and Drew's for a Halloween party. We met up with Melissa, Chris, Amanda, and Aaron while there and had a great time.

After the party, we headed over to Andy and Angela's to watch the rest of the South Carolina game. What a freaking disappointment in the Cocks loss...but Andy and Angela's new house is awesome!

Sunday, Ben and I spent a lot of time just running errands....a typical Sunday if you will.

Hope you all had a great Halloween weekend!!!