I WON!

I have been visiting this website called Tangled and True because it has a lot of cute baby suggestions on it. She posts giveaways all the time so I decided to enter a few. I checked her site on Saturday and I won a $75 gift card from the Tea Collection! It has a bunch of cute baby clothes. I was looking at the site and they are pretty expensive, but if I get some stuff on sale, I can get 7-8 items. If you want to visit the Tea site, click here. Let me know if you have any suggestions. I'll probably order my stuff by the end of the week! This is a good present because we're due 1 month from TODAY!

I Can't Believe It

I can't believe we have only 10 more weeks until our little babe is here. Things are feeling a lot more "real" lately. We got our nursery furniture, we're planning baby showers, we registered at Babies 'R Us, we're attending our childbirth class. I've told my job when I'll be cutting my hours and when I'll be leaving. They've given me an "easier" calling in our ward. All of these things are in preparation for the arrival of our little guy.

I can really feel him growing lately. My husband keeps telling me I'll have a 10-lb kid. I don't think my body will allow that to happen! It feels like I already know his personality a little. I think he'll be a very active little boy, full of energy and life. However, I think he'll also be a snuggler. I hope he is anyway! He responds a lot to music, so maybe he'll love music too. It's fun to think about what he'll be like.

I haven't taken a 30-week belly shot because I'll be getting maternity photos in a couple weeks (right around 7 months). I'm way excited! However, I'll leave you with a few photos and baby gadgets that have caught my eye. If anyone has any recommendations for brands and baby gear, I'd love to hear what you like!

Cute little outfits from Gap and Gymboree:

I want to do a monogram above the crib:

I thought this mobile is cute:
If I don't do a monogram, maybe some espresso letters:
And these are from Little Angels Photography. We'll be doing a session there when baby Bradshaw is around 2 weeks:

Past, Present, Future

It's already August! I can't believe the summer is about to end. I remember looking back when I was in school and hoping the summer wouldn't fly by quite so fast! I'm not going to lie . . . I'm looking forward to fall . . . cooler temps, football games, pretty colors. Sounds so wonderful, doesn't it?



Here's what we've been doing and what we're planning . . .



As far as this past weekend, we enjoyed going up to Brigham City and watching a play: Around the World in 80 Days. Our friend Katie was the director. I learned a lot about her theater background. She was even Brigham City Peach Queen! Who knew?!? While we were there, we stopped at Maddox for lunch. I ate so much but it was so good! We also killed some time playing games. I played the WORST game of Settlers of Catan in my life. So bad, in fact, that I up and left the game in the middle of it. There was no hope for me getting close, and the longer I played, the more angry I became! It also didn't help that Benj was just as competative as I was and therefore had no mercy! While they finished up I "cooled off" outside. Dramatic, I know. Settlers has been put on probation until further notice. Joe and Katie, however, were excellent company!



As far as the present day goes, I am waiting in anticipation for a family friend who was induced last night. Her baby has a heart condition where the left side of his heart didn't develop. As soon as he's born, he'll be monitored carefully and will have to have immediate surgery. I admire the strength and faith of Aimee and Hardy, and I wish them all the best for little Jackson. If you'd like to check out their story, check out their blog.



Benj is officially done with school until the 25th, so we're going to do one last mini vacation up to Park City with my side of the family. Benj and I will go up for the weekend and enjoy the comforts of the Marriot Resort. We hope to try to the Alpine Slide and Zipline too! I hope to try out my new swimming suit I got from the Layers Clothing Sale last weekend. If you haven't experienced this sale, you've got to go! They have way cute stuff. However, this outlet sale was crazy! I got there right when it opened along with 500 other girls. It seems the mediums were gone the fastest! I still left with some cute stuff. I think I'll try it later in the day next time so it isn't so crowded. Here's what the swimming suit looks like on the left. The only difference is I got different bottoms that look like a miniskirt. The top was $15 and the bottoms were $10. I saved 75%!

Anyway, hope everyone enjoys their last month of summer!