Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Our baby shower!













Cooper room halfway finished.




First of all I want to thank all of you who sent a comment on my last post. I was very upset and worried and still am but feel encouragement and power in prayer. I appreciate your support and just want you all to know that it means allot to me. So thank you.

Now for a happier post than last time. We had our first baby shower on Saturday. It was my family shower and it was just beautiful. My mom and S.I.L threw it for us. They did an amazing job. I have TONS of pictures so I have to share some. I will try to only post ten or so, but I have so many good ones.
We are blessed with some really great friends and family and the shower was everything I dreamed of.
We now have the nursery half done. The walls are done, there are lots of baby items in the room but unfortunately half of our furniture is still on back order. So I am going to post pics of what we do have in there right now and then when we get the furniture in I will post more.

Also my sweet cousin Caroline came to my shower. She took some pictures for us (she's interested in photography) and I think she did a great job. So I will post some of the maternity pics she took of me in my shower dress and of me and my hubby.

Update on the baby: We won't know more on his status as far as growing and his waist circumference until a week from tomorrow. But as far as I know we are both doing well. I feel really good which is sort of bothering me since I know he may not be feeling the same. I would trade and take that discomfort away from him in a second if I could :(
We met with the pediatrician and I am feeling VERY good about him. He was so great. He wants us to call him after every appointment and tell him the status so he is ready and waiting and knows exactly whats going on with our little Cooper and what to expect the day he's born. I feel like he's really on top of things and knows the situation.

I just want to say a prayer for our little guy before I finish this post.

Dear God, Please watch over our son and help him to grow and to be healthy mentally and physically and to be ready to enter this world when his time comes. Please give us the strength to make it through these hurdles and bring us together safely. We love you!
Amen

19 comments:

Paige said...

You baby shower pictures are amazing! The picture of your Hubby and you walking is the sweetest! Not to mention, that room is probably the most beautiful nursery ever ! You all have done such a great job and are already the most wonderful parents!
Please keep us update about baby Cooper! I'm praying so very hard for you all!

Just Believing said...

Beautiful awesome pictures! You are such a beautiful pregnant mama! Looks like an awesome s hower!!!And the nursery is looking sooooo good can't wait to ssee the final product! Still praying for baby Cooper and glad you are feeling well!!!!

Lindsay said...

Those photos are wonderful. You look great as usual. It looks like you were showered with lots of love and presents for little Cooper. I will be thinking of you and the little man as you go through this next week waiting to hear what is going on with him. I really like the photos of your belly with your hubby holding it too. Great job!

Lea Liz said...

Saying a prayer for your sweet baby and family!

Looks like you had a great shower and got a lot of great things! You look awesome! I love his room!

Jennifer said...

Your baby shower pictures and maternity pics turned out wonderfully! I hope you had a great time at your shower and the nursery is coming along great!

Alicia_B said...

What an ADORABLE nursery! I love the pictures too!!!!

ashley said...

I love the pics! I'm glad you had such a great shower! Can't wait to see more!

Michelle said...

Those pictures are so beautiful. I LOVE the picture of you and your hubby holding hands gazing into each other's eyes, just priceless! I'm so glad the shower was great and even more ecstatic Cooper is doing better. Can't wait to see the maternity pics, I bet those will bring me to tears!! :) I'm so happy for you Melissa!
xoxoxoxo
~Michelle

Straubles said...

Hey cute pregnant lady! I love the nursery and all the goodies you got at your shower--looks like so much fun. And will be praying for little Cooper and you. I can't believe we get to meet our little IVF babies in just a few months! :-)

2SetsOfTwins4Me said...

The nursery is gorgeous.
Looks like you had a great shower.
You look adorable

Open Roads Mama said...

What awesome photos! Your shower gifts will definitely come useful once Cooper makes his arrival, they look like very useful gifts! It's wonderful that you get photographed with the belly a lot now - I regret not taking more photos with the bigger, we sort of waited for the belly to photograph it closer to the end of pregnancy, but BB arrived 3 weeks early and there went my chance to take more belly shots :)

Erin said...

Love the pictures! Your belly is so cute :) What great gifts! I bet you where excited!

Kelly said...

Love all the pictures! The cake looks so good! Cute belly pictures too!

Jessica said...

I just found your blog through a friend of a friend & read through some of your older posts. I will definitely be praying for your precious baby boy. Also, I wanted to say that your pictures are amazing from this post! And if you don't mind me asking, what brand is that sling you have on? I never got one with my 1st baby & really want to get one for my next baby who will be here in March & I love the one you have on!

Mrs. Hammer said...

Amen to your prayer!! What a blessing to find a doctor who is so proactive and has little Cooper's best interest in mind. Your shower looked like so much fun. The maternity pics look great!

Erica said...

Said a prayer for you and Cooper just now.

The shower pics looks terrific and you look just wonderful! I can't believe you're 30 weeks already...time definitely flies by.

Thanks for your comment on my most recent post. It made me feel better and I've crawled out of the anxiety hole - even if just for a little bit. It is you and the other girls in this blogosphere who have helped me everyday. Thank you.

Emily said...

Beautiful shower pictures!! And the room is so cute! Still praying for sweet Cooper, but so glad to hear that you're feeling good and safe.

Hoping for our own Peanut said...

those pictures are gorgeous!! and the shower looked amazing. im sure all is well with baby cooper. :)

Tiffany said...

Cooper's room is GORGEOUS, and you look GREAT! Who makes that sling? We don't have one and I really like that one, and I am thinking with two... slings will be used often in our house.