Most Moms will say "keep dreaming" to this post :)

Well....the bedroom is ready...So while we await our custom duds for Jacks room from Bella Boutique and Drapery Cottage to ship from TN....we at least have our bassinet set up in the master bedroom. My Dad purchased it for us and I loveeeeeeeee it! If you are saying its a little girly...well that about sums up my entire house so I just like to think of his bassinet as being sweet not girly :) It's matches our bedroom perfectly!

For the moms out there that say "white" and snicker.....well it's my first so let me be in lala land for a little while ok?! Its like when I was in Babies R Us and was complaining that the little play gym things all were so bright, and didn't they make one with teals and creams to match my house and better yet why cant they be removable fabric so that I can monogram it?! Yes J. Winters can vouch that these silly words came out of my mouth and all the mothers on the isle started giggling with Winters. However silly things aside I realize that things wont match, and of course I will not be depriving my son of all his bright toys. I realize they need the stimulation and I'm of course going to be the good mommy and let him have them all...

BUT in my lala land we will have a chest to pack them all nice and neat away for when company comes over so mommy can get her house back for a short time and of course we can't wait for our little toot to sleep like a perfect little angel..lol

Family time is GREAT :)

Stacy (Kevs sister) and Gloria (Kevs mom) hosted an intimate family shower on Saturday at Joe and Stacys house. It was so good to get together one last time before our little man arrives! The fun started at 2pm ....we walked in the house and it was decorated SO CUTE!!! From the large stork to the adorable toile decor. It was so sweet and just lovely! Joe, mom and Stacy cooked up some yummy finger foods, they all were delish! We looked at the present table and wondered how all those gifts could come from just a few people!! But alas its a Strehlow event, and if you haven't seen the pictures or heard me talk about our Christmas time functions well then I'm sure you will soon. They always are wayyyyy too generous and spoil us to the core! My Mom and Grandma also joined and spoiled us with more gifts too! I cant imagine anything else this kid will need! He is set!!!
Here are a few pictures from the shower - thanks Stacy and Gloria for hosting a lovely time as always!
xoxo
Jess, Kev and Jack

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Itching Itching Itching!

So last Friday night Kev and I went to Texas Land and Cattle for dinner. I had not been there in forever and I forgot they give you that huge yummy loaf of bread, to which I quickly ripped open to eat! While eating I thought yummm some honey would be really good on this bread. So I asked and I received....
Sat morning I woke up and seriously could not stop itching all over my entire body. Where I was itching I was making red marks all over me, to which at first I thought it was a rash, but there wasn't a rash just itching EVERYWHERE! Imagine as if you had poison ivy and nothing took the itching away. Sat night we had plans to adorn our friends Christina and George with a booze shower at the Sava's house. So we attended and had a blast, it was actually was a good thing to get my mind off the itching! However just as soon as we got home I started crying it was so bad that I couldn't take it anymore. I tried laying down but couldn't sleep, it was awful! So we decided to high tail it to the minor ER. Which was actually pretty quiet except for the drunk frat boys who came in all bloody. They were comical and took my mind of the itching for a brief moment. We were called in to the room pretty fast and we explained that the only thing that I ate that I don't usually eat was honey. The ER nurse proceeded to tell me about how her uncle almost died eating honey... not really want I want to hear lady when I'm in the ER...lol. They ended up giving me two shots right in the buttocks! YUCKY! I went to see my OB Dr on Monday and she tested me for Cholestasis. So we are waiting the results of that and hope that we don't have it. Its an issue with your liver and needs to be tended to right away. So if we have to have Mr. Jack early we shall do so! Any who it ended up being a nice weekend as Mothers Day the family came over for lunch and we all hung out. Ill keep everyone updated on the results and hopefully it was truly just the honey!

31 amazing weeks!

So here we are at 31 weeks, and it seems like just yesterday we were finding out ! I never thought I would get to being so close and now the weeks are just flying by...
We went on Friday to see Dr. Strehlows new office, and get a peak at Jackson! Stacy let us know that Jack has officially turned south! Kevs mom and Dad also attended, this was the first ultrasound they had ever seen in person!! It's hard to believe that back in the day you just had a baby without ever seeing all of these cool pictures and not even knowing what sex the baby would be!!?!?
Here are a few of our favorite shots. Thanks sis for having us at your office!



Resting on his little arm!






















Sleepy Night Night Yawn!!!

I finally put pictures of the AUSTIN and HOUSTON showers! enjoy :)

Shower Numero Dos! Austin, Texas

I had a wonderful time in Austin this past weekend. My besties Trish and Jess hosted a lovely garden party at the home of Nancy Winters, to which I never got a picture with! Shame Shame!
It was a beautiful day out and her patio was so delightful! We had about 20 or so guests which was perfect to catch up and have a great afternoon! Nancy, Jess and Trish decorated so cute! I love the crib they used to put all the gifts in, and my cake! Just presh! Here are some pics... My belly and chunky monkey face keep on growing! but as I have always said its all worth it for my little stinker!

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UPDATED! Mommy & Daddys BABYMOON

UPDATED THE ONE TRUE MEDIA VIDEO TO INCLUDE THE FISHING CHARTER THE KEV AND TREV DID AND THEN THE SNORKEL TRIP WE ALL TOOK.

Kevin and I had planned a trip to Cabo San Lucas back in November but didn't go because it was too early in the pregnancy and I got scared to travel. We had a pretty large credit that we would have lost.... so we decided on a Babymoon before Jack arrives. Though Kev and I always have fun when we are together we thought it would be fun to take a trip with some friends. One day while Natalie and I were walking the track around Rice/Med Center she mentioned that her parents have a timeshare in Key West and they were thinking about going. So the plans started and after some convincing of myself that I was going to have to get on a plane we were set to go. Kev and I arrived on Friday and stayed at the Sheraton on Smathers Beach. The next morning we got the treat to meet up with my Dad. He drove 6 hours to come see us! We rented a golf cart and putzed around the keys and then settled in for a nice dinner. The next day we had brunch with Dad before he left. Then met up later that afternoon with Natalie and Trevor at The Gallion Resort. The timeshare was great and had a wonderful view and awesome patio! We headed down to get some sun and Trevor sure got his fair share on the first day! We almost had a little private beach area until kids decided that they wanted to build a moat right in front of the beach chairs we were all sitting in. But hey at least Trevor and Natalie were safe from the Iguana that was there just seconds before! (No joke!) We then got to over hear kids devising a plan on how to catch fish with a beach pail....which went like this "Hey Mister can you get that fish for me" as she tossed the bucket to some man whom she had never met. He laughed of course and said "oh ok Ill get right on that" hahahaha.

We then decided to check out the concierge who had chased us all down as we checked in. "Eager Beaver Lauren" as we called her got us on a snorkel/sunset sail that evening. We had a great time and the water was perfecto!! The boys on Tuesday chartered a boat called the Eva Maria for the two of them, which came with the Captain and a first mate. So the four of them headed out for some deep sea fishin'. Trevor got a 7 foot Sailfish! Kevi got a small Bonita and had on his line a Mahi Mahi (Dolphin) but it snapped. Boooo. They however had fun, and I went a little crazy and made the boys get back on the boat for some photo opps...pics to come soon of that adventure as they used Natalie's SLR during the trip. The flight to and from was good, Jackson's kicks over the trip intensified! He let us know he didn't really like the landing or taking off too much but he was a good little boy in my tummy most days! It was so good to see my Dad and share the trip with Nat and Trevor! Fun times all around! Here are some pics .....more to come!

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My Preppy Gator

So it's no secret that I am in love with stationary! Its one of those things you love to hate, because all the cute stuff is always the expensive stuff.....and leave it to me to find it! But it's so worth it, even if it only stays in my friends hands for a brief minute before it gets tossed... I love the joy of opening a beautiful thank you. I'm still old fashioned and send as many thank you notes as I can. So now it's Jackson's turn, and while beautiful will describe my little handsome man, I'm certain that damask monogram thank yous wouldn't be his cup of tea. Plus remember I've already gotten away with the "gay-gays" so I better not push the envelope :) So while going through my junk email I came across the cutest children stationary. If you have seen the Broadway musical Drowsy Chaperone... I did the Adolpho "aaaaaaaWhaaaaaaaaaat" when I saw that there is kids stationary!? Well duh of course there would be, and of course I would find it! AND of course the title would be "preppy alligator" and "preppy whale". So I won't share my final indulgence of choice, since many of you will be getting a thank you sooner or later. What I will share is what one preppy alligator/ whale looks like....and yes I still had to use monogram :)

With Love,

The Mom of one little spoiled Gator!

Houston Shower ....UPDATED WITH PICS!

Here are some pics from our Houston shower hosted by 8 of our amazing friends!!!

Also ejoy the wonderful design of my talented friend Natalie Eason. She made the cutest letter pressed invitation for my shower in Houston. Sorry my scan is skewed a little.... but you get the idea. I adore anything letter pressed! She has her own press so check her out for your next invitation!

http://www.natalieeason.com/public/default.aspx

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Its Shower Time!

So our Houston baby shower is Saturday April 4, 2009 and I couldn't be more excited. To my surprise we had eight lovely girls volunteer to host! Which is probably the number of girls I know in Houston, so it's going to be one fun get together! They made it co-ed so the boys get to join in the fun. I started thinking ... what could I get these ladies for a Thank you!? I went through all the typical monogram stuff, but I'm sure everyone already has the monogram tote, etc. So while shopping one day, I happen to see an end cap of the most adorable Easter stuff and then it came to me! What if I did Easter baskets and adorned them with shabby delights!? I got giddy at the thought and became so involved in picking everything out I forgot to check when Easter was until I was in the check out line with my basket piled full of 8 of everything! Oh my! I quickly called my mom, certainly she would know when Easter was and she always answers her phone....but nope not today, no answer. I started going down the list in my phone thinking of who to call, I needed someone to know the date right now I was only 2 people away from checking out! I scrolled down and came to Ruth-Ann! Badda Bing Badda Boom! Ruth-Ann!! She answered and gave me the date I wanted to hear (by the way Easter Sunday is April 12th for those like me that need the reminder)!

So I think my vision of these little shabby chic Easter Thank yous turned out quite cute! I can't wait to share them tomorrow!

PS- I need to post a picture of the invite but its packed up with all our stuff in storage! Natalie did such a cute job! As always :)