Baby Shower #1...

This is long overdue!! On Saturday, August 13th (same day that we went for our 4D) we had our first baby shower with my side of the family (the Rendons). We had a nice turnout. Got our grub on with some delicious food made by my dad, uncle and grandma. Played a game of "How Big is Mommy?" Then opened gifts!

Here are a few pics to share: 

Here are most of the guys outside... while all the ladies stayed indoors!

Dad & uncle Richard BBQing.

Kobe braving the heat!

Liam's wreath that I finished! It's so cute!! =)

Watermelon baby carriage that grandma Mela made.

Me & my brother, Victor.

Grandma & Carla guessing how big my belly is!

First gift that we opened.

Super cute hoodie... we'll probably put Liam in this to wear home.

Baby Kate, Holley, and me!

Me & grandma!! 

Me & Kobe... Liam's gonna be one handsome little baby with us as parents. LOL!

Me & dad. He's going to be a great grandfather!

So that concludes all the picture sharing of this shower. We've got another one coming up this weekend with Kobe's family and another in 2 weeks with all of our friends... I'll try to be a little more time conscious and post the recaps of those within a few days. I just want to say Kobe & I are so lucky to have such great family members who are so loving and generous and genuinely happy for us. Liam is going to be so blessed to come into a world where so many people are anxiously awaiting his arrival and want to be a part of his life. Only 7 weeks to go until he's here! =)

4D ultrasound at 31 wks & 6 days!

Ahhh... what a fun-filled Saturday! We had our 4D appointment yesterday at 10 a.m. and it was so much fun. It was amazing to see what baby Liam looks like and to be able to compare his features to Kobe's and mine. I noticed he has Kobe's toes which I am SOO happy about. If you've seen Kobe's feet you know why. He has the cutest toes. They put mine to shame! LOL... I also think he has Kobe's nose & my big lips. Kobe said he looks like me in my newborn pics, but I guess we won't know for sure until he gets here. Oh & he has LOTS of hair! Explains all that heartburn I've been experiencing. We also reconfirmed he was a boy after hearing all these horror stories about people buying everything in blue & delivering a girl. lol

Here are the pics:

You can see all his hair in this one! All that whispy stuff sticking straight up is hair. LOL

Our very first glimpse of Liam!

Here he is again... what a cutie pie!

A big yawn!!

Here he is again... trying to sleep, but we kept bothering him!

She said he still has some filling out to do. This is his left leg (shin area) and his butt in the bottom corner of the photo. His butt crack is in plain sight, but those two little wrinkles to the right of the screen are his butt cheek... he still has some fat that needs to be deposited. lol

Here's his right foot, left knee & shin, and left hand dangling above his foot.

One last look!

Hope you enjoyed seeing him for the first time as much as we did! 8 more weeks until he's here... unless he comes sooner than that. =)

-Amber

Crafty mom- that's me! =)

So lately I've discovered the world of blogging & found so many cute ideas for when Liam is here. Kid-friendly everything - recipes, craft projects, games, gifts, etc. First on my list was a wreath that I totally fell in love with! I am going to make it to hang on the door at the baby showers that we have & possibly for our hospital room door. 

Here is a sneak peek of what I'm using for the wreath:

Fabric swatches, some of the yo-yos I've made already, yarn, & the actual wreath itself with some paints & brushes & letters that I'm going to spruce up. Liam is such a loved little baby & he doesn't even know it yet! =)

On an even more super-exciting note... we are less than 2 days from seeing Liam's beautiful little face (if he cooperates). Saturday morning we are scheduled to have our 4D ultrasound done. Then after the ultrasound we'll be having our first baby shower with the Rendon side of the family. Can't wait to eat some good food, mingle with all our family, and open presents for Liam!! More pictures will come after that one for sure!! Stay tuned, y'all. 

-Amber

Hiccups & Daddy's surprise!!!

SO cute! Last night when I laid in bed next to Kobe I felt Liam hiccuping for the first time. I knew it wasn't him kicking or moving around b/c it was that rhythmic movement that everyone describes! They lasted about 5 minutes or so. Quite a while!!

Now to brag on daddy Kobe! I came home from work Monday night & found this on the crib. He is so sweet & thoughtful!

I laughed when I looked inside the diaper bag, but smiled when he explained what he had originally planned.

He filled it with diapers & the only bottle we have right now. I said "No clothes or blankets??" He replied, "well I had picked out some outfits for him to go home in, but realized they needed to be washed first." Awww!!

Slowly but surely we are getting more & more ready for Liam to get here! How exciting! Only 80 days to go as of today!!! \(^_^)/

-Amber

28 weeks means... I'm 7 months along!!!!!!

Well, what a ride. I can't believe I am already 7 months pregnant. Baby Liam will be here before we all know it. Every day that we get closer to Liam's due date, the more & more afraid I feel of the "what ifs." Like "what if my water breaks while I'm at work or out in public?" At least I know my co-workers will be able to take care of me. LOL! And I'm also dealing with the "what if labor is just horrible & my epidural doesn't work, or what if I have to have a c-section?" Kinda scary. But anywho, I can take all that pain or embarrassment (water breaking at work or in public) just as long as our little man is safe & healthy. ^_^

On to a different subject, the crib headboard finally came in. I didn't fill y'all in, but after we picked it up a few weeks ago, the guy dropped the crib box in front of us at the store before he put it in our car. We figured it was no big deal, but then got home to find that the headboard of the crib had broken. UGH!! So we called & had them special order just the headboard. It came in this past week, so Kobe was finally able to put the crib together. YAY!!!! Liam's gonna love it.

Kobe getting started...

Headboard & the sides are up!

YAY!! I was really excited by this point b/c he was almost done. =)

Putting on the front... aka the last piece!!

Proud momma & poppa with baby's crib. =D

Next on the list of subjects: BEDDING!!! We are still stuck on the bedding subject. We had originally decided on the Kingston set from Pottery Barn Kids, but are still contemplating whether we should buy it now or just wait and see what PB comes out with for their fall collection. We also decided to register for one with a similar color scheme from Babies R Us, just in case we wait too long for the PB Fall collection only to not like any of the new sets & the Kingston goes out of stock. Then we would be up the creek without a paddle, so might as well have a fairly inexpensive back up! Here is our current pick, & the back up from Babies R Us.

We like Pottery Barn bedding b/c it can be personalized. This comforter can be embroidered on the solid side with a large "L" in the plaid fabric and under the "L" patch it can say his name & DOB. Here's the Kingston collection from Pottery Barn:

Now the back up from BRU:

Last but definitely not least, my two recent belly shots! One is from last Sunday at 27 weeks & one from today at 28 weeks (7 months).

27 weeks:

and today's shot at 28 weeks!

YAY! My stars haven't stretched... YET. lol

-Amber

To: Liam... #1

So, Liam today your father and I had a pretty eventful day. We went out and had some BBQ for lunch at a restaurant called Rudy's. Your daddy approved of the bbq, and you'll learn with time that he is the biggest food critic ever, so that tells you a lot about how good it was. Then we headed over to SuperTarget to finish registering for all the good stuff we want you to have. I had already started the registry at home online, but we figured there were things we wouldn't find online so we should go in and see. Sure enough, we added a few more things & we are finally done registering for gifts for you. We'll see what you get in about 1-2 months at your baby showers!!! ^_^ After Target we came home & called it a day. We had been out of the house for a good 5 or 6 hours, so we were super drained. To top it all off it was also a human BBQ pit outside... I think the temperature outside was about 90s or so. Miserable!

Here are pics of me & daddy registering:

Dad & his surprised look... he wasn't really surprised though, he just poses that way a lot. I'm sure you'll already know this by the time you get old enough to read all these posts.

Then here I am cheesin' it up as always.

Next on the menu for today's events: PLANKING! It's this stupid thing that is going around the internet where people lay flat on their bellies and hold their arms to their sides and try to look like a "plank" or piece of wood (as daddy explained to me). All of mine & dad's friends have been posting pictures of themselves "planking," so I figured... "Why don't Liam & I join in on the fun?" LOL! So here we are planking... 

Alright, well that's all for today my sweet boy. I hope you enjoy reading this someday. Until then, be good & I love you.

-Mom (Amber)

It's here, it's here!!!

The crib, that is... not our precious bundle of joy, Liam! lol... We ordered it about two weeks ago & it finally came in. We are sooooo excited! This is the crib that we plan on Liam having until he's all grown up. It converts 4 ways - crib, toddler bed, daybed (which we'll probably just skip altogether), and full size headboard. 

Here are a few pictures from our eventful day of picking up the crib:

Here it is in the back of our car! Talk about a tight squeeze!!!

TA-DAAAA!!! \(^_^)/

Me & Liam posing with the box. lol

Now daddy's turn posing with Liam's new bed! haha

That's all for now. Have a great 4th of July weekend, everyone!!

-Amber