Our 1 Year Anniversary

Happy First Anniversary babe!

 It doesn't seem like its been a year since I walked down the aisle to you & became Mrs. Taylor. It really has been a wonderful first year of marriage and I can't wait to share many more with you! xoxo

A few of my favorites from our wedding day! 

He still knows how to make me smile :) 

We had to celebrate our anniversary a day early because Isaac had to leave today for work so that he can make it home for Thanksgiving, which was fine with me until the snow storm hit :(! Initially I was loving the snow coming down but then when our electricity went out, the day went haywire. Our sump pump was close to overflowing so as I'm running around getting flashlights and candles, Isaac is dealing with scooping out buckets of water so the basement didn't start flooding. Then in the middle of all of that he went to get something out of the garage and the door handle broke not allowing him to get into the garage! It was a very unfortunate chain of events, however the basement didn't flood so that was good and Isaac made me a fire! We did have to cancel our dinner plans to Reality Bites but I'm hoping to reschedule that for next weekend! We also cut into our wedding cake and I could not believe how good it was!!! 

36 Weeks

I had another doctors appointment this week and I can't believe that I will now be going every week. I got the wonderful GBS swab done and Dr Dameron checked my cervix. Surprisingly I was fingertip/ soft/ 50% thinned out, I was expecting to be closed, so I will take whatever I can get! My belly measured slightly bigger this week and her heart rate was 140 - 142 bpm and I have officially hit the 20 lb weight gain! She is definitely running out of room and her movements are starting to get slightly uncomfortable but overall I am still feeling pretty good! No complaints from this momma, I would like her to cook for a little bit longer ;) 

Baby T's Nursery

The nursery is finally finished and we are ready for Baby T's arrival!

Don't mind the empty coral frame, her first initial will be going in there, but as you all know it's a surprise! ;) 

Alisha got me the teal toy box as a baby shower gift and I absolutely love it! Her babysitter painted it and I love the distressing, plus it fits perfectly in the room and more storage is always nice! 

I'm still in love with this dresser that Isaac and I found at 3rd Sunday Market and I plan to put her newborn pictures in the frames above it!

The stencil wall that I painted. It's so hard to take a good picture of it since I used metallic paint but I'm in love with how it turned out!

My type A/OCD side came out... I love baskets, bins and labeling everything. Hopefully Isaac will at least appreciate it when he is looking for something! Trying out the changing table in the closet for now but I will probably move it downstairs for the first couple weeks just for convenience.

35 Weeks

Surprise!

I walked into work today and got a surprise I was not expecting, a SURPRISE baby shower from my co-workers! It was so sweet of them and I won't lie it brought me to tears, we will just blame it on the pregnancy hormones ;)! There was a diaper baby basket and a diaper castle, how awesome! Some of the ladies even came in for the shower that weren't working that day! I have only been at BEI since the end of July and these ladies have made me feel so welcome, I truly couldn't ask for a better work family! 

34 Weeks & A Baby Shower!

I know I have said this time and time again, but how in the world am I 34 weeks already?! It has truly been an easy pregnancy and I am just so happy and blessed to have a healthy baby girl growing inside me. Being a nurse, and an OB nurse at heart, I think often about how fascinating it is to not only get pregnant but to stay pregnant and then to deliver a healthy baby boy or girl. So many people take it for granted and that is why I remind myself every day how much of a miracle it is :) 

My sisters and mom threw me my second baby shower on Sunday, we had a sandwich and soup menu that was so yummy! They definitely went all out on the decor and presentation of food! There was a mimosa bar complete with both alcoholic and non alcoholic options, a  dessert bar which included the cutest individual yogurt parfaits (that I didn't take a picture of, sigh) and the veggie dip was even in a real pumpkin! 

My Nana.

 I of course ruined this picture because I am wearing black and you really can't see my belly but I am 34 weeks and Alisha is 19 weeks!

My Sisters.

Mandy & Jenny!

Lynley Mae, Rhen & Britni!

Grandma Taylor & Aunt Melissa!

Amy, Jenny, Me, Jenna, Jenn & Jordan!

First Baby Shower

 My mother in law and sister in law threw me a wonderful baby shower this week, it was so much fun! Italian beef was on the menu and of course a funfetti cake (with only girl color funfetti of course)! I got a lot of goodies and I am so excited to get the nursery completely organized! We played the "tray game" which meant that Melissa put 19 random baby items on a tray and she carried it around the room once. You then had to remember as many of the items on the tray as you could and when she left the room with the tray you could start writing the items down! My sister Alisha, the competitive one, is of course who won! Kathy and Melissa also got these really cute personalized cards called "Baby Girl Wishes" and everyone wrote down things that they wish for Baby Taylor. It was a lot of fun to read them when I got home! Baby T is definitely one spoiled little girl already!