Mother's Day / Father's Day

Fouad and I did a mini-celebration for Mother's Day and Father's Day this year. For "Mommy-to-be" Day, Fouad surprised me with a morning at The Dinner A'Fare. What a great gift! We finally had time to go this weekend, and we spent about an hour an a half preparing twelve meals that go directly into our freezer. This was perfect for us with Emily coming soon! We'll be able to have the meals ready to go in the freezer when we need something quick. Great job Foo :-)

Here's a pic of me and Emily getting ready to prepare our meals:

For "Daddy-to-be" Day, I took Fouad out to dinner at Fogo de Chao. It was delicious, and Fouad is still drooling over it. I'm sure I'll have to take him back soon.

Showers galore!

Now that I've had a relaxing long weekend, I can catch you all up on a few things here on the blog. The first of which is long overdue. I've been so lucky to have friends, family, and coworkers to throw some fabulous showers for Emily! Here are the highlights:

First, my sorority sisters Anne, Katie, and Mary threw an adorable garden theme shower in May. They paid so much attention to every last detail - it was amazing! As I mentioned in the post about Emily's nursery, they made the beautiful wooden letters hanging over her crib, as well as the adorable growth chart on her wall. They're so crafty!  Here's a picture of their awesome food display - complete with chocolate fountain - yum!

Next, some of my coworkers at Access threw a shower for both me and Heidi, who was due only 3 weeks ahead of me. Heidi and I have worked closely together for the past 4 years, so it has been so fun to share these last months of pregnancy together. Here we are opening a few gifts:

In June, Fouad's cousins Amy and Nina and sister Nadine threw a shower for family and friends at Nina's house in Lawrenceville. We had such a fun time - even Fouad stuck around to help :-) We had so much fun playing games and talking!

Fouad and I are so lucky to have such amazing friends and family! Thanks to everyone for all the fun!

Who wants some watermelon?

Yes, that's right. Emily's now the size of a watermelon, so you can guess how I'm feeling right about now...HUGE!

Maternity Photo Shoot

The new picture on our blog is courtesy of our friend Laura at Chikadeez Photography. A few weeks ago, we met Laura out at McDaniel Farm Park in Duluth and had a blast taking pictures with her. You can read all about it on her blog. We had so much fun with her! She's so creative and laid back, and it really shows in her amazing work. The rest of the pictures can be found here.

Make sure to contact Laura if you are looking for a talented photographer in the Atlanta area.

Emily's Nursery

We've been working hard to get everything ready for little Emily's arrival. One of our most favorite projects has definitely been the nursery. We knew before I was even pregnant that the walls would be a neutral green color to allow us to easily decorate for a girl or boy. By just adding a few pink girly things, this room has become our favorite in the house :-)

Here's some pictures of our progress so far:

I love this wall decal that we got from Etsy.com and the adorable wooden letters were a gift from Mary, Anne, and Katie at our baby shower.

View towards her closet and the cute growth chart that Anne made!

Changing table and "Sugar & Spice" wall decal from Etsy.com

3D Ultrasound

We had our 3D ultrasound today and it was great! Emily had her foot in her face for all of it, but we still have some pretty cute pictures. Here's one of our favorites:

 

It looks like she has a little smile on her face! You can see the whole ultrasound video here for the next two weeks. Just go to the guest login and type in my email address. It's a little long, but it's worth it. She has the cutest little cheeks!

Here's another one, I couldn't resist:

A different view...

Here's the view from the top! I have to lean over to see my feet these days...