Happy Halloween! (and only five weeks late)

I promised these pictures by Christmas and made it!  It was a great time, trick or treating with her cousins.  And I'm pretty sure you don't want a sappy account of how I was sad my baby was walking door to door with her big blue eyes and smiling at strangers for candy, so I'll jet leave you with pictures.  I'm pretty sure that's what you came for.

Getting Claire dressed.

Cousin Liam was a monkey

Claire's First Trick or Treat House

Claire and a bumble mee Mommy

Once they got tired of walking, it was into the wagon

How we will top Tinkerbell next year, I don't know.  But hopefully we'll come up with something!  Now, is it possible, I could also have Thanksgiving pictures up by New Year's.  We shall see.

Tailgating with the Tide

We have made it to Tuscaloosa twice and Knoxville twice so far this football season.  And we love tailgating.  I get caught up in the friends, food and fun, so I don't grab many picture, but here are a few...

This was her hang out place while snacking

And when she got down, see needed something to play with.  Don't judge.

So we pull out the toy bag

Found some!

My amazing friend Katie with Claire doing her best to make this a blurry shot.  Well done, Claire.  Well done!

I couldn't believe she kept that bow in all day!

And ROLL TIDE ROLL!  We went to the Mississippi State game too, so pictures from that are coming eventually.  (Notice, I said "eventually," and not "soon."  I'm accepting my own limitations.)

38 Week Belly

Can you tell I am getting uncomfortable?

37 Week Belly Bump

So I just got back from the doctor and he is sure we are not having this baby before court on Monday, so Luke and I are breathing a huge sigh of relief! I am now 2 cm dilated and still 50% effaced. He also said we are still on to be induced Monday, October 12th :) I can't believe it is getting this close!

Here we are at 37 weeks! Luke still can't believe how big my belly is and he sees me everyday!

36 Week Belly Pic

Sorry this is late (again) but here it is!

35 Week Belly Pic

She's still pretty high and I am VERY ready for her to drop so I can breathe again!

Maternity Pics

When we went to the beach last weekend, my lovely sister-in-law (Bethany, I should specify since I have three, almost four sisters-in-law) was kind enough to take some pictures of Luke and I. I basically had to drag him down from the condo (one hour before the first Alabama footbal game of the season) and tease him with the promise of bar-b-qued shrimp (which while not exactly what it sounds like, is way awesome).

He acted like the oh-so-wonderful husband that he is, shaved his face and wore what I asked, and posed like the model he should be :) Here are a few of the highlights...




His arms are like twice the size of mine!


I love this one!



This is one of my faves!

I didn't realize we covered the belly until afterwards... oops!

I saw this on thebump.com and had to steal the idea!

You can't really see the belly here, but I still love how it came out.

34 Week Belly

Here is a glimpse of the maternity pics we took last weekend... Six weeks to go!

33 Week Belly Pic

Thirty-Two Week Baby Belly

Here is Luke and I at the Tuscaloosa shower at 32 weeks...

Thirty-One Week Belly Pic

At my parents house...


And here is one of me with my godmother...

30 Week Baby Bump

Still growing...

29 Week Belly Pic

Here it is... in all it's glory!

28 Week Belly Pic

Luke just made the comment that my belly has just passed my boobs and I reminded him that happened a few months back! He's very observant...

27 Week Belly Pic

26 Week Belly

Belly button is nearly flat and feels like it could pop out at any time now...

25 Week Belly

This is my typical daily outfit now... Target kahki shorts and v-neck maternity tees. It's about all that fits and is bearable to wear when it's 100 degrees outside.

24 Week Bump

Nothing special... Just growing.

23 Week Baby Bump

Here is the 23 week bump... Growing really fast now!

22 Week Baby Bump

Again, a week late but oh well. Better than never.