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Third trimester!

Sunday, December 8, 2013
 We are now into the 30s!!
Crazy how time is flying by!
 At 32 weeks we had a Dr. visit where our little boy
measured a week ahead of where we are currently at!
Since he measured big we have a ultrasound the week
of Christmas to see how big he actually is!
I'm really excited about the ultrasound..it's a nice
Christmas present for this mommy to be!! 

Mom and I did our new tradition of running/walking
the turkey trot on Thanksgiving day! We both
ran the 10k last year and man it was humid last turkey day!
I walked the 5k with a friend and mom ran the 10k
with her running partner! It was a cold morning but
such a fun way to kick off the holiday season!!
 Thanksgiving 2013!! 
We celebrated Thanksgiving day with Ross'
family and then the following Sunday with my family!
Ross had to work on Thanksgiving since his store
opened at 8pm but we enjoyed hanging out
at the LaPrade house and quality time with family!
On Sunday we went to the deck the halls 
service with my family and enjoyed a delicious 
lunch that my mom made!

We got a gift card from pottery barn and so of course I 
ordered items for baby Grey!
I went ahead and ordered him a stocking for the fire
place to hang alongside the rest of the family!
I ordered this stroller blanket to keep
him warm on our many walks!! It matches the
diaper bag Aunt Pen made perfectly!!
 Ice Dec 2013! The temperatures dropped on Thursday night
and ice covered the roads! This is what we woke up to on 
Friday morning! Tree limbs in our front yard and the pool 
deck covered in ice! Ross headed off to work and I 
stayed in since I didn't feel comfortable driving on
ice all by myself! The temps haven't risen above
30 degrees yet.....we are hoping for sunshine soon!
  
 Since we have been iced in the past couple of days
the puppies have been by my side 24/7!
They are great cuddle buddies and we have
watched all kinds of wedding shows on netflix together!

Holiday card preview...

Saturday, November 30, 2013


A little preview of our holiday photos! Photos by Melanie Johnson!
I just love this one of Greyson and I!
We are counting down the days until we get to meet him! 
We are so very blessed!
 Melanie Johnson Photography: Jessica and Ross &emdash;

10,20, & 30 weeks!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013
A little comparison just for fun!
Here I am 10-20-30 weeks pregnant with 
Greyson! I can't believe how he is growing
and kicking more each day! 

A Baby shower for Greyson

A Baby shower for Greyson! 
My friends threw a baby shower for our growing family
this past Saturday and we had so much fun!! Here are
some pictures of the lovely day!
 They decorated everything in navy and green! 
The colors went along with his nursery! 
They had yummy cupcakes, meatballs, fruit, veggies,
and cookies! Everything was delicious!!
 The red velvet cupcakes were my favorite!!
They were decorated with navy chevron and
little Gs on top! so precious!!
 There was a fun diaper cake with batman socks
and pacis that said prince charming and stud muffin!!
He will totally rock those!!
They also had a wishing tree where the guests wrote
wishes for our little family and placed them on the tree!
I loved ready them and will keep them safe in his baby
book for him to cherish when he is older!
 I wore blue to the shower of course!
Blue for our little boy!!
29 weeks along here!
 Mom and I at the shower! 
She is very excited to be a Grandmother!!
 Aunt Penny came into town for the
weekend to celebrate with us!
We enjoyed having her here and she is thrilled
to be a great aunt!!
 My sweet friends and amazing hostesses!!
Wendy, Staci, and Amber love these ladies
and so blessed to have them in my life!!
 Jessi and I! She has been walking with 
me throughout the pregnancy and we enjoy
our little talks together!! haha!
 Time to open presents!! 
We played a few games which were really fun!
We guessed mystery items in brown lunch sacks, 
unscrambled nursery rhymes, and guessed Ross' 
answers on questions they had asked him about
the pregnancy! The games were really 
enjoyed by everyone!




 Luke's running buddies! 
Jessi, Laurel, and Monica
 Bari and Nora! 
Nora will be chasing around 3 little boys
in 2014!! They will surely keep her busy!!
On Sunday I hit 30 weeks with Greyson!!
10 weeks to go!! Wahoo!!
We have a few more things to hang up
in the baby room and 2 more baby classes
to attend! We are excited the holidays are
just around the corner and have a few dates
planned just the two of us!! 

This week we purchased the baby car seat
and stroller! Babies R Us was having a
great promo so we jumped on board!!
We got the BOB Revolution SE stroller!!
I am so excited to have this stroller!!
It will be a great tool for jogging with the
little one around the block! It's like an early Christmas
present for us!!We will have to get the car seat
installed in the next couple of weeks
to make sure its safe and ready for our little
baby boy!!


Late night kicks!

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
29 Weeks!! Wow time is flying by! 
This weekend was the time change and I was ready 
for it to be brighter at 7 am so I can take my nice
long walks before work! ha! On Saturday night
we went on a date night out to Chuy's which
was nice since we haven't been out just the two
of us in a while! It was really loud and I felt old
since I just wanted some peace and quiet but the 
food was yummy and my date was super cute! 
We headed home and cuddled in bed trying to
watch a movie in bed while we rested...well of course
I pass out immediately!
Then around 2 am or 3 am Preston got sick
and so Ross got up to take care of him.
I was wide awake then and started moving
side to side to get comfortable and I could 
tell the baby was kicking. Ross has been trying
really hard to feel the baby kick and since he
was awake too he placed his hand on my
tummy and felt little baby kicks!
He was really happy to feel the 
baby kick and kept wondering
how it felt to me. It was a 
really sweet moment and I was
so happy Ross was finally able
to feel the baby kick!!

 29 weeks Nov 3
November is here and really busy!!
I see the Dr. every 2 weeks now and
last week the baby kicked while the 
nurse took his heart rate! 
We started our baby classes at Baylor
and we are learning all about 
pregnancy and labor and delivery!! 
My baby shower is this weekend and I am 
so excited!! I have family coming into
town and I can't wait to see them!!
Also, in November the turkey trot!!

A fun filled October!

Monday, October 28, 2013
A lot of fun happenings lately!! 
The very first weekend in October Mom and 
I headed out to Canton for a full day of shopping!
We shopped for christmas decor and 
nursery decor for the baby!! 
I got this cute nightgown monogramed and 
I just love it!!  I guess I should tell 
everyone his name....
Greyson Sheppard LaPrade

 Mark and Heather's Wedding!!
Mark ...a running buddy of mine and his
fiance asked me to be in their wedding!
Little did they know at the time I would
be 26 weeks pregnant on the wedding day!! haha!
 We got ready at the Gaylord and this is Heather and I
in the room putting on our last make up applications
before we head off to the chapel!
 The colors for the wedding were purple and gray!
I was really excited about wearing purple! (go tigers!)
Here is a shot of me in the bridesmaids room
before we walked into the chapel!
 Ross came along as my sweet date! 
He is so handsome when he dresses up!

 My running buddy Monica and her son Zach!
Zach is a competitive dancer so he owned
the dance floor most of the night!!
 Monica,Jessi, and I!
We are all running buddies and enjoy
a fun night out on the town!!
 Mark and Heather cutting the cake!!
The groom's cake was red velvet! yummy!
 Jessi and Jeremy! 
He lives in Austin so he drove up for the
weekend to be Jessi's date at the wedding!
These two are just adorable and very entertaining!
 Sweet girlfriends who I just love!!!
Wendy, myself, and Amber! 
We had a couples night out to Mi Cocina and
I decided we needed a picture to 
prove that I went out as a pregnant lady
and didn't stay home all the time!! haha!
 Baby Rhett was born!!!!!
Lorin (ross' sister) had baby Rhett on Wed!!
They stayed in the hospital until Friday and
then came home to be a family of four!! 
We are so excited for them and baby Rhett
is just a little cuddle bug!!
We played with Knox on Sunday too...
Ross played with Knox in his playroom and
Knox pushed all the buttons on Ross' watch as
he said "Clock!"
He's so cute when he says "Hi" or "Okay"
Knox is going to be a sweet older brother!!
Baby Rhett and Greyson will be pretty close in age since 
Greyson is due January there is about 3 months between 
them!! It will be so much fun with all the wild boys
running around!!

Over Half Way!!

Monday, September 30, 2013
The past few weeks baby L has been growing
a lot!! He has started to move around and
kick which is really fun!
 Yea! The first day of fall is here!
I am ready for cooler weather and cute
fall outfits!! I just love looking at all
the little baby jackets and sweatsuits online!!
We bought him some cute thermal onesies
with wolves and bears on it for when it's cold
outside!!
Yesterday was wear your favorite team shirt
to church for a fun tailgate....so of course
I chose LSU!! Even though they lost
to Georgia! Baby L is moving and kicking and
very still when I sing to him on the way to work!
Ross has started buying him batman and super friends
books so we have been reading those to him at night!
He has books about batman and how he fights crime in 
Gotham City (it's kids friendly-no scary characters!)
Over half way!! We can hardly believe it ourselves!!
On the agenda this week we are taking a few
days off to paint the babies room gray and put the crib together
(ross will be doing that!)
Then on Saturday mom and I are going to Canton to 
shop for fun decorations for the babies room
and of course enjoy a funnel cake at the trades days!!

Growing week by week!

Friday, September 13, 2013
Here are a few weekly pics of the baby bump! 
 19 weeks! Our baby boy is growing
healthy and strong! We had a Dr. visit
last week and a sonogram which
went really well! The baby boy looks
good and was very active during the
sonogram! The nurses were laughing
at how much he was moving around!
 Half way there!! WOW!! 
We can't believe we are already at 20 weeks!!
Sometimes it feels like it's going so slow
then you turn around once and it's flying by 
so fast!! Ross and I are really excited to
meet our little guy! :)
I recently bought a pair of maternity jeans that
are boot cut and dark denim! They will for 
sure be a staple for the fall wardrobe! haha!
I also got a few inches cut off of my hair and
layers added for a nice new hair style!
It made me feel like a cute pregnant lady!

Yesterday my sweet friend Alina helped me register for our baby! 
We are now registered at Babies R Us and Target!!
Registering took forever but it was so much fun!!
I can't wait to dress him up and then play with all
the fun little bath toys when it's bath time!!