Whew!

Holy cow! What a whirlwind of a week! First off, a big "thank you" goes out to everyone who attended the baby shower and gave us all those needed items! Overall, the baby shower was a huge success. We got tons of much-needed baby stuff!! Unfortunately, Damon and Laurie were not able to come down from Tulsa because Laurie was under the weather. On the flip side, we had surprise visitors from Tulsa when Carol and Tyson Hinther showed up quite unexpectedly! Carol and Amanda became friends while at OU as they endured many classes together.

From there, things didn't quiet down because Warren and I started working on painting the nursery. Let me tell you, Warren is a master painter! Well, not really, but he has a lot more experience in painting rooms than me and he did an excellent job on this daunting task. It took three days to get the painting done, the ceiling fan put up, and place the furniture. Two of the walls have the sky blue and grass green with the other two walls having a lighter blue and lighter green. Here's a before and after look at the nursery (remember to click on the image to see the full-sized picture):

Let's not forget the ultrasound we had last week Friday too! Our little girl is estimated to be 3 pounds, 3 ounces right now. She's healthy and everything is normal. The only issue is she's breech meaning her head is still up, but there's plenty of time for her to get head down into the birthing position. One thing the ultrasound attendant pointed out is how much hair she already has! You know it's quite a bit when the attendant says, "bring a bow with you to the hospital." Here's an ultrasound picture...unlabeled and labeled:
Of course, as the baby grows, so does Amanda's belly! Here's a picture of her taken in the nursery for the first time! This picture represents week #32! Amanda was in a feisty mood when this picture was taken. You can also see the two other colors in the nursery.
Lastly, as I mentioned before, we have come to a decision on the baby's first name. The name we selected is Olivia! We both just love the name, so that was the easy part. The middle name is a different story, however. After lengthy discussions trying to decide between Skye and Mackenzi, we came to an impasse and have opted to start over. When we agree on a middle name, we'll be sure to let y'all know! Until then, y'all take care!