Hospital, Here We Come

Last pregnant pictures, right before we left for the hospital.

About to go into the hospital. I asked Momma if it was normal to have this much luggage, and she said yes...

So, I guess one good thing about being induced is that I have good pics of our going to the hospital experience! We checked in at Saint Luke’s at 8:00 pm on Sunday, August 26th, 2007. My last meal was Taco Bell, which I started craving as soon as it was suggested. I ate it on the way to the hospital because, of course, I was running late.

We went to church Sunday morning, Matt went to help Rachel with some schoolwork and Momma and I went to Wendy's for lunch. We then went to get pedicures. I also got my eyebrows waxed...who knows when I would have time to do that after Mattie Anne arrived! That took most of the afternoon, the pedicure people really made sure our toes were dry before they let us leave. We waited 30 minutes! We met up with Matt and went to Sam’s for snacks for the two that could eat while I was in labor...totally unfair. Why we went to Sam's I don't know because we still have snacks galore! After Sam's, it was back home for a bath and getting everything else packed up. I guess that all took a little longer than I planned because of course we were still rushed for time leaving. Don't worry, we checked in on time!

Church Shower

Yes, I made Matt come!

My Diaper Genie!

I got some of the cutest clothes!

Little bloomers with Mattie Anne monogrammed on them!


The church shower was so much fun! Very special because these friends are like my family here!

Mattie Anne's Nursery

Mattie Anne's cribDaybed

Kinda of a tight spot for the rocking chair, but it actually works a lot better than you would think from the picture!Framed picture of the dress that my mom and all of her siblings wore home from the hospital, as well as, Jon and me. It wasn't in a condition for Mattie Anne to wear home but we are going to get a picture of her in it!
Shelf on the wall, with Mattie Anne's dedication dress hanging on it.

We haven't set a date for the dedication yet!

Mammaw Goldman's vanity from the bedroom set in the "back bedroom." Momma, Daddy, Jon and Matt all helped and refinished it! It looks absolutely beautiful. Momma and Daddy refinished the chest of drawers and the bed whenthey were here after Mattie Anne's birth.

(And yes that is me with the camera taking the picture in the mirror, Ha ha!)
Isn't it adorable!

Here are the pictures of Mattie Anne's Nursery! I think all that was missing in these photos was the rug...A green 4x4 round rug came in 4 days before Mattie Anne arrived! Just just in time! The daybed is in the nursery because we figured that with all the guests and only a 2-bed room house this would solve some housing issues. Matt and I could stay in the nursery with Mattie Anne (the day bed has a trundle) and our guests could stay in our bedroom. Well, in preparation for 2 sets of parents we put a bed up down stairs in Matt's study. Matt decided that the bed could stay because now that he is in clinical rotations he doesn't spend much time down there studying (it used to be 4-5 hours a day) and that it would be ok to boot the couch! It ended up that when my mom was here along with Matt's parents, the reason we needed another bed downstairs; they ended up staying in a hotel. We ended up staying in our room and Momma stayed downstairs. Then we stayed downstairs when daddy came into town and Momma and Daddy stayed upstairs (only a full bed downstairs!). So, needless to say, the daybed hasn't been used, except by Matt's brother and sister in law one weekend when Matt still thought that setting a bed up downstairs was a bad idea! Ha! Well, if nothing else the day bed has come in handy as a place to swaddle Mattie Anne and to fold clothes!

Baseball and a Flower Garden

So, Matt and I have been in our rental house for almost a year now. It has taken me that long to figure out that we really need some color! After an O.K. from our landlord we decided to plant a flower garden! Well, it just so happened to fall right at the same time Mom and Dad were coming to visit. Ha Ha! Daddy had fun, he had to keep telling himself that he was having fun, but he was! I hooked up the computer to play the State game so he was happy! To the right is our before picture...Before this black area had some old bark and mainly leaves in it. These other two pics our the rewards of our hard work! We planted Hydrangeas that will hopefully grow and cover the lower part of the house and that window to the basement. We also planted Gerber daises, and I think the total count of lost flowers was only 4 or 5. Matt and Daddy have a hard time remembering who broke which flowers. I do believe the day was a success! I feel much better with my new flower garden giving my little house some color!

After a day of planting we rewarded ourselves with going to a baseball game. The Royals were in town playing the Phillies. When going to a Kansas City Royals game you have to just go for the atmosphere because you may not see a good game, those are rare with the Royals. So, we went for the fun atmosphere of baseball on a Sunday afternoon. We had wonderful weather, a great breeze to keep us cool and a pretty mild summer temp. But to top it all off, the Royals won! It was actually a good game, 4 home-runs, 3 from the Royals! It was a good end to a wonderful weekend with my parents!

Mattie Anne's Debut

This past weekend mom and dad came up and we were able to see Mattie Anne up close with a 3d ultrasound. It was a pretty neat experience. They definitely confirmed that Mattie Anne is indeed a girl! So I think I'll believe them, and start thinking pink and getting the nursery ready!

She looks a little cramped up in there, but I guess that is something she'll have to get used to over the next 2 1/2 months! Her feet were in her face the whole time! At one point she took this huge yawn and it was so amazing. She already has the Goldman cheeks! And I'm thinking Matt's nose...Ya'll will have to give your opinion!

This is Mattie Anne with her feet straight up, her fist right in front of her nose, and face facing to the left

This is Mattie Anne, again facing the left, she has her hand by her mouth.

Look at those cheeks!

This is Mattie Anne facing more toward us this time. Her hands and feet are still in front of her.

This is one of my favorite pics. Mattie Anne's legs!

This is a close up of Mattie Anne's face (facing the left). I think she has Matt's nose!

We have a ton more pics but I thought these were probably the best. The DVD is really neat to watch also! It will be really neat to compare these pictures to her fist baby pictures. My anticipation is definitely building! Only 11 1/2 weeks left!

Kansas City Events

So I am 27 weeks now. Almost to my 3rd trimester! Time really has flown...hopefully these last 3 months will also! Well, I have definitely grown! Getting bigger and bigger!

We went on vacation with Matt's family back in the middle of I May and it was wonderful! If any of you read Brandi's swimsuit story...I completely ditto it! But it was totally worth it to lay completely flat in the water! We went to Destin and had a relaxing weekend of sun and good food.

Memorial Day weekend was a lot of fun. We went to a free outside Bebo Norman concert, got a little wet at first but ended up being a beautiful day and wonderful concert. On Sunday evening Kansas City has Celebration at the Station which is a free out door event at the Liberty Memorial in down town Kansas City. The Kansas City symphony plays and there is a large firework show. Our Sunday school class and it was a great time of fellowship and fun!

I guess the family's biggest news is that Jon is in India. So far he seems to be doing great! He is very excited and spirits are up and everything sounds good He says that the food has been really good and is really cheap...which he was excited about. He starts hiking this week so we won't be able to hear as much from him.

Momma and Daddy are coming to see us! I'm very excited. They come up Thursday night and Friday I'm taking off and we are going to get a 3d-4d ultrasound. I am very excited about seeing Mattie Anne. The place we are going to lets you watch the ultrasound on a big screen TV and serve refreshments! We will get 4 4x4 sonogram photos in color and 2 5x7 photos on real photo paper. We also will get a DVD of the full sonogram and a CD with all the still shots. So I promise I'll be better about updating and get those pictures on here soon. For the Goldman's I'll be sure to bring everything to the reunion! That, I'm sure, will be the highlight of all of our weekend, but we also have a Kansas City Royal's game, Sunday School BBQ, Dragon boat races, and landscaping all lined up. Even though the landscaping sounds like the dull point Nancy Goldman is very excited about it, and my house desperately needs it!

Well since most of my news is for the future, I'll try to do my best to be better about updating and getting more pictures on here!