Thanksgiving and Baby Shower!

Brad and I had a great Thanksgiving. We drove down to IN Wednesday night after Brad got out of work. We were both in such good moods after havng such good results at our ultrasound earlier that day. It was a good start to the weekend!

Brad's family always rents out a hall for Thanksgiving, since the Monhaut family has so many people. I think there were over 45 people there for dinner, so plenty of food to say the least!

We hung out and were able to catch up with some of Brad's friends from high school and their kids on Friday, so it was great to see them. My mother-in-law and I shopped a little, and then got ready for the big party on Saturday.

The shower went great, we were so excited and overwhelmed with everything we got. We got a lot of cute clothes, our jogging stroller, and some great handmade blankets and quilts from Brad's grandma and cousin, among many other things. John even got his first pair of Air Jordan's from his cousins Mason and Jared :) Our car was packed on the way home! It makes it seem so real now that it is actually happening!

I know most of you have seen these on Facebook, but here are a few pics from the shower. My sister took more, so I will add those when I get them...



Allie thinks this is all for her. She jumped back on top of all the gifts on the way home...oh, is she in for a shock in March!

Thanks again Nan and Lisa! It was perfect!

Ultrasound Update

I just got back from our follow up ultrasound and everything looks great!! The cysts are gone, and our little baby is healthy! He wasn't too cooperative during the ultrasound, so we didn't really get any new exciting shots of him, but he is healthy and that is the most important thing! Thanks for all of your prayers! It means a lot to us to know so many people care about us.

Now I am off to pack for our big weekend! We can't wait! I will post some pictures of our shower and my 25 week belly when we get back.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Where did November go?

This month is flying by! I can't believe it is almost Thanksgiving. Usually I feel like November goes by slow, but it seriously has felt like I blinked and all of a sudden it is the 19th!

I have been pretty busy with work lately. We have had a lot of professional development this month, I went to a math conference last weekend, and we have parent teacher conferences on Monday and Tuesday. But then, we have the rest of the week off! Yay!! I am so excited for Thanksgiving this year. We really do have a lot to be thankful for. We are going to Indiana for the weekend and Brad's mom and sister are throwing us a baby shower! Yay!! I am so excited, it will be so much fun. It seems crazy that is it already here!

We have our big follow up appointment on Wednesday, so hopefully everything will be fine and the cysts will be gone. Please say prayers for us and the baby that all will be healthy. Also, I don't think I really shared this yet, but Brad and I have officially decided we are naming our son John Bradley Monhaut. :) I love it. John was Brad's Grandpa Monhaut's name, so it is pretty meaningful to us. It's been fun to refer to him by name :)

My mom, sister, and I went to some outlet shops in Birch run last weekend, and found some pretty cute boy clothes. His closet is quickly growing...doesn't help that his mom has a slight shopping obsession...especially when it comes to clothes. Oops. At least he will look cute!

This weekend will be busy getting ready for next week. I have a long list of things to do/appointments on Saturday, and then Sunday we are heading to Allen Park for a baptism celebration. Our friends Stacey and Danny had a little boy in June, and I can not wait to finally meet him! They are getting him baptized so it will be great to see them and their family.

Well, I am off to watch the Project Runway Finale! I'll try to post on Wednesday after our appt and give an update on his cysts. Thanks for praying for us!

22 Weeks!

Here is my expanding belly...notice Allie staring at me, like, "What the heck are you doing?"


Not too much going on this week. Brad has school this weekend, so my mom and I are going to hang out tomorrow while my Dad and Doug work on our bathroom. It is looking good, almost there! I can't wait to post pics of that soon!

Libby celebrated her first Halloween...her shirt says it all...


I ended up ordering a few of the GAP bedding pieces...and I don't like them. So tonight, as I was leaving the gym, I decided to take a left turn instead of a right turn and SOMEHOW ended up at Somerset Mall, in Pottery Barn Kids :) And walked out with some bedding...can you say obsessed? Anyways, I like it as of now, but knowing me, I always change my mind a million times. This is what I ended up getting:


Not all of it, just the bumper, sheet, and bedskirt. It matches the green in the room perfectly!

Well, it is off to bed for me. I am going to take advantage of Brad being gone and catch up on my DVR shows. Hope you all have a great weekend!