First time for everything...

I have never been tagged before but I thought I would give this a try. I was tagged a few weeks ago but I am just now getting around to it...my child is sleeping...it is a miracle! My wonderful friend Katie tagged me!


THE RULES::* Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.* Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.* Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.* Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog....Ok...7 random facts about me in no particular order:

1. When I was 6, my doctor misdiagnosed me and I ended up having a collapsed lung. I spent 10 days at Cooks Childrens hospital. I remember being there so well. I had to have 7 IV's, took breathing treatments multiple times a day, my parents had to sneak my sister in to see me, and I remember waking up in my Dad's arms after I had surgery.

2. I am really not OCD or very detailed about much but when I eat Frosted Mini Wheats I have to eat them in order from least frosted to most, which requires turning each one over and closely examining them.

3. Who knows if I would be married to Nate today or not! When he was a senior and I was a junior I lied and told him that me and my boyfriend had broken up so that he would ask me to his senior prom. He did and we started dating a few months later! Does this mean that there are sometime when lies are ok?? :)

4. When I was a freshman in college I had a seizure in the middle of my anthropology class...talk about embarassing! It is a very long story but what I remember the most is my teacher standing over me when I came to, she was trying to make sure I didnt swallow my tounge.

5. I dont like flying. I think it may be due to the lack of control that I have when I am in the air. Who knows... but I do fly and have gotten better since working at Usability Sciences. I traveled for work and pleasure 14 times last year. I am still trying to build the courage to fly overseas, not sure when that will happen!

6. I love to shop and I love new clothes. This has come to a halt since getting pregnant but I cant wait to get back down to my normal size and buy some new things!

7. This isnt really about me but I think it is great. Nate was born before my parents were even married! His parents waited 7 years to have kids and my mom was pregnant on her first anniversary so we are only a little over a year apart.

I tag whoever wants to do this...when you have the time!

4 years and 4 weeks

Four years ago today I married my very best friend and 4 weeks ago today we had the cutest little boy you have ever seen. I can't believe how much has changed in the past four years. We have lived in 3 cities, gone to 3 churches, multiple vacations, and have truly enjoyed every minute of it! Even thought the last 4 weeks have been the hardest of my life I am truly learning to enjoy these times as well. He is already growing so much and changing and I know he will be one before we know it.

Nate - I can't thank you enough for loving me the past few years...they have been so wonderful and I cant wait to spend the next 60 with you. You gave me the most beautiful gift 4 weeks ago and there is no one else on earth I would want to be his daddy! We love you!

Here are some new pictures...

First Halloween...my mom bought him this sleeper...it says, "My first Halloween, dont scare me!"

Grammy giving him his first fingernail trim.

Wide awake!

Ready for bed

Hanging out with Daddy.

Finally...an update!

So I am finally getting back to the blogging thing. Things have been going pretty well other than a couple of stomach aches (I think) which lead to an hour of crying that cant be stopped but that is about it...pretty uneventful if you ask me! Nate and I are slowly learning how to be parents...they should really give you a manual. I cant tell you how many times I have opened a book and read how to do something in the past 2 weeks! We have been on a few outings to the doctor, La Madeline, Fudruckers, and Grammy and TP's house (yes, my dad wants to be called TP- like toliet paper - he is great). We have also taken well over 200 pictures...what they say about the first born is so true! I think we take a picture every time he is sleeping...just so stinking cute! Here are a few from the past couple of weeks...

Alreay an Aggie...we thought this was going to be too small for him so we took it to the hospital...we and everyone else was SO wrong...he took after his mama...thank goodness! :)

Going home...once again...way too big of an outfit! He does have legs somewhere in there. This is a 0-3 month outfit and he is still wearing newborn!

First bath. He liked the warm water!

Daddy and Pierson at lunch time...Nate comes home for lunch most days which is really nice!

Pierson's first pictures

Great news - Melissa delivered a healthy, happy baby boy at 11:59 AM on October 9!! Pierson Everette Hall weighed in at 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and measured 20.5 inches. Melissa is an incredible mom already! We did not sleep Wednesday night as we left for the hospital around 12:30 AM, and her patience, composure, and strength during labor and afterwards has been absolutely overwhelming - I could NOT be more proud of her!



Pierson is in great shape - he's passed all of the tests they've given him, and Lord willing, we'll all be headed home Saturday morning. Here are a couple of pictures courtesy of proud new granddad "TP".

So Done...

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Only 18 days until my due date, only 13 days left of work." This is what I say over and over again in my head these days, espically today. I am done... I currently have 2 pairs of pants and 5 shirts that "fit", 2 pairs of shoes and they are flip flops, I know I slept last night but it couldnt have been that long, and I have asked my doctor to keep my weight to herself! :) I keep telling myself, "My mom had all of her kids 2 weeks early, maybe I will too." Although I am pretty sure it wont happen, it is so nice to dream and think that he could be here this weekend and I could be on my way back to normal! If I am hoping for this I should probably pack the hospital bag and get the car seat installed...might be important! We finished all of our shopping last night and bought out Babies R Us and Target. Now it is just time to start organizing...which leds me to my next topic.

I know nothing, really, I knew that I didnt know anything but really I know nothing. I called my mom to ask if you put baby powder on after diaper changes or baths. Really, how are you supposed to just know these things. She said both...well great, so should I put the baby powder in his room with his changing pad or in the bathroom with his bathtub and other bathtime things?!? Should I go buy another thing of baby powder and have one in both places?? Then there are the bibs, where do you put these since they dont really need them until later, do you just pack them away or do they go in the kitchen, cause that is where I eat and surely he will eat in there at some point, right? Like I said, nothing. And these are just the small things. I have a book that I bought and there is an entire chapter devoted to giving them a bath. I just stopped reading and thought, "I have been bathing for years...surely I can handle this one." Probably not though, this is where a great mom comes in. She reassured me this weekend that she will help me and teach me and guide me, and told me that I didnt have to read anymore books...I love her, seriously, how great is that!

I go back to the doctor on Friday and I am hoping for some progress! Pray with me...please! :)

Full Term and a Doctors Appt.

Well we have made it. I am technically full term and if I was to go into labor at this point they wouldn't do anything to stop it. I went to the doctor this morning and was told "there isnt much going on." So Pierson will probably make his debut around his due date, which is fine with me...we still have some things to do! This week will consist of purchasing the things that we still need and packing our bags for the hospital. 3 weeks and counting...

The Last Few Weeks

Well, once again we have been super busy but it has been so much fun!

1. A few weeks ago Nate and I got to spend the weekend away at the Gaylord Texan. He won 2 free nights at work and it was so wonderful! We slept in until 9:20 on Saturday morning August the 9th and marked it as the last time for a long time to come! So wonderful! The weekend basically consisted of sleeping, eating, and a little shopping...right up my alley.

The view from our room.

A random picture before dinner - 30 weeks!

2. We went to College Station to see Nate's grandfather (his birthday weekend mentioned before) and got to spend time with our good friends from college, Daniel and Amber. They are due 2 weeks before us so it was really fun to talk baby all weekend. We also got to spend some time with Nate's family and watch the little kids bowl...too cute!

3. We finally have all the nursery furniture so we moved the last of it in, hung his name on the wall, hung the curtains my aunt made, washed some clothes and started organizing. The first load of little man clothes was too cute...so much blue!
4. We have finally "finished" our house. Everything we have been talking about doing for the past year and a half is done. We figured if we didnt do it before Pierson got here we probably wouldnt anytime soon. It feels so nice!

5. Work threw me a WONDERFUL shower and we got our carseat and stroller!!! Are you serious...this is one of the best gifts ever because you can't leave the hospital without having this one! It was so much fun and Nate and I felt so loved by everyone that I work with!

Me and Katie

Really excited...he picked out the stroller!

It was a huge accomplishment for him to put this thing together!

6. My wonderful family and friends threw me a great shower. The invitations were precious, the games and little details so much fun and cute, the food and cake were amazing! I am still eating it! :) They spent so much time thinking of every little thing you can imagine and once again we feel so loved! We got SO many wonderful gifts that we will use and enjoy!

Erin, Sara, Lindsay, Me, Jennifer, Megan, Kellie, and Jana - all the hostesses!

How cute are these!! Nate was obviously excited since he called our child Natron until we decided on Pierson. I think he is still hoping he will get to name one of our children this and I have no doubt that Pierson will be Natron every once and a while!

I go back to the doctor on Friday and I am hoping to find out if we think this child will come early. My feet and ankles can hardly take it anymore! I have some serious cankles! I broke a pair of shoes last week at work. They just couldnt take the pressure anymore! I never thought I would post pictures of my feet but here they are in all their glory!

Check those babies out! Check out how far apart those shoe laces are!

The shoe...I am saving it! :)