busy, busy!

we have had a busy couple of days! our friend corby hooked us up with free tix for the OU/tx game, so saturday we made our annual trek to the fair and game. thanks again to hunny and papa (my parents) for taking care of link. :) even with the pitiful game and outcome, we still had a really good time.

we made it as a family down to the grand opening for the performing arts center here in dallas. whew! that area is so impressive, and i am looking forward to all that it will bring to the area, so we had to get down there and support the opening. so awesome. (this was also our first outing to use the baby bjorn - LOVE it!)

and i've also posted a few pics from our trip to the pumpkin patch out at the arboretum. gosh i love the arboretum and all it's fun-ness. the pumpkin patch plus a beautiful fall day did not disappoint.

i love our little family and had so much fun on our outings - link is such a trooper, i just can't get over it. i never could have dreamed how much i was going to love being a mom. jay and i both are having so much fun, we kind of have to pinch ourselves every once in a while to remember this isn't just a dream. we love you, link!

the pritchard family

linkers

at the P.A.C. opening

game-day crew

our little sooner!

chillin' in the bob

i love barry's hat. couldn't have said it better myself.

can't wait for the game tomorrow, it's supposed to be perfect weather and it will be our first trip out to the fair. let's go sooners!

BOOMER!!!!!!!!

mom's first night out

i can't think of a better way to spend my first night "out" on the town - with my hubby and some of my best friends, watching U2!!! they are my favorite band EVER and never disappoint. it was pretty hard for me to leave the little guy for the first time, but i knew he was in really good hands with hunny and papa (my parents). we had a really great time...it was nice to get out, we had a lot of laughs, and of course, it was an excellent show. and thanks to jay, we also had awesome seats!! i will say i was still definitely very excited to get home and squeeze on our precious little link!

preccccccious pics!!

thanks, mollie!!!!!!!

click here to see link's debut: http://www.bloomaustin.com/blog/?p=779

link's first week

we have had a great first week. lots of laughs, cuddles, and falling deeper and deeper in love with our little son. he is truly wonderful and we are having so much fun. we have had lots of visitors, friends, family - and are so thankful to our parents for all they have done for us. whew, it's been a whirlwind, but definitely the greatest experience ever! jay is so cute as a dad and i love watching them together. so sweet...i just cannot say enough how thankful we are for this precious boy. we know we are blessed.

tulsa cousins

sweet daddy

first car ride

prepping for the first ride in the bob - first walk with the pups!

with my dad - papa, so sweet!

my bro, josh, joy, and kids

my bro, jarrod, shannon. and kids

we're home!

here is a pic of us rollin' out of baylor medical center yesterday morning...will update more soon. everything is going great and i am in LOVE with link and being this precious boy's mom!

WLP

welcome to the world, link! our baby boy was born yesterday morning at 8:00am, weighing 9 lbs and measuring 21.5 inches. he is perfect and we are enjoying every minute of him - from that sweet baby smell to wiggling toes and very adorable chubby cheeks. we are still at the hospital but i wanted to get up a few pics to share with our blog friends.

jay and i are both completely in love with our precious baby boy, each other, and our little family. thank you, God for this beautiful, healthy boy...he is our little miracle and we are in complete awe of him.

my favorite thing ever - cuddling with my baby boy!

big boy!

hilarious

our dads got out all his sooner gear in RECOVERY - starting him off right. :)

september 25th - birthday time!

well, it's official, tomorrow will be our little precious boy's birthday. we went in for the 39 week appointment today and had a sonogram. they are estimating his weight at 9 pounds, 6 ounces and after much discussion, we have elected to go with having a c-section. we are so amazed and excited that little link will be here with us tomorrow - i am totally in shock!

hope to share more news asap - and pictures! please say a prayer for us as we journey into our life with our sweet boy tomorrow.

funny.

gosh, i don't care what your stance is on all this healthcare debate stuff, this is hilarious!

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

wow. i have a car seat in my backseat and finally bought my fave petunia pickle bottom diaper bag in "misty shanghai" (those names crack me up). i'm a mom, just short a baby in hand. this is so weird.

i'm 38 weeks pregnant, kids. and yes, i have had plenty of the warning signs i hear about and know that this little boy is on his way, but, i'm not, in fact, in labor. so, we will just wait this out together. :) jay and i are taking walks every night to hurry this process along, and sometimes i swear i'm going to keep walking all the way downtown, straight to the hospital, in the hopes that by the time i arrive, he will be ready.

but seriously, things are good. i've had so many friends have babies in the last few days/weeks, (congrats to the trull, taylor, oneill, powell, and fogarty families...am i forgetting anyone??) which is making this whole waiting thing extra exciting! link, little buddy, don't you want to come meet your new friends and your mama???

hope to report some exciting news soon!

*side note: car seat question - do they go in the middle of the backseat?? we were thinking it would be easier to get in and out from one of the side seats of the car, but then we were thinking maybe they are supposed to go in the middle for extra safety? thoughts?

so it didn't go as planned, but overall the day was pretty fun. we had free, really great seats to the game and time with good friends and family. i felt my son going nuts in my 9-month pregnant belly with all the sounds and excitement surrounding the greatness of college football - big, big bonus and very fun!

so i'll post a few pics, say that the new cowboys stadium is really, really nice (not sure if i like it for football, but it's cool, nonetheless), and go on my merry way. i'm still happy it's football season, and hey, you win some, you lose some. (let's just hope our sweet sam bradford starts feeling better soon. ugh!)

college football week is finally here! jay and i were so excited saturday morning when we realized this was indeed the LAST weekend without college football for a long time. we did get football started off right, attending my nephew carson's first full-pads football game, the 3rd grade indians won, 6-0! hilarious and great fun.

now jay and i are already preparing for our first official ncaa football weekend by prepping for our journey to the new cowboys stadium on saturday for the OU v byu game. this should be an interesting experience - new stadium, opening day for the sooners - and what is anticipated to be a pretty great game. i am really looking forward to it, even if i will be the overly pregnant slow one making my way into the game - it doesn't mean i still won't be the loudest fan in the stands, cheering on our sooners!!!

we are now hoping that our son will get excited enough to push his way on outta there to enjoy this football season here with us...i'll keep you guys posted after the doc appointment on friday.

september 2009 promises to be QUITE a month for us, friends. we are so very excited - BOOMER SOONER AND COME ON, BABY LINK!!!!!!

this weekend was wonderful! my sweet friend, meg, opened her home for a gathering of some of my closest friends to celebrate little link here in dallas. meg, mollie, jill, barbara, mary and shannon put together quite a baby shower! thanks so much, girls - and thanks to all my friends for joining us. i was a little overwhelmed with so many people traveling into town, making and buying such nice gifts, and all just for us. thanks so much. we are so blessed.

now the countdown begins...it's all just a matter of time before our little man arrives, and BOY, am i ready! i've been a good sport about this whole thing, but wow, month 9 has arrived and it is a tad different. i am ready to get this show on the road and kiss those chubby little cheeks. link, c'mon down whenever you are ready, little guy!!

mollie was sweet enough to share her gift of photography and take pictures for us to share...enjoy!

an overwhelmed mom-to-be

some wise onlookers, giving me lots of wisdom

enjoying the grub!

link is a lucky little boy to already have so many friends

"hunny," writing to her eighth grandchild...

hunny and papa have lots of practice, link, and they are ready to love and spoil you

amigas!

his monogram

9 month bump

baby shower and nursery updates

we had our first baby shower this weekend, courtesy of our sweet friends, chrisann and kay. both ladies have been friends of our family for many, many years and threw one heck of a fun baby shower. thanks again, girls. it was so fun to be able to celebrate link with so many old friends, many of whom have known me since i was eight years old. our little guy was blessed with a lot of sweet presents. the nursery and closet are starting to fill up, and little man's room is really starting to come together and look ready for him to play, sleep, and par-tay with his parents. :) we can't wait!

so cozy.

ready to store all his new presents - and the picture in the frame is a stick figure, courtesy of my mom. ; ) waiting to be filled with a pic of link from bloom photography

antique desk, chair, globe and pups

the new glider and ottoman, love, love it

so cute.

i love these stuffed animals - my fave

sweet boy's bed and his pups!

here i am opening all link's loot!