Baby Sprinkle

We have the best friends in the whole world. Seriously. Our Sunday School class hosted a double "sprinkle" for two of us (out of the seven that are currently pregnant!!) on Sunday afternoon and it was incredibly special for Mark, Wyatt and I to celebrate the impending arrival of baby girl with some of our favorite people.

Not to mention she got some super cute stuff :)   Cannot wait to welcome this little one into the world in February!

Stepping it up, Celebrating Mary and Baby Hudson, Ice Cream and Rusty Nails

How is that for a weekend rundown? I was told by my very loyal readers that I have been slacking a bit on my posts- I can't argue with that. I have been slammed in every aspect of my life, but I am going to make a big effort to kick it up a notch- get ready for the rundown of Rachel's daily grind. I can assure you one thing- my life as you read it, will never be dull :)

Here is goes:

The weekend got off to a great start as Kacey and I made our way to Columbus to celebrate the impending arrival of little Hudson. Our very best friend and college room mate, Mary is 33 weeks pregnant, and we were thrilled to be able to help host her baby shower. This girl is one CUTIE PATOOTIE. Normally she isn't 80 pounds soaking wet, so she is ALL baby, let me tell ya... (see pictures above). What a wonderful way to spend a beautiful Saturday- we had a blast- and I am SUPER excited to meet this little man in just a few weeks. Look out world, here he comes!

Upon return to the Ham, Mark and I took little guy to the park and to get ice cream. Wyatt man was introduced to his very first Blizzard- and of course my mini sugar feign loved every bite. What a joy to be able to witness such simple pleasures, and what a perfect way to end such a perfect day :) Oh how this boy does my heart good. What a precious gift!

Unfortunately, we had a little bit of a crisis on Sunday evening, and as we were dealing with that, I got a phone call from my husband telling me that he had stepped on a rusty nail. I couldn't help but laugh as he hobbled around on one foot wincing in pain this morning. I know that sounds awful but he just looked so darn funny. Poor guy went doctor and got his tetanus shot and booked it to the pharmacy- once the painkillers were taken, he was a happy camper again :)

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

The Monday Post... grab a snack- it's a long one :)

Hungry Fella...

Kellie, the mom-to-be!

The diaper cake I made for the shower- this was the first one I have made- I thought it turned out pretty cute- what do you think?
Wyatt and I before Anna's party

The Olis clan has been partying down this weekend! We have had a fun couple of days- Saturday was Anna's second birthday party. Anna is my friend Heidi's little girl, and we enjoyed seeing several of our friends from church at her party. The Ramey's had rented a big blow-up bouncy castle for the occasion, and Wyatt experienced this for the first time. He loved it! Mark got in with him and held his hands and bounced with him and little guy thought it was great. The only time he freaked out was when we tried to get him to go down the slide. For some reason he hates slides- I am sure one day this will change.

I wish I had a picture of the birthday girl, but I forgot to take one. She was such a cutie pie with her big pink birthday dress on- I know if I ever have a girl, I would want her to be just as prissy as little Anna! She even loves cleaning - a girl after my own heart :) She was showing off her broom and vacuum cleaner during the party - I love it!

On Sunday, our Sunday School class hosted a surprise baby shower for our dear friends Kellie and Jason. They are expecting their first child, Ethan, in September. I love surprise showers- especially baby showers. Kellie is such a doll, and one of the sweetest people I know. She is going to be an awesome momma. Mark and I have really enjoyed getting to know this sweet couple over the past year, and it was such a joy to be able to celebrate them. Kellie was so surprised when they walked in that she teared up. I remember not too long ago when our sweet church friends surprised us, and how much it meant to Mark and I. We were overjoyed to help pull it off for another unsuspecting couple :)

Lori and Johnny hosted the shower at their house, and the food was amazing. Johnny smoked a brisket all day. It was delicious. Our class never gets together without eating -In my book, food and fellowship is a great combination!

Wyatt was quite the ham at the party. He was on his best behavior, and was charming everybody. At one point he stood up in the middle of the room and took off walking! The little show-off ;)

After we got home last night and crawled into bed, we began to hear loud, blood-curdling screams coming from Wyatt's room. He hasn't woken up in the middle of the night in ages so it scared the daylights out of me. Mark and I raced into his room to realize that he wasn't even awake. Poor little guy was having a night terror. I picked him up very gently and he immediately calmed right down and went back to sleep in my arms. Mark put him back down a few minutes later, and he was fine the rest of the night. I am curious if any other mom's have ever experienced this? What are you supposed to do when this happens?