Welcome to Baby Mah's room

Ta Da!

Baby is off to a good start - lots of good books to read

Check out the handmade bedding and bumper set from Grandma Mah

Tucker thinks it's his room...for now.

We spent most of last weekend getting everything ready for baby - washing, organizing, assembling, etc. I guess that's what nesting is! We even got our stroller and car seat ready to go, so now all we're missing is Baby! The countdown is on...

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's day to all the daddies and daddies-to-be! We celebrated today with a Father's Day lunch at a yummy steakhouse, along with some card exchanges. Unfortunately we did not take any pictures. I've noticed that Father's Day cards are mostly very funny, while Mother's Day cards tend to be more cheesy/emotional - hmm..what does that say? :) Tim has already been a great dad by taking care of me and baby. I can not wait for him to meet his son - I know it will be life-changing!

BCBS Shower

And last but not least...my coworkers threw me a baby shower! They were all very generous and we had a great time hanging out and opening presents during 'break time'. I feel very lucky to with good friends, and they have all been so supportive throughout my pregnancy.

Beautiful decor and delicious cake!

Mingling.... (and a belly shot for ya)

Opening lots and lots of presents - we got some CUTE clothes and some very useful baby items.

Baby Shower Tea Party

Some gracious friends at AABC threw a tea party baby shower for me last Saturday. It was so fun and cute - they rented out a party room at a this super cute gift shop, Bradbury Lane, in Richardson. Everything was perfect - the food, the decor, the fun fellowship and all the great advice I got from the mothers. We truly feel so blessed to have such a great community to support us and Baby when he comes. I know we'll not only have tons of sitters available, but lots of aunties and uncles to help him grow up in a loving, Christ-centered environment.

The food was absolutely delicious and so beautiful


...courtesy of the best "caterer" ever - Grandma Violet Mah :)


Got some great advice from seasoned mothers :)


Opening gifts - the clothes were all so cute!


We got a sports-themed diaper cake. Thanks Aunt Wanda!

The ladies all made me a wonderful baby scrapbook - I just have to put pictures in! They also filled it with little advice cards from the mothers. Not only is it so practical (I would never have the patience or creativity to do something like this on my own), but the words of encouragement and advice were very precious.


THANK YOU AABC FAMILY!

Congratulations, Matt!

We were privileged to attend Matt's medical school graduation this past week. Four years of hard work paid off! We'll miss you as you are off to sunny California!

Week 33: Last trip to Chi-town

We make a trip to Chicago pretty much every year - my brother, Tim's cousin, and lots of good friends live there. This year, we were able to go right at my travel cutoff date and attended cousin Nicole and Dru's wedding. It was a great weekend - just the right mix of hanging out with family and friends. However, I realized why pregnant women probably shouldn't travel late in pregnancy - even though we tried to take it easy, I was exhausted! Here are some highlights:

Me and Jason waiting outside of Hot Doug's (featured on Food Network) - for over an hour!

The wait was worth it though - look at the yummy gourmet hot dogs and DUCK FAT fries! Doesn't Tim look happy? :)


The happy couple at the wedding. Congrats, Dru and Nicole!


In between the wedding and reception, Mom was on a quest for White Castle, and after an hour of aimless driving and searching on the GPS, she was very happy when she finally found one.


Mah cousin picture at the wedding - the reception was super nice!


Josh, Gina, and Tim doing jazz hands for the baby bump. I obviously didn't get it.


We got to visit Elena and Rodney and Tim finally met little Reuben. What a cutie!


Chinatown. Baby will be born in the year of the bull

We also hung out with Ann and Berto, and Vi and Stan for a chicago trip reunion. They are our good friends and best travel buddies. But we were too busy catching up that we forgot to take a picture! :( Someday, we will finally be able to take that Meditteranean cruise we've been talking about for so long...

Now that we are back, we are in home stretch mode. My doctor kindly reminded me that I am technically full term at 37 weeks, which is a mere 4 weeks away! Yikes! Lots of stuff to do before baby comes! Prayers would be appreciated as we mentally and physically prepare for baby.

Happy 90th, Grandpa!

We celebrated Tim's grandpa's 90th birthday this weekend. 90!! We are blessed to have him nearby, and I think he's pretty excited about baby coming. All the family was in town to celebrate. Here's grandpa with grandsons + 1 great-grandson!

Grandpa you're the best!

We also got to hang out with our favorite nephew. He is quite the big boy and oh so cuddly! He recently discovered his hands and has learned to put them together, with quite the serious expression on his face. It is SO cute. I wish I caught a picture, but this will do...

Ethan saying hello to his cousin in the womb