31 weeks preggers!

A friend pointed out to me that today, July 31, I will be exactly 31 weeks pregnant.....isn't that a conincidence. This pregnancy has flown by and I have to be completely honest and tell you that I am a little scared of the whole labor and delivery part of the process. I know that everything will be okay, but the anticipation up to that point is going to get the best of me!!!! he he!


Scott and I go back to the doctor on August 4th to do our 2nd sonogram. The doctor wants to see what the baby measures and how the baby is positioned and all. I am kind of curious to see if doc might move my due date up a little.....we will see. For now, the expected date of arrival is October 2nd, but if you saw my belly.....you would probably think that there is no way i could possibly go that much longer. I am ALL BELLY and wow is it big!!! I will try and post a picture soon.


I am still feeling really good. I am tired alot and have trouble getting comfortable while i try to sleep which in turn doesn't make for a very good nights rest. I think it is just a way that the Lord prepares you for what is about to come..... :)

We are so excited and just cannot wait to see what a precious little angel the Lord has blessed us with. Please keep us in your prayers.....

The Rives Family Beach Trip 2008

Scott and I just got back from the beach with his family. We had such a good time and the weather was perfect. I, of course, probably stayed out in the sun a little more than I should have...but i was determined to make the most of this trip since it will probably be our last long vacation before baby puffin arrives!
















We went with Scott's family....yes the whole entire family.... and we used every bit of the approximately 5,000 square feet of the home that we stayed in....it was incredible! I guess his family felt sorry for the pregnant girl and they ended up giving scott and me the master suite which was super nice while Shug and Poppa slept in twins beds....yes i felt bad taking it, but they insisted that we did!!! :)

Our sweet little nieces, Kennedy and Rebecca, had such a great time....they played together so well and entertained us constantly......as you can imagine, there was never a dull moment on the Rives family beach trip.


Mike, Shannon and Rebecca








Ricky and Kennedy


















Our sweet little princesses with their sweet little princess nightgowns on getting ready for bed!

















Shug and Poppa with their pride and joy!!!









Bill, Ricky, Mike and Scott















Here is me at 26 weeks preggo...still doing great! :)

Thank you Shug and Poppa for such a wonderful, relaxing vacation....we all enjoyed it so much! We love you!

So blessed in my life...

Today I turned 25 weeks pregnant and things are still going absolutely terrific. Baby puffin must be growing more and more everyday because the kicks are getting a little harder each day which is so exciting to me. We timed it perfectly the other day and Scott actually got to feel the baby kick too which i know was exciting for him.

I am still amazed at this miracle growing inside of me and so humbled by the fact that Scott and I are so blessed in life.

I have a new addiction though: the discovery health channel! Every other show is about a baby being brought into this world and the miracle of life. I have been burning the DVR up. Scott came in the other day and said these exact words to me "please do not watch these shows if they are going to make you crazy"!!! he he!!! (typical male comment huh?!?!?) I told him that they actually ease my mind watching it all b/c it makes me realize how good the doctors are out there and how delivering babies is a daily occurence that they do and over again....Everything will be just fine with baby puffin!

22 weeks and counting

Shannon this picture is for you...... :)

On Thursday, May 29, I turned 22 weeks pregnant. I am so excited. Everything is still going great with my pregnancy. I cannot believe that we only have 18 more weeks to go. Wow how time flies. As you can see from above, I am showing more and more every day. It seems as if my stomach has grown more over the past 2 weeks than it has the whole pregnancy....and yes i have been told "this is only the beginning"!!!! Perhaps we have a defensive lineman growing in there or a very voluptuous young woman....only time will tell. I just have a feeling Puffin is going to be a big baby!!

Scott and I have been working on the nursery some. We hope to get some things done this weekend so as soon as I can, I will post some pictures of it.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Happy Mothers Day

I got this poem on email the other day and I thought it was so sweet so I wanted to share it on my blog just in time for Mothers' Day. I hope that everyone has a very Happy Mothers Day...

A baby asked God,
“They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”

God said,
“Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”

The child further inquired,
“But tell me, here in Heaven I don’t have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.”

God said,
“Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel’s love and be very happy.”

Again the child asked,
“And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don’t know the language?”

God said,
“Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”

“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”

God said,
“Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.”

“Who will protect me?”

God said,
“Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.”

“But I will be sad because I will not see you anymore.”

God said,
“Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.”

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked,
“God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”

God said,
“You will simply call her, MOM

Spending time with Rebecca

Mike and Shannon (Scott's brother and his wife) who live in Rome, GA got to take a wonderful, relaxing vacation to Mexico and so Shugg and Poppa (Scott's parents) got to keep sweet little Rebecca while they were on vacation.

Scott and I got to spend some quality time with Rebecca while she was here in Jackson and we enjoyed being with her so much. She is such a well mannered child and we always seem to be amazed at how intelligent she is to be only 2 years old!

Here is Rebecca fishing with Uncle Scott and Poppa....she had so much fun!

Rebecca caught a baby fish......

and a mommy fish!!!!

I think she really enjoyed this fishing trip!!!!

Scott and I also got to take Rebecca to the Ole Miss v. MS State baseball game at Trustmark park. She had a blast! I hate that we didn't get better pictures of her at the game.....We had such good seats at the game that we were surrounded by all these scouts and I was just trying to keep her happy!!!! They all got to know Rebecca and her kitty "Dixie" very well by the end of the game....it was lots and lots of fun!

We love you Rebecca and we look forward to being with you next time!

3rd Doctors Appointment

Soooo... Scott and I went to our 3rd doctor appointment yesterday. It went great. Doc said everything is looking great. You can't really tell alot right now b/c i am so early into it, but yes I am gaining weight and puffin is growing! ha ha! I have still been so fortunate as far as the sickness part goes (thank you Lord!!), but now i just want to eat like a horse!!

I was 15 weeks as of Saturday (April 12) so only about 25 more weeks to go! We get to do the sonogram on our next visit, May 12. I cannot wait!!! That will be so exciting for us! We are not gonna find out the sex of the little one and it is kinda making things difficult as far as planning the nursery and all....but oh well, it will all work out in the end.