Heartbeat, Summer, & Good Friends

This week I am 31 weeks pregnant. 31 weeks. Only 9 more to go and that still seems so far away. I am still feeling the baby move around a lot. Casey put his ear up to my tummy yesterday at church in the youth room, and he said he could hear the baby's heartbeat. I wasn't sure if he was serious or not. So, one of our students that is in the youth group had her sister bring up her stethoscope, and we all took turns trying to listen for the baby's heartbeat. I couldn't hear it, but some people who listened said they could hear a very light beat. We go to the doctor tomorrow morning, so I am looking forward to hearing the baby's heartbeat then!

In my last post, I mentioned two showers that were given by family and friends a couple of weeks ago. I have a few pictures from them that I'd love to share with you. This Saturday, is my church shower. I am so thankful to have such sweet friends at our church that love our baby so much already. I can't wait to see everyone and fellowship with good friends and church family. My mom and Casey's mom are coming up for the shower this weekend, and they are going to help us decorate the nursery. I can't wait to get it all together and find a place for all of the baby's fun items that were given to us at the showers. Our sweet friends, Brad & Amanda, and their little daughter, Madison will be here to help too. I am looking forward to this weekend so much!

Casey already has our summer packed with youth events left and right. I love the summer time, and love it even more now because that is the season our precious baby will arrive.

Enjoy these pictures!


This is the blanket that my best friend from high school, Krystal's, mom made for baby Cockrell. It is precious and she made this blanket from scratch! (Except I don't think she grew her own cotton, so saying from scratch is probably pushing it) but she sewed it and did an amazing job!


The bag in my right hand is a Noah's Ark bag. That is the theme of the nursery. I loved this bag!

And finally, me and my sweet husband. Doesn't he look ready to be a dad!?! I think so :)

30 weeks

30 weeks, that's right 30. So much has happened since I have last posted. I think I have become to wrapped up in my paper journaling that I have certainly failed to attribute any attention to my blog. So sorry for that, but I am still feeling great! I feel baby Cockrell move all the time these days. He or She likes to flip and turn and I swear my baby loves to be moving around every afternoon around dinner time like clock work.

Casey has felt the baby move. He even saw my stomach do what he describes as a "little hiccup" when we were at the doctor about a month ago. I love feeling our baby move around. It is so amazing. I just got over being sick with a sinus infection. Boo! It was awful, and I had beginning stages of bronchitis too, which was not good. So I made an appointment to see my doctor and she put me on some meds that took care of the problem real quick. I am back to my old self again! Thank goodness!

I have had 2 baby showers already. Two back home in April. One was thrown by some of my dear high school friends. It was lovely and so sweet of them to think of us. I loved seeing them and visiting with them and being able to share this experience with them. Then my Mom and Casey's Mom did a shower for me with family and friends. It too was wonderful and everyone was so generous at each shower! I have wonderful friends and family.

My nephew turned 1 on the 15th. One. I can't believe that at all. I remember when he was born and I got the call from my mother about him coming into the world.
Now here I am bringing Drake a cousin into the world come July. Our family is so blessed to have him! He is so sweet and so precious. He loves to walk, run, and jabber to anyone who will listen. I love that! He's amazing.

We are currently working on getting the nursery put together. Casey has set up all of the furniture in the baby's room. Every time I walk in the room now it overwhelms me with joy. And I just can't wait to see how I feel when we bring our baby home for the first time to his or her things that will be in the nursery. I just can't wait. I will post some pics of the nursery once we get it all together. I'll also post some preggo pics of me for those of you who would like to see my growing tummy :)

Casey loves to talk to the baby. He is so sweet, and I can already tell he loves this baby so much. Seeing him like this makes me fall in love with him even more.