...for the party to stop!

We're in the final countdown of the pregnancy. The due date is quickly approaching and I am SO done being pregnant! I'm ready to hold.love.kiss our baby and to be able to walk without waddling or eat an entire real meal without fear of it immediately coming back to haunt me. Looking back over the last 9 months, I've had it pretty easy (compared to many other pregnancy stories that you typically hear about). I probably couldn't have asked for a better pregnancy (even the doctor made a comment about how nice it is to have healthy people every now and then).

Anyways, since school is out, I've been brushing up on my couponing skills. Honestly, I'm getting pretty good at it! I'm saving money on things we NEED/USE, not on crap just because I have a coupon or just because it's a "deal". I don't have a 'stockpile', per say, but I do have enough laundry detergent, body wash (his and hers), deodorant (his and hers), shampoo/conditioner and toothpaste that Kris won't have to be doing any shopping for those things for at least a month post-delivery. I think the general stigma that people have with couponing is that it's for "poor people". Well, it's actually for people who don't see the need to spend asinine amounts of money and over pay for things...all while setting that saved money aside for things that they WANT (vacations, cute shoes, etc.). It makes sense (as long as you're doing it responsibly...no need to turn into hoarders).

Aside from the couponing and being massively pregnant and ready to pop, nothing new is going on in the Thompson household. Nothing worth blogging about, at least.

Enjoy the heat!

for baby K to arrive...

We had the last of the baby showers this past weekend. Some very sweet ladies @ the church did a fantastic job putting together such a great shower for baby K! We got lots of great things : ) We are so blessed to be part of such an awesome church family! Thanks to all who were there and sent things and helped make it happen! Below are some recent pictures. Enjoy!

Check out the curtains my mom made! They are so stinkin cute and go SO well with the Rangers/Cowboys theme!

Baby shower : )

The moms, the preggo person and THE cake...oh, it was DELICIOUS!

My dear sweet Candace who drove in from Galveston for the shower!

....and updating

It's been a while since I've updated this...

...but don't be fooled! It's not because I've had such restful, sleep filled nights during the 3rd trimester! It's because Nick at Night has such a phenomenal lineup starting at 3:30am...it's hard to beat Boy Meets World, Home Improvement and Full House!

So, here's the update : )

School is out for summer!

All is well with baby K. We had another baby shower last weekend and were showered with LOTS of great things! The theme was 'vintage baseball' and there were hot dogs, lemonade in old Coca Cola glasses, silly games, lots of Texas Rangers gear, great guests from near and far and some delicious cupcakes! We had the car packed to the brim with all of the goodies.

I've been feeling pretty well...just tired (but that's to be expected at this point).

One of the coolest things that has happened recently is Bentleys attitude/role. Bentley is a 95+ pound boxer who we have deemed as having the personality of a fraternity boy....always looking for the party! Over the last few months, he has become increasingly more protective of me, which I have pointed out to Kris several times. In the past week, his protectiveness has grown even more, so much so that Kris has noticed. When I get up at night to go to the bathroom, Bentley (sluggishly) gets up with me. When I can't sleep and end up in the living room (like right now), Bentley sleeps by the couch at my feet. Over the past week, he has approached me 2 times, very cautiously, and put his nose on my belly and just sniffed it for several seconds. I've always viewed Bentley as just a big, dumb, jock-ish, frat-boy kind of dog. Turns out, he's very intuitive. He doesn't jump on me. He doesn't try to rough house play (like he does with Kris). People sometimes don't give animals credit for their smarts, but I've seen a different side of this dog than I've ever seen before. I can't help but think it's because he knows something is different. He may not know that there is a baby inside of me, but he definitely knows that there is something different that means that he needs to be more protective and careful around me.

That's pretty much all that's gone on in the past few months. It's not very exciting stuff, but it's the only stuff I've got to blog about : )