We made the decision to have a baby in October 2010. We found out we were pregnant just after New Years 2011 and we were so excited! John just knew we would have a baby boy and he was right :) John had picked out the baby's name before we met. William was chosen because it runs in the Noell family. It happens to run in the Edwards family too! We agreed to name him William Roland Noell, future King of the World. Will's arrival is estimated to be Sept 7, 2011.
Preparation for the Big Day:
For the past 6 months we have been researching and shopping everything baby....as much of a planner as Melanie can be :) We created registries and have had two baby showers. Thanks to our family and friends we are very prepared for Will's arrival! The grandparents bought Will's beautiful furniture which is now all set up in his new blue room.
We have started prepping the house for Will.I.Am's arrival...basically getting around to completing tasks we've been wanting to do since we moved here 2.5 years ago. We re-arranged the living room to have more play space. We painted Will's room, the entire downstairs, and the entry way...when I say "we" I mean John and I was a good assistant. We put up curtains, which John also enjoys for the reduction of the glare on the TV...critical for his intense video game sessions.
John got a new car, Mazda CX-9, with 3rd row seating. Lots of room for Will and all his baby gear. We now have a dad-mobile and we're officially a Mazda Family :)
Baby Showers:
Our first baby shower was in May in Raleigh, NC. Thank you to my best friends Emily Hardin and Lindsay Ferenzc for throwing the party. It was so nice to see our NC friends and family. Was an excellent excuse for everyone to catch up. We got lots of cute onesies, bibs, and misc baby gear. Craig made us some awesome BBQ in his homemade smoker, and we all hung out on their new awesome screened in porch....so jealous! One day we will have one too :)
Cheri, Lindsay, Me, Anna, Emily with all the kiddos
Grandpa & Grandma Edwards:
Grandma Rose, Aunt Angela, and Grandpa Billy
Kay liked to help us open the presents :)
Our second baby shower was over the July 4th holiday in Little Rock, AR. Thank you to our Aunts Janet Cathey and Jill Holman for throwing the party for us. We played some games and received all kinds of baby gear:
Getting "good" parenting advice from everyone:
Grandma and Mommy To Be's with some cool headbands:
Yoda driving the stroller:
Diaper Cake that Janet made:
Baby game - making objects out of clay. John made a stroller.
