Get low!

Baby Blakely decided to get low this past Friday!  I went into work and various people throughout the day said..."Oh my, that baby has dropped!"  BB has officially moved her/his way down into my pelvis which results in fun little sharp pains every now and then as BB's head jams into my nerves and bones.  But, it's also a great sign of progress and lets me know the end is in sight!

For all you betting types out there

Lots of folks have been speculating about the sex of the baby as well as possible names to go along with their guesses. We've taken this as a sign that you all would like to begin a friendly competition to see who can make the best guesses about our impending bundle of joy. Fortunately, as with most things these days, there's a website that will track everything for us. Enter your guesses at the official Baby Blakely Baby Pool here:Baby Blakely Official Pool

A prize will be given to the winner!

The cuteness is overwhelming!

As many of you all know, we've been in the process of moving for about a month now. In that process, we began setting up the nursery/baby room. You see, we knew that we were going to need a baby room in the old apartment but we also knew that we were going be moving so...no sense in getting stuff set up. For a while there, the whole moving thing was a bit of a secret squirrel operation so many people were confused as to why we were being negligent parents-to-be by not setting up the baby room.

Our Big Weekend & More

Last weekend was a big weekend for our soon to be family of three!  On Friday June 22nd I headed over to Roanoke for the 2012 Virginia Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.  On Saturday, a bunch of family arrived in Roanoke as well.  We met up for dinner at a delicious restaurant before heading over to the Roanoke Civic Center for the "Service for the Ordering of Ministry."  This is the worship service where I was commissioned as a provisional Deacon in The United Methodist Church and officially became Reverend Lyndsie Nicole Kidd Blakely!!  Josh and Sylvia (my pastor) arrived just in time for the service after being at a wedding back in Farmville earlier that evening.  It was so wonderful to be able to celebrate with friends and family.  I'm so blessed to have a family that supports me in my calling to ministry!  Thank you to all who were able to be present with me at the service and for all those who have prayed for me throughout this journey.  It means so much to have your support!  And thankfully, my alb still fit over my BB bump...it's getting pretty tight though!