In All Her Glory (or perhaps not so glorious...)

Thought I might get one last shot of the little man before he makes his debut. And if you are wondering...the answer is no...I can not be bothered to put on any makeup or do my hair for any reason at this point. I am a human oven -- give me a break.

The last supper

Well...I am due in about a week. It is scary, exciting, overwhelming, a dream come true, insane, way too soon, and not soon enough all wrapped into one. We are ready, though. Last night I dreamt that I had Rex, and about an hour later went to my first day of graduate school at A&M. I was VERY late for my first class, and was frantically driving around the campus looking for the right building with Rex in the back seat screaming to be fed. When I finally got to the building, I thought "...if I can just get into the class, I can nurse him there..." but only woke up in cold sweat after getting to the classroom with seven huge Bed, Bath, and Beyond bags instead of my newborn. Any guesses what the heck that means? Anxiety anyone?

All that I can appear to do is eat watermelon. Seriously. I am buying about 2 a week, and Shawn and Roanin know better than to touch them. Lunch and dinner.

Roanin and I have some horrible bug that will not let either of us go. It is accompanied by body aches, cough, drainage, sore throat -- the works. This should be a fun labor.

Well...hopefully I will get to post at least once more before the big day. If not...wish me luck. :)

How Did I Get So Lucky?

My two best friends in the world insisted upon throwing a little shower for baby Rex last weekend. I felt so honored. Of course...it was totally unnecessary, and over the top -- but I loved every single second of it. They did such a great job, and it was the most fun I have had in a long time. Some of my closest and oldest (meaning known the longest...not a dig on age, girlies) friends were able to make it, which made it so special.

When your belly has to be measured with what looks like a construction-grade measuring tape, all you can do is laugh....

Miss Maddie Moo (Steph's youngest cutie) was the REAL star of the shower. She was such a big girl and looked so cute.

The two hostesses with the mostesses. Thanks ladies!

Amy and Emilea

Hayley and Steph

Mommy and her mini.

Miss Maddie helped open all the cards are read them to me (hey...a big fat pregnant lady needs all the help she can get).

That's right...it sure is, and if you saw even half of the cute little outfits these girls got for Rex- you would want to be one too.

Steph is very crafty.

The entire group: Misty, Stephanie, Moi, Amy, Madison, Emilea, and Hayley

Thanks for the best shower a girl could ask for, ladies. I love all of you!

Gettin' Close...

Exactly a month from tomorrow...the day our joy doubles. Thought this might be an appropriate time to formally (as formally as blogging allows) announce the name of baby #2 for the Dunsmores.
Rex Patrick Dunsmore
Rex is a name that both Shawn and I finally just loved - it means King. Patrick is his Daddy's Irish middle name.
We can't wait. Let the count down begin.

8 MONTHS!!!

A friend recently casually commented that I look "...way too big to still have 2 months to go." I think I agree.
Feeling great, although big. Gotta love pregnancy!

3 more months? Really?

Well...as it turns out, two out of the four total people who read the blog have requested a belly shot. So...despite being gigantic and feeling like I have a combination of Jackie Chan and Baby Huey in my belly -- here goes nothin'. Obviously, I ain't scared. After I see this posted, I will realize that perhaps, I should have been.

And the Verdict Is...

It's a BOY!!! We had an ultrasound and found out that we are expecting another little boy in July. We are couldn't be more excited and feel so blessed by this little one. I am looking forward to many more muddy little feet, baseball caps, swords and daggers, wrestling matches, and thousands of matchbox cars littering our floors. Roanin is pretty excited about the "baby bubba." Now...if we could just think of a name. More on that in the future...
Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!

We Are Expanding!!

We are SO excited to announce that we are expecting a little brother or sister for Mr. Roanin this summer. We are thirteen weeks along, and the due date is July 19th. So far, things are going well...and we are very hopeful about the future. The morning sickness/crabbiness/blahs help me to feel like things are progressing along quite well (shouldn't those have ended last week? Looks like this one doesn't play by the rules).

This is a picture of the little one about a month ago, and we heard the heartbeat this week. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers...we feel so blessed!