Fort Collins Baby Shower... 8 months and counting!

Well, so far so good! We are 37 weeks and counting! Last weekend my mom came up from Colorado Springs to help throw a baby shower for my friends and coworkers here in Fort Collins. We had so much fun, it was a great turn out and I got to catch up with a few friends that I have not seen in awhile. My mom surprised me by flying in my grandma from Arizona for the weekend.... SO SWEET!!! I cried when I saw her, I just don't get to see her as much as I want to. She hasn't really been able to see me during my pregnancy, so it was really nice to spend some time with her. The weekend went by way too fast, but she's coming out again once the baby is born... which could be any day now! We are now seeing the doctor weekly, and awaiting the arrival of our little one anxiously. I have had to cut down on my hours at work, I can now only tolerate about 4-5 hours at a time without getting cramps... fun stuff! Here are some pictures of the baby shower, we had a really great time!



Thank you so much to everyone for the wonderful gifts for our new addition, it was so nice to see everyone! A HUGE thank you to my mother for the shower and for flying grandma out for it!



Love, Ashley and Baby

8 months prego

4 generations!

Baby Hammond is my mom's 1st grandbaby and my grandma's 1st greatgrandbaby!

My best friend Leah, who comes to everything! =)

Getting ready for the party

Merry Belated Christmas!

Sorry for the belated Christmas update, things have been a little crazy lately! Kyle and I spent Christmas in Utah with his family this year. It was nice to be able to see them, it had been a few months and we have an adorable 7 month old nephew that is growing up way too fast!!

Here are some photos from the trip.

Wyatt was IN LOVE with my belly, but he wouldn't tell us whether he would be getting a boy or girl cousin... shucks!!!

Wyatt hanging out with Uncle Kyle

Mom and Dad-to-be Christmas morning



Uncle Kyle decided that Wyatt needed to have a donut... nice parenting skills honey!

Our adorable 7 month old nephew, Wyatt

We just had our 34 week doctors appointment last week.... everything is going well and baby is measuring normally. I cannot believe how fast time has gone by! After next week we start seeing the doctor weekly. We survived our first childbirth class this past weekend, lamaze breathing and all! Kyle wasn't too impressed with the breathing, but we learned a lot and got to take a tour of the birthing facility in the hospital.

We are getting anxious about the arrival of our little one, and we are trying our best to get everything ready. Kyle has developed a complex about the name of our kid if it is a boy... He was pretty set on Lane Willard, but decided over Christmas that he likes Cache Willard just as much. Now he's just hoping that it is a girl so he doesn't have to choose! Kyle put together the stroller and installed the carseat today... kind of "set it in stone" for us I guess, though I am sure our two dogs will not be impressed when they realize that they are going to have to share the backseat with a carseat now!!

Baby is a movin' and a shakin' these days, making me more and more uncomfortable with each passing day... I am definitely ready to move on to the next phase!

Grandma-to-be is coming next weekend to throw a shower here in Fort Collins for all of my friends and coworkers, I will be sure to post those pictures in a more timely manner!

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!

Love, Ashley & Baby H