8 Months.........

Each month I wonder how my stomach could get bigger and then I wake up one morning and realize that yes, my stomach did grow bigger. :) This little guy is still moving a lot and now you can feel and see a hand or foot move across my stomach. Overall I feel pretty good. I am still getting more braxton hicks contractions than I should so I just have to take it easy most days. Brian has been doing an awesome job encouraging me and helping me out around the house. I couldn't ask for a better husband or friend. :) I know my son will be richly blessed in this life by having this man as his father.
This past month included a lot of fun things. We were able to travel to Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving to spend time with the Colabrese family. I had my first baby shower there and it was so fun. We felt so blessed by all of the gifts, love and support that people gave. The next week our families traveled here to Lancaster to join us for our second baby shower. It was an awesome time where we were once again overwhelmed by everyone's love and generosity. Baby McHugh is going to be one stylin little guy. I can't wait to put all of the new little outfits on him. Putting all of his clothing, blankets, bibs, etc. away makes this all seem so much more real. We get more excited as each day goes by.
Brian started to paint the baby's room and it looks awesome! It is going to be a chocolate brown color. We have waited so long to put this room together and are really excited about it. I wish I could help but I have to just sit back and watch my hubby do all the work. We will post pictures of the progress soon.
Brian's brother Tim and his wife Bethany are expecting their first baby in 2 weeks. We are so excited to meet this little one and find out if our son will have a little boy or girl cousin to play with. We pray that Bethany and the baby remain healthy and that they have a quick and safe delivery. We look forward to all of the exciting things that lay ahead. God's blessings continue to amaze us every day!