Lil' Pumpkin

Steven and I are so fortunate to be surrounded with wonderful friends from our Adult Bible Fellowship class at Highview Baptist Church. On Sunday, October 5 the sweet women of the class and I gathered together for a baby shower to celebrate Baby Hyde. They were so generous in showering our little one with gifts!

Being that it's fall, Stephanie (a.k.a. "Mrs. Southern Living"), decorated with pumpkins! (I feel like I have one in my belly!)

The "H" pumpkin now sits on our front porch!

The food the ladies brought for lunch was so yummy!

table center piece (so creative!)

The note reads "Joyfully Celebrating the Hyde's Lil' Pumpkin"

I am so thankful to have friendships with Christian women who are encouraging and supportive. They are each a blessing! Thanks again ladies!

Also, a belly picture update...34 weeks

So as for September

Now let me take some time to catch you up on September so far...


Labor Day weekend- We made a trip down to Birmingham to visit family. It was nice to be back in Alabama and see everyone! A highlight of the weekend was celebrating Steven's grandfather's 90th birthday...what a milestone!


Steven and his grandparents (soon our girl's great-grandparents!)

They'll probably be mad for me posting this, but it cracks me up! This is how it usually goes when trying to take a picture with my side of the family...chaos!

Baby Update- This month Steven and I have made a few trips to the hospital for some parenting classes. We learned oh so much about breastfeeding, basic baby care, and infant CPR. We still have a class or two to go, and we hope to be futher enlightened on all kinds of parenting stuff. Lately people have been asking, "Are you ready?" referring to the baby's arrival and becoming a parent. Doesn't everyone know that the answer is and will always be "No!" (ha ha!) Really though, we are super excited about our family growing and becoming a mommy and daddy to our little girl!

Baby Shower- This past weekend we made another trip to Birmingham (our last until Christmas) for a baby shower hosted by my sweetest, dearest friends. It was a quick trip, but we enjoyed every minute of seeing family and friends. We are so thankful for everyone's love and support!!

hostesses: Cathy (Leah's wonderful mom), Leah (bestest friend), Shelley (funnest college rommie), Melissa (sweet sister-in-law)

Beautiful table and yummy food!

soon-to-be- mother with soon-to-be-grandmothers

Mommy and Daddy-to-be!

Birthdays- My side of the family was fortunate to have everyone get together this weekend for an early celebration of my mom's- let's just say "milestone birthday!" We went to The Club on Red Mountain for dinner and enjoyed the evening together.

Happy Birthday to Mom!

The Stanford Clan (Steven behind the camera!)

Dad & Mom

Holly, Drew, Bethany, & Alison

Our growing family: Steven, Alison, and Baby Hyde

And yesterday Steven and I celebrated my birthday with my very own cheesecake! (I guess I'll share it with him, after all, he is my baby's daddy!) Lately when it comes to food I love, I get a little protective. It's like "People step away- I'm a pregnant woman with my own cheesecake...I have a fork and I'm not afraid to use it!" (ha ha!)




Until next time...