The Brinley's: Update Before Dakota Arrives!!

Well it has been very busy around here lately and it is only going to get more crazy in the next day or so. So I thought before it was to busy I would give you a little update of what has happened in out lives around here. First of all today I am 3 days overdue! Who gives due dates anyway they are never right it just makes the mom (me) go crazy over any change because it could be "the day" but I can't complain I have loved every minute of being pregnant and I think that I am going to miss the kicking and punching my insides and I'm serious it has just been a miracle and I love it! I will say that I can't wait to meet Dakota and I'm sure it will be better then anything I have imagined my whole life and that is what excites me! I just can't wait to see Daniel with him I feel like I have known him forever and I really want Daniel to be able to feel the same way so I can't wait to see them together. I told Daniel the other day that I will be surrounded by boys with him, Dakota and boz so Im going to have to hold my ground and make sure to keep some girly in me...

I am so pound of Daniel he has been working so hard for our family and this is us at his graduation... Such a great accomplishment and I couldn't be happier of him. This is also my 40 week picture so I'm glad we had something on that day to make sure I had a picture I am not very good at taking pictures I seem to always forget about it..

Daniel and Jeromy my brother went into the same degree and graduated the same time which was so fun that we could celebrate this day together. Jeromy is the first person in my family to graduate which is such a huge accomplishment I always thought it would be me but he beat me to it haha but I won't be far behind;)

Last week was my last day at work and I came to work with it decorated and it was super fun to see that you will be missed. I really enjoyed working where I did and will miss the people I worked with but I am super blessed to have the support of Daniel to do what we both feel is what I should be doing in staying home and raising our family.

I told everyone that I had been trying to get everything ready for Dakota to arrive and I finished everything for his nursery room and I love it! I made the blanked and the wall decorations, the window valance and the crib skirt.... It took me forever but I love how it turned out especially since I did everything without a pattern... Hopefully you will agree!

I had so many fun baby showers to prepare for Dakota and I loved them all this one to follow was done by my sisters/mom. Alicia my older sister wanted to make sure that everything was perfect for me and it was she put so much time and thought to make everything match perfect and let me tell you it was perfect!! Alicia worked so hard and is such a great example to me I love her so much... I have the greatest family in the whole world and they all mean the world to me I couldn't have asked for a better support!

As you can tell with all my pictures our theme for Dakotas nursery was farm animals Daniel and I have wanted to live on a farm when we move next and so as for right now this is as close as we will get to one. But they found the cutest decorations for this shower I loved it all!

My sisters made these cute little farm animal cake bites and I was super impressed! Seriously look how cute they are they make me smile everytime I look at them. They made chickens, ducks, cows and horses and they were adorable!

Aren't they all so cute!!!!

Last but not least Daniel and I decided to take maternity pictures I have always loved them and I want to remember this special time in our lives.... I know it isn't when I've looked my best but I know when I look back on these pictures I will always remember how amazing it was to know we are starting our little family and this was just one step in Daniel and I's life time of memories! Cheesy I know but I love every minute of it! In these pictures I am 38 weeks along!