THE TABOR TIMES

Ryan and I are absolutely loving being an uncle and aunt to our sweet niece, Genevieve. She was born just a few days before we found out that we were having a baby, so it was really neat to meet her in the hospital and see how crazy Ryan is about her. It was proof that he is going to be a wonderful dad (not that I had any doubt). You can tell by the look on his face that Uncle Ryan is absolutely smitten. I have never seen him act the way he does around her. Ryan is learning a lot with Genevieve! He has fed her a bottle, learned how to burp her, and even fed her some solid foods recently. It is great practice for him, and he loves it! We just love our little niece and are so excited for the cousins to meet soon. Eating bananas Uncle Ryan demonstrating how to close her mouth Genevieve and Grandpa Tabor

This past weekend I had my first baby showers. One was thrown by some wonderful church friends and the other one was thrown by great family friends. They were both so much fun! Kendall got some really cute stuff. Having a girl is already really fun, especially when it comes to all of the cute clothes, blankets, etc.  The first shower was mostly church friends from over the years. It was great to see everyone and catch up on what is going on with everybody. It's so neat to see people that have meant so much to me growing up. Sunday School teachers, choir director, best friends and their moms, youth minister's wife, and the list goes on and on. It was a really fun day. One of the most special gifts was from Ryan's mom who made a sweet blanket. I love it and I know Kendall will too! We also received some great monogrammed gifts that I'm so excited about! My childhood friend, Becky Friend Kim and her daughter Gabby Precious bathing suit for next summer Me and my best f...

This past Saturday, all of the Mier/Tabor siblings (minus myself) ran in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K in Atlantic Station. Ryan's sister, Andrea, was walking in it with some of her co-workers, so we decided to make it a family affair, especially since the race was for such a great cause. Ryan & Lauren pre-race I was the cheerleader/photographer for the morning, which was a lot of fun! I stood on the 17th Street bridge as the race started, and then was right at the finish line to yell their names and cheer them on their last few steps. The runners/walkers/stroller riders L to R - brother-in-law Geoff, niece Genevieve, & Ryan's sister Lauren, Ryan, his sister Andrea, brother-in-law Eric, and my sister All of the Tabor siblings + Genevieve There were over 17,000 people that participated in the race! So needless to say, 17th Street was packed as the race was set to begin.  Start of the race 17th Street bridge Ryan was really focused as he spr...

I'm officially in the 3rd trimester now, with only a little more than 11 weeks to go before my due date. I feel like I've accomplished something, making it through the first two trimesters. But I know that it's not to mine or Ryan's credit that this little life is thriving and growing. Ryan and I are so in awe of our God and the amazing miracle going on inside of me. I certainly try not to take any part of this pregnancy for granted, especially with the many stories of infertility, etc. that I hear working at an adoption agency. We're so thankful for our daughter and can't wait to meet her in less than 3 months. We had another doctor's appointment this week, which included the glucose screening test where I had to drink a super sweet drink and have my blood drawn. Kendall was moving around like crazy after I finished the drink! Her heartbeat was really strong today and easy for the nurse to find. I'll start going to the doctor every 2 weeks now, instea...

Last week, Mom won tickets from work to the Braves game, along with a parking pass. So Ryan, Mom, Lauren, and I went to the game together (Dad was out of town unfortunately). After eating dinner at Taqueria del Sol (yum!) we pulled up to Turner Field and headed to the "Medallion Lot" where our parking pass was. We soon found out that this was the valet lot right at the front of the stadium. Talk about VIP! We literally walked across the street and were in the stadium. There was a double header, so when we got there, we saw the last two innings of the first game and saw the Braves win. As the second game started, and the sun went down, it started getting really cold and really windy! We were all trying to be tough, but after braving the cold for a few hours, we decided to leave in the 5th inning. We justified leaving so early since we had already seen them win once. Despite the frigid weather, we had...