34 Weeks

How far along: 34 weeks

Gender: Girl! 

Weight gain: 23 lbs! Moving on up

Maternity clothes: yes, other then longer tank tops and leggings, I wear maternity clothes every day. Now that it's getting colder I hate wearing pants again
 

Stretch marks: nope, none

Belly button in or out: still flat and can't believe it never came out

Sleep: sleep is getting worse and worse. Rolling over is SO much work, and I'm shoving pillows in every crevasse!

Best moment this week: getting a call that our rocker is FINALLY in to pick up and getting so many things accomplished in her nursery!

Worst moment this week: I was cleaning my house and feeling so exhausted from organizing the nursery and just wanting everything to be done. Then I got a call from my dad saying he passed out, fell off a ladder and couldn't get up and there was blood everywhere. I'm pretty sure I have never left my house so fast in my life. No bra, no purse.. grabbed keys and left. My husband was hiking in the woods about a half hour away. My mom wasn't home and I was the closest person to their house. I made my dad call their neighbor because I knew he would get there before me. I drove like a maniac, hyperventilating the whole way there. My parents live right by a fire station, and as I was about to pass it, an ambulance was pulling out. I KNEW it was headed there. And as soon as I saw it, I knew it was worse then I thought. The paramedics thought he had a broken nose, concussion, and broken neck. I was in pure panic mode. Long story short, he wound up with a broken nose and concussion, but seeing him on a stretcher with a neck brace, and shaking uncontrollably, I knew there was so much more to life then having my house clean and organized. The house could wait. My family won't be around forever, and although it's a great realization, it's a terrifying one at the same time.

Miss anything: uhm... summer? Where did it go???

Movement: all. the. time. When she stops moving, I get nervous

Cravings:  water! I've been SO thirsty this week. I drink an entire 32 oz water bottle every night waking up so many times to pee. so thirsty

Symptoms: mostly just being uncomfortable now, definitely still some acid reflux here and there though

Looking forward to: I look forward to seeing my doctor every Friday, and definitely look forward to getting more and more things accomplished on weekends

Look how cute louie is with her already!! 

Here's a few pics from the past couple months

32 and 33 weeks

32 WEEKS

How far along: 32 weeks

Gender: Girl! 

Weight gain: 21 lbs!!!

Maternity clothes: yes, a lot of maternity clothes!
 

Stretch marks: still surprisingly, no.

Belly button in or out:  still flat and looks so small now!

Sleep: sleep hasn't been too bad, I just wake up to pee a lot, and turn over a lot

Best moment this week:  having my best friend in town from Florida! Can't stand being away from her, but so thankful I get to see her at least once a year, and usually twice a year! We had fun (see pics below)

Worst moment this week: finding out I have ANOTHER bladder infection, and my doctor isn't letting me delivery passed 39 weeks. Hoping I don't need to be induced and this little girl decides to come on her own between 37-39 weeks!

Miss anything: still miss sleeping on my stomach the most, but really beginning to miss being able to walk around for more then 5 minutes without being exhausted

Movement: she moves a lot still but I love watching her wiggle in there
 

Cravings: this week I'm going to have to go with french fries and hot dogs

Symptoms: tail bone pain, lower back and leg pain!

Looking forward to: finishing up the nursery, and packing my hospital bag

33 WEEKS!

How far along: 33 weeks

Gender: Girl! 

Weight gain: still at 21 lbs this week

Maternity clothes: yes, everyday
 

Stretch marks: nope, none

Belly button in or out: still flat, just waiting for it to pop

Sleep: sleep is getting a lot harder this week. I'm definitely more uncomfortable and peeing a lot more

Best moment this week: coming home from a long day of work to Chuck working in the nursery.

Worst moment this week: getting sick again from seafood. Worst feeling ever

Miss anything: walking with my mom on the bike path!

Movement: she moves all day every day non stop!!!

Cravings:  I seriously have never been a picky eater, and I don't feel like I've had any specific cravings lately cause I eat everything. Though I did HAVE to buy a 24 pack of fruit punch juice boxes at the grocery store this week because, JUICE BOXES. And I have 2 left. I guess that's a craving.

Symptoms: hip pain like crazy this week. I don't know if shes moving down or what, but I wake up in the middle of the night and feel like my hips are being pulled apart or crushed by a crane

Looking forward to: washing and folding all her cute little outfits this weekend

TO-DO

"So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it. Thank you."
-Willy Wonka


I'm pretty much a crazy person when it comes to making "to-do" lists. My husband says I make lists of lists I need to make (he's sort of right). I have fun notepads all over for different things. I mean, how fun is it to cross something off your to-do list?

What a normal Saturday morning looks like for me:

The Endless To-Do List

With my baby baking days coming to an end, it's becoming more and more overwhelming to look at the things that we still need to do. Here are a few things that have been overlooked but now keep me awake at all hours.

Pack Hospital Bag

I've sort of been doing this for 2 weeks, finding something I might want and throwing it near the hospital bag, I need to get a real list started and get this one done, as it seems to be MOST important. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Pack Diaper Bag
I realize this isn't really a necessity right now, because everyone says the hospital pretty much provides you with anything you would need from a diaper bag, but again, I want to be prepared 

Register & Do Hospital Tour

With how many trips and over night stays I've had in the hospital during this pregnancy, you'd think I'd know the hospital like the back of my hand, but I've pretty much just been wheeled around, and want to feel more prepared when D-Day hits

Hang Wall Art in Nursery
Hoping to do this one this weekend, but I always bite off more then I can chew and planned two of my own paintings for the nursery that I haven't even started yet

 

 Find a Daycare

I have 10 weeks maternity leave, which puts me going back to work right around Christmas/New Years, so I've really been putting this one off because 1-I have a lot of time and 2- I'm terrified of doing this

Pediatrician Meet and Greet
Fulfilling this one this Friday and I can't WAIT to meet the doctors in the practice so many parents have suggested to us
 

Purchase Remaining Registry Items
We FINALLY got a call our rocker is ready for pick up, so we're headed to Buy Buy Baby this weekend to get the rest of the essentials and the rocker

Clean Cars and Install Car Seats 

I generally would be going to my dad for this one, but the poor man broke his nose this passed weekend and I don't think he will be cleaning any cars anytime soon. Either I'll beg hubs to do this one, or I'll take it in for a detail

I think I'll feel a lot better after this weekend cause quite a few of these things will get done. Stay tuned ;-) 

Falling In Love All Over Again

You know how they say having a baby puts so much strain on your marriage? If you're in a rocky marriage, prepare for it to get even worse? I think the same goes for the opposite. If you're in a great marriage, having a baby lights the fire in your marriage even brighter.

We had maternity photo's taken a few weeks ago, and I just got them back today. I am thrilled with how they turned out, and seeing them made me stop and think about how lucky I am to be going through this amazing time in my life, with someone who supports me like crazy. We have so many people tell us what an amazing couple we are. How perfect we are for each other. Okay it sounds like I'm bragging, but I'm serious. So many of our friends, our family, even strangers we just met say they think we're perfect together. It feels amazing to hear that. We just love each other, respect each other, and want whats best for each other. Its really as simple as that. 

Some days, I don't think I deserve him. Don't get me wrong, some days I want to rip his head off or throw my purse at him. And I'm sure some days he wants to do the same. Right babe? Don't you dare answer that! But in the end all we do is love.

So here are just a few of my favorite photo's from our session. 

When he looks at me, there just aren't any words for how I feel. 

Thank you Ashley Sasak Photography

31 WEEKS and Baby Shower

Our Baby Shower was SOO amazing. This baby girl is already so spoiled with all the love from our friends and family. 

 I am usually such a party planner. I absolutely love to plan and throw parties. Halloween parties, pumpkin carving parties, Christmas wrapping parties, Clam Bakes, Chili Cook Off's, Baby Showers, you name it- I've done it. And it is my favorite thing to do! Well our baby shower was thrown by my mom and sister in law Eryn who took all the planning into their own hands. 
They decided they wanted all the decor to be a surprise. This was so hard for me being the party planner that I am, but wow was I blown away with what they did. They chose a newer restaurant that opened inside a golf course near our house. The weather was beautiful, the food was delicious, and I KNOW they put SO much work into it. 
Another special thanks to my mother in law who helped pay for things, and my other sister in law Haley and my nieces Mia and Domino who worked their butts off helping too! I know I say it all the time, but we absolutely hit the jack pot with family members! We love you all so much.

To everyone who came out, brought us amazing gifts, and celebrated our little girl, thank you. From the bottom of our hearts.

Sorry for the photo overload but I just love everyone so much.

My oldest, bestest friends:

My Graphic Designer Besties:

Chucks mom and cousin:

My most important women in my life. Mom, sisters, and nieces:

My AMAZING and beautiful mom:

My inspiring sister in law and mom of twins:

My pregnant bestie (2 days apart!):

31 WEEKS PREGNANT:

note to self: no more horizontal stripes!

How far along: 31 weeks +3 days in this pic

Gender: Girl! 

Weight gain: 20 lbs!!!

Maternity clothes:  A lot of the maternity dresses I purchased early on in my pregnancy look so funny on me right now, I guess they're only meant for really the last couple weeks because I don't fill out the belly at all. But I am living in all my summer dresses right now
 

Stretch marks: nope, still none and I am shocked

Belly button in or out:  flat as a pancake

Sleep: sleep isn't too bad, I'm getting into the 3rd trimester exhaustion phase, I could sleep all day probably

Best moment this week: I'm writing this after hitting 31 weeks, but our baby shower was by far the best day ever. I can't begin to express how much love we feel. 

Worst moment this week: not too many this week (thats a first!!)

Miss anything: being able to get up off the couch easily?

Movement: she kicks her foot out into the right side and up into my rib cage SO hard. Sometimes she will slowly roll her leg out until her foot is pushed as far as it can go! Its cute, but hurts pretty bad
 

Cravings: COFFEE, ICED TEA, SODA anything with caffeine, because I can't have it! I cut it out to try and help these kidney infections... I'm DYING for an iced coffee

Queasy or sick: nope, just heart burn and feeling stuffed all the time

Looking forward to: organizing the nursery with all this amazing stuff!