33 1/2 Weeks...and the baby has "stuff" now!

Six and a half weeks to go...omg. I think the baby knows it too, because all she does is poke her arms and legs out of my stomach. JC still gets freaked out by it...

This last weekend was so much fun! Grandma Kathy came to the Big D and helped me put together the nursery (after Daddy JC built all the furniture). Pink and Brown everywhere! We still have some finishing touches to do, but for the most part, she's got a room of her own. What do you think?


I always said that I wouldn't "give in" to the all of the baby "stuff" hype, nor would I put her in a pink room if I had a girl. And look at me now. Pink everywhere. Well, if it's any consolation...if we ever have a boy, he'll be in pink too because this stuff was too expensive to just have to buy all over again! JC agrees too! He said, "If his dad is secure enough to wear pink, then so can he." Oh man, we're already talking about the first "son"... dear lord.








And of course...we had another baby shower this weekend in Texas. Thanks so much to Sherree and Roxann for putting it together, it was beautiful and I wish I had more pictures to put up! We are so lucky to have people care about this little girl to buy her cute shoes!!!! Hello? Did you see those little leopard boots in the picture above?!? Well, they buy her shoes and of course, we got baby monitors, blankets, sleepers, crib bedding, strollers, car seats, you name it. This girl is SET...at least for the first few months. I can't even tell you how many broken down boxes JC took out after we opened everything we've gotten from the last 2 baby showers and what we've bought. It's insane!

Here we are at the baby shower with grandma Kathy and grandma Dee! Boy do I look pregnant, pale and uncomfortable. Yup...that sums it up.

32 weeks...or is it 34?

Hi guys!

Well guess what? Doctor appointment went great today and surprise, surprise...someone is measuring 2 weeks ahead of schedule. I asked the doctor if that means she will come early and she said. "Not necessarily, but it probably does mean you're gonna have one big baby."

Awesome.

I guess that's okay...I think she's just going to be really long...maybe. I dunno, I'm still new to all of this baby/mommy stuff. What I do know is that my feet are hurting, my lower back is hurting and my belly is starting to ache. Still no stretch marks though! Yay me! We also get to do one more ultrasound at 35 weeks just to see what position she's in and if the fluid levels are okay. I guess big babies suck up all the amniotic fluid or something. Ha! Oh and guess what?!? The crib arrived today...JC said that "daddy" is ready to build the crib this weekend with his new tools he bought. Man, is he adorable or what?!?

Anyway, here are some of the "belly photos" that my amazingly talented sister-in-law Brandi took for us at my baby shower in Nebraska. Isn't she great?!? Seriously, hire her to shoot pictures for you!!!

Holy...Huge - 31 Weeks

Hey there...just me and my HUGE baby here. Can you believe how big this belly is? I still have 9 weeks to go?!? Yeah right, we'll see if that happens. Seriously...big baby belly. Anyway, I think I had my first braxton hicks contraction yesterday. Kinda felt like my stomach was tightening up really tight, it lasted for about 3 minutes...so I laid down, drank a glass of water and it went away. It didn't come back, so I forgot about it. Let's hope those don't come back soon...it didn't hurt, just really uncomfortable. JC kept asking me, "Are you okay? Are you having contractions?" And I said, "Hmm...good question, cause I wouldn't have a clue what they feel like." Ha! We are going to our first birthing class this coming Saturday morning, so hopefully, they help us out with what exactly will happen there. I can't believe it's coming so fast...before you know it, she will be here.

I washed all of Baby T's clothes yesterday (yes, she's still Baby T cause we haven't settled on a name yet). I hung them in the closet, organized them according to genre and then of course, size...so yup. I guess I'm OCD "nesting". I just feel better if everything in there is perfect. I ordered the crib today too! I swear, overstock.com is THE place to shop. We bought a new bed frame from there (and we love it) and shipping is only $2.95 total...for anything you buy! What a deal. Anyway, crib came from overstock too.

Nursery colors are light pink and chocolate brown. I know, I know...pink, how original. But really, I love the colors together and it'll be ultra-hip...don't worry. No Disney bedding here.
As soon as the nursery is done, which...I'm hoping happens in the next 2 weeks, I'll put up pictures.

So, at 31 weeks pregnant, bending over is really hard, tying my shoes or painting my nails is impossible, seeing the number on the scale makes me really anxious, driving is getting hard too...mostly because I can't get close enough to the steering wheel. *Sigh*...I can see why women get weary of this. I think I've had it with the pregnancy and I'm just ready for the baby. Bring on the baby!! (But not for at least another 7 weeks). I can deal with her being born at 38 weeks, heck...I'd be okay if she were 37 weeks. Just no more than 3 weeks early. Geez...with my luck, she'll be a week late or something.

Anyway, I'll leave you with a picture of our Goose. We were contemplating giving him away to another family before the baby is born, but we decided to hang on to him. It was just too sad to think about letting him go. So, let's hope he likes his new sister!!! Isn't he cute?