Looks like the baby already has a monster under his bed!!

Pregnancy Update: 34 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 34 Weeks
Size of Baby: He is the size of a honeydew melon
Weight:  +35 (still yikes).
Maternity Clothes: Yes!.....or SB's clothes.  I'm pushing the limits on most things I own.
Gender: It's a BOY!!

Movement: YES!! I feel lots of movement, and SB can feel it and even see it too. 

What I Miss:  Running, tennis, pants without elastic at the top

Cravings: Um, I think I ate 2/3 of a pan of brownies in 2 days this week.  I loved every bite.

Symptoms: I just feel big.  Sleeping is a little tough - but I have lots of pillows around me. I've been pretty forgetful lately too.

Best Moment This Week:  I've done the first few loads of baby laundry in Dreft.  I love the way it smells!  SB and I bought a few little outfits together this morning.  We've had 3 baby showers so far, with the last one being next weekend here in St. Louis (the others were DC (work), Athens, GA (SB's family/friends, and Madison, WI (my family/friends)).    Once we have the last shower we'll be able to get everything else we need, and hopefully then we'll feel totally prepared for our little guy's arrival (or as prepared as we can be!!). 

Happy Valentine's Day!

My husband knows the way to my heart is through my stomach....which is why my perfect Valentine's Day involved Pappy's bbq for dinner (our fave bbq place), and key lime pie for dessert.  It was delicious! 

Life here has been good.  We had an ultrasound last Thursday that showed that our little guy is not such a little guy.....like he might be a 9 pounder!  He's measuring at 5 lbs, 8 oz right now, and still has about 7 weeks left to grow!  Yikesters!  Our wonderful doctor said that lots could happen in the next 7 weeks....the growth could slow down and he could be more like 8 lbs, we could induce early to try to keep the size smaller, we could consider a c-section, etc. etc.  Lots of options, but basically in about 3 weeks we'll have another ultrasound to see if he's still growing at the same rate, and then make a more informed decision. 

SB and I spent Saturday with about five other couples expecting their first babies at a birthing and parenting class.  It was actually a great class, and we feel more prepared for the great unknown!!  

Super Bowl Champs!!

What a game!!  I've been at my parents' house in Wisconsin since Friday (my sweet high school friends threw a baby shower for me!), and was happy to be able to watch the Super Bowl with some fellow Packer backers!!  We've had a good sporting year this year.....first the Duke NCAA championship in April (that we watched together as a family in Captiva Island), and now this! 

 

 

{source:  Wisconsin State Journal}

A nursery in the making...

The nursery isn't quite finished, but it's well on it's way!  So after we (I) determined that the first paint color was too bright, we sucked it up and primed, and painted the room again.  This time Olympic's "Blue Booties" was the perfect sweet shade of blue.  I've slowly added a few pieces of wall decor.  I spray painted the metal stars navy, hung the curtains, and created some EmilyB original artwork for the area above the crib and above the dresser (which I don't have a picture of yet....just finished that one today).

 The crib is from Pottery Barn Kids, the glider is a hand-me-down from my sister, the side table is something we found at the Pottery Barn outlet store while we were in Georgia (about 60% off regular price -- score!), and the dresser/potential changing table is from Costco (we got another great deal on that one -- the floor model was the only one left, so it was ours....with a 10% discount!).  I have another true changing table that we may use if we determine this dresser is too high -- it's another hand-me-down from my sister, but it feels a little shaky.

And a certain someone followed me into the room for pictures.  The dogs are very curious about what's going on in that room!  They both love to take sunbaths in the light that comes through that window. 

31 Weeks!!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 31 Weeks
Size of Baby: He is the size of a squash!
Weight:  +26 (still yikes).
Maternity Clothes: Pretty much everything's maternity unless it miraculously happens to work well with an enormous belly....but those shirts and dresses are very limited :)

Gender: It's a BOY!!

Movement: YES!! He's moving a bunch.  He's really starting to feel like a real baby in there.  I know that sounds silly, but his movements now are less flutter-like, and more like real legs and arms moving.

What I Miss:  Running, Diet Coke, Sweet Tea -- lots of little things that pale in comparison to the excitement I have for this little guy!

Cravings: Nothing too major this week.  Trying to eat healthfully!

Symptoms: Indecisiveness and forgetfulness! 

Best Moment This Week: I'm not sure this is the "best" moment -- but strangers are starting to ask me about when I'm due, and if it's a boy or girl, etc. etc.  I have a personal policy that I would never ask someone I don't know about being pregnant because it would be just awful to ask if someone wasn't really pregnant.  I guess that means I must look really pregnant these days!!  Also, I feel like everyone stares at me at the gym.  Yes, I'm probably the only preggo in there, but I feel like they look at me like I'm walking around naked or something....it's just a baby bump, people! 

9(ish) weeks to go!!

Bag Lady

I guess when you aren't really interested in buying clothes, your attention turns elsewhere....  I mean, a girl has to have a cute "hospital bag" for the birth of her first baby, right?  I love the cheery looks of the following from Vera Bradley and Land's End...  (hint, hint Husband....wouldn't one of these make a great Valentine's Day present :)

 

Green Bay Packers Super Bowl Bound!!

My most recent allegiances may lie with the Rams.....but any good Wisconsin girl is always a Packers fan!!!   What better way to make it to the Super Bowl than to beat the hated Bears???!!!  Fortunately the game wasn't too stressful -- the Bears had some serious QB troubles.  Can't wait for the big game!!

Blue Booties!!

We have a paint color that works!!!  This is monumental!  After priming and painting the walls of our nursery a shade of blue called "sweet dreams," and determining it was more like "crazy, electric, spazzmatic dreams" -- we primed and painted again.  Olympic's "blue booties" did the trick!!  I'll post a pic eventually, but for now, I'm just basking in the excitement that is called "we finally have a painted nursery, and can start decorating the walls!"  We finished it last night, and then I woke up to find that he had taken off all the tape, packed away the tarps, and put the furniture we have into position.  It was so sweet.

29 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 29 Weeks
Size of Baby: He is the size of a squash!
Weight:  +25 (yikes).  I had stopped including this figure because it stresses me out - but hey, it's real life, and eventually those lbs will come off.  It's all in the name of producing a healthy little boy!
Maternity Clothes: Pretty much everything's maternity unless it miraculously happens to work well with an enormous belly....but those shirts and dresses are very limited :)

Gender: It's a BOY!!

Movement: YES!! He's moving a bunch.  No kicks that have actually hurt yet, but he certainly makes his presence known (which I love, of course).

What I Miss:  I know it's silly, but I miss wearing my old clothes.  A pair of jeans without a stretchy panel sounds divine right about now (though that stretchy panel does come in handy when one eats a tad too much!)

Cravings: Sugar, sugar and sugar.  I'm trying to eat well -- the week in Athens didn't exactly help, but I'm back on the healthy eating train this week!

Symptoms: Does indecisiveness count as a symptom?  I can't seem to make up my mind at all!  I'm still feeling well overall.  Maybe a few more trips to the restroom here and there, but I'm sleeping well and on the whole everything's going well.

Best Moment This Week: SB and I traveled to Athens, GA to spend time with his family this past week (Wed-Mon), and for a baby shower that his SIL and one of our friends kindly hosted.  It was really fun to see lots of friends in one place that we don't regularly get to see these days.  Also...I passed the glucose test, which means I don't have gestational diabetes.  Am I the only one who actually thought the orange drink tasted pretty good?  I think that indicates I have too strong of a sweet tooth!!!

(Pic in the nursery with a new crib.  We finally decided that the drop-down crib my sister handed down to us made us overly nervous with the new recalls, so we bought a new one.  The walls are also a new color...but that may deserve a post of its own.  We primed painted, and then I decided it was too bright.....so we've primed again and will likely paint this weekend.)