39 Weeks...Our Little Watermelon

Baby T is the size of a watermelon!

How far along: 39 weeks

How big is baby? Watermelon

Symptoms: Swollen hands/feet, shortness of breath when having braxton hicks, heartburn (thank goodness this showed up at the very end…I miss my spicy food!)

Maternity clothes: Yes – my workout shorts/tank tops are really the only comfy things at this point

Sleep: Mostly just eh…I have a good nights sleep every couple of nights but other than that it’s not great

Miss anything: Being able to sit up/stand up easily, being able to bend over, being able to breathe

Movement: Still having movements – but less (which is normal at this point in pregnancy since there’s not much room in there

Food cravings: Nothing much this week…I’ve actually had a decreased appetite

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet: Yep

Labor signs: I’m 2-3cm dilated & 80% effaced and still having lots of braxton hicks –

Belly button in or out: Still thin & in…my mom saw my stomach this week and was like “What is that?! Oh – it’s your belly button!” Yep it’s a little strange looking

Wedding rings on or off: Off

Mood: Good but I can officially say I’m pretty uncomfortable…also getting anxious because it’s almost time!

Feeling boy or girl? Girl

Looking forward to: Meeting our sweet baby! Eek it’s so close!

Best moment of this week: Our last date night as a “child-less” couple…We went to PF Changs – mmm!

Maternity Pictures

Our sweet friend Magan took our maternity pictures a few weeks back when I was 36 weeks. I know I've told you about her before but she is an AMAZING photographer (wedding, families, etc.) - check out her work - Urban Grey - I promise you won't be disappointed! Angela Parker from LucieMarie did my hair and make up and I'm soo happy with how it turned out! She also did my bridals/wedding and happens to be a good friend of Magan. So glad I got to see her again...she made me feel so pretty when sometimes being pregnant can make you feel less than your best.

We went to this really pretty park in Georgetown (after being rained out 2 previous days we had planned...how does that happen here when it never rains?!) and the weather was nice and the lighting was so pretty. Magan always chooses the best places to shoot!

Here are some of my favorites...it's going to be an overload because I love them ALL and cannot stop looking at them!!

Perfection :) 

38 Weeks...Our Little Pumpkin

Baby T is the size of a small pumpkin!

How far along: 38 weeks

How big is baby? Small Pumpkin

Symptoms: Swollen hands/feet, shortness of breath when having braxton hicks

Maternity clothes: Yes – my workout shorts/tank tops are really the only comfy things at this point

Sleep: Same as last week – some good nights and some bad nights…and for some reason I like to wake up at 5am on Saturday only

Miss anything: Being able to sit up/stand up easily

Movement: Pretty frequent movements – jabs in my right side – poor baby has no room

Food cravings: Still sweets

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet: Yep

Labor signs: As of my appointment last week I’m 2cm dilated & 80% effaced and having lots of braxton hicks – but no real labor yet…at least my body is starting to kick it into gear! On Saturday morning I woke up and took my blood pressure and it was pretty high (136/90) and I continued to monitor it throughout the morning and it went down a little but still really high for me. I started having some trouble breathing (which normally only happens when I’m lying down) and my heart was racing. I called the on-call doctor and she wanted me to go to labor & delivery to have some tests run. Justin and I went after lunch (probably a good thing we missed the rest of the A&M game!) and they monitored my blood pressure, contractions, and baby’s heartbeat for about an hour and a half. My blood pressure slowly decreased and by the time we left it was back to my normal range – 106/65. We also determined that during my stronger BH contractions is when I have difficulty breathing and the nurse said that’s okay (just annoying). I hated going there for no reason but would rather be safe than sorry!

Belly button in or out: Still thin & in!

Wedding rings on or off: Off

Mood: Good! I can’t wait to meet this baby!

Feeling boy or girl? Still girl but just so anxious to finally find out (and buy some gender specific clothes)!

Looking forward to: Meeting baby T…I can’t believe my due date is NEXT WEEK! Until then Justin and I have been enjoying a lot of time just the two of us but we are both so ready to meet this little boy/girl.

Best moment of this week: Finding out that I’m 2cm dilated/80% effaced – I wasn’t sure my body was going to do any of this on its own so I was really happy to find out it was at least starting the process of labor – woohoo! Also, getting our maternity pictures back from Magan! They are amazing and I can’t wait to share some of them…I’m so thankful she captured this special time in our lives! It’s going to take me forever to narrow down which ones I want to print/hang!!

Baby T's Travel Themed Baby Shower

At the beginning of August my sweet friends threw me a travel-themed baby shower for Baby T - could the theme be anymore appropriate?! Everything was decorated so cute and the food was delicious! 

Adorable Invite

Magan, Ashley & Christine hosted at Christine's house and everything was perfect!

Magan, Me, Ashley & Christine
I just noticed we are all in blue - how funny!
Love you girls!

German chocolate cake balls

Italian cream cupcakes

Mexican stuffed jalapenos

Tropical fruit

Greek meatballs

Strawberry Lemonade & Water

We played a couple of games...the first one was a matching game...easy right? Wrong! You had to match the word for baby with the correct language. Some were obvious and some not so much! I did pretty well but didn't win this one. Next we played a fun game to guess Justin's answers to questions Magan had asked him (and recorded him on video). His facial expressions when the video was paused were priceless! Luckily I know my hubby pretty darn well and won this game! The last game was to guess who changed Everett's diaper faster - which Magan also video taped. Justin beat me on this one - dangit! If you want to see Justin's questions/answers and our speedy diaper changes...Watch Here!

We also polled everyone to see if they thought boy or girl - there were only 4 guesses for boy and the rest were girl! We will find out soon!

Everyone signed "Oh the Places You'll Go" and wrote fun notes for us on diapers for those late night changes - I'm sure these will give us some laughs in the middle of the night!

Gifts

Baby's first cell phone - uh oh!

Yummy favors made by Christine!

The shower was such a good time and I feel lucky to have such a great support system and friends/family around and cannot wait for everyone to meet Baby T!

37 Weeks...Our Little Winter Melon

Baby T is the size of a Winter Melon!

How far along: 37 weeks

How big is baby? Winter Melon

Symptoms: Swollen hands/feet at the end of the day, shortness of breath when laying down/reclining

Maternity clothes: Yep – stuck in my summer clothes even though it’s fall…luckily weather wise it’s still summer here

Sleep: Meh – I have good nights and I have bad nights – either way I’m up 3-4 times per night

Miss anything: Sleeping through the night (I know, you’re all laughing because that won’t be happening anytime soon!)

Movement: Lots of movements – lots of hiccups…I can’t fathom how this big ‘ol baby is moving around so much in there

Food cravings: Sweets

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet: Yep

Labor signs: Not exactly. Started having Braxton hicks contractions on Tuesday – I haven’t had any all pregnancy so here’s to hoping my body is kicking its butt in gear to get this baby out! 36 week checkup: nothing going on yet :(

Belly button in or out: It’s sooo shallow & thin but still in

Wedding rings on or off: Off as a precaution

Mood: Good! I can’t wait to meet this baby!

Feeling boy or girl? Girl…Baby’s heartbeat was in the 140s at my 36 week appointment

Looking forward to: Continuing the weekly countdown to meeting this baby…and not having any plans since we are officially near the end! We have almost nothing planned for October since baby can come at any time!

Best moment of this week: Double date night fun with Magan & Dustyn including yummy food at Jack Allen’s Kitchen & seeing Maze Runner (such a strange movie!) Also, seeing the King & I play with my mom and her friend Diana. The play was really good but a 3 hour play was a little much at 37 weeks pregnant – but I powered through!