Friday, April 19, 2013

Baby H: Elephant Themed Couples Baby Shower

This past weekend, my friends Becca and Steph threw a couples shower for us.

Walking into the room for the first time was one of my favorite parts of the day. It was a elephant themed shower and every detail of the shower was incredible.  They went above & beyond our expectations and did an amazing job on the shower!


We ate and drank {Beau smoked a brisket & it was SO good!}


We opened gifts {with Chloe's help}

 
We cut into the cake and had lots of sweet treats to enjoy!


I will cherish these memories forever! Thank you ladies for hosting a shower for Nick & I and welcoming our baby into this world! I can't wait to watch all our little ones grow up together and be close friends like we are!

 

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Baby H: 33 weeks



How far along? 33 weeks.

Baby Size: Baby H is 17 inches and 4.25 pounds. The size of a pineapple.

Total weight gain: 35+ pounds. {I love when people say that I'm all baby - the belly must be taking away from my double chin!!}

Maternity clothes?  Since we're not finding out the gender of the baby - I haven't bought very many clothes for the baby {only sleepers & onesies} - so I think I've been making up for it by buying lots of clothes for myself! This week decided I've bought too many maternity clothes and returned a couple of things - maxi dresses {4}, jeans {2} and tops {2}.
 
Sleep: Sleep isn't very good on the weekends for some reason. I moved to the couch both Friday & Saturday night because I couldn't get comfortable in bed. But I don't have an issue with sleep during the week. I still wake up twice a night to go to the bathroom, but I fall right back to sleep afterwards.
 
Best moment this week: Baby shower!! I feel so blessed to have such a great group of friends to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Baby H!

 

Miss Anything? Bending over/moving normal/working out/pre-pregnancy body.
 
Movement: Movement is something that has freaked me out lately. Is the baby's movement normal? What is normal movement? Just when I think I haven't felt the baby move in a while...I feel something. The baby is definitely more active at night than in the morning {I have a feeling s/he'll be a night owl & not a morning person - like mom!}

Food cravings: Nothing.

Anything making you queasy or sick/symptoms:
- Nose Bleeds - Yep...this is still happening.
- Pregnancy hoof - Numb but no pain.
- Pregnancy paw - Numb but no pain.
- Tailbone pain - Some days are good. Some days are bad.
- Trouble sleeping - Some nights are good. Some nights are bad.
- Rib pain - I was in pain early this week, but then my SIL adjusted me {she's going to school to be a chiropractor} and now I feel great!

Gender: Nick thinks we're having a boy & I think we're having a girl. We are 100% set on the girls name. We still haven't decided on a middle name for the boy - so we've been talking about it all.the.time. I don't want to be in the hospital for 2 days trying to decide on a middle name!!

Have you started to show yet: Yeppers - everyone says it looks like I'm about ready to pop!

Mood: After having our baby shower & getting so many incredible gifts from friends & family - I am getting SO excited and it seems so much more real that a baby will be here shortly!!

Stretch marks: Nope.

Belly button in or out: In.

Wedding ring on or off: I can wear it - but it's tight. So most days I just don't wear it.

Labor Signs: No.

Thoughts:

I can not express how grateful I am to Becca & Steph for throwing a baby shower for Nick & I {and Baby H}. They went above & beyond my expectations and the shower was amazing! I feel so blessed to be surrounds by such great friends and we got so many great gifts for baby!!

 
I kept wondering when this nesting phase was going to kick in...and I can say that it's here and I'm SO excited. I love making lists, checking tasks off, cleaning, organizing - everything that is included in the nesting phase!! On Tuesday night, I spent 5 hours in the nursery - putting away gifts from the shower, organized the dresser drawers {with changing table items}, hung the curtains and started organizing the closet. I know there's a lot more to do, but it feels good getting so much done!!


 




Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Baby H: Maternity Pictures {Outdoor Pictures}

Maybe I shouldn't have titled these posting - indoor & outdoor pictures - but outfit 1 and outfit 2. I forgot when I created the first post that I had indoor pictures taken in my second outfit!

Even though I love all the maternity pictures - I do like the ones in the second outfit alittle better. Not sure if it's because the color looks better on me or because the color pops more in the pictures or because I like outside pictures so much...but I have a feeling I'll be printing several of these off and hanging them around the house!

 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 

Friday, April 12, 2013

Baby H: Maternity Pictures {Indoor Pictures}

Not much to say about these pictures except our photographer has done a great job again!
 
Caleb has been through every step of mine & Nick's life together - engagement pictures, wedding pictures, family pictures {where we revealed to Nick's family that we were expecting} and now our maternity pictures. The next time we'll see him is when he does the newborn pictures for Baby H!
 
We did half the session indoor and half outside. There are too many pictures to put them all in one post - so I will separate them into indoor & outdoor pictures.