Baby Shower/Bumpdate!

So much going on over here, not sure where to start with this one! 

Last weekend Nicki, Dan and Mikayla were up from Maryland and we were busy as ever with so many fun festivities! 

Saturday: Was a day full of wedding fun! ( No peeps, not ours as many of you thought! haha) Robby, one of Chris and Dan's bestfriends from high school got married and they were both in the wedding. It was so much fun! 

Chris and I before the wedding :)

Dan, Nicki and Mikayla before wedding

Robby and Sara- The Newlyweds :)

Loved her dress and everything

about this wedding! Bridesmaids

walked down the aisle barefoot 

 too which was also super cute! 

Nicki and me at the reception!

Chris, Robby and Dan at reception..

Not really sure whats on Robby's head ..and of 

course Chris' shirt is unbuttoned! haha

This was such a fun night celebrating Robby and Sara and even though I couldn't drink you better believe I had lots of shirley temples and yummy food and cake...oh and there was a smores bar...boom!

Sunday: Was a day full of celebrating our precious little peanut Ava! It turned out absolutely amazing and beautiful!! I can't thank my momma enough for putting this together for me and working so hard on making all of the little details come together. Also Nicki for doing all of the games and for all of her hard work helping as well. Lots of love for you ladies!! 

The cutest invites courtesy of RachellesPrintables

on Etsy.

The cutest baby shower cake ever 

made by my friend Brittny from high school

she does amazing work!!! 

Part of the gift table. Love this :)

And..my most favorite part of the entire party

the treats table!! with little baggies that said

"Babies are sweet take a treat" 

So much cuteness!!

Cupcakes, chocolate covered pretzels, pink starburst, frosted

marshmallows, buttercream mints, cake, baby feet cookies, gum balls

yum!

My good friend Rachel, her precious baby Willow

and Me :)

Rachel's Daughter Maddox and me.

Love this little girl..she was super adorable

helping me open presents too!!

Mikayla helping me open presents too!

Loved my little helpers :)

Nicki put together this for our guests

to leave their fingerprints! Loved this

little touch <3

Favors I made for our guests! Also did a Pink Chiffon

scented one that said " Tickled Pink you could join us!"

( Pinterest rocks ;) ) 

Thank you ALL so much for coming and for all

of the sweet gifts and love you showered baby girl with!!

I can't wait to show Ava someday just how loved she was even

BEFORE she was born. We love you all so much :)

Monday: Chris and I both took the day off from work just to catch our breath and attempt to sort through all of the baby goodies and start getting organized and put our house back together. Also had my 33 week checkup at the OB, where I measured 36.5 weeks...we now have to go for an ultrasound tomorrow to make sure baby girl isn't ahead of schedule or measuring too big. I'm sure everything is fine...I won't turn down another ultrasound though that is for sure!! Will keep you all posted :)

Now for the Bump Date!

How far along:  34 weeks 1 day


Gender Prediction?:  Girl

Baby is the size of?:  A Pineapple! 19-22 inches long and 5 lbs! Will know exact measurements tomorrow though!

Weight gain: To be truthful I have gained much more than the 25-35 lb average that women are "supposed to" gain... try 45-50.. I am ashamed! 

Maternity clothes: I hate clothes.

Stretch marks: Not full blown yet but definitely the beginnings of them on either side of my belly button

Belly button in or out: OUT

Sleep: Not very good lately. Everything is uncomfortable. Horrible back pain/sciatic pain. Rolling over is a workout and waking up all the time to use bathroom sucks. I give you permission to slap me if I complained to you about my first trimester ;) 


Best moment this week: Well last week was the baby shower and wedding which was so much fun!! This week not much going on so far...Took the day today to sort through lots of baby clothes and wash everything...baby laundry smells so yummy!

Does it get any cuter? Yea yea...it'll be a hot mess

in a few months but for now its adorable.

Chris being such a good sport helping me

sort through the piles and piles of baby girl clothes!

Miss anything: Being able to bend over...seriously...can't even put shoes on without help. I miss not feeling like a beached whale and not huffing/puffing after going up 5 stairs ;)

Movement: LOTS. She is running out of room in there! I love setting things on my belly like the remote and watching her try to kick it off. Also love feeling her little hands/feel roll across my belly and be able to follow and watch !

Cravings: Smoothies!! Can't get enough of them lately. Lots of fruit and water....Not sure if its because I am so hot all the time or what. FYI if your near wegmans...they have the BEST smoothies!! I have been getting them everyday and love the 4 berry fruit and yogurt kind. YUM!

Queasy or sick:  Just read above paragraphs :)

Looking forward to: Ultrasound tomorrow and finding out how big baby girl is!!

One Big Bumpdate!

Since I am terrible at keeping up, i will just do one big bump date ! since I can't even remember how i was feeling at 27 weeks anyways ( which is where I left off with this thing) anyyyyyway....

How far along: 32 weeks!...only 8 short weeks until we get to meet our baby girl. Or should I say 8 long weeks since everyone says the last weeks are the longest/hardest ! certainly starting to feel it!

Gender Prediction?: GIRL :)

Baby is the size of?: A head of lettuce? 19 inches long and roughly 4 lbs!

Maternity clothes: Yes...and even those seem to be getting small...not sure if its the dryer shrinking them or me growing ;) we'll go with the dryer. but seriously clothes just bother me all together. Unless it is 10XL size sweatpants....it is uncomfortable. Everything just seems to cling and I get way too hot. 

These Modal Drawstring pants from The Gap

are my most favorite maternity purchase thus far.

SO comfortable and the softest material you will

ever put on I swear. I just bought a second pair in gray 

I plan on wearing these babies well after Ava is here too.

Stretch marks: Just noticed some small ones creeping under my belly today. nooooooooooo.

Belly button in or out: OUT..

Sleep: So-so...Currently sleeping with 1 bump nest body pillow and a couple more for my feet and behind my back. Getting comfortable and into bed at night takes a solid 20 minutes. 

Love this thing!! and all the different ways you can wrap

yourself around it. Also it is super soft and there are a bunch

of different fabrics and colors to choose from! I have the yellow one :)

Best moment this week: Lots of fun stuff going on over here :) Had our childbirth class last Saturday which was pretty terrifying. I have sort of been blocking out the reality of labor/childbirth and that just made it so much more real! Also, at home we've been working hard on baby girl's nursery! Got carpet installed and put together the dresser/changing table and hung some shelves and decorations :) I CAN'T WAIT to put everything together and organize it all. Although I'm sure for the first few months her nursery will be the room she is in THE LEAST haha. Here are some nursery updates for you..

Finally decided on carpet in here!

Love how it turned out...the perfect shade of

gray and super soft too!

Chris hung these IKEA floating bookshelves.

I plan on changing the books out with the holidays

and coordinating them once she gets a little older.

These books are all from her big cousin

Mikayla and I can't wait to read them to her!!

Another awesome IKEA purchase was this 8 drawer

Hemnes dresser. I saw a lot of people on pinterest

using this exact dresser and doubling as changing table and 

that is exactly what I plan on doing. For the price you really can't go wrong.

This thing is massive and the drawers are really deep with lots of storage space.

Just make sure you have about 3 1/2 hours set aside to put it together

or two lovely men in your life to do it for you ;-)

A little girly DIY I found on pinterest.

Gold sequin hangers and a cute little

picture saying and dress. I'm in love<3

Pink tassel garland for above the crib.

Loved those Anthropologie zinc letters, but did not love

the price, and the color wasn't my favorite.

You know by now I'm a gold freak.

found these paper mache letters at Hobby Lobby

and Chris spray painted them.. Much cuter and

instead of $60 this cost maybe $6. I plan

on hanging these above her crib on the wall

above the tassel garland.

I'm going to stop with the gold soon I swear.

Miss anything: Being able to do simple things without my back and legs hurting like crazy or getting winded...like going grocery shopping, or to the mall. Who knew the little things we do everyday are MUCH more difficult when you are 30+ weeks pregnant. 

Movement: Lots of rolling and stretching lately! Baby girl is getting big! 

Cravings: Smoothies, mac and cheese, grilled cheese, and really any kind of cheese! 

Queasy or sick: Neither really. Just uncomfortable !!

Looking forward to: LOTS of fun stuff going on this week over here! Maternity pictures tomorrow morning, Dan Nicki and Mikayla get here Thursday afternoon , a wedding Saturday and my baby shower on Sunday! I can't wait to see everyone !