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 !

25/26 weeks!

Another overdue post... I've been working on this one for awhile now. Just so I had some good stuff to update you all on. Things don't seem to change much from week to week (yet) so it seems every 2 weeks is a good length of time to post :) 

How far along: Currently 28 weeks... I'll never catch up with this blog! lol

Gender Prediction?:  Girl!

Baby is the size of?: A head of cauliflower...16 inches and 2.5 lbs! according to the baby app on my phone. All these fruit/veggie comparisons are confusing! haha.

Weight gain: yes...and apparently you gain the most in the third trimester? yikes!

Maternity clothes: yes...I can't even imagine trying to attempt to wear any of my old clothes at this point! Chris actually tried on a pair of my maternity pants the other night for fun....we both laughed and laughed....then I cried a little...they were big on him.

Stretch marks: None yet! But i just know they are coming!!

Belly button in or out: Pretty much out! but not all the way just yet.

Sleep: Meh...so-so. Having leg cramps in the middle of the night the past few nights and also up to the bathroom often. Heartburn and indigestion like nobody's business either! 

Best moment this week: Lots going on! Not sure where to start! Chris' brother Dan, Nicki and the kids came up to celebrate the 3rd/4th of july in NY with us for a few days. We took the boat out a few times and the kids loved swimming in the lake and jumping off the boat. They are fearless! I on the other hand didn't move and wouldn't let chris go above 5 mph haha. party pooper !! 

*Stole these pictures from Nicki! She never goes anywhere without a camera in hand and is always capturing the best moments with her family and kids. I love that about her! I really need to invest in a good camera before baby girl is born so I am able to do the same!! *

The kids shivering on the boat! the weather wasn't that great 

but they didn't mind!

Jax jumping off the boat into the cold water! 

Like I said, they are fearless!

Dan, Nicki, Mikayla and Jax at our house

on the 4th of July. 

Chris and I on the 4th. He looks so handsome here 

and I just feel like a tank. 

This has to be my favorite picture!

Mikayla kissing her soon to be baby

cousin Ava. I can't wait to see these two

girls together!! <3

We had a great time spending time with them while they were here! Excited for them

to be back in just a few short weeks for friends of ours wedding and for my baby shower! 

Besides all of the 4th of July excitement, some other fun things we have been up to are lots of nursery crafts/decorating, finally choosing carpet ..which should be installed in 1-2 weeks ( then we can really get to putting everything together after that) sent out invites for baby shower, a 3 hour long Hobby Lobby trip with my mom ( she has never been!) we found so many cute shower decorations and I got a few things for the nursery as well :-) also had a 3D/4D Ultrasound done and got to see baby girl's face for the first time!!!

Chris spray painted some mason jars for me and I put

some pretty pink (fake) flowers in there. I found this

idea on pinterest and fell in love. I think it goes perfect with

the pink/gold theme I am going for in the nursery.

Took a set of pant/skirt hangers, spray painted gold, hot glued

and wrapped with gold elastic sequins! 

Here is the idea I have in mind for those hangers!

Probably absolutely ridiculous but I just LOVE these

baby MK shoes I got for little miss. They really aren't 

badly priced and I totally justified it based on the fact they match

her bedroom. 

Sweet baby Ava<3 I am so in love already!!

Look at that face! and those cheeks. I can't

wait to kiss them!!

Miss anything: Lots of things! Being able to get out of bed in just one attempt was something I took for granted before! 

Movement: Lots! Baby girl is a dancing machine..especially the other day when I had my glucose test she was kicking like crazy from all the sugar. I failed that test by the way! Which then led me to an even more fun 3 HOUR, more extensive test to rule out gestational diabetes. It sucked... I had to fast for 12 hours before hand and  get my blood drawn 4 times that day. I was a hungry miserable mess...but I did pass that test and no diabetes for me!

Cravings: Lots of yummy fruit in this hot summer weather! Loving cranberry-grape juice lately as well. Also have had chinese food and milkshakes on my mind quite a bit. 

Queasy or sick: Lots of heartburn/indigestion lately. At our ultrasound last weekend baby was breech and right up under my ribs/diaphragm. The tech said that is probably the cause of the increased indigestion and being so out of breath all the time. 

Looking forward to: Lots of exciting stuff happening in the next month! a wedding, my baby shower, getting nursery all squared away and just waiting for baby girl to arrive in just 12 short weeks.  

23/24 weeks!

It has been SO long since I've updated this thing ..so yet again I am combining two weeks into one blog post! A lot has been happening over here since I last posted, not sure where to start! At first it seemed like I would be stuck in my first trimester forever, and now my days seem to be flying by.. leaving me feeling overwhelmed/nervous/excited that we only have 3 ish more months until baby girl is here. So much left to do! and I must make an effort to update this as often as I did when I first started it! 

How far along: I am 25 weeks and some change! Will be 26 weeks this coming Sunday :)

Gender Prediction?: GIRL :)

Baby is the size of?: An eggplant! and almost pushing 2 lbs!

Weight gain: 25lbs..ish? I've lost track..

Maternity clothes: All of them! Love them...so comfortable!

Stretch marks: None that I can see yet! I'm sure they're on their way though. 

Belly button in or out: In/ almost out!

Sleep: Sleep has been great as of the past few days....Had some pretty bad "tailbone" issues/ excruciating pain ( I will spare you all the lovely details) that put me out of work for a week and left me pretty much immobile and unable to move/walk/or sleep comfortably. Couldn't exactly lay on my stomach to get pressure off it either which made it 10x worse! After several Doctor's visits I am SO glad to be feeling better :)

Best moment this week: Hmm..where to start? so many fun things! Had an ultrasound last Friday and they were able to get the pictures they needed of baby girl's spine and hands. My OB said everything looks great which was such a relief! We also made some more baby purchases and Chris made a not so baby-related purchase but I think it is something we can enjoy as a family for sure ;-)

        We got this  super cute/super affordable 8-drawer Hemnes dresser

    from IKEA. (This is not our nursery but I used this picture

to show you what it will look like as a changing table)

Also purchased these Ribba floating shelves

from IKEA as well. Can't wait to do something like

this in Ava's nursery!

Purchased crib bedding from Fingers and Toes Etsy shop

online! I do not have a picture of the final product

because it will take a few weeks to get here, but I was able

to work with them and these will be the fabrics used

in the bed set! Super excited for the outcome!

Also purchased this faux fur rug which I think

will look adorable in the nursery as well as for

putting baby girl on and taking even more adorable photos!!

Our new addition to the family! We took it out for the

first time last weekend and it was so nice and relaxing! 

I was able to catch a tan and we stopped off for lunch and had the BEST

fish tacos I've ever had! 

Chris driving the new boat!

Here's a pic of baby girl's little legs all stretched out!

All of the profile ultrasound pics came out blurry

and I thought this one was so cute :) 

Something about baby feet that I just love!

Miss anything: Being able to bend over/roll over without trouble ! 

Movement: Lots of karate chops and kicks lately! We love laying in bed and being able to feel her kicking away!

Cravings: hmmm....now that the weather is getting pretty warm I've been housing popsicles like crazy! Loving these sour patch popsicles so much!!

Queasy or sick: Feeling great the past few days! I had a seriously ROUGH week last week with my tailbone/back and I am so glad to be feeling better!! 

Looking forward to:  Chris' Brother Dan, Nicki and the kids are coming up next week for a few days to celebrate the 3rd/4th of July! Can't wait to spend time with them :) 

Also have guys coming to measure nursery for carpeting that we are getting installed soon! Still haven't decided on a color to go with the light gray walls we have in there. What do you think?? I don't want anything too dark, and definitely not anything too light that any little stain will pick up. Here are our samples..

I like the 3rd to last in the last row here..

I also like both of the lighter gray colors

in the 2nd to last row here...hmm

25 week baby bump!