40 WEEKS!

How far along? 40 WEEKS!

Maternity clothes?  At this point if it fits I wear it

Sleep: pretty much the same

Best moment this week: Because we thought we would have this little one by now we had a weekend with no plans, which we spent relaxing going to dinner and we got a massage.  Good thing this was my first prenatal massage; I may have tried to go every week it was amazing. I also got to celebrate my first mother’s day, which Jon made really special.

Miss Anything? Oh yeah.  I never understood why anyone would want to go into labor but I am officially at that point.  I am ready to have this baby!

Movement: Lots of movement…it is funny how it becomes a part of my day I look forward to.

Food Cravings: We are currently going through a watermelon a week and when I say we I really mean the baby and I.  So yummy!

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: apparently I am having Braxton Hicks contractions I just don’t feel them yet. 

Symptoms: I have advanced from the waddle to the cowboy walk.  It took us 45min to walk a mile the other day and I was going as fast as I could.

Looking forward to: Meeting our baby girl any day now. 

Flower from church for the mommies and pics from our 45min mile... maybe it took longer because we watched the sunset. 

39 WEEKS

yep still pregnant 

How far along? 39 Weeks

Maternity clothes?  Loving maxi dresses

Sleep: More like a collection of mini naps throughout the night

Best moment this week:  I started maternity leave on Monday and promoted myself to CEO of baby/home projects.  The nursery is done (minus a few small details) and ready for Baby Fast.  We have a car seat in our car and our hospital bag is ready to go.  We spent the weekend relaxing and doing all the things everyone tells us we will be missing out on post baby… we went to dinner, saw the Avengers in 3-D and hung out on the beach.  Jon’s class threw us a shower and our weekly dr appt went good. It was a good week!

Miss Anything? Walking without a waddle, running errands without getting out of breath and I can’t wait to get my wedding rings back on.

Movement: Lots of movement and easy to see.  So crazy to watch a foot/arm make its way across your stomach.  Jon is convinced that it looks just like the movie Alien

Food Cravings: Loving watermelon go figure.  

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: Not that I am aware of :)

Symptoms: I have them all now, swollen feet and hands, a sweet waddle, super hot all the time and getting up without help is a process. 

Looking forward to: Meeting our baby girl!!! This has gone by so fast. 

 Shower at Jon's school.

This is Chloe she loved touching the baby and even asked if I could lift up my dress so she could see the baby, if only getting the baby was that easy.  She is so stinking cute!

NURSERY DONE!

The Nursery

We finally finished the nursery.. well we are pretty much done :). 

Still want to put a few things up on this wall

All the fun projects that came out of the fabric from the downtown LA fabric district. 

Here are all the fun details on the room:

Wall Color - Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud

Daybed - Craigslist find but it was custom made by Colors in Manhattan Beach and Jon re-painted it pottery barn white ( Bear custom color match SE:7050) to match the crib

Pillows on Daybed- Made by me with fabric from a downtown LA fabric store Michael Levine

Daybed Mattress Cover - Pottery Barn

Frame above daybed - Baby shower gift from my girlfriends from Tabula Rasa in Manhattan Beach 

Dresser/Changing Table - Ikea Hemnes Dresser

Dresser Knobs- Antropologie 

Changing Pad/Cover - Babies R Us

Baskets on Dresser - Joannes Fabric

Lamp - Staples 

Rug - Ikea Gaser grey

Crib - Pottery Barn Kids

Crib Bedding - Sheet ( Serena & Lilly) crib bumper & skirt ( Gilt.com) 

Mobile - Pottery Barn Kids 

Mirror with Hooks - From Target many years ago

Starfish & Octopus paintings - Made by me with supplies from Michael's.  

37 WEEKS

How far along? 37 Weeks (we are now considered full term.. how did that happen?)

Maternity clothes?  Yep.  And I am about to out grow the maternity pants.

Sleep: Sleeping good and sleep walking to the bathroom often.

Best moment this week:  We had a great weekly appt.  The baby is still head down and pretty low.  She is weighing in at about 6 pounds and moving a ton.  Over the weekend my good friend Marta came into town and helped me so much with last min baby stuff and brought the cutest assortment of things I will need at the hospital and post baby. I had a great lunch on Saturday with my girlfriends and Jon and I are almost finished painting the day bed in the guest room.  Actually Jon has been doing all the painting, I keep promising this will be the last project before the baby comes J not sure he believes me. 

Miss Anything? Wearing my wedding rings…. They no longer want to fit.

Movement: Lots of movement

Food Cravings: Right now I want gummy bears. 

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Just a lot more sensitive, any tv show to do with babies or a birth story is guaranteed to make me cry.

Looking forward to: Meeting our little girl! Getting the last details for our hospital bag so we are ready to go.  Finishing the last min projects for the nursery.  And fitting in some date nights and down time before we enter the world of no-sleep.  

36 WEEKS

How far along? 36 Weeks. 4 more weeks to go.  28 days left! 

Maternity clothes?  Couldn't live with out maternity pants but you can get away with wearing so many non-maternity clothes if you just go a size up.  

Sleep: Still sleeping good, just waking up often and flipping sides which isn't the easiest with the growing belly

Best moment this week:  Having family visit us. Going to San Diego for a  shower to celebrate Lisa and her twin boys! Getting our stroller, swing, car-seat and bassinet set up ( now if we just had a place to put it all).  

Miss Anything? Not really... people are so nice to you when you are pregnant

Movement: Moving all the time and hiccups at least twice a day

Food Cravings: Still loving fruit and it is impossible to stay away from the sweets

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: No.

Symptoms: Pretty sure I got a swift kick to the ribs but luckily the soreness went away after a few days... funny thing is 2 days latter Jon pulled a muscel in his rib too, he has enjoyed all the pregnancy symptoms with me like it or not :).  

Looking forward to: Our weekly dr. visit this Thursday.  Having our friend in town this weekend she is going to help us pack our hospital bag...yay! and sewing some pillow cases... with my new impulse buy a sewing machine.

All set up pretty sure this is the baby's house now. 

35 WEEKS

Hope you all had a Great Easter!

How far along? 35 Weeks 

Maternity clothes?  Mostly maxi dresses, skirts and workout clothes. Trying to get away with what I have for these last few weeks

Sleep: Still sleeping good

Best moment this week:  It has been so fun to go through all the little baby clothes and get everything ready for this little baby Fast, we are not done but we are closer than we were the week before.  We had our weekly appt and all went well she is head down and happy. Celebrating Easter and having family come visit us.   

Miss Anything? Not really. I have really enjoyed the last trimester more than I thought I would

Movement: Moving all the time unless I want you to feel her move.  She must be shy :)

Food Cravings: Still loving fruit and anything sweet.

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: No. Wonder if I will have Braxton Hicks contractions

Symptoms: Just getting so excited to me our baby girl! Can't believe she could be here in 3-7 weeks depending on if she is early or late.  If she is like her mom and dad she will be late :)

Looking forward to: Our weekly appt and getting in as many visits as we can with friends and family before this little one arrives. 

 

The Easter Bunny brought us some visitors Sunday night!

34 WEEKS

How far along? 34 Weeks 

Maternity clothes?  Getting creative with non-maternity clothes. Mostly maxi dresses, skirts and workout clothes

Sleep: Still sleeping good

Best moment this week:  Getting to see family.  Having the most amazing sisters and mom who threw a beautiful shower.  Experiencing how many people already love our little baby.  Watching the kids do an Easter egg hunt and knowing that our little girl will get to join them next year!  

Miss Anything? Sleeping on my back

Movement: I look forward to her daily hiccups and squirming. 

Food Cravings: have you tried the jolly rancher jellybeans?? So yummy I am surprised I actually had any left to put in the Easter egg for the kidos.

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Feeling the baby growing, pretty sure she is doing stretches in there.  Feeling so blessed to be carrying this little one.  Enjoying being pregnant I wonder if I will miss it when it is over.  Nesting…. the idea of washing and putting away all her clothing sounds amazing.

Looking forward to: Going through all the baby clothes and putting them away. Organizing the nursery.  Going to our appointment this week 

Yep!  More pregnant women. ( due dates from left to right 5/5, 5/13, 6/15, Sept & October)