31 Weeks!

How far along: 31 weeks 6 days! 57 days to go!  I know. Slacker. I know.  

Bump Pic was taken at 31w 5d!

How big is baby: Pineapple!! I LOVE PINEAPPLE  - 15.2-16.7 inches 2.5-3.8 lbs -Average. We do know she is at least 3.1 lbs! 

Total weight gain/loss: I’m not sure, I go see the Dr on Monday and I won’t be surprised if I’m past my 30 lb mark. L All these amazing goodies coming in the office for Christmas call my name and I have ZERO will power. Fail.

Maternity Clothes: Oh yes.    

Sleep: What’s that?

Best moment of the week: We got her wall decal for above her crib in! I can’t wait to put it up!

Food Cravings: Oh jeeze. I want everything. Seriously. Except Fish. I still have no desire for that. Yuck.    

Symptoms: Same ole – I do get to add hip pain into mix! I feel like its slacking up though.

Movement: Oh yes! Favorite part of my day!  

Gender: Baby Girl!   

What am I looking forward to: Christmasssssss! And possibly 9 days off in a row! J

What I miss: Sleep. Gosh I miss you…   STILL

Next apt: Dec 23^rd, and Jan 6^th

All my glucose levels came back normal! Hallelujah!

Daniel also came up with this very weird CREATIVE idea to grow his beard out so when we did family pictures for Christmas he could paint it white and be Santa... drum roll please.................................

 He is something else! lol I will have to admit I was not thrilled with this idea and actually I really did not care to take ANY Family Christmas photos, however the deal was made that once he got his picture, he SHAVES the beard. So now it is gone and I can see my handsome man's face! :) I am really glad we did this though, it ended up being a hilarious and memorable time for the both of us and I will cherish times like these forever. 

I couldn't help but throw this picture in that Daniel got of my darling, Killer and his new toy we got him for Christmas! I love him so!! 

Project Exterior Paint!

I mentioned a few weeks ago that we were attempting to paint the outside of our house that desperately needed it! 

(I bought the house with the horrid blue already on it so this has been on the project list for almost 3 years!!) 

Well, we finally got the first coat down and I am in LOVE!! 

Before

Before

After!!! 

I know some might find it super boring however, I am a big fan of neutral colors and I love the way the white and the diamond mine go together perfectly!

Now I just need to quit being a little chicken and paint my door a color that pops! The white just isn't going to work.

I'm think the color on this door may be the winner (no yellow trim)!! I'm just scared!!

Last but not least I had to include this hilarious picture of my Honey Bun whom put forth all the hard work into getting the house painted and doing such an amazing job at it! I don't know what I would do without him!! <3 you babe! 

<3 you babe! 

30 Weeks!

Sorry this is so late and for the awful picture!! It's been a crazy week! 

How far along: 30 weeks 5 days! 65 days to go!  

How big is baby: Cucumber - lol - estimated weight from baby appointment on Monday was 3.1 lbs! She is definitely a growin!   

Total weight gain/loss: 26 lbs! Trying to stay UNDER 30 however the sweets have been calling my name! More details to come on the sweets though.  L

Maternity Clothes: Most Definitely!    

Sleep: Ugh. Wide awake around midnight and then around 3am. It’s not fun.

Best moment of the week: Ordering her final nursery items! CANNOT WAIT!

Food Cravings: Back on the blue cheese salad kick, omg so good!    

Symptoms: Still the same really, CRY BABY, bathroom hog, and whale.

Movement: Oh yes! Favorite part of my day!  

Gender: Baby Girl!   

What am I looking forward to: I can’t wait for Christmas!! Heading to see my Momma! Eeek!

What I miss: Sleep. Gosh I miss you…    

Next apt: Dec 23^rd, and Jan 6^th

I got a call last week from the nurse that said my 1 hour glucose tolerance test came back elevated (boooo) and that they would like me to come back in to do the 3 hour glucose tolerance test. I did that suffered on Tuesday morning and now my arms have these beautiful little bruises!! I’m praying that I will pass this one with flying colors because the thought of gestational diabetes really scares me. However, I do truly feel very lucky to come thus far without major issues and I thank God everyday for this. :) I will update once I get a call back from the Dr office! 

29 Weeks!

How far along: 29 weeks 4 days! 73 days to go!  

How big is baby: Acorn Squash or 15.2 -16.7 inches and 2.5-3.8 lbs! She is definitely growing!

Total weight gain/loss: Not sure right at this moment, still going to stick with the 28.2. Will have an updated # next week!

Maternity Clothes: Most Definitely!    

Sleep: Getting a bit frustrated at night now, having issues getting comfortable!

Best moment of the week: Getting her coming home outfit in! It’s so cute!!      

Food Cravings: Nothing really. Currently I want a chili cheese dog – Thanks Stef! lol.   

Symptoms: Hmm… still the same really, cry baby, bathroom hog, and whale.

Movement: Oh yes! Favorite part of my day!  

Gender: Baby Girl!   

What am I looking forward to: The weekend! We finally got the house painted but we have to do a few finishing touches and then we are done! Next project? GARAGE (looks like an episode of hoarders in there!)   

What I miss: Nothing really.    

Next apt: Dec 10^th, Dec 23^rd, and Jan 6^th

We didn't end up starting Lamaze as planned; they didn't have enough participants so they cancelled the 6 week class. Not going to lie, I was pretty bummed. We are hoping to start the January class which ends 2 days before her due date! Talking about cutting it close!!

28 Weeks!

How far along: 28 weeks 2 days! 82 days to go!  Hello 3^rd Trimester!!

How big is baby: Eggplant, I have always wondered where in the world that name came from?! She is measuring about 2lbs 9 oz, 48 percentile J

Total weight gain/loss: According to the Dr. Office this morning I was at 28.2 lbs gained!! Whoop Whoop! Better than what I was figuring so I’ll take it! I’m trying to stay under 30!! PRAY FOR ME!

Maternity Clothes: Most Definitely! LOOK at that belly! Whoa! 

Sleep: Lovely J I do still miss my tummy time though!

Best moment of the week: Seeing our little one this morning!     

Food Cravings: Olive Garden’s salad and stuffed mushrooms. Oh and Wendy’s Jr Bacon Burger!  

Symptoms: Still have elephant feet a lot, but really other than my bulging belly and I cry over the simplest things! That’s about it!

Movement: Yeppers, she is going to be soccer player like her Dad, I swear it.

Gender: Baby Girl!   

What am I looking forward to: Getting the final items for her nursery!  

What I miss: Shoes that fit. I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to start buying size 9 shoes!   

Next apt: We are officially at every 2 weeks now (EEEK!) so we made the next 3 appointments!

Dec 9^th, Dec 23^rd, and Jan 6^th – Yep I got emotional when I realized how CLOSE that 3^rd appointment is!

We also start Lamaze tonight so I’m a little emotional about that as well, LOL! I’m such a baby! 

While at the Dr this morning I had to do my glucose screening and wait for an hour before taking blood, so while we waited we headed over to the Ultrasound Room and got to see this little love!! <3 

Ahh, I cannot wait to meet her!! 

27 Weeks!

How far along: 27 weeks 4 days! 87 days to go!  Yikes!

How big is baby: Rutabaga – Not sure I've seen a whole rutabaga but ok!

Total weight gain/loss: According to my scale I’m at 33 L I hoping its water weight from my elephant legs and feet!

Maternity Clothes: Yeppers. On the lookout for some more leggings!   

Sleep: AMAZING, Doc prescribed me something for my acid reflux and heartburn.

Best moment of the week: Organizing baby girl’s room! Almost done!    

Food Cravings: Salad with Bleu Cheese dressing and crispy bacon! Makes my mouth water just typing it!

Symptoms: I finally get to take heartburn off my list! Woop Woop!  So now honestly my only complaint 

would have to be my swollen lower half! I cannot fit into any of my flats!

Movement: Yes and loving it! Except when she gets to dancing on my bladder!  

Gender: Girllllllllllllllllllllll J  

What am I looking forward to: Seeing our little one on the ultrasound next Monday!

What I miss: Just normal looking feet, other than that I don’t miss much!  

Next apt: Nov. 25^th – Sugar Screening and US!! J

Weekend Recap!

I know its been awhile since I've done any other kind of post besides my weekly updates so I decided to recap our weekend! We had a busy Saturday and a LaZy Sunday!

Daniel talked me into doing the Color Vibe 5k that came into town this past weekend with some friends and honestly I was dreading it! I just had no excitement for the thought of waking up early and walking/running through a bunch of colored cornstarch! I figured it'd be the typical 5k with a bunch of super in shape runners that makes you feel like a slow snail whale!!

 However, fortunately I was WRONG! I am really glad I participated and we had a GREAT time! Daniel even stayed with me and walked majority of it! It was so not what I expected and had tons of families participating with their little youngins (some of them were not happy towards the end! lol) I even ran into my OB doctor during the 5k! He mentioned that I probably was the only 7 months prego gal out there and said he was proud and it was good for me! WooHooo! Now lets see what he says about this past months weight gain next week! Ha!!

Once we finished the 5k we had to get our butts into gear and head to Tallahassee for the FSU vs Syracuse game!

We received tickets from one of the vendors at work at the last minute and I just couldn't pass them up! They were great seats and we had a great time!

(Love the creeper in the back!!) 

Daniel is a FSU graduate and still has some friends living in Tally so after the game we headed over to his best friend's house for some of the BEST homemade Chicken Alfredo I HAVE EVER HAD! OMG it was divine! Once we stuffed our bellies and hung out for a little bit we headed back home!

Sunday we slept in and missed Church, I was feeling the aftermath of all the extracurricular activity from Saturday (holy moley HIP pain!!!)  I felt like what I imagine a 110 yr old would feel like and did not move for hours! Eventually Daniel and I decided to go for a little stroll with Killer around the neighborhood to help with my soreness. Its amazing what movement will do for ya! We then headed to the cheapy movies to see Riddick which in my opinion was not all that great! The popcorn hit the spot though!

Next weekend hopefully will be home improvement weekend and we can start painting the house!!

26 Weeks!

I know this doesn't really show my bump all that well but it was my fave so it wins! 

(actual bump pic is below, I apologize for the bare feet! I'm from Florida! lol) 

How far along: 26 weeks 2 days! 96 days to go!  Oh Em Gee! Time is flying!!

How big is baby: About the size of a head of lettuce…

Total weight gain/loss: 28 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Definitely! I’m pretty sure I have almost every article of clothing Target has on the racks!  

Sleep: Hell, heartburn and acid reflux seriously makes night time miserable!

Best moment of the week: Baby Shower(s)! J   

Food Cravings: Still on a meat kick but its slowly fading away, last night all I could think about was cereal! Frosted Mini Wheat that has had a luxurious soak in milk!! So good!

Symptoms: Same ole – Heartburn, swollen extremities, Heartburn, feel like a whale, Heartburn..

Movement: yeppers! My favorite parts of the day STILL! I don’t think my feelings on this will change!

Gender: Girllllllllllllllllllllll J  

What am I looking forward to: Baby Shower #2 with all my friends from work and of course the weekend! Project Exterior House Painting commences!! It’s going to look fabulous!

What I miss: sleep, wine, clothes that fit, & normal looking feet – same as last week J

Next apt: Nov. 25^th – Sugar Screening and US!! J

I can't wait to share the pics from the baby shower! My family did an awesome job and I couldn't have asked for anything more! 

25 Weeks!!

Slacker here!! I know, I suck at this! Work has been CrAzY this week and we have had to get ready for this weekends festivities of lots of family members and friends coming to visit for our baby Girl's SHOWER!! Yay!!! Anyway, enough gibberish, let's get to the good stuff! Sorry for the awful picture, my photographer has no idea what "make sure its not fuzzy" means!!! (pic was actually taken at 25 weeks 4 days)

How far along: 25 weeks 6 days! 99 days to go!  DOUBLE DIGITS!! EEEEK!!!

How big is baby: About the size of a head of Cauliflower  ß YUMMM! NOT! J   

Total weight gain/loss: 27 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Yeppers, loving some maternity leggings and jeans from Target - now I just have to figure out what in the world I'm going to wear to the baby shower.. blahhh.

Sleep: Going great right now, expect the few nights I wake up CHOKING from Acid Reflux. L Not fun at all!  

Best moment of the week: Seeing baby girl on the U/S this past weekend!!  

Food Cravings: MEAT!!!  AND LOTS OF IT!

Symptoms: Same ole – Heartburn, swollen extremities, Heartburn, feel like a whale, Heartburn..

Movement: yeppers! My favorite parts of the day!

Gender: Girllllllllllllllllllllll J  

What am I looking forward to: Baby Shower this weekend! Cannot wait to see all of my out of town friends and family!

What I miss: sleep, wine, clothes that fit, & normal looking feet – same as last week J

Next apt: Nov. 25^th – Sugar Screening and US!! J

26 weeks tomorrow!! Ahhhhh! Time is flying!!! 

24 Weeks! Happy Halloween!

How far along: 24 weeks 5 days! 107 days to go!

How big is baby: About the size of a Cantaloupe J   

Total weight gain/loss: 24 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Yeppers.

Sleep: Getting better.. Kind of.  

Best moment of the week: Surprising my momma in Jax and her feeling the little one kick!

Food Cravings: MEAT!!!  

Symptoms: Same ole – Heartburn, swollen extremities, Heartburn, feel like a whale, Heartburn..

Movement: yeppers! Love it!

Gender: Girllllllllllllllllllllll J  

What am I looking forward to: Daniel’s Birthday weekend

What I miss: sleep, wine, clothes that fit, & normal looking feet – same as last week J

Next apt: Nov. 25^th – Sugar Screening and Ultrasound!! J

Happy Halloween!!! I can't wait for next Halloween so we can dress our little girl up!! 

I'm already trying to think of ideas! LOL I'm thinking a ghost since that is what I was for my first Halloween... or maybe I was pumpkin! Mom help me out here!! 

23 Weeks!

How far along: 23 weeks 5 day! 114 days to go!

How big is baby: About the size of a Grapefruit J   

Total weight gain/loss: 24 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Yeppers.

Sleep: ugh. I don’t even want to talk about this.  

Best moment of the week: Daniel felt one of her HARD kicks for the first time this morning!! Loved it!!   

Food Cravings: Steak, pork chops, pot roast, chili, and Japanese (thanks to Stef!!)

Symptoms: Heartburn, Heartburn, Heartburn, Heartburn… swollen kankels (is that how you spell that? 

lol)

Movement: YES SIR!! Best feeling ever!

Gender: Girllllllllllllllllllllll J  

What am I looking forward to: Birthday weekend! It’s my Friday!! Yay!

What I miss: sleep, wine, clothes that fit, & normal looking feet

Next apt: October 30^th 1:15

22 Weeks!

I know this is extremely late and I have no excuse!!! I just have been a lazy bum ALL WEEK! I really need to get out of this funk... better late then never I suppose! Sorry my bump pic is so dark (and hideous!), my photographer had to leave at the crack of dawn for work, our lighting sucks, and it was still dark and on top of that rainy.


Excuses. Excuses. I know I know. :)

Before I get to the usual, I wanted to send a huge THANK YOU to Stefanie over at Stealing Sweet Kisses for redoing my layout for me! I absolutely adore it and of course you cannot go wrong with my favorite color PINK! Thanks Stef I really do appreciate it!

Now lets get to the usual. Not much has changed really.

How far along: 22weeks 6 day! 120 days to go! (Slacker!! I know) 

How big is baby: About the size of a Papaya, or 11.8 inches and 20.8 ounces! (avg fetus)  

Total weight gain/loss: 21 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Yeppers.

Sleep: Heartburn has ruined my good sleep! It’s so bad!!!  

Best moment of the week: Seeing our little girl again on the ultrasound at the College. J  

Food Cravings: Blah. Nothing. It all gives me heartburn!

Symptoms: Heartburn, Heartburn, Heartburn, Heartburn…

Movement: Oh yes, she has a dance session around 9am every morning and then again around 2pm and around 9pm

Gender: Girllllllllllllllllllllll J   

What am I looking forward to: Decorating our baby girls room!

What I miss: nothing really. Good sleep I suppose.

Next apt: October 30^th 1:15

Happy Friday!!!! 

Gender Reveal!!

This past weekend we found out what our precious little one's gender is along with all of our closest family members and friends there to be apart of it as well! (Daniel's family lives out of town so we had planned to Facetime them so they could be apart of the reveal) It was by far the coolest experience and we had so much fun!!

Wednesday we had our gender scan, however we asked that they keep it from us and handed them two envelopes. One to insert just a simple piece of paper with GIRL or BOY and the other to contain the ultrasound image of the goods and of course the whole ultrasound DVD that was off limits as well. On Saturday we took our empty box to the local party store and asked him to please fill the box with the appropriate color balloons based on what was in the envelope, they did so great and I really can't thank them enough!!!

It was extremely hard not to open that envelope but we stuck to the plan and waited until Saturday to reveal!!

So.... without further ado.....Lets get to the good stuff!!! (Warning: Photo Dump!) 

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to my Mom for hiring my cousin Stacey over at Creative Creations to do all of our decor! She did such an amazing job and it took so much stress off of me!! These are just a few of the things she made!

I was 99% sure we were having a boy!! I'm glad I didn't bet anyone! Daniel on the other hand won a whopping $40!! 

Overall, we had a great experience, spent MUCH NEEDED time with family and friends, ate some awesome burgers and hotdogs (Thanks to Chef Daniel!!), had a ton of good laughs, and even dodged a bit of Tropical Storm Karen's tiny tiny wrath! 

Thank you Mom for all you do for us!!! I don't know what I would do without you!

21 Weeks!!!

How far along: 21 weeks 2 day! 131 days to go!

How big is baby: About the size of a pomegranate, or 10.5 inches and 12.7 ounces! (avg fetus)  

Total weight gain/loss: 20 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Yeppers.

Sleep: Getting better, still miss my tummy time though!  

Best moment of the week: Gender Reveal party!!

Food Cravings: Jamaican Patties, popsicles, marshmallows, and OYSTERS!

Symptoms: Same ole crap: heartburn, pee machine, cry baby…

Movement: YES! I officially felt a kick with my hand on Saturday morning! It was so COOL!  

Gender: NEXT POST. I promise J  

What am I looking forward to: Shopping and deciding on a nursery theme for our little one!

What I miss: beer and wine… one day we will meet again!

Next apt: October 30^th 1:15

Gender Reveal is ALMOST HERE!!

 and this biotch is trying to ruin it!! 

That's OK, rain wont ruin our special day! It feels like I have been waiting for this FOR-EV-ER!!

So So READY!

We officially have the gender inside an envelope that has been sealed by the Ultrasound Tech. 

NOBODY knows except of course the tech. 

Here are a few sneak peaks! I'm so excited I just couldn't wait!

How CUTE are these!?!!?

Anddd one last surprise!! 

We got to see this little cutie on Wednesday!

Happy Friday!!!!

Weekend Recap! MS150

I know this is super duper late! I just need more time in the day to get everything done! Or win the lottery so I don't have to work! That would be nice! Ha!

Anywho!!! This past weekend we headed to Jacksonville to see my Mom and participate in the MS150.

I was originally suppose to ride with our Company's group but being 20 weeks pregnant and all it wasn't highly recommended for me so I switched to volunteer status and left my Mom and Daniel to the riding!

Mom and Daniel did the first day which went from St. Augustine down to Daytona Beach, they did amazing and I give them tons of kudos for sticking to it!!! I probably would have died the first 16 miles in!!!!

Now I shall commence a mass photo dump of the ride in action! I am so stinkin proud of them!!! 

Sorry the video is so blurry!! Not sure why it's doing that!

I couldn't resist adding this one in!

 Daniel and Maddox making us Sunday morning french toast! 

My fave!!! 

Overall our company raised a total of almost $27,000!!!! 

So awesome and so proud of the entire team! 

We had to leave early Sunday morning so after breakfast we said our goodbyes and got on the road. We still have tons to do to the house before the big reveal party this weekend!!!!