less than 3 weeks to go!

down to less than three weeks.. im in panic mode a little bit ;)

This is last weeks post:

36 weeks: What I Know Now

- Baby girls nursery is pretty much done, just a few more details. Its not the dream nursery i was hoping for, but i still love it. I'll post pics soon! seriously i will.... ;)

- Its amazing how little of an activity takes the breath out of me!

- Although the prescription is helping, my heartburn is HORRID. If by some chance i fall asleep during the night, i wake up quickly choking on my own vomit in my mouth cause it is so bad. And starting last week its been pouring... and i literally mean pouring... out my nose. (tmi?). yes, vomit pouring out my nose. its all so lovely. I have to note that heartburn has definitely been one of the hardest things about this pregnancy.

- I fear the nights. Mostly because i know im not going to sleep. If its not the heartburn, its because jord's snoring sounds like there is an earthquake or he's about to attack something (still love you babe!), if its not the snoring, its because i feel like she's coming out, and if its not that, its because i have to get up and pee once or twice.... and if its none of that, then its me just staring at the clock thinking "i am seriously having a baby so soon... is this real?????" and then my thoughts just go haywire.

- My bladder is the size of a peanut, i am sure of it.

- I feel like baby girl is crowning 75% of the day. Obviously, i know she's not. But its painful enough that i feel like she could be. The night is the worst. I have mastered the "waddle". I always wondered why prego's waddle.... and now i know its because there is so much pressure, its hard to just walk! I love that strangers can just watch you walk and say "oh, you poor thing.."

-Baby girl is everywhere! At our ultrasound, they had a hard time measuring her head because it was SOO low (which explains all the pain). But her feet were jabbin my ribs. Her femur measured almost two weeks ahead of schedule. So she is just BIG and LONG.

- Pedicures are HEAVEN!

- No stretchmarks... yet. 

-Names, Names, Names. Its really hard. I obviously have a list, and we've narrowed it down to a couple. But i think since I am not 100% sure, that i just want to see her first. And i think it will be fun to have it be a surprise!

- I always get asked about weird cravings. And i honestly havent had any. I think my diet has been way more restricted than it has expanded. I still cant have Cafe Rio or Chinese Food or anything too meaty. But i do love to chew on ice.

- My back really doesn't hurt too bad.  I always hear of how bad prego's backs kill. And yes, its getting worse. But maybe i was just prepped for it being SO bad, that i thought i would be dying. But im not.

- Taking a birthing class. And honestly, its been really helpful. Im glad we decided to take one. (more for jords sake then mine ;)

- I'm up to 25 lbs... yikes. 

- I'm freakishly "nesting"- I am panicking to get my house clean and ready for baby girl to come home with us. I want everything to be spotless and smelling so fresh and clean.

- I'm not too swollen anywhere.. yet. i still can where my shoes, and my wedding ring still fits.  I feel pretty lucky.

- I have a champion for a husband. He seriously deals with so much, and he's so good to me.

and here is this weeks post:

LESS THAN THREE WEEKS!!!

My doctor checked me at my 35 week apt, and i was dilated to a 1.5 and 70% effaced. At my 36 week appointment, i was dilated to a 2. He said "I'm not going to get your hopes up, but since you are dilated already.... there is a pretty good chance of her coming early." YAY! (i know a bunch of you are going to say "my doctor told me that too.. and it didn't happen") So im not going to freak out if she doesnt. But i have thought from the beginning that she would come early for so many reasons- and when the doctor says "not a lot of people are dilated AT ALL at 35 weeks", and the same thing happened to my sister and her baby came 10 days early---- im just guessing this baby will make her debut a little earlier than planned. And if she doesnt, well, at least i am getting things done and ready for her to come whenever she IS ready.
We'll see how my 37 week apt goes on monday.

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my mom and my sisters are throwing me a big shower this weekend.

they have been trying to keep the details a surprise....

but i got this invitation in the mail last week, and i wanted to die.
{printed on real newspaper}

 

they are so stinkin cute, and i know it probably took them forever.

Me and baby girl are so so lucky. 

cant wait for this weekend! i'll share pics & details next week.

holla!

wow i have been bad at bloggin lately...
here's a MIGHTY update.

i didn't want to be one of those PARANOID mothers that freaks out at the littlest things...

but the chord was wrapped around baby's neck at week 20, so i asked if it was something to worry about

and the doc said to just be safe and get another ultrasound.

So we got to see baby girl right before i was 34 weeks. 

All i heard was: BIG. LONG. and SHE'S EVERYWHERE.

i guess i shouldn't have been surprised, considering that jord and i aren't real small people, 

but for some reason, i was? 

anyway, the ultrasound tech said everything was good. and baby girl looks really healthy. (and has lots of hair!) so i am relieved.

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baby girl and i have been oh-so-spoiled lately with showers.

my BF's threw jena and me a shower a little while ago.

thank you so much girls- love each and every one of ya!

** i am over the fact of how disgusting and large i look in the following pictures. SERIOUSLY***

and last week, my sweet friends up here threw me a shower as well. 

every detail was "as cute as a button"- thank you everyone for coming & for your support!

you guys are the best! and baby girl and i are so lucky.

 

 

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jord and i went "baby-mooning" this past week for spring break.

and even though we experienced a few difficulties (the flu, heartburn NIGHTMARE, no sleep)

it still was so nice to spend a last vacation with just the two of us.

we started out in vegas:

stayed with my BF haley & jord the first night. it was so fun catching up with them,

spent some time with grandma & grandpa staples,

had a night out on the strip (women who are 8 months pregnant should NOT walk the strip 3 days in a row!)

and yummy cheesecake factory

met up with my sister & brother in law for phantom of the opera

it was an amazing show and baby girl went CRAZY the entire time! it was hilarious.

and ended the baby moon in st.george where we met up with my family for a few days of the annual

t-wolf baseball tournament. (my dad's baseball team)

we got in lots of R&R, shoppin, swimmin & eatin!

i couldnt get either of these two to smile.

but even their wannabe rocker faces are my favorite ;)

this little one however, let me take pictures of him forever.

i think him and i have a special bond going for us...

and last, but not least... the baby post from last week.
again i say, i cant believe how fast time is flying by.

32 weeks..

less than 8 weeks to go.... crazy!

What i Know Now: 32 weeks

- My mom had 3 children (out of 8) by the time she was 30 weeks. so being in the "30's" scared me. I know that stuff isnt necessarily hereditary, but still. its just crazy that she could come tomorrow, and probably be just fine.

- Things are getting really painful around here. (see post below). I wake up everyday feeling like I have run a marathon, and got kicked about 20 times during the night... (well, i do get kicked 20 times during the night, but you know what i mean.) i just feel very heavy and sore.

- My bum and my belly are heaving a head-to-head race to see which can get bigger first. its lovely.

-My bed has become a breeding ground for pillows. Sometimes i lose track of where jord is ;)

- I have noticed that i let out involuntary grunts everytime i have to bend over; its kind of funny. but uncontrollable.

- I had a dr apt this week, I have gained 19 lbs so far. Last month was rough for me i guess :) ha ha, you just gotta laugh it off. I stopped caring (most of the time) about how much i have gained, i just want to document it with each child to see the differences.

- CHARLIE HORSES. oh my hell  heck. talk about waking up 5x a night to the most excrutiating pain ever. in my calves and in my feet. last week i was trying to walk fast to try and make the bus and as soon as i sat down i was struck with the most painful charlie horses in my calves AND shin splints in BOTH LEGS. youch!!

-My closet is becoming smaller and smaller. I just cant get some of those shirts to stretch anymore!

- I am having to lather my entire body two or three times a day now. My skin is having a really hard time trying to stretch. I carry baby lotion with me wherever i go!

- Baby girl has started to get the hiccups alot more. I feel them, but now i SEE them too. And i feel so bad, cause i know they bother her by the way she throws herself around everytime she gets them. But its so cute! ;)

-I finally couldnt take the heartburn any longer, so i got a prescription from the doc. My life has been saved!!


We have been working really hard on the nursery.. and im loving it more and more. {i probably wont post pics until i have most everything done.} But sometimes i just stop in and rock on my rocking chair and imagine what life is going to be like. Im so nervous, but so excited!

brown paper packages....

its been like christmas around here...
i ordered some stuff for my birthday, and all in the same week,
our carseat, my diaper bag, and our stroller decided to come!
i LOVE walking around that corner and seeing those
brown paper packages laying against my door. makes my day!!!

i found it useful when other people posted about their baby items and where/why they got them.
maybe this might be useful to some people? otherwise, im just excited about them!

my diaper bag.

this was a tough one for me. honestly, i really didn't look at too much baby stuff until i graduated, except for a diaper bag. i was on the prowl. petunia pickle bottom was always at the top of my list.... but when it came down to it, i loved this pattern so much more, and who can argue with half the price??

 i debated about a couple between this site, and where i got it, here.
the quality is outstanding. its so well made. very sturdy. machine-washable. there are a ton of pockets on the inside for all my "diaper bag" necessities. i've just been staring at it since i got it.... so worth the money! 

our stroller 
jord was actually the one who found this one. i remember my sister telling me that buying her single stroller was such a waste of money, because when the second baby came, they needed a double stroller... and the money they spent on a single stroller went to waste. so jord and i wanted to avoid that. and thats when this baby came into our lives. (love the advice from those sisters!)

baby jogger city select

does it look like its for someone who is 4'9? ya, thats what i thought.
why i love this stroller so much, is because when baby #2 comes along, you can turn it into a double stroller.
there are tons of different attachments you can have, (toddler seats, bassinets, car seats etc)
and the stroller is equipped to hold any 2 of them. i love that.
here are all the different combinations you can make.

we havent actually seen it, because its a gift from jordans parents and its at their house, but we cant wait to open it and especially cant wait for baby girl to be in it! props to jord for researching this for months. (there are many you-tube video's on it... trust me, i've watched all of them).

our car seat

this one is sitting in our living room and it catches my eye once and awhile, and i just think.. "there's going to be a baby in there.... our baby." the craziness of all of this is unreal to me sometimes. anyways, i love this car seat as well. Britax is in the top 3 safety ratings, and baby girl's gotta be safe. I went with the neutral colors (black and silver) because baby girl is gonna have PLENTY of girly things in & outside of the carseat, and it will be awesome for baby #2 as well... boy or girl.

these are the big items that are making this so real to us. we really are having a baby...
and she's coming in 9 weeks. (hopefully)
i'll be 31 weeks on thursday. but turning 30 weeks was crazy....
something about the 3 scares me ;)  anyway, here is baby post from last week.
she's getttin big!

its crazy the plunge i have taken in the last 10 weeks. and its only about to get worse!

bring it on, baby!

let her eat cake!

 

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it was the day of my birth yesterday, and might i say it was a fantastic one.

when i got home from work, i walked in to this...

my adorable friend shawnee {and preston!} had come in and decorated,
and left the sweetest little presents. and the funniest card i've ever read in my life.

{its says "hey spider monkey!! its your birthday}

the inside was a script between edward and i, and oh my gosh.. i cant stop laughing.

but i will keep it just between him and i ;)

and then shawnee wrote the sweetest blog post about me,

and then they came out to dinner with us,

just love those hopkins. thanks for making my birthday so special you guys! 

love you more than words can say.

but the one who deserves all the credit in the world, is this guy:

call it crazy pregnancy hormones, but the last month or so, i have been SO attached to him.

i hate being away from him.

 i told him that i didn't care if i saw anyone else on my birthday, i just wanted to spend the day with him.

But he went out of his way to make this day so special for me.

After we went out to dinner, we went home,

Jord had baked a cake (rainbow chip, my favorite), he sang a solo of "happy birthday" while i blew out some candles, Just him and i shared a piece,

and watched harry potter all night,

and laughed at our sweet little girl dancing in my belly.

it was perfect.

and so is he.

thank you everyone for the sweet messages, text's and phone calls. 

it honestly means the world!

oh, baby girl.

Baby post from last week ;)

 28 Weeks: What I Know Now

- Honestly, i've never had heartburn IN MY LIFE. and i think the last 5 weeks, i have made up for it. I rarely sleep anymore (I'm lucky if I get 4-5 hours) because it is so bad. And you would think after 5 weeks of not sleeping, that your body would be so exhausted that you would sleep. not true. The heartburn has brought me to tears so many times, and i just want a cure. besides tums.

-I think people are beginning to tell that i'm pregnant, and not just chubs... and its nice. Although the staring at my stomach is a little uncomfortable at times but then I remember i'm pregnant, and my body is not my own anymore. Haven't had any strangers touch me yet though. Cant WAIT for that to happen ;)

-Baby girls kicks are getting quite strong. She is LOVIN my right ribs lately, and sometimes her kick straight to the ribs makes my whole body jolt. It hurts!

-I finally got maternity jeans and I LOVE THEM!!! They are a (dark wash) pair of skinny's from Gap Maternity and honestly they are so comfortable. (and relatively inexpensive).

- Doctor says baby girl is measuring smaller than normal (seriously? i certainly dont feel like she is small), but he said that we both look really healthy and nothing to worry about. He said "Take it as a compliment, and dont worry about it." Will do!

-I'm going to make a shirt that says "Its a Girl. Due April 15th. Dont have any names yet." I seem to be saying those three things quite often these days.

- Baby's nursery is starting to come together and it gets me so excited! We have ordered our stroller and car seat. It's starting to feel SO real that she is coming!! (you know, if the flips and somersaults in my belly weren't enough ;)

weddings and baby..

i cant believe that we are already halfway through january...
i kept putting things off "until i graduate", and now that i am,
i feel like our baby is coming so soon.
this pregnancy is going by sooo fast!!!
{and baby is getting LARGE}

 

My bestie (since fourth grade) got married last week,
and we were lucky enough to see them get sealed.
i just LOVE weddings. they make me so happy.
Kaitlin was gorgeous, and they are perfect together!

mr. and mrs. quist

 

congrats kaitlin & tyler! 

love you both!