3 months later.

Well. I have definitely neglected this blog the last 3 months and I am so sorry I have.

I loved blogging (and still do) but the exhaustion of pregnancy and working full time was just too much to make blogging a priority for me. However - I do plan to "come back to blogging."

So now it is time to update you on the last 3 months and I have to tell you - this is going to be a LONG post, so bear with me if you can! 

First - I will share some pictures with you!

Here is our baby girl in 3D at 32 weeks!

Here is me at 36 weeks!

Here is baby girl at 36 weeks!

Pictures from our Maternity Shoot at 35 weeks!

And here I am yesterday at 39 weeks!!

So a lot has happened in the last 3 months. We got the nursery ready, I had my shower, and we decided to have a c-section due to some concerns about shoulder dystocia with my gestational diabetes.  I will work on making those some separate posts but I wanted to be sure to let you all know that we are doing great over here and that we are meeting our baby girl in the next day or two.

I find out today when our c-section is scheduled for and the anticipation of that phone call is absolute torture right now! 

I will be sure to keep you all updated and will absolutely post more often! 

27 Weeks!

Baby This Week: Little girl is still about the size of an eggplant! Measuring 13.5 - 15 inches and weighing between 1.5 - 2.5 pounds! *I think that she is larger than this as she was in the 87th percentile the last time I had an ultrasound (about a week and a half ago).*

What I am Feeling: Much more consistent kicks but usually pretty low. She sometimes kicks up high but it isn't nearly as consistent. I think she prefers to have her head up.  It is absolutely hysterical when I am on my laptop and she kicks it from underneath :) I love it. Watching my belly move is so magical!

Milestones This Week:

1) My parents came over on New Year's Eve and helped Rob to move furniture from the Guest Room (future nursery) into the office. We still want our full size bed available in case we have guests, so we have just consolidated the furniture of both rooms into the one office. It's tight but it works. Now that her room is empty, we can actually start getting it ready for her!

2) Hiccups! I love baby hiccups - they tickle so much when she hits my side, and I love it. 

Miscellany: I am doing really well. Still somewhat comfortable, sleep is getting difficult (it just hurts my hips a bit), but just feeling anxious. I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes last week. I really thought that I would be fine, but it seems that I wasn't going to get through this pregnancy without a complication. However, I have been able to manage it so far with just diet! I see the High Risk doctor next week and then she can tell me whether or not I need insulin (fingers crossed I don't). 

Well here is my 27 week belly pic (actually 27w, 3 days). I am feeling huge but as long as she is growing normally, that's all I care about. I still don't have any new stretch marks, but I am starting to wonder how big I am going to get! I had a run-in with a woman the other day who told me like I looked like I could deliver "any minute" and that she can't believe I have to wait till April 1. Oy. I can't believe that people are so quick to say things like that!! The last thing I wanted to hear was how huge I look. Blah. 

25 Weeks!

Baby This Week: Little girl is about the size of an eggplant! Measuring 13.5 - 15 inches and weighing between 1.5 - 2.5 pounds! EEEK! 

What I am Feeling: She is kicking quite a bit - somedays more and somedays less. The days that she kicks less gets me a little worried, but evenings are usually her most active time. Once I can sit and really pay attention to what is going on in there, she kicks and moves and twirls! 

Milestones This Week:

1) Started working on the hallway - Rob installed beautiful sconces and a new light so the hallway is much better lit. We are going to paint and install pictures frames galore to get that done, and then start work on the nursery!

2) Received the prints I have ordered for the nursery! So siked to share with you all!

Miscellany: I am doing great. We had an awesome appointment on Saturday and were feeling awesome. Unfortunately Saturday night Guiness jumped on my belly and of course my pregnant-after-loss brain got all hysterical, but she's been fine and everything I have heard/read says it is not big deal. Now we just have to focus on how to really set those boundaries for Guiness. Oy. 

I hope that you all are doing great and are ready for the holidays. We are having some friends over on Friday and I am so excited :) I cannot believe the end of 2011 is nearly here! Next year we will be meeting our little baby girl! Yay!

23 Weeks!

I cannot believe we are 23.5 weeks pregnant with our baby girl!

We have had a busy busy few weeks and I am still quite pooped when I get home from a long day's work. 

So let's see ... I have done a lot more preparation for this little babe now that we know we are having a little girl! I think writing most of this post in list format is the only way to get everything down! Bear with me please ...

- On Black Friday Hubs and I ran a bunch of errands and came home with our little girl's crib and a changing table for only $150!! We decided on the Graco Lauren since it was so beautiful, simple, had great ratings and just... CHEAP! :) It's still in the garage but I can't wait till after the holidays when we can take the time to pull it out and start the nursery!

- Speaking of nursery - I also ordered a bunch of items on Etsy. I will be sure to provide the details once I do my nursery post (most likely in March - sorry, won't be done till then!). I am so excited about our purchases!

- We are officially decked out for Christmas now as well. We have all the lights up outside, the tree decorated, and all our nativity scenes and decorations inside the house as well! Yay for the Holidays!

- We spent last weekend in Baltimore with some friends for a babymoon. It was nice just to get away for 2 nights with hubs and friends. I didn't take many pictures but here is a pic of the beautifully lit Washington Monument!

- We went and registered for pretty much EVERYTHING at Buy Buy Baby and Babies R Us. I LOVE the service at BBB but the coupons and deals at BRU are too good to not register there as well. I registered for some of our 'big ticket' items at BRU so we can look for holiday specials and things. I can't believe we are officially registered! EEEK!

So now on to my 23 week update. 

Baby This Week: Baby is about the size of a papaya! She's almost a pound and a half and measures about 9 - 10 inches long! O.M.G. I cannot believe she's getting so big!

What I am Feeling: I love feeling her move, and now I can even feel her outside. While we were visiting B-more this weekend, Rob was able to feel her too! She kicked him right in the hand and it was sooo sooo precious. 

Milestones This Week:

1) Daddy feeling baby!

2) Seeing my belly move from the outside! 

3) 24 weeks this weekend! Less than 3 weeks from the 3rd trimester! EEE!

Miscellany: Overall I am feeling really good. I am tired at the end of the day but not ridiculously uncomfortable yet. I am going to share a bump pic this week! I haven't been very good about taking bump pictures but I was a "big girl" to begin with and so I think it took me a bit longer to feel "pregnant" instead of just bigger! So here goes ... my nearly 24 week belly! 

I feel like depending on the time of day, my bump changes shape and size. Hahaha. I think this weekend I will take a picture in the morning to see how different it looks! 

And that's all folks! Hope you have a great week! xoxo

21 Weeks & Gender Reveal!

Oh.My.Goodness.

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. I am sorry I have not been posting much, but with work and making this baby, I have just been so busy and exhausted!

We had our Anatomy Scan on Monday and were SO excited to find out whether we are having a boy or a girl! We knew we had to keep it a secret until Sunday because we had planned a party where all of our family could get together and find out the gender together.

So first, my 21 week stats:

Baby This Week: Baby is about the size of a banana! Baby is about 11 inches long and actually weighed 14 ounces on Monday so probably we are at almost a pound now! EEEK!

What I am Feeling: I feel the baby move daily now. Sometimes more than others, but it's pretty much always during the day. I hardly feel the baby at night.

Milestones This Week:

1) Our anatomy scan! Everything was perfectly healthy and we have a gender!

2) We went to Buy Buy Baby and started our registry. I wanted to just get it set up so I could do some online registering and it was exhausting looking at everything!

3) We are seriously considering buying a crib on Black Friday - we are not sure if we want one from BRU or BBB because the quality is quite different, but we shall see!

Miscellany: Our Gender Reveal party! Here are the pictures:

 Team Pink!

Team Blue!

Rob pulling out the cupcakes! The grandmas were too excited, they decided dessert had to happen BEFORE dinner!

Cupcakes by Cinderellie's Sweets!

And It's a GIRL! We are having a beautiful baby girl!