Updated Baby Bump Collage

I posted a baby bump collage at around 27 weeks, but added the last few weeks to it yesterday. I look like I got quite a bit bigger from last week to this week. Its crazy how fast he's growing.

34 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 34 Weeks as of yesterday.

Size of Baby: He weighs around 4 3/4 pounds now (the weight of a cantaloupe) and is 18 inches long from head to heal.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: As of my last appt. I had gained around 27 pounds total. I have another Dr. appt. on Monday, so we'll see if that number has changed at all. Hopefully not!!

Maternity Clothes: Yes, all maternity clothes, and I'm even growing out of most of the maternity clothes I have! I will be so happy to wear regular clothes again.

Gender: Its a BOY!! Jackson Thomas Smith

Movement: Yes!! He is still moving a lot and it even hurts sometimes now. His movements are big and strong now and I can even sometimes see what looks like an elbow or a knee skim across my stomach. :-)

Food Cravings: Ice Cream!!  :-)

What I miss: Being able to wear my wedding ring and getting a good nights sleep!! I know I should probably get used to the lack of sleep. I'm sure I'll be sleep deprived for quite a while after he's born.

Sleep: Still not sleeping great. Just can't seem to get comfortable and I am having to get up a lot to use the restroom.

Symptoms: Feeling really tired lately and just down right uncomfortable.

Best Moment this week: Getting some things clean and organized around the house, doing a little shopping for Jackson (Carters was having a 50% off sale!!), and just spending time with family on Labor Day.

What I am looking forward to: Getting our maternity pictures taken and my shower this Saturday and meeting our sweet baby boy in just about 6 more weeks!!

33 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 33 Weeks.

Size of Baby: He weighs a little over 4 pounds now (the weight of a pineapple) and is a little over  17 inches long from head to heal.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I've gained around 27 pounds total.

Maternity Clothes: Yes, all maternity clothes.

Gender: Its a BOY!! Jackson Thomas Smith

Movement: Yes!! His movements seem bigger now, like he's actually rolling around in there rather than just a jab or kick.

Food Cravings: Pasta and sweets, not much different from my non pregnancy cravings. :-)

What I miss: Sleep!!

Sleep: Still not sleeping great. Just can't seem to get comfortable and am having to get up a lot to use the restroom.

Symptoms: Feeling really tired lately. I literally feel like I could sleep all day. I've also started to have some BH contractions.

Best Moment this week: Getting some things clean and organized around the house.

What I am looking forward to: Having our maternity pictures taken, my shower on Sept. 10th and meeting our sweet baby boy in just about 7 more weeks!!

My Weekend

I recently changed my "every other Friday off" to "every other Monday off", since I'm down to seeing the Dr. every two weeks now and needing to actually see the Dr. instead of the Physicians Asst. My Dr. isn't in on Friday's, so I made my appts. for Mondays. I'm really liking having Mondays off!! :-)

I was off yesterday for my 32 week baby Dr. appt. Everything is going great!! His heartbeat sounded good and I was measuring right at 32 weeks. Its so hard to believe that I'll be at 33 weeks tomorrow and only 7 more weeks til my due date. I'm so excited and a little nervous as well.

My sister, also had an appt. at the baby Dr. yesterday, so my mom and I went with her so that we could watch Landon for her while she went in to see the Dr. Her and I go to the same Dr. so I spent a lot of time there yesterday, lol. Her appt. was more serious though, as she has been put on bed rest for some early contractions. She's on medication for the next 3 weeks to keep the contractions away, and at 36 weeks they'll take her off bed rest and the medication and whatever happens, happens! So she's pretty bummed about being on bed rest, but she knows its for the best and we need to keep little Mason baking for just a little longer.

Sunday morning we went to church, then had lunch with my parents and our Pastor and his wife. After lunch, we just went home and I cleaned up the house. I've been so tired lately that I had been putting off cleaning for a while and knew I really should take the time to clean since we didn't have any plans for the rest of the day. I'm glad I did it. I always love a clean house. :-)

Saturday was a busy day. My car had a recall on it, so I dropped it off at the dealership for that to be fixed. After that was fixed, I had a hair cut appt. for that afternoon. Then that evening we took my SIL Amie out for her birthday. We had dinner at The Drunken Fish, which is mostly known for their sushi. I, being pregnant, had chicken instead, ;-) After dinner we went back to my MIL's house for cake! It was a fun girl's night out!

Friday night Jake and I just relaxed at home and watched the Chiefs vs. Rams game. Even though we live in St. Louis, Jake is a huge Kansas City Chiefs fan. Since they are both Missouri teams, its always fun when the Chiefs play the Rams. The Chiefs lost the game, but since its still pre-season, its not anything to get too bummed about. Jake, of course, still had to hear about it from all the Rams fans here in St. Louis. LOL. He loves it though.

So that was my weekend. I had some fun and some downtime, which was GREAT!!

32 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 32 Weeks today.

Size of Baby: He weighs around 3.75 pounds now (the size of a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long from head to heal.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I've gained around 27 pounds total.

Maternity Clothes: Yes, all maternity clothes.

Gender: Its a BOY!! Jackson Thomas Smith

Movement: Yes!! His movements seem bigger now, like he's actually rolling around in there rather than just a jab or kick.

Food Cravings: Pasta and sweets, not much different from my non pregnancy cravings. :-)

What I miss: Being able to walk from my car to my office (about 2 blocks) without getting winded, wearing my wedding ring and sleeping through the night.

Sleep: Still not sleeping great. Just can't seem to get comfortable and am having to get up a lot to use the restroom.

Symptoms: Feeling really tired lately. I literally feel like I could sleep all day. I'm also having some sciatic nerve pain off and on and some heartburn.

Best Moment this week: My sister's baby shower this past Saturday.

What I am looking forward to: Having our maternity pictures taken on Sept. 3rd, my shower on Sept. 10th and meeting our sweet baby boy in just about 8 more weeks!!

My sister's "Owl Themed" Baby Shower

As I promised on Friday, here are the pictures from my sister's baby shower this past Saturday. It was a HOOT!!! ;-) It was an owl themed shower and my mom and I made all the decorations!! My sister picked the theme and we ran with it. :-) She got a lot of great stuff and we enjoyed spending time with family and friends. It was a great day!

I only wish Grammy could have been there to enjoy the day with us. I think about her every day but its events like this when I really miss her most. She would have enjoyed the shower so much.

But enough sad talk. Here are some pictures from the shower. :-)

Table set for the shower.

Close up picture of the centerpieces. They were a "Mason" Jar, decorated as an owl in a nest, with little owls hanging from branches. 

This was the centerpiece for Ashlee's table. Its a diaper cake that my mom made for her. She even crocheted the hat on top and the owl toy on the front. 

 The cake table. My mom and I made the pom poms and my sister made the cake and cupcakes.

Cake and cupcakes. We cut all the little owls out using our cricut.

Close up of the cake.

Close up of the cupcakes.

Ashlee with the cake and cupcakes she made for the shower. 

Gift table with a clothes line of clothes I got Mason above it.

Close up of the clothes line.

Close up picture of the gifts.

 A super cute diaper trike that Ashlee's sister in law made for her! So cute!

The food buffet. Yummy sandwiches, veggies, fruit and chips. My mom and I made the banner and pom poms. 

Some of the guests that had already arrived.

Ashlee opening her gifts.

Big brother Landon helping his mommy open the gifts. He had so much fun helping open gifts. :-)

Ashlee and I. :-)

Baby Belly's.

Now its just three more weeks til my shower! I can't wait!!

A Fun Weekend Ahead

As you may remember from this post, my sister and I are both pregnant, due 4 DAYS apart! We didn't really plan on getting pregnant together. She had been trying for 2 years and I had been trying for a year when we both got positive pregnancy tests a day apart!! It was such an exciting time and its still hard to believe that we are both pregnant with little boys!!

Tomorrow we are having my sister's baby shower for her sweet little Mason!! I can't wait! We've been planning it for a while now and its finally almost here. Its an "Owl Themed" shower and we're using blue and brown colors with a touch of green. I will definately take pictures and post them on Monday! Here is our inspiration board for the shower.

Tonight my mom and I will be finishing up the last minute details and getting everything ready!! I can't wait to see all the fun stuff she gets tomorrow and to visit with family and friends!!