31 weeks and a little life update

I take so long to update my blog that I tend to forget what all we have been up to since my last post.. But here is my attempt! 

First of all- Eric and I went down to Dallas for Luke's 2nd Birthday. I can't even tell you how excited I get to see Brent and his family. It's just not right living away from your brother, sister-in-law and your precious nephews. Luke LOVES fire trucks and any other form of public transportation, so Brent and Julie were able to get a real fire truck to their house for all of the kids to see and go inside! All of his pictures are on my real camera but I did get a couple on my phone of the boys and everyone else that weekend. 

Those boys are the sweetest things ever. They have set the bar pretty high in cuteness & how well they behave.. Let's hope Nathan can take after his older cousins! 

Here is one of Eric and I that weekend.. I consider this my 28 week bump picture! 

We have been working on getting the nursery all together and even though we are still missing some things- here is the progress so far! 

We put up some new blinds.. The other ones were super cheap and broken. I think it really helps make the room more cozy. I am thinking we will eventually put a valance above the windows but it isn't a priority right now. 

And yes I do find it ridiculous that Nathan has a huge flat screen in his nursery but we had it in our guest bedroom and never used it so we figured it might be nice to watch a little tv during our midnight/early morning feedings or if we just wanna rock our sweet boy in his room :) 

I am going to go ahead and do my 31 week update... I can't believe we only have 9 weeks to go. As of June 1st we are 2 months away from meeting our precious baby boy!! 

Here is my 31 week picture- 

How far along? 31 weeks

How big is he?  One website says coconut another says a pineapple. Either way he is a little over 3 pounds.  

Best moment of the week- being done with school for the summer and getting the PE job at Bonham.. Wahoo!

Trouble sleeping? No trouble sleeping at all, I do wake up at least once a night to use the restroom though. 

Miss anything?  Definitely regular clothes.. I have a feeling this won't go away. Oh and my wedding ring fitting like it use to :( 

Movement? Yes he is active all of the time! I love to watch my stomach move. Sometimes I wonder what he is thinking when he is practically doing flips in my stomach? 

Food cravings? No cravings really. Either things sound good to me or they sound horrible.. That's about it though. 

Belly button in or out? Still not a full outie, it's struggling though. 

Symptoms? Swollen and really beginning to enter that overall uncomfortable stage. 

Wedding ring on/off? On but not for long. 

Happy/Moody? Relatively happy! 

Looking forward to? My baby shower in about a month and getting the nursery all ready to go! Also, counting down the days until we get out next/last sonogram! 

3rd trimester!

I can't believe I am already in the third trimester, time has truly flown by and I have moments of sheer joy and then pure terror! I cannot WAIT to see what the little dude looks like! I know that once we have him here it will be utter chaos and will be the most amazing, rewarding and hardest thing we have ever done, but so worth it :) 

Eric and I really haven't been doing much lately, my 6th year of coaching club volleyball has finally ended and it's hard to believe that I won't be doing it again next year (or at least I say that now). I have to say that this was such a unique year of coaching for me. I like to blame it on the hormones but these girls were always making me so emotional! They were truly the sweetest, hard working group of girls and they came out and surprised EVERYONE with their talent. I don't think any one expected them to be top contenders in the 12s age group and ended up taking 4th at a national qualifier and winning multiple tournaments. The last practice we had together the girls brought cookies and each wrote me a letter. The letters were so sweet and of course made me cry like a baby. One of the girls started out her letter by saying "Coach Brittany, you are so beautiful". I mean how sweet is that? Here is a picture of me and my girls at our last practice: 

Here is a quick photo of the sign the girls made and put on my hotel door at our last tournament

And here we are after our last tournament... Even though it didn't turn out as expected we had such a great year and I was BEYOND proud of every single player! 

Lastly, for anyone that has ever coached school or club ball you will understand my appreciation when I say that I had THE MOST amazing parents this year. They were so supportive and stood by my decisions and coaching style all year long and I am so grateful for that. It was such a great year that I almost want to retire from coaching so that I can end my coaching career on such a good note ;) 

Lastly, here is my baby update :) 

How far along? 27 weeks

How big is he?  Rutabaga or about 2 pounds 

Best moment of the week- having a 4 day work week and going to Dallas this weekend! 

Trouble sleeping? No trouble sleeping, just the occasional waking up to use the restroom and the struggle of turning from side to side. 

Miss anything?  Regular clothes :( I want my body back! 

Movement? Yes!! All of the time and now that he is getting bigger I feel like I can almost feel which body part is where!

Food cravings? Still no cravings, chick fil a always hits the spot though.. OH and watermelon... I may or may not have taken a small round watermelon out all by myself. 

Belly button in or out? Its a halfie I would say. 

Symptoms? Hands are already swelling :( 

Wedding ring on/off? On but usually comes off when I get home 

Happy/Moody? Little moody because of some stress but other than that relatively happy

Looking forward to? A great weekend with family in Dallas and some shopping for baby boy! 

Here are my 24 and 25 week photos which are the most recent ones. 

Next post will be tons of pictures from Luke's bday party and family and friends! Cannot wait!! :)