35 weeks and our Baby Shower!

We had our baby shower this past weekend and it was so perfect! I can't thank everyone enough for coming (especially my two good friends Lauren and Joni who travelled from the DFW area) and for all the special gifts! 

The day after the shower Eric and I went straight to Babies R Us to use our giftcards and now it's all about getting the nursery together- pictures will be coming soon when it's all finished. 

I didn't get a whole lot of pictures of the shower unfortunately but here are a few: 

And here is my 35 week bump picture- home stretch!!

How far along? 35 weeks

How big is he?  Size of a honeydew melon or around 5lbs. 

Best moment of the week- Baby Shower! 

Trouble sleeping? Not sleeping very well. Constantly getting up in the middle of the night and I tend to wake myself up snoring. So annoying!

Miss anything?  Pretty much everything at this point! 

Movement? Yes and the poor guy is running out of room. When he moves it's a little uncomfortable. 

Food cravings? Still Ice Water and Sonics crushed ice. 

Belly button in or out? Out 

Symptoms? Swollen, Lower back pain and some pressure in my lower stomach. 

Happy/Moody? Still a little moody.. What's new. 

Looking forward to? Our sonogram in a couple weeks and putting the finishing touches on the nursery! 

Not baby related: also super excited for Joni's wedding this weekend!! Can't wait to celebrate!

34 weeks

How far along? 34 weeks

How big is he?  Size of a cantelope! 

Best moment of the week- getting our bedding and some decor for the nursery in the mail! Ready to see it all come together. 

Trouble sleeping? Off and on, some nights I sleep really well and others I am constantly going to the bathroom and can't shut off my brain. 

Miss anything?  Lately, mostly wearing my wedding ring. 

Movement? Yes, you can tell he is getting so much bigger because it's slower movement and more rolling of the shoulders and elbows!

Food cravings? Ice water!! It has to have ice though or I don't want it. I have even wanted cups of crushed ice to eat, which is weird because my mom always said the only thing she craved was ice chips!

Belly button in or out? Mostly outie, not all the way though. 

Symptoms? Swollen and my back really hurts after doing anything "active" and being on my feet.  

Happy/Moody? Little moody, all is good though!

Looking forward to? Looking forward to my baby shower and our next sonogram in a couple weeks! 

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!! :) 

22 weeks!

I was 22 weeks on Friday and can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going by! Eric and I cannot wait to meet our sweet baby boy! 

How far along? 22 weeks 

How big is he? Size of a papaya (about 12/13 oz) 

Best moment of the week- The baby has really started kicking more & more & I could even see my stomach move! 

Trouble sleeping? No 

Miss anything? I am starting to wonder what it was like to have a flat stomach.. 

Movement? Yes! 

Food cravings? No not really

Belly button in or out? It is in, but the struggle of it staying in is real. It will soon be an outtie.

Symptoms? No symptoms... Just been occasionally having some sort of hot flashes & getting light headed. 

Wedding ring on/off? On 

Happy/Moody? Little more sensitive to things these days 

Looking forward to? Getting the nursery together! 

Here is a 22 week picture: 

20 weeks & our Gender Reveal!

On Friday I was 20 weeks along and officially half way done with my pregnancy.. How is that possible?? Time has flown by and even though I know I need to take everything in and enjoy our last few months with just Eric and I... I really can't wait to meet our baby! 

How far along? 20 weeks 

How big is he? Size of a banana (11oz) 

Best moment of the week- Brent, Julie and their boys flying in for our gender reveal! And of course, finding out we are having a BOY :D 

Trouble sleeping? No, except the past two days my allergies have really been bothering me so I haven't slept great. Nothing pregnancy related though. 

Miss anything? Nothing yet, I am sure that will change in the next few months. 

Movement?  Yes!!! I knew I was feeling flutters every once in a while but this week for the first time I felt a kick and knew for sure that it was the baby. Pretty awesome! 

Food cravings? Nope

Belly button in or out? In

Symptoms? No 

Wedding ring on/off? On

Happy/Moody? Maybe still a little moody. 

Looking forward to? Planning and being able to actually buy things now that we know it's a boy! 

Here are some pictures from this week: 

I am not sure if it is possible at this stage, but I already think he looks like Eric! 

Here are some of the party: 

Lastly, here are a couple pictures of my favorite boys! 

19 weeks

Can't believe I am already 19 weeks! I don't know if it is because I have been so busy this pregnancy or if it is because I have had such an easy pregnancy so far... But every time my next doctor appointment approaches I get this weird feeling of anxiety that I will get some sort of bad news at my check up. Has any one else ever felt this way? I think I just need to get over it because sometimes it causes me to not be excited to go to the doctor but a little nervous/scared. Don't know what my deal is.. Anyway here is my 19 week update! I will be 19 weeks March 7 but I will be in Denver that day and through the weekend so I thought I would blog a little early- 

How far along? 19 weeks

How big is he/she? Size of a mango

Best moment of the week- getting our invitations/decorations in for our gender reveal party! Oh and thinking we may finally have a boys name we both agree on. 

Trouble sleeping? No

Miss anything? Not yet.. 

Movement? Don't think so.. Doctor said I probably won't until around 22 weeks but there are times I think I feel a little flutter! 

Food craving- one day I craved popcorn and the next Popsicles and then never again. So nothing consistent.

Belly button in or out? In

Symptoms? No 

Wedding ring on/off? On 

Happy/Moody? Maybe still a little moody but getting better! 

Looking forward to? Having a sonogram on Tuesday and then of course finding out if we are having a boy or girl at our gender reveal party March 15th... Can't wait!! 

Here is a photo of our Gender Reveal invitations.. Love them!