Week 35: Only FIVE weeks to go!

Hey Guys!

So it's week 35 and its been a busy week! Work is a little chaotic right now. I guess being super busy will help make the time pass faster before my little man is born!

So we have FIVE weeks until my due date and I'm still set that this boy is coming early.. and so are several other people as well! I'm ok with him coming early as long as he is born at 37 weeks at the earliest which would be 2 weeks from now. Can you believe that... I could be in a hospital in labor basically at any moment now.. but to have a non-preemie on my hands then that means I'm only 2 weeks away which is CRAZY!!!!!!!! :) I'm so ready for him!

I have new room pictures this week! We bought one of those cubby shelves to have extra storage space. Jackie bought me some adorable Monsters cubbys too which is awesome! :) I also put all his books given to him on a shelf and guys, his book collection is AMAZING! All thanks to my mom and Jackie for adding that as a part of the baby shower.

Here you can see the shelf we added for storage space. I love his little cubbys! 

 

 

This is his collection of books! This boy is gonna be doing a lot of reading!

So in other news this week, I've been having lots of cramping and contractions. No fun! The good thing is they usually wait until I get home so at least I'm not sitting at work miserable. OK, OK, I am usually miserable at work, but I don't have the added misery. 

The one thing I have had happening at work that has been HORRIBLE this week is an itchy belly. They say the worst thing to do is to scratch so I got some lotion to keep at work but NOTHING helps. I cannot tell you how many times this week I've made a comment about ripping my skin off. I want to rip my skin off! I'm not going to but I wish I could!

Another big thing this week is that I got my tree put up! This is the first Christmas in our house and so its so exciting to have the extra room to add fun Christmas stuff. We also upgraded from a 6 ft tree to a 7 ft tree and it makes a HUGE difference. I'll be posting photos of that either next week or the week after. Even though that isn't baby related hey its still fun and exciting and I did it while I was pregnant!

Last thing I'll talk about this week is a little brag on my husband. So I haven't painted my toes in gosh 1-2 months I think. There was barely any polish left on them and I was just clipping them and then I would get too tired to re-paint. Last night I decided I couldn't handle it anymore so I had to paint them! I managed to clip them and get the old polish off before deciding I'd move on to filing and painting the next day. Well Chris saw me in the bathroom and asked if I was painting my toes. When I explained that I was going to, but that I'm too tired he offered to do it for me! :) That is a sweet man right there! I'm sure he would have preferred to be playing his game but he took some time to help a pregnant lady out! He did a pretty good job too! So that's how I'll end this week's post.. with a picture of him working on my feets!

Thanks for reading guys! 

Week 34: Can I just be done already?

Hey Guys!

I wanted to start off by saying that I've reached over 1,000 views for my blog! How freakin' exciting is that?!? I'm pretty excited! You guys are awesome for coming back each week and reading my updates. I hope you are all getting entertainment out of this blog at least!

Moving on... I know I've probably said previously that whichever week I was writing about was the hardest week but seriously.. This week has been SO TOUGH on me! I am absolutely miserable. I've been such an emotional wreck all week! One minute I'm upset because I'm so uncomfortable and nothing I do fixes that problem, then I'm crying because I feel like I don't deserve this little man because of how much I complain! I'm trying to be positive and just keep on truckin' but it's not as easy as it sounds!

Don't get me wrong, I am SO thankful for this baby and as I stated in my first post I prayed and waited for this baby for a year and it was very hard to do. However, It's not easy carrying around extra weight you aren't used to, feeling like your insides are being shredded constantly, and not being able to get comfortable no matter how you sit, stand, lay. Pregnancy is tough folks! I know there are some women out there who had easy breezy pregnancies and to you guys.. thank your lucky stars because I think every women sort of expects her pregnancy will be that way and then BAM it doesn't turn out like that and she is a miserable mess!

I went to see the Dr. the other day and she said my little monster COULD come anytime he wanted to but medically she would like him to bake at least 3 more weeks. So in other words if Alden decides to be healthy and loves mommy he will shimmy on down within the next 3-6 weeks. I may or may not have had a mini breakdown at the Dr. because I am SO D.O.N.E. I am ready to just not feel dizzy out of nowhere, or nauseous, or like my back is gonna snap in half (like in twilight... No but really that's how it feels to me!)

Moving on from my sob stories... Chris put my Monsters Inc decals up on Tuesday and we also got our glider last week! His room is starting to really come together and I'm loving it! I'm going to share some pictures in a second but please note that I am still in need of some extra storage which I'll be getting this weekend so don't judge all the random items out in the open. They are driving me crazy but they will soon have homes!

It's also survey week so that is how I will be ending this week's post!

Here is our glider. Although the blanket doesn't fit the theme, I wanted it on display because it is adorable! His rock n' play is also on display as well!

I am so happy with how this wall turned out! It was a bit of a pain but it was worth it! 

Here you can see his dresser/changing table section. I love his " little monster" decals! 

SURVEY TIME!

How far along?: 34 weeks

Total weight gain: This week I'm in between 18-19 pounds gained. I'm guessing this is where the weight really starts packing on.

Maternity clothes?: I have plenty of shirts and still only one pair of pants. I didn't expect it to get this cold this early though so I really need to head out this weekend and grab some sweaters that are belly appropriate.

Stretch marks?: Still those same old tiger stripes. I feel like they are getting longer though.

Sleep?: No! The other day I slept 4 hours straight and it was wonderful. I haven't been able to do that again though. Now Chris has been turning the heater on at night so I've been dealing with being hot when it's on, cold when its off and then my throat is SO dry I am constantly reaching for water. More water means MORE PEE BREAKS!

Best moment this week?: Listening to that new Garth Brooks song "mom" and sobbing my face off. Ladies, you need to listen to it! It fits the situation so well since its about a baby about to meet his mom. As I was sobbing, Chris took my hand and said " we're going to be great parents." It was such a sweet moment.

Miss anything?: Being comfortable and having energy. I'll get these little spurts of energy here and there and so I'll start working on something, only to lose the energy shortly after, but push my self to finish whatever I'm doing!

Movement?: YES! We've got a strong little man on our hands! My belly looks like a waterbed all day long. He loves to move and punch and kick. It doesn't feel good at all most of the time but hey, at least he is moving and active and healthy.

Food cravings?: NOTHING! most of the time I don't even want to eat at this point. I do force myself to eat because I know me and Alden need it but I don't feel like I really enjoy eating at this point.

Anything making you queasy or sick?: I still get nauseous quite a bit. Sometimes there is a reason and sometimes there isn't.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: Nothing new! Still cramping and dealing with Braxton Hicks contractions. I haven't gotten a migraine in a while which is GREAT. I think he is getting ready to drop too.

Symptoms?: Same ol' Same ol'!

Belly button in or out?: It's out! All the way out! For a while there was just a little line because it was so closed but now its looking a little normal again and popping out.

  

Wedding rings on or off?: I'm still wearing them, but I think they are about to have to be worn on a necklace. They are getting pretty tight!

Happy or moody most of the time?: MOODY MOODY MOODY! I feel so bad for Chris sometimes.

Looking forward to?: Thanksgiving. Once thanksgiving arrives that means that it is soon time for Alden to be born! :)

That's it for this week! I hope you guys like how his room as turned out so far! Thanks again for getting me to over 1,000 views! 

Thanks for reading!

Week 33: Baby Shower Re-Cap

Hey guys!

So I told you last week that this week would most likely be about my baby shower and yes that is still true today! I'll be posting some photos and re-capping the event. First of all, for anyone reading this who came or dropped off a gift... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!  Alden is so very loved already and that is VERY apparent from all the awesome gifts. Stay tuned.. thank you cards to come, I just figured I couldn't say thank you enough times :)

So My mom, aunt and BFF planned this whole thing out. They didn't tell me any details so I had no idea what to expect when I showed up. As I've mentioned Alden will have a Monsters Inc. themed room and so my mom had planned to do a matching baby shower. Well Chris being obsessed with his Dallas Cowboys really wanted that as the theme since I shot him down on decorating the nursery that way. (Just an FYI.. I wasn't being mean, He has a man cave that looks like Jerry Jones barfed up his entire career with the team in it so I just couldn't handle having TWO rooms like that!) Since the invitations had the colors of Monsters Inc. I figured that would be the theme for the shower. Well they surprised us both and decorated half in Cowboys and half in Monsters! It was a really cool idea, especially since Chris was at the shower so he was able to get some of what he wanted too.

They had the photo of us that we used to announce our pregnancy at the front door in a mat frame so that guests could sign it as they entered the shower. There were also little onesie shaped papers where people could write down advice for us to use with raising Alden.

Another fun thing they did was the onesie and diaper station. Guests were asked to write fun stuff on diapers and also to decorate onesies for him to wear. We got some super cute ones too!

Shout out to my in-laws, grandmas, and anyone else who showed up and helped get the shower ready! Also shout out to everyone who came out and spent time with us on this super fun day! I enjoyed all of you!

I cannot even tell you how overwhelming it was once we got home and unloaded the gifts. There was SO MUCH STUFF! Jackie came over and Chris's sister too since she wasn't able to make it to the shower. We just started sorting stuff and taking off tags and putting things away! It was a huge help to have 2 extra people there to help sort stuff. If it was just me I wouldn't even be halfway through with all of it!

I am getting SO very excited now that the shower is over because we have everything we need for him to come into this world! There are still a few things here and there that are needed or wanted but the necessities are there and those are most important.

This week I've been dealing with a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions as well as cramping. My hips are absolutely killing me, much more than they have been so far! Alden has been moving a lot and pushing his body to the surface of my belly. I've gotten to feel his entire side profile which is partly amazing and partly FREAKY!

I cannot believe that in 7 weeks (hopefully more like 5-6) our baby boy will be entering this world. I'm sure once he is here I'm going to miss feeling him moving and kicking from the inside but for right now I cannot WAIT to get this little monster man out of me!

Well that's about it for this week. I'll end it with some photos. I might end up editing this later and adding in some more at some point.

 This was the table which served as the focal point of the room. As you can see it's half Cowboys and half Monsters Inc.

 My Sister in law Daniela made this diaper cake for Alden. It's so cute! She did a great job.

 This is a photo with the grandmas in the middle and the great grandmas on the outside. If only my great grandma would have been able to make it then his grandmas, great grandmas and great GREAT grandma would have been in one photo together!

 Here is me and my BFF!

 Is this jean jacket not the most adorable thing on the planet! I LOVE it!

 Mike onesie!

football jammies. This boy has so much cowboys/football clothing that he is going to fit right in with his daddy on Sundays!

So like I said I'll probably be adding in some more pictures before the next post. I just didn't have a ton of time to sort through them all and see what I wanted to use.

Thank you guys for reading!