Baby C's Baby Showers!

Our sweet girl has so many awesome people in her life and she is not even born yet! Over the past 6 weeks I have had 2 adorable baby showers, and Matt had a shower thrown at his work as well. Needless to say, Baby C has a different outfit for at least 365 days, and enough headbands to last her a LONG time. She also got all the essentials like her stroller, swing, bouncer, car seat and pack and play. We are SO ready for her arrival. Here are some pictures from Baby C's celebrations. :)

Proud parents

Ladybug cake! for my little bug

Diaper cake

My beautiful friends

My mom and sister

Nannie and Nana!

My beautiful cousins and sister

Picture for Baby C's room :)

Here are some pictures from the shower my work friends threw for me. 

Candy bar (favors)

Baby sock tree! And everyone wrote me a message of advice and pinned it to the tree. Such a cute idea

Baby C's gifts

Personalized candy bag.

And last but not least, here is Matt coming out of work with his baby gifts from his "shower". I think he looks so cute. :)

Daddy with Baby C's gifts. Love the pink :)

Our baby is so lucky! Baby C's showers are some really fun and special memories I will never forget.

33 WEEKS 2 DAYS

How far along? 33 weeks 2 days

Total weight gain: 20 lbs

Maternity clothes? Oh god yes.

Stretch marks? No!

Sleep: I.Can't.Get.Comfortable.

Best moment this week: Watching Matt put together her stroller.

Miss Anything? Sleeping like a champ. MY BODY.

Movement: She is still head down and loves to punch my cervix. She also loves a good scissor kick.

Food cravings: Dark chocolate...and mini eggs!

Anything making you queasy or sick: People on the train. They smell.

Gender: Still a baby girl :)

Labor Signs: braxton hicks contractions every so often. Nothing major.

Symptoms: Peeing, braxton hicks, and some other weird stuff that is way too tmi for this blog.

Belly Button in or out? Out and it is still offensive. I'm offended, the dogs are offended...I want my old belly button back!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, and anxious for her arrival. So many good and bad things go through my head!

Looking forward to: Meeting Baby C and being on mat leave! Work has been intense lately. 

Just For Fun - Pregnancy Progress Report

I have seen a couple of these progress reports from friends. I think they are fun! I will try and do one here and there!

How far along? 29 weeks 4 days

Total weight gain: 19 lbs (DON'T JUDGE ME)

Maternity clothes? Yes. It is very sad when I still think I can fit into a normal shirt and it is not even CLOSE to fitting lol

Stretch marks? No, thank you JESUS

Sleep: Not great. I get up 2-3 times a night to pee and I have a lower, right back pain. My snoogle pillow helps though!

Best moment this week: Just feeling Baby C wiggle wiggle wiggle. Thursday I have an ultrasound...can't wait!

Miss Anything? Sushi, being skinny, and being tan. You know...mostly vain stuff!
Movement: Yes. She is a wild woman. Not once have I had to panic about feeling her move. I love it.

Food cravings: Fried dough, which my wonderful mother made me last weekend. I want more.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating...go figure.

Gender: Girl/ladybug! 

Labor Signs: No. Not that I would even know what to look for. Clueless mom right here. 

Symptoms: Peeing all day long. I live in the bathroom. Tired and a little nauseous here and there. Mostly just tired.

Belly Button in or out? Out and it is offensive!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but when I have a mood swing it is intense. Just ask Matt :)

Looking forward to: Seeing her face for the first time. I dream about her constantly <3

Ladybug's Nursery - The Start

We ordered our baby furniture over Christmas break, and had it delivered a couple of weeks ago. I LOVE the way it all looks in the room. I can't wait to put Baby C in her crib!! The furniture brand is Munire, and the crib will convert to a full size bed when she is older. My sister-in-law has the same brand and had all good things to say about it. I was very excited The Baby Furniture Warehouse in Reading carried the brand. This should last her a long time.

Here are some pictures of the furniture all set up. And no, Matt did not put it together haha! We had it delivered and put together...the fee was totally worth it. Especially if you know the two of us and putting things together!

Baby C's crib!

Dresser / changing station

Morgie and Fen FREAKING out

Looking for Baby C :)

Glider. Can't wait to rock her!

 I think I am also going through a little nesting phase, because as soon as the furniture came I was gung-ho on completing the stencils in her room. I ordered these stencils offline, I think they were called Bugs and Blossoms or something like that. It had ladybugs, so hell yes I bought them! The concept is simple...you stick the stencil on the wall, paint within the lines, let it dry for a few minutes and peel off the stencil. FALSE. They forgot the part about the paint ripping off your wall when taking the damn stencil off. So a lot of time was spent touching up paint, and perfecting the paint. Well worth it though. I think her accent walls came out pretty great! Matt and I worked so hard on this, and every time we go in her room we are so proud! Pics below :)

Daddy touching up the paint

Mommy painting

Sister Morgie helping out!

Day 1 complete

Day 2, Mommy painting

Still smiling at this point

Back is slightly broken after 4+ hours on day 2!

Final product! 

Wall 1

Wall 2

Last but not least, here are some baby bump pics. She is a real wiggle worm. At 29 1/2 weeks I can tell how big she is getting now that I can feel her little feet and elbows pressing from all angles! I do love her!

26 weeks

27 weeks

27 weeks again...I'm sorry the bare belly is a must. 

28 weeks

There is a ninja in my belly!

I have not blogged in a while...I have been slacking big time! Over the past month Matt and I have been busy thinking about and planning the baby room theme. Of course it will be ladybug central in there! And to make it ridiculously challenging I picked a purple ladybug theme. Do you know how hard it is to find purple ladybug anything!? Ridiculous. Matt always says "it's because there is no such thing as a purple ladybug!". I tell him there is now baby! I searched high and low for purple ladybug bedding and finally found the perfect set at Sears. I can't even tell you the last time I was in Sears, but thats where I found it! Go figure. We also ordered a ladybug and butterfly wall stencil kit, which we will paint in the next couple of weeks. It is just the cutest! I'm going to put the wall art (as it's called) on one of the walls in her room...kind of like a little accent wall. We also ordered her furniture and it will be delivered next Saturday! All but the rocker..which should be in soon. I can't wait to see her stuff all set up. Makes this whole "having a baby" thing even more real! We even bought diapers today since we had a coupon. They are up in her room as we speak. :) I can't believe her butt will be that small!

Here are some long overdue baby bump pictures. I am in full on maternity clothes now which are straight up heavenly. I suggest everyone wear maternity pants forever. I don't know how I will ever go back to buttons and zippers!

19 weeks

20 weeks

20 weeks

21 weeks

23 weeks. Whoa!

25 weeks...had to bare belly it. Shirts do not give the bump justice.

25 weeks

Here are more pictures of some outfits we have gotten or been given! They are all so SO cute. I can't wait to put her in all her outfits!

Mommy bought her this tutu...obvi!

A friend from Dallas made the baby hat and sent her these adorable outfits!

Her hat and headband collection is growing! Look at the pom pom socks...hilarious!

Baby C kicks like a little maniac. Matt can feel her kicking (or punching) and we can see her actually move my stomach. It cracks us up. The best is when I am in a work meeting and she starts spaz-ing out. Trying to ignore baby kicks is impossible. I can't help but smile EVERY time. People at work must think i'm either hitting on them or certifiably insane. I am also getting a lot of belly touches. From friends and family I'm totally ok with this...from randos I am ooged out! I take it in stride though! They mean well. At least they are not lifting my shirt!

Once we have the baby furniture set up I will start posting more about the nursery. We can't wait to see Baby C! Imagining what she will look like is fun...but nothing will compare to seeing her little squirming body once she is here! She is going to look like a little tan Italian, I can just tell! Hopefully she has Matt's eyes...and athletic abilities! We will just have to wait and see. 15 weeks left until our due date! Come oooon Baby C!

Our little ladybug!

I posted last week on facebook how we found out we are having a GIRL! I had mostly boy dreams, so I thought there was a little boy in there...but nope! She is all girl! When I first got pregnant I was thinking of baby rooms, and how if I had a girl I wanted a ladybug theme for her room. One day there was a ladybug on my windshield...then I found a ladybug on my deck a week later. That was the only time I thought "is this a sign!?" Am I having a girl? I guess it was a little sign!

Our plan was to open the envelope our ultrasound tech so nicely wrote the sex in on Christmas. That lasted all about 30 minutes. Matt had to know, and I broke fast. He read the picture that said "GIRL" to me and I was in total shock. BEST shock of my life...of our lives really. We are both over the moon happy and very very thankful for our little ladybug!

Also, as far as feeling her move, I have felt little flutters since I was around 15 weeks. In the past week and a half I can feel her jab and kick...the feelings are so much stronger. Matt has not been able to feel yet, but it is so close! We try to see if she will kick extra hard for him almost every night. I bet in the next week of so we will have a success story!

I am posting some pictures from my last couple of ultrasounds. I had my anatomy scan ultrasound today that my mom was able to come to since Matt had to work. Ladybug was moving all around and kicking her little legs. She is the cutest!

It's a GIRL!! Look at those little butt cheeks.

Sitting Indian style.

Profile view. Her mouth is open. And you can see her little nose!

This is her leg. She is grabbing her ankle! (Leg is bent)

Holy scary face. Mouth is wide open and you can see her eyeball! She is yelling...she is so my kid.

The ultrasound tech made this one for Matt. He wanted to double check she was still a girl since we found out last week LOL!

Here are some baby bump pictures. :) I totally creep in my work bathroom.

14 weeks

16 weeks

18 weeks

18 weeks

18 1/2 weeks

Last but not least....a little TMI for those who care. My placenta rose and is in a normal spot. No more increased risk of a c-section, which is nice. Still not a guarantee, but at least I have a shot! I will be taking the epidural too...if I could get that the day before my due date that would be great. Ha!