Busy, Busy bein' Mom!

And LOVING every minute of it!!

I am so slow at posting now, but I have a good excuse! ;) This little guy takes up my entire day, and I am completely ok with that! Back in July right after he was born we had these pictures taken.  I absolutely LOVE them!! Chelsey from B Couture Photography took them and she was amazing!!

This one is one of my top favs!

 

 Look at that foot! "Little" Krew Man isn't really "Little" at all! :) We love him to pieces though, and I have a feeling he is going to be a big guy like his daddy!

 He is so darn precious I can't even contain myself! I have to smother him in kisses all day long! Poor kid.

He is still my little Krew, but he has changed so much already!!

This picture cracks me up! She put him in the basket and this was the exact way he posed! He always has his hands up by his head anyways, but it was so cute when he pulled his little legs up too! I hope this "chill" pose is a sign of some "chill" personality in there!  I am absolutely in love with this boy. It's true, your kids steal your heart. I only have 1 week left until I go back to work and I am completely SICK about it! I dreaded that day for the entire pregnancy, but hopefully we can get through it without too many tears. This little one is such a sweetheart and he sure makes his Mama happy!

"Matt, my water just broke"

The birth of the babe...Oh how life has changed in an instant! An instant I will forever cherish. My little man was due to arrive on Friday July 13th. Yep, Friday the 13th. Lucky us right? Well Krew had other plans for his Mama. As you all know I worked up until the day I had my little guy. The week before my due date I was getting a tad more uncomfortable and still trying not to complain I pushed through. I went to work, worked out, ran all my errands, and cleaned house trying to prepare for the FOLLOWING week of welcoming my baby boy home. That week I had my doctor appointment to be checked for the progress we were making. On Tuesday I was dilated to a 2 and a 1/2 while being 70% effaced. I was convinced with my "luck" or lack thereof I would go on my due date or later for sure! I kept telling everyone "you can be dilated to a 2 for weeks!" Well, that Friday July 6th I had a handful of family and friends text me asking "any signs of the little guy yet?" I had to chuckle to myself.."do they know who they're talking to here?" "It's Trish, the girl with no luck of ever going a week early" I was definitely hopeful I'd go a week early, but thought it was very random that so many people would have texted me the same day wondering. That same night I kept telling Matt "maybe we should go camping." "You do realize this could be our last free weekend ya know?" He looked at me like "you're crazy!" He talked me out of camping and into dinner in St. George. We hopped in the car and headed down. On the way down there I started having super bad back pain. Lower back pain. Me, being CONVINCED I wasn't having this baby for another week thought nothing of it. I had braxton hicks contractions before and this certainly wasn't that so "I'm good". I kept telling myself. :) After dinner we drove around, but I still just didn't feel up to doing much. By now my back pain had subsided I was just pretty tired. So...Matt drove us home. I decided to take a warm bath to relax my back. I thought that my back hurt because we were so close to the due date, and maybe the baby was sitting on a nerve or something. I enjoyed a warm bubbly bath complete with my favorite tunes then headed to bed. While laying in bed Matt says to Krew "come see us tonight little fella." "you're gonna come see us huh?" I laughed and rolled my eyes. 1- Who was Matt kidding we're not having him early! 2- How cute is Matt talking to Krew like that? And finally as Matt kissed me good night he rolls over saying jokingly "wake me up when your water breaks." I laughed and said "haha oh, Ok!" One hour and twenty minutes later my water broke!! I woke up out of a dead sleep and said "Matt, my water just broke." He said "no it didn't." "YES, it did!" I said with a more stern voice. Matt popped out of bed turned on the light and said "No you didn't!" I said "Just you wait until I get up." I got up and could not control the flow. Haha Matt through me a towel and we grabbed everything for the hospital. Again, since I was "CONVINCED" this baby wasn't coming for another week our bag was only half packed. We grabbed our last minute list and chucked everything into the bag. I called my Mom to tell her to head to the hospital. I knew they would admit me since I was in real labor at this point. I couldn't believe it...this baby was meeting us tonight! Everyone BUT me was right!! How does that happen?! ;) We got to the hospital at 1:00am. They had me in my room by 1:15. By now I was having those "back pains" I had before so officially I'm going to call those "Contractions." They were getting pretty strong, so strong that I had to stop talking or thinking. I got really hot and the only thing that helped was Matt fanning me. I'm not going to lie, the first set of nurses I came into contact with were not my fav. At least not by first impressions. I was in a ton of pain by now and it just seemed like the whole setting up my room process was taking forever!! The nurse checked me as I was having a contraction and I swear I would have rather died at that moment! I about came off the bed with that one. BUT, I was dilated to a 5 and 80% effaced. FINALLY, after what felt like an eternity they called for the epidural. By now I also had an awesome nurse named Megan helping me through my contractions. The anesthesiologist came in looking half alive little lone awake. Matt was a tad concerned thinking "you are going to be sticking a long needle in my wife's spine?" "I don't think so!" Matt finally piped up asking him "are you even awake?!" Lol He was a bit of a jokester, but I do think when he first came in he wasn't all with it. Luckily, he was very precise at putting the epidural in. Not so lucky for me, my right side didn't go numb. After pushing the pain button as often as I could and laying on my right side for 15 minutes with no luck the anesthesiologist came back in and doped me up. Instantly my right side went numb. We were ready to push at 5a.m. I started pushing with the nurses and after about 10 minutes she stopped me and said "oh we better get Dr. Sanders here." While pushing one nurse said "Oh! There's dark hair!" I looked at Matt ecstatic!!! I was certain we'd have a bald baby. In every ultrasound we couldn't see a thing! This was the best surprise yet! A few minutes later Dr. Sanders came in, suited up and at about 5:20 I started to push. I'm not sure if we were all just loopy because it was the wee hours of the morning or what, but all I remember was the whole delivery room laughing about the sissors Dr. S had and him making Wizard of Oz jokes. Everytime I'd laugh Krew would come a little faster. At 5:32 a.m. On Saturday, July 7th my adorable 8lbs 8oz little boy rounded out the Carter clan. I remember how warm and tiny he was as they laid him on my chest. I remember hearing everyone say "look at his hands!" I kept looking at his feet! He had some big hands and feet for a newbie. But, that hair!! Oh how in love with that hair I was!

One happy Mom. Right after delivery. My baby boy is completely healthy!

Proud Daddy doing the first bathing duties.

Cutest little guy I ever did see.

One happy Daddy!

First Family photo.

"You'll Be

His first kiss

His first love

His first friend

You are his Momma

and he is your whole world

he is your little boy"



The Babe is here!!!

 Our little "firework" must have been ready for us too! I never got a chance to do my 39 week chalkboard...Krew decided to make his debut early and make his Mama one happy girl! I will write about how it all went down another time. I think I only have minutes before the little one wants to eat! I just wanted to post a few pics of the awesome day Krew was born! 7-7-12! Here is our awesome Doctor with our new happy family. Love ya Dr. S!

 Of course I had "Da" there to help get me through it. :)

And baby makes 3!!!

We love this little one so so much! The birth/labor story will come next.... Not so much for anyone who reads this blog, but more for myself so I can look back and cherish every detail. I know some people may not care to read about all that detail, but I want to have record of it. :) We are loving on our little guy every chance we get! I think he's tired of the smooches. ;)

*38 Weeks*

Full term!! Yay! Now, Krew....you can come anytime!! Mom and Dad won't mind one bit! ;) We are completely ready at this point! Nursery is done and the bags are packed! I am not going to lie, I am pretty freaked out about how this labor thing all will go down. I'm haunted by thoughts of me at work and my water breaking...or sleeping and my water breaking, and Matt thinking I peed the bed. Silly? Maybe, but the unknown kills me! Always has actually. I'm a planner and not knowing IF, WHEN, or WHERE these things are going to happen kills me! How bad does it really hurt? Will the epidural really work? Will Krew be ok? Etc etc...the list goes on and on. I know that having a little one my worries will never end for the rest of forever. I'm ok with that though. I get a new little guy to love, hold, and snuggle! We are so excited for you Krew!! We talk often about what he will look like, his skin color, face shape, size, you name it we imagine it. We can't wait to meet our little "firework". Tuesday we go to the doctor again! We will see if we are any closer to meeting him! I hope everyone has a Happy Fourth of July!!!

How Far Along: 38 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 26 lbs... Feeling GINORMOUS, PUFFY, and ALWAYS retaining water UGH!

Maternity Clothes:  Mostly my regular clothes with a pair of maternity shorts mixed in. HATING getting ready these days. I feel like a blimpo but I don't have much longer! :)

Stretch Marks: Nope! Holding strong!

Best Moment this week: Relaxing all weekend! 

Miss Anything? Feeling comfortable!! Man things are starting to hurt!

Movement? Yep! When he moves though it is actually pretty painful.

Food Cravings: Cold and Icy anything!

Anything make you queasy or sick? Still hating Chicken

Have you started to show yet? Oh yes! Scrubs aren't fitting, clothes aren't fitting, you get the idea!

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks here and there, but nothing major!

Belly Button in or out? Oh my gosh! I have an OUTIE!! So crazy! Lol

Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and anxious and very tired!!

Looking forward to: Krew's birthday well and not being so hot all the time!! :)



*37 Weeks*

 Feeling excessivly huge? Check. Ready for baby? Check. Uncomfortable? Check..check!! Really though, I still have nothing to complain about. Life is good and this little man of mine has THE BEST MAN ever to be his Daddy!!! This week Matt wanted in on the chalkboard..I was ALL for it! I have a love/hate relationship with it. I feel like I'm never creative enough or can write cute enough so when Daddy wanted in I said SURE!! :) We painted it lime green to go in the little guys room. Notice how cute Matt is? He thinks my belly..and/or Krew "feels the size of a basketball." I might be all hormonal mushy, but I thought it was the cutest thing ever!

Here is Daddy in action! He was trying to make it so "perfect" too. He is my fav! Oh! I almost forgot! I went to the doctor this week and everything looks great! Krew is measuring good and in position, my blood pressure was good, weight gain right on, and I'm "thinning out" but not dilated yet. Dr. S will be gone all next week but he told me not to worry that he doesn't think I will deliver for a few weeks still. :)

How Far Along: 37 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 26 lbs... Feeling GINORMOUS, PUFFY, and ALWAYS retaining water UGH!

Maternity Clothes:  Mostly my regular clothes with a pair of maternity shorts mixed in. HATING getting ready these days. I feel like a blimpo but I don't have much longer! :)

Stretch Marks: Nope! Holding strong!

Best Moment this week:  Relaxing with Matt...taking lots of naps, our weekend "date" of lake time and going out to eat at one of our favorite places in Springdale. We needed it. :)

Miss Anything? My pre-baby body!

Movement? Yes! Definitely smaller movements, but he gets his jabs in...especially his rib and hip jabs. Man those are fun. NOT!

Food Cravings: Cold and Icy anything!

Anything make you queasy or sick? No Chicken for me!

Have you started to show yet? Oh yes! Scrubs aren't fitting, clothes aren't fitting, you get the idea!

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks here and there, but nothing major!

Belly Button in or out? Oh my gosh! I have an OUTIE!! So crazy! Lol

Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and anxious and very tired!!

Looking forward to: Krew's birthday!

~Nursery Updated~

Remember these beauties??? Here is the before...

And Here is the after!

 I may be partial, but the picture doesn't even do this piece of furniture justice! It was a trial and error project with the paint job for sure, BUT it turned out exactly how I wanted it to! Matt is amazing and can do anything I ask him to. I knew all along what I wanted in my head and when things just weren't looking right with the paint job (the drawers had about 5 different coats of paint and styles) he would do it all over again until is was just how we wanted it. I am IN LOVE with how it turned out!

And finally....Ta Da! We got the crib! The bedding I designed on http://www.babybedding.com/. That website rocks, and the quality of their product is just as good! I couldn't be happier with how it turned out! Yes, the walls are bare and I do have plans for them....eventually. However, the crib didn't look good where I originally wanted it since the dresser is so big. For now the room will probably just be these things until I can get to the walls, but we are SO happy all the big stuff is done! Now...little Krew man can make his debut! 24 days and counting!!

*35 Weeks*

Only 5 weeks to go! Part of me is SO excited and part of me is SO anxious! Some days I feel like this pregnancy has flown by and other times I feel like it just keeps dragging on. I have been one lucky Mama this far. Krew has been good to me..not one day of sickness, so far everything is completely healthy with him and me, and other than being super tired these days life is good! I had an incredible baby shower this week and feel very loved and thankful for the family and friends that I have. I was spoiled and so was Krew! I will post pictures of that soon too. My Mom, Jen, Amy, Kayleigh, Kristi, Tammy, and Laura went over the top to help make my shower everything it could be. I love all of them! I also had a Doctor appointment this week and everything is looking great! The Doc still thinks my baby will be "average sized" (Thankfully!) and my blood pressure is MUCH better than it was a few weeks ago. Krew was a tad stubborn on getting his heart rate. Everytime she'd try to find it he would move so much that she couldn't get a steady number, but we settled at 143 bpm. Which is good. :) Plus I didn't gain 6 lbs....it was a good day! ;)



How Far Along: 35 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 25 lbs... Feeling GINORMOUS, PUFFY, and ALWAYS retaining water UGH! Lets hope that is the reason for the weight gain. :(

Maternity Clothes:  Mostly my regular clothes with a pair of maternity shorts mixed in.

Stretch Marks: Nope! Holding strong!

Best Moment this week: My baby shower! Seeing how many true friends I have and the wonderful family that supports us. I felt so loved and blessed!

Miss Anything? My pre-baby body!

Movement? Yes! Definitely smaller movements, but he gets his jabs in.

Food Cravings: Cold and Icy anything! Watermelon..YUM

Anything make you queasy or sick? No Chicken for me!

Have you started to show yet? Oh yes! Scrubs aren't fitting, clothes aren't fitting, you get the idea!

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: None yet!

Belly Button in or out? Oh my gosh! I have an OUTIE!! So crazy! Lol

Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and anxious and very tired!!

Looking forward to: The nursery is almost done!!Well...for what we can afford to get done in the amount of time we have left! More pics of the Nursery coming soon!



*34 Weeks*

As promised.....week 34! I may be late, but late is better than never right? I thought so. :) I'm actually almost 35 weeks now, so in a few more days there will be a new post! Everything is going great still! Matt is hard at work getting the changing table/dresser ready along with all of our yard work. I do help where I can, but both of us are starting to feel the pressure to get this stuff done! We enjoyed one final "baby-less" weekend together basking in the sun by the pool, eating at our favorite restaurants and enjoying some sleep! In a few more weeks everything will be different!

How Far Along: 34 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 24 lbs... Feeling GINORMOUS, PUFFY, and ALWAYS retaining water UGH! Lets hope that is the reason for the weight gain. :(

Maternity Clothes:  Mostly my regular clothes with a pair of maternity shorts mixed in.

Stretch Marks: Nope!

Best Moment this week: Enjoying Matt...our date weekend...and some relaxation!

Miss Anything? My pre-baby body!

Movement? Yes! The little guy still hangs out on my right side and jabs me when he hears the drill at work. :)

Food Cravings: Cold and Icy anything! ICE, ICE, ICE...I could chop on ice all day everyday...crushy, juicy, watery ice. YUM!

Anything make you queasy or sick? No Chicken for me!

Have you started to show yet? Oh yes! Scrubs aren't fitting, clothes aren't fitting, you get the idea!

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: None yet!

Belly Button in or out? Oh my gosh! I have an OUTIE!! So crazy! Lol

Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and anxious!

Looking forward to: Meeting my little man!

~A work in progress~

Oh the nursery....Once you see how long this post is you'll understand what I mean by "work".  Anyone who has been in our home knows we have had to gut each and every room to make it a nicer place to live. Since money does NOT grow on trees and many life changes have happened in the last few years our whole house has become a "work in progress." It has been a slow change as we can afford little by little, but with our Krew man making his debut very soon we had no choice but to get this room in tip top shape! So here is the beauty before....

 This hideous orange I couldn't take anymore...the old dingy baseboard had to go, not to mention the walls are Lath and Plaster (lovely OLD homes) so it HAD to be textured as well.

 Matt just patching where a window used to be (Our garage is on the other side of that wall now). Hideous Orange I tell ya. ;)

 More patching holes..Notice the ugly ceiling fan blade??? If ya didn't you did now! :)

 This room became my "walk in closet" for the last 3 years. All of those patches are where we had floor to ceiling shelves full of storage for my closet of clothes I never wear. Go figure! Ha...we had some serious D.I. trips after this remodel!

 I know this picture isn't significant, but this is the inside of the closet before we did anything to it. I'm telling you this closet was trashed! We didn't even have anything stored in there!

 Our stairs to the basement are on the bottom of this closet so instead of having a weird slant, I made Matt make me some shelves so we can store more shoes baby clothes there! :)

See, already better huh?!

Getting rid of the boring, no textured look. :)

 And..again, because money doesn't grow on trees, and finding the perfect changing table with enough drawer space was impossible we opted to makeover these beauties! We scored them from Abbey Inn during their remodel. We took the granite tops off and saved one for our bathroom counter in our basement! Scored a 2 for 1 right there! :) Matt built them together, replaced the top, and added legs!

 During the measurement process...

 After it was built together as one unit...this baby is HUGE and will take up one whole wall, BUT we very much need the storage space so I'm excited about it, and it isn't finished yet!

 This is after it had been primed.  We still have to paint it, and the fronts of the dressers are going to have some added detail thanks to paintable wallpaper, and painted a charcoal grey with clear handles! It will be cute I promise...and I will post when we get it more complete!

 Doing my part at painting the walls. Nice mask huh?! My kiddo wasn't going to get any fumes if I had anything to do with it!

 Notice the closet?? The walls? The trim?? This is Matt installing the carpet..YAY!

 This was the day before Mother's Day and Matt couldn't have treated me better. He worked the entire weekend to get this room painted, trimmed, carpeted, and complete. Love that guy!

 YAY! Carpet!!!

 Out with the ghetto, old ceiling fan...In with the modern pendant light!

And finally...the crib bedding that has no crib to go in! Haha! Seriously though...we don't have the crib yet. Sad I know. We do have a pack n play just in case we don't get the crib in time, but since we had to do an entire remodel the budget is getting MUCH tighter. I still have big BIG plans for the walls and the extra decor but this is just the beginning of the remodel. I'll be posting more of course! Sorry I missed my belly shot of "33 weeks" We had a crazy week and I had no time to get it done..BUT this week there WILL be a "34 week" bump pic. :) I thought I'd just do this post to give ya somethin to read. Sorry it's a novel!! If you made it all the way to the end of this post....You rock!! Yay for babies, nurseries, and remodels! Loves- from Me and Krew!

*32 Weeks*

Nothing new this week, well except that I'm getting bigger by the minute. The bigger I get the shorter I look. How is that? Height has never been on my side, but geesh now I REALLY look short and wide. This may be the last chalkboard pic with me in it. Ha! ;) The heat is also starting to make me swell to puffy proportions occasionally. (Not fun!) I still had a bit of congestion and stuffyness this week too, but thankfully some medicine is helping that! So far the biggest stress I'm having is dealing with our insurance. Matt switched jobs and insurance and lets just say EVERY detail that could go wrong has! I'm trying to get everything worked out on my end, but I'm waiting and waiting for them to do their part before it's too late! Pray for me that we don't get screwed in this whole ordeal cause so far it's looking that way! EEK! Anywho...on to Krew Man....

How Far Along: 32 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 18 lbs... Feeling GINORMOUS

Maternity Clothes:  Mostly my regular clothes with a pair of maternity shorts mixed in.

Stretch Marks: Nope!

Best Moment this week: ??? Sorry, this week has been less than stellar. I guess just feeling Krew man roll around! :)

Miss Anything? Planning a vacation, basking in the sun, getting a tan, being comfortable, and sleeping with no worries!

Movement? Yes! I love, love, love it so much!

Food Cravings: Cold and Icy anything!

Anything make you queasy or sick? Not this week.

Have you started to show yet? Oh yes! Scrubs aren't fitting, clothes aren't fitting, you get the idea!

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: None yet!

Belly Button in or out? Half in and starting to poke out! But to anyone else it probably just looks like it's poking out. Doesn't that mean the turkey is done???? :)

Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and tired!

Looking forward to: Krew's birthday! I wish it was today, not 8 weeks away. :)

*31 Weeks*

Only 9 weeks left! 61 days to be exact! I had my doctor appointment on Friday and that's the only way I know the days. Yes, I'm counting down but I really didn' have it down to the day. ;) This week was an interesting one. I have never been sick since being pregnant. (Lucky, I know!) I started feeling like I had a serious case of allergies at the beginning of the week and needless to say by the end of the week I felt like I was going to die! I've never had congestion and a scratchy sore throat that bad in my life! NO JOKE! The topper? You can't take the good stuff while pregnant. I'm finally feeling a little better but after 3 straight weekend nights of NO sleep whatsoever I feel like I need a nap. :) Other than being sick the pregnancy is going smoothly. My blood pressure was high at this appointment so we are going to watch it from here on out, but nothing too serious yet. The doctor said the "little guy" is measuring normal and I "should be carrying an averaged sized baby, NOT a godzilla one as anticipated thanks to dad." Yes, the Doc said that and we laughed so hard! Love that guy!

How Far Along: 31 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 18 lbs...ugh, I hate this part, but the Dr. says I'm still at the bottom of the weight gain scale! Yay!

Maternity Clothes:  Mostly my regular clothes with a pair of maternity shorts mixed in.

Stretch Marks: Nope!

Best Moment this week: Drumroll please.... the nursery has carpet!!! Paint...done!!! Trim..Done!!! Closet..Done, and Stocked!!! Only thing left is the furniture! YAY!

Miss Anything? Walking without hurting, sitting without hurting, getting up without hurting..you get the idea. The little stinker is so low I feel like he really should just come out now. ;) Ha! 

Movement? Yes! His current favorite....kicking the ribs while stretching his arms.

Food Cravings: None this week...good thing too, cause I couldn't taste any food anyways!

Anything make you queasy or sick? Eggs and Chicken!

Have you started to show yet? I feel like a whale these days...oh what the next 9 weeks are going to bring! Yikes!

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: None yet!

Belly Button in or out? Half in and starting to poke out!

Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and tired!

Looking forward to: Painting the changing table and getting it moved into the new nursery!!

*30 Weeks*

Whoo-eee! I'm feeling the "30 week" mark now! I think Krew grew another 3 inches over night. No joke. Needless to say our 30 week ultrasound was less than stellar. Everything is great with our "little" guy, BUT he was so crammed in there with his head down,  and face down we couldn't see a thing! Well, we saw a foot, heart, spine and his boy parts along with a VERY round head. :) Don't get me wrong I am so glad everything looked great with him, but we were a little disappointed we didn't get to see his cute face or ears. ;) The ultrasound tech said he is in perfect position to make his debut! No wonder it hurts to walk, sit or move these days! I had to move my prenatal appointment to see what I'm measuring cause Dr. S had to deliver another baby, but this Friday we shall see! So far Krew is estimated to be around 3 1/2 lbs!

 

How Far Along: 30 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 12 lbs...at 25 weeks..still not checking at home. I'm sure I'm over the 20 mark now!

Maternity Clothes:  Mostly my regular clothes with a pair of maternity shorts mixed in.

Stretch Marks: Nope!

Best Moment this week: Finding the handles for the changing table, ordering the pack n play and FINALLY feeling like things are rolling along as they should be!

Miss Anything? Walking without hurting..infact, moving my legs without hurting. Ha! 

Movement? Yes! His current favorite....kicking the ribs while stretching his arms.

Food Cravings: Coconut Diet Dr. Pepper from Swig! Oh and don't you worry I got it!!

Anything make you queasy or sick? Eggs still! 

Have you started to show yet? More and more everyday!

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: None yet!

Belly Button in or out? Half in and starting to poke out!

Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Painting the changing table! and carpet!

*29 Weeks*

One more week down! We're getting close now! Well, close enough that our zillion projects need to get done soon! Especially when we only have weekends to put in good time on them. The nursery is coming along..FINALLY, but with lots of bumps in the road. It seems everything I want for it somehow is "discontinued", "out of stock", or "not available for shipping". What the heck?! Just our luck right? :) It's ok though. Krew will have a place to sleep anyways. No matter what the nursery looks like! I still feel great just not excited about this growth spurt my "little guy" is going to have in the next 11 weeks, but I know it has to happen! ;)

How Far Along: 29 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 12 lbs...at 25 weeks..still not checking at home. I'm sure I've gained another 5! LOL I will see on Tuesday!

Maternity Clothes: Mostly hanging out in my yoga pants. Still sporting the belly band and tanktops under the shirts.

Stretch Marks: Nope!

Best Moment this week: Finally ordering the crib bedding and getting the nursery completely painted!

Miss Anything? Not feeling like a rolly poly all the time, sleeping on my stomach.

Movement? Yes! He kicks and kicks and rolls around all the time!

Food Cravings: Cold, juicy anything. Dreyers fruit bars are heaven!

Anything make you queasy or sick? Chicken and Eggs...period. YUCK!

Have you started to show yet? More and more everyday!

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: None yet!

Belly Button in or out? In but getting more flattened out!

Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, stressed and moody! LOL

Looking forward to:  Our 30 week ultrasound on Tuesday!! It's been 10 weeks since we've seen our little guy! We can NOT wait!!!