38 Weeks + 3 days!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 38 weeks + 3 days...so close!!!

Size of the baby: He weighs about 6.8lbs and is over 19 1/2 inches long. His organs have matured and he is ready for life outside the womb! -Baby Center

Movement: My favorite part of being pregnant!

Cravings: Sweets and iced tea (I normally hate iced tea...weird)!

Sleep: I get up about once a night for a restroom break.

Symtoms: Heartburn...and cankles by the end of the day!! I "think" I have had some braxton hicks contractions too.

Doctor's Appt. on 9/20: No new news! He has not dropped or dialated...he is just hanging out head down on the left side. He was sleeping during the appt. so his heart rate was only 132.

Best moments of the week: We received our furniture yesterday!!! And putting the car seat in the car...I love seeing it every time I get in!

What I'm looking forward to: Ryan's b-day tomorrow and getting the nursery ready for the little guy!

xoxo,

Lindsey

37 Weeks - Full Term!

Gus test driving the new stroller! Haha!!

Me & the boys!
Pregnancy Highlights:
How far along: 37 weeks...full term!!!
Size of the baby: He weighs 6 1/3 lbs and measures a bit over 19 inches head to heel. -Baby Center
Weight gained: 30 lbs...I have caught Ryan in weight...yikes! At least its for a good cause!
Movement: He is moving all over!
Cravings: Candy Corn!!!
Sleep: Well, sleep is getting a little bit harder...I wake up when I turn and make a trip to the restroom about once a night. I think I am finally experiencing what everyone warned me about.
Symptoms: Heartburn and I'm slowing down a little bit!
Doctor's Appts. on 9/9 and 9/13: We go to the doctor every week now! The doctor checked my cervix and I have not dialated or effaced yet and the baby has not dropped (Ryan and my mom think he has since the appt. though). I am measuring only 1 week ahead now...38 cm. And the little guy's heartbeat was 154. He said everything looks great!
Best moments of the week: My friend, Erin had her baby on 9/10...Wally! It was so fun to meet the precious little guy! My other friend, Leah had a very nice GIRL baby shower/tea party on 9/12...it was fun to see all of the cute girl stuff! And we picked out furniture that will be delivered on 9/23...yay!!!

What I'm looking forward to: My prenatal massage on Sat. courtesy of my siblings and a weekend at home!

xoxo,
Lindsey

Happy Birthday to me!

I'm only posting this to remember how ridiculous I looked on my 28th (ahh) b-day! haha!

35 Weeks & Babymoon!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 35 weeks!

Size of the baby: 5 1/4 lbs. (weight of a honeydew) and 18 inches long. Most of his basic physical development is complete and he will spend the next few weeks putting on weight! - Baby Center

Movement: He seems to be awake and moving more and more each day! I am going to miss this the most once he arrives!

Cravings: Ice cream! I am finding that I don't have very much room for food.
Sleep: Still sleeping through the night!

Symtoms: Crazy heartburn (I heart berry flavored Tums)!

Doctor's Appointment on 8/23: I am measuring 2 weeks ahead but the doctor thinks that I will be 4-5 days late since this is our first baby. His heartbeat was at 145!

Most anxious moment of the week: After waiting the initial 4-6 weeks for our baby furniture and then an extra 6 weeks we finally decided to ask for our money back so that we could look at other options! Yikes!

Best moment of the week: My baby showers!! Celebrating our last Anniversary as a family of 2 (4 including the pups) and spending the weekend in Vail, Colorado for our "babymoon!"

What I'm looking forward to: My birthday, a long weekend and finding new furniture!

xoxo,

Lindsey

Showered with Love!

On August 17th, my mom's friends Kathy Albrecht and Debbie Lieurance threw me a wonderful baby shower! The food, decorations and cake balls were perfect and it was fun to see everyone! The little guy and I felt so loved!

Hostesses and the soon-to-be Grandma's!

Cake balls on a stick...yummy!
The following Saturday (8/21) Kara, Abbey, Sally, Leah and Erin (& Hannah, Hannah and Monica) gave me a baby shower in KC! It was sooo much fun!!

Hostesses with the Mostesses... BFF's...

Auntie Kara and Gramma!
Foxy Nana & Gramma!
Kara's gorgeous friends who helped with the shower (Monica & Hannah)!

The handmade blanket my bff Katrina made...I think she "whip-stitched it!" Love it!

Thank you to all of my friends and family for your love and support! Ryan and I couldn't do it without you!

XOXO,

Lindsey

Happy 3rd Anniversary!!!

WOW! I can't believe it has been 3 years since I married my love! I am a very lucky girl and I can hardly wait for all of the adventures the future brings!

Love you, Ry!

xoxo,

Lindsey

"Grow old along with me...the best is yet to be!"

31 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 31 weeks...9 weeks to go (I can't believe we are in the single digits)!

Size of the baby: He is over 16 inches long and weighs about 3.3 lbs (4 oranges) and he is heading into a growth spurt! He can turn his head from side to side and his arms, legs and body are beginning to plump out. -Baby Center

Best moment of the week (or most overwhelming moment): Our baby classes on Saturday! It made everything so real...very exciting but at the same time very overwhelming. Maybe it was all of the nipples in the videos for the breastfeeding class...haha!

Movement: I thought he used to move around a lot but I had no idea what was to come...he is so active all day and night!

Food Cravings: It's too hot to eat anything but ice cream!

Sleep: Still sleeping well. YAY!

Symptoms: Who isn't hot!?!

What I'm looking forward to: Our birthing class this Saturday and seeing friends in the next couple of weeks! Oh and hopefully our furniture comes in too!

xoxo,

Lindsey

PS - Summer camp ended last Friday at the Boys & Girls Club...I can't believe how fast summer has flown by! Here is a pic of the kids loving on the little guy. They loved to ask questions and rub my belly! I had a couple more name recommendations - Buddy, Garfield and Xander (and the x is pronounced like a z...she was very specific in the spelling)!