Quick Pic Tuesday

1) charm with Chase's name...melt my heart

2) my icee obsession over the past week

3) my sad puppy missing Nathan

Turkey Hunting Widow

I'm missing this guy...a lot!  Nathan celebrated his birthday this year by taking a vacation week and going turkey hunting.  Not my idea of a good time, but he's enjoying it and that's exactly what I wanted for him!

I'm just ready for him to come home now...Chase & I are feeling needy :)

Pregnancy Update: 35 weeks

35 weeks!

I'm officially ready for this to end.  I mean, I've loved being pregnant and honestly had such a great pregnancy, but now I'm done.  Apparently these are very normal feelings for this stage, but that still didn't give me any consolation when I completely lost it in front of my doctor yesterday.  Yeah, like boohoo crying!  It wasn't pretty and this doctor wasn't my usual one so I'm pretty sure she wrote "nutcase" on my file.  I'm up to weekly visits now so I'm going to try to hold it together next week! :)

Over the past week I've started cramping and feeling nauseated.  I feel this more so when I'm exhausted.  They will start checking me next week so we'll see if these symptoms mean anything or if they are just good 'ole pregnancy feelings.

Weight gain is coming along nicely again...up to 27 pds gained.  I thank this solely to Entenmann's chocolate covered donuts over the past few weeks!  Chase should be over 18 in. long and approx. 5 1/4 pds now!

I'm having a hard time concentrating (on anything) and feel completely wiped out 75% of the time right now.  Nathan has been out-of-town this week so I'm crashing hard at night - right in the middle of the bed, taking up as much space as I please!  

I'm ready to have my wardrobe back.  I did a little retail therapy after my breakdown last night and found some items that will be versatile for this summer as well.  I can wear some non-maternity items, but honestly, I just look like I'm bulging in everything right now!

Still only experiencing slight swelling.

I don't have too much of an appetite these days - apparently no where to store that food!  

Chase is still pretty active in there.  His movements hurt at times and make my belly sore, but I still enjoy seeing and feeling him move around.

We are done with childbirth classes.  Don't tell Nathan this (because he insisted they were ridiculous to attend) but I don't know if I really learned anything new from them.  I wanted to go for my peace of mind more than anything, but my brain is so fried right now I'm not sure I retained anything useful.  We'll see...

I did the hospital tour this week.  Oh my!  They have recently renovated the maternity unit and everything is so spacious and nice... made me even more excited for this to happen!

Next week we have a work baby shower, dr appt and pre-registration appt.  My boss is probably starting to wonder if I've gone part-time or something.  So much to keep up with here at the end!  Cannot wait...

Pregnancy Update: 33 weeks

33 weeks!

I lost weight at my doctor's appointment this week.  Still showing I've gained 21 pounds.  They did an ultrasound to make sure he was ok and I had plenty of fluid.  Everything looked perfect!    Chase is weighing in around 4.5 pounds.  The US tech estimated he would be around 7.5 pounds if I carried him to term.

I am hitting a phase of complete exhaustion.  I went to bed at 7:30 the other night.  I'm waking up several times a night to pee and still tossing and turning throughout the night.  I'm most comfortable to stretch out in bed though, so I'm trying to rest when possible.

Besides my maxi dresses or skirts, maternity clothes are pretty much a must.  

My hands are starting to swell slightly.  I'll notice at the end of a long day my feet are slightly swollen as well.  Still nothing extreme or that gives me discomfort.

My appetite has finally calmed down.  I do seem to want sweets a lot, which is different for me.  I can't eat a lot at one time now so I'm back to snacking throughout the day rather than full meals.

He is still a pretty active little guy.  He's all stretched out in there and I can certainly feel his strong movements.  I'm carrying him low and definitely feel his movements low already...how uncomfortable that will be once he actually drops!

Childbirth classes are going well.  We have 3 more to attend...Nathan is certain he already has more details than he should about this whole process :)

All of his newborn and 0-3 months clothes are washed and put away.  His diaper bag is packed and ready for the hospital.  I still have to order the curtains, bed skirt and bumper and hang the map above his crib.  Other than that, the nursery is d-o-n-e and I am in love with it.

I would like to get my house in order, all of my laundry caught up and some freezer meals made.  Those are my plans for the next two weeks.  I've already started packing my bag for the hospital and am putting together a goodie bag for us as well.

As you can tell, I'm a bit of a planner.  That makes this final phase a little hard to handle.  I don't want to be induced necessarily, but not knowing when anything will happen certainly makes me want to get everything done as early as I can so we are ready when he decides to make his entrance! 

Check out these chubby cheeks...what I get to kiss on when he makes his grand arrival :)  Cannot wait!

Sneak Peek @ Nursery

I am loving how this wall is turning out in the nursery.  Bedding & curtains and we are done!

deer / garden ridge

coat rack / marshalls