Baby Shower #2!

As I mentioned in my previous post, Saturday was our 2nd baby shower.  My sister and aunt went all out for it, and it was completely amazing!  Not only was the shower great what made it even better was it was a combo party, our baby shower and my grandpa's 90th birthday.  I can't imagine something like that happens very often, and I was really glad that we were able to share the evening with him. 

We got so many wonderful gifts from my family members.  Amazingly we were able to get them all home, I was a little worried at first!  :o)  I now have lots of laundry to do before the little guy gets here!  Well, here is the fun part of the post...shower pictures!  Great big huge thanks again to my sister and aunt for all the amazingly hard work they put into the party.  It was fabulous!

The sticker says "Pam's about to POP!"  (It went with the popcorn)

The cupcake table! My sister made them and the decorations on them.

Close up of the cupcakes.  YUMMY!!!

Rice Krispy Treat Rattles

Opening gifts from my parents.  Mom made the bed skirt that is on my lap!

Presents...

presents...

More presents!  The blankets my sister made :o)

The keepsake boxes say "My First Tooth" and "My First Curl"

90th birthday decorations for Grandpa!

Grandma and I looking at the picture book for my grandpa

Mom and Grandpa looking at the picture book. 

The crib with the bed skirt!  Thanks Mom!

So there you have it!   A few pics from the shower and birthday party.  It was such a great evening!

33 Weeks!

I'm a few days behind on this post.  The picture is at exactly 33 weeks, but we've had so much going on this weekend that the blog post got put on the back burner.  Thursday was 33 weeks.  I took the picture as soon as I got home from work, then had a little time to pack and relax with Sophie before I took her to stay with Matthew's parents for the weekend.  I dropped Sophie off at Grandma and Grandpa's and then headed in to the hospital for a class on breastfeeding.  It was really informative and I am really glad I went.  Matthew got a free pass on this class.  Ha!  After the class was finished I had to meet Matthew at the car dealership to drop his car off for service.  We finally made it home around 10:00 that night.  It was definitely a LONG day, and I was exhausted! 

Friday morning we had several things to do around town before we hit the road for our 2nd baby shower!  (More on that later)  Matthew had an appointment at his eye doctor for new glasses, and then we had a "meet and greet" appointment with a pediatrician in town.  Everything at the optometrist went well and Matthew is getting new glasses, thank goodness!  We then met with a pediatrician.  Both of us really liked him and decided there was no reason to visit any others.  Yea!  It was much easier than I expected!  After finishing up at the ped we hit the road for Southern Indiana.  My sister and aunt were throwing a baby shower/90th birthday party for my grandpa on Saturday.  Matthew and I love to go visit the family, but the 6 hr drive to get there limits the number of times we get to go.  The shower/bday party was a huge success and everything was incredible!  They definitely went all out, but I'll blog more about that later.  Today we unfortunately had to make the long trip home.  The weekends seem to be going faster and faster, especially when they're filled with things to do. 

Once we got home we unpacked the car, which was filled to the ceiling with baby gear.  It's amazing we were able to get our suitcases in to come home!  As soon as we pulled in the driveway, we started unloading the car and putting all the baby things in his room.  Matthew's parents brought Sophie home and she instantly thought everything was for her.  She can be quite nosey :o)  I was cutting tags off of things that needed to be washed, trying to find places to put everything, and organizing the best I could.  I currently have a hamper and laundry basket full of clothes and blankets that need to be washed, and that is only the beginning of the baby laundry.  LOL!  Once everything was in its designated spot for the evening, I decided to tackle the bed skirt my mom made for the crib.  It looks awesome!  She did such a great job on it.  There are a couple of other things she's making for the baby's room as well and I can't wait to see them.  The whole room will really be tied together with those things and the letters that I'm painting to spell his name for the wall.

Well needless to say I'm officially exhausted.  It's been quite the weekend!  I will blog more about the shower another day and post some pictures, but for now I'll just leave the weekly belly shot and head off to bed!

33 Weeks, only 7 more to go!

Baby Shower #1

Yesterday was our first baby shower.  It was great!  We got lots of wonderful gifts for Baby K.  He is definitely going to be the best dressed kid around!  Matthew's aunt and cousin did a great job with everything.  The decorations were adorable, and they had very yummy snacks!  Since pictures are better than words, below are just a few from the shower.  Big thanks again to our generous hostesses and all of the guests for such a great afternoon!

The Bump!

Opening presents :o)

A Baby Sock Bouquet

Diaper cake!

Baby clothes make great decorations!

It's a baby shower!

Belly Progression Pic

So even though I did the 32 week shot yesterday, I decided to do a progression pic collage.  It's always kind of fun to see the difference between the weeks.  I was really surprised at how little change there really was between weeks 10 and 20, but between 20 and 30....WHOA!  Talk about really popping!

32 Weeks!

Well, another week down only 8 more to go!  Holy crap!  Last week was our final Lamaze class, tonight is Newborn Care, next week is a class on brestfeeding, the following week is all about epidurals and various forms of anesthesia used, and then finally in December is our infant/child CPR class.  Whew!  We are going to be busy these last few weeks!

Our first baby shower is this Sunday!  I can't wait!  I've been a little lax on posting pics of the new items we've gotten lately, so this post is also an update with that as well.  We have all of our nursery furniture now!  The finishing touches will come in a few weeks.  My mom is making the bedskirt, a diaper stacker, and a pad/cover to go on top of our changing table/dresser to keep the changing pad from scratching it.  I've also purchased wooden letters to pain brown and the blueish/teal color of the fabric that Mom is using, to spell out his name on the wall.  I can't wait to get all the stuff put in it and see it all put together!

Well here is this week's token belly pic, and a pic of the glider, our stroller, and the crib! 

32 Week belly shot!

 

 

 

Stroller with the infant seat attached (nevermind the dog toys on the floor.  haha!)

Stroller without the infant seat

Crib!

Glider and the tall dresser again :o)

31 Weeks!

The days just keep rolling by!  It won't be much longer until pregnancy is just a memory.  How crazy is that?!  Every time I look at the calendar and realize that October is almost over I'm blown away.  I just can't believe how quickly time is passing.  When I'm sleep deprived and exhausted in a few months, I'm sure I'll probably be wishing I could go back to right now :o)  Oh well, that will be a fun adventure as well! 

I don't have much to post today.  The big news from this week was the u/s on Monday.  It's so nice to know how he is positioned, because now when I feel movements I have a better idea of what part of him is causing it.  He definitely likes to moon me a lot.  lol!  This afternoon I had a little butt protruding from my belly.  It looks hilarious.

Well anyway, here is this week's picture!  31 weeks, holy cow!

Baby K's latest photo shoot :o)

Today was my growth ultrasound that Dr. M wanted.  As a special treat, since Matthew couldn't come this time, my mom came instead.  She got a live sneak peek of her first grandchild :o)  I am so happy to report that Baby is doing great!  He measured right on target, no concerns of growth problems at all.  Such a relief!  The ultrasound tech estimated his weight at 3lbs6oz.  She said he looks perfect!  I also had my usual check up.  I saw one of the midwives and she said everything was measuring out fine as well.  So glad that all is well with our little guy, and to see that he is DEFINITELY still a boy.  ha!  She said there was no question there.  No need to exchange blue items for pink.  LOL! 

Below are the latest pics of our little guy.  I had really hoped to get a good pic of his face, but he's still being shy.  She was able to get two great profile shots in 2D mode, but in the 15 seconds it took to switch to 3D he covered his face with his hands and refused to move them.  What a little stinker!  I guess he needs a little tag that says "Do not open till Xmas" since we probably won't see his little face until then.  I have one more u/s around 37 or 38 weeks to estimate weight upon delivery, but with his track record we still probably won't see his face.  Oh well, I guess his cute little face will just have to be our surprise since we already know he is a he!

Without further adieu here are little man's latest photos!

Sorry Mom, no pictures!

Side Profile:  nose, pursed lips, and chin

Side profile again

Still a boy!

I honestly don't know what this is a picture of....lol!

Heart rate 150bpm.  Nice and strong!