36-week Update

How far along? 36 weeks...officially 1 month to go!!!!
Total weight gain: 28+ lbs (will get checked again tomorrow)
Maternity clothes? Full blown maternity at this point, although I refuse to buy any more maternity clothes!
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: Still terrible, and I'm exhausted!  Ugh!
Best moment this week: My baby shower in Austin.  It was so much fun and so cute (pictures below).  We had a great time catching up with everyone!
Miss anything? The general sense of being comfortable...
Movement: Lots!
Food cravings: Cantelope and watermelon recently
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy :)
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks, and I got a few painful cramps this weekend...kinda freaked me out!
Symptoms: Gas, lower back pain, leg cramps, exhaustion
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Very happy!
Looking forward to: Finishing everything on our to-do list, so I can finally relax!  Oh, and I will also be taking PTO every Monday in May - definitely looking forward to the 3-day weekends, and to extra relaxation/"me" time.

My sweet best friends, and hostesses!

Jacob with a mustache :)

Amazing food table with all the cute decorations.

Josh & I with our mustaches - haha!

35-week Update

How far along? 35 weeks
Total weight gain: 28+ lbs
Maternity clothes? Maternity jeans and a few maternity tops...loving maxi dresses right now, too!
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: Peeing 2-3x/night and adjusting constantly.
Best moment this week: Gosh...a lot happened this week!  We had our 34-week check-up and got an ultrasound.  Jacob is doing really good.  He's measuring at 17.8" and 5lbs 4oz.  He's also still head down, which is awwwwwesome!!! He had hiccups while we were in the ultrasound - it was so cute to see him bounce up and down.  :)  We took our maternity photos on Thursday - I can't wait to share those with everyone, they look amazing!!  I met a few of my old coworkers for brunch at La Fiorentina in Dallas this weekend - it was so great to see them, and the food was phenom! Definitely recommend the Nutella-stuffed french toast...to die!  We also made a lot of progress in the nursery this weekend.  I finally had the carpets cleaned, so it's go time now :)
Miss anything? Wine
Movement: Lots!
Food cravings: Nothing, really...
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy :)
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks
Symptoms: Gas, lower back pain, leg cramps, exhaustion
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Very happy!
Looking forward to: My Austin shower is on Sunday!  I'm sooo excited to see all my friends & family, many I haven't seen since I've been pregnant!  It will also be nice to get back to Austin and be on the lake for a little bit.  Although, I'm really not looking forward to the drive - I have a feeling we'll be stopping a lot for potty breaks. :)  I told Josh we have to take the carseat and hospital bags, just in case I go into labor while we're there.  Crazy to think Jacob will be full term in 2 WEEKS!!!

A picture of our baby's sweet face :) Can't wait to meet him!

His foot is measuring at 3" already!!!

His hand/arm were in his face, so it was kinda hard to get a good profile picture.

34-week Update

How far along? 34 weeks
Total weight gain: 26+ lbs
Maternity clothes? Maternity jeans and a few maternity tops
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: Still getting up 2-3 times each night to pee, but my back/hip aches were a little better this week.
Best moment this week: My beautiful baby shower.  Our sweet neighbor threw us a baby shower on Sunday, and it was amazing!  I loved seeing all my family, friends and neighbors.  Such a great time!  Josh & I are truly blessed with amazing people in our lives.  We also dug up the backyard on Saturday morning and planted tons of sun-loving perennials, which will hopefully make our lives a lot easier when this baby comes.
Miss anything? Wine, sleeping comfortably, running.
Movement: Lots of rolling and dancing :)
Food cravings: Nothing, really...
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy :)
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks, and I started getting small cramps this week.
Symptoms: Gas, lower back pain, leg cramps, exhaustion
Belly Button in or out? It wants to pop out...haha!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: My maternity photos this Thursday!  Pending this crazy Texas weather we've been having...! :)

Me w/ the gorgeous cake!

Another picture of the beautiful cake table

Josh & I after the shower

Josh loving the Baby Bjorn!  Haha!

Newest Obsession

My newest obsession combines everything I've craved up to this point into one delicious, well-balanced, healthy meal...behold...Corner Bakery's Spinach Sweet Crisp Salad.

You've got spinach, strawberries, red grapes, oranges, cranberries, green onions, goat cheese, these delicious little raisin pecan sweet crisps and an awesome pomegranate vinaigrette dressing.  The goat cheese really throws it into a whole other universe.

AANNDD it's only 470 calories (17g fat, 12g protein).

So, do yourself a favor - and go try this today.  If you don't like it, we probably can't be friends (j/k because my husband probably won't like it, and he's my friend).

33-week Update

How far along? 33 weeks...cannot believe we only have 4 weeks until Jacob is full term!
Total weight gain: 26 lbs...ouch!
Maternity clothes? Maternity jeans and a few maternity tops
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: Still pretty bad.  I've been getting up 2-3 each night to pee, and it's so hard to fall back asleep!  Plus, my hips and back ache almost immediately after laying down, so I'm constantly switching from side to side.  I can't wait to lay on my back!!!!
Best moment this week: Rangers Opening Day!  We had awesome seats, and I finally got to pull the "I'm pregnant card" and got us a great parking spot!  I only lasted 6 innings though, constantly getting up and down was killing me, plus I squeezed into pre-pregnancy shorts...probably not the best idea.  Jacob loved it though - he was bouncing around the entire game. So sweet :)
Miss anything? Wine, sleeping comfortably, running.
Movement: Lots!  Especially love the hiccups in the middle of the night.
Food cravings: Blue Bell Cookies & Cream Ice cream...yum!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy :)
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks
Symptoms: Gas, lower back pain, leg cramps, exhaustion
Belly Button in or out? It's on the verge of being an outie...
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: My first shower this weekend!!  I can't wait to see everyone & celebrate baby Jacob!

Texas Rangers - Opening Day 2012

32-week Update

How far along? 32 weeks
Total weight gain: 22+ lbs (will get weighed again tomorrow...ugh)
Maternity clothes? Maternity jeans and a few maternity tops
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: Absolutely TERRIBLE this week!!  I can't stay in one position for more than 30 minutes, so if I'm lucky enough to fall asleep within that 30 minutes I'm golden, otherwise I have to flop over - which involves every muscle in my body, and usually a few dog growls.
Best moment this week: We're starting to cross things off our to-do list.  This week included "install car seat", which didn't go quite as planned.  The story is below, but let me just preface it by saying - we're first time parents :)
Miss anything? Wine, margaritas, beer...pretty much anything cold that has alcohol in it.  I promise I'm not an alchy!!!
Movement: Lots!  It's more swooshing than kicking these days.  Sometimes it seriously feels like he's trying to find his way out - through my belly button!!!
Food cravings: I'm loving Cheerio's, yogurt and ice cream this week.  I discovered Blue Bell Fruit Bars...the strawberry ones are amazeballs!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy :)
Labor Signs: I get Braxton Hicks contractions pretty much every time I do anything, except sitting.  Sitting is good.
Symptoms: Gas, lower back pain, leg cramps, exhaustion
Belly Button in or out? In, although its trying to pop out!!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time:Very happy, but ready to meet my baby!
Looking forward to: Crossing more things off the to-do list, and my baby showers in the next few weeks!  I haven't seen so many of these people since I've been pregnant!!!

Alright, the story you've all been dying to hear... ;)
On Sunday, we finally decided to install the car seat.  I got a little freaked out last weekend at our Baby Safety class when they mentioned that not all car seats fit in all cars, not even all SUVs.  But, I thought to myself - I drive an SUV, surely the car seat will fit... ohhhhh no it doesn't!!!  WTF!?  The Britax B-Safe car seat hung over the edge of the seat by about 3".  Obviously this isn't safe.  A lot of my friends said theirs do the same thing, but the lady in our Baby Safety class said this is a big "no no."

Soo...off to Buy Buy Baby we went!  We tried 4 different car seats, all of which are compatible with the stroller I've been in love with (Britax B-Ready).  The Peg Perego Primo Viaggio 30-30 fit the best, but then I found out that it isn't compatible with the B-Ready (sigh, of course), so I was about to settle for the Chicco Key Fit, when the BBB employee (who happens to be the husband of one of my co-workers, random I know) asked why I was set on the B-Ready.  I explained to him all the reasons - #1 being that it was actually tall enough for Josh to use comfortably (#2 being that it can convert into a double, for the future).  He told me that he actually likes the Baby Jogger City Select better, which IS compatible with the Peg Perego car seat.  Holler!  So, after a lot of back and forth, we finally decided on the City Select stroller with the Peg Perego car seat.  I liked the double configurations of the City Select a lot more than the B-Ready, it's almost the same height as the B-Ready (maybe 1" shorter), it has TONS of storage, it folds up better than the B-Ready, it has air in the tires (instead of foam) so we can use it as an "light jogger", and it's compatible with the Peg car seat that I liked.

I couldn't believe what a 180 I did - that is seriously not like me...especially this late in the game.  But, Josh & I are always thinking ahead to the future and what makes the most sense for us as a family, and this was another perfect example...I just hope it doesn't bite us in the bum later!!!

Here's photos of both.