It's getting harder to get comfortable too. I try putting a pillow under my belly and that helps sometimes but I just want to be able to take the belly off and be comfortable. I also am no longer able to bend down... well not like bend down like you would with a dead-lift but more of a squat down. The belly is too big and squishes on my organs and I feel like my world is ending. I also can't bend over the counter in the bathroom anymore to pick at my face or pluck my eyebrows. My belly squishes against the counter and the baby gets very angry. I am routinely getting out of breath just by adjusting myself on the couch or bed. That's right people, adjusting from one laying down position to another leaves me needing to catch my breath. Weak sauce. I can't complain as much as our poor little Archie, he had his balls removed this week so he wins the uncomfortable card.
Also, I recently discovered a new little vericose vein (spider vein). Now I would normally just be a little annoyed, I mean I knew it was coming, genetics do play a little part in it... The problem here is WHERE it appeared. This picture isn't explicit but you can imagine by surprise when I am drying off after a shower and find this little vein ON MY BOOB. On the bottom part of my right lady, there the vein is. I thought it was a pen mark or something. Nope. My body is basically flipping me the bird. THE JOYS OF PREGNANCY!!!
We got the first baby shower gift in the mail, it was a glider/swing from Cley and Mailin. I was so excited. I demanded we put it together immediately. I think Hov still doesn't fully appreciate the severity of my OCD/do it NOW mentality. He played nice though and we assembled it without too much grief. It has a little giraffe pattern which is really cute. It's in the "nursery" and is really the first official baby furniture type thing in there. We need to get it together and start getting it ready.
I think this weekend (if I can swing it) I'm going to get Hov to Home Depot so we can re-do the closet really quickly and that'll let us know how much storage furniture we really need. We were originally going to put an armoire in there but I don't think it's necessary, it's kind of bulky too. I may just try to sell it or give it away since it's taking up space in the garage. Either way, we have a little dresser that needs to be moved into that room and the room itself needs to be deep cleaned and the rug needs to be shampooed.
Update: We did not make it to home depot. I think I am going to have to just do it next Sunday. I'll draw the closet sketch this week and plan out the measurements so we can cut the stuff at Home Depot and do it quickly one of these days. I just can't stand wire shelving and that's what's in there.
The baby shower was a super success. It was small and perfect. I can't go on enough about how amazing Brooke and Maddie did. They planned everything and executed it flawlessly. For those of you who aren't familiar with my friends- Imagine two people who are polar opposites. One girly, monogram everything, pink and rhinestones and pearls. The other is a crossfit psycho doesn't care about girly stuff, very practical etc. Now put those together to plan a babyshower. I wish I could have been there to witness it. Hilarity I'm sure. This picture has Brooke on the left and Maddie on the right. They are finally toasting to hard work well done!
Let's start with when you walk in. The babyshower was held at Maddie's house and apparently Brooke came in and started moving furniture and removing all things from the walls and just took over. The tables (they rented tables, chairs and linens) were in the living room. The tables were covered in white linen and then had this silver mesh table runner, votive candles, a purple flower arrangement with silver swirly things in the arrangement. Also the plates they got were clear but had silver glitter specks in them and purple eating utensils. So it's clear the colors were silver and purple!
The dessert table was so cute. Brooke made a cake (vanilla with coconut filling) and cupcakes. The cake was frosted with a lavender colored frosting and she made a banner that went on top that said "baby". The cupcakes also had the lavender colored frosting on them. On the dessert table was also a donut tower which is so appropriate since I'm obsessed with donuts. Imagine a cupcake stand but instead of cupcakes, there is an assortment of donuts. Finally, on the dessert table were the favors. The favors were little gift bags with donut holes in them and the tag said "thanks a hole bunch". Couldn't be any cuter.
After you walk through the living room, you walk into the dining room. The first thing you see are blown up pictures of me and Hov, a picture of the last ultrasound and a picture of the pregnancy announcement on the wall. Also decorating the entire house are these tissue paper pom poms that if I had to guess I'd say were Brooke's doing. I actually took all the pom poms and if it's a girl I'll use them to help decorate the nursery. I think they'd be a little too frilly for a boy.
In the dining room (where the furniture used to be) we see an appetizer table set up with finger food- croissants, quiches, cheeses, dips etc. In another corner we see a waffle station with a pitcher of pre-made batter for the guests and toppings including blueberries, bananas, nutella and maple syrup. In another corner was the drink table which had a mimosa station (sparkling grape juice for me) and water bottles that had custom labels made for the baby shower.
Basically it was adorable. We played two games. The first game was measure the belly. That was fun. Everyone measured out a piece of ribbon and then measured it around my belly. Whoever guessed the closest won and that was Katrina. You can see everyone comparing ribbon sizes and also using themselves as measurements. The only rule was they couldn't come touch me while they were trying to figure out how big to cut the ribbon.
The second game was one where everyone received a piece of paper that had the alphabet on it and you had to come up with a baby related word that started with each letter. If anyone had a word that someone else had, it didn't count. Whoever had the most unique words at the end won.
We also did a prediction card since we don't know what the baby is. Everyone filled out a card with her name, a guess if it was a girl/boy, the birth date and how much the baby would weigh. I guess we won't find out who won that one until the baby comes!!
I did open the gifts at the end of the shower. It was really sweet to see all the adorable onesies, blankets and as crazy as it sounds even the diapers I got as super practical gifts (thanks ladies) smelled like baby. They were so tiny. My girlfriend Brittany made a diaper cake which was displayed on the gift table. it was adorable!!!!
I had an amazing time. Everything was so pretty and sweet and brunch was delicious. I'll put the rest of the pictures here on the bottom, there are a lot!This first table (from left to right) has Joanna, Maddie, Katrina, Leisa and Mailin.
Here is a view into the dining room where all the food is from the living room where the tables are. You can see part of the dessert table and some of the pom poms hanging from the ceiling.
These pictures were taken in series. So the first one is the one on the right and then of course I shoved a quiche in my mouth and then the picture on the left was taken hence my weird closed mouth smile. Also, notice the blueberries in my "mimosa" yumM!
Lauren's turn to measure the belly in the left hand picture!
Mailin (on the left pic) and Brittany (on the right pic) measuring the belly.
Now it's Cley (on the left pic) and Tanya (on the right)
Another picture of the beautiful tables on the right. Below is a picture of Lauren and Maddie. Lauren was so impressed with the decor and planning, she should hook up with Brooke to take her wedding day coordination business to the next level!
This table (from left to right) has Lauren, Brooke, Brittany, Tanya and Cley. I was sitting between Lauren and Cley
Took a picture with Mailin and Cley and then they said they couldn't see the belly so Mailin turned me to the side (on the left)
Leisa measuring the belly, she had the funniest answers for the alphabet game. V- Vomit! C-Colic!! 
Awww such a nice recap!!! Love love love! And, so happy you loved your shower, it all makes it feel even more real!! :) Can't wait to meet this little one!
ReplyDeleteand, hahaha about the hands on the hips - me and Brittany "not sure why the hands on the hips"... lol