The events have begun!

The month of April is going to be quite the whirlwind.  1 bridal shower, 3 baby showers and a wedding.  In a matter of 4 weeks?!  Yowza!

My future sister-in-law, Stefanie, is kicking off the whirlwind of events with her bridal shower hosted by yours truly and mommy dearest.  

Such a fun theme!  Hot pink, sparkly, zebra print here and there :-)

I found an idea of Pinterest for a brunch yogurt bar.  It turned out so nicely!  I highly recommend this for a bridal or baby shower.  Considering food for a shower can be quite costly, the cost of the yogurt bar was quite do-able for a party of 12 people.  

I also found the idea for the 'Future Mrs' banner on Pinterest as well.  Really easy to make and fun too!

Next on the April calendar is a baby shower with my co-workers.  I can't wait!  I love these people dearly; I joke that I spend more time with them them my dear husband (out of the nature of a work day of course). More pics to come I am sure :-)

Week 30.

The birth of our daughter is just around the bend.  I've entered my 3rd trimester.  This is it! ... the last leg of the race which I intend to finish well.  

I'm starting to get antsy.  I shouldn't be antsy yet because we still have a ton left to do before she's here.  We're scrambling to finish some house projects so we can get her room cleared out to start assembling her crib.  I can't wait to start putting her room together!  Since certain things are prohibiting that right now, the other thing I think I'll start doing is compiling a list of items to eventually pack to take with me to the hospital.

I've found some handy blogs through Pinterest of experienced moms who have suggestions of the "must-haves" they take with them to the hospital.  Now that I have control over so maybe I'll start with that!

Week: 30 (7.5 months prego)

Due Date:  May 27 - Memorial Day!

Size: Baby girl is about 15.7 inches long and the weight of a large cabbage.  

Nausea:  Gone! 

Aches and Pains:  Lower back feels like it could use a good pop, occasional cramps in the calf, ligaments stretching and Braxton Hicks contractions.

Cravings: 

- Chinese

- Frozen yogurt

- Char-broiled hamburgers

Bump: No hiding baby girl now!  I l.o.v.e. my baby bump.

Movement: Tons.  Small kicks.  Huge kicks.  Squirms.  Shifting from side to side.  Sometimes sudden, jerky movements.  She moves all throughout the day now, especially as soon as I lay down to go to sleep.  I love that Caleb can feel her and see her move too.  He has been putting music up to my belly and she responds to the tunes.  She's loving Norah Jones :-)  I mean, come on, who doesn't?

Missing the most: Some days I just want an iced coffee.  And most nights, I just want to sleep through the night without having to get up 2-3 times to go potty.

Looking forward to: Meeting our daughter in about 10 more weeks (Lord willing!)

29 weeks pregnant