Chunky Monkey

So it looks like Avery may be a lil' chunker. I had and ultrasound on Friday and I learned that Avery is approximately 6lb 6oz. My doctor predicted that she would be around 8lbs 6oz if I make it to my due date. I'm 1cm dilated and 80% thinned out. I'm pretty sure that Friday will be my last day at work. I'd like to have a week off before her arrival so I'm hoping she doesn't make her debut until the week of August 10th :) I still feel pretty good. I'm tired this morning but I had a super busy weekend and didn't sleep well last night.

I just wanted to post a quick update. Back to work I go!

Hope you all have a great week.

xo

9 Months baby

As of today I'm officially 9 months pregnant. I cannot believe it. I'm so, so, so, sad about this. I feel like my pregnancy went by way too fast. Of course I'm more than anxious to meet my lil' girl. My body is over being pregnant and I'm super uncomfortable. But I will so miss this. I know I will.

Apologies for ignoring the blog. July was a busy month. I'm pretty sure August will be super hectic as well. I'm wrapping things up at work, preparing for Avery's arrival and nesting all at the same time. I'm still feeling pretty energetic. I'm just frustrated with not being able to bend over and pick things up and move as quickly as I'd like to. We went to the OC Fair this weekend and after two hours of walking, I was pooped.

Last weekend we had our huge shower and it was amazing. We had so many guests and received sooooo many amazing gifts. We are truly blessed and our daughter is extremely loved.

I have to hop in the shower but I wanted to post really quickly. I didn't take any pics of my 9 month belleh today but I'll post a few from the baby shower.

xo

mommy & daddy

my daddy & i. yea, he always looks angry...lol.

some of my beautiful girls

Besties

yummy cake (i have no idea why blogger uploaded this picture off centered but it's late and I don't feel like battling it out with stupid blogger)

Me in the 110 degree heat. Yes, 110 degrees!

Blogger is out of control with the pic formatting so I'll end with this pic. I'll post more later.

EEEEK

I have approximately 7 more weeks to go. How did this happen?! Where has the time gone?! I have tonnnnns to do before my princess makes her debut. On one hand I need time to slow down, on the other hand, I'm anxiously looking forward to being comfortable in my body again. 8 months pregnant + Southern California Summer = No Bueno.

Just wanted to say a quick Hello. Must get back to work.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

xo
Oh, btw, I watched The Business of Being Born over the weekend. I'm pretty sure Maegan suggested it but I'm not too sure. I know somebody in blogland posted about it. Anyways, it was AMAZING. Total eye-opener. I so wish I would've seen this documentary months ago. Makes me wish I would've done things completely different. I strongly suggest watching it if your pregnant, trying to get pregnant or heck, just to be informed. It was AWESOME.

30 Weeks and some random stuff

Well, hello 30 weeks, nice to meet ya chunky arms!

Wow, that's all I can say. I snapped this picture before heading off to work today. Look at those arms. I previously complained about my buff arms and now the buffness has disappeared amongst the chubness. Funny, Funny. **I just looked at the picture and almost cried. I didn't realize how skinny I was before I started housing another human in my belly! Also, please excuse the messy counter top and disheveled towels. This is what happens when you wake up 15 mins before you're supposed to leave for work.

I have tons of things to accomplish this weekend. I have an appointment with my Doc at 3:30pm this afternoon. Then I'm having an early dinner with a girlfriend at this place.

Tomorrow I have a sample sale at 5am. Plan to hit up a couple of malls to find a dress for my baby shower. Need to take my pup for part 2 of her 3 part vaccination. Then I'm picking up the cute lil' girl pictured below. She lost both of her teeth! I think it's the cutest thing EVER. Sunday I have tons of crap to do and it's Father's Days! Okay, I'm lazy, enough with this post.

And just because she's cute, here's my adorable Juicy girl. Why didn't anyone tell me I'd fall madly in love with this dog?! Ahhhh, she's the best.

Weekly Survey

Can you believe I'm blogging from home as I'm sitting on the couch, watching the Laker game and eating a handful of spicy guacamole Pringles..teehhee. I didn't want to go another week without doing my weekly survey so here we go.....


How far along?: 29 weeks.

Total weight gain: 20+ lbs. Not too sure of the exact number. My next appt is a week from tomorrow.
How big is baby? According to my books, Avery should be a lil' over 2 lbs

Maternity clothes?: Yes! I feel like I need to buy one more pair of jeans because My others are feeling a lil' snug, but is it really worth it considering I only have 10 more weeks to go?

Sleep?: ehhh, not too bad. Thankful that I have yet to experience those crazy charlie horses I've heard about.

Best Moment this week: Purchasing Avery's stroller and car seat thanks to my wonderful brother and SIL

Movement?: She's starting to move more throughout the day and less at night. Her movement is definitely getting stronger and she's still nestled in the left side of my belly, which seems to be her favorite spot.

Food cravings?: S W E E T' S!! It was Popsicles last week but now I want cookies and M&M's and Hot Tamales and Pop Tarts and Fruit Snacks. OMG! It's madness!

Labor signs?: No. I have had some horrible lower back pain but I'm pretty sure it has everything to do with working out on the treadmill and nothing to do with labor.

Belly button in or out?: hmm, most days it's flat but at times it looks like it's poking out.

What I miss: The ability to bend over.

What I'm looking forward to: Maternity photos, baby shower, meeting my daughter.

Milestone: Another week down approx 11 more to go.

That's it for now. I gotta get back to this game and my precious puppy. I have pics to upload but I'm on my bf's laptop so they probably won't be up until tomorrow or sometime this weekend. Speaking of weekends, I have nothing planned for this upcoming weekend. I'm soooo excited. I get to relax. Yesssss!

What are YOU reading?

For some reason, within the last month or so I've been reading like crazy. I even checked out our local library, got a card and checked out some books!! That's huge for me. I typically buy books, read them once, and toss them in the closet. So, I wanted to ask you internets, what are you reading? Have you read anything good lately? Anything I should read? I am currently reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover and I cannot put it down. I'm almost done though so I'm looking for some others. I heard The Help by Kathryn Stockett is also a great read so, I might check that out as well.

I'm behind on my Preggo survey, yes I know - I suck. I really don't like blogging from home. Maybe I would If I had more time or if I didn't have the most adorable dog ever to play with.

I'm definitely feeling pregnant though! I am now officially in my 7 month. I feel like time is just flying by. I cannot believe how fast this pregnancy has flown by. I still remember taking that first pregnancy test. I remember my first ultrasound and I remember when we found out we were having a girl and I was just 14 weeks! Where has the time gone?!?!

As time quickly dwindles down, I find myself getting more anxious, more nervous, more scared. I cannot believe that in less than 3 months, I will meet my daughter face to face. Part of me secretly wishes I would just stay pregnant forever. It's silly - I know. But it's so true.

I've had a wonderful pregnancy. No complications (other than the minor scare at the very beginning) no morning sickness, no sickness at all really. I've felt pretty good throughout my entire pregnancy and I thank God for that. I am now hitting that uncomfortable phase. It hurts to bend over. It takes quite a bit of work to get out of bed, or off the couch or even out of the car for that matter. My hips are starting to ache throughout the night and I find that I'm constantly flipping from one side to the other. Avery has positioned herself right above my bladder so I now feel the need to pee not once, not twice, but three times before I leave the house! We went to pick up Chipotle for dinner last night and every single time we made our way to the door I would stop and say "hold on, I have to go again". This morning at 3am I woke up because my belly was itching like crazy (still no stretch marks, yay!). I got up, stubbed my toe on the bed went to the bathroom and slathered my belly with oil, without turning the light on. If that's not determination, I don't know what is. I'm determined to stay stretch mark free!

At any rate, it's all starting to sink in that we've reach the end so to speak. We're in our final trimester. I'm seriously amazed, honored and thrilled. God chose me to be Avery's mom. The thought of that gives me chills and makes my eyes water.

Anyway, that is not what this post was supposed to be about. I just wanted to know what book to read. lol. Back to work I go.

xoxo

Big news..literally

So two BIG things happened to me recently. I had my 26 week appt. last week and I have now gained a total of 20lbs. I'm not even 7 months pregnant and I've gained 20lbs!!! Some women gain 20lbs throughout their entire pregnancy. I don't know what's going on. Unfortunately my appt. was not with my Doctor. I had to reschedule and the soonest available appt. was with another doctor. He didn't put me on a strict diet or anything but he did advise me to slow down. I really don't know why/how I am gaining so much weight. It's crazy. I definitely noticed a difference. A couple of non-maternity jeans that were fitting two weeks ago suddenly don't fit anymore. I'm totally okay with the weight gain. I don't think I look too bad. Sometimes I do feel huge but I'm always being told that I'm all belly. I definitely can tell that I am not all belly but I guess you'd have to see me naked or in underwear or a bathing suit to really see the difference and Lord knows I will not be putting on a bathing suit anytime soon. I haven't been great with exercising. I completely stopped when I found out I was pregnant because during my first trimester I didn't have the energy to do ANYTHING. I pretty much just walk now and I will occasionally pop in my pregnancy yoga DVD. After last weeks visit I have decided to hop on the treadmill again. I will of course take it easy and listen to my body but I think I need to step up my physical activity a tad bit. I refuse to "diet" while I'm pregnant. I don't think it's necessary. I'm not a horrible eater and I don't think I overindulge at all. I hoped to gain no more than 30lbs during this pregnancy but it looks like that's not going to happen :( I'm totally okay with the weight gain though. I lose weight pretty quickly and I'm fattening up for the most precious gift ever and that is totally fine by me.

Here I am at 26 weeks. I was in the middle of cleaning the bathroom so ignore the toilet paper roll and the frizzy hair. Next time I'm going to take a picture of my thighs so you can see the real weight gain ;)

In other news, I came home on Tuesday night to this lil' cutie. Meet the newest member of our family. Juicy! I am in l o v e with this precious pup. She's such a good puppy. She's a Lhasa Apso and she's 5 months old.

My bf's aunt purchased a male (his name is Lucky) from the same litter a little over a month ago and I wouldn't shut up about him. I really wanted a dog but wasn't too sure about the timing considering our daughter will be here in approximately 13 weeks but, I figure it would be harder to add a pup into the mix once she has made her arrival. We've only had two accidents so far and I think that's pretty good considering the fact that she is trying to adapt to an entirely different environment. She hasn't had her shots yet so the bf is taking care of that this afternoon and then lil' Miss Juicy will be heading straight to the groomers for a nice haircut and some pretty pink bows!

So, there's the big news. I'm getting fat and we got a puppy! lol. Seriously though, life has been great lately. I couldn't ask for anything more. I feel so blessed. I'm constantly thinking to myself "okay, something bad is going to happen, things have just been TOO good lately". I have got to stop it with that. I'm still looking for a church in OC. I haven't found one yet but I am determined to find a place that feels like home. Keep me in your prayers yall.

xoxo

I'm late on my weekly survey - I know, I know. But there has been tons going on lately. Works been busy, we had a busy weekend and things are finally slowing down (thank you Jesus). Here's my weekly survey and tonight I will definitely take (and post) a 26 weeks belly shot. Dang! I'm 26 weeks already!!! Approx 14 more weeks until we meet baby girl. Can't believe it!

• How far along?: 26 weeks.
• Total weight gain: Not too sure. Have an appt. on Friday, we shall see...dun dun dun!!!
  
• How big is baby?: Approximately 2lbs!
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yessir. Currently wearing a very cute maternity dress.
  
  Stretch Marks?: Nope! Yay
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  Sleep?: Still sleepin' like a baby
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  Best moment this week?: Receiving an unexpected package for Avery from my bestie.
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  Movement?: My lil' girl is still a night owl. She wakes up to dance at around 11pm every.single.night.
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  Food cravings?: Brownies...mmmm.
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  Labor signs?: Nope
• Belly button in or out?: Still flat
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  What I miss: Corona! Spending time poolside without a beer is so not fun.
  
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  What I'm looking forward to: Maternity photos.
  
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  Milestone: Another week down, which means I'm closer to joining the mommy club.

Here's a snapshot of all the Adorableness Auntie Audrey sent Miss Avery. Juicy pacifiers?! I think it's safe to say my daughter is and will continue to be spoiled :)

And here are my adorable Gerber Daisies from Trader Joe's in my .79 cent Ikea glass vase. Cheers for good deals.

p.s. I seriously cannot stand blogger. Look at those bullet points! that's just ridic. Ok, back to work I go.

xo

I'd rather be

at the pool...with these two crazies! Hurry up weekend, i miss you!

Weekly Survey & Horrible, no good blogger

Okay, I'll admit it. I suck at blogging. I wait and wait to load pictures and post about what's going on and then I put it off for so long that I no longer wanna do it! It's horrible. I should probably be better at documenting my pregnancy. Moving forward, I will, I will, I will!

I've decided to do a weekly survey that I've seen on a couple of other blogs. I think it might be fun so here goes....

Weekly Survey:

How far along?: 24 weeks. Is that 6 months? The week to month conversion confuses me.

Total weight gain: At my last appointment I was up 17 lbs (I cannot believe I just admit ed that to the internets). Who knows where I'm at now.

How big is baby?: A lil' over 1 lb. The other 16 lbs have made a home in my thigh/butt area.

Maternity clothes?: Yup. Not frumpy maternity clothes though and honestly, I'm still wearing my pre-prego clothes too.

Stretch Marks?: Nope, and I pray it stays this way.

Sleep?: Sleepin' like a baby but it's getting harder to roll over from one side to the other.

Best moment this week?: Waking up at 3am to the sound of my bf talking to Avery while she was kicking like crazy.

Movement?: EXTREMELY active between 11pm - 2am. She goes nuts late at night. She gives me a couple of kicks throughout the day too. So precious.

Food cravings?: No cravings.

Labor signs?: Nope

Belly button in or out?: Not in or out. Just flat.

What I miss: I know this sounds horrible but I miss my tiny waist. There are so many skirts that I want to wear that are high waisted and flowy but I can't :( Avery's so worth it though).

What I'm looking forward to: My baby shower.

Milestone: Viability!

In other news, my BF's Great Grandmother turned 90 this past weekend! 90 years old! I hope & pray I live that long. She is hilarious and tells the most amazing stories. Here's a pic of her and the bf. (I have no clue why he looks like a 16 year old, but I think it's kinda cute :) and yes, that is his 90 year old Great Grandma throwing up a peace sign. lol.

and the bestest news....my best friend is pregnant! whooo hooo! Our babies are gonna be 5 months apart. Now I have to really convince her to move from VA to CA soon. I'm hoping she has a boy so he can be Avery's lil' boyfriend :)

I'll have my lil' sis for the weekend so I'll definitely have my hands full. Have a great weekend and happy Mother's Day to all the mama's!

xo