Our Baby Shower

On Sunday Aug. 14th, we had our baby shower. It was a coed affair... which turned out AWESOME! The original intention was to have it at the Blue Crabs Stadium so that the guys could sit outside of the clubhouse and watch the game!!.. while us ladies did baby shower stuff inside.. but Mother Nature had other plans. It poured hours before and due to the muddy conditions of the field, they cancelled the game. However, the guys still had a great time. Mom and Carey did a GREAT job planning out games that were really fun including "tinkle in the pot" and the fan favorite... "the pregnant man relay race".

Below are pictures from the guy's game - I haven't laughed that hard in a LONG time.

"Big Daddy" and "Papa Joe" doing the Pregnant Man Relay

Daddy appears to be birthing his baby outward!

Here are some "Tinkle in the Pot" pictures...

Not only does Wendy make a great looking pregnant woman - she's spectacular at holding her bladder too - and aiming for that pot SPOT on!

"Gi Gi" was too quick to even get a good picture of her - she is super-competitive and ALSO a great pregnant woman!

I had an unfair disadvantage... I'M ACTUALLY PREGNANT and didn't get the coin in the bucket until my 6th try...

"Iggy" did a great job holding that coin between her knees and was determined to make it into the pot the first shot!

 The cake was AWESOME! Thanks to Katrina for doing such a great job!

We were QUITE overwhelmed with presents... but appreciative of all of them!!!

A great time was had by all and then we were off to sort through all of the goodies........ and find places to put it all!!!!!

 

I'm not sure why I'm making this face... but the present was AWESOME!



Keith showing off his pirate diaper bag, made by Wendy



Reading a card from "Gi Gi and Big Daddy"

















I got Keith this Redskins 101 book so that he can teach Spencer about the important things...

I also got him this shirt to wear when I'm in labor and delivery  :)

  

Mom & Amy hung up all of the cute little outfits on a clothesline as I opened them!



4D Sonogram

We had our 3rd 4D sonogram on Aug. 12th - but this one we did for fun because we were able to bring the family!  It was incredible!  My parents, Keith's parents and Ben & Carey were able to come.  The technician had told us at our prior appointment to come back with an iPod playlist of 6-7 songs that she could play during the sonogram.  We opted to buy the "fun" package that came with the DVD of his live-action movement.  It was worth every penny! I wish there was a way for me to upload the whole 25 min video onto here so everyone could see our active little man!  Here are some still shots that we were able to get... the technician had a hard time getting facial expressions because he is "the most active baby I've ever seen" (direct quote from technician).

Big Yawn

Sucking his thumb

Eyes wide open!

Giving us the finger... bad boy!

"Aren't we done YET?!?"

Another wide-eyed shot!

If you're ever around my house and you want to watch the DVD, just ask me :) I could watch it over and over and over and over and over....

30 weeks

Well we've made it to 30 weeks... I say it that way because I'm officially starting to really feel REALLY pregnant.  My back hurts constantly and I've been blessed with sciatic nerve pain that is radiating down my legs (mainly the right one).

Ugh... so sorry if this post sounds so negative.

Here is a quick update on how things are going:

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 30 weeks

Size of Baby: 16.25 inches approx. - the size of four navel oranges (this is according to the average measurements --- I'm sure our boy is a LITTLE longer than this)

Total Weight Gain: 12 pounds - I haven't addressed the weight gain in a while... I lost all that weight at the beginning of my pregnancy and I've slowly gained it back +12.  The last appt I went to my doctor wasn't too happy with me - I had gained 6 pounds in a month... oh well - I feel like I'm doing pretty good - I don't look like a whale......... yet... hahaha - and we only have a few more weeks to go!

Maternity Clothes: Slowly growing out of the first set of maternity clothes I bought -- moving on to looser-fitting shirts... can no longer wear "regular" shirts.  I bought my first few nursing bras the other day -- just to be prepared... holy god.  Let's just say that this blog is brought to you by the letter F.................

Movement: Movement? Not the best way to describe it... how about internal earthquake?... this child never ever ever sits still - he is currently enjoying kicking the shit out of my ribs and frequently has hiccups.  All in all - I wouldn't trade these feelings for anything - it's soo cool to feel him moving inside of me.  My favorite is when he does what I like to call the "loch-ness monster move" when he rolls over and we see his little baby butt roll across my stomach... its like rippling waves

Sleep: sleep is on and off... some nights I sleep really well - most nights I am up 3-4 times to pee and about 20 to reposition myself.  Spencer has positions that he DOESNT like me to sleep in - like on my right side... he pushes hard on my ribs when I roll that way... so sleep is a challenge right now.  The good news is that Keith is sleeping great! hahahaha

Symptoms: Sciatic pain running down my leg and back pain... and tylenol doesn't really cut it.

What I Miss: sleep... guess I better get used to it.

Cravings: Dairy Queen or any ice cream for that matter...

Best Moment of the Week: beginning to get some packages in the mail that people are buying for us from our registry! Yay!!!

Okay so to backtrack - since I didn't mention this in the previous post -- we had our 2nd 4D sonogram last week - it was soooooo much fun! Spencer cooperated awesomely and we got to see his super-cute, adorable, chunky little face!  He even cracked a smile or too!... and it was confirmed again for sure that yes he is a BOY!

Cracked a little smirk for us

This one is my favorite - such a cute expression on his face.

The slimy looking thing is his cord that he is trying to push out of the way with his hand.

 

Next week is going to be a very eventful one!  Thursday is another appointment for me - starting to go twice a week now... and on Friday, Aug. 12th we're going for yet another 4D sonogram! - this time we get to take along grandparents - my parents are coming and Keith's mom is coming! I am SOOOOO excited for them to be able to see Spencer in live-action-time!

Then on Sunday - we're having a coed baby shower at the Blue Crabs Stadium so that the guys can watch the game while us girls do shower stuff - VERY VERY exciting!

 

Hopefully next blog will be filled with more pictures! 

Spencer's Nursery

The nursery is coming along... If I had it my way, it would be finished, furnished and READY - but I keep getting yelled at every time I make a purchase - since we haven't had a shower yet... Keith keeps saying "IF YOU KEEP BUYING THINGS, there won't be anything for anyone to buy us!" hahahaha

He's right... so I am trying to control myself.

Here are some pictures though of what we've done so far:

Keith putting crib together

Me posing with finished crib

Enjoying the new glider!

The crib with the new bedding on it!

Looking into the nursery - changing table and dresser on right - with Pooh friends on the wall above!

The shelves that we painted in the closet - just waiting for stuff to fill them with!

 Stay tuned for more updates as the nursery gets finished and stuffed with BABY STUFF!!