Love: 28 Weeks

How far along? 28 weeks

Weight Gain: 15 pounds

Morning Sickness: None.

Maternity Clothes: All the time.

Stretch Marks: None, but I am scared they are coming.

Sleep: Ready for bed by 9:30 or earlier, this time change really messed me up. Also I was told today I was low on iron, this may have something to do with the tiredness. I do have some charlie horses in the middle of the night, some nights worse than other.

Baby Movement: All the time, although he is doing good at night, and seems to be sleeping on my schedule.

Food Cravings: None.

Belly Button In or Out? Flat would describe it better. It is not sticking out, but it is pretty flat.

Wedding Rings On or Off? On.

Thoughts and Feelings: I had the glucose test done today, which I was extremely nervous about, I did find out though that my blood sugar was fine. (Yippee!) However, they discovered that my iron level was low, and I have to take 325 mg a day of an iron supplement. The nursery is coming together. My mom brought the furniture down this weekend, and I have ordered a chair (huge debate over the chair before finally buying it), most of the furniture is in place. I ordered a few more things like the changing pad cover, and another fitted sheet. I also have to hang the things I already have on the walls, and order the Uppercase Living for above his crib.

Love: Baby Shower

Our Little All-Star

Baby Shower

 

 

Mommy and Daddy to Be!

 

 

My mom, my aunt (the host), and us, Mommy and Daddy to Be!

 

 

My dad planned a great menu to go with the All-Star theme, a Concession Stand.

On the Menu:

Mini Hamburgers

Mini Corn Dogs

Nacho Bar

Popcorn in Red and White Striped Popcorn Boxes

 

 the food table

 



 drinks and cupcakes

 I made the cupcakes, very simple, but vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with vanilla or chocolate buttercream.

 



We kept the centerpieces simple, diaper cakes with a sports themed ribbon (football, baseball, and basketball). We thought it would be a waste of money to have centerpieces that were not useful for the baby.

 

 I made each of the banners with my Cricut. There were pretty simple, but turned out really cute!

 

 My mom and aunt had an excellent idea, a Diaper Raffle. Everyone who brought in a pack of diapers was entered into drawing for a prize. They wanted to make sure it was a good prize so they decided on a $25 Visa gift card.

Baby Connor is loved already!

 

Games:

We had 3 games to play (sorry I only have pictures of 1).

 

The Price is Right:

While this game is a bit expensive to set up, it was fun and it makes a nice gift for the mommy-to-be. My mom and aunt a variety of baby items, a bottle, diapers, wipes, a jar of food, rice cereal, diaper cream, etc. Everyone got a chance to see the items, and record what they thought it cost on a list. They had pre-printed a list with all the items on it, so you just had to fill it in beside it. The person whose total was closet to the actual total was the winner.

 

Guess the Baby Food:

8 different baby foods were set out with spoons at each for everyone to try. Then there was a paper made to guess what the food was. Thankfully there was also a list of the possible foods that it could be. The person who got the most correct was the winner.

 

Dress the Baby:

This one was by far the funniest game to watch.

                

                 

 With a timer set we were put to the test of how fast we could put a diaper, a onesie, socks, and a hat on a baby doll. This was within reason. I mean no holding the baby up by its leg or throwing it around. The person with the fastest time won.

Love: 27 Weeks

How far along? 27 Weeks

Weight Gain: 13 pounds

Morning Sickness: none

Maternity Clothes: Yes, and most of the time.

Stretch Marks: None, so far at least, crossing my fingers to none at all.

Sleep: Great! And lots of it. Ready for bed about 9 or 9:30, up about 6.

Baby Movement: Constantly! My husband likes to watch my stomach, he gets some pretty good kicks in there, and really makes some movement. He also made it very noticeable that his butt was on the right side of my belly, and let me feel a foot by my belly button.

Food Cravings: Nothing that I absolutely have to have this instant, however, I am loving Cocoa Crispies. I think it’s the chocolate, but at least I am eating it with milk.

Belly Button In or Out? In, but changing.

Wedding Rings On or Off? On.

Thoughts and Feelings: We have our shower this weekend, and I am really excited. JD actually gets to come home for it. My aunt and my mom have been working on planning it, and I’ve been making decorations. I am excited to see everyone, I don’t get to see them very often.