40 weeks 1 day

So here we are, the day after our ESTIMATED due date and no Baby Jack! I said all along that I did not think he would be early or even on time. My prediction is Wednesday, June 30 but we'll see. A little part of me thinks it might be before that. We go to the doctor tomorrow, Monday, June 28 and we will see what the mid-wife says. I know we will discuss induction but I really do hope that Baby Jack comes on his own.

James and I have been trying to keep busy. We have been shopping, James works in the yard, I work on the baby book, we watch tv and movies. It's so hot outside (in the mid to upper 90's with a heat index around 100) that we don't like to venture out there, even if we want to! I would like to take a walk but it's just so stinkin' hot!!
Nothing else really new to report. We are just really, really excited and can't wait to meet our little guy, hold him, love him and watch him grow. :)

This was taken at 39 weeks and 6 days - the day before the due date.

This was taken at 38 weeks and 6 days.

How far along are you? 40 weeks and 1 day
Maternity clothes? Of course! And some of my shirts are almost too short!
Weight – Loss or Gain? I have stayed the same for a couple of weeks...until last week when I gained one pound. Or rather, it was probably Jack that gained another pound at this point!
Has your shoe size changed? Nope.
Stretch marks? Nope. Thank goodness!
Sleep: I feel so lucky that I am still sleeping well and often! I only have to get up once around 6:30 to use the bathroom and I go right back to sleep.
Best moment this week: Reaching our due date...even if nothing happened!
Any Movement? All the time!
Food Cravings? Nope.
Food Aversions? Lately, certain smells have been bothering me. Mostly it's hot dogs. Gross! James drank a cup of coffee the other night and that smelled disgusting to me, although I drink it every morning. Weird.
Belly Button in or out? It's almost an outtie...so weird.
What do you miss: I miss knowing if I've spilled something on my clothes! There are so many parts of my clothes that I can't see that I always have to ask James when we are out if I am still clean! We all know I'm a little messy!
What are you looking forward to: Baby Jack's arrival, of course!!
Weekly Wisdom: I am just trying to enjoy this last little bit of time by myself and with James because (clearly) that is all about to change!
Milestones: Reaching our estimated due date - which obviously wasn't right! Or so the Internet says... ;)

37 weeks and Baby Gear!

I am 37 weeks and 1 day pregnant today. Officially, I am full term but have 2 weeks and 6 days until my due date. Confusing, I know. :)

I do feel like my stomach has started to drop just ever so slightly! I've noticed a difference when sitting, too. It's a start!


How far along are you? 37 weeks and 1 day
Maternity clothes? Maternity and only maternity!
Weight – Loss or Gain? Gain. But only a little between doctor appointments!
Has your shoe size changed? Nope.
Stretch marks? Nope. (Fingers crossed.)
Sleep: I'm so tired at night that I sleep just fine! I usually wake up to go to the bathroom in the very early morning but I either fall back asleep without getting up or get up and then can go right back to sleep. I feel very fortunate that I am still sleeping well!
Best moment this week:
Any Movement? All of the time. It's starting to hurt, too!!
Food Cravings? Nope.
Food Aversions? Nope. Thank goodness!
Belly Button in or out? I thought that it was going to totally pop out, but it never did! It's just sort of stretched out.
What do you miss: I miss getting off of the couch and out of bed easily. That's not so easy now!
What are you looking forward to: Meeting Baby Jack. It feels like it's just around the corner now!
Weekly Wisdom: Mary said to really enjoy each little giggle and smile because it doesn't really last that long! She said with baby number 2 they realized this!
Milestones: Going to the doctor every week, washing all of the clothes/blankets/etc., putting the car seat into the car!

So the title of this post has Baby Gear in it. I thought I would give a little update about some of that. James put the car seat base into the car today! Yay! That was so exciting! The unexciting part was trying to figure out where that sucker was supposed to go and how we are going to get in and out of the garage with the carrier.

We thought that the car seat would go in the middle of the backseat, but the owners manual said NO! It said right or left side in order to use the LATCH system and also because the middle seat is not flat. Okaaaaay, so now which side to choose? Behind the driver would be more convenient to get Baby Jack in and out of but the passenger side would allow the driver to reach back a little when by themselves. Hmmm....well, the base is behind the driver right now because there is NO WAY to get the carrier in and out of the passenger side with the wall of the garage right there.

We switched the cars to the other side of the garage to try the car seat on the passenger side but with the stupid pole in the middle of the garage, you couldn't get in the passenger side. Ugh. James said that he will work it out and move some things around...but it's not the things in the garage! It's the pole in the middle of the garage. Boo. So I guess we'll see.

Here is the Pack and Play that my mom got for us! Thanks, mom! It's a Travel Lite from Graco so it's smaller than the average Pack and Play. It will be really nice for travelling. Baby Jack will sleep in this in our bedroom in the beginning.



We found these letters over the weekend by pure luck! James noticed them on the bottom of a shelf, in a galvanized tub, in a small boutique (not baby boutique) that we were in! What a good shopper! They are super cute and made out of felt that has been stuffed and then decorated.


We bought a Moses basket from a friend of a friend. I'd seen it before but completely forgot how cute it is!! The little sheep are adorable and will be fine for use with a boy or girl so that we can use it again. We will use this for Jack to sleep in downstairs mostly. But really, it's just another option for us to have!



This was a super long post. I was going to show some pictures of how the plants are doing outside since I posted pictures of them awhile ago but it's raining right now so I'll have to do that in another post!!

36 weeks and a baby shower!

Phew! What a weekend we had! Over Memorial Day weekend we had a lot of our family and friends visiting from out of town for a baby shower for Baby Jack on Sunday. We had such a great time seeing everyone, visiting on Saturday and then having a beautiful shower on Sunday. Everyone was overly generous and Baby Jack has nearly everything he needs before his big entrance in just a few short weeks.'

Elizabeth and me. She is about 27 weeks here. Lookin' good!
Grandma took this picture. I'm huge!

Jan, Mama, Kimberly and Vyneri.

Grandma, Mary, Nicholas and Nancy in the front. Jessica and Stephanie in the back.