Last baby shower

Today was my last baby shower and it was given by my coworkers. We got a lot of little stuff that we still needed, so it was great!

Look at this homemade cake - made by my boss. She is obviously excellent at baking.

Here are a couple more pictures as well.

Decorations on the whiteboard....classic.

This is a fleece blanket made by another very talented coworker. It's really soft and will be great during the winter.

Nursery update!

Everything in the nursery is finally coming together! So I thought I'd post a few pictures of it. We still don't have any wall decor (some of which will depend on her name, which we still don't have picked out!). And the shelves are empty, but for the most part everything else is done!

We decided not to use the bumper in the crib just yet. The quilt that you see draped on the back of the crib matches our pattern.

Bare walls here too - still working on decor ideas! You can see the cute little bouncy chair from Grandma Heign next to our glider.

And these are just a couple pictures of our newest baby editions that we love!

The best. stroller. ever. Our Bob Revolution (we have the car seat attached to it in this picture).

The cute little cradle n' swing from Grandma & Grandpa Guggenheim.

Not baby related - but to cute not to post

Lacey (Teri's dog/baby) was invited to a Halloween party last night at a very swanky hotel in Dallas. She attended as a Hula Girl and was even captured on video and made a cameo on TV! Isn't she too cute!

Good doctor's appointment today!

Today I had my routine weekly doctor visit, but we also got to do our last sonogram to check the position of the baby!

Here are a few things we learned:

1. The sonogram tech confirmed one last time for us that the baby is indeed "still" a girl. :)

2. Her estimated weight today was 6 lbs, 13 ounces. Remember these are purely estimates and they could be off a pound or more. But she could potentially be up to 8.5 lbs...yikes!

3. I'm dilated to about 1 cm - not that it really means anything at this point - but at least we are moving in the right direction.

4. Everything looks good with her vital organs, she's practice breathing (which we got to see on the sonogram), and she appears to be totally healthy!

Here are a couple snapshots that the sonogram tech gave us. She has a perfect little round nose.

I think she may be trying to hold her breath here....haha

What's wrong with this picture?

You know your pregnant when...

At my last doctor's appointment I measured 34.5 centimeters around the belly. It became apparent that this is quite large when I had lunch on Thursday with a group of girls.

There were 5 of us and the hostess put us at a round table near a window. Everyone sat down and I was the last one to grab a seat, which happened to be pushed against that window. I started to sit and got halfway down and realized there is no way I'm going to fit!! So we all had to stand back up and shift around the table to accommodate. It was awesome.

35 weeks down....35 days to go

We've hit the 35/35 mark today! I can't believe we only have 5 weeks left - time is flying so fast.

Baby Shower!

I had a fabulous baby shower on Saturday hosted by Teri, Heather and Elaine at Teri's house in Dallas. Food was good, company was good and I can't get over the amount of gifts this little baby got! She is going to be one spoiled and well-dressed baby! I'm a bit overwhelmed with generosity of everyone as I didn't expect all of this. I mean, I've been to baby showers but I guess when you are on the flip side, it's a whole different experience. I can't even begin to tell everyone how much I appreciated it.

We missed everyone in Middlebury and Houston! But we know you were there in spirit.

Here are a few pictures:

The special "Baby G" M&M's that Elaine (Matt's mom) had made!

The table at the beginning when the gifts started coming in!

Yummy food shots:

I wasn't going to post any pictures of me since I looked like a whale. I think it was a bad dress choice because I really am NOT this big. Honestly! But I loved this one of my and my Grandma and since I'm kinda squatting - I don't look "as" big. :)

I *heart* Japanese nail techs

Today while at then nail salon I was sitting in the pedicure chair - so my belly was sticking out for all to see. Baby Gugg decided to put on a big performance for all the nail techs. I'm not sure if she was practicing her gymnastics or if she was just tired of being in one spot today because she made this HUGE roll over movement to which my entire stomach moved with her and ended up totally lopsided. The nail tech doing my nails witnessed it all and "squealed" in delight. She squealed so loudly...that all the other techs and customers all turned to focus on my belly (and tried to get the unborn baby to "do it again"). She's already the center of attention. :)

I think she must already be a girly girl since she got so excited during the manicure/pedicure.

Or maybe she was just high on fumes....

Simple things you take for granted…

I went to the doctor last week and was told I’ve gained 24 lbs so far. Yikes – sounds like a lot, but it’s actually right on target (I keep trying to repeat that to myself – over and over and over). However, carrying around the extra weight like an oversized basketball in my belly has made everyday little things that were so easy before…seem really hard. Here are a few examples.

Squeezing between the grocery cart and the check out aisle

Putting on socks and tying tennis shoes.

Getting off the sofa when you are lying down.

Getting in and out of a car that sits lower to the ground, i.e. our Altima.

Towel drying my legs/feet after a shower. And don’t even get me started on trying to shave my legs.

Sleeping. Where do you put that big belly?

Taking clothes in/out of front-loading washer and dryer.

Tying the drawstrings on my comfy pants. Mirrors are my best friend these days.