36 Weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: I think I'm up to 25 lbs! I'd love to say this is about where I'll level off, but I know better ;)

Maternity clothes? Indeed.

Stretch marks? Praise the Lord, no. I did scratch myself to the point of leaving a mark this week though. The stretching itches!

Best moment this week: Our maternity photos! It was FREEZING and crazy windy so my hair is probably in my face for every single one, but it was a beautiful day and I think they're going to come out amazing. I'm so glad John is such a good sport about these things:)

Food cravings: Pretty much the same. I still crave carby sweets.

Anything making you queasy or sick: I've had a few bouts of nausea this week, though I can't peg it down to any one thing.

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None. The OB even noted that she's still "Sky High!" Don't I know it. I'm praying hard this girl will drop soon :/

Belly Button in or out? Still in, if you can believe it!
Wedding rings on or off? On. Though sometimes they're more stuck on.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy mostly, but getting to the point where I'm ready to be done. 

Looking forward to: At this point, the only thing left to look forward to is meeting this little one!

Our NY Shower

There is only one thing that my mother loves more than babies, and that's her "grandbabies" so when my mother was given the opportunity to throw her next "grandbaby" a shower, she went ALL out! If any of you were able to attend John and my wedding back in 2010, you'll remember all the personal touches I obsessed over including, well, here below you'll see where I get that obsession. There wasn't a detail that mom missed. From the crafted letters in Kaiya's name, to the home-made diaper cake (she should totally sell those), to the punch jars with stickers and candy stirers, to the tulle adorned bassinet that housed my gifts, everything looked amazing.

The candy buffet was ridiculously yummy, and there wasn't an item on it that wasn't pink. She even managed to find pink malt balls (my favorite!). I'm pretty sure I ate my CURRENT weight in sweets that day.

Though the decorations were so perfect, my favorite part of the shower was, of course, the attendees. It was so lovely to see so many of the ladies in my family that I rarely get the chance to see. They came out in full force baring adorable gifts for Kaiya, and lots of baby stories to both sooth and scare the crap out of me ;) Perhaps best of all I was able to bring home little souvineers from each person. My mother outdid herself by substituting shower games (which I hate) with a "decorate a onesie" craft. Everyone that came made Kaiya a onsie and they're all so cute! I can't wait to put them on her:) I'm so impressed with the talent in my family!

I had such a wonderful time! Mom did a great job putting everything together and it made my heart sing to see so many of the wonderful ladies in my family <3

Here's some pretty pics of the party decorations:

34 Weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: My scale says still says 21 lbs. I may not have gained much weight this week, but I haven't been feeling great and now that my stomach has been replaced with Kaiya's foot, there isn't much room to put food :/

Maternity clothes? Yes, but I'm still squeezing myself into pre-maternity tank tops:)

Stretch marks? Still none! I've had legit nightmares that I find some though.

Best moment this week: Starting her nursery! It is starting to look so so cute. I can't wait to get the baskets and such that we need to start putting away her clothes and finishing the crafts I have in mind. Such a fulfilling process:)

Food cravings: Pancakes. It's awful. Why can't I crave kale or something GOOD for baby?

Anything making you queasy or sick: The intro to Bones this week made me gag, but that's the closest thing to making me sick this week.

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None. Does that mean she's staying in for the long haul?

Belly Button in or out? Still in!
Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! 

Looking forward to: I'm still pumped about our baby showers! NY this weekend and DC next weekend. Seeing so many of our family and loved ones is going to be great!

32 Weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: My scale says 21 lbs. That's right ladies and gentleman, this lady has broken the 170lb marker.
Maternity clothes? Oh yea. I actually purchased a couple new items for the upcoming maternity shoot!
Stretch marks? Still no!
Best moment this week: This one is easy! I was making some gluten free muffins and using a metal mixing bowl. When I tapped the metal fork against the edge of the bowl to knock off the batter I felt Kaiya jump! I had never felt her jump from a loud noise before and it was so cute!
Miss anything: Margaritas, and the ability to put shoes and socks on without getting out of breath.
Movement: All the time. She gets hiccups a couple times a day and my ribs are sore from her constant dance moves:)
Food cravings: fruit!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week:)
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: Not really.
Belly Button in or out? Still in!
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy most of the time, but I definitely had my moments this week.
Looking forward to: Our upcoming baby showers!!