Next Month

Here are a couple of pictures for you...the cakes from my shower and Brian and myself (31 wks pregnant) at the Cubs game a couple of weeks ago.

September is here and that means two things. One being, it's my birthday month and two, when someone asks when I'm due, I can say next month! That is a scary statement, but I am so glad the end is in sight.

I am getting more uncomfortable as each day comes, which means less sleep since I am up multiple times each night, my back is sore, my hips are sore, etc. With all of that said, I still have quite a few weeks for things to progressively get more uncomfortable! But, like I said, I'm due next month! That sounds nice!

Bye Bye Ankles, Hello Cankles

Help! The summer heat has finally gotten to me. Made it almost 32 weeks without any swelling and all of the sudden, my left ankle has gone missing. My right foot isn't looking so bad. Anyone looking at it wouldn't notice the swelling in that foot like I do. My hands are holding out, but I don't think for long. My wedding band still fits, but my engagement ring, which is a little smaller, gets tight by the end of the day. I'll keep drinking lots of water like I always do and hope for the best, but with my flip flops getting tight, it isn't looking pretty!

I should also note that today is my parent's 30th wedding anniversary! Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!

Baby Shower & Cubs Game

This past weekend we went to Chicago to visit Brian's family, go to a few Cubs games and have our first baby shower. Tracy threw Gabby a beautiful shower where friends and family were so generous. She made and decorated two adorable cakes (I'll have to remember to post pictures) and had wonderful food. Brian drove home on Monday with quite the load of baby items that are currently residing in our living room! I started doing Gabby's laundry last night from the many items that were given to us and will hopefully start putting things away soon. Thank you Tracy for the awesome shower!

We also went to two Cubs games during our time in Chicago. I was planning on only going to one game because we had grandstand tickets one day and bleacher tickets the other and I did not want to sit in the bleachers in the hot sun at 31 weeks pregnant! Brian had made plans with his friends to sit in the bleachers thinking we had those seats on Friday. Someone forgot to check the actual tickets! The bleacher seat tickets were for Thursday. So, off we went on Thursday and we sat in the bleachers. I want it noted that I did not complain once and that I made it until the start of the 9th inning. The Cubs were losing so bad, there was no point in staying unfortunately. Friday was a much better day since our seats were in the grandstand in the shade. Plus, the Thunderbirds provided us and awesome show during their practice for the air and water show!

Brian and I had a wonderful weekend with friends and family. I'm sad, yet excited to say that this was my last trip before Gabby arrives. Scary to think she is that close to coming!

We're on a Roll

Preparations are in full swing these days around our house. The big one is, the baby finally has a name! We have decided on Gabriella Elizabeth, and we will call her Gabby. I am so excited to finally have an official name for her!

Brian has been busy this week working on a closet organization system. He has yet to decide whether to build one, or shell out the dough for a fancy one, but in the end I know it will be wonderful! I think he will end up building it for the cost savings and it will probably look better than the expensive systems that are on the market! I'm looking forward to getting the closet done so I can wash some of Gabby's clothes and start putting things away.

Last night we spent an hour at the paint counter in Home Depot. Our paint consultant was awesome! He had a lot of patience with us as we made 2 custom colors for Gabby's room. One came out just right, as it was color matched from the Restoration Hardware paint. The other we wanted to be a few shades lighter and we had to work toward getting there. Four tries later, we had the color we were looking for.

Things are starting to come together and it is exciting to see them all happen! We are having a lot of fun preparing for Gabby! I am off to the doctor this afternoon for my 30 week check up. I am going every 2 weeks until 34/35 weeks and then weekly. We also have a consult with a pediatrician this afternoon, so a busy day ahead!