LAST Hump Day, Bump Day - Week 36

How far along? 36 weeks, 3 days

Baby's size? A honeydew.. 6ish pounds and 18ish inches

Milestone? Everything is good to go.. just fattening up!

Maternity clothes? I have on something different than pajamas today to go to my doctor's appointment! Only three more days of maternity clothes... kinda makes me sad! Scratch that I'm not going to miss these maternity clothes AT ALL. Maybe I will miss being pregnant... maybe.

Stretch marks? There are a few.. whatever.

Sleep? Some nights I sleep amazingly well.. other nights I am up no less than 10 times! Going to try to get as much sleep as possible this weekend before Maddie is here!!!

Symptoms? High blood pressure.. contractions.. indigestion.. insane anxiety.. 

Best moment this week? Finding out we meet our little girl on SUNDAY!!! I have been to the hospital three times now for high blood pressure, so my doctor decided today she will be inducing me on Sunday right at 37 weeks!! I am scared to death, but I feel a lot more calm knowing that it is a controlled situation.. I just cannot believe Age and I are THREE DAYS away from being parents.

Miss Anything? Missing all my family and friends SO much knowing they won't be here on Sunday. Would give the world to have everyone meet my girl as soon as she arrives..

Movement? Thank goodness she is still moving like crazy. I am on high alert for in lag in movement with my high blood pressure.

Food cravings? No cravings really, but getting this belly ready for the very first Thanksgiving prepared by AJ and not our family! I have NO doubt it will be amazing!!

Anything making you queasy or sick? My indigestion and my anxiety. I will get SO worked up worrying over everything.. I have been freaking out about the unknown. Not any more!!! AHHH HOLY COW.

Have you started to show yet? I was told today I looked small for 9 months.. THANK YOU! Thank you very much kind lady.

Gender? Sweet baby girl :) 

Labor Signs? Yes.. I have a sign from my doctor that says report to Labor & Delivery Sunday morning at 10am!!!!!!!

Belly Button in or out? VERY out. 

Wedding rings on or off? On. I think I will make it to the end! 

Happy or Moody most of the time? Emotions. Holy wow the emotions I am feeling. I can't believe the end is so close. I can't believe it was just 8 months ago I was running to show AJ a positive pregnancy test.. I can't believe I have grown a healthy little girl in me.. I can't believe I finally get to see her face and find out who she looks like.. Oh the tears of joy. We are SO blessed.

Looking forward to? Meeting my sweet baby girl, Madelyn Jane Pryor! Seeing my husband become a father.. Bringing our girl home to complete our family. Man, oh man. You are so loved Maddie Jane.. So, so loved. 

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Hump Day, Bump Day - Week 35

How far along? 35 weeks, 3 days

Baby's size? 5.5 lbs, 18 inches.. ish?

Milestone? She's pretty much fully developed, just getting stronger day by day.

Maternity clothes? Since I am now on bed rest (more on that later) I take off pajamas and put on leggings, then I take off leggings and put on pajamas.. I actually put on a little mascara today.. woo!

Stretch marks? Still holding onto my one.. 

Sleep? Ehh not so hot. My congestion is awful so I feel like I am back to pre-nose surgery days in the breathing department. And this belly is just sooo heavy, I can't get comfortable even if I could breathe!

Symptoms? Contractions,pain, indigestion, congestion. It sucks, but I can handle it. Whatever this chick needs, Mama will provide. 

Best moment this week? Well this is not a good moment, but a moment of clarity.. We were at the doctor on Friday and they noticed my blood pressure was higher than normal. They checked it again at the end of the appointment and it had gone up even more, so they sent me over to the hospital. After lots of blood work, urine samples, and monitoring of me and MJ we finally got to go home with orders to REST. They are still concerned about the high blood pressure and my contractions, so I am officially on modified bed rest/work from home status. I am already starting to go a little crazy staring at these same four walls, but so happy I am doing what's best for baby girl.. If she will just keep baking for another week and a half, we are in the clear for a full term baby! 

Miss Anything? Crazy as it sounds, I am SO ready to just go on a run. Missing that feeling of endorphins pumping and working my muscles..

Movement? Baby girl feels like she is trying to break out of jail. Arms and legs flailing all the time.

Food cravings? watermelon and anything fruity and chewy.. I have been killing fruit roll ups, fruit by the foot, gushars. YUM

Anything making you queasy or sick? I am nauseated every single day lately... Hormones from my body prepping for labor? Big baby? Sinus drainage? Who knows..

Have you started to show yet? I am to the point where I get sympathy looks from strangers.. I don't think I am THAT big, but I def have the full fledged waddle going on..

Gender? Sweet baby girl :) 

Labor Signs? Contractions, contractions, contractions. But it's really the emotional stuff that gets to me.. My contractions will get really consistent, 15, then 10, then 5 mins apart.. and they will come on strong and I start to think, holy cow.. is this it? Am I about to meet my child? And then they will fizzle out.. That emotional roller coaster can be way more overwhelming or intense than the pain..

Belly Button in or out? VERY out. 

Wedding rings on or off? On. I am starting to notice a little more swelling though.. 

Happy or Moody most of the time? My emotions are all over the place. Tying my best to stay calm and keep my BP down.

Looking forward to? I have a prenatal massage planned for Sunday.. let's see if I make it! 

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Hump Day, Bump Day - Week 34

How far along? 34 weeks, 3 days

Baby's size? 5.5 lbs, 18 inches

Milestone? My app that I look at each week now has an "I've Given Birth" button. Which I think is a pretty cool milestone itself! ha

Maternity clothes? Heyyy non-maternity, big sweaters fit the belly! LOVE this cool weather.

Stretch marks? Okay, soo. I found one. ONE. And I didn't cry. I digress.. 

Sleep? Finding a comfortable position to fall asleep is tough.. and I wake up a bajillion times a night.. but when I am asleep, it's some good sleep!

Symptoms? Sharpppp pains. Like I'm having to get on all fours and breathe through them. They are always late at night after I have inevitably done too much throughout the day. But nothing consistent enough to be concerned. On top of the same ole indigestion and congestion. 

Best moment this week? Hospital tour! Last night we had a hospital tour with around 15 other couples that the hospital does each week. Seeing everything and getting a play by play of what was going to happen was great! (And finally getting the answer to my question "where the heck is the parking desk??" The answer: "It doesn't matter! You valet!".. oh Los Angeles..) And it was nice to have a date night with Age. We went to Starbucks and Target and Chick Fil A.. LOVE that man and our simple times.. just soaking up these last few weeks (ahhh big heart eye emoji..)

Miss Anything? Being able to be productive at night. I feel the urge to nest and clean, clean, clean. But I just can't do it.. and even if I try, AJ yells at me to sit down and put my feet up!

Movement? Little girl is a ninja fighter and everyday she surprises me how LOW those jabs are.. don't fall out little one!!

Food cravings? Ice water and fruit. Oh and someone may have had to go to the grocery store the other night for cheesecake.. oops.

Anything making you queasy or sick? I've actually had some first trimester type nausea this week. I consulted with my cousin- resident doctor-pseudo google, Amanda, and she thinks it's just the baby's size making me queasy.

Have you started to show yet? ha.

Gender? Sweet baby girl :) 

Labor Signs? Braxton Hicks all day, every day. Every morning I wake up and think.. today could be the day.. Last night at the hospital tour, they told us all the things that could be signs that we should go to the hospital. They also gave the warning that we could just be experiencing false labor and would be sent home. I will NOT be that lady - I am NOT going until she is for real on her way out!!

Belly Button in or out? VERY out. 

Wedding rings on or off? On. 

Happy or Moody most of the time? Pretty happy! (and sometimes whiney..)

Looking forward to? Umm.. AJ is shampooing the carpets this weekend. That's pretty exciting right?? Not much to look forward to other than THE BIRTH of our sweet baby girl!! Everything is ready for you MJ! 

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Work Baby Shower!

All of my sweet coworkers in the HR department celebrated sweet Maddie Jane a few weeks ago. I work with some of the BEST people and I am so lucky to have a second little family at the place I spend SO much of my time. The party was complete with pink and gold decorations, fruit, Chik fil A, and famous labor inducing salad dressing (which I WILL be using in a few weeks!!)

These sweet girls were the BEST hostess. They pulled off the cutest shower the HR conference room has ever seen :) Maddie Jane is one lucky little girl to have some west coast aunties to love on her! 

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Maddie Jane's Nursery

Besides a pillow missing somewhere in China and a lamp I have yet to decide on, the nursery is complete! We have been working on this little room since July, and I am SO excited that it is finally finished. The hospital bags are packed and we are just anxiously awaiting Maddie Jane's big arrival. T-minus 40 days until the due date, but I am quite certain she is coming before then. We cannot wait to meet you baby girl!! 

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Friday Favorites

As always, I am linking up with Erika, Narci, and Andrea for Friday Favorites!

1. FINALLY getting my hair done! 

I have put off getting my hair done for wayyyy too long. I hate paying California prices. And I hate not being able to use my girl Amber in Milledgeville. But I have had ENOUGH with these roots. And I mean I could realistically have Maddie Jane in a few weeks sooo I think it's definitely time to bite the bullet. I am SO excited to cover the roots and chop several inches off! Thinking of something along these lines.. 

2. Internet Funnies.. 

Lots of good stuff this week about how I'm feeling.. 

3, That amazing husband of mine and FRENCH FRIES
I have really only wanted to eat fruit all week. I haven't had an appetite for much else.. so I had a huge bowl last night and of course two hours later I was hungry again. Age offered to go get me anything I wanted and man oh man were these McDonald fries with sweet and sour sauce this best thing I have had in a long time!! LOVE that man and his willingness to help out in whatever way possible.

4. Guys, my best friend... 

My best friend Paige is seriously the most thoughtful person in the world. She had everyone at my baby shower write me well wishes and place on the "wish tree". Well this week she sent me the first one (it was from my favvvvorites Anna Kat and Sarah) and of course the timing could not have been better. That little pick me up was just what I needed! Then yesterday, I got the most precious nursery rhyme book from her - This Little Piggy Went to Prada. It's HILARIOUS and I cannot wait to have some girl time with MJ and her auntie and this book! 

5. Pregnancy and my baby girl

By Wednesday afternoon I was crying my eyes out in pain. I was begging God to let me go into labor, I had hit my breaking point. Thursday morning I tried to go to work and immediately left as soon as I got there. Every step I took pain just shot through me. Yesterday I worked from home and took it easy and it was exactly what I needed. It may even be what I need for the rest of this pregnancy.. I got to such a low point. I felt completely defeated and like there was NO way I could do this for 6 more weeks. Finally by listening to my body (and my husband) and resting, I feel confident again. I CAN do this. I can do anything in this world for this little girl.. LOTS of couch time and Netflix planned for me and my nugget over the next 40 or so days..

xoxo,

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Hump Day, Bump Day - Week 33

How far along? 33 weeks, 3 days

Baby's size? 5 lbs, 18 inches

Milestone? She keeps her eyes open now and her bones are hardening.

Maternity clothes? Taking full advantage of the 50/60s here in LA and wearing all my winter stuff! 

Stretch marks? None.. but I have a ton of scratch marks.. SO itchy. 

Sleep? Awful.. I'm up 6 or 7 times a night.. either bathroom, or aches and pains, or weird dreams..

Symptoms? Everything hurts. The lady parts, my back, my legs, my belly. Everything. And if one more person tells me to "just wait, it's only going to get worse" ... 

Best moment this week? Those very few glorious moments when I find a comfortable position and I get to rest and spend time with my girl. 

Miss Anything? Not being pregnant. Plain and simple.

Movement? All day. Everyday. And she is soooo low, I'm pretty sure she is going to fall out any minute.

Food cravings? Ice water and fruit.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Indigestion and acid reflux. I almost threw up on my boss's wife at dinner last night. CAN YOU IMAGINE how mortifying that would have been!?!?

Have you started to show yet? 20 pounds of alllll belly. Thank you Jesus for silver linings.

Gender? Sweet baby girl :) 

Labor Signs? Just false labor/Braxton Hicks.

Belly Button in or out? VERY out. 

Wedding rings on or off? On. 

Happy or Moody most of the time? I'm so hormonal and so moody and I tried to sugar coat this post as much as possible, but I'm just over it.

Looking forward to? Having this baby!!! 

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Day in the Life

Today I am linking up with Andrea over at Momfessionals to do a Day in the Life. LOVE these kind of posts and I am excited to have stuff like this on the blog to look back and remember just regular ole days.. 

Today started out WAY too early at 5:30am with this little family group text. SO many friends and family forget about that time zone difference.. love that you're texting me, but let this mama sleep!! 

Every morning I roll out of bed, take a shower and put on my make-up while watching the news. Love this alone time all cozy in my robe and slowly waking up for the day. 

I grab a small bite to eat to hold me over and fix Molly's breakfast. Fat pup KNOWS when it is breakfast time. She doesn't need to potty immediately, but food is a MUST. 

I wake AJ up and make the bed while he's in the shower.. 

Everyone is dressed and fed.. and I have the cutest chauffeurs to drop me off at work each morning. 

Emails, emails, emails.. 

A little peep out my office window.. 

About an hour into work, I head downstairs to grab breakfast. My company has bagels, cereal, fruit and yogurt every morning. It is SO convenient and saves me a lot of money!

While I eat my breakfast, I catch up on reading my favorite blogs.. 

More emails and spreadsheets.. 

My breakfast of water and a banana has caused me heart burn.. Bring on the tums.. 

Added in some appointments on the planner. 

One of 20 bathroom trips of the day.. heyyy cooler weather in Cali! Please stick around! 

My company also caters lunch every day.. Usually it is two meats, two sides, a salad bar, fruit, dessert.. Today was Mexican. 

Anddd I didn't feel like eating any of it, so a big ole bowl of fruit it is.. 

More emails, more phone interviews.. 

In person interviews! Work, work, work. 

I was waiting on some coworkers to leave for dinner and got a few thank you notes done.. 

It is very rare that we eat dinner out on a week night, but tonight we had a team dinner + significant others with my coworkers. And HEY look at my plate at dinner!! 

The aftermath of family style BBQ, sides, and dessert. YUM-O

We finally headed home way past my bedtime.. Most of the time AJ takes Molly out, but I took on the duties tonight.. 

We receive a package almost every day of baby stuff from showers, gift card purchases and clothes that I just can't resist.. I snagged this adorable Mud Pie dress on an amazing sale and added it to her already too full closet.. 

Finishing up this blog, watching a little tv and we're off to bed! 

Goodnight!

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