A Baby Shower for My Georgia Peach!

Several of mom's friends and my sweet fried Kelli, hosted a shower for Miss Maddie Jane that was straight out of a magazine! These ladies did not let one detail go unplanned! Gift cards were the suggested gift, so I was able to lighten my load heading back to California. My sweet baby girl is WELL on her way to having every single little thing she needs. We are so blessed to have so many amazing people in our lives!

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Hump Day, Bump Day - Week 25

How far along? 25 weeks, 3 days

Baby's size? Cauliflower.. 14 inches and 2 pounds.

Milestone? She knows which was is up and down. And is getting some of that oh so sweet baby fat on those tiny bones! 

Maternity clothes? I have SO many now thanks to Katie and Kelli!! AND Mom bought me several things while I was home. Definitely out of the horrible clothes rut to get to the finish line. 

Stretch marks? None! 

Sleep? Struggling to sleep well being back in California. The air is SO dry.. can't breathe.

Symptoms? Round ligament pain that is out of this world. Trying yoga and stretching to get some relief.. 

Best moment this week? AJ putting together the crib! I LOVE that husband of mine and fall in love with him more and more everyday seeing him become a Daddy. And he is just beaming with pride! 

Miss Anything? Georgia. SO many people we love there.. wish I could have put them all in my suitcase.

Movement? This is the most active she has been my entire pregnancy. And boy, oh boy do I feel it! 

Food cravings? laughing cow cheese and yogurt

Anything making you queasy or sick? Just my indigestion.

Have you started to show yet? Yup..

Gender? Sweet baby girl :) Madelyn Jane Pryor

Labor Signs? No way.

Belly Button in or out? Teetering on the edge.. 

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy! I feel so rejuvenated after a week off from work.

Looking forward to? All of the packages arriving! I received so many gift cards while I was home and I am SO excited for all the goodies I ordered to start coming in and getting things put away in MJ's VERY pink room :) 

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A Baby Shower for Sweet Maddie Jane!

Six of my eight bridesmaids and best friends in the whole world, hosted THE most beautiful baby shower for me I have ever seen. I feel so incredibly loved and blessed to be surrounded my so many amazing friends. They went way above and beyond my wildest expectations!! Maddie Jane is one very lucky girl to have so many sweet aunties!! 

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Hump Day, Bump Day - 23 weeks

How far along? 23 weeks, 3 days

Baby's size? A grapefruit.. an 11.5 inch grapefruit?! Never seen one of those.. This app may need to re-think their fruit..

Milestone? She can hear the world around her (Molly barking, cars honking, etc), not just my heart and voice. 

Maternity clothes? Mostly.. Except today's outfit is not. This is the first time I've worn heels to work in months. Please say a prayer for me that I do not fall..  

Stretch marks? None! And I have used the cream maybe 5 times.. knock on wood. 

Sleep? Now that we have AC... AMAZING

Symptoms? heartburn and stuffy sinuses.. the usual 

Best moment this week? Doc appointment! Hearing sweet baby girl's heart beat! And finding out that my blood pressure isn't through the roof as I had expected.. AND I've lost a pound. What the what!? 

Miss Anything? Just being normal/knowing what to expect from my body..

Movement? All the time. This week her head (or butt not sure) was sticking out of my stomach! It was insane! 

Food cravings? Cannot get enough fruit!! And these awesome Chobani yogurt flip things we discovered. YUMMO

Anything making you queasy or sick? Just my indigestion.

Have you started to show yet? Yup..

Gender? Sweet baby girl :) Madelyn Jane Pryor

Labor Signs? No way.

Belly Button in or out? I had on a tight shirt yesterday and you could see it. Guess there is no turning back now.. 

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or Moody most of the time? I cried for like 20 minutes before going grocery shopping the other day. I'm a basket case..

Looking forward to? GEORGIA! GEORGIA! GEORGIA! And baby showers! And family! AND DAIRY LANE!!!!!!

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Weekend Wrap Up and Menu Monday

Pup pup Molly did LOTS of this during the weekend enjoying our new AC! 

AJ did some touch ups on the nursery walls.. 

I dug up some more non maternity clothes to add into my maternity boring wardrobe and felt pretty darn cute on Saturday running errands. 

And errands included Hot Dog on a Stick. nom. 

Saturday night was date night back at our new fav pizza place, Pitfire. Told ya we'd be back soon, ha! 

And ending it with a warm cookie and ice cream was juuuust what the doctor ordered.

And the weekend was capped off doing lots of snoozing on Sunday!

THIS popped up on my Timehop today. Who are these kids??? Man we look like babies. Guess moving across the country and having a baby ages you! ha! 

Menu Monday - Week of August 23

Sunday: Sweet Potato Gnocchi

AJ makes gnocchi all the time. He will make big batches and we'll keep it in the freezer for quick meals. Last night, he tried it with sweet potatoes and it did not disappoint. He did just a simple brown butter sage sauce on top.. yummo! 

Monday: Steak Caesar

Tonight, we had Caesar salad topped with fresh grilled corn and steak. Just a light, refreshing meal on a hot night. Going to miss the sweet summer corn (and watermelon) in the fall! 

Tuesday: Penne Rustica

If mom and I were in Augusta when I was kid you could find us at Atlanta Bread Co for lunch and Macaroni Grill for dinner, without fail. I would always get the Penne Rustic with shrimp and chicken. I don't know what made this pop into my head, but I found a recipe for it and AJ is making it this week!! SO excited. 

Wednesday: Potstickers

We learned this amazing recipe in a cooking class we took a few years ago. It is a little labor intensive.. we'll make the filling with ground pork, Asian seasoning, onions, then fill the wanton wrappers, sear and steam. With a whole pound of ground pork it makes a TON, so no need for a side dish. 

Thursday: Hogs in a Hammock 

Thursday I am going to be busy packing, doing laundry, last minute errands for our Georgia trip! Our tried and true extra large pigs in a blanket will always be a go to on a busy night in the Pryor house. We're going to make it even better by using cheese hot dogs! 

xoxo, 

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Friday Favorites!

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

1. AIR CONDITIONER!!!!

Ahhh Thursday was the best day EVER. We finally got a new air conditioner! I was in pajama PANTS and wrapped up in a blanket last night! I got the best sleep of my entire pregnancy in our super cool house (and dark and quiet bc we don't have every window open). Thank you, thank you, thank you Mr. Landlord! I heart you. 

2. AJ's cooking skills 

Man oh man, AJ's crab cakes made with can crab were out.of.this.world. I was so surprised how great these turned out. He pretty much used the recipe I talked about on Monday. Seriously, this man spoils me so... SO SO thankful to be married to the sweetest, most intelligent, home cook on the planet! 

3. Dr. Ben Carson

I have been so so impressed with everything he has said lately. We do NOT need a celebrity idiot or another Bush in office. We need someone with actual intelligence to run our country. He is level headed and thinks things through.. I obviously need to do more research and not just base my opinion off what I'm hearing in the media.. but I think Dr. Carson has got just what this country needs.. 

4. Being a cool mom.. 

Me and Maddie J had a little dance party this week. And some of my friends got a front row seat via snap chat. There are so many perks of being a young mom, but being cool def has to be at the top of the list, right? 

5. THIS article. 

I miss my friends. I miss them so much it hurts. And this article sums is up so, so well. Of course I have friends out here .. but it's just not the same. And the longer these 2000 miles stand between me and my sweet friends from home, the more I just miss life with them. Sure it sucks when I miss something big like a birthday party or a wedding shower, but I miss the day to day. I want to run errands with them, I want to sip wine on their couch, I want to be a part of that mundane every day routine.. T minus 1 week till Georgia.. Can't wait to give each of them a big squeeze and hopefully just do life with them for a few days. 

https://www.scarymommy.com/when-close-friends-live-far-away-a-request/

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