34 weeks

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

I start every post off by saying how fast time flies. You're probably sick of hearing that. But you're the one who chooses to come back and read every week, so suck it up ;) I genuinely have no clue where time is going, but it's going fast! IF Grant makes it to his due date, we only have 6 weeks left. That's one month and 2 weeks, in case you were wondering. 6 more Mondays, including today. only 5 Tuesdays.

This week involved many baby things :)

Wednesday, Grant had a fabulous mail day, and got lots of new goodies. We got the monogram for his bedroom (I can't WAIT to paint and get it hung), a jumperoo, swing, and a sound machine. All addressed to him *spoiled child alert*.

Thursday night, my first late night craving hit. We stayed up late to watch our shows on DVR (and by late I mean until 10:30), and it hit me out of nowhere. I was craving potato skins like you would not believe. After a few not so subtle hints, Bailey offered to go to the grocery store to get some of the frozen TGI Friday's ones. I opted out, hoping that by going to bed I'd be able to shake the craving. False. I thought about them all day Friday...we ended up at Chili's To-Go on Friday night with an order of potato skins. They were all I'd hoped for :)

On Friday, Bailey and I had maternity pictures. Because it had been a predominately cooler week before, I was excited about wearing fall clothes for our pictures. Turns out, it was 85 degrees on Friday. Which meant we were DYING in our pictures. We still had a blast - Cooper did too :) He was in several of our pictures, but we tied him up for other pictures so he would stay put. Bailey and I were in a field, and had tied him up to a tree. He was barking and wasn't happy because he couldn't see us. As we were standing there taking pictures you here "clunk, clunk, clunk"...Coop had somehow managed to free himself from the tree and was running to us full speed with his clunky leash around his little neck, looking a little too much like Flavor Flav. I'm sure there are several of you (ahem, grandparents and parents) who have no clue who that is...picture reference:

This puppy is in for a rude awakening come November. If you want to see the pictures, and haven't seen them on facebook already, click here.

I hope baby Grant has 1/2 of the sense of humor his goofy daddy does. There's a picture that Cooper took liking just like this...Bailey is not one to be outdone by a 9lb puppy.

While we were taking pictures on Friday, Bailey received a phone call from Babies R Us - OUR CRIB AND DRESSER ARE FINALLY HERE!!! I may or may not have teared up while we were taking pictures because I was so stinkin' excited! We put the crib together on Saturday night. Impossible to read instructions, late nights, and a tired pregnant woman do not mix. Bless Bailey's heart for putting up with his cranky wife Saturday night. Have I mentioned what a saint the sweet boy is? The dresser came in one solid piece - I wish you could have seen the two of us trying to get that from the bed of the truck to the front door. We were a hot mess. Luckily, Bailey's parents and Addie came by on Sunday, and his dad was able to help him get it upstairs! Obviously, the room is no where near done, but I love having the big things in there - now it's time to start decorating :D

Apologies for the super dark pictures...

Monogram will be painted navy and hung above his crib!

A few years ago, we put together a John Deere puzzle in Hilton Head. Bailey loved it and didn't want to take it apart. I thought he was crazy, because nothing would ever be done with it if we saved it. Turns out, he remembered it, and it will look PERFECT in Grant's room. Just enough green, with lots of blue to tie it all in! We're going to frame it and hang it somewhere in the room.

After pictures on Friday, we headed to Grayson to spend the weekend with Bailey's family. Saturday, we shopped the majority of the morning - I somehow managed to walk away spending only $15, and didn't even buy the first thing for Grant. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?! Saturday night, Addie, Katie, and I had plans to go get apps and desserts for a girl's night. Well, when you let a mom of 3 and 2 pregnant chicks settle in on the couch for longer than 20 minutes, they aren't moving. Girl's night ended up being 3 girls sitting on the couch watching football with the guys in their PJ's. And I couldn't have been more content :)

Yesterday after church, we went to an engagement party for Bailey's cousin, who lives in Ireland. She was in town for the weekend - it was so good to see her and the rest of Bailey's family! Last night, Bailey and I visited Babies R Us with his parents and Addie and got the mattress for the crib - woo hoo! I came home and may or may not have ordered a few things for his room. Whoops.

This week I've definitely felt pregnant. Am I the only one who didn't know carpel tunnel can be a pregnancy thing? I've been having dead arms for the past month or two, but this past week it's become full blown CT in my right arm. My thumb and first two fingers are always numb. If they aren't numb, they feel like a bajillion needles are sticking them. I'm still rocking the compression socks, which I don't hate - they just aren't very pretty. It's getting harder and harder to get in and out of bed, and I feel like none of my clothes fit my anymore (because they don't...). I've sort of given up on shaving my legs. It's getting to be cooler, pants are being worn, and I can't bend over. So sue me. Also, there's a 100% chance my large nose is getting larger and taking over my face! But as my mama so often tells me "you are not the first girl to get pregnant, and you won't be the last. so suck it up." Yes ma'am.

I have my 34 week appointment on Friday - I'm hoping it'll be another quick in and out. I'll have another at 36 weeks with the high-risk doctor. I'm hoping by then, they'll be able to give me a liiiiitle more direction on this baby's size, and if they even think he may come early. I know Grant's going to be here on his own time, and I'm ok with that. But the OCD planner within me would like to know if I'll be able to make it to family Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday... I do NOT want to miss it (selfish pity party...move along).

Here's this week's installment of "Things that made Brittoni cry this week"
1. Sitting on the floor of my laundry room, holding a newborn onesie (literally cradling it like a baby...makes me sound like a crazy cat lady), and realizing that there wasn't a chance that Grant would ever fit in something newborn size/
2. The following conversation with some lady I don't even know at my church:
- "Are you ready for that baby to be here?"
- "Yes ma'am - we sure are excited."
- "I bet you're ready for it to be here - you look absolutely miserable."
- "Oh. Well thank you?"
I had to pee and was late. Get over it, lady.
3. On the flip side, my photographer telling me I needed to stick my stomach out more because I looked entirely too small to be almost 8 months pregnant. She may have been 110% lying to me. But it made her my favorite person in the world.
4. Sitting in Grant's glider in his room thinking "HE WILL BE HERE SOON"!! I don't know if I was crying because I'm excited or terrified. Maybe both?
5. Bailey is designing our landscape for the house. He's always promised me hydrangeas in our front yard. Unfortunately, our front yard gets direct sun all day, and apparently hydrangeas only like morning sun. He told me that the hydrangeas would have to go on the side of our house, or in the backyard. I cried, because I wanted everyone to be able to experience the joy of my hydrangeas, not just me (and yes, those words came out of my mouth).

Now for our weekly bumpdate:

How far along: 34 weeks

How big is baby: Grant is the size of a pineapple. a flippin' pineapple people. 19-22 inches, and 4.9lbs. I can't wait to see what they think his actual size is, come Friday.

Total weight gain/loss: We'll find out on Friday!

Maternity clothes: I get so bored of answering this question every week. obviously.  

Sleep: Comes and goes. I usually get pretty exhausted about 3:00pm, and am ready for bed by 7:30pm. Of course, once I'm finally in bed, I wake up all throughout the night for bathroom breaks and to wake up my hands.

Best moment this week: FINALLY getting the crib in Grant's room. Nothing like waiting until the last minute, eh? 

Food cravings: Potato Skins. Worth every calorie.  

Food aversions: No real aversions, although I do get tired of getting so full so quickly.

Gender: Again, he's still a boy.  

Labor signs: Negative.

Pregnancy symptoms: Heartburn is still pretty bad - along with all of the other symptoms I complained about in my pity party earlier. :)

What I miss: Cute fall clothes that fit.

What I am looking forward to: Decorating Grant's room!

Milestones: No huge milestones this week.