Vent Session

Okay, I just have to get a few things off my chest...

Disclaimer: I have had an extremely smooth pregnancy and this is not a complaint about being pregnant because I've loved it, just wanted to give everyone out there some tips, pointers and what-not-to-dos. Much love!

If you know someone who's pregnant here is a list of things NOT to say to them...

1) "Wow, your about to pop anyday now, huh?" Not the best thing to do since you may not know excatly how long she has left and the fact that you think she looks like she's going to explode and they really have 6 more weeks can be a bit disheartening.
2)"Look at you, you're SO BIG!" I mean really, do you think that she already doesn't feel huge? The fact that someone else thinks that you look about as big as you feel doesn't really help the old self esteem.
3) "I think you've got an 8 pounder in there." Seriously? Are you a doctor? Did you give the last sonogram. With the anxiety of labor looming over her poor head, do you think she really wants to hear she may have "an 8 pounder in there"?

These are just a few of the comments I have recieved in the past couple of days. I am so much more aware of what not to say to expectig women now that I am currently in the situation. Not to mention, maybe the reason these comments hurt me is becuase I'm going on about 4 hrs. sleep for the past 2 nights. That's another one..."You look so tired"...Really, becuase I'm so used to carrying around all this extra weight and it's so easy to get comfortable at night, not to mention the countless times I get up to pee. Can you hear the sarcasim in my voice? I'm just a bit uncomfortable at this point. I only have about 6 more weeks to go and the weight is hurting my back, legs and poor feet and ankles...I mean cankles. Wow, I feel so much better getting all of this out.

Break out the fine China, Let's EAT!

So, since I will be 35 weeks pregnant at Thanksgiving my doctor informed me I couldn't go to Savannah, my hometown, for Thanksgiving. I have to admit I experienced a wave of emotions...sad, mad, disappointed, depressed. I mean what was I going to do? Cook a big 'ole meal for just me and Justin? I think not. Also, I hadn't been home since May and I love to spend holidays in the house I grew up in with my family. Not only that, my mom and sister were planning on throwing me a shower while we were there. I was so looking forward to seeing old friends and church family.
After a couple of days of trying to figure out what we were going to do, we came to a conclusion...my family is coming to my house for Thanksgiving!! That's right break out the fine China and let's eat! My mom, dad, sister, bro-in-law, neice, and uncle will be here, in Orlando all together. I can hardly contain myself! My bro-in-law, Josh and my Uncle Artie haven't seen our house at all since we bought it. Of course they will not be all staying with us, since our house is on the smaller side, but they will all be here, I will get to use my wedding china that I've never used before, I get to hang out with my neice Madison and show my family the wonders of Orlando (and my growing belly). Now...how do I get Justin to get the Christmas tree and decorations up in time for Thanksgiving?...we'll see.
I hope everyone else is looking forward to the quickly approaching holiday season. Mine is sure to be filled with love, food, fun, and maybe even a new addition to our family!

Support System...

We had another shower yesterday. This time we went to Tampa at Justin's parents house and were so blessed with seeing old friends and family. We received so many large gifts and and things that we needed. You can see pictures below.

After all of these showers and being blessed with so many things that we need I couldn't help but wonder how people with no support system bring a child into this world. I feel so grateful to have such a wonderfully supportive family-both mine and Justin's. We have such great friends and our church family is just that...an extended family that gives us love and support.

Fun Filled Weekend

So we have had one busy weekend. It started out on Friday when my work gave me a surprise shower!! I can't believe they pulled one over on me!! It was so sweet. A lot of my co worker's spouses were there and Justin even showed up...sneaky. It was so thoughtful and sweet.

Friday night was our Church's Fall Fest. I was Mike Wizowsky and Justin was "Where's Waldo". We normally try to go as a couple, but had creativity issues with me being somewhat large this year. Here's our pic.
Saturday morning was the Church Baby Shower. It was so nice. My friend Erin and her family worked their tales off and made it so special and beautiful. I have a slide show below. We got so many nice things and I'm starting to feel a little better in case this bundle of joy comes early. We actually have diapers and clothes now. Another nice thing was that both my mom and Justin's mom were able to attend. After the shower, Justin surprised me with installing a new closet system so that Judah could actually have a closet instead of sharing one with his dad!! It was a wonderful day. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family.