30 weeks

Ahhh, I've hit the big "30". It starts to feel real when you get into the 30's. Matt and I went running on Tuesday night and I was quite a bit more winded than I have been getting. Guess it's only going to get harder and harder at this point. I'm doing my best to still run, stretch, and stay moving. I don't want to turn into Moby the whale in my last 2 months. Baby B is growing bigger and getting stronger every day. It's almost countdown time.

Few Shower Pics

Sarah sent me a few pictures, so I thought i'd share. The first is how nice and AWESOME I looked walking downstairs in my finest white t-shirt. The second is us playing the bottle race game- we had to chug sparkling cider out of baby bottles. That is really hard to do, no wonder babies cry cause they don't get enough, it's hard work. Sarah won, guess she is good at sucking:)

Aquarium

Spent the afternoon at Newport Aquarium with Liz, mom, and the kids. It was a lot of fun. We saw some cool jelly fish, tried to touch the sharks, fed the birds, laughed at the turtles, watched the otters play in the water, and saw some penguins shake their stuff. A nice change of pace from being at home all day. Can't wait for the trip to the ZOO.....Monkeys!!!!!!

Surprise Shower

I was completely shocked on Sunday afternoon to find my friends at my parents house for a surprise baby shower. Sarah and my sister had concocted this little plan awhile back and I was definitely surprised.

I randomly spent the night at my parents house on Saturday (unplanned) so I didn't have any clothes to wear. I had Matt bring me up a t-shirt and jean skirt (out of the hamper I might add) to throw on for the day. We went to get Mexican with mom, Liz, the kids, Ashley and Nick. Then went to the butterfly garden at Cox (which I now know was to kill time).

When we got back to the house there was a card for me on the kitchen counter. It was the invitation and on the bottom said, come downstairs. I was SOOOO confused and got all hot and sweaty. Needless to say, I totally did not look cute and was wearing dirty clothes (awesome).

A lot of people couldn't come, but there were still several of my girlfriends waiting in the basement. They had lots of delicious treats, strawberry delight, taste of elegance cupcakes, fruit and other goodies. We opened gifts- and I got a lot of really nice things- including my jogging stroller- and then played a few games.

It was too sweet and definitely a huge surprise, I have great friends. I don't have pics cause I wasn't prepared with a camera- but i'll post some when anyone sends me some.

29 Weeks and a trip to SC

Had a GREAT trip to Columbia, SC. I spent a few nights at Stephanie's house, and got to spend some time with Nicola and Ryan as well. It was a great weekend. We had no agenda, so we just did whatever popped up. Got pedicures, went to the pool, shopped, ate out, enjoyed my favorite TCBY white chocolate mousse, and just caught up. Stephanie and I got lots of funny comments waddling around town together. One lady even yelled out the car window that we were beautiful- you gotta love the south!!! It was exactly what I needed, some quality time with really good friends. Makes me realize how great they are and how much I miss being close to them!!!!

Here is the most recent bump picture. I'm at 29 weeks and still feeling really good. I haven't heard anything about my glucose test last Friday, so I'm assuming I passed. They had to do both arms cause they had trouble getting blood, but I survived and it really wasn't bad.

Mattress Came....Yipee!

The mattress arrived last Wednesday, so we finally put the rest of the bedding on the crib. I know I need to trim the ribbons on the bumper, and probably eventually take the whole thing out. But for now, it looks so cute and pretty. I don't love the blanket that came with the set, but it isn't like the baby will really use it anyway. The plush crib sheet is so stinking soft, I want a sheet like that for our bed. Looks beautiful, all we need now is Baby B!

All we have left: get in the chair, order the rug, and paint some sweet treats on the walls. Gives me goose bumps, so exciting!!!

Shower Invitation

The invitations went out last week for my first baby shower. They are so adorable. My Mother in Law and Sister in Law are hosting the shower. It is a luncheon on August 2nd. I am very excited about it and hope the next two weeks fly by so that it gets here quickly! I love baby showers, everything is always so cute, and it is surreal this one is for me!!!

I registered at Amazon.com Baby Registry, and Babies R Us. Surprisingly we found that Amazon has cheaper prices on many of the items.

I am visiting South Carolina this weekend, enjoying some quality time with my college girlfriends. My friend Stephanie is due the week before me, so it's so fun to have lots of pregnancy woes to relate to. It is supposed to be 100 degrees here. Think happy thoughts so that Baby B, and I, don't melt:)