30 weeks!

Here's the little stinker that's been keeping me up lately! :) (I mean that in the sweetest way-we have fun! He likes to make his presence known at these early hours-still my favorite feeling in the world!)

Insomnia ...

Has become a regular part of my vocabulary lately.  Last night I couldn't go back to sleep after bathroom break #142567745899 starting around 4:30 am.  I just can't seem to get comfortable and have been feeling very restless!  (especially my legs, ugh!) So basically, from 4:30-7:30, I was in and out of a very, very light attempt at sleeping.  Even though I have my doctor's appointment at 9:30, (a.k.a. "weigh in") I was starving at this point so had my breakfast already-usually i try to wait. Ha!

I should probably try to find something more productive to do or at least finish some of these baby books the next time this happens!  Facebook, instagram and checking my email is just not cutting it.  Nothing interesting seems to be posted at these early hours, obviously.  (speaking of-nothing interesting ever seems to be posted on FB anymore, not sure why I even bother checking it when I'm bored.  Going to make an effort to not idly check it during these times!)

Anyway, we have a big weekend planned so I might have to take a couple of naps to keep up with everything!  Can't wait for it to start!  First on the list (after baby doctor appointment!) we are picking up our new glider/chair for nursery after work!  His room is almost done-it's our favorite place in the whole house <3. Might have to go into interior design after this. Haha!  ;)

TGIF!!!!

It's been a while since I was truly as excited as I am about this weekend starting.  Work has been a little brutal this week.  It went from being really slow, to extremely chaotic and honestly, I prefer the chaos because the days go by so much faster!  But...at the same time, lack of caffeine, ADD and pregnancy brain seem to make things a little more difficult than they normally would be.  But I can do it!  I've gotten this far... Oh what I would give for a nice, cold beer after work...*sigh* I think I will just substitute one with some Orange Leaf though! :)  (I didn't end up getting it Thursday)

The only thing I really wanted to write about was how disappointing my dreams were last night.  They were the worst kind of dreams to have.  They literally were "work dreams" where the whole canvas of my dream was my work inbox and me responding to emails?!  Are you kidding me?  Lame.  So...weekend-I'm so excited for you to come!

Tonight we're putting together our new changing table that Patty got us, trying out the new smoker for the first time (brisket and pulled pork-mmmmm!!! p.s. it's a 12 hour process-so do the math if we want to have it ready in time for the Husker game tomorrow! haha!) and tomorrow is football/relax/wherever the wind takes us day.  Sunday I'm going down to Lincoln for Avery's baby shower and then seeing my parents afterwards.  Sounds like a good weekend to me!  Now to just get through the next few hours...(at least I am working from home!)

29 weeks!

Baby seems to be growing a lot these days! Very active-especially at night! Love feeling him move around. Pregnancy brain: I may have written exact same thing before? Haha!

Work has been insane this week-makes the week go by fast though which means we are one week closer to meeting little man! <3

Thankful.

Today we had a follow-up ultrasound to make sure a small potential issue that they found at our 20 week ultrasound had resolved itself.  Keep in mind that I am now 28 weeks, so we've had to wait two whole months for this day.  It was torture at times, but for the most part, Josh and I decided we needed to stay positive and have faith that everything would turn out okay.  Well, the big day finally arrived and thank the Lord, everything is okay and looks great with baby J!  The doctor said sometimes having this much technology is a curse because it can bring up things that might not be issues at all and make you worry for no reason.  I have to agree.

I am so incredibly happy/thankful/RELIEVED.  The doctor said baby J looks great and is measuring at 2 lbs 12 oz already!  (BIG BOY!) And I am actually measuring about a week ahead of what they originally thought (I KNEW IT!) although that won't change the due date.

Anyway, it was so great to get to see our baby boy on the screen today and watch him perform. Haha!  He was a little stubborn so we didn't get ALL of the shots we wanted, but here are a couple of the 3D images of his cute little face and profile.  Not going to lie, these 3D pics are a little creepy (for everyone) but it's still cool to get somewhat of a glimpse of what he will look like!  The nurse thought he looked like his Daddy and I agree!  Mini-Josh <3 But who really knows with these things? 

Feeling very blessed and thankful for everything today.  It really puts things into perspective.  So in love already and I can't say it enough-we can't wait to finally meet this little man!!

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"I look like my daddy in this pic!"

28 weeks! & "Embracing" pregnancy

Hard to believe, but I am now officially 7 months through my pregnancy!  Or 28 weeks.  That sounds really close, but everyone always forgets that dirty little secret that you're actually pregnant for 10 months, not 9.  (why didn't they just go with 10 from the beginning? what a cruel joke!)

It's very surreal to think all the way back to when we first found out we were having baby J, to where we've been since, where we are now (check out that BELLY!!) and even crazier...what's to come in just a few short months! 

Part of me has been struggling to "embrace" this whole experience lately, the way other women like to make you think you should.  YES, it is incredible to know that the two of us created this little human being inside of my body and realize all of the miracles taking place on a daily basis, but can we just get real for a minute and for once talk about how crappy it can be?!  Feeling physically stretched to the max, carrying around extra weight, finding difficulty in the smallest of things, not getting SLEEP (having to wake up to pee every 2 hours, restless leg syndrome, baby kicks or just being restless in general)...at this point in the pregnancy are starting to take their toll on me.  I know it's all part of the process and it could be a LOT worse, but everyone needs a second to vent sometimes.  Honestly, most of the time I feel pretty great but this last week I feel like there was a huge growth spurt and I'm just starting to get used to some of the new feelings that come along with the third trimester.

It's hard for me to imagine getting any bigger than I already am these next few months-how can your body seriously stretch any further?!-but I know it's inevitable because baby needs to grow.  He's only 2 lbs right now and from the looks of it, probably going to be a big boy!  Either way, it's totally worth it and I cannot wait to meet him.  These little "obstacles" are just temporary and every woman has to go through them, so I am going to do my best to quit complaining, look at the bright side of things and just try to embrace all of this because it really is a special gift to be able to go through this, and not one that everyone gets to experience.  It's all worth it in the end.  <3

Football parties, food and yoga

Last weekend was nice and low-key.  Poor Josh had a bad upper respiratory infection, but is doing a lot better now!  I know I said we were cooking, but the "baby" decided he really craved La Mesa, so we caved in and went to the one out west by our house for dinner on Friday night.

Saturday was Josh's Grandma Annie's other surprise 75th birthday party for the rest of the family that wasn't in Vegas, which doubled as a Husker party too.  (what a depressing game :( ...anyway!)  They said to just bring one dish, but Josh and I felt like making a few!  I forgot about taking pics of the food we made, so just going to post links to the recipes below and let you know how they turned out. 

By the way, we get most of our online recipes off of foodgawker.com now-those of you that use Pinterest, this is where most of them originate.  It's hit or miss sometimes, but these last three recipes we tried turned out pretty good!

Bloomin’ Onion Bread


Very, very easy to make and delicious!  Most of it was gone by the time we left the party.

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies



Pretty easy to make (not a lot to them-LOTS of sugar though....) and tasted good, but I think there are better recipes out there.  They were kind of dense and too creamy at the top.  We had a lot more leftover than the other two dishes we made.  :(

Buffalo Chicken Bites



By far, the winner of the night!  These took a little more time than the other two, but were still pretty easy to make.  They were gone within a matter of minutes.  SO GOOD!  Highly-recommend making these!! 

After all of that deliciousness, I decided to try to even it out and do a little prenatal yoga for the first time on Sunday.  I didn't really know what to expect, but personally, I don't think it's for me at this point.  I felt like the poses were very basic and felt more like "warm-up stretches" than anything.  Towards the end, they threw in a few that were a little uncomfortable, especially when you have a giant baby bump in the middle of your body!  So...not my fave, but glad I gave it a try.

The instructor was also a little strange and gave me a weird vibe, so I don't think I'd go back to her if I do decide to give it another shot.  Oh well, worth a shot!  Glad I just got out and moved around a little bit.  For now, I think walking is going to have to be enough.  I really miss being able to run!  My next goal is to run the Lincoln 1/2 Marathon by next May!