i heart my baby boy! :)

31 weeks seems SOOOO close to 40, but yet so far away! I've been dreaming about holding, snuggling, and loving on my baby boy since the day we found out we were preggers. And now I feel like I'm about to burst if I don't get to hold him soon. But for now, I'll just keep being the incubator. Loving the increased movement and the fact that he's getting so big, I can feel his actual body parts poking out. 

This weekend we went to a wedding, so you get a side-of-the-mountain belly pic instead of in front of our handy dandy chalkboard. I have finally reached double digits in my weight gain, so that makes me feel good about baby boy's growth...and yet so scared for what the last 9 weeks has to offer in this area, haha! 

Hubs was in the wedding....he looks so handsome in a tux! ;)

31 1/2 weeks

baby shower cuteness and 30 weeks

Today marks my 30th week of pregnancy. People always ask me how I feel and, to be honest, I feel great! I am pretty mobile, able to work out daily, and don't feel too hot or exhausted {yet}! This pregnancy has been wonderful...no complications, minor sickness {only in the beginning}, and the majority of things that I am not thrilled about are superficial changes that I have no control over. So, I am very grateful and blessed! 

Here's what my belly looks like at 30 weeks. Baby Cole is getting so big! :)

Sorry for the work out attire. It's my summer wardrobe!!

This past Sunday my amazing friends, Jess, Melissa and Christie threw me the most adorable baby shower ever! We had so much fun! They are the sweetest and I am SO grateful to have such amazing friends in my life who love me and support me! 

Here is just a glimpse of what I was blessed with this weekend:

My cute cute diaper bag.

My amazing bestie made this for baby cole. Hop on over to her blog and check out pics from my baby shower too!

Cuteness for after the bath! I cannot WAIT to put him in this!

How adorable are these?!!

Cute onesie and matching blanket from Petunia Pickle Bottom

LOVE this set! Those pants are amazing and the onesie says, "Handsome Like Daddy"...AWWWWW!

Again, the amazing work of my friend, Jess. I love these handmade gifts!!!

Been working on the nursery a bit this week. More pics to come....

favorite things and sneak peeks

These last few weeks have been very exciting and a lot has changed! I finished school and have officially entered "retirement" and major nesting! Sweet hubs finally cleared out what will now be Cole's nursery and things are really coming together nicely. The nursery is beginning to reflect my inspiration room and I'm loving it!! Here's a sneak peek at what's been going on in baby Cole's sweet nursery!




basket for all of his toys

book shelves for baby babb's books. i started reading to cole this week. i read him a few stories from his bible each night. and last night petey wanted to read a few books to him. it was the sweetest thing! almost cried! :)

Curtain project:

yes. i painted his curtains! i saw this on pinterest {of course} and have been wanting to try it. it worked so well and we're very happy with the outcome!

my sweet aunt colleen gave me this pillow for the nursery. i'm hoping to remember {even during the midnight feedings} to enjoy each and every phase of this journey!

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Another great dr.'s visit this week. Last Friday I had to take my glucose tolerance test and I was able to see our baby in 3D again!! I never heard back from the dr. office, so no news is good news...no gestational diabetes! Yay!

Here's our sweet baby boy!

Look at those precious lips and sweet cheeks!! We're in love already! :)

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I've had one baby shower so far and a few of my kiddos gave baby Cole gifts on the last day of school. Here are some of my favorite things so far.

My stroller. The Aprica. It's so great! I am so glad I found it because it will last us through years of baby cole's life. It fits his car seat and then turns into an umbrella stroller when he gets bigger. My amazing mother-in-law ordered it for us. It arrived yesterday and was immediately opened, assembled and placed in the nursery. Excited to use it in 3 short months!!!

baby cole's bottom and back will thank me for this memory foam changing pad {from ah goo baby}! i saw this at one of my co-worker's homes and she made sure to order it for my school's baby shower! i was so excited!!

next up, baby cole's car seat handle cushion {from padalily}. i think this will come in handy as it will save our arms from hurting as we carry cole around in his car seat.

my sweet college friends are throwing me a baby shower this sunday. i feel so blessed and i'm really looking forward to seeing everyone and celebrating sweet baby boy!