It's the most wonderful time of the year!

This holiday season is particularly special to me this year.  Why you ask? Well, because of sweet baby Emma growing inside me.  To experience the holidays through all of this is definitely a different experience, but a good one.  We traveled six hours to Virginia to spend Thanksgiving with Dustin's family.  It was not the easiest drive being over eight months pregnant.  I was very thankful to arrive Wednesday night safely and with very little swelling in my feet.  We had such an amazing time with his family.  I was so thankful we were able to spend some time with them before Emma arrives.  Dinner was wonderfully delicious on Thursday.  I look forward every year to his family's Thanksgiving dinner.  It is literally a feast.  I feel like I did well with food.  I had a huge plate of food but didn't go back for seconds! I could have but didn't.  The day after Thanksgiving we skipped Black Friday (because getting in that madness is plain MADNESS!) and his mother threw me an amazing baby shower.  We are so blessed to have received so many wonderful gifts from his mother and other family members.  They were all so generous and we are so thankful.  We got so many of the big items we still needed including the stroller, jumperoo, boppy, shopping cart cover, moby wrap, avent bottles and so much more! We are pretty much set on everything she needs.  There are still some last minute items we need to purchase but she can come whenever she is healthy and ready!

After returning home we got busy with decorating the house for Christmas.  I have been waiting months to put up the tree! I've had all these milestones in my head since I got pregnant to count down until Emma's arrival.  All these holidays keep passing and it's only making labor day closer! She could be here anytime after the Christmas and New Year holidays and I couldn't be more ready and excited.  This house is looking like Christmas around here and I love it.  We even have half of our shopping done and presents wrapped under the tree.  I'm determined to get it done as soon as possible just in case Emma decided she wanted to join us for Christmas :)

Yesterday, I had a doctor's appointment.  It went great.  Still no issues in my health or babies health.  We have been really blessed with a healthy pregnancy.  Her heartbeat was 144 bpm.  My blood pressure was perfect and I'm measuring about a week ahead at 34 weeks.  Wonder if that means she could possible come early? My next appointment is in two weeks and they will start checking my cervix for dilation.  I really can't believe we are already at this point.  I start going every week after that! We are really in the home stretch now.  I think I should probably start preparing a hospital bag...I already have her diaper bag in the works but I should probably work on one for myself! Being in the third trimester is awesome just knowing she will be here soon but it's a pretty rough trimester.  I'm really tired and don't sleep well.  Everything is much harder these days, tying my shoes, shaving, getting off the couch, getting out of bed...I could go on and on.  I just keep reminding myself that it's only for around 6 more weeks! We'll meet you soon baby girl!

Baby Shower Christmas Tree :)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cake was yummy! Only one piece for me though.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me at 33 weeks with my sister-in-law and sweet Parker.



Dustin practicing on Thanksgiving day with  two week old Hudson.  He looks like a pro!



Christmas Time!