The end is near...

With just 3 weeks and 2 days to go, I have been quickly checking things off my pre-babe to-do list. I spent today shopping for hospital wear, sterilizing pump and bottle parts, and ordering a few things on our list. Still a few things to do, but we are getting a heck of a lot closer.

I seriously cannot believe how close we are to meeting our little fella. His kicks have really slowed down, as I do believe he is jammed up and has no room to move. When he does move, ouch for the momma. He is sitting super low, making walking a bit of a challenge at times. I am not so sure I am going to make it to March 22nd!

I am still craving grapefruits like crazy, sometimes eating 2 a day. Hubs thinks it's a bit ridiculous, but indulges my random craving anyway.

And here I am at 36 weeks 4 days:

(Can we say, about to pop!) 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 36 weeks 4 days

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 18 pounds 

Maternity Clothes: Yes.

Best Moment this week: Packing little fella's bag for the hospital

Gender: it's a BOY! - Baker Michael

Movement: They have definitely slowed down

Food Craving: grapefruits

What I miss: Sleeping, exercising and fitting into my clothes!

Sleep: What is sleep?

What I am looking forward to: Meeting my sweet little fella!

Belly Button: In

Stretch Marks: None yet.

Symptoms: Nausea here and there, all kinds of pain and a serious lack of sleep!

I am so excited to meet our sweet baby boy. Time is really flying and I am using the last few weeks to soak up every minute with Saylor as the baby of our home. Bless her sweet heart, she is not going to be thrilled having someone take her mommy's lap. Pray for us ;). 

34 weeks

I cannot believe how close we are to meeting our sweet baby boy. Next month!?! Wow. I went to the doctor last week and they have moved me up to March 22nd. So at the latest, he will be making his appearance on the 22nd (5 weeks and 6 days... not that I am counting, ha). I am carrying him so much lower than I did Saylor, and keep telling hubs that I am not sure we are going to make it all the way to the 22nd. I also tell him often that I need a scooter! I officially have the pregnancy waddle. Attractive, right? All of this is new to me... with Saylor, I was sick everyday, but had none of the pains and walked and walked until past her due date. This time, no sickness, all pain, and walking isn't the most pleasant. I can't seem to decide which is better ;). 

My parents came down this past weekend and we got the nursery painted and almost ready to go! We have a few more things to order and a few things to hang on the walls, but we are pretty close. 

Here is a peek:

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 34 wks 2 days

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 18 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Yes.

Best Moment this week: Getting the nursery almost finished!

Gender: it's a BOY! - Baker Michael

Movement: Movements hurt now... He is getting big!

Food Craving: grapefruits

What I miss: Sleeping!

Sleep: What is sleep?

What I am looking forward to: Meeting my sweet little fella!

Belly Button: In

Stretch Marks: None yet.

Symptoms: Not sleeping and some crazy back pain. Hoping this body holds up for 5 more weeks, ha!

All things blue, part 2...

This past Saturday, Candace and Jessica, along with their sweet momma's, hosted a baby shower for Baby Baker. It was a beautiful afternoon and we are so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives!

Me with the fabulous hosts...

The sweet group of ladies that I am so thankful for!

Precious baby boy clothes (he is going to be a well-dressed little fella!)

Sweet, sweet people... 

With a big thank you to wonderful friends and family, the closet is stocked and clothes have filled the drawers. We are in the home stretch! Baby Baker is running out of room in this here belly and his room is almost ready for his arrival. I can't wait to meet the little fella!

31 weeks!

31 weeks... we are in the home stretch! I can't believe in 2 months time we will be meeting our little fella. We are so excited!

31 week belly shot (can we say big boy! whew!):       

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 31 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 14 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Wearing mostly dresses and maternity leggings.

Best Moment this week: Hanging up all the sweet baby clothes in his closet

Gender: it's a BOY! - Baker Michael

Movement: Lot's of movement.... I keep telling Sean we have a ninja baby!

Food Craving: grapefruits, hot chocolate, honey and blueberries

What I miss: Sleeping on my belly and not waking up to use the bathroom during the night

Sleep: With the mound of pillows I am sleeping with, it's not horrible

What I am looking forward to: Meeting my sweet little fella!

Belly Button: In

Stretch Marks: None yet.

Symptoms: Feeling good for the most part... Tiredness has kicked in as well as back pain, etc.

Weeks 25 - 30, Baby Baker

Second pregnancies go by so darn quick! I can't believe I am at the 30 week mark. I have gotten a bit behind on my weekly posts, so here is a quick catch up of weeks 25 - 30.

For the most part, these weeks have been pretty uneventful. Unlike my last pregnancy, though, this pregnancy seems to be a bit more uncomfortable. I have had quite a bit of sciatic nerve pain as well as back pain (might have something to do with being 30 weeks pregnant and toting a 14 month old baby around all day!). The doctor said when you have babies this close together, you really feel it all the second time around, ha.

Starting this week, I am seeing the doctor every 2 weeks. I passed my glucose test a few weeks back and had my rhogam shot last week (for being rh-). The nursery furniture is all in, and the room is really coming together. Now if I could just decide on a paint color :).

Belly shot from week 28:

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 30 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 12 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Wearing mostly dresses and maternity leggings.

Best Moment this week: Seeing my belly move around

Gender: it's a BOY! - Baker Michael

Movement: Lot's of movement.... I keep telling Sean we have a ninja baby!

Food Craving: grapefruits and hot chocolate

What I miss: Sleeping on my belly

Sleep: It's getting a little more difficult... lots of back pain

What I am looking forward to: Meeting my sweet little fella!

Belly Button: In

Stretch Marks: None yet.

Symptoms: Feeling good for the most part... Tiredness has kicked in as well as back pain, etc.

all things blue...

Last Sunday, my sweet sister-in-laws and my mother-in-law hosted a shower for Baby Baker. It was held in Charlotte at Brio and turned out so great! Thank y'all for an awesome afternoon!

I am starting to get used to the idea of all things BLUE :). So fun! 

The group of ladies...

Sweet people I love...

3 prego's... due March, April and May! 

(Can't wait to meet KB's sweet Katie and Candace's little fella, Bentley!)

Baker's Dozen wine for the hosts...

10 weeks and counting... Can't wait to meet my little guy! 

24 weeks and his name...

Today, I am 24 weeks pregnant with the little fella. I cannot believe how much faster pregnancy goes by the second time around! He is growing by leaps and bounds (evident by my growing belly) and is moving around all the time. He is weighing about 1 and a 1/2 pounds and is roughly 11 inches long, crown to rump. I haven't been to the doctor since November 2nd, but go next week for my glucose test and a check.

The nursery furniture is set to be delivered this weekend and I am so excited! I have picked up a few boy items here and there and am definitely getting into the spirit of buying blue :). In other fun news, the little guy has a name...

My maiden name is Baker and I am so thrilled to use that for our little boy! His middle name will be Michael (which is my husband's first name as well as his dad's middle name). 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along:  24 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Haven't been to the doctor in 5 weeks... I imagine I've put on a few pounds, especially after being in St. Lucia!

Maternity Clothes:  Wearing mostly dresses and maternity leggings.

Best Moment this week: Seeing my belly move around

Gender: it's a BOY! 

Movement: Lot's of movement... Sean is feeling him quite a bit now, too. 

Food Craving: peanut butter

What I miss: Sleeping on my belly

Sleep: sleeping pretty good

What I am looking forward to:  Decorating the nursery!

Belly Button:  In

Stretch Marks: None yet. 

Symptoms:  Still taking a zofran each morning, but otherwise feeling great!

Catch up and Phone dump.

It's Friday and another week has flown by. We are gearing up for the holidays and lots of travels coming up. We'll be spending Thanksgiving in Charleston with family then flying to St. Lucia the next week for a dear friend's wedding. As soon as we return, I imagine we will jump in to Christmas full steam ahead.

Saylor has been sick as a dog the past few weeks and the cough got so bad this past weekend, we ended up at the pediatrician Monday morning. They sent us home with a nebulizer and we were told to do treatments twice a day. The first few rounds of treatments were hard, pitiful and heartbreaking for this momma. Saylor just didn't quite understand what was going on. It has gotten much better throughout the week, though, and we went back in to see the doctor this morning. He said she looks and sounds much better, to move the treatments to once a day, and hopefully we should be good to go. Praying baby girl is on the mend.

Sean and I started watching the Friday Night Lights series about 6 weeks ago and finished the series last night. Best. Show Ever. Hands down. Today, I am mourning the loss of it being over. Texas forever.

I've been doing some Christmas shopping and am feeling pretty good not to be stressed out about it. I've gotten quite a few things here and there, which puts us about half way done with shopping. Love that.

Baby Branch is growing and as of this week, my belly has officially popped out (see recent bump photo here). I feel the little fella move around quite a bit more, especially in the evenings when we lay down to relax. Sean hasn't felt him yet, but I am sure it will be soon. His twists and kicks are getting stronger. Momma is also hungrier these days! I seem to be starving all the time. Oink.

I am so excited about all the new babies joining us in 2012! I have many sweet friends all having babies right around the same time as me, as well as my brother and sister-in-law welcoming their first in May. I heard from one of my dearest friends yesterday that our little boy will be having a girlfriend come April. I am SO excited for them and can't wait to meet their little angel.

And because it's been a little while since I have done one, here is my iphone photo dump friday:

Happy weekend, yall. 

bump.

the baby bump: 21 weeks

21 weeks!

Today, I am 21 weeks (am I really past the 1/2 way point already?!?) pregnant with the little fella. Yes, it's a boy (if you missed this post), and we are beyond thrilled! We had the ultrasound done on November 2nd and chose to keep it a secret until Saylor's 1st birthday party a few days later. Sean and I both did a wonderful job of keeping the news under our hat and it was a huge surprise to our friends and family when blue was inside the cake (reveal video coming soon... or as soon as we find the cord, ha!).

We are so excited to add a boy into the mix! Monday night we ordered the nursery furniture. So fun! Baby boy looked perfect and healthy and we cannot wait to meet him in March!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along:  21 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss:  No weight gain yet

Maternity Clothes:  Bought maternity leggings this past weekend, and whew, SO much better! My regular leggings were feeling like compression tights on my belly, ha!

Best Moment this week: Ordering the nursery furniture

Gender: it's a BOY!

Movement: Feel him moving around in the evenings when I get in bed

Food Craving: cheese bread

What I miss: Sleeping on my belly

Sleep: sleeping pretty good

What I am looking forward to:  Decorating the nursery!

Belly Button:  In

Stretch Marks: None yet. 

Symptoms:  Nausea is coming back in the mornings. Worn out in the evenings, but that may just be because it's been a zoo around here lately!

It's a...

BOY!!!

19 weeks!

Today, I am 19 weeks pregnant with Baby B. And as promised, a belly shot... in all my 19 week glory, ha!

Today is also a BIG day. We are heading to our appointment this morning to find out what we are having! I am so excited, nervous, anxious! Lots of emotions. As of today, I am still thinking girl, but many others have said boy. We will be revealing on Saturday to our friends and family at Saylor's first birthday party, so we'll be keeping it under our hat until then. Keep us in your prayers for a healthy peanut tomorrow, when we get to take a peek!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along:  19 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss:  I think a pound or 2. Will know this morning at the dr. 

Maternity Clothes:  No maternity clothes yet.

Best Moment this week: Finding out what we are having!!

Gender: We'll know today!

Movement: Feeling baby b move a few times throughout the day

Food Craving: nothing really

What I miss: Sleeping on my belly

Sleep: sleeping pretty good

What I am looking forward to:  Finding out what we are having!!

Belly Button:  In

Stretch Marks: None yet. 

Symptoms:  A little bit of nausea and feeling exhausted most days, but still feeling pretty good.

Stay tuned for a gender reveal this weekend... 

Will we keep swimming in PINK or add a little BLUE to the mix?