My Once Upon a Time...

These pictures were totally out of my comfort zone, but I've seen them on Pinterest and when one of my go-to photographers offered a mini session so close to my delivery date, I had to jump on the opportunity, because I knew it would be the last and only chance I get.  The shoot was at a downtown high rise hotel and the room and views were just amazing! I thought it would be totally uncomfortable and awkward, but it was literally the most relaxed shoot ever. I didn't have to look at the camera, I just relaxed in the bathtub (which smelled amazing because of all the fruit by the way) and chatted with the photographer and her assistant about my upcoming birth and Mr. Fox.  I really love how these turned out, I was super nervous about opening the file when I received them back, but I think she did an amazing job. Katie still thinks these are weird and why would anyone ever sit in a milk bath and take pictures of their naked belly, but that's ok. She...

July 18, 2018 How far along: 36 weeks  Baby is the size of a: Romaine Lettuce or a Cabbage Patch Doll Total weight gain: I gained almost 4lbs this week and when I almost passed out on the scale after seeing this, Katie brought it to my attention that I ate nothing but Nutella Sandwiches all week long. Guilty as charged. I’m up a total of almost 40lbs at this point…eeks.  Maternity Clothes? Yes, kind of getting tired of my choices these days.  Stretch Marks? No. Sleep? Getting rough and this week was pretty miserable in the sleep department. I started to have a tooth ache on Friday morning and by Friday night it got so bad that I couldn’t sleep at all the entire night. I went to an emergency dentist on Saturday morning where they started a root canal, but lost a piece of instrument inside my root in the process, so they stopped and said I had to go see a specialist on Monday. What the hell? I was so miserable all weekend long and Mond...

July 11, 2018 How far along: 35 weeks  Baby is the size of a: Honeydew Melon or a kids backpack Total weight gain: Up two pounds this week, total weight gain is back to 36lbs Maternity Clothes? All the way.  Stretch Marks? No! Will I make it four more weeks without getting any? Sleep? Some nights I have to use the restroom twice per night now, which is exhausting. Rolling out of bed or simply turning over is a chore for sure and apparently baby only likes me to lay on my left side, because every time I switch to the right, he kicks like crazy until I turn over. Getting way more tired during the day now too.   Best moment of the Week: Katie gave me some alone time this weekend to just relax and to tackle my to do list, so that was nice.  Movement: All the time! Food Cravings: Nothing unusual. Belly Button in or out: Pretty flat Gender: Sweet baby boy! Symptoms: Backaches, Rib Pains, gettin...

July 4, 2018 How far along: 34 weeks  Baby is the size of a: Cantaloupe or a Basketball Hoop Total weight gain: Somehow I lost two pounds this week, I’m up 34lbs total. Maybe I can stay under 40lbs weight gain this pregnancy.  Maternity Clothes? All the way.  Stretch Marks? No Sleep? It’s okay. Some nights are painful, others are okay.  Best moment of the Week: We had a good weekend and I even got to go out with my friends twice! Katie and I were also in total nesting mode and got a lot of stuff done around the house and purged like crazy.  Movement: Still constantly. He is sitting in the exact spot Fox used to sit in and hurting the same areas on my back and rib cage, just on one side though. Food Cravings: Nothing unusual.  Belly Button in or out: Flattening out Gender: Sweet baby boy! Symptoms: Backaches, Rib Pains, getting out of breath, Braxton hicks contractions, exhaustion. Wh...

June 27, 2018 How far along: 33 weeks  Baby is the size of a: Pineapple or a Junior Tennis Racquet. He was 4lbs, 2oz this week when I saw the doctor! Total weight gain: 36 lbs  Maternity Clothes? My maternity pants are getting a little uncomfortable already, but luckily I have a few dresses that I rotate.  Stretch Marks? Haven’t noticed any yet. Sleep? Could be better, could be worse. I’m not complaining. Best moment of the Week: Katie and I had a date night and saw Jurassic World, I don’t even remember the last time we saw a movie in the theater together!  Movement: The doctor said the area where I feel a body part pushing out, is the baby’s heel. Some kicks are definitely hurtful, but I was in much more pain with Fox. When we watched him on the ultrasound this week, the doctor said he was very expressive with his face, we saw him “chatting” and yawning and blinking.  Food Cravings: Nothing ever sounds g...

June 20, 2018 How far along: 32 weeks  Baby is the size of a: Spaghetti Squash Total weight gain: 34 lbs  Maternity Clothes? Nothing new, although I bought a nursing nightgown and a robe for the hospital this week.  Stretch Marks? Not yet. Sleep? Hit and Miss. Could definitely be worse though if I look back at my 32 week update with Fox. Turning over is a real chore these days. But luckily only one bathroom break per night.  Best moment of the Week: We took Fox on a short trip to California and spent a day at the beach, at Legoland and Disneyland. It was a much needed break from reality for everyone.  Movement: He’s been pushing out his limbs at me this week. Not entirely sure what part of his body it is, but it’s usually in the same spot and very hurtful and hard when I touch the area.  Food Cravings: Nothing special.  Belly Button in or out: In.  Gender: Sweet baby boy! ...

The next day of our short California trip was spent at the happiest place on Earth! Again, the beach house we stayed at was only about an hour or less away from Disneyland, so why not? We read that their Pixar fest was going on and that they had also brought our favorite light parade back for a few short months and we were excited to see it again...mostly Katie though, she was more excited than a kid on Christmas morning! The Jungle Cruise, aka Grandpa's favorite ride. Fox was scared in February when we went, but loved it this time. The only reason Fox wanted to go to Disneyland was Dole Whip. He had it in February and hasn't stopped talking about it since. He told us he would eat three huge portions, so we got him one pretty much in the first hour we entered the park and while he was excited to get it, he claimed that he didn't like it anymore and only ate half of it. This kid is the pickiest eater there ever was.  Tarzan's tree house,...

You know I can't pass up a holiday without having professional pictures taken, right? My favorite photog offered a ten minute mini session for 4th of July and while I originally only planned to have Fox in the pictures, I was shocked when Katie agreed to join in with us and I'm so glad she did and we got some unexpected family pictures too! These pictures were so low key and not stressful at all for me (shocker, right?). We didn't have to go shopping for clothes (besides Fox's shirt) and just had fun with it. Fox was so crazy and wild during this shoot, even our photographer commented that this is not how he usually acts when we see her...haha.  He told us he was going to hold a sparkler with us, but then chickened out last minute.  I'm always surprised how many great images she can get in such a short time frame...now we just need to make some time to get our pictures from the last year printed to update our family wall! ...