28 weeks

I can't believe I only have 12 weeks left until I get to meet my little boy face to face! Chris and I are so very excited to become parents. I did my 3 hour gestational diabetes test, which was miserable, and the results were good...no diabetes here! That was such a relief for me, you have no idea! I finally found the matching bumper to the crib bedding. It has been sold out online and the company only has about 5 stores nation wide. So I called the first store on the list and they had 1 left! Totally made my day...and then it was quickly ruined by the facebook ambush I received. Comments from "they are no longer recommended" to "you don't care if you suffocate your kid??". WOW. I had heard that they weren't recommended but the reasoning didn't worry me. Kids can suffocate or choke on a lot of things and a crib bumped was the least of my worries. My mother used one when we were kids and everything was fine. If it was that serious of a recommendation bumpers would have been pulled from the market completely. Plenty of them are still being sold. Recommendations are always changing when it comes to children and as parents we have to decide what to worry about and how to learn and grow as parents. Comments about me already being a "bad mother" are uncalled for and just plain rude. My husband and I were just livid at some of the comments. Worry about your own children and stop telling me how to raise mine. I do appreciate all of the helpful tips and advice, but don't judge me or call me a bad mother because our opinions differ.

On a lighter note, our maternity pictures were yesterday evening! I was so excited to have them done! I was texting my friend, Chelsea, back and forth the other night talking about our shoot. It was making me more excited discussing the ideas and props and clothing options. LOVE IT! I can't wait to see them! Tuesday is our 28 week appointment...can't wait to see our little man!

(a few sneak peeks of our maternity shoot! 28 wks.)



26 weeks

I am officially in the 3rd trimester! I cannot wait to meet our little boy and to think he could arrive anytime in September! William has been very active in this belly of mine. He usually starts kicking me every morning between 3-5am, then his next round is about lunchtime followed by a very active afternoon and evening. Sometimes at night, before I go to bed, he has a mini round of kicking but other than that, his schedule for soccer practice is pretty routine. I have also been using my mommy boppy pillow (a special maternity pillow for sleeping) every night for the last couple of months and I have recently found the BEST position to sleep with it and it has been so great to finally get plenty of comfortable sleep! I am also taking my second round of gestational diabetes testing this week. YUCK!! The first 1 hour test was a little on the high side so my doctor re-scheduled it again, but for a 3 hour test with fasting. I am so not looking forward to it. My next appointment is on the 28th and we will also have an ultra sound done, which means I get to see my little boy again! We are also getting our maternity pictures done next week by my friend/photographer who is amazing! I am so excited to see them already :)

Will's nursery is ALMOST ready to be revealed! We have been working hard on finishing it before my in-laws come to visit in the beginning of August. I have a couple more nursery projects to finish (wall art) before Chris and I hang everything up on the walls. Other then that everything is ready to go! I even washed and put away all of his clothes we have bought or have received from people. I know, I'm a little bit crazy...but I am soooo excited to be a mother to this little guy! I already can't imagine my life without him.

(26 weeks & 4 days)