Valentine's Day!

I love assorted chocolate! Seriously, Josh hears me talk about them all the time. That suspense of biting in and not knowing what you're going to get is the best!! So he spoiled me a little bit...that box is huge! 

I'm such a sucker for holidays! I love them and any excuse to celebrate!
Our Valentine's Day was perfect this year. It was low key and some good alone time (can you believe this was our last Valentine's Day just the two of us??) On Saturday Josh spoiled me and went out and got me flowers and doughnuts to start the day :) Then we hung out with our friends Haleigh and Drew and played the Wii. We officially started our Valentine's Day early by going to Chili's for dinner. It was super delicious!! When we came back I gave Josh a part of his present...some yummy Oreo heart truffles I made. Then Sunday came and we were able to go listen to Elder Rasband and his wife speak about love and marriage...it was perfect! Such a happy meeting and I loved all the marriage advice! Then we came home and had a nice relaxing afternoon together. We exchanged gifts and Josh made me a cute romantic candlelight dinner (peanut butter Thai chicken...yum!) 
The fact that the next day was President's Day so Josh didn't have to work and we got to wake up together was definitely a nice bonus to the weekend :)
Hope everyone had a great day/weekend celebrating love!! 

33 Weeks!

How far along: 33 weeks
Baby size of: Durian (is it bad I didn't know what that was until today??) 
Total weight gain: Growing and growing! I've gained 25 pounds so far. 
Maternity clothes: Oversized sweaters and t-shirts are my favorite. I officially don't have a coat I can zip up either...
Sleep: Sadly the last few nights have been a little rough. I haven't been sleeping well. Not sure if I'm uncomfortable or what but it's getting more difficult. 
Cravings: Cheesecake brownies! I made some and they are delicious!! 
Aversions: Nope! 
Best moment this week: We toured the hospital today. It was exciting! And it made it seem very real (and a little scary)
Emotional moment this week: No funny or ridiculous stories this week...
Belly button: Still in! Thankfully! I keep waiting for it to pop out. 
Wedding ring on or off: Today I actually woke up and put on my ring and it was tighter to put on so I tried to take it off and it was definitely too tight. I'm not sure why though...my fingers aren't swollen. My ring has always been tight though so the smallest amount of swelling would make it hard. I guess we'll see if I wear it tomorrow! 
Looking forward to: Valentine's Day! We don't have any big plans really but it's always nice having a day to celebrate your love :) 

32 Weeks!

That is his little hand above his head! He sleeps just like Josh does :)

How far along: 32 weeks (8 months!!)
Baby size of: Squash 
Total weight gain: About 23 pounds...still growing about a pound a week. 
Maternity clothes: Still wearing them...I feel like I'm on the downward stretch with a month left so I don't think I need to buy any more. 
Sleep: Getting a little more difficult...still having hilarious dreams though. I woke up the other night to go to the bathroom and I was stumbling to the bathroom completely exhausted and thought "oh no, this is what I can expect soon as I get up every few hours to feed him..."
Cravings: Chocolate! Josh is definitely okay with it and is constantly helping me give in to the craving ;)
Aversions: Does my growing stomach make it look like I have food aversions??
Best moment this week: THE ULTRASOUND!! Seriously, I wish I could have my own little machine and just spend all day staring at him. He's so cute! His lips and his nose and his hair!! :)
Emotional moment this week: Nothing too funny or embarrassing to report this week. 
Belly button: Still in! Josh and I laugh because it's close to popping out...it looks like it's half popped out...it's thinking about it! 
Wedding ring on or off: Still on :) Thankful I haven't started swelling yet! 
Looking forward to: The Super Bowl! I know that's not really baby related but I'm looking forward to it! We got a bunch of delicious food and my home team is playing (Go Panthers!) 

This week was a good one! We had an ultrasound and it was perfect! Baby J is growing as he should be and he's in the right position and he has grown so much! We just die every time we look at those adorable lips and nose! Josh already thinks Baby J has his nose and I think it's so cute. During the ultrasound she even said that Baby J has hair!! She pointed out the little fuzzy on his head and said that it is his hair! With 8 more weeks to go, I'm excited to see how much he has when he's born! :)

Double date Friday

Last night we did a double date with some of our good friends. We did a Mexican theme dinner with tacos, guacamole and of course the delicious Mexican Coke! Then we spent the rest of the night playing the Wii and playing Oodles of Doodles. We now love Oodles of Doodles! It is soo funny! (try and guess what any of those drawings are!) 

It's such a blessing having good friends that you can hang out and laugh with for hours. 

We are grateful for Fridays like these with friends like these :)

31 Weeks

How far along: 31 weeks
Baby size of: Pineapple! (seriously, take me back to Hawaii!)
Total weight gain: 22ish pounds! He's growing fast!  
Maternity clothes: I just buy medium size t-shirts. Maybe I'll wear them after pregnancy too! Baggy shirts are still in style right??
Sleep: Trying to get as much of it as I can before Baby J comes!
Cravings: Guacamole! We've eaten it twice this week already but I'm still craving it! 
Aversions: Nope!  
Best moment this week: I felt Baby J's foot was pushing through my stomach!! It was super weird and super awesome! We've also been working on the nursery more and it's almost done! It's so cute! I love it! 
Emotional moment this week: How about hilarious moment this week?? I definitely took my bowl and spoon from breakfast in to the bathroom and was washing it in the sink there. Hahaha I'm losing it! 
Belly button: Shallow but hasn't popped out yet! 
Wedding ring on or off: Still on :) 
Looking forward to: We have an ultrasound next week and we can't wait to see our little man!

I have the travel bug so bad right now! All I want to do is travel somewhere and explore! We are a little limited considering the pregnancy though :) Can't wait to start showing our baby the world!

Maternity shoot

I know it was a little early to take maternity photos but we couldn't miss the opportunity to have Abbey take our pictures before she left! Plus...you can never have too many photos right?? She was so great and we had a blast! We just had to make sure I was helping push baby out a little for some of the poses haha :) 

Thanks again for the pictures Abbey...we love them! 

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