36 Weeks- California Shower!

Preview of our Maternity Pics- 36 Weeks!

We are finally in our last month!  I am so excited to be getting so close to having our Little Man join us!  This last week was very busy but a lot of fun.  My best friend J from Phoenix flew in on Tuesday and we had a great time hanging out and catching up.  It's strange to think that this is the last time I will see her without a baby in tow :)  J was nice enough to take some maternity pictures for us while she was here and I am in love with them!  I'm going to put most of them in a separate post.  I was going to pay a professional to take some pictures of us but I never got around to booking anything and now I'm glad I didn't! 

I'm so glad J was able to visit!

This weekend was my California baby shower thrown by awesome Aunt C.  It was at a lovely beach house with a killer ocean view.  My mom, sisters and one of my brothers came out to visit (my dad and my other brother were in Cooperstown, NY for a baseball tournament) so they were able to come celebrate with me.  My Grandma and my cousin A flew in from Wyoming too which was a lot of fun.  We are so lucky to have so much supportive family and so many great friends!

Grandma bonding with Baby M :)

Delicious food!

Great Friends!

Family :)

We had some incredible food and delicious mojitos (virgin for me of course) followed by me opening a mountain of gifts.  We got so many wonderful things for the Little Dude both from people at the shower and also from relatives and friends who weren't able to make it. We got a lot of great toys, some adorable clothes and our stroller and baby monitor among other things.  We can't thank everyone enough!

Love My Family!

After the shower portion of the day, the guys joined us for a BBQ which was a ton of fun!  We are so grateful to Aunt C and Uncle C for hosting such a fun day!  My Uncles R & A were able to join us and it was really great to see them.  I happen to think my extended family is a lot of fun :)

Short side of the family :)

and the taller side!

Love these girls!

C, D and Aunt C feeling Baby M kick

A huge thanks to Aunt C for hosting!

Overall it was a fantastic weekend!  My family is still in town so I am enjoying soaking up some time with them before our Sweet Little Guy arrives.

All of our loot minus the stroller because the very pregnant lady didn't want to carry it upstairs :)

Now onto the regular update:

How far along: 36 weeks
Baby is the size of a:  watermelon
Total Weight Gain: 25 lbs

Maternity Clothes: I have still been wearing mostly comfy dresses or yoga pants. 

Sleep:This last week I started waking up more frequently, mostly for extra bathroom trips and I had one morning where I woke up at 615 and never made it back to sleep.  That never happens to me.  I am still doing ok on sleep but it's definitely not as good as a week ago.

Best Moment of the Week: Getting to spend time with such fun people at my shower and bbq!

Miss Anything:Being able to go more than half an hour without going to the bathroom would be nice.

Movement: I am feeling more rolling and less kicking than I was before since the Little Dude is running out of space to kick in.

Food Cravings: I haven't really had any major cravings this week.  I am starting to have less room in my stomach because the baby is squishing it so I haven't actually felt like eating a ton.

Symptoms: Very frequent bathroom trips, being uncomfortable, and lots of Braxton Hicks contractions.  I have continued to be super lucky and not really experience any of the major late pregnancy symptoms. 

Labor Signs: Just a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions

Belly Button In or Out: In but getting very, very shallow.It looks like it is out a lot because the top of it sticks out a little but the main part of it still goes in.

Looking Forward To: Seeing our little guy on the ultrasound to confirm his position at my doctor's appointment this week!