Week 32

How far along? 32 Weeks

Baby is the size of a... squash. The baby is about 2.5 - 3.8 lbs and 15.2 - 16.7 in

Total weight gain: about 16 pounds

Maternity clothes? Sometimes I still wear my maternity jeans, but I mostly just wear dresses. It's summertime in Florida!

Stretch marks? Nope :)

Sleep: Sleeping well, waking up early 

Best moment this week: There were so many, how can I pick one? Surprising my mom and step-mom in Ormond for Mother's Day was great; returning home to a house full of flowers and the sweetest card EVER from Ryan in celebration of my first Mother's Day was wonderful; and getting a special Mother's Day phone call from my very good friend, Tim, all the way from Afghanistan was the icing on the cake! What a perfect week!

Miss Anything? Ryan and Jonah. I had to leave St. Pete midway through the week to attend a conference in Cocoa Beach, by the time I got back Ryan was in Wisconsin at his brother's bachelor party/camping trip. Despite being over 2000 miles apart, Ryan still found a way to make my first Mother's Day incredibly special. I am so lucky!  

Movement: Lots of action, maybe Baby's way of saying, "Happy Mother's Day, Mom!"

Food cravings: Street tacos from La Fiesta--got 'em!

Anything making you queasy or sick: No way, Jose


Gender: Still unknown

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Very anxious, having trouble sitting still this week. Good thing it was a busy week!

Belly Button in or out? Flat as a pancake

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy


Looking forward to: Picking up Ryan from the airport, can't wait to see my love!

♥A

After I found out about the baby, I started following the Little Baby Garvin blog. The author, Jessica Garvin, is an absolutely beautiful girl who has graciously shared her experience throughout her pregnancy with her daughter, Harper. Jessica has inspired me to embrace this time of my life; she has also documented her pregnancy progression in a unique way that I couldn't help but do my own version! To view Little Baby Garvin's 32 Week entry, click here.

Maternity Pictures in Ormond Beach

The weekend after getting maternity pictures done at Doak, Ryan and I drove to Ormond Beach, my hometown, for my little sister's high school graduation. While we were there, we met family friend, Caitlin Rousseau, early one morning at the beach to get some sunrise pictures done. We wrapped up at the beach so I took Ryan and Caitlin to my favorite spot along the Loop to grab a few more shots before calling it quits. These pictures are only the teasers Caitlin has sent us so far and they are incredible, I can't wait to see the rest of them!

♥A

Maternity Pictures at Doak Campbell Stadium

Ryan and I met in college, at Florida State University. So we thought that creating a Garnet & Gold nursery for our baby, who's gender we do not know, would be quite appropriate. Over the crib Ryan and I wanted to hang a picture of us at Doak Campbell Stadium. Unfortunately, all the ones we have together at Doak from our college days include excessive amounts of beer, silly faces and/or drinking games. Therefore we made the five hour trip to Tallahassee for Memorial Day Weekend to hang out with some old friends and get maternity pictures done at our favorite sports venue.

A special thanks to fellow EWMer, Tom Cruz, for taking and editing these pictures. Ryan and I appreciate it more than you can ever know.

♥A

Week 31

How far along? 31 Weeks

Baby is the size of a... pineapple. The baby is about 2.5 - 3.8 lbs and 15.2 - 16.7 in

Total weight gain: 14.4 pounds

Maternity clothes? Maternity jeans--when I actually wear them. Its getting pretty hot down here, and too uncomfortable to wear jeans.

Stretch marks? Not a single one that I can see!

Sleep: Sleep is good

Best moment this week: My NOLA family flying in to spend some time with the Florida family on the beach. Can you say good food, better company, fun hats for the Kentucky Derby and Catamaran sailing? I love going home. 

Miss Anything? Boozing! It would have been so much better to watch the Derby with a mint julep in my hand. 

Movement: Baby has been quiet during the day and very active at night.

Food cravings: Stonewood's creme brulee. Unfortunately, they still haven't put it back on the menu...

Anything making you queasy or sick: No


Gender: Don't know for sure, but if I have a boy, my uncle wants me to name him "Dickie Ray," and if I have a girl, my aunt wants me to name her anything with a "comma-to-da-top" (as you can imagine, my aunt and uncle have a very peculiar sense of humor).

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Feeling lethargic and having lots of lower back pain. 

Belly Button in or out? Flat 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy


Looking forward to: My first Mother's Day ever next week!

NOTE: I got new chalk this week, it is very faint in this picture. I'm hoping that is because I need to wear down the tips a bit... It probably wouldn't hurt to put a new layer of chalk board paint on my board either. Maybe after all the traveling is done we'll make a new one all together; I have been wanting a white one anyway.

♥A

After I found out about the baby, I started following the Little Baby Garvin blog. The author, Jessica Garvin, is an absolutely beautiful girl who has graciously shared her experience throughout her pregnancy with her daughter, Harper. Jessica has inspired me to embrace this time of my life; she has also documented her pregnancy progression in a unique way that I couldn't help but do my own version! To view Little Baby Garvin's 31 Week entry, click here.

Week 30

How far along? 30 Weeks

Baby is the size of a... cucumber. The baby is about 2.5 - 3.8 lbs and 15.2 - 16.7 in

Total weight gain: 14.4 pounds

Maternity clothes? Just maternity jeans!

Stretch marks? Still no -- thank God

Sleep: I'm sleeping pretty well most nights

Best moment this week: Enjoying our last weekend of relaxation at the house before five straight weeks of travel (six for Ryan). 

Miss Anything? I have a feeling I'm going to miss vegging around my house with no agenda very, very soon. 

Movement: Always moving!

Food cravings: Nothing too unusual, just your basic baked goods (brownies, cookies, etc.)..

Anything making you queasy or sick: No


Gender: Boy or Girl? What's your guess?

Labor Signs: Nope

Symptoms: Feeling very lethargic! 

Belly Button in or out? Flattening out

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy


Looking forward to: Five weeks full of travel all over the state of Florida and the sixth, back at home, beginning the wait for our baby :)

♥A

After I found out about the baby, I started following the Little Baby Garvin blog. The author, Jessica Garvin, is an absolutely beautiful girl who has graciously shared her experience throughout her pregnancy with her daughter, Harper. Jessica has inspired me to embrace this time of my life; she has also documented her pregnancy progression in a unique way that I couldn't help but do my own version! To view Little Baby Garvin's 30 Week entry, click here.