37 weeks.. Full Term

Here you go a day early :)

How far along? 36 weeks 6 days!!!  3 to go!!

Maternity clothes? Well Duh!

Stretch marks? still have not gotten any worse YAY! They have so far stayed below the belly button.

Sleep:. Sleeping pretty good. Bathroom breaks have increased quite a bit.

Best moment this week:. Getting all of our christmas shopping pretty much done! Got started on packing our GO BAGS! yay!!

Miss anything?. Same things.. 

Movement: . Oh yes still lots of movement. I feel her everywhere!

Food cravings:  Not really still sweets since the beginning but nothing sounds great anymore.

Food aversions: not really.. 

Gender: GIRL!!!!!!

Labor signs:  BH Contractions still. Over did it this weekend and was having contractions about 8-10 minutes apart but they eased up after I drank a ton of water. 

Belly Button in or out?. Still in and holding strong!

Wedding rings on or off? Off.. Off.. Off..

Baby Purchases this week? Nothing we are done buying until she gets here.

Looking forward to:. our 37 week appointment on Thursday and finishing getting our hospital bag together and hopefully she holds out til at least next week so we can travel home for the holidays :)

36 weeks...

How far along? 36 weeks!!! at least 4 to go!!

Maternity clothes? That and sweat pants! 

Stretch marks? still the same ones ....

Sleep:. Much better thanks to the purchase of the U Shaped prego pillow.. Thanks mamma!

Best moment this week:. Getting to finally decorate for Christmas! It's finally starting to feel like the holidays. Makes me feel like we are that much closer to meeting our baby girl! We also had our 36 week appointment yesterday and everything looked great. She was measuring a whopping 40WEEKS~! So she's a big girl! 

Miss anything?. Same things.. 

Movement: . Lots of pushing like she's trying to bust out of there!

Food cravings:  SNICKERS!!!

Food aversions: not really.. 

Gender: GIRL!!!!!!

Labor signs:  Same contractions, nothing consistent.. Definitely starting to feel some pressure..  

Belly Button in or out?. Still in and holding strong!

Wedding rings on or off? Off.. Off.. Off..

Baby Purchases this week?! Just her thermometer, but we have everything we need now..

Looking forward to:. Getting things packed for the hospital this week and now we change to weekly appointments! 

3rd Trimester Favorites

Haven't done one of these in a while so here are my 3rd Trimester Favorites:

#1 : Motherhood Maternity Nursing Tanks- Yes I am being specific to the motherhood brand. I tried multiple different maternity tanks some nursing and some not and they were all too short. I am 5'9 and have a longer torso not to mention the large prego belly. A couple of tips... Go ahead and by the nursing tanks why buy the regular maternity ones when you can't use them after baby. At least with the nursing tanks you can use them while you are prego and after baby when you nurse. The motherhood maternity nursing tanks were the best for length and comfort and weren't to much more than most others I found.

#2 : Genes Vitamin E Creme- My mom introduced this to me about 10 weeks ago and to be honest I wish I had had it from the beginning. It is very thick and  buttery if you will, but I love it! It has cut down on a lot of the itching and since I started using it I have yet to have another stretch mark. Coincidence?? Maybe.. but I will swear by it. I use it twice sometimes more a day. I also use baby oil in the shower. 

#3: WATER- WATER WATER WATER.. I have been so thirsty lately! I am not the best about drinking enough water but lately I have been so thirsty all I want is a big glass of water. Especially in the middle of the night.

#4: Tums- Specifically the all berries kind. My husband will tell you I am not the best about taking anything that requires me to chew it up first. I am a little dramatic about it, but for real I'm not a big fan of eating chalk. Anyways the all berries kind is not that bad. I have had so many by now that I don't complain. I would happily take a tums before experiencing this horrible indigestion. 

#5: Maternity Leggings- What a life saver!!! I have two pairs of these and the go through the washer MULTIPLE times a week. This is all I can wear besides sweat pants. I have worn these since 15 plus weeks and they just grow with me. I LOVE THEM!!! 

#6: U-Shaped Maternity Pillow - A GOD SEND!!! My sweet momma bought be this amazing pillow last week and surprised me at the work with it. I have slept horribly since the first trimester and of course it has only gotten worse. So after a lot of complaining and she hears the most of it because we talk all day at work, she either loves really felt bad for me or was really annoyed and tried to come up with a fix. She says its because she loves me, but somedays ya never know! :) **Love you Mom** Anyways, I love this pillow! I have purchased all kinds of maternity pillows the boppy brand the regular C shaped kind and none of them were comfortable enough for me. Until now.. I have slept over 10 hours every night since I got this thing. I owe her a lot for getting me this!!!

#7: Snickers- as the commercial says Im just not myself without a snickers! I have never liked snickers before being pregnanat but it is becoming somewhat of a requirement. Oh well Im enjoying them before baby gets here because then all changes to a strict diet! (and when I say diet I do mean cutting out all these sweets im consuming. Please do not tell me about how many calories I need especially while breastfeeding and blah blah blah.. I know all about it and will make sure I eat enough and enough of the right foods to take care of myself and my baby)

Anyways these are a few of my favorite things! 

35 weeks!

How far along? 35 weeks!!! 5 to go!!

Maternity clothes? Still Rockin the maternity leggings and anything that feels comfortable.

Stretch marks? still the same ones , all under my belly button.. I sure hope they fade :(

Sleep:. Horrible!!!!! Im thinking about trying to take a tylonol PM to help me sleep at least one night. Im starting to get up a lot more to go to the bathroom much like my first trimester. Except it takes a little longer to get out of the bed.

Best moment this week:. Well on the baby front not much happened. We had our 34 week appointment which went well. She is still measuring a few weeks ahead so we may have a big girl on our hands. However a GREAT moment this week was Alabama winning the SEC championship! ROLL TIDE BABY!

Miss anything?. The gym and breathing normally

Movement: . Oh yes still lots of movement. 

Food cravings:  SNICKERS!!!

Food aversions: not really.. 

Gender: GIRL!!!!!!

Labor signs:  BH contractions here and there.. I had a lot last night while i was sleeping. I was getting nervous that they wer so consistent, but they aren't as bad today. 

Belly Button in or out?. ughhh!!! Its in but it wants to come out. So here's the thing the whole belly button thing has never bothered me until I was pregnant. My friend Sara Beth has always been so weird about belly buttons that it cracks me up and I loved to mess with her. NEVER AGAIN WILL I DO THAT! I have never been more grossed out by my belly button. I don't want people to rub my belly and touch it or talk about it or anything. It's so odd, but I can't stand it....Next topic  please.

Wedding rings on or off? Off.. I shoved those bad boys on for maternity pictures, but they came off immediately after.

Baby Purchases this week? Nope. She is good to go. I do need to get her thermometer, so I will try and get that soon.

Looking forward to:. My dad coming up today and starting to really get the house ready for her to come. Also next weeks starts our weekly appointments. Yay!

Maternity Photos!

Last Sunday we had some of our Maternity pictures done by my sweet friend Michelle. It was quite a fun day filled with laughing, dog poop(long story), laying in the grass and yummy food at my favorite place Mugshots. I just wanted to share a few of the pictures with my readers. So here ya go:

33 Weeks...

I have been horrible about keeping this updated! We have just had so much going on its unreal! I can't believe we are already 33 weeks into this pregnanacy and closing in on the end! I will admit I am ready to meet her and ready to have my body back! I am uncomfortable about 90% of the time. I feel alot like I did the first trimester with an added watermelon in my belly! Im tired  all the time, making about 4 trips a night to the bathroom, a lot of trouble breathing, and swelling that makes me feel like I could explode. Not to mention the contractions that are not so fun! As much as I love the fact that I can keep her safe in there. I am ready to hold her in my arms! :)


We have got a lot accomplished over the last few weeks. Her nursery is pretty much completed. We have everything we need minus a few odd and end things. So hopefully all things will be finalized by the end of next week. I can't stand having loose ends. So I will be working hard to get things finished up.


We have started our every 2 week appointments so we will go again next Tuesday and then at 36 weeks which will then begin our every week appointments. So the countdown begins :)

My friend Casey who is a little ahead of me does this every week so I think I will have to steal this from her! Thanks Casey for the idea!! :) - ( Her Blog http://littlebabyouren.blogspot.com/ )

4 days until THANKSGIVING

4 weeks until Violet is considered FULL TERM

5.5 weeks until CHRISTMAS

6.5 weeks until NEW YEARS

7 weeks until DUE DATE

Now for a bumpdate:

How far along? 32 weeks 6 days..... 11 to go!!!!

Maternity clothes? I can only wear my maternity leggings.... thats it... and big t shirts

Stretch marks? a few :( but they haven't gotten any worse

Sleep: Not so good.. Even though I may be in bed 10 hours I toss and turn. I can't breathe when I lay flat so Im sleeping sitting up and as I mentioned before going to the bathroom quite frequently.

Best moment this week:  I have had a pretty easy week. Got to spend a good day cleaning and had a ladies night with my girls on Saturday and on Sunday we had our first thanksgiving meal with some of the N-Laws... We also finished all of our birthing classes this past week.

Miss anything? I'm still missing going to the gym..

Movement: All the time :) I can tell its starting to slow down some as she grows.. Its more pushing out than quick kicks. It even takes my breath away when she does it sometimes. 

Food cravings:  Coke with lemons and snickers

Food aversions: not really.. 

Gender: GIRL!!!!!!

Labor signs:  Contractions here and there. Had more the past couple days and called my doctor this afternoon about them. I should hear back from them soon.

Belly Button in or out? Still in 

Wedding rings on or off? Off.. 

Baby Purchases this week? No purchases this week.. I think we have most everything we need now.

Looking forward to:  Thanksgiving this week.. The Iron Bowl this Saturday.. and Maternity pictures on Sunday and spending sometime with sweet friends!

Thankful Thursday.. Happy November!!!

Well one of my bests posted a blog today about being thankful. Her goal is to list 5 things she is thankful for. Since Thanksgiving is this month. I thought I would jump on board with her. So thanks Jen for making me think about just some of the few things I am thankful for!

Here is a link to her blog to see the things she is thankful for!!
un·script·ed

I am thankful for:::

1. The cold weather!! (makes for a very happy prego mommy)

2.  Making it to my 3rd trimester of pregnancy without any complications...

3. Snickers!!

4. All my friends who I get to see this weekend!

5. My husband for putting up with all my crazy prego stuff!

Source: southernpiphi.tumblr.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

Thanks for reading!!! Make sure you take the time to think about the things you are thankful for!

Raising A Girl

After reading all these blogs about being a mother to a little girl and all the things these momma's want to teach there girls. I though I would share a few things I want to teach my daughter. Some of my own and some shared with other moms.

Getting ready to bring this little girl into the world is one of the scariest things I have done. I wasn't nervous about marrying my husband. I knew we WOULD NOT fail. Never a doubt in my mind about that. God gave me a good one. Before we knew we were having a girl I was more comfortable with the  idea of having a boy. The thought of another little boy in the world like my husband melted my heart. I was excited about seeing Perry get to teach him all the "BOY" stuff and watch him grow into a wonderful you man like his daddy. Well God apparently has other plans for us. He has always known how to stretch my comfort zone. So he is giving me a girl. What a scary thought! I was talking to my friend Jen this morning about how we don't want our little girls to make the same mistakes we did. Ugh! I don't want her to experience some of the heartache I did. I wish I could protect her from all the horrible things that will come her way. I know I can't. As much as that is any parents goal to protect there kids from everything, they can't. What I can do is do my best to "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."Proverbs 22:6. The effort my parents took to teach me about God's unfailing love and his mercy. I always knew who to fall back on. When I couldn't trust my friends or a man or people in general I knew I could always trust in Him. I knew that no matter that mistakes I made or how far off the tracks I got he would be right there waiting and forgiving and loving. I've never once not felt loved. I have been blessed with a loving family always loving friends and the love of the most amazing man! Now I am going to be blessed with a sweet little girl!! Oh how I can't wait to love on her!

40 Things I want to teach my little girl!

1. You are beautiful.

2. Work Hard, no matter who is watching.

3.Guard your heart.

4. Don't be afraid to walk into a room alone.

5. Put God first in all your decisions

6. Always be honest, no matter what.

7. Don't bite your nails its a horrible habit! 

8. Have a random dance party for no reason!

9. Make an effort to play an instrument and stick to it!

10. Don't be afraid to ask for help.

11. Learn to cook and try new things

12. Say your sorry and mean it. 

13. Love is patient and kind.

14. Learn to LOVE to read!

15. Spend time in the word daily and say your prayers! Give him a minute of your busy day. He is worth it.

16. Good things come to those who wait. TRUE STORY!

17. You can always come home.

18. Find a love that is selfless.

19. Nothing you could ever do will make me love you any less.

20. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

Here are a few from a blog on pinterest that I just love! **Here**

21. Your daddy has loved you better and longer than any boy ever will.

22. Nothing you tell me will ever make me want to stop hearing from you.

23. Good girls aren’t boring.

24. The best way never to worry about anyone gossiping about you is never to gossip about anybody.

25. Marriage is an act of courage, commitment and sacrifice. It’s also the most fun you’ll ever have with your best friend.

26. A good cryis great therapy.

27. A strong man is never threatened by a strong woman.

28. Be the friend you wish you had.

29. Husbands need a wife. Not another mom.

30. Patience is never wasted.

31. Girlfriends are the best kind of free therapy there is.

32.You will love again.

33. Food is a joy.

34. You’ll never be too old for me to rock you.

35. Patience is never wasted.

36. Don’t be afraid of a broken heart.

37. The only thing holding you back from making a difference in the world will be yourself.

38. A good friend loves at all times. Period.

39. We need each other.

and last but definitely not least.

40. You will ALWAYS be my little girl!

29 week Bumpdate

How far along? 28 weeks 6 days..... 11 to go!!!!

Maternity clothes? Rocking the maternity leggings now a days! They are my favorite thing to wear.

Stretch marks? a few :( 
Sleep: ugh sleep is horrible! I get a good 30 minutes or so then I have to roll over which is turning into a job. 
Best moment this week:  We have had lots of great moments this week! We had our Baby Shower in Birmingham which was amazing! We got lots of great stuff and now her room is filled with all kinds of things that need to be put together! We also started our every 2 week appointments this past Thursday and everything was looking great! She was measuring 31weeks so she must be a big girl! Im still predicting the 10th of January..
Miss anything? Working out for sure!!! Im so ready to be back in the gym..
Movement: All the time. I will just sit and watch her move around.
Food cravings:  Just about anything unhealthy lol
Food aversions: all good for you food! lol
Gender: GIRL!!!!!!
Labor signs:  I have had a lot of pelvic bone pain..
Belly Button in or out? Still in 
Wedding rings on or off? Off.. I can get them on in the morning but its miserable throughout the day 

Baby Purchases this week? Well we purchased her crib that I got a heck of a deal on. We also got our Crib and Glider/Recliner as a gift and it came in this week so my dad will be bring it up then we will be able to put her room together.

Looking forward to:  Our breastfeeding class tonight and prepared child birthing class this week. Also my dad bringing up the crib and chair and putting everything up!

25 weeks....

Sorry I haven't updated in a while I have been going going for a few weeks. We went to the beach on a family vacation and I was able to get down to Birmingham to visit with some friends and family for a few days and as a matter of fact I'm sitting on a golf course taking pictures for a charity golf tourney that my husbands company is hosting. So I am actually doing this from my phone. Not much has changed pregnancy wise over the past few weeks besides getting much larger and things getting much more real. It's time to really start getting focused before this last trimester gets here and I don't feel like doing anything!! Hahaha

Here's an update!!!!


How far along? 24 weeks and 6 days...

Total weight gain/loss: Im not putting this on here anymore. Soo depressing!

Maternity clothes? Thats pretty much all I am wearing now. I've got two pair of maternity leggings that will be worn our by the end of the year I'm sure.

Stretch marks? Nope...

Sleep: Just ok...

Best moment this week: our 24 week appointment and everything is going perfect!

Miss Anything? Still missing the gym and doing all the classes like I used too

Movement: Tons!!!!!!! I can see her move.

Food cravings: Chocolate Milk still. Trying not to drink so much.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really..

Have you started to show yet: yepp

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: nothing out of the normal.

Belly Button in or out? In I don't think it's going to come out. Thanks God!

Wedding rings on or off? Off-my sis gave me one of my grandmothers rings that I can wear while my finger are so swollen.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy for the most part! Getting annoyed pretty easily but what else is new.

Looking forward to: Our showers coming up over the next month and all the holidays coming up. I just can't believe there are only 15 weeks left and we will have our little girl!

Baby Purchases and Gifts: oh gosh since I haven't updated in forever I have purchased lots of things. My mom purchased our chair for the nursery. So it should be in in the next few months. We went and registered for a crib and dresser and all our other things so I can't wait to see her room all put together. We are at a stand still right now in her room. It's pretty much just waiting to be furnished. Ugh!! I can't wait!!

21 weeks...

How far along? 21 weeks...
Total weight gain/loss: Im guessing about 15lbs
Maternity clothes? Thats pretty much all i can wear..
Stretch marks? Nope...
Sleep: Sleeping ok...
Best moment this week: Getting to feel her really kick now! and Perry got to feel her kick for the first time.
Miss Anything? The gym! I miss classes...
Movement: Tons!!!!!!! I feel her all the time now!
Food cravings: Chocolate Milk!! :)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really..
Have you started to show yet: yepp
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: Still cramping a little here and there..
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy for the most part!
Looking forward to: Getting to go to Birmingham this weekend and see my girls and then a week at the beach with my parents and hubby!
Baby Purchases and Gifts: Nothing this week!

Nursery Progress......

Sooo we started on the nursery last weekend and I am so in love with it!!! Perry did such a great job!! I wish I could take credit, but lets be honest i painted for all of an hour and supervised the rest ;) I have an awesome hubby who already loves his little girl so much!

Here are some Before Pics of the room:

Here are the after:

I love how it's turning out! We just have to to touch up some spots and cleanup and we will be ready for furniture!!! I can't wait to see some furniture in here! Hopefully we will get registered for that soon! I walk in here every morning imagining what it will be like to come in here and see her sweet face in the crib! :) I absolutely can't wait!!!


More updates to come...

19 & 20 weeks....

How far along? 20 weeks...
Total weight gain/loss: Im guessing about 15lbs
Maternity clothes? Got lots of new maternity clothes from an online yard sale!! I should be set for a while..
Stretch marks? Nope...
Sleep: Sleep is ok.. I've had trouble breathing again when I lay down the past couple weeks :(
Best moment this week: Getting our 20week anatomical ultrasound done and seeing that she is perfect!!! I love seeing all her little fingers and toes!
Miss Anything? Not really...
Movement: Lots of movement! I can't catch her to feel her from the outside, but I feel her in there just kicking and punching away :)
Food cravings: Nothing really..
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really..
Have you started to show yet: yepp
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: I do have some cramping throughout the day nothing to worry about though..
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy most of the time.. I have had some mood swings lately where I feel alot of emotions at one time. It's frustrating not to know how I really feel.. I just try to pick one and go with it haha
Looking forward to: finishing up painting her nursery and starting to put furniture and things in there...
Baby Purchases and Gifts: I have purchased a few things on an online yardsale :Babybjorn Carrier, Vera Bradley Diaper Bag and we purchased of course all the paint supplies and things to do her room! Blog to come with progress pics!!

Nursery Inspiration

Soo now that we know its a girl I am in full on nursery planning mode!!

These are some of the rooms that I have been using for inspiration!


I love the simplicity of this room. I love the white furniture! This is actually the crib and dresser we are registering for. I know we said we were going to do darker furniture, but when we found out it was a girl I just had my heart set on white furniture!

We definitely want to use wainscoting in her room, but we cant do the beadboard because we would have to remove the baseboards in the house and its a rental home so we can't do that. This is the cutest way to do it I think with the least about of damage to the walls plus it should be much cheaper, but we will see how that home depot bill turns out when we actually purchase it.. haha it always seems to be more than I think it will be. :)

This is the bedding we registered for at Pottery Barn and I actually want to use these exact colors in her room. There is a possibility I am leaning towards more purple colors because of her name will be Violet ;) . I'll try not to overdue it...

 I want to use these words somewhere in her room!!

These are a couple neat Ideas I want to do...

Also I want to do something similar to this picture frame idea above her dresser..

Anyways these are just some of the ideas I have it will be interesting to see how it all turns out. We are going to be flipping the guest room to my husbands old man room( yes old man room because he is having to get rid of it to make room for baby V) and we are making the old guest room the nursery!

We are getting ready to clean the rooms out now. I will start to post pictures as I go!

**I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE PICTURES LISTED BELOW MOST OF THEM WERE FOUND OF PINTEREST!! Please visit my January Baby Board to view these pictures with links to the original source**

18 weeks...

How far along? 18 weeks..
Total weight gain/loss: Im guessing about 10lbs
Maternity clothes? Same as before nothing new.
Stretch marks? Nope...
Sleep: Sleeping great!! I am sleeping with about 6 pillows :)
Best moment this week: Getting another 4d and seeing our little girl!
Miss Anything? Not really...
Movement: feeling alot more little flicks and flutters.. They always make me smile! :)
Food cravings: Veggies! and still sweets :\
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really..
Have you started to show yet: yepp
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? Off I can of course get them on but during these hot days my hands swell and it starts to get tight...
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to:  our dr's appointment next week and seeing her again!! Yep another ultrasound. This was supposed to be our actual gender ultrasound but we found out early. Im excited to get more pictures though :)
Baby Purchases and Gifts:  I bought her the cutest little fake wayfarer sunglasses and a cute little white chest of drawers that we are going to redo...

From 10-18weeks  I can definitely tell a difference..