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!!
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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!