Baby Clothes

I should not be allowed to shop online.

I just happened to be on the GAP/Old Navy website early today and decided to take a quick peek at the baby boy clothes section. That was a bad idea. Now, all I can think about is all the adorable baby boy summer clothes that I want to buy little James!

While we have a bunch of onesies and other cute outfits for James when he is wearing 0-3 months sizes, we are lacking on some 3-6 month outfits. We have a few - but he is going to need a lot more clothes for that period of his life as he will be heading off to daycare and taking a week long trip to Mexico!

Here are some of the clothes I plan to buy the little guy (as soon as they go on sale!):

plaid overall shorts

plaid cargo shorts (just like his daddy wears!)

cargo shorts

plaid swim trunks

monster swim trunks

matching monster swim/summer hat

Are these not just the cutest baby clothes you have ever seen?? I predict that I will be spending a lot of money in the future on buying clothes for this kiddo. :)

2 Weeks To Go!

Today, I am 38 weeks pregnant. Only two more weeks to go until our official due date! Whether little James will show up before, on, or after that day is still to be determined. Brian has a feeling about the 8th of February and I used to have a feeling about the 9th, but I am not so sure anymore. Personally, I think it would be funny if he decided to make his appearance on Super Bowl Sunday (which is the 7th).

Anyone want to place bets on what date he will show up?


I realize that I have not taken any belly shots in a long time, so I finally had Brian take one tonight. Here is my 38 week shot. You cannot really tell by the picture - but I have officially "dropped" - Jamie is hanging out very low in my pelvis which in turn makes me look a little smaller than I did just a few short weeks ago!

38 weeks

In other baby updates, Brian and I have been busy getting everything together for our little guy. The nursery is just about done and our game room is starting to look like a baby store with the Pack N Play, Swing, Bouncer, Play Mat and Travel Crib all set up! Below are some shots of Brian putting his handiness to work on the Bouncer and Swing.

so... what do I need to do?

ok - that one was easy to put together!

uh oh - this one has a LOT of pieces...slowly coming together

all done... I am the man!

More Maternity Photos

Just wanted to share with you all some more of our photos from our maternity shoot!

36 weeks

Today I am officially 36 weeks pregnant.

Which means I have 4 weeks to go.

Which means I have 28 days left to get ready for this baby.

In less than a month, our lives will be forever changed!

I had my weekly check-up this past Wednesday and everything is looking good and we are right on track. Baby James is head down and has already dropped quite low (which explains why I have to go potty all the time)! At our next appointment, we will get one more ultrasound to see how big our little boy is and this will be the last time we get to see him before we meet him for real.

I cannot even begin to describe how excited and scared I am at the same time. Brian and I were sitting in the baby's room last night and I was trying to imagine what it will be like to have little Jamie there in the room with us. It is hard to believe that this journey is almost over... and that soon we will be a family of three!

Maternity Photo Shoot & Room Updates

This past Sunday, Brian and I had our maternity photo shoot with an amazing photographer - Mollie. We had a hard time trying to figure out where to take the photos and would go back and forth on taking them at the house or taking them outside somewhere. Ultimately, we decided to take the pictures at The University of Texas campus and I think it was the perfect choice! The weather cooperated for the most part - it was sunny and beautiful - but pretty cold! Click here to see a sneak peek of our session.

What do you all think??

The past few weeks I have slowly, but surely, been working on putting the baby room together. I have been VERY indecisive on how I want the room organized and decorated - thus the delay in posting some photos! I will put something up and then decide the next day that I no longer like it. I just want the room to be perfect...

I did manage to get done loads and loads of laundry of baby clothes, bibs, burp pads and blankets. My parents saved all of my baby blankets from when I was little, so our little guy already has quite the collection of blankets to keep him warm and cozy! I have also been working on getting together all the stuff that me and the baby will need at the hospital. I think at this point I have everything I need - I just need to pack it all up!

While I try my best to finish this room in the next few weeks, enjoy the following shots of some of the special touches in the room:

a little Notre Dame accent

and you cannot forget about the Texas Longhorns!

my baby shoes from when I was little

framed artwork

The Furniture is HERE!

After 17 LONG weeks of anticipation, our baby furniture finally arrived! On Wednesday afternoon, Brian and I headed down to South Austin to the warehouse to pick up the furniture. After a long, slow drive in some crazy winds - we made it home, got the furniture upstairs in the baby room and even got the crib all put together!

all packed in the truck...

the crib in pieces

Liz - trying to helpBrian putting the crib together

our other helper...

it is done!

a picture of the dresser (which thankfully came already assembled!)

Now, it is time to get the rest of the room put together... I will try and post some other baby room updates later this weekend.

On another note - I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas Day! Ours was wonderful - spent the day watching movies, opening presents, eating yummy food and enjoying time together on our last Christmas without kids!

Belly & Baby Updates

Today, I am 32 weeks and 3 days pregnant.

Only 53 more days to go.

YIKES!

According to BabyCenter – our little guy weighs in around 3.75 pounds right now and is about 16.7 inches long. The scary part is that during the next 7 weeks, he will gain a third to half of his birth weight! Meaning – he could basically double in size!

For those of you who do not know, Brian and I were both very LARGE babies. Brian weighed in at 9 pounds, 10 ounces and was 22 inches long. I was 9 pounds, 9 ounces and 21 inches long. I am scared to think of how big our little guy is going to be!

And speaking of getting big… it seems like every day I wake up my belly is a little bit bigger. It is getting harder and harder to do normal activities (bending over, sitting on the floor, carrying things around, getting out of the car, etc). Brian keeps looking at my belly in awe and wondering how I could possibly get any bigger! I guess we will find out…

For your enjoyment, below are the latest two belly shots:

28 weeks, 4 days

31 weeks, 2 days

In some other news – our baby furniture has FINALLY arrived! It was supposed to take 12-16 weeks to get here and it ended up taking 17 weeks – I am just glad it is here. Brian and I will be heading down on Wednesday afternoon to pick it up. Once we get it assembled, I will post a picture for you all to see!

Once we get the crib and dresser in the baby’s room – I am hoping it will actually start to feel like a nursery! Right now, there is so much baby stuff all over the room and crammed in the closet. I am SO excited to be able to organize it all and get everything in its proper place! I also have a lot of fun baby room projects to work on over the holidays – so be on the lookout for some fun room updates!