tick tock, tick tock....

38 weeks and 3 days pregnant, only 11 more days to go and wow i really hope it is sooner than that! Last week we had some awesome weather and it was great to walk and hang out outside and read, then starting yesterday it got hot as hell! Today it was basically 100 degrees and for the next few days looks like it will be high 90's! ACK! I knew being 9 months preggers in july would be no picnic but of course there is some ridiculous heat wave! Oh well, I am still waking up early and walking everyday trying to get some progress going. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow and hopefully we will see some. If not I guess I will be chilling in the AC for the next couple of days!
Here are my 38 week pics...

We got our nursery bedding last week, finally! And even though it took way longer than I wanted it to, it was worth it because its beautiful and really completes the room. Here are the pics, I had to block out a few of the things because they have the babys name and as you all know it's a secret till she gets here :)
View into the room from the hallway:

The crib and bedding...

Window valances, also made by the woman who did the bedding...

 View from the crib to the dresser side of the room

the damask vinyl decal we got for the wall

some of the items in the book case, a piggy bank

and a few stuffed animals and pics

bookselves on one side of the wall...

and the closet, lots of clothes already!

So I figured i would list where i got all of these awesome things from, bc a lot of them were cheap finds that I just happened to find at the perfect time.
Vinyl wall decal and stripe - Etsy, seller Leen the Graphics Queen
Piggy Bank - Target
Damask picture frames - Target
Name blocks (not shown) - Etsy, seller 4LeafBoutique
Damask outlet covers - Etsy, seller PinkDaisyVT
Bedding and window valances - Etsy, seller Melissa's Boutique
Mobile (should arrive this week) - Etsy, seller mamax2
Funiture - Munire, Savannah collection
So I will have a pic of the mobile when it comes in because it is awesome and I love it! Thank God for target and etsy huh!? I have had so much fun doing this room and of course couldn't have done it without John's help and awesome painting skills :)
That's it for now I guess, if I am lucky this will be my last post BEFORE baby! SO EXCITED!!! For now,  I will end with a pic of Sadie relaxing on the porch in the sun, her new favorite thing to do :)

Happy Birthday to MEEEE

this past saturday i turned 29, yikes! one more year in my 20's but it will be the best year ever with our new little addition who is coming oh so soon! i had a very nice weekend. on thursday i went out to dinner with jen and marybeth, who just found out her baby is a BOY! woo hoo, now we can start arranging the marriage, lol. i am so happy our kids are going to be so close in age, it will be a lot of fun! i didn't take any pics on thursday cause i suck, but we had fun and the next time i see them i am pretty sure i will me a mom!
friday night, john and mimi took me to an amazing dinner in millburn, omg so good i can't wait to go back! we took some pics before we left, so these count as my 36 week pics!

 then on saturday we had a few people over for a bbq, it was SO hot out but we had a lot of fun! here are some random candid shots of the party and then some pics vj took of the nursery, its almost done just need the bedding and the window valances!
larisa & paul

the boys

gabes blue suede shoes

kristen & jeff

sadie having fun

then on sunday we went down to monmouth racetrack and my whole family was there. it was so nice to see everyone but it was like 100 degrees and we were out in the sun the whole time. i didn't get to take any pics with anyone but i was so happy to spend some time with them. so that's about it for now. i am officially done with work and that is kind of crazy! even though i wasn't working full time, it still feels weird not to have a real schedule anymore. i am sure the next couple weeks (if that) will go by fast, i really wonder how much longer i have! i am so excited for her to get here!

is it july 16th yet?

lol, no seriously though??!?!?! aghhh i've really been trying to keep the complaining to a minimum throughout this pregnancy but today i am in a whiny mood :( my feet are frigen killing me and i just feel like a WHALE. anyway, things besides me are good. we are almost ready for the baby.... we have a few more things to put together and then whenever i get the freaking bedding the room will be ready as well!
it's kind of crazy that there's only like a month to go but i am feeling pretty ready and since we had the birthing class and hospital tour i feel even more prepared.
this weekend is my 29th birthday, yikes! i can't believe it is my last bday in my 20's... nothing crazy is planned just having a bbq here and then going to the track on sunday where my whole fam will be. i am looking forward to seeing everyone and betting on some horsies!
here are my last 2 weeks pics, enjoy!

Happy Memorial Day!

So summer is 'officially' here, woo hoo! This weekend had such great weather and I am finally tan! We spent the weekend at John's mom (Mimi) pool and we def got some relaxing in.  We had a great time with everyone and today we brought Sadie over to get some pool time. She is now pooped and that makes me a happy mama!
Lots of progress is going on getting ready for the baby, I washed a lot of clothes this week and we got our glider, which is amazing btw, and now everything is basically in place except the bedding and a few other small details. We will get the bedding this week and then hopefully by this weekend we will have the room all ready to go :)
Our deck was finished this week too and we got new flowerboxes for the railing and they look so pretty! Here are some pictures I took of the almost finished product (we need to stain it in a few weeks):

Sadie loves the new deck too!

And here are my 33 week pics - EEK! I am SO huge. its kind of getting comical now... it will be interesting to see how much bigger I get!

Till next week, I can't wait to post pics of the finished nursery, it looks AMAZING!!!

making room for lots of STUFF~

wow, i mean i knew we would need to make some room for all the baby stuff but then once it got in my house i seriously started to freak out! our house is big enough but we needed to rearrange some of the storage things we have going on and make room in the kitchen. anyway,  i know this is all SO exciting but that's what we spent our weekend doing! we went to babies r us and buy buy baby to return some doubles from the shower, and we ordered our glider :) then sunday went to target and bought tons of organizational stuff and went to TOWN! we seriously needed another weekend after this weekend!

one fun thing on saturday morning we went back to the 3D ultrasound place and got some really good pics of baby girl, its crazy how cute she is already ;)

her foot

so freaking awesome to be able to see her... i really can't wait to meet her!
i went today for a checkup at the doctors and everything was good, heartbeat was strong at 143 bpm and she even kicked the doctor. lol she doesn't like when things are on my belly.
countdown is at 52 days - not too long now!
OH and the nursery is coming out just AMAZING. i am so proud of how we decorated it! i am just waiting for the freaking bedding and window treatments to arrive, the woman who is making them on etsy is starting to make me a lil mad bc i get no updates on when it should be arriving. i am going to email her tomorrow to find out wtf is going on. and we ordered the coolest mobile from etsy too, seriously i am so thrilled with how my vision came out, even better then i thought.
that's all for now... memorial day weekend is coming up and we'll be spending some time at my mother in laws pool, weather is supposed to be nice so i am looking forward to a relaxing weekend :)