A Birth Story-Part 1

So, I LOVE reading all about other peoples birth stories AND I want to remember EVERYTHING about the day that Carter was born so here it is people...pretty sure it's going to be pretty long, so skip ahead as you wish :)

My due date was October 21st so when I woke up on Sunday and didn't feel NOT one contraction I starting thinking about how that day was MORE then likely NOT going to be the day that baby Carter would make his grand appearance!

AND then I went on Twitter and I saw all of the Kardashians posting that the 21st was Kim K's Bday!

I KNEW for sure he would NOT come that day now....he's like his dad and I knew he didn't wanna share his bday with Kim K!  BUT I was still a tiny bit hopeful!  THAT maybe he'd change his mind!  OR I was going to do things to try to push him a tiny bit!

I really did EVERY single one of these things and NO baby Carter did NOT want to come out!!  I remember as we were doing all these things trying to get him to make his appearance already the husband and I kept saying that it would be funny if he did come and then EVERYONE would say see the "whatever they told me to try" worked!  So the husband gave me reese's peanut butter cups and said "if you go into labor tonight, we're gonna tell everyone it's because you ate reese's peanut butter cups!  OH!  AND chicken wings cause you ate those tonight too!"  We could NOT stop laughing we watched a movie and THEN we kept hearing an alarm going off...it was like 10pm on a sunday and we kept hearing this stupid car alarm going off FOREVER!  Finally the husband went to go check who it was and it was a girl PASSED out in her car (I guess her bf/husband was trying to wake her up by pressing the panic button CLEARLY it was NOT working!) BUT me and the husband could NOT stop laughing we kept running from the living room to our bedroom (where there is a window that looks down into the parking lot) and laughing at the girl passed out in her car!  She was arguing with her boyfriend and it was so funny!  We were rolling (Okay, I'm sure this was a LOT more funny in person BUT this may or may not have been ONE of the reasons I went into labor) after running back and forth for 45 minutes to an hour the girl finally went to bed while yelling at whoever was taking her to bed and we had a good laugh and then watched the end of the movie!  The clock turned passed midnight and I had finally accepted that Baby Carter would NOT be one of the 5% that was born ON his due date!  Me and the husband were getting ready to go to bed and I changed the calendar in our living room to October 22nd and we headed to bed.

While I was laying there trying to get comfortable as MUCH as you can while 40 weeks and ONE day pregnant, I realized that I was getting cramps!  I had to spend a day at labor & delivery earlier in the week and they were tracking my contractions and they finally told me that what I had been feeling the last couple of weeks things that felt just like menstrual cramps were contractions and I now knew what to look for.  SO when I started getting cramps I was thinking oh cool at least a couple of contractions maybe he'll come in the next few days!  I DID NOT want to be pregnant ALL the way until my next appt which wasn't until THURSDAY!  I laid there watching TV and realized that my "cramps" were coming often even if they didn't hurt....so I busted out my HANDY pregnancy app and started timing my "cramps" (at the time I THOUGHT they MIGHT be contractions but couldn't be POSITIVE!

I started tracking

They were every 4 minutes or SO but they didn't hurt...I mean they were just like regular cramps they didn't feel like everyone told me they would feel (worse pain in the world) sooooo I just kept timing...UNTIL it had been 1 hour!  and I realized that I MIGHT be in labor :-O  soooooo after about an hour and a 1/2 of timing them coming every 3-4 minutes I decided I should probably call L&D and see what they said....I called and they told me that unless I was in a LOT of pain or they got super close together I could stay at home...so I did...and I was watching TV still timing...they got closer and closer together but still weren't hurting like I thought they should.  BUT once they were coming EVERY 2 minutes I decided that we were going to have to go to the hospital so I took a shower and started getting ready to go to the hospital...once I got out of the shower I realized that they were now every minute and a half apart!!  I immediately woke up the husband and tried to get him to hurry because NOW I was nervous that Carter would want to hurry up and come out and I wouldn't get to the hospital in time for an epidural (my biggest fear about having a baby was thinking I might have to do it with NO drugs) :l  I know I'm terrible BUT whateva, I heard what that pain feels like and I feel NO need to feel it if I don't have to!

We got ready and NOW it was exciting!  We all piled into the car, the husband and I plus the puppies, since we had already talked to my mom and told her that IF we had to go to the hospital in the middle of the night that she would come to the hospital to pick up the puppies from us and they would stay with her and my dad while we stood in the hospital! sooooo while we were on our way to the hospital I called my mom to meet us there and we were on our way....those 20 minutes felt like FOREVER because I had no idea how far along I was and I did NOT want to give birth in a car!  We FINALLY got there and my contractions were a steady minute and a 1/2 apart and lasting 50 seconds to a minute and 30!  It was a crazy feeling...when you are having a contraction it hurts...and then once it's over it's like you were never in pain at all...it kept making me laugh when the contraction would go away because I would immediately not be in pain anymore...we got to the hospital and my mom was there waiting for us...we handed her the dogs and we told her we would let her know what they told us once we were checked and stuff.  we got to L&D and were told that LOTS of ladies were having there baby that day!  We figured that NO babies wanted to be born on Kim K's bday AND all the babies wanted to be born on the last day that they could be before becoming scorpios :)  (my entire pregnancy my whole family just kept saying...I hope he's born on his due date so that he could be a libra...we don't want another scorpio (considering both my mom and gma are libras) P.S. last day of libra is October 22nd :)

To be Continued.....can't wait for you guys to hear alllllllllll about the actual delivery part (that was my FAVORITE part) and still makes me tear up thinking about it!  :)

Month 1 Necessities!!

I can't tell you enough how thankful I am for blogging because I was able to find out soooo much stuff that I needed for baby that I had NO idea I needed or wanted!  When I was looking at baby stuff I had NO idea what I needed AT all, I had no idea where to even start!  Sooooooo I thought I'd share with you some of the stuff that has made our last month run a little smoother :)

For Baby

Sleep n' Play pajamas-I don't think I could possibly have enough of these for all of the time that he spends in them!  I LOVE them, and I didn't realize that of ALL the clothes we got for his baby shower(s) we only received 1 pack of 2 of these!  I had to buy so many more, which is fine because I found some super cute ones at Target!  I love that they are cool enough for him to sleep in, all those fleece although super cute are just too hot for him AND they are nice enough that I don't feel like a terrible mom for letting him stay in them all day the next day if we have nothing to do...they're called sleep n play for a reason!  :)

Aden & Adain Swaddlers-I had saw these on a couple of different blogs and OMG are they AMAZING!!!  Every single day I tell the husband that I'm so glad we invested in these, when you see the package at $40, it kinda seems dumb for something so thin BUT invest in these, I seriously use them for EVERYTHING!!  He gets swaddled in them, burp clothes, covers for his car seat when we go to stores and I don't want people looking at him (yes sometimes I'm that mom, it's flu season I would die if he got sick), I even use them to cover myself when I'm nursing and people are over I LOVE THEM!!  P.S. they're super soft and come in LOTS of different designs and all are SUPER cute!

Onesies-of course everyone has these, I LOVE the Carter brand ones they're thick and come in LOTS of different designs PLUS I got all of his on sale at the Carter's store when everything was 50% off PLUS had an additional coupon for ANOTHER 20% off woot woot!  I also like them because they're bigger size so I know they'll fit the little monster a little longer, his nb ones still fit really good.

Huggies Little Snugglers-When we were in the hospital they gave us Pampers to use, and we got LOTS of Pampers as baby shower gifts, so we were using them first, then I opened up the one package of Huggies that we received and fell IN LOVE with them!  In the back it is something almost like elastic that goes across the babies back it makes it feel like they are soooooo sturdy and really fit the baby!  PLUS of course they have the yellow pee line, and they have winnie the pooh on them which is super cute too.

Boppy with a cute cover-okay, maybe the cute cover is not absolutely necessary BUT it does make it that much better.  I didn't realize that we would use this pillow so much until we had it.  Actually I didn't even realized I used it so much until I started thinking about what have been necessities this month AND we use this SO much!  It's amazing with nursing and now that he's bigger it's good for him to use to sit up with or even lay in.  I LOVE it, and I got the CUTEST cover on Etsy from Valerie, she was amazing and everything was completely customizable :)

For Mom

Baby Connect-I had searched for an app that would keep track of nursing times, times he slept, pooped, dr appts, etc. I tried the free ones, but I wanted to know averages and stuff and none of those offered that.  UNTIL I read on a blog about this app!  It was kinda expensive I think it was like $5 BUT it's AMAZING!!  It has been so helpful Really, I will feel like the baby has been asleep for HOURS and then I look at the app and it tells me he's only been asleep for 30 minutes, AND when you first get home from the hospital TRUST ME your brain will NOT work AT ALL, or at least mine didn't so it's really helpful to keep track of everything with this app.  Oh and the other thing good about this app is that you can download it on other devices (like the husbands or even a nannies) and they can keep track of things when they're watching the baby, I use the husband's phone when mine dies at night and it makes it so easy!  I LOVE IT!

Starbucks-Okay, Okay soooo MAYBE I was obsessed with this before the baby came BUT I am SUPER obsessed now, whenever Baby Carter & I do go outside to run errands I grab a pumpkin spice, I love them!  AND to be honest I'm not just obsessed with Starbucks in coffee in general and as a new parent you need at least a cup a day, sometimes more when the new baby is confused as to what is day and what is night like baby Carter sometimes is.  P.S. if you go to Starbucks as much as me, MAKE sure you join the rewards club, FREE drink every 12 drinks you buy PLUS free drink for your bday AND you can pay for your coffee via your phone, NO need to carry a wallet!  LOVE!!

iPhone-OF course I need my phone to use the app, BUT mostly I use my phone to take RIDICULOUS amounts of pictures of the baby (I've already had to go through it a couple of times and delete stuff I don't need to make room for more pictures, I NEED A 64), I mean really I've tried using the camera BUT it's such a hassle and it's so much easier to keep your phone on you, PLUS when you take pictures with a camera it's way harder to share your pictures on IG and really that's my favorite pass time right now LOVE IG (if you don't follow me, make sure you do OVER THERE -------->)

Nursing Bra-ugh when I first had the baby I had ONE nursing bra/shirt and I soon realized that I couldn't wear this EVERY day.  So we went out and bought some more, BUT it was amazing as to how much you need these, I seriously thought at one point I didn't need any (man was I wrong).  I tried wearing a regular bra the other day because all my nursing ones were dirty (being lazy and not washing) and it was SOOOO uncomfortable!  P.S. you'll need a couple I was surprised at how dirty they get, YOU WILL LEAK!

Nursing Pads-Like I just said, you will leak, I didn't think it would happen that much BUT nope, it does and the first time it happened I couldn't stop laughing because out of no where my whole shirt was SOAKED!!  I tried a couple of different nursing pads, most were samples I've gotten when we registered for the baby, and I tried the reusable ones BUT I love these Tommee Tippee ones!!  They're really absorbant and I tried the J&J ones and they leave cotton behind which gets in the babies mouth YUCK!

Water Bottle-When you are nursing you are supposed to drink RIDICULOUS amounts of water, well I make sure to drink at least 1/2 to 1 whole bottle of water after each nursing session because I don't want to get dehydrated, and after a long nursing session I seriously feel like I just ran a mile I'm so thirsty!  I got a set of contigo water bottles for less then $20 at Costco and they work amazing you can use it with one hand so you can drink while nursing.

OMG! Baby Carter is ONE month OLD!

where did the MONTH go?!?!

I can't even believe that I have spent a whole month without a BIG belly and instead have been taking care of a handsome little boy!

I'm going to share with you some of my FAVORITE pictures from this month that has literally FLOWN by!!!

I'm so thankful for this little dude, he's literally amazing!  EVEN when he's super fussy I just can't get enough of him....I didn't know it was possible but I really love him more and more each and every single day :)

outfit home from the hospital :)

soooo tiny in his car seat

looooove a naked baby :)

his face has already changed so much :(

grouchy butt!

"get outta my face!"

we were sleepyyyyyy

thanksgiving day shopping :)

just hanging out

i dont think he liked the beanie

don't mind my nursing bra :l

just in looking at these pictures I can't believe how much he has changed in a month!  He's grown so much!  and has already gotten such a personality!  I can't wait to see what else god has in store for us!

Birth Announcement

I was going back and forth trying to decide if I even wanted to order Announcements BUT I couldn't help it!  I want to share with everyone how ADORABLE baby Carter is :)  RIDICULOUS I know!  BUT still these came out AMAZING (well at least they look good on the computer) I had a $20 gift card from Target from when we registered for our baby showers, AND then all the cards were 40% off!!  WOOT WOOT so if you spend $30 you get FREE shipping!  If you've been here a while you KNOW that I LOVE a good deal!  SOOOOOO that means I paid less then a DOLLAR for each card and the reviews all say they are GREAT quality and printed amazing!  I can't wait to get them...IF they do come out good I know where I am getting our Christmas Cards printed :)

Happy 3 Weeks Baby Carter :)

Weight: went to the doctor on monday, and he's 8 lbs 8 oz!  :-O  ALMOST a full pound over what he was when he was born!  (growing soooo fast)

Height: he grew 1 inch and is now 21 inches

Clothing size: he still fits in some of his newborns, especially because his 0-3 are HUGE!!  Soooo I'll say he's in between sizes :)

Diaper size: Newborn sometimes we put him in 1's but they feel way too huge!

Feeding: wellllllll when we went to the LC this week she weighed him and he had eaten 4 1/2 oz from one side!  HE CAN EAT!
Sleep: ehhhh he goes for days where he sleeps for 5 to 6 hours straight at night AND then the next night he'll decide that he wants to be up every 2 hours or we're working on sleeping more hours though :)
Milestones: he smiles more....it's NOT on purpose but I LOVE when he does it!  It's the BEST it lights up his whole face!  AND his belly button FINALLY fell off on Friday (that's a milestone right?)
Adventures: hmmm we took our FIRST solo trip to the doctors office a couple of weeks ago :)

Mommy and Daddy could not get through this week without:  lots and lots of cuddles with our little baby :)  our Aden + Anais Swaddlers our Automatic Bouncer and our Gum Drop Pacifiers PLUS the baby connect app which helps me keep track of ALL things that baby does!  I LOVE it!

P.S. this week is the first time that grandpa held baby Carter (pic above) and this week finally Baby Carter's belly button fell off! :)

I hate that this pic is blurry (stupid iPhone) BUT he sleeps like this ALL the time and it always makes me laugh :)

Next up:  First big boy bath!

Hello There :)

Please Join me in Welcoming to the World

Carter Jax

Born October 22nd 5:48 pm 

7 lbs 11 oz :) 

20 inches long

And he is more gorgeous then I could ever imagine!  :D

Sorry I've been MIA for so long, but man who would have thought having a baby was so much work?!?!  All the details COMING soon!

BUT for now, here's LOTS of pics of little baby Carter in the hospital :)

 I'm definitely NOT one of those ladies that looks PERFECT after they just popped a baby out BUT it's our first family picture and DEFINITELY one that I will cherish forever :)

Going home outfit, I LOVED it, doesn't he look like a little track star?  :)  THIS was literally two seconds before we got in the wheelchair to get outta the hospital 26 hours after he was born!  I was so ready to go home!  I hope all of my bloggy friends are well, I've missed you all MUCHO and I have all of your blogs to read!  BlogLovin unread posts 194!  Do you think I've been doing anything but taking care of a BRAND new baby for the past 9 days?  Probably not!  BUT I really wouldn't have it ANY other way!! :D

Baby Carter's Bedroom (so far) + A concert :)

So last Monday, my mom came over and helped me clean out Carter's room!

I wish that I had pictures of what his room looked like before we got it cleaned because it literally looked like a tornado went off in there!  SERIOUSLY!  So sad how messy it was, I just did NOT have any energy to do anything (who am I kidding, I still don't have any energy) it's like I'm in the beginning of my pregnancy ALL over again!!  :l

BUT thanks to my mom she really helped get everything organized in there :)

Of course we still have to put up all the frames and the book shelves, this week BUT at least the majority of everything is ready for him to come!  Like that corner in the back...see it?  Behind the chair, that is where all of his frames and stuff are hiding AND I need to set up our desk in the living room so we can get rid of that printer!  AND the dogs LOVE to eat their bones in there, OF COURSE!

his crib, I LOVE his bed set, and realized that it didn't come with a bumper!  I had NO idea!  P.S. don't mind the vacuum in there, its gone now, but we used it to shampoo the carpet this weekend!

Here is the AMAZING chair that we got from Costco, I had been looking EVERYWHERE for a nice glider that wasn't $600 which is ALL I could find!!  UNTIL we stumbled across this one at Costco :D  AND I was SUPER excited when I found out that it was only $150!  Couldn't believe it either!  AND it's so cute, NOW if ONLY I could find a CUTE slipcover that doesn't cost $200 did you know that's how much those are??  I had NO idea!  BUT for now the brown matches and eventually we'll find one!

HIS CLOSET!  OMG yes he does HAVE that many clothes PLUS the other side, and those are all to 6 months!  He is NEVER going to run out that's for sure!  I am going to change him @ LEAST 3 times a day so that he can make sure to wear them all!

His Bassinet/Rocker that we got, I have read review after review about what to put the baby in when they first come home from the hospital and this rocker got the BEST reviews!  SO this is where Baby Carter will sleep when he first comes home!  AND it's the CUTEST softest thing in the world!

I LOVE this little toy, it's so cute!  AND it sings!  Reminds me of the glow worms from when I was young!  So cute! :D  LOVE him!  :)

We are READY for Baby Carter to get here any day now, and we can't wait!!  We have to finish the last couple of touches on his room, BUT we did shampoo all the carpets in our apartment and get the car completely detailed so that we are all FRESH and CLEAN when he does decide to come :)  AND we can't wait!

Baby Laines-39 Weeks

How far along: 39 Weeks :)

Baby's size: A small watermelon around 7 lbs and 20-21 inches...eek he is FOR SURE big enough to come out!!  Come on Baby Carter :) 

Miss Anything: I do miss being able to have a drink at dinner, AND I do miss being comfortable, at all, I miss sleeping on my back without feeling like I'm going to suffocate! 

  

Best moment this week:  Going to the Black Keys Concert, it was a lot of fun, HUGE pregnant and all!

Movement: Yep, moves lots!!

Food cravings: nope, nothing at all...most times after I eat I feel super nauseous, BUT you could say I'm still obsessed with sweets :)  YUMMMM 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Food in general, randomly I'll feel super queasy and gross :l

Maternity Clothes: Ummm yes please...still all I wear PLUS the husbands old shirts and gym shorts!

Stretch marks: :(

Symptoms I HAVE:   Big belly!  Lots of queasiness, wobbling, backaches, etc.

Doctor’s Appointment:  Wednesday morning and that is when they will tell me if I've even dilated AT ALL, UNLESS he decides to come out before then of course :)

What I'm looking forward to:  Baby Carter finally being here :D  I can't wait!!!!!

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: in

Wedding rings on or off: off, I put them on last sunday to go to dinner with my grandma and I couldn't get them off!  So I officially officially took them off for good last week!  So sad :(  My fingers look so boring and sad without a wedding ring.

Happy or Moody most of the time: I think I'm pretty happy, BUT it is pretty easy for me to get annoyed!

Sleep: I feel like I can't get ENOUGH sleep right now, I'm so tired!!  Literally last night I went to bed at midnight and then woke up at 4 am and couldn't go to sleep until 5:30 and then LITERALLY slept in this morning until 12:30 I can't believe it!  I feel like I'm in the first trimester of pregnancy ALL OVER AGAIN!  :l  AND if someone tells me ONE more time that it's NOT going to get better after the baby comes, I'm going to PUNCH someone in their face!  ESPECIALLY because I already KNOW that!  BUT at least I'll have a reason to be tired all the time, right now I just feel like I'm exhausted for no reason!

Showing:  Ummm for sure!!  NO way to hide it AT ALL!

Baby Carter please please please get here soon!  Mommy & Daddy can't wait to finally meet you on the outside!  WE are all ready for you to get out!  BUT no rush, I LOVE that you are going to pick your own birthday :D  Pick a good day and PLEASE let it be BEFORE halloween, we have a SUPER cute Halloween costume waiting for you to wear :)

Baby Laines-38 Weeks

How far along: 39 Weeks :)

Baby's size: HUGE!   OFFICIALLY ready to come out ;D

Miss Anything: Being comfortable...of couse, being able to enjoy an alcoholic beverage randomly!   AND not having a never ending to do list!

Best moment this week:  KNOWING that the next time my family gets together for an event Baby Carter will ALREADY be here OMG!  I can NOT wait!!

Movement: Yep, he still doesn't MOVE all crazy...BUT he does move lots...I think he's a booty popper like his dad :) It's so cute when he'll randomly stick his butt out!  LOVE!! :D

Food cravings: Nothing at all still...everyone still asks me all the time...but NOPE nothing, especially NOTHING crazy.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Randomly I'll feel super sick like I wanna throw UP, BUT for the MOST part nope...

Maternity Clothes: Ummm yes...or ANY of my clothes that were SUPER loose when I wasn't pregnant!

Stretch marks: Ummm I feel like there are going to be more hidden ones, once this baby actually pops out! BUT for now I'm not going to stress about it...I've taken care of myself to the best of my ability so whatever happens to my body is what was meant to happen and all for Baby Carter :)  Battle wounds of pregnancy it's okay

Symptoms I HAVE:   BIG belly, swollen feet & ankles, BUT really OVERALL I am feeling AMAZING I can't wait to D

Doctor’s Appointment:  They are every single week now!  Can't believe how fast time has passed!

What I'm looking forward to:  Baby FINALLY being here, can't wait!

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: in

Wedding rings on or off: on kinda, i keep taking them off but then putting them back on because I miss them too much!!

Happy or Moody most of the time: I am happy most of the time now :)  AT least I don't feel as moody as I was before.

Sleep: Still tired...ALL THE TIME! BUT I am sleeping pretty much through the entire night!

Showing:  ummm yesssss for sureeeee

Baby Laines-37 Weeks

How far along: 37 weeks :)

Baby's size: 19-22 inches around 6.5 lbs :-O!   The size of a WATERMELON!!  Oh goodness!

Miss Anything: Being comfortable!!  I miss being able to sleep on my back...sleeping without waking up like I'm going to explode, feeling like I don't have a BASKETBALL stuffed inside my stomach...oh and I miss wearing jeans!  OH and shirts that were long, and I miss my old feet, they're so swollen right now and they hurt that I miss when they were cute!  :(

Best moment this week:  Getting an email saying that Baby Laines is FULL TERM!!  He can literally come at ANY TIME!!!  :D

Movement: Yep, every single day, it's cute when he moves sometimes, because it's when I eat something or drink something and he'll be moving crazy!  I LOVE IT!    He's so funny he already makes me laugh when the husband plays music for him and he starts moving CRAZY!

Food cravings: I feel like it has finally hit me, that I FEEL LIKE I CAN EAT A HORSE starving feeling!  YESTERDAY I felt fine, and then ALL OF A SUDDEN I felt like I was going to pass out from being hungry!  I have a feeling he's going to be a GREAT eater once he gets out!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still just when I'm hungry!  Other then that not too much.

Maternity Clothes: All I can wear, I even had a meltdown on Saturday for our baby shower when I tried on the dress that I had bought a couple of weeks ago for the baby shower and it didn't fit, I felt so uncomfortable in it, and then I had to search through my closet for something to wear...I officially do NOT FIT IN ANY OF MY pre-maternity clothes UNLESS they were ridiculously long before I got pregnant.

Stretch marks: I have noticed that I got a couple on the very bottom of my stomach...the husband says you can't see them BUT I can see them!  I know they are there and they make me sad :(  Battle wounds of a mother right?  Just gotta keep telling myself that.  AND they aren't as bad as they COULD BE.

Symptoms I HAVE:  Swollen feet
tired...oh the tiredness, i need energy like yesterday
big basketball belly
feeling like I'm going to topple over
clothes not fitting
tired...did I say that already? it's because of how tired I am
an anxious!  I'm so excited for him to get here, but have so much to do before he actually arrives that every time i feel pressure I get worried he might decide that he wants to come out already

Doctor’s Appointment:  they are every single week from now on...so we're definitely getting close

What I'm looking forward to:  finally meeting him :)  I can't wait!!  I went through ALL of his clothes yesterday and we have soooooooo many that they don't fit inside his closet hanging some have to go in drawers, I can't believe how blessed we already are!  AND I can't wait to see what he looks like!

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: still in...

Wedding rings on or off: well...they WERE on, but I noticed last week that they were getting a little tight, not when I was wearing them...when I was wearing them I didn't feel them tight at all, BUT they were getting more difficult to get off...so I took them off, but missed them too much and decided it was the weather that was making them so tight, until last night when I tried to take them off, I had to use soap and I had a mark, so I officially took them off, I'm so scared that they will have to be cut off that I'd rather be safe then sorry.

Happy or Moody most of the time: I like to think that I'm Happy most of the time, but I do catch myself becoming moody...especially when it's HOT!

Sleep: well, I guess I'm better off then MOST preggers that say they can't sleep at all, because I can definitely sleep BUT when I wake up I'm still tired!  and often times my arms go to sleep from sleeping on my side...oh man I can't WAIT til the day I can sleep on my back again!!!  I miss that sleep!!

Showing:  YES!!  That's FOR SURE!

Baby Laines-36 Weeks

How far along: 36 Weeks :)

Baby's size: 19-22 inches, around 6.5 lbs AND the size of a WATERMELON!  Ummm safe to say Baby Carter is BIG enough to come out ANY day now!!

Miss Anything: NOT having a MILLION things to do on my to do list!!  Seriously!

Best moment this week:  Knowing that in LESS then a month the new baby will be here!  Eeek I can't wait!

Movement: Yep, he doesn't kick so much anymore, BUT he gets hiccups a lot AND lots of rolls, and I think he moves his hands around a lot

Food cravings: Still just sweets.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Randomly I'll feel SUPER nauseous but not on a steady basis. 

Maternity Clothes: Uggh yes, I'm still trying to squeeze myself into my old pants, and although they still go on, they are completely unbuttoned, thank you belly band for making it seem like they're not.

Stretch marks: :(  I am sad to say that I got a few stretch marks :,( I wanted to cry when I saw them, BUT the upside is that they are REALLY REALLY light and I think I MIGHT be the only one that can truly see them, what can I say I know what my stomach looked like before and those tiny marks were NOT there.

Symptoms I HAVE:   Big huge belly, tired ALL THE TIME, NONE of my clothes fit, get out of breath, ONE symptom I still don't have though, is that I am NOT nesting thats for sure, I'm so tired all I want to do is sleep!

Doctor’s Appointment:  Have one on Friday, and then it's EVERY single week until he finally decides to come!

What I'm looking forward to:  Baby Carter finally being here!  I literally CAN NOT WAIT!!!  I know I have a LOT to do before his arrival BUT I'm so excited to go in his room and see an actual baby :)

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: in

Wedding rings on or off: on and still fitting like normal :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Not gonna lie, I'm pretty freaking moody, BUT it's HOT and I have realized that MOST people are REALLY annoying!

Sleep: Yuckkkk...I wish it was easier to sleep!  I'm so tired!

Showing:  There is NO hiding this big belly, I mean I can try BUT I'm pretty sure people can tell there's a baby in there :)

Baby Laines-35 Weeks

Happy Rosh Hashanah!!!

(no I'm not jewish, but my calendar told me what today is :D)

How far along: 35 weeks :)

Baby's size: He is the size of a LARGE cantaloupe :D around 19-22 inches & almost 6 lbs (don't you think if he's already 6 pounds he can get out now??)

Miss Anything: Well yesterday I missed beer, so the husband made me a FAKE michelada which is a michelada with O'douls and it does supress the craving!  AND I still miss being comfortable!

Best moment this week:  knowing that we are NOW less then 5 weeks (pleaseeeeeee Carter come on TIME)

Movement: Yep, he moves around in there LOTS I think I've started to become immune to it, it's funny!  BUT I still LOVE it!!

Food cravings: Hmmm...nothing really...still sweets!  Whyyyyyy are they sooooo good!  OHHH but I think the Husband has FINALLY hit is pregnancy cravings because I think every single day he tells me how "this one thing would taste AMAZING" he was even mad at the TV the other day for playing a McDonalds commercial because he's been thinking about one all week...he makes me laugh!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing really, besides randomly feeling like I'm gonna get sick, but still never do.

Maternity Clothes: Yepppp all dayyyyyyy everyyyyyy dayyyyyyy can't wait to wear regular clothes again!

Stretch marks: I feel like I'm going to get some, and I have been so careful this whole time...sometimes though I think I see some, and then realize it's just the lines from my pants!

Symptoms I HAVE:  Big BELLY!  Being tired allllllllllll the time, and sometimes I'm awfully cranky :(

Doctor’s Appointment:  Had one on Friday, and they did an ultrasound because their doppler wasn't working and they couldn't hear his heartbeat, I wasn't too worried though because at that exact moment I could feel him moving around like crazy so CLEARLY he was alive!  BUT it was cool to see him again, and see how BIG he is!  His head now took up the ENTIRE screen, and he is head down!  No wonder I randomly have to pee RIGHT NOW! :D

What I'm looking forward to:  our last baby shower, maternity leave, and FINALLY getting to see our babies face!  I watched the kardashians last night and it made my eyes water when she holds her baby...eeek so exciting to finally meet the baby that has been living inside you all these months :D

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: in

Wedding rings on or off: on and still fitting like normal :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Sometimes, I get randomly cranky ESPECIALLY if I'm HOT!!  OMG!!  This weather has NOT helped ONE bit!!  NOT one, and I feel like I'm going to pass out, precisely why the husband and I stayed home all weekend inside our air conditioned house and it was AMAZING!

Sleep: Yuckkkk, I've noticed that if I take a shower before going to sleep I usually only wake up once at night but if I don't take a shower I wake up 5-6 times, I gotta keep remembering that!  Wonder when I'll be able to sleep again?  Maybe in a year?

Showing: ohhh definitely!