Week 28_I'd like to spend the rest of my pregnancy on vacation, please!

Just a quick update and photos from our Babymoon:

Spencer and I are having so much fun on our vacation. It has been very relaxing and although I still feel sick some days, at least I don't have to look alert and deal with clients and coworkers. Now when I feel sick, I can just go to bed or lay down and elevate my feet. It is such a nicer way to spend your pregnancy and makes me want to ask my OB for bed rest!


28 weeks and 1 day pregnant...83 days to go!

This is a picture of my wonderful husband relaxing on vacation...completely covered from the sun under an umbrella on the beach, but stocked with his beer and blackberry. Isn't he adorable? Oh I love him so much!

Week 28_Our baby has a new pair a shoes!

Okay, so this is going to be a completely superficial post. Forgive me, but I'm still excited about buying teeny-tiny baby clothes.

So this week Spencer, Sally, Sam, Baby Shell, and I are vacationing in St.Simon's Island. Well, my mother-in-law pointed out that there is a Bailey Boys outlet here so of course, Spencer begged me to go...or maybe it was the other way around. Regardless, we ended up there bright and early yesteday (while celebrating Spencer's 35th birthday) and had sooo much fun!

How can you not LOOVE the smoocked sailboats!


And this cute bubble outfit with a tugboat on it?

And the family has to like the John Deer bubble!!

And this is the peacoat and hat that Spencer picked out for next winter. It's navy blue and will keep Baby Shell warm for a long time!

And finally, I know that Baby Shell will want to be just like his Daddy and wear flip flops all summer so we picked up these fish flip flops for him. Not sure how much walking he'll be doing next summer, but they were on sale so how could I say no?

Also, below are two pictures of Spencer and I at Fort Frederica. Of course we are dorky enough to make sure we find a historic site on vacation to visit. It was so fun, but so hot!!

Spencer next to a cannon looking handsome in his madras shorts.

Me on the marsh edge looking sweaty and large!

Week 27_Are you there kid?

So this week has been very hectic which explains why we are so late on the blogging. Work has been killing both Spencer and myself as we prepare to go on our Babymoon....which starts tomorrow! Hooray! St. Simon's Island here we come!

This week's update though is that we had a tiny scare with Baby Shell. On Wednesday I started to get very nauseous again and was having trouble keeping food in my stomach. I hadn't felt this bad in awhile. Then on Thursday the nausea continued and I realized that it had been about 2 days since I felt Baby Shell kick. I wasn't sleeping because I was feeling so ill so I went home early from work on Thursday and spoke with our doctor. Turns out that Baby Shell had rotated with his head at the top of my uterus and his feet towards my back. His head was pushing hard against my uterus and pushing against my stomach...which pushed against any food in there. Her solution was to drink a sugary, caffeinated beverage (which was music to my ears) in order to turn him around! It's been so long since I've had a real Coke! Well, before I could drink my Coke, my darling husband came home and began speaking to my tummy. Our son now knows his voice so as Spencer talked to him he began to rotate towards his voice and began kicking again. It was was amazing to see him kick through my tummy for the first time in a few days! At this point I assumed he had completely rotated back forward and I was fine again, but since my doctor had approved that sugary, caffeinated Coke I was certainly still going to take advantage of it! And turns out, I still love Coke. Since the baby is still growing, I am having to get used to feeling a bit nauseous again. Oh well, I guess he's worth it!

Tonight we celebrated Spencer's 35th birthday and his last birthday before he becomes a daddy. He got a video camera to take videos of Baby Shell (and probably lots of random things as he learns to use it) and he got a TV to put in the nursery (so that he will be more likely to get up in the middle of the night to help out!). He's gotten presents last week from me, this afternoon from my parents, tonight from his family, and will get more on Monday (his actual birthday) from me and another one next weekend from my parents again! What a spoiled, but very loved guy! I don't care how old he gets, Spencer loooves opening wrapped presents! It's very cute to watch. I just hope he doesn't get too used to this; Baby Shell is going to take over soon!

Hopefully our next posts will include more pictures of the amazing nursery and Baby Shell's first trip to St. Simon's (well, kinda). Maybe I'll even ask Spencer to write it so that it will be more entertaining and less informative. Oh I can't wait to hear what our son thinks of this blog when he's old enough to read it!

Week 26_I LOOOOVE MY BEDDING!!

Hooray! The crib bedding has arrived. Spencer got home first and I made him text message me when it came. I rushed home and immediately put it all together. It is the most perfect bedding for me (and hopefully our son) because it combines the classiness of the Ralph Lauren fabric and frugalness of the WalMart fabric. It was custom made and designed by two wonderful women in Texas who I found on etsy.com. If you've never used etsy.com I highly recommend it. You can get great prices and customized everything! I think my Aunt Patricia should open a store on etsy because she can do the same great things many of these women can do. That's how awesome this website it!

And now, without further ado...

...drumroll please....

I got the bumper, the bedskirt, the toss pillow, and the crib sized quilt. This has really made my day so much brighter! It looks even better in person since the lighting isn't great in the bedroom yet. Everyone is invited to come see it!

98 days to go...but who's counting...Hooray!

Week 25_Still too long to go...

Well this week sure has been topsy-turvy! I haven't been able to keep food down very much or it just upsets my stomach. I feel true exhaustion where my entire body aches. I even had a good cry and I'm not sure why other than pure exhaustion. Plus I had tons to do this week!

25 Weeks and 3 days pregnant!

Last weekend we went to Beaufort Waterfestival and saw tons of people we haven't seen in awhile. Spencer loved the bands and beer and I loved the bands and friends. Our unborn child loved all of the patting and tummy rubs. And for the record, if I know you or you know my family or my best friend's cousin once removed then I certainly don't mind if you'd like to feel my rock hard abs (or rock hard uterus). I still think it's cool too. However, if I don't know you, please don't invade my personal space. I don't go around rubbing your belly so why do you feel like it's okay to rub mine. Even with a child inside, it is still my belly. Plus, I've been extremely irritable recently so there's a good chance I will reach out and rub your stomach right back!

On other updates, I am still completely exhausted and could sleep for 24 hours a day. So much for that second trimester energy boost! The doctor said my weight is just fine though and the baby is growing steadily. Sadly, she said for the last three months of pregnancy I should try to cut out all candy and sugar and limit my carbs because I'm too small to have a 10lb baby. These instructions really make me question whether or not she's ever worked with pregnant women because asking a pregnant woman to give up all sugar and candy is like asking my husband to give up beer. It's laughable! But I'm giving it a go...for the love of this little boy...and he'd better be worth it!

And today my amazing in-laws came into town to help us with the nursery. Before they arrived our nursery looked like a plain bedroom with too much furniture. Now though, it is my new favorite room in the house! It still has a ways to go, but it really is beginning to feel cozy and nursery-like. The men painted the room "bleached denim blue" and Mrs. Kay and I shopped and planned. As an analytical engineering type, my creative design bone is pretty small. Mrs. Kay and Mr. Jerrel have the best ideas and now we will have a perfect nursery to welcome our son home! Below are the basic pictures, but it's going to look even better when it's finished! These pictures really don't do it justice. It's warm and cozy (and not just because Spencer refuses to turn the air on upstairs!).

Also, the custom crib bedding that we ordered will be here this week. I'll post pictures asap because I'm so excited for the "yacht club" plaid!

And so, this week has really been a very blessed week with such wonderful family around, both in Beaufort last weekend and in Smyrna this weekend. We thank God at night for these gifts and the gift of our baby boy. (I just wish I could stay awake to enjoy them more!)