7/1/10:: day 238

(9:51am) My tummy has the hiccups again.  Love it!

My nails seem to be growing like weeds, but they are still quite thin and bendy.  Sometimes they get so long that I will hit them on something and they bed back causing me horrible pain.  I’ve done it to about 5-6 nails.  That generally tells me that my nails are too long and need to be trimmed ASAP.  I am kind of enjoying having long nails, but I sure don’t like constantly having to clean under them. Short nails are much less time consuming.

(2:33pm) My little guy is wiggling in my belly right now.  I love this.  When you are spending a boring day at work and it looks like there is no end it sight; all of a sudden you feel a little wiggle in your belly and it reminds you that you are not alone.  Not for one second!

7/2/10 :: day 239

I’m not 100% certain, but I think Grayson has dropped.  The past two days it seems like he is lower.  I have been feeling just a slight bit more weight down “below”, and I feels like his legs and butt are further away from my ribs now.  I don’t quite think it’s the “lightening” I keep reading about, but I think he is headed (pardon the pun) in that direction.

I ordered Grayson’s crib bedding from a cute little shop called Fawn & Forest.  This shop carries everything from baby furniture, to crib bedding, and toys galore.  It’s very hip and stylish.

When I ordered his bedding, F&F was having a 20% off Memorial Day sale and they were giving away a free crib sheet when you purchased a Dwell Studio bedding collection.  My order qualified for free shipping and they didn’t charge me tax, so I thought at that point I was doing pretty good when it came to discounts & free stuff.

Nope.

I did better.

When you order from F&F they send the order directly to the manufacture (in this case…Dwell Studio) for shipping.  When my order arrived at my home I found and little something extra in the box I wasn’t expecting.  Check out this adorable, and the best part FREE bag Dwell Studio sent me!

I guess I lucked out and Dwell Studio was giving away free weekend totes with purchase.  S C O R E !

I was totally thrilled a first, but then remembered that I was having a boy.  Bummer.  Then I remembered that I’m a girl.  Yippee!!!!  This cute little paper doll weekend bag has all sorts of pockets on the inside and appears to be quite roomy to boot.  That’s when I decided that this little guy should be my hospital bag.  How perfect!  Right?

No sense in having a drab old bag with me on one of the most exciting days of my life.

Over the 4th of July weekend Derek and I traveled to Pickwick Lake to check out my parent’s new toy, and to relax and enjoy the 4th with some friends.  This boat is awesome!  It’s not a yacht or anything, but for the average Joe, or even the non-average Joe it’s quite the beast.  Their old boat was plenty, but finding that they were loving the boating lifestyle my parents decided to upgrade to make more room for themselves and the gaggle of friends Derek and I always have in tow.

Here’s the new boat.  It’s name is Phish Food II, because the previous boat was named Phish Food.  Get it?!  (Yes, it still says Sassy Lady on the back…that is what the previous owner named it.  Yikes!)

Here is a little peek at the cabin.

We invited our good friends Rachael and Jeremy along for the day.

We also met up with the normal crew we tie up to,  (Palf, Amy, Matt, Beth, and Carolyn….Meredith was at home resting cuz she has a baby in her belly) and had a good ole time floating in the water and catching some rays.

(my super adorable nephew)

Since this may be my only summer as a pregnant chick (I may be big during the winter for the next kid) I wanted some wacky pictures of me and my big ole belly in my maternity swim suit.

This next picture was just for laughs.  Well, for me to laugh at anyway.  (Honey look we are real rednecks!)

Oh, and here is my daddy.  El Capitan!

Pretty much everyone, but me got to go out on the jet ski.  Boo!  I still had a wonderful time.  Wanna know why.  It was the first time since I can remember that I have been able to lay on my stomach.  I took the opportunity of being in the water, on a raft, to get all that tummy time out of my system.

The next day we spent at my in-laws nursing our over sunned bodies, eating hamburgers and homemade ice cream, and enjoying the fireworks the neighborhood put on.  I love the 4th of July!

I caved!  I decided to go with the comfy chair in the nursery over the stylish one.  One of the biggest reasons I was leaning toward the stylish chair is that it was cheaper.  Try $200 buck cheaper.  I finally decided that since I will be nursing….a lot, I really WILL need a cushy place to crash during those fun 3am feedings.

We were able to save a little dough on the chair by using a 20% off coupon, 3 gift cards, a $100 bill we received as a shower gift, and chunk of change my folks pitched in.  In all, Derek and I ended up only spending about $70 bucks on this cushion-y concoction of a chair. I’ve never used so many different forms of payment before.  It was a tad bit embarrassing. Thankfully there was no one in line behind us.  Our new motto is…”anyway to save a buck”.

Did I mention you just melt into this chair?  Yep, you melt…like a gooey tab of butter sitting on top of piping hot mashed potatoes.

6/25/10 :: day 232

Lately this little boy has been getting the hiccups, and Derek and I LOVE it!  Whenever I feel my belly bumping I call Derek over and we get the biggest kick out of feeling him hiccup.  The best way I can explain how his hiccups feel is that they are like feeling your heart beat with your hand on your chest, but just a little bit stronger.

(1:00pm) Note to self: do not eat Bogie’s Deli while pregnant.  It really tears up your stomach.  It causes you to have to do things at work you never wanted to do.  That’s an at home only activity PEOPLE!

(2:04pm) My stomach has the hiccups.  I love it!

Super scooper excited about tomorrow.  Tomorrow I have my second baby shower for Grayson and on Sunday…a third.  We are so lucky to be loved by so many people.

6/29/10 :: day 236

I have decided my most hated part of pregnancy right now is getting in and out of the car.  When I sit in the car it’s more like I just fall or plop into the seat, and trying to get out….that’s….  Trying to get out of the car is worse than getting/plopping in the dang thing.  I have to rock myself and find something to give me leverage like the center console or the steering wheel.  While doing this I have to be careful not to push on anything too hard, too much, or else I’ll end up bending or breaking something.

Over the weekend I had two showers, and although the showers were amazing they wore my butt out!  Seriously, Saturday was the 1st shower and I was pooped that night.  The next morning at church I could barely stay awake.  I had to come home and take a nap before my shower that afternoon.  After the shower on Sunday afternoon, I was wiped.  I haven’t been that pooped since my 1st trimester.  Let’s put it this way…I was still so tired on Monday I called into work.  Functioning was not going to happen that day.

6/30/10 :: day 237

Bending over is becoming a HUGE task for me these days.  I find myself depending on Derek to help me out with simple tasks more and more.  Sometimes I am so pooped when it’s time to get out of the car I have to call him over and have him offer me his hand like Prince Charming helping Cinderella out of the carriage.  And it totally looks just like that except for the fact that Cinderell-i is knocked up.  Maybe that’s why her wicked step mother locked her in the attic.

Okay, how precious are these?

I just ordered them for Gray’s nursery from Oompa.  I can’t believe how perfect and cheap they were.  With shipping and NO TAX I paid $25.00 for all three cuties.  These little guys stand 3 to 5 inches tall, and will be perfect to watch over my little man while he’s sleeping.

That darn giraffe cracks me up.

I can’t wait to reveal Gray’s nursery to all of you.  It’s coming along so nicely.  Last night we put up the most adorable mobile over his crib.  Just give me a little more time.  It’s almost there!

Can I just share with you one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen?  Please!?!  Wrigley giving her baby kisses.

Now tell me that doesn’t melt your heart.

(p.s. – this picture was taken BEFORE we had the floors redone…they don’t look this bad already)