Arlington Baby Shower

On Sunday afternoon we were blessed with another baby shower. Dianna, Jenny, Kathy, Jennifer, Liz and Elise all worked together to make it a really fun afternoon. The decorations were so adorable and they had all my favorite foods! Chicken salad sandwiches, chips and dip, chocolate cupcakes, fruit and so much more. They even put up baby pictures of Christopher and me which was so sweet. Several ladies from church came along with my friends. It was really special and again we were so overwhelmed with everyone's generosity.

Even the cupcakes were decorated so cute! 

 Dianna and Jennifer got us our bedding and hung up the comforter for everyone to see and to add to our alphabet themed baby shower.

 Me as a baby...

 Christopher as a baby...

 Liz and Elise set up a really fun game called "Who's That Baby?" Two of the pictures were me and Chris and all the other ones were celebrities. It was pretty funny trying to guess!

 

 Gary snuck in for some treats!!

  It is hard work opening all those presents! I was one tired mama : )

 Jenny was practicing her Nana skills on Jaci.

 We are so thankful for everyone who came and blessed us with gifts for Cormac...it was so nice being with people who are so special to us.

3D Sonogram

For spring break we headed down to Arlington for a few days. We scheduled a 3D sonogram so we could get a little sneak peak at Cormac and so our families could join in the excitement. We headed down to Stork Vision in Mansfield on Saturday morning and had a great experience seeing our little guy. It was so special to be there with everyone we love and get to see his facial features and some of his expressions.
Logan wasn't too sure about what was going on...but he was awesome for the whole thing. The sonogram tech even commented about how well behaved he was! 

 All ready to head back!

 Excited to see our little guy!

 The whole gang...minus Liz our fab photographer who captured all these special moments for us : ) Thanks Liz!!

 It is so neat looking at his pictures! I think Chris and I were saying " he has your nose...no your lips...etc" we'll see when he actually gets here : )

I was really on the fence about doing a 3D sonogram because I thought it was just an added expense. But now, I am super glad we did it! We are getting more and more excited every day to meet Cormac.

Leawood Baby Shower

Right before spring break my sweet teammates hosted our first baby shower. It was so darling! They had yummy snacks and super cute decorations. Everything was blue for baby Cormac! Dana even decorated the cookies with a "C" for him. We got so many presents for the little guy...it was such a blessing.

 All the teachers enjoying the delicious food.

 Maria planned a really fun Baby Trivia game. She had questions about celebrities babies and famous babies from TV shows...it was so funny.

 Our counselor, Diane, knitted this blanket herself! She also knitted a sweet little cap for Cormac. I was super impressed.

 The first grade team got us our diaper bag! It is awesome!! I told everyone how Chris wanted one that was "daddy friendly" so that's why we went with the olive green one.

One cool thing we got was the monthly onesie stickers. Annabelle saw these on Etsy and snatched them up...the funny thing was that I had my eye on these exact ones! I thought somehow she knew but she said these just looked like me haha : )

When I got home that day Chris and I spent lots of time just looking at all the sweet gifts. We both were in awe of how generous everyone was and how blessed we are to have our Leawood family.

Bumpdate

How far along: 30 Weeks! Cormac is about 16 inches long and weighs about 3lbs.
Sleep: Sleeping has been ok lately. I have been getting up a TON in the night. I'm trying to have a good attitude and just know that it is preparing me for the days to come!
Missing anything: Turkey sandwiches! I could really care less about these before I was pregnant but now it just sounds so good. I know I could always heat up the meat but that just sounds gross : )
Food Cravings: Still feeling really thirsty all the time. I am torn in the middle of the night because I am so thirsty I need to drink something but I know it will only cause me to get up a few hours later. I am still loving my Simply Orange Juice with Pineapple. I realized I must be craving it because it has been on my grocery list every week!
Food Aversions: Chicken isn't sounding so good these days...unless of course it's Chick Fil A which ALWAYS sounds good.
Symptoms: Still having some major swollen ankles at the end of the day. It really doesn't bother me...just doesn't look all that attractive.
Have you started to show yet: Funny story. Chris and I went out to run errands about a week ago. We were in Hobby Lobby getting some fabric and the lady cutting it for us asked when I was due. I told her mid-may and her response was "Oh honey! You definitely aren't going to make it until then!" We both just laughed and walked away. I told Chris that I was going to add that to my book titled Idiotic Things People say to Pregnant Women. 
Happy or Moody: Mostly happy! I can tell that my hormones take over sometimes...but mostly happy!
Highlights: Feeling Cormac move in my tummy is one of the best feelings ever. Especially when Chris can feel him too or see him jumping around in there. It is one of those moments where I want to stop time and burn it in my memory so I will always have with me.
Looking forward to: We have two baby showers coming up this week! I am super excited to celebrate our little man with my coworkers and our families. When we go home to Arlington we are also doing a 3d sonogram which we both are looking forward to! I am so anxious to get a peek at Cormac and I think it will be really special to have our families be able to see him too.

Bumpdate

*I took this picture last week and then never got around to posting! Oops!! 

How far along: 27 Weeks! Baby weighs 2 lbs and is about 14 1/2 inches long.
Sleep: So far so good! Still loving my snoogle pillow : )
Missing anything: Today I have my glucose test so I haven't had any sweets and it's all I can think about! I'm sure it wouldn't matter but I didn't want to chance it.
Food Cravings: I think my lime craving has tapered off somewhat. However, I am so THIRSTY all the time...so mostly craving ice water.
Food Aversions: I still don't want any fish...blech and any sort of balsamic salad dressing.
Symptoms: Within the past week or so I have started having swollen ankles at the end of the day. It's actually pretty funny. I came home one day and showed Chris and he just said, "whoa..." haha
Have you started to show yet: Definitely workin' the baby bump.
Happy or Moody: I would say happy!
Highlights: I have been feeling Cormac move a TON! I love laying in bed in the morning for a few minutes after my alarm goes off and just feeling him squirm all around. He moves around a lot when I first get into bed in the evening too. The other night, Chris and I just layed there and literally watched my tummy jump and move. It is such a sweet feeling...and pretty funny too. We keep joking that there is an alien in there!
Looking forward to: Making more progress in the nursery! We made some good headway last weekend and I am hoping for a snow day tomorrow so that we can get a few more things done!

Life Lately

Well, it won't be long now before we are in full baby mode so we have been busy making preparations for Cormac to come! The other day we went to Buy Buy  Baby and registered. That was quite the experience! I have to say that Chris was awesome and didn't complain once. However...

On Valentine's Day, Chris made us a wonderful dinner. I had parent/teacher conferences at school that day so he emailed me our menu for the evening. The menu did contain a disclaimer though. It said, "A drooling dog may be present during this romantic dinner. Unfortunately, this is unavoidable as he is owned by the restaurant owners." I laughed until I cried. So, so, funny. Chris did a little Pinterest research and cooked up a really yummy Italian chicken with veggies, spinach salad, and asparagus. It was so delicious. He even got us some sparkling cider to enjoy. 

And then for dessert we had two amazing cupcakes from Cupcake A La Mode. Chris also found an online deal so we were able to get them for a steal! We had Strawberries and Champagne and then Better Than ? Cupcake. Both made this preggo super happy : )