6 months of bob!

physically: he is so big now! my arms hurt when i hold him for long periods of time. i've also had to adjust the straps on the car seat twice now. crazy crazy.

teeth: he has TWO teeth now. TWO! both came at once. and i think there is more on the way. lots of drool! and lots of chewing. on everything.

eats: this kid LOVES food. he is currently eating puree'd foods but i also give him little snack crackers every meal as well. his favorite puree'd food so far is mangos. this kid has mangos everyday and can't seem to get enough of it. 

sleeps: bob is doing really well. sleep training last month was the best decision ever. he goes down at 7pm and usually sleeps till 7. we just moved so he's been having a few rough nights and waking up earlier than he should. theres been a handful of 4:30-5am mornings. ugh.

wears: this kid is now in 6 month clothing. i packed away all this 3-6 month stuff because all the onesies and tshirts were too small. i want him to stop! stay little forever bob. 

loves: he loves eating (especially mangos). t.v in the mornings. his dad making him laugh. mj kitty. 

hates: i don't know that he has any hates right now. i'm trying to think of something, and i don't think there is anything.

vocally:he is babbling so much these days. he makes the loudest noises. it's the best. 

so much has happened in this past month. in addition to bob growing like a weed, we bought a house! so exciting. we officially moved all our stuff in yesterday. now we are working on unpacking, and making our homestead more comfortable. 

dear bob,

dear bob, i love you very much. today was a super rough day. you were pretty fussy. your dad,you,and myself went for a long walk around the neighborhood. we got lunch at romancing the bean. the name of that restaurant will always remind me of you. you will forever be my little bean. i hope we have a good week this week. your grandpa bob is coming up on sunday so that he can go with me to your four month well check up. you have shots. so we have lots of cleaning to do before he comes. 


love you little bean.

xoxo
mommy

first easter

this year for easter we decided that bob was probably too young to go easter egg hunting, and we didn't want to risk him being terrified of the easter bunny so we decided to skip those things this year. instead we made our way down to san diego on sunday to spend some time with my family. saturday evening my mom and stepdad cooked us supper and we drank wine while watching old comedy movies. well old-ish. i think we watched Black Sheep and i can't remember what else. sunday morning we had bacon, coffee, and bagels then had to pack up our bags to head over to my pops house. such a nice time hanging with my mom. 

my mom, stepdad, adam, bob, and myself

when we got to my dads we got to relax a bit before heading over to my grandmothers for supper. we fed bob, chatted with my dad, and then put bob down for a mini nap. it's always nice to watch up with my dad. after that we headed to my grandmas house where my dads side of the family got to enjoy bob. they all go crazy for him fighting over who gets to hold him. i love it. my dad says that " they understand each other." so sweet. i want to try and make it a tradition of taking family pictures every time we are down there for a holiday. 

(from the back) my dads two brothers, my dad, (from the front ) my aunt, adam, myself, and my grandmother

hope everyone had a lovely easter! we sure did!

37 weeks!!! oh and merry christmas!

how far along: 37 weeks!!!!!! 3 weeks left! up until october i would be considered full term now, but now full term isn't until 39 weeks i believe. so no celebrating full term this week. we do get to celebrate christmas today though! merry christmas to everyone!!

total weight gain: 37 pounds. eek! i will get into this at the end of all this.

baby is the size of: a stalk of swiss chard.

miss anything: my pre-pregnancy weight. getting out of bed with ease. sleeping. lately my sleep has been terrible. no matter what pillow i use, what position i'm in i can't get comfortable. it takes me forever to fall asleep, and then i end up waking up really groggy. i know they say you don't get much sleep with a newborn, but at least i will be able to get comfy when i'm no longer pregnant.

cravings: nothing really right now stands out to me. i mean i always want donuts, but that was a craving i had before i was even pregnant. you know that question people ask " if you were stranded on a deserted island, what one food would you have with you?" well mine will always be donuts. always. nom nom nom. (ok now i really want one)

belly button in or out: out!

looking forward to: good sleep, being able to exercise, having a glass of wine once in a while, and my son being able to meet all our friends kiddos. 

best moment this week: nothing really great happened this week. i actually got some shitty news this week.

maternity clothes: yup. that and big pajamas. also my husbands shirts. 

labor symptoms: none!

so this week. eh. i started noticing last thursday some pretty bad swelling in my legs, ankles and hands. i tried to ignore it until friday, which then i could no longer do. by the time i was done volunteering i could barely walk. my ankles were so swollen i literally couldn't bend them to walk. when i got home i took my blood pressure and it was really high but i waited till my ob appointment until monday to talk to the doc about it. turns out i am border lining preeclampsia. eh! i need to monitor my blood pressure everyday, twice a day as well as when i am feeling icky. i'm not officially on bed rest yet, but i need to take it extremely easy and not do anything to crazy. along with the high blood pressure and swelling, i gained 8 pounds in the past two weeks. she says it's probably water weight from the preeclampsia. eh! just when i thought i was in the clear, and all my uti's were gone, as well as the kidney stones this happens. i haven't had an easy pregnancy at all. but i am still very grateful that i haven't had any MAJOR problems with my little bean. i know the preeclampsia is really bad, but as long as my son is born healthy, all of this will have been worth it. i can't wait to be a mama. 

on another note, merry christmas!!!!! my husbands family is coming up minus two of his sisters lara & rachael. then my mother and step father are also coming up. we will make a ham and some "fixins" and take it easy. probably watch cheesy christmas movies. so yea. today should be nice. what is everyone doing for christmas? i hope everyone has a really lovely day today. it's crazy to think that next year at this time, we will be celebrating with our son! i really am so very excited to start our own traditions with our family. 

35 weeks!!!!

how far along: 35 weeks!!! only 5 weeks left! 35 days to go! i can't believe it! 

total weight gain: 29 pounds!

baby is the size of: large cantaloupe

miss anything: doing things with ease

cravings: i had a craving for mc.donalds today, so i got some for lunch. i think i deserve it after my good doctor appointment

belly button in or out: out

looking forward to: meeting my little guy

best moment this week: my family coming up to see us on sunday, my doctor appointment today that went really well, my sweet friend jenny coming over to help me organize the nursery.

maternity clothes: yup

labor symptoms: nope 

i can't believe there is only 5 weeks left, give or take. i can't wait to meet our son, but at the same time i am sad that one day in the near future i will no longer be able to feel my sons little kicks and i will no longer have my big belly. i sure can't wait to have him in my arms though. 

today i had my last ultrasound, which went really well. back at 20 weeks when i went in, i had partial placenta previa. now at 35 weeks i found out that the previa is gone, and now i can have a normal birth. no c-section! which makes me really happy. i didn't want to have a major surgery to where i would be uncomfortable for days after. now i get to have the birth experience that i want to have. which sets my mind and heart at ease. 

my dear friend jenny came over last week to help me get organized with the nursery as well as a list together of things that i still need. such a blessing to have her help! she is wonderful. the nursery is now almost all the way complete. i'm excited to share it with you guys once it's all done. 

on a bad note i've had some hard times with this pregnancy. i currently have the second uti that i have had this pregnancy. this time i am feeling much worse. and in between the two, i was told i also have kidney stones. this time the pain is lingering a lot longer than the last, and more intense. i hope this passes soon.  i just need to stay on top of all my antibiotics. tomorrow i have another doctor appointment where i will be tested for strep b. then from there on i will go in every week to be checked. 

hoping my pregnancy goes a lot smoother from here on out till our little bean is here.  i will attach a photo of little bean from todays ultrasound as well as a photo of adam and i next to the ultrasound screen.  we think from what we can see, that he looks like me. 

we also got the cutest booties today in the mail from adams mom. love them!!!

alright time to go nap. i got a pregnancy pillow in the mail today since i haven't been sleeping well. time to cuddle up with it, and get some rest.

our day for little bean

oh my last weekend was wonderful! it was my baby shower for little bean!! my amazing friends threw it for me. my bestie andrea flew out from atlanta (it's her third time this year coming out) to throw it for me. it was such a special day. i am very lucky to have friends like andrea, bobbie, and margaret. 

the decorations were beautiful, the food was so yummy.  there was a variety of things like mini quiche, bacon, meat pies from portos bakery , yogurt parfait, french toast with cups to dip syrup into, and donuts.  if you know me, i love donuts.  they have to be my most favorite food on earth. so so yummy.  any whoo, on top of having delish food there was fun games as well.  one where everyone got to guess the size of my belly by cutting a piece of string.  my sweet friend ruby who owns the blog westside mommy ended up winning the game.  probably because we are pretty much the same size. there was also a hilarious game that andrea threw together.  she cut up eyes, noses, and mouths from different pictures of my hubs and i so that people could mix and match them to make what they would think baby watson would look like.  some of them were so funny, and others were terrifying. i will put some at the end of the post so you can see people's creations.  

another fun thing that ended up being a total surprise was a photobooth!!! so creative! they set it up in one of the rooms at bobbie's place, and it was so fun to take pictures in there! i ended up getting a photo with everyone which is good. a very sweet way to remember my baby shower. 

thank you again andrea, bobbie and margaret. you all are so wonderful. and thank you to everyone that came.  you all got us such special things.  we love all of you!

also, here is the picture of the food table...

and i don't believe we have announced it yet, but yes, robert is what we are naming our little bean.  we are naming him after my father.  i am lucky to have such an amazing dad, and i hope i am half the parent that he is.  

my niece also took some great shots of me opening gifts. i don't want to post them all so that i don't bore people with pictures. but here are a few.