Might Be a Record.....

I have made 5 posts in the past couple of day.....it's a miracle! I just felt like I should probably post one side pregnant picture of me, especially since I am 37 weeks tomorrow! I haven't really taken that many pictures of me while carrying this little peanut, I am sure I will regret that later on, but I am sure I will be taking a million pictures of her once she is born.

Yesterday I went to the midwife and Lila has already dropped! I am pretty sure I know when that happened, I could barely walk or stand up. She couldn't tell how much I was dialated, which is fine. Everything is great. My pregnancy has been amazing and I hope I can write on here in 3 weeks that the labor was just as great. I have only gained around 12 pounds and the only thing I can complain about now is my heartburn.....ouchie! My feet kind of turn into "Frodo" or elephant feet by the end of the work day, but luckily I am married to the most amazing guy ever who rubs my feet every night. I am so lucky to have Jason and love him so much! I can't wait to see him hold his little girl.

Wowsers

So I am looking at my countdown and it is telling me I only have 23 days to go.....where has the time went? I remember my sister telling me when I found out I was pregnant that I was going to have a hard time (my lack of patience) because 9 months is a long time to wait. But, these are the fastest 9 months I have ever lived in I think. I am a little bit of a procrastinator so I am getting a bit overwhelmed with how many things I have to finish doing before she gets here. Last night we went to Target and got the remaining few things I think we needed.....babies are expensive!!! We should be good for awhile (except with diapers I am guessing), this little girl is very spoiled.....hopefully she will be able to wear all the clothes that are hanging in my closet for her. She is moving around so much and I think she is probably becoming impatient just like her mom and wants to get out! We feel so blessed we are able to bring this little spirit into the world in a few weeks and can't wait to hold her in our arms. Hopefully Lila is getting loves and spoiled by her Great-Grandmas where she is right now, and hopefully she brings those loves with her for me. I sure miss them!

I Am No Martha Stewart.......

Ok, I try to be creative but sometimes it just doesn't work out for me! But, I was planning on making the bedding for this little girl and I found this amazing deal at Target (thanks Tiffany!) for an entire bedding set for $13. It was exactly the colors I wanted and it had a type of floral/vintage motif which is what I was going for. So the sewing the bedding idea was out and I made a quilt instead. My friend, who is amazing at sewing, made a quilt for her son and it is a little vintage-esque which is what I wanted, so she helped me make it. Thanks R for letting me hangout at your house and for teaching me! I used a sewing machine for the first time (thank you very much), and it doesn't look half bad. I mean, the stitches aren't that straight and there are a few squares that are bunched up, but it turned out so adorable and I kind of don't want Lila to use it now! What do you think?

New Adventures

We have been able to go and do a few fun things while Jason has been on break. We went to the Maquoketa Caves (which are amazing!), The Field of Dreams movie site, and went up to Galena, Illinois for the 4th of July. It has been a lot of fun driving around and seeing places that we would never have seen if we didn't live here. I have to admit I am very surprised at how beautiful Iowa and Illinois are!

Baby Shower #2

In June my amazing friends here threw me a shower and it was so much fun! I am so grateful for them and everyone that came. I got a lot of cute things......this little girl is already so spoiled!





The "Girls"