Adventures of a Thirty Something

Third Trimester Woes

I was so fortunate to have had a relatively easy first two trimesters. The third one is proving to be more difficult but each day brings us one day closer. I’m just not used to being less mobile and having such drastic changes to my body in such a short period of time. I’ve also got some fun ligament and back pain and sleeping is becoming increasingly illusive. There are also lots of “fun” symptoms from the Pangaea that has become my internal organs as baby girls gets more and more real estate in my extremely short torso. I’m trying to listen to my body and rest when I can and be productive when I have the energy. It makes me very thankful we did so many of our preparations in the second trimester when I felt a lot more like myself. I’m also learning to be more verbal with others about what I need and talking about how I’m feeling. I am hoping this will helpful as we head into the difficult first few months as parents of a newborn. Kyle has been so incredibly sweet and supportive and I’m incredibly thankful for him. I know we’ll have great days and tough days but I feel like we have a really solid foundation going into this new adventure!

Maternity Photos

We are so fortunate to have such a talented friend who did our maternity photographs. Kyle’s best friend drove down and went with us to the High Museum for the photo shoot. There is an exhibit called Tiovivo which is a series of whimsical sculptures by Jaime Hayon. It made for some really fun photos and I loved how it coincided with our whimsical nursery theme. I was floored by the way the photos turned out. We absolutely love them and I’m excited to have some of them framed to hang in our home as a reminder of the time when we were praying and preparing for the arrival of our little girl!

Christmas Decorations

This is my favorite time of year! It’s a time for seeing friends from far away, getting extra time with family, and decking the halls with festive decorations. I love seeing the sparkling of the lights and the warmth it brings to the chilly winter weather. We collect ornaments from all of our trips and I love remembering those experiences each year as we hang them on the tree. The past two years have also been special since my parents gave me my childhood advent calendar and nativity set for our home. They are both such beautiful reminders of the incredible gift of our Savior and the anticipation of such a blessed event. I can’t wait for these items to become part of our family traditions as well. We laughed that next year a lot of our breakables will remain in storage so we enjoyed having them out this year!

Packing for the Hospital

I think this has been the activity that has made it feel the most real that soon we’ll be heading to the hospital to meet our little one. Having never experienced this it’s hard to know what I’ll want or need but thanks to tons of mommy blogs I hope we did a decent job packing. The last step is installing the car seats which we’re doing this afternoon!

It’s countdown time!

I can’t believe we are in the final 27 days of pregnancy and less than a month from meeting our baby girl! I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t starting to get a little nervous about delivery but my excitement outweighs my nerves and I just pray it stays that way!

Christmas Party

This year I was a bit nervous about hosting such a big event at 33 weeks pregnant. Thankfully we were able to have all the food catered and got help with the house cleaning. I took a late afternoon nap and saved my 200 mg of caffeine for post nap so I could stay up and enjoy time with friends. It worked like a charm and I was able to enjoy the whole night. The photo booth was a big hit again and it was so heartwarming to catch up with friends that we love so dearly. There is no better feeling in the world than seeing your home filled with smiling faces of the people you love!

Nursery Update

Designing and decorating the nursery has been a ton of fun! We knew early on regardless of the gender that we wanted the walls to be a calming color and for the décor to be whimsical. Babies love bright colors but I wanted that to come mainly through toys and clothes. After the showers we were really able to put the finishing touches on the room and now we are just waiting on our precious baby girl to arrive. The cloud bookshelves and her mobile are my favorite. Not only because they bring the hot air balloon and whimsical feel to life but because they were made by Kyle’s dad (the shelves) and my mom (the mobile).