Maternity Photos - The Glam Bump!

Hey ya'll!

I know I'm a bit in-between posts regarding this growing bump, but I wanted to share some of our maternity photos! We got to work with Michelle Alena Magnoli Photography, the same photographer we used for our Save the Date pictures, and our Engagement pictures! Needless to say, we absolutely adore her. 

Living in the Bay Area, we snuck up to Mt. Umunhum for a country, nature-filled feel for our shoot. Something really struck me with being surrounded by trees and tall grass for our little girl - something I hope she gets to enjoy playing in and running through as she gets older. My little wildflower! 

We received a huge amount of pictures from Michelle, so I tried to narrow it down to my favorites. 

The Outfit Breakdown: 

Mama: 

Dress:  Olian; total score at a clothes swap event! 

Shoes:  Corral Boots; purchased on Sheplers.com about 5 years ago. Tried and true! 

Jewelry:  Target, Target, and more Target! 

Papa: 

Shirt: Mossimo Brand; Target

Jeans: Levis; Macy's

Shoes: Chucks; Tillys (his wedding shoes!) 

We've Hit Month Seven! Well, A Couple Weeks Ago.

Ok so have you ever been in that position where you're like, oh, I should do ____. And then you wait too long, then its like, ok I should really really do ______. But then even more time passes and you're like, well crap now its just awkward if I finally do ______ after so much time? 

Yeah. 

So, uh, here's an update. 

UPDATE! 29 Weeks! (two weeks into my third trimester!!!)

Baby is the Size of:  a butternut squash!!! She is about 2 1/2 pounds, and is just over 15 inches long. 

Baby’s New Developments (According to Baby Center): Lucy's muscles and lungs are getting ready to encounter the outside world, and her sweet little head is getting bigger. (Not too much bigger, if ya know what I mean. Lets not ruin me, child.) Her bones are hardening every day, which is why her kicks and punches feel like they could be leaving bruises.

Food Cravings: Well, frozen peas are really good. Otherwise my "cravings" have really gone out the door! Everything is delicious, as long as there's a lot of it. I was totally starving the whole week before my last check up, so I think she was going through a growth spurt!! 

Food Aversions: Eh. I'm doin ok! Spicy foods are still hard to deal with, but otherwise I'm pretty happy to eat everything and anything in front of me. Really though - I'm starving. What are you eating… can I have some? 

Most Common Symptoms: Kicks! Kicks and kicks and kicks. I read that babies are most active between 27 and 32 weeks, and she is definitely living up to that standard. I think she's finally big enough where I can really feel each movement, but small enough where she still has room to get a full swing in, with follow through. In other news, heartburn is making itself known in my life. I had ferocious heartburn a week ago, but its slowly calming down. I've been making sure to follow the protocol - lots of small meals, tons of water, sleeping with my head elevated, etc. 

What’s New: A few new things from the doctors! 
1) Took my glucose test and passed with flying colors :) Celebrated with a big fat bowl of ice cream. 

2) My red blood cell count is a smidgen too low. Not low enough to cause concern of anemia, but just low enough to encourage me to eat a lot of steak and start taking some extra iron supplements just to be safe. I've found that the slow release iron tablets are MUCH friendlier on my stomach than standard tablets.

3) During checkups, the doctor measures my "fundal height" which is the distance from my pubic bone to the top of my uterus. Typically, your fundal height is the same amount of centimeters as you are weeks. So at my 28 week checkup, I should have measured about 28 centimeters. Yeah not so much. Lucy is measuring 30, almost 31 centimeters!!! I asked if that means that she'll come early since she's measuring early, but my doctor doesn't think so. He thinks she might of just had a big growth spurt and she'll even out before my due date comes around. But you never know - maybe she'll decide to come early! 

Hopes: Hoping this bump still looks cute in a few weeks for our maternity pictures in a couple weeks!! 

Belly Button: Its completely flat. Like, not even a shallow indent. Just flat.

Ring: Still on, but getting tight on the hot days! I pampered myself with a manicure, and the lady doing my nails asked me if I could take my ring off so it wouldn't get covered in lotion. Lets just say it was embarrassing…. I almost hit her in the face trying to take off my ring. (It ended up staying on).

Best Moment of the Week:  My hubby's birthday!!! My sweet man turned another year older on Monday, and I loved celebrating it with him. He's gotten really into clay shooting, so he went with my dad on Sunday (how cute is that), and when they came home he was surprised with a patio full of streamers, string lights, and a brand new barbecue!! My mom and I decorated the whole place while they were gone, and really helped me pull it off. The bbq was a combined gift from my folks and I, and I think it was a total success!! Then on Monday he had to go to work (boo) but we went out to dinner at Black Angus and chowed down on some delicious steaks. My parents joined us for dinner as well, and then played board games with us until we had enough room in our stomachs to have homemade strawberry shortcake for dessert. I love sharing these moments with him, and I know every special moment will be that much sweeter once our little peanut is here! 

Here are some picture collages from the past few weeks - we're already loving summer! 

Celebrating Mother's Day with My Sweet Mama!
My 24-week bump!

Backyard BBQ at Jason's Parent's House!
Somehow I didn't get a picture of his folks :(
My 26 week bump!  

We Made Living-Room-Smores :)
Tea light candles, marshmallows on fire,
the smoke detector never went off. Success! 

The Big Birthday Surprise!!! Look at his face!!!

Birthday Tribute For My Sweet, Handsome Man <3
32 Never Looked So Good!