37 Weeks

 

 

How far along: 37 weeks! I am officially full term, and our little guy can arrive any day! I am so ready to meet him :)

Baby's size: 19 inches or longer and 6 1/3 lbs.

Sleep: Sleep is getting more and more difficult 

Weight: 23 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: I'm getting tired of my maternity clothes.

Symptoms I have: Still pressure down low which is a good but also very uncomfortable.

Doctor’s Appointment: Next appointment is Wednesday. I'm going once a week now.

Movement: He is not moving quite as often but when he moves it is sometimes uncomfortable and very noticeable from the outside. He is still having hiccups all the time.

Best Moment: Making it to full term! Michael and some friends surprised me with a baby shower! Michael, his dad and his mom planned a "baby shower in a box" because we weren't able to have one before our little guy is born. They sent out invitations to family and friends in IL and everyone sent presents together. Michael told me we were meeting our friend Cory at a restaurant for lunch and I was surprised with our friends sitting at a table with diapers at each person's spot. The diapers were part of a game that my friend Tracy came up with. We all had to guess what type of chocolate was in our diaper. The shower was so wonderful and we received so many great gifts for the baby. We are so incredibly blessed to have such wonderful family and friends that went to so much trouble to make our baby shower happen :) Thank you so much to those of you who were part of it all! 

 

Our friends from church, Dallas and Aurora and their two daughters came to our shower!

 

We received so many precious things for our little boy!

 

Michael's grandmother sent these adorable hangers.

 

Our friends Tracy and Jeff from church were so sweet to help with the shower!

 

One day while picking up something from Babies R Us, I was able to park in the "expectant mother" parking. This was the first time I've been able to snag one of these spots!

 

Michael, putting the stroller together.

 

His carseat is ready to go and looks so warm and comfy!

 

 

 

35 Weeks

I'm a little late on updating. I had to do the picture update in the mirror this week

because Michael has been out of town

 

How far along: 35 weeks! 5 weeks to go! I can't believe how close we are to meeting our little boy!

Baby's size: 19 inches long and 5 1/4 lbs. From this point on, he is mainly just putting on weight and not length.

Sleep: Not getting very good sleep  but I'm getting used to it and it's probably a good thing since the little guy will be here soon.  

 

Weight: 21 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: All maternity pants and some regular some maternity shirts and sweaters. I'm getting tired of my maternity wardrobe of solid colors.

Symptoms I have: Major pressure down low which is a good sign that he is moving down and head down getting ready for his birthday!

Doctor’s Appointment: Next appointment is tomorrow!

Movement: He has hiccups all the time and at first they are fun but after a while they kind of get annoying. I love when he moves in the mornings though! I'm going to miss his movement after he is born.

Best Moment: At my last appointment, they did an ultrasound because I was having cramping and they wanted to check that everything was looking good and the fluid levels were good. Everything looked great and I got the chance to see our little guy. He had such chubby cheeks and the sonographer said that he already has some hair! I wasn't able to see his full face because he had his hand in his mouth but he is already so precious!

My mom sent me this newborn picture of me in the hospital right after I was born. I can't wait to compare newborn pictures after our little man is born with mine and Michael's pictures!

We have set most of the baby stuff up and we are ready for him to make his appearance! I washed all of his itty bitty clothes and we put his stroller and changing table together. Everything is starting to feel more real :)

Stroller with the car seat attached.

 

We are ready to go walking!

 

Our stroller is a BOB jogging stroller with a fixed wheel but it also allows you to make the front wheel swivel for maneuvering around small places. It's amazing and SO easy to use! I am hoping it gives me the motivation to get out and run on our trails after the baby is born.

 

 

Here is his changing table. We are also going to put his moses basket on top to double as a bed for the first couple of months that he sleeps in our room.

 

We still have to install the car seat bases into our cars and to pack our bags for the hospital. Hopefully the next 5 weeks will go by quickly!







32 Weeks

How far along: 32 weeks. 8 weeks to go!!

Baby's size: 19 inches long and 4.5 lbs. He has definitely been going through a major growth spurt the last two weeks!

Sleep: Now that I have been working with elementary kiddos all day as a substitute, I am exhausted at night and sleep pretty well.

Weight: 19 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: All maternity pants and some regular some maternity shirts and sweaters.

Symptoms I have: Still some lower back pain and some Braxton Hicks.

Doctor’s Appointment: Next appointment is this coming Wednesday.

Movement: I mostly feel him moving in the mornings and at night still but I feel him move quite a bit during the day when I am sitting down. I feel pointy elbows and knees alot! If I, or anyone else, taps on my belly he immediately kicks back! He is a feisty little guy :)

Gender: BOY! We are so ready for him to be here!

Best moment this week: Feeling pretty energized and going on a hike while my brother was in town. Michael and I attended our Childbirth class yesterday and took a tour of the hospital we will be delivering at! We are all ready for our little guy to get here!

30 Weeks

30 weeks on Christmas Eve

 

How far along: 30 weeks. I am into the 3rd trimester and I can't believe we are only 10 weeks away from meeting our little guy!

Baby's size: 15 inches long and 3 lbs. I can tell how big he is getting when he kicks and moves at the same time but on opposite sides of my belly. His movements are getting more and more obvious and most of the time you can see my belly move from the outside.

Sleep: I have been sleeping pretty well, but it's hard to sleep in different places. Michael gave me a sound machine for Christmas and it has really helped me sleep better throughout the night and in the mornings.

Weight: 16 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity clothes. I received some new PJs for Christmas that are much more comfortable!

Food cravings: Nothing really. We have been eating tons of yummy food in the last month with visits from both sides of our family!

Food aversions: None

Symptoms I have: Back pain and some Braxton Hicks.

Doctor’s Appointment: Next appointment is a week from yesterday. I go every other week now and I am starting to have appointments with the other doctors in the practice so I can meet all of them in case they end up delivering my baby.

Movement: He is quiet during the day, and really active in the mornings and at night. As soon as I am still the little guy starts his workout s and practices his karate moves :)

Gender: BOY! and we can't wait to meet him!

 

Best moment this week: Spending time with all of our family members.

 

Michael's gift to the baby and I but the sound machine has already come in handy!

 

New camera and video camera for Christmas! We are all set and ready for our little guy's big debut!

 

Repking Family Christmas

We drove to St. Louis from Denver early Sunday morning so that we could make it before Michael's parents got home from the airport from their trip to TX. On Monday, everyone prepared for Christmas and we went out to celebrate Shirley's birthday with an awesome dinner at Moonlight. They are known for their fried chicken and it was delicious! Then we went to the 10:00pm Christmas eve service. Tuesday morning we all woke up and had a late breakfast and then opened presents! It was a wonderful first Christmas for me with the Repkings and fun to get experience their family traditions! We will be here till New Year's Eve, so I'm sure I will have a lot more pictures to share!

Beautiful Christmas tree.

 

All of the Repking Ladies

 

The Repking men.

 

The boys being the special kids that they are!

 

Happy 50th birthday Shirley!

 

Christmas dinner! Mark did an amazing job cooking prime rib, filets, potatoes and green bean casserole!

 

Michael trying to figure out our new video camera that his parents gave us for Christmas!

 

More birthday celebration and a delicious cake!

Browning Family Christmas

The week before Christmas, my side of the family made the long trip to Denver from Houston on the 14th. I picked Sarah and her boyfriend Bryan up from the airport around 3pm that day and Michael, my mom and Dad all got to our house around 4pm. We headed to Frisco, CO which is 5 miles from Copper Mountain Ski Resort and only about 2 hours from where we live. We had two hotel rooms in Frisco which ended up being pretty perfect for the three days that we stayed there. After boarding Beau at a boarder over Thanksgiving Break, he developed something called "happy tail". Unfortunately for everyone involved it has not made for a happy situation. Beau has a hurt spot on the end of his tail that won't seem to heal and we have to keep it wrapped. It was somewhat difficult to deal with while we were in a hotel, but luckily my mom was incredibly helpful and went with me to exercise him, helped me wash him and wrap and re-wrap his tail every day...Here is Beau in his cone of shame :(

 

Beau LOVED the snow!

 

 We were very fortunate that there was a beautiful walking trail right behind our hotel.

 We met the guys and Sarah for lunch at Copper Mtn. and Michael's beard was frozen!

 

The skiers getting all their gear ready.

 

 

 

Michael was a little worn out.

 

The whole group before we ate dinner on the mountain at Incline.

 

 

On Monday afternoon, we all drove back to Denver to spend the rest of the week at our place. On Wednesday night we celebrated Ben's 30th birthday by going out to Little India, the best Indian food in Denver. It was delicious!

 

Ben and his celebratory drink.

 

The food was amazing!

 

After dinner we exchanged gifts. Papaw was enjoying taking pictures with his phone.

 

Fanelle made all of the guys grilling aprons out of Pa Paw's old jeans! She is so creative and talented :)

 

Sarah was cold!

 

Ben's pumpkin pie for his birthday.

 

 

 

Beau loves having all the attention.

 

The Saturday before Michael and I headed to St. Louis and Mom, Dad and Ben headed to Santa Fe, we went for a hike.

 

It was a gorgeous day. The temperature was 52 and there was still a ton of snow.

 

 

 

 

 

We had such a wonderful time with my family! The week that they were in CO went by way too fast. Michael and I appreciate that they all made the long drive and trip out to see us and to spend time with us before our little guy arrives! We can't wait to see them all again and for them to come back and visit in the Spring!

 

27 Weeks

How far along: 27 weeks. I am in the beginning of the 3rd trimester and I can't believe we are only 3 months away from meeting our little guy!

Baby's size: 15 inches long and  2 lbs. I can't believe how long he is! I can tell though when he kicks on opposite sides of my belly.

Sleep: A bad cough and cold are causing me to have some restless nights.  

Weight: 14 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Some maternity some regular clothes. Just trying to keep warm in all the cold days and snow we are having!

Food cravings: Nothing really

Food aversions: Some days I'm starving some days I'm not hungry at all. Must be the growth spurts the little man is having.

Symptoms I have: Back pain, but most days my back doesn't hurt until the evenings. Some days I have pretty bad heartburn but Tums really helps.

Doctor’s Appointment: Next appointment is a week from tomorrow. I go every other week now and I am starting to have appointments with the other doctors in the practice so I can meet all of them in case they end up delivering my baby.

Movement: He has been pretty quiet the last couple of days during the day, but mostly because I have been so busy moving around. As soon as I am still the little guy starts his workout :)

Belly Button: not a whole lot of change yet.

Gender: BOY!

Best moment this week: The weekend before last, Michael and I went on a long hike because it was so gorgeous outside. It may be our last hike as two, as the weather gets colder and colder. We also went to REI and Babies R us to check out the stroller selection. We have decided on a BOB jogging stroller. I can't wait to get it and start running again after the baby is born!