Aug 22nd- 39 Weeks

Wow-are we really at 39 weeks already? Here is your picture:

I weighed in at 164.6 this morning.

So this is the part that could be confusing to our countdown. My official due date is August 30th...next Monday. So why do I have the week countdowns on Sunday? 1-because my doctor originally told me this schedule and then the next week they gave me the due date of the 3oth. 2- Taking pictures and documenting on Sunday was so much easier than moving it to Monday. So...I now technically have 1 week and 1 day until my due date, not just 1 week. But either way, we're close!

I can tell I am getting closer to the end. I am having nausea again...similar to the first trimester. Where it isn't really bad, I just have to keep sprite on hand and be careful what I am eating. My digestive system is just a lot more sensitive to what I am taking in. I am having some cramping...but not real contractions from what I can tell. I also will have periods of high energy-where people tell me I am "nesting". And then I crash and am extremely tired! This is what happened to me today. I'm still working. It's good. It keeps me distracted :) I will continue to work until I feel like I need to be done. Maybe when my water breaks? ha ha.

In other news...we bought our baby mobile last Monday! A 2006 Rav4 with just a little less than 12K miles. We are so happy to have this purchase made before Baby Jeopardy arrives. This week we got it all ready to go for the trip to the hospital...detailed and car seat in place!






Great storage in the back!


For more on this, you can check out our Colorado Dreams blog.

No picture of this, but our new camera also came in the mail this week! We are very excited about this. It is a Canon Rebel T2i. It also takes HD movies...which is why we went for it. My current camera is a Rebel but this one is about 5 models newer and takes MUCH better pictures. Which is kind of exciting also. It was a Matt's Birthday/4th Anniversary/New Baby gift to ourselves. Matt got me in a weak moment :) But I absolutely LOVE the idea of not having to drag a camera AND a video camera along with everything else a little one will add to the things we have to have with us!

I think we are about ready for this baby to come!

Aug 15th- 38 Weeks

38 Week picture:

I weighed in at 162.6 this morning.

And another picture:


I'm not sure if I am "nesting" or not, but we are getting final prep done to bring the baby home. Age sent out bottles for me-Thanks, Age! I got them all washed and ready to go on Saturday.


We started working on the hospital bag. It's pretty much ready...a few more items to add yet. We only live 5 minutes from the hospital so it probably wouldn't be the end of the world if we forgot something.

We are also planning on putting the car seat in the Grand Prix today. And now that we had our last shower, we are purchasing the items we still need or would like to get before the babe arrives...like diapers!

Here is the progress on the nursery...probably as much as there is to do until we know the gender. If we have a girl, the monkey picture might not stay and we will probably accent with pink instead. The plant I got from my shower...it probably will not live long!


Diaper Genie ready to go!


The time is quickly coming! According to Matt, I only have 2 more days. He would like his son or daughter to arrive on his birthday :) I think I probably still have 2 more weeks! But we saw a couple with a newborn in church this morning...and are both feeling excited to meet this little one!

August 8th-37 Weeks

37 Weeks! Full term this week.

I weighed in at 160.6

And just for fun here is my new born picture. Mom said I was flirt already...winking into the camera :)

My mom emailed it to me this week. She said the dark hair didn't last long before it got really light!

Aug 1st- 36 Weeks

Wow! I'm 9 months today. CRAZY. Here is your 36 Week picture:

I forgot to weigh in this morning...oops! I'm sure it's more than last week :)

Matt just arrived in Dallas. I dropped him off at the airport in the Springs a few hours ago. Encompass Home Health sent him there for some training. So this baby better not be making an arrival this week! :) I find that highly unlikely but I do have a game plan if I need to go to the hospital for any reason: Amber. She is the friend who threw me the shower. Which by the way, I got those pictures today, so maybe I will get them up soon. I really have no excuse not to be productive this week with my husband not arriving home until Thursday night. But I'm lacking some motivation. I already miss him. Life is just so much more fun with him around! Miss & love you, babe!

July 18th- 34 Weeks

34 Weeks!

I weighed in at 158.8 this week.

So over the weekend, Matt and I did another purge of the apartment! This was triggered by picking up our new travel system on Friday! Dad and Mom Witt got us this stroller/car seat combination. I LOVE it! High quality, gender neutral and easy to use. Here is the car seat alone:


Matt putting the stroller together.


Doesn't he look great behind a stroller? He's a natural. Here the car seat is in the stroller.



So after picking up the stroller and putting it together, we decided we needed some more room. We did some more cleaning out of closets, moving stuff around and making a trip to Goodwill! Now the stroller and car seat fit IN the closet. I always feel so much better after getting rid of things!

We also have been working on organization for the baby's room. Here are the brown bins that I would like to put labels on that match the bedding.


And here is our closet organizer:


And the bookshelf behind the curtain:


Matt and I went to Target over the weekend too. Every time we go he shows me these shoes and says that if we have a boy as soon as he finds out he is running out to Target to buy these:

He was afraid they wouldn't be there anymore so he convinced me to let him buy them now and return them if we have a little girl. :)

Then he found another pair of shoes for newborns that were less than 4 bucks.

And of course, we had to build an entire outfit:

And just in case it is a girl:


He is in charge of ALL returns after we come home with the baby!

July 11th-33 Weeks

Okay, I'm back on track with your weekly picture! This is what 33 weeks looks like:

I weighed in at 158 this morning.

And a few more shots:



According to www.babycenter.com Jeopardy should weigh over 4 pounds by now and measures longer than 17 inches! This babe has been very active lately. Matt and I are both wondering if I will deliver early...we feel like I might. But feelings are all that they are. Except that in Colorado there is a greater chance of delivering early because of the altitude. So we shall see!

We picked up some items for the baby's room this weekend. I found some brown bins that I like and they fit perfectly on the bookshelf by the crib. My plan is to glue on fabric letters to label them. For example, "Toys", "Books", Clothes" etc. I will probably use the fabric from an extra crib sheet so that the blue is a perfect match! I may wait until after the babe arrives so I have a better idea of what I am actually going to store in them.

We also picked up a closet organizer that hangs from the rod and gives us 3 extra shelves plus room to hang some clothes. Gotta love Target! Sorry, no pictures to post of these items yet. You will have to use your imagination!

June 27th- 31 Weeks

31 Weeks!

I weighed in at 156.4

After church:




I'm starting to getting more uncomfortable as I am getting bigger. I still sleep pretty well with about 4 pillows but sitting feels more uncomfortable. Working out regularly is helping a lot with my energy. And it makes great locker room talk going to the gym this far a long. Women make random comments to me when I am changing! Pregnancy bring about all sorts of things you don't normally encounter...like random people touching your belly. But I don't mind, it is a happy subject that people like to talk about...so why not? I still don't have any great reasons to complain though. This has been a relatively easy pregnancy so far!

June 20th- 30 Weeks

30 Week Picture:


The belly is growing!

I weighed in at 154.4 this week. Actually less than last week! Not much though.

Over the weekend Matt and I went to Denver for an overnight getaway. We know our days of this are coming to an end so we thought we should take advantage of it. We love booking the $38 rooms on Priceline.com. It was just what we needed! I took my new Ipod- birthday gift courtesy of my generous in laws. And the portable speaker that Matt got me to go with it.


The babe loves it! :)


Matt brought his stethoscope so we could listen to the baby's heartbeat. I couldn't find it.


But he found it and then passed it off to me. It was so cool! Baby Witt's heartbeat was 155 according to Matt.


Sometimes I don't think we should spend the money to take these types of trips...especially when we are having car issues every other day, insurance goes up and rent goes up. But, this is what date money is for and ultimately, it was exactly what we needed. So I am glad to have listened to my husband on this one! We slept in until 10am!

June 13th- 29 Weeks

29 Week Pic:

I weighed in at 154.6

Before church.






My parents were here for most of the week. Dad and I try to be together for our birthdays on June 15th as much as possible! It was fun to be with them for a few days, and I miss them already! Here are pictures from our birthday:






Dad & Mom brought this cute little monkey/security blanket for the baby! Isn't he adorable? I just love it. I think it might be in the baby's favorite...but then again, I'm the one that is partial to monkeys!


Mom and I also shopped for a boy and girl outfit to take the baby home from the hospital in. I couldn't find anything I loved, so I am going to keep looking. But we did buy these cute onesies!


We found a box for on top of the changing table too to put lotion and wipes in. I didn't snap a picture of that though. Things are coming together!

June 6th-28 Weeks- Hello 3rd Trimester!!!

I can hardly believe I am in the 3rd Trimester already! Time is flying now. Here are my 28 week pictures:

I weighed in at 154.2

After church Matt and I had to run by our office to drop some things off so we snapped a few shots outside!




It was a GORGEOUS day out so we went over to the pool for an hour and a half to relax. Check out my bag that says "Mom in Training" and my snazzy way-oversized white sunglasses. I got these at Motherhood Maternity for making a purchase. Oh the perks of pregnancy! ha ha.




And now for the EXCITING news!!! The recliner came in on Saturday!


Trying it out for size. It is very comfortable! We are hoping this helps with the late nights. Thanks to my fabulous husband for getting me this chair! (He is benefiting too...he already has taken a nap on it!)