miscellany monday

all the randomness of the weekend

My son and my bestie's daughter.

He loves her, she thinks he's silly.

She cries, he tries to feed her.

We think it's cute.

Saturday evening we tackled this corn maze:

That's right 10 acres of good ol' fashion fun!

We had a blast, I'll post pictures once my friend uploads them since I forgot my camera (facepalm)

If you are in the Central Florida area be sure to check the Brown's Farm Festival

That's all for now, we did have some amazing chili this weekend though... I'll post the recipe for yall tomorrow!

Oh Hi! Remember Me...

My poor neglected blog. I really need to find time to come back here, but for now here's a quick hello and some updated pictures of the little man who has stolen all of my time :)

Baby R,  7 months

(33 weeks old to be exact)

introducing...

Baby R has graced us with his presence
Born November 10th at 7:56pm

7lbs and 19.5 inches long

Over-Due

Just a brief update...

As expected 'baby' has decided to be fashionably late. My due date came and went without any birth day celebrations. I'm kinda bummed but I would rather that 'baby' comes when he is ready. I'll let yall know if anything chances but as of now it's a waiting game. However, he does have an eviction date if he doesn't come on his own per the doc's orders.

Here's a glimse of what I'm looking like these days...

Thanks for all the emails and comments of concern, I really appreciate it!

(Not-So-Much) Wordless Wednesday

Excuse my smirk but I was getting tired of pictures all day at my shower.

This is my travel-system and adorable diaper bag, my parent's gave me.

Now we're pretty much all set for Baby.

If only we could pick out a name :)

Quick Weekend Recap!

Friday was my office baby shower/dinner. I met the girls at Little Italy, it's a cute little family run Italian restaurant. We had a great time hanging out and enjoying our food. I received some wonderful gifts and a beautiful flower arrangement that is in a crystal baby block keepsake, so precious! We also had some delicious cupcakes, seriously amazing and just so happen to be my favorite. An older lady makes them just for friends now and it just so happens a lady in my office is friends with her. They melt in your mouth and are so tasty. Oh and wouldn't you know all of us forgot our cameras, there's one picture of me at the actual shower :(  

(I seriously have to find the charger for mine before baby comes. I have no idea where it is, it's been missing for over a month, eek!)

These are all from my phone, but I wanted to share them with yall.

Saturday we stayed home, cooked out, and watched the FSU/Miami Game. Did you miss it? Well my Noles dominated!! We are now ranked #16! I think it's safe to say my boys are back! It also happened to be Head Coach Jimbo Fisher's birthday so I think they gave him an awesome present by winning 45-17! We play Boston College at home this week, hopefully it will be nice and cool here, so I can go cheer them on.

(image via Rivals.com)

Sunday was our day of rest and relaxation. We just hungout around the house, worked on organizing the nursery, and got caught up on laundry :)

Hope your had a great weekend and have a wonderful monday!
Tonight's plans: touring labor & delivery at our last childbirth class! yay!

I have a confession

My name is Sammy and I've been a bad blogger.


I haven't posted in over a week!! Eek! I'm sorry guys but I promise I will get back into the swing of things soon. I have lots to blog about but just don't feel up to it at the moment or really up to doing anything, ahh the joys of the last few weeks of pregnancy.


But here's a quick update on what's been going on..


Baby news:
-I had my baby shower last weekend with friends and family, it was at the Church parlor and just lovely. Great food and great fellowship with friends. We've almost received everything for the baby. I'll post pictures as soon as my mom sends them my way, since I forgot my camera :)

-I have a small shower/dinner with work friends tomorrow night. We're going to an Italian restaurant, hopefully I won't go into labor... I've known many people who swear Italian is the thing to eat if your past your due date and want to go into labor, my mother was one of them and that's probably why I have a love of Italian food lol

-36 weeks pregnant today

Total weight gain: getting close to 30lbs
Stretch marks: None! :)
Sleep: In 2 hours intervals, I think he's training me for when he's here
Movement: Yep, gotta love the kicks and jabs!
Food cravings: Sweet Tea and sweets like chocolate, which is weird for me since I'm a vanilla kinda gal
What I miss: The ability to jump in and out of my car, and my BRAIN! i swear I'm losing my mind lol
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: random cramping throughout the day, backache
Belly Button in or out: Innie
Happy or Moody: Happy, I'm excited!
Maternity Leave?:  Still working, it's uncomfortable to sit at my desk all day but it's not unbearable yet
Milestones: Weekly appointments start next week and our last childbirth class is on Monday and we get a tour of labor and delivery :)



 In non-baby related news:
-It's finally chilly out, it's been in the 50s in the morning/night but gets to the low 80s during the day. So, it's not quite time to dig out the winter clothes from the back of the closet. But I hope it happens soon... come on Fall weather!


That's all for now! I promise to not disappear again, but my post may be more sporadic then normal lol. Thanks for sticking around! :)

miscellany monday: complete randomness

rain.

it's been raining since yesterday, it makes the perfect nap weather and i've gladly welcomed it. i swear nothing is more relaxing then a spending a rainy day curled up on the couch watching movies and drifting in and out of sleep. yesterday i took a nap for 4 hours! haha, evidently i needed it. i hope this rainy weather brings us some nice cool temperatures. i would really enjoy some fall weather now that it is officially fall :)

nursery.

never in my life have i been so indecisive on something until we started looking for cribs. seriously, the reviews, the recalls, the ratings, i'm lost. i still can't decide, i keep going between the mainstream brands and specialty stores. anyone have a good recommendations?

over the weekend.

my noles played an awesome game of football... did you miss it? well we shut out the demon deacon's on our home turf, 31-0! i think it's safe to say florida state is back on their way to becoming the football team i grew up with :) 

oh and we won't talk about my saints and what happened in overtime...

Mommy-mobile?!

I'm worried that my car isn't really pro-baby.

I drive a racecar.

Well, not really but close.

 The kind of car that high school boys obsessed with The Fast and the Furious dream of.

A 6spd, two door, car with a body kit, rims, and an itty bitty back seat barely big enough for Gracie.

But, it did get a 5-star crash rating.

I'm really gonna miss her but she's gotta go...

... since baby's carseat won't fit in the backseat.

Silly car makers didn't design sports cars with families in mind.

But what should I get...

SUV?

Crossover?

Sedan?

or dare I say, Minivan?!

I'm a girl who has never had a regular car, I had a bright yellow Mustang before I bought the Acura.

Practical cars just don't appeal to me. But safety comes first, and baby comes first!

So.... I'm asking you my dearest blog friends, what mommy-mobile do you drive?

Secrets

I was never that good with keeping secrets, but boy do I have a surprise for yall! I wasn't trying to keep it from you but I really wasn't looking the part just yet or really feeling it. But recently I woke up and BAM!

 I couldn't hide anything anymore.

Without further ado.... allow me to introduce

The NEWEST member of Our Family!

And from the side, untouched by photoshop for the full effect. 

After a first trimester of not much of any morning sickness (don't hate me!), I really didn't feel that pregnant except when I missed about all the 'drinking' holidays, (Mardi Gras, St Patty's, Cinco de Mayo) haha. Then onto the second trimester which has been full of my body feeling like Stretch Armstrong, and finally having to buy bigger clothes, as well as, just feeling exhausted after doing little things. However, I'm really looking forward to meeting this little person who might I add thinks they should have been in the World Cup with all this kicking! I'm still in shock that in a few months instead of hearing dogs barking we will be hearing a baby crying. Our first human baby is due on November 4th and we have a lot of planning and preparation to do! 

So, Girl or Boy? What do you think we are having?