Sunday, January 29, 2012

Baby Shower Mania


The following is picture overload of my baby showers. The first pictures were the ones my mom and sister in laws threw for me and then last ones are at my house that my church friends put together. This little girl has been very spoiled and she is not even here yet. The one at my moms house had a nursery rhyme theme. There was JAck and Jll lemonade and little miss muff-its sandwiches and mother goose devils eggs it was all very cute. They also served tea with the cupcakes my sister in-law made which were amazing (her cream cheese frosting is to die for) As part of the decorations we put baby pictures up on the fireplace mantle of Teds parents and himself and me and my parents. So people could see what this little girl might look like. Also my cute sister in-law Kelly made this Wishing tree idea where people could write well wishes for TEd, Me and the baby. I loved the rhyme she came up with to match it, I took a picture of it.
Preg Update: I'm 35 weeks now woohoo 5 to go. Everything is going well except for the fact that I'm not getting much sleep at night anymore. I have to lay all the way left or right and end up waking up several times to pee. The baby's room is almost all set up I have the crib and change table and all her clothes in place but still have to wash everything. I still have to clean/organize lots of cupboards and closets before I will feel that everything is ready for this baby to come. Oh and I still need to pack a hospital bag!!! Might want to do that soon I guess but I don't think this baby is going to come early, not with my mom and sisters history of labors.












Sunday, January 15, 2012

Our Christmas Vacation

Well Christmas for the cox's started off with a nice quiet trip to the cottage to enjoy a little R&R before this baby comes. It was officially our last time at the cottage without kids. We went for walks with Roxy, read books, magazines and most importantly slept in every morning! Next we headed to my parents for Christmas with my family and had many family nights up late talking/eating way to much. I swear all scales are evil when you are pregnant around christmas. We did the traditional christmas reading of the birth of christ and had all the kids act it out. Boxing day we went skating downtown toronto which was a ton of fun. Yes I did go skating at 7.5 months after some much provided caution by my parents/husband and I had to explain that skating is like walking for me. I did not fall but I can say this now that everything was ok but it was a little harder skating when your center of gravity is changed by a big ball in your front side. For New Years we didn't do anything exciting except go off the the movies and came home to enjoy some bubbly with oranges for me. I can't seem to get enough oranges/grapefruits. Ted says this baby is going to come out looking like an orange. I was bad at taking pictures over christmas but we did get one documented photo of our last New Years as just us. I know, we debated going downtown dressing up nice and going to dinner but it was nice to just relax.
Pregnancy Update: I have gone off work because I had some bleeding and pretty strong cramping/braxton hick contractions. We don't want her coming too soon, better safe than sorry. So now I am starting to feel the nesting setting in and seeing everything in my house I want to de-clutter/organize before the baby comes. Ted calls it Stressting instead of nesting!! He is so supportive of this time in my pregnancy!!! haha Well sleeping is getting more difficult and the pregnancy insomnia usually sets in every day at 4am I wake up wide awake and can't go back to sleep for 2 hours. Ted seems to complain when I have a bad night because that means he is up more because he hears me getting up to pee and toss!!! I say oh I feel so sorry for you!!! I have been bad at taking preg pictures I only have one to show this week even though I'm actually 33 weeks now. I will post pictures of the baby shower I had while I was home later.










Skating in the city at out door rink.



29 weeks
Ted enjoying reading by fire at the cottage for last time