Bellingham Baby Shower!!! (Part 1)

30 weeks & 3 days...

....And still in my heels! :)

Just the start of the MOUNTAIN of gifts

Diaper Cake from Molly

Molly (my sister-in-law) & I

Rene & I

Chocolate covered pretzel sticks

Bubble Gum cigars

Dad & I

Taylor's diaper changing survival apron :)

It included: Gloves, Mask, diapers, wipes, toys, butt paste, ear plugs, a bottle of liquor, and much much more!

Cousin Melissa & I (at the casino, losing all our money)

28 weeks & finally in our 3rd Trimester!!!

We made it!! Entering into our 3rd Trimester is such a relief, but also a reminder that we only have 12 weeks before Camryn Reese is due to make her grand entrance into this world.
She is still a very healthy baby, and has had the hiccups everyday this last week, a sign that her central nervous system has fully developed.
Here's a new picture! :)

27.4 Weeks

Glucose Test & Kick Counts

We had our glucose test on Friday, and everything went well so far, blood results back within a week (unless everything looks normal, in which case Dr. Breedlove will tell me at my appointment on the March 25th, as we're now being seen every 2 weeks). The DREADED orange drink was not at all bad like everyone had warned, it tastes like an ice cold melted popsicle...I think maybe all of you previously pregnant woman complained enough about the last drink, so they made some changes for preggos like me! :)
In addition to the glucose screen, they also tested for anemia and HIV. The state law requires all pregnant woman be tested twice for HIV, once in the 1st trimester, and again in the 3rd (I was close enough to the 3rd, so my doctor was kind enough to test that day when I was already going to get pricked and prodded).

Dr. Breedlove had us start "Kick Counting" on a daily basis, which basically means that during any 60 minute period of the day I should be able to count a minimum of 6 movements from Camryn. It only took me about 30 seconds today before I was able to get all 6 out of her, she's a pretty active baby! Taylor was giving her kisses and saying "Good Morning", and then rested his head on my belly to listen to her heart when she started kicking him in the face! She responds the fastest to him talking and touching my belly, I'm pretty sure she's already a daddy's girl....and I know she already has him wrapped around her tiny little fingers!!!

We didn't take new belly pictures yet, but I'll try to have some posted by tomorrow evening! Love y'all! <3

27 week update!

So much to update y'all on, and SO MANY wonderful gifts for this little miracle...she is obviously so very loved!!
So what's new with me & Camryn....We are 27 weeks today, and feeling great! I've been experiencing more back pain lately (fortunately she's not on my sciatic nerve, so I'm grateful for minor back pain) with her increasing weight, and my upper abdomen gets a burning/aching feeling often, but we're still sleeping and eating well and feeling really healthy overall! We are in our FINAL week of the 2nd trimester, so that's really exciting!
As Taylor & I are dreaming about becoming parents, and what our little Camryn Reese will look like and what type of personality she has, she might also be dreaming about us! "Brain Wave activity measured in a developing fetus at 27 weeks shows different sleep cycles, including the rapid eye movement phase, the stage when dreaming occurs." I think the majority of her dreaming is happening while I'm awake, because when I'm trying to sleep, she's WIDE AWAKE! :)
Camryn now weighs approximately 2.5 pounds and is measured from head to toes at almost 16 inches. She is now blinking in preparation for birth, and added coughing, more improved breathing, and more intense sucking to her growing bag of tricks!  Her lungs have developed to a point of maturity that if born today, although I want to keep baking her until she's a little more well done, she would be a healthy little baby!

Everyone ready for all the pictures of Camryn's gifts? She has a LOT of secret admirers!!!

Gifts from Grandma & Auntie Reese:

A real Osh Kosh denim dress, so sweet!

Gifts from Dad & Tonia from Hawaii:

These are so funny! The butt of the pink one is the best!

Gifts from Aunt Kris:

Ahhh...how cute!!! 3-6 months for summer

How adorable is this? White with pink polky dots on the other side!

6-12 months for winter.

My Uncle John also sent Camryn a $50 bond, a gift that I had also received as a baby from him, so that was very thoughtful and nostalgic for me. 

Thank you Mom, Sister, Dad, Tonia, Uncle John, and Aunt Kris for all of these fantastic gifts!! We are so grateful for all of you, and Camryn is so cared for thanks to all of you!

Of course we couldn't leave all the spoiling to everyone else, Taylor & I also bought a few new things for our little girl! 

Storage boxes for her armoire

This is for when Mommy & Camryn work out :)

Her dresser & hutch arrived!

Closet storage bins

Hung her 4 frames above her bed, more pictures of these to come

Piggy Bath Wrap

We also received a box full of donated cutie girl clothes from Diana (Stacia's AWESOME neighbor), so pictures of those are coming.

Camryn & I have a 1:30pm doctors appointment today for our hour long glucose test, so wish us luck! From what I'm hearing, it's pretty terrible...yay! We'll post new belly pictures this evening!!! Love y'all <3