oh baby | twenty-seven weeks

how far along? | 27 weeks 


due date: january 14, 2016

 baby’s size | baby is the size of a rutabaga — 13.6-14.8 inches long and 1.5-2.5 pounds 

{i shared our first baby shower with you all this week- i also love this vibrant coral and green fiesta themed event– the mexican food lover in me- loves this.}



gender | sweet baby boy! … and again, he’s still unnamed. any baby boy names you love? please share below… i would love to hear! 

feeling |  feeling great this week! no complaints – i am not overly tired and can walk normally without pain- so life is good. 

maternity clothes |  it’s still a mixture ♥ i love asos so much and the dresses i got from old navy are very comfortable for teaching. 


movement | this was definitely his most active week yet!!  he is moving around more and more each day…

sleep | this week has been amazing. i am crashing and getting great sleep – so thankful for this!


cravings | i love fruit and ice water most 

fun facts | he can open his eyes now!! he is also practicing inhaling and exhaling with his rapidly developing lungs. and it’s official- baby is showing brain activity!! and his brain is becoming more complex. 

miss anything | hot yoga. pre-natal is great, but i miss the heat! 

best moment of the week |  the bliss of a pre-natal massage – it was so serene and just wonderful. 



how’s dad?  he’s so excited to become a dad and loves to watch/feel him move in my belly! i can’t wait to see him hold our little boy. 

looking forward to | celebrating baby with charlotte family and friends this weekend! i can’t wait to see my husband’s brother/his awesome wife/their adorable kids {from philly} and my best friend from home, who now lives in greenville, south carolina- who are all traveling in to attend! excited to see them all and have some girl time with renee saturday evening. so nice of them all to come! and again, so thankful for my husband’s family, who are throwing us our charlotte baby shower- so excited to celebrate with special loved ones. 


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Comments (26)

  • Emily @ Ember Grey

    October 15, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    Aren't baby hangers just the absolute cutest?? 😉 I love all of your baby boy outfit inspiration in these posts, Nelle!

    1. nelle monaco

      October 15, 2015 at 3:25 pm

      thank you, sweet Emily! yes! i love a little baby hanger. and i loved your nursery photo- so excited to share this journey with you! i pray for baby cullen all the time ♥

  • Taylor

    October 15, 2015 at 3:38 pm

    I love the look of the nursery! I also feel like boy names are harder to think of than girls, no idea why, but I definitely have this problem! Good luck!!

    1. nelle monaco

      October 15, 2015 at 3:40 pm

      it's so true! we loved three girl names and are having a really hard time with boys… there is one i love and he likes it, too. but want to obviously explore/look through a lot of options! 🙂 thanks for the love and hope your week is going well!

  • Kim S

    October 15, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    Yeah for getting good sleep during this stage in your pregnancy! I am starting to get hip pains at night, so lots of tossing and turning. Maybe I need a prenatal massage too!!

    1. nelle monaco

      October 16, 2015 at 1:29 am

      thank you! I am not taking the sleep for granted 🙂 and treat yourself, girl! it was heavenly

  • Foxy's Domestic Side

    October 15, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    Love the nursery. And naming boys is SOO hard! We finally ended up with Colton, which we love! 🙂 Yay for the 3rd tri and with all of the holidays coming up time is going to fly! I was due with my first Jan 3rd and ended up having him on Christmas!

    1. nelle monaco

      October 16, 2015 at 1:30 am

      Thank you so much! And I agree 🙂 Colton is cute- I have a cousin with that name! Thanks for the love

  • P!nky

    October 15, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    Oooh, I bet a prenatal massage felt amazing.

    1. nelle monaco

      October 16, 2015 at 1:30 am

      It was AMAZING!! Thanks so much

  • Skylar Magazine

    October 15, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    Congratulations! Love the nursery pics. I don't have any kids of my own yet, and I'm not sure what names to suggest. I think Liam and Kaleb are good names. That's just me though.

    1. nelle monaco

      October 16, 2015 at 1:31 am

      Thank you so much! I really appreciate the love

  • Unknown

    October 15, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    Congrats!! I love your photos…so bright and beautiful 🙂

    1. nelle monaco

      October 16, 2015 at 1:31 am

      Thank you so much!!

  • Kaycee

    October 16, 2015 at 4:18 am

    Congrats!! We just had a baby girl. 🙂 With picking a name, we had the opposite problem that you have– we had three boys names, but no girls names! Here are a few boy names I like: Jacob, Benjamin, Asher, and Ethan. 🙂

    1. Kaycee

      October 16, 2015 at 4:18 am

      By the way: found your blog through the Peony Project!

  • Ellen Ross | Ask Away Blog

    October 16, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    Aw congrats girl! just found your blog!
    XO Ellen from Ask Away
    askawayblog.com

    1. nelle monaco

      October 19, 2015 at 8:49 pm

      thank you so much!!

  • Adriana Renee

    October 16, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    This whole post melted my heart! So cute! Congrats (:

    1. nelle monaco

      October 19, 2015 at 8:50 pm

      awe- i am so glad! thank you

  • The Girl who Loved to Write

    October 17, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    YAY for reaching the third trimester!

    1. nelle monaco

      October 19, 2015 at 8:48 pm

      yay!! however, i had one doctor say it started the 26th week, read somewhere it was 27th, and then my doctor last friday said 28 weeks… so i googled it- google says 28! one week off? but in the end- almost there!! haha

  • Susannah

    October 17, 2015 at 6:39 pm

    <3 I LOVE your nursery inspiration in this post!!!!!

    1. nelle monaco

      October 19, 2015 at 8:50 pm

      thank you!!

  • Autumn @ Autumn All Along

    October 18, 2015 at 11:40 pm

    Congrats on your pregnancy! It looks like baby is going to be surrounded by adorable things! 🙂

    1. nelle monaco

      October 19, 2015 at 8:50 pm

      thank you so much!

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