oh baby | twenty-five weeks

how far along? | 25 weeks

due date: january 14, 2016

baby’s size | the size of a cauliflower – 13.6-14.8 inches and 1.5-2.5 pounds 

gender | sweet baby boy!

feeling | i would be lying if i said 24 weeks was good to me 🙁 it was one of the worst of my pregnancy. i was very sick last thursday and friday- my stomach was burning, quivering, i was achy, clammy, my ears ached, my back ached, a fever blister was brewing- i think my body was shutting down from going too hard. it’s so scary to be so sick when you are expecting- i was so worried about the baby. however, saturday morning things started to turn around… and then sunday evening, intense lower back pain started. i went to the chiropractor yesterday and am feeling slightly better. ♥ it’s going to take a few treatments for this injury.  praying things continue to go up… thank you to those of you that sent prayers. hoping week 25 treats me better!

maternity clothes | still a little of both. i am still up six pounds and am loving leggings, booties, tights, and dresses. i fell in love with the online shop, ASOS last week – have you ever ordered? it’s super cute and just my style

{leggings:
target, antlers: sleepy poet antique mall, bunny: a jellycat from my
sister/nordstrom, knit outfit and fur slippers: consignment sale- $4
total}

sleep | some nights are amazing and others are not… i never know what i am going to get right now.

cravings | purple grapes, pizza, and sour patch kids {nothing that i HAVE to have… but just some random desires}

 

i went last night to pick out the nursery color at blackhawk ace hardware at the park road shopping {this store is fantastic!} my husband and father-in-law plan to paint saturday {so nice of them!} while i attend a baby shower for a friend from cincinnati, who will be in charlotte to celebrate her baby boy {she is due just ten days after me!}

fun

facts | he’s enjoying his new sense of equilibrium — he now knows which way is up and which is down. he’s growing more fat and more hair, too!

movement | off and on ♥  it’s my favorite part about pregnancy- i love feeling him move!

miss anything | it was mimosas/champagne and wine at the baby shower that i missed most this week- and my hometown oktoberfest this upcoming weekend {it’s always a hard weekend- sadly, i am usually pretty homesick} it was one of my very favorite events of the year growing up.

best moment of the week | although i didn’t feel well and had intense back pain, there were so many great things that happened! of course, showering baby boy with loved ones was the biggest highlight. i posted a few photos on instagram but will be sharing the ‘woodland- bohemian’  baby shower with you all soon – it was so wonderful being surrounded by people who love us so much. in addition, i was talking to my sister last friday about strollers. she is a store manager at an outdoor lululemon store in cinci and gets a lot of moms shopping. she has been chatting about stroller options with them for me. {i didn’t even ask her to do this! she also went to anthropologie last friday searching for a baby shower dress for me- so sweet.} most moms raved about bugaboos most- my dream stroller- ever since i studied abroad in europe in 2006 and saw these adorable buggies all over almost every country i visited. i was in love; however, i didn’t want to pay $1100-$1300 for one. my sister suggested checking on craigslist and there it was- a practically brand new one for $225 in the color, sand. i really wanted a black one, but for around $1000 less, i didn’t care about the color. plus, the owner told me that her black one used to get really hot. now, i think i like the sand/tan color a little more- yay! after we drove back from ohio monday evening, i headed over to the couple’s house {they were so sweet to hold it for us all weekend- even though they had a lot of interest!} and i instantly fell in love with the couple and their little two year old son, parker. we talked for awhile and i just adored them. so friendly and new to charlotte from chicago… we have plans to hopefully meet up again soon! they were so generous… i also left with a stroller caddy, car seat cover, two hats, and a book {for free.} how nice is that?!  i am over the moon excited- and would recommend looking for your dream stroller at either a consignment shop/online. in addition, my mom, dad, sister, her husband, my brother, and his girlfriend bought us the bob jogging stroller last weekend for our ohio shower – so i think we are set. ♥

here is a photo of our new one from craigslist! again, so in love. 

it came with all of the accessories as well- including the cute little umbrella

looking

forward to | october!! it’s my second favorite month of the year… right behind december {the glitter, ‘idea of ‘ snow, time with family, and joy of the holidays slightly trumps beautiful october!}

how’s
dad? still the best. he does SO much for both of us- every day. and we appreciate it all very much.

next appointment | friday, october 16