37 weeks preggo

Slacking off with my posts again ;) I've just been so busy preparing for the baby... My family flew back to Germany :( and the hubby is coming home from a road trip tomorrow night :) I took these pics over a week ago so I guess I was somewhere between 36-37 weeks pregnant. I will be 38 weeks on Saturday. Wow, where has the time gone? For all I know I could be holding this little guy within the next couple of weeks. I am so excited, anxious, prepared and unprepared at the same time, full of love for this little one already, full of love for his daddy for giving me this gift of being a mom and supporting me through the ups and downs of the pregnancy, afraid of the sleepless nights and the huge responsibility of taking care of such a fragile, little life, and I am ready to open the next chapter in my life: trying to be the best mommy I can be :) 
For now, I will just enjoy the calm and quiet of those few days ahead of me and pray for an uneventful and natural delivery. 

Jeans from MH Maternity, Striped Top-Juicy Couture, Cardigan-Forever 21 Maternity

i spy jewelry edition

Today i am linking up to Little Miss Momma's I Spy: Jewelry Edition.
Sorry about the somewhat awful pics, the lighting was pretty crappy ;) I am a serious Jewelry addict as you can tell and this was a lot of fun to do. Now I'm gonna go enjoy the sunshine :) Hope you all are having a sunshiny day, too! 

 PS: In case you were wondering, Bijou Brigitte is a Jewelry Store chain in Europe ;) And I misspelled it every time lol! I always sucked at French... 

umm, yeah I'm still here...

Holy laziness I guess ;) I know I've been very absent... I love my blog, I miss my blog, but this pregnancy along with everything else that's been going on (like this nice little cold I have) is kicking my butt (which by the way is also getting bigger by the day, lol). My dad and brother came in for a surprise visit all the way from Germany last Friday. Dad had to leave on Monday but little bro is still here until next Monday. He is bored out of his mind I am sure, since I can't provide much entertainment at the moment. I hope he understands. The hubby has been working crazy hours and baseball is once again in control of our lives ;) In my mind I am already planning our post-season get-away to the Caribbean. Wonder how that will go with a 4 months old... 

The weather is finally coming around but with all the heat and thunderstorms it gets almost unbearably humid and stuffy in the house. Who knew we would have to go straight from heating to air conditioning? No, don't worry, I am still refusing to take it that far. For now we try and keep the windows open and the fans running. 

I went to the OB today and it seems like the little peanut is still having a blast in there. They did a strep B test and asked if i wanted my cervix checked. I declined. I don't really see the need for it just yet. They will probably start checking either next week or the week after and that's fine with me. I will spare you my insurance issues for now. Just know that I am seriously ticked off at these office ladies that treat you like a second class citizen because you dared to have your insurance company re-process a claim because you didn't feel like forking over $300 for an immunization you were told you needed to get. I seriously had to explain myself 5 times before she finally figured out that I did not owe them $300 at all. No one should have to pay that much money for a shot but if I knew that I owed it I would have payed it a long time ago. Get off your high horse lady! Sorry about the rant... 

So tonight we are having a pet funeral at the in-laws house. Our sweet Lady pup had to be put down last night after having many, many seizures and simply being in too bad shape. My in-laws adopted her about 4 years ago from a local shelter. We never found out how old she really was, we just knew she was older. The vet guessed that she was at least 12 and may have suffered a stroke or a brain tumor. I guess it was her time to go. She will certainly be missed by all of us. 

But after all the complaining I do on a daily basis, about things that are really not that important,  I am thankful that a rainy afternoon at my house looks like this. With two sleepy men and a sleepy girl all cuddled up in the window seat for a little nap. And soon, very soon, there will be another little man to join the sleepy train and all of this will have been worth it :) 

saturday loves

 Here are my LOVELIES picks for this rainy, windy Saturday :) 

via Noodlehead

I badly need one of these and this is a wonderful tutorial. Our mail piles are always out of control and all over the house ;) 

via Smile and Wave 

Aren't these lovely? I want to try this with my covered clipboards.

via The Wandering Artist
 

So cute, I wish PA weather would cooperate with me wanting to show of my toes like this ;) 

So what are your LOVELIES today? 

i love getting stuff in the mail :)

Look what just flew in :) I ordered these last week to hang from string in the nursery. Aren't they so cute? They all have cool little facts about the animals on the back, like did you know that Alligators have a transparent third eyelid that lets them see under water??? Pretty cool huh? What's even better is that they are big (5x7) and only cost $5.50. Shipping was unfortunately $4.99 :( but still it was so worth it. Now I just have to spray paint some clothes pins for hanging and hang them all... Things are coming together :) 

baby shower

I finally got to edit some of the shower pics so here they are. There are so many I had to put a page break in, in order not to bore you to death in case you have no interest in baby shower pictures ;) But if you do want to see them all make sure you click on the link... 

Diaper Cake the MIL made

Baby Powder scented candles for favors.

Mandie from Millie Morgan Media made the decorated jars. I wanted the ball jars for glasses :) 

My future SIL made these awesome ducky cupcakes. Sooo much work...

Game prizes, some in decorated jars and I made the clipboards. Aren't they cute? 

Fruit Rainbow :) So cute and so yummy!

Hubby's mom :) 

More yummy food.

Friends :)

My BFF Mandie :)

She likes to snuggle up to the belly ;)

There were lots of little ones.

Unwrapping gifts.

maternity shoot

Hey everyone, sorry I have been so absent around here lately but with the baby shower and some last minute shopping I have been pretty busy. Plus, the hubby had a couple of days off from work so we had to take advantage of that :) 

My best friend and blogger/photographer Mandie from MillieMorganMedia took some extra time after the shower to take some pictures of us. It wasn't really planned but worked out so great since Sunday was a beautiful day and now it's back to cold and rain once more :( I can't wait for some real Spring weather around here. The pictures turned out great and we are so glad Mandie took the time and she also sent us our edited pics right the next day!!! If you are in Western PA and are looking for an affordable and awesome photographer please go check out her blog and contact her. You won't be disappointed. 

You can also find the link to the rest of this shoot at the bottom of her blog. 

I wore a Forever21 dress on clearance for $7.99!!!, Forever21 cardigan for $8.99, Leggins from Target and Gimbal Boots from Steve Madden I got on sale for $69 at TJ Maxx. I think the necklace came from LOFT. 

 I love my man :) He will be the best dad. 

Also, don't forget the $15 giveaway is still going on over at Craft Couture!!! So if you haven't entered yet make sure you do and let your friends know. Entries are still low and it doesn't end until Friday.