First week of mat leave was amazing - I got some sleep and was able to spend a ton of time at home with the fam. I have to admit, I do miss my work peeps but being able to rest has been incredible. Lugging this boy around is proving to be a bit tougher as time is moving along. 5 more weeks to go until the due date so maybe 6 pr so more weeks till Jax? Anyone's guess at this point. This sweekend was unreal, so much fun and all my favorite people. My mom and friends planned and executed the sweetest baby shower of all time and we were ridiculously spoiled. Jaxon already has way more clothes than I've ever had and they are ridic on the cute scale. My oldest friend jacquie got me this necklace - something I really wanted but couldn't quite find the right one - and it is so perfect I never want to take it off. And in even better news, Jules went into labour today and it looks like baby Cole will be here before we know it! Havin a best friend on mat leave at the same time is going to be too much fun. Plus she can help me figure this stuff out :) Swollen face, feet and hands are becoming a reality but with our last pre-natal class on Thursday and the crib all put together it all means our baby boy will be here soon and we cannot wait. Oh, add a birthday pool party to the end of the weekend and that was one of the best times ever. I am such a lucky lucky girl to have so much love sent my way. Thank you everyone who made it so special!! Post on some of our absolute fave gifts for baby coming soon! Xo

you guys!!

today is my last day of work! our midwife, jimmy and i have come to the conclusion that a little down time is sorely needed before the babe arrives. momma needs some sleep and to mentally prepare for what's going to go down in about 6 weeks! i am incredibly lucky to have such a supportive group of managers and co-workers who have taken this decision with the best attitudes ever although i am sure it means more work for them with me gone so quickly. anyway, they're the best and i am SO grateful. 

it's a little bittersweet for sure, it's been almost 4 years of coming in to the same place every mon-fri and seeing everyone that i have become friends with and learned so much from. Proximity, i will miss you!!

oh and if the look on my nephew's face in the photo above doesn't melt your heart... then you got some problems friend.

xo

baby boom

jules, lindsay and i are all 2 weeks apart - looks like i have two incredible mat leave friends ready to go!

such a great weekend with both families and some amazing friends. oh and a very special little boy turned two - happy birthday liam! xoxo

31

waiting for jax to get here is pretty much all i do these days. i am obsessed with tearing apart and cleaning my house and every night i run a mental list through my head of all of the things i have left to do to get ready.

we're at 31 weeks now and i feel terrible for jimmy because i am sure i am a non stop complaining machine. however, i am the luckiest woman alive because not only does he listen to me complain, but he remembers everything that i say and tries to fix every single little thing that i mention is getting me down. case in point: i can't sleep = jimmy takes me out and buys me the most ridiculous maternity pillow of all time. ridiculously amazing that is! no one should love a pillow this much.

while the countdown continues i am trying to be patient when really, i would pay some really good money to get a little peek inside and see how this little man is doing. in the meantime, i'll just keep on waddlin' from room to room and enjoying the last few weeks jimmy and i have as a twosome.

30 weeks

compared to 25 weeks (left pic) 30 weeks feels like a whole other ballgame. hauling this belly around is becoming a workout in itself and i can't say i don't break into a waddle every now and then.

i still feel like he is going to come earlier than expected but hey, that would be A-OK with me since sleeping is all to want to do but it's also the most uncomfortable thing of life right now. i am dying to see his little face!!

countdown is on - jaxon james, we're waiting for you! xoxo


ps: i look the most tired of all time

the to do list

another thing crossed off. must remember to stop adding things to this list and only cross things off of it!

i saw this adorable idea in a blog a few months ago and started collecting cute little baby girl outfits for our good friend Kristy's baby shower. because i had the craziest three weeks of life ever at work over the weekend of her shower, i wasn't actually able to go. but now i've got all 12 (actually 13 because i miscounted) onesies washed in Ivory Snow and ready to make their way over to Kristy and little baby Charley, who will be here on Saturday!

crazy how time has flown. it's really been incredible to have so many of my close gf's pregnant at the same time. it's amazing to have people you can call or text at any time of the day to ask the really weird and possibly tmi questions. can't wait to see this gorgeous girl! xo

and this...

... is what everyday is turning into. "you're only 7 months along? looks like he's going to be a lot earlier than you think!" hmmmmmm. i read in 'what to expect' yesterday that over the next 11 week Jax is going to possibly triple in size. this is both exciting and frightening.

monday monday

40 work days left until it's time for operation: wait for baby. things are starting to wrap up in the household preparation and to be honest my biggest concern these days is why is betty all of a sudden emptying her litter box onto the floor every single day?

i need some sleep and a little fairy to come in and clean up my kitty litter issue.

in the meantime, the random craft projects continue! this weekend yielded a key holder.

i seem to be incapable of putting those hooks in on any kind of level line but, like i said, i need some sleep.

is it weird that james has and has had a lanyard on his keys for the entire 4 years i've known him? i feel like that's the fanny pack of key accessories. riveting stuff eh?

we're attempting to make this for dinner tonight, wish us luck!

love love love love love

silver lining

what an absolutely INSANE 14 days in a row of work. we have been killing ourselves here to try and get a website ready for launch which was set to go tomorrow. due to unforeseen client decisions, it has been delayed. for how long, who knows.

all in all i thought well, at least now i'll be able to make it to the pre-natal yoga class i've had in the books for a month. that's pretty sweet.

and them the instructor called and the space we were going to practice in had flooded. class is cancelled.

silver lining? i am getting a Whopper and going home to spend quality time with my husband and kittens for the first time in 2 weeks.

hells yes.

ps: the "little" one is on some sort of insane growth spurt!

a tree for Jax

between answering emails this weekend jimmy and i finally tackled something i think we had been avoiding due to apprehension of the task at hand - well i know i was avoiding it anyway.

we ordered a sweet little tree decal for baby Jax's corner of the bedroom and it was time to finally put it up.

pretty plain and bare before - the little one needed something fun to look at!

and then we opened the tube it came in and cut out the 1 million pieces. o.m.g.

but it all went up so easily and piece by piece jimmy and i got to do something for the babe and we had a pretty fun time doing it. plus it was straight and nothing ripped - thank the lord! so cute.

the rest of the weekend was work and netflix and playing with the 2 little furballs. best thing about getting bernie well exercised is her dog face - she's been doing it since day one! looks like another work weekend ahead of me, let's hope i can get some sleep this week!

working for...

baby boy had his first bout of hiccups this morning around 4:30am. i think i maxed out at about 2 hours of sleep. weekend plans have taken a bit of a shift and looks like i am making up for having a week off by ... working for the weekend. yeah i did it - you know you love loverboy. whatever, i'm tired.

latest obession

can't lose the love for music ... it's just not possible. especially when it's this good :)

25 weeks down

back to work today after a much needed week off. i started the week with a spa trip with nina, then was able to fit in time with both families and some alone time with jimmy. with me as always, was Garth - or Jax.

things are coming along nicely with the little one. he is constantly kicking and i think trying to find a weak spot in there for his eventual escape. for some reason i have this feeling that he is going to be early. this absolutely must mean that he is going to be super late.

i was able to get some more sewing done for him over this past weekend and have only 2 blankets and 3 bibs left in the 'to do' pile. i even managed to get some curtains made for the kitchen and tear apart the couches so i could wash everything and anything possible. nesting is a strange phenomenon but i feel like i am getting to the end of the mental list i have been keeping for the past few months. 

only 2 more full months of work and 15 weeks to go until it's 'go' time.