Take a Guess!

Ok guys and gals! Benj and I thought it would be fun to hear some of your guesses for our little guy's big arrival! Leave your comment with the following:

Date of Birth

Time

Gender

Weight

Height

Happy Guessing!

A Little Late . . .

So I'm sorry all of my posts are about pregnancy. It seems to occupy my thoughts these days! To switch it up, I did get my haircut yesterday! It's shorter than I've had for a while but I love it. I think it'll be easier to manage, which is always a plus.Switching back to our pregnancy, I passed my 8th month mark. Here's the belly shot!Gotta love my posture right now. Shoulders hunched, butt poking out. It's no wonder my back hurts! The other night we decided to compare my belly to a basketball. I'd say it's pretty close (excuse the jammies and no makeup)!

Benj with his basketball belly. You ARE seeing part of the nursery by the way. More pictures to come!

I WON!

I have been visiting this website called Tangled and True because it has a lot of cute baby suggestions on it. She posts giveaways all the time so I decided to enter a few. I checked her site on Saturday and I won a $75 gift card from the Tea Collection! It has a bunch of cute baby clothes. I was looking at the site and they are pretty expensive, but if I get some stuff on sale, I can get 7-8 items. If you want to visit the Tea site, click here. Let me know if you have any suggestions. I'll probably order my stuff by the end of the week! This is a good present because we're due 1 month from TODAY!

My New Bag

I couldn't help but purchase this diaper bag when I saw it on Baby Steals. For those of you who haven't heard of Baby Steals, click here. It's a website where they have a new deal on a baby item every day. This Bumble bag was originally $148 and I got it for $59! Sweet! Check out all the features!

Water Resistant & Stain Resistant
Lightweight
Soil Proof Colored Lining
Two Insulated Side Bottle Pockets
Matching Stroller Straps (included)
Adjustable & Removable Shoulder strap
Large Mesh Pocket for Easy Access to Items Used in Baby Changing
Large Detachable Change Pad and Clear Vinyl Zipper Pocket
Top Zipper Closure
Stainless Steel Hardware
Machine Washable
Multiple Inner/Outer Pockets
Hidden Interior & Exterior zipper pockets

It's big enough to use as my hospital bag too. I better start packing soon . . .

Maternity Pictures

I had my maternity pictures done last Saturday and I love them! I stole these from my photographer's blog. I haven't seen all of them yet, but I thought you guys would like a preview. Let me know what you think!Benj also joined me for a few (see title picture). Our photos were done by Mary Elizabeth Photography. Check out her blog here. She's also a friend in the ward. Hopefully I'll post more soon!

I Love LOVE

I hope all of you had a great Valentine's weekend! It snowed quite a bit in the morning so I'm glad we stayed in for the first half of the day. I woke up early and decorated the table for breakfast. I made crepes filled with bananas and berries.

I made these heart doilies from Martha Stewart.

Benj surprised me with beautiful flowers, chocolate covered strawberries, and even chocolate covered cookies! I think the saying should be "the way to a pregnant woman's heart is through her stomach"! Yum! He also got me a Candle Breeze electric candle warmer that we can take to the hospital.

For a FHE activity, Benj helped me make cards for our family and we gave homemade cards to each other.
I had another sweet tooth and made these really yummy cake balls from Bakerella! So easy and so good!

Mine aren't as pretty as hers. Haha.

We went and saw "He's Just Not That Into You" and then to PF Changs for dinner. It was a wonderful evening.

Now all this talk about food has made me hungry . . .

I Can't Believe It

I can't believe we have only 10 more weeks until our little babe is here. Things are feeling a lot more "real" lately. We got our nursery furniture, we're planning baby showers, we registered at Babies 'R Us, we're attending our childbirth class. I've told my job when I'll be cutting my hours and when I'll be leaving. They've given me an "easier" calling in our ward. All of these things are in preparation for the arrival of our little guy.

I can really feel him growing lately. My husband keeps telling me I'll have a 10-lb kid. I don't think my body will allow that to happen! It feels like I already know his personality a little. I think he'll be a very active little boy, full of energy and life. However, I think he'll also be a snuggler. I hope he is anyway! He responds a lot to music, so maybe he'll love music too. It's fun to think about what he'll be like.

I haven't taken a 30-week belly shot because I'll be getting maternity photos in a couple weeks (right around 7 months). I'm way excited! However, I'll leave you with a few photos and baby gadgets that have caught my eye. If anyone has any recommendations for brands and baby gear, I'd love to hear what you like!

Cute little outfits from Gap and Gymboree:

I want to do a monogram above the crib:

I thought this mobile is cute:
If I don't do a monogram, maybe some espresso letters:
And these are from Little Angels Photography. We'll be doing a session there when baby Bradshaw is around 2 weeks: