Baby Shower!

Our parents threw us a couples baby shower this past weekend!  Guys and gals were invited to help us celebrate!  We had such an amazing time seeing all of our friends and family and are so glad that so many of them could make it!

Where:  My parent's house in Catharpin, Virginia  :)

When:  Saturday, May 19th 12-4

Hosted by:  All the grandparents to be!

Guests arrived at about 12 and had Famous Dave's Barbecue for lunch!  I had one request - the mac and cheese - and it was amazing!  There was none left in the tray, so I think everyone else liked it too!  Then everyone began playing games...

Delish!!!

Since it was a couples shower and men were invited, my Dad and Jimmy came up with some games for the men to play.  My Dad cut the grass in the front yard to mimic a golf course and the guys made a competition of hitting golf balls closest to the flag.  They also played corn hole outside and enjoyed drinking beer (of course!).

I only have one picture, but I think they had fun!

Meanwhile the ladies played 'Guess The Baby Food,' 'Can't Say Baby,' and 'What's In Your Purse' inside.

After a little fun everyone gathered together for gifts!  Jimmy helped me open the gifts while everyone mingled and ate cake.  Check out the cute whale cake:

  The cake was from Costco - my favorite!  And yes, I will admit, I definitely had two pieces!  Haha!

Thanks to my Mom for the adorable decorations!

The cake table looked too cute!  She also iced the whale on the cake!

My Mom made wrapped these boxes up to spell out his name at the door.  So cute!

My Mom made these whale cookies and frosted them.  I went over to help her package them all up!

Momma T and Cindy found some cute whale outfits and hung them up in the living room.

The labels say 'Owen's Baby Shower.'

It was so amazing to see and feel all the love our family and friends had for us.  I was overwhelmed with love and gratitude for being blessed with such amazing people in our lives.  We had family send gifts all the way from California and Arizona, and family and friends put so much thought into their gifts.  I really cannot express how moved we both were by everyone's thoughtfulness.  Here are a few pictures of some of my favorite things...

My cousin Mindy painted this stool for us to match Owen's nursery theme.  This has to be one of my favorite things, it was so sweet and thoughtful, and it is SO special to me!  I was holding back tears opening it!

Here is another picture so you can see the side.  It is already set up in his nursery!

She also did a matching picture frame!  I mean, seriously, does it get any cuter?!?!

My Gammy found this whale wall hanging for us!  Jimmy already hung it up in the nursery above the door!

My grandparents searched far and wide for this Radio Flyer wagon.  I thought this was just the coolest thing ever!  I cannot wait to use it to take his 1 year pictures in.  It's going to be so fun to tool around the neighborhood with!

My parents got us the matching stroller and car seat awhile ago as a baby gift.  I'm getting excited to start using it!

Jimmy's parents got us the matching pack and play.  We'll use this in our bedroom for the first few weeks as his bassinet and then to travel with for a few years as well.

We are just so blessed by everyone in our lives, really couldn't get any better than this!

A huge thank you to everyone who was able to make it!

We are also so incredibly blessed to have parents who did all of this for us.  It was a lot of work to put on this show and we are extremely appreciative of all they did!  I'm not sure we could get any more spoiled!  We love you Dad, Momma T, Mom, Jim, and Cindy.

Love,

Judi and Jimmy

34 Weeks

34 Weeks!
(Isn't he cute?!?!)

Along: 34 weeks!  Babies are considered full term at 37 weeks (I had thought it was 38, but found out I was wrong), so only three more weeks until he is considered full term and could arrive.  My doctor would like him to come early (2 weeks or so), so we'll see!

Size of Baby:  Baby Owen could be about 20 inches long and almost 5 pounds right now!  I haven't had an ultrasound since week 26, so of course I don't know his exact height and weight, I'm just going by what my book says!  I'm measuring right on track with weight gain and belly measurements, so I'm sure he is right around what the book says.  :)

Gender:  BOY!!!  Owen 'Secret' Blankenship.  I have to say, I'm getting so excited to share his middle name when he is born!

Sleep:  I'm still sleeping pretty well considering... Some nights I'm so tired from running around all day that I sleep through the entire night without waking up once.  Some nights are more restless, moving around a lot trying to get comfortable. 

What I Miss:   The past two weeks I've really missed wine and cocktails.  With the weather being as beautiful as it has been all I want to do is sit on the deck and enjoy a glass of Pinot or a Marg!  Only a couple more weeks though!

Cravings:  Lately it's been milk in the mornings and peanut butter in the evenings.  

Symptoms:  I'm starting to get a little more swollen.  Thank heaven for flip flop season!  My back is really starting to hurt more too.  Just unloading the groceries the other night was killing my back.  Luckily after I sit down for a few minutes the pain subsides.  I'm definitely going to have to have some help packing up my classroom this year.

Best Moment this Week:  BABY SHOWER!!!   The baby shower our parents threw was amazing!  See my next post for all the cute details!

Love to all!

Judi and Jimmy

32 Weeks

32 Weeks preggers!

Along: 32 Weeks!  I'm now considered to be in the 8th month of pregnancy.  Crazy isn't it?!?  8 More weeks until his due date... 6 more weeks until he is considered full term and could arrive!  I'll be 38 weeks pregnant at the 6th grade graduation and during my last week of work.  I'm hoping he makes it through that point.

Size of Baby:  Owen is just about 4 pounds and measures about 19 inches long.  From now on I should be gaining a pound a week and half of that goes straight to him!  He is just fattening up for birth now so that he is born with a layer of fat to keep him warm.  

Gender:  It's a boy!!!  Owen "Secret" Blankenship (as my family has been saying!)  We are planning on revealing the middle name when Owen chooses to reveal himself!

Sleep:  Sleep is still great!  I get up once a night about half the time, the other half I don't get up at all.  I know I'm lucky to still be sleeping somewhat comfortably without waking up several times a night!

What I Miss:   At this point I just miss being able to move around like I used to.  It's hard to get into the car when another car has parked close, it's hard to put my shoes on, or bend over for ANY reason!  

Cravings:  I've been craving peanut butter a couple times.  Still craving sweets a lot too.  I've been managing my weight pretty well so far...

Symptoms:  Pain and numbness in my upper abdomen.  The doctor said he is pushing on my diaphragm.  It feels like it is being pinched!  Some lower back pain.  Other than those two things, I really don't have much to complain about!

Best Moment this Week:  Hiccups!!!  I had this odd little feeling (what I thought was kicking) that was rhythmic... I'm thinking, what in the world is he doing in there?!?  Then it hit me, he has hiccups!  He is getting them every other day or so and they last for a few minutes.  It's the sweetest thing!   


Speaking of feeling him move around... this little guy is SUCH a mover!  Sometimes Jimmy and I just watch my stomach in the evenings, you can see bumps and ripples, it is so cool!  He is getting so big in there now that I can press on my stomach and feel a little hand, knee, foot... some body part!  If I push against him sometimes he will move around in response.  Sometimes I'll find him and push on him to move around so Jimmy or my parents can feel him.  It's a special moment for them, they get a kick out of it!


I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and enjoying the spring time!  Our baby shower is coming up and Jimmy and I are SO excited to see all of our family and friends!  I'll definitely have to do a post with tons of pictures from the shower.  :)


Love to all!


Judi and Jimmy