36.5 weeks

Here we are...just a few days shy of being "full term"! That definitely makes it feel more real now. We are ready over here and waiting!!!  

Baby Size :: 6 pounds...18.5 inches...think crenshaw melon size (ugh- that just sounds heavy)

Weight Gain :: maybe the scale was wrong, maybe it wasn't...but i stayed the same weight from my 34 week check-up.  

Current Cravings :: ice is still a bad one...but is almost starting to leave this bad taste in my mouth, so i'm hoping this weird addiction is preparing to be out the door! dinner has slowed down which means i've been eating lots of cereal instead. the chips craving has picked back up, AND so has my fast food craving, which actually has been tame this go round, so i'm not feeling guilty at all. 

Baby News :: we went for our last and final ultrasound this past wednesday to check on my fluid levels, and thankfully everything checked out great! i had issues in my last pregnancy, so they wanted to make sure i wasn't on the same path. the doctor said the baby couldn't look any more perfect, and is sitting way head down...so that is good (well, and bad...the pressure is becoming OOC)!! 

i've started getting "checked" and not too much action, but there is always next time ;)

Complaints :: my lower back has been giving me fits..and thanks to my amazing mother, i am getting a 90 minute prenatal massage tomorrow and I CANNOT WAIT!!!! i'm really hoping she can get this tense body all loosened up before it gets traumatized again during labor! oh, and sleeping just flat out sucks now. i think the hubs wakes up every time i move because i'm always moaning every time i turn over. 

Exercise :: oh we're good if we make it to the gym once or twice a week lately. i mainly go so baby girl can have some play time. and i just walk ever so slowly on the treadmill and continue to do the same weights i've been doing. will probably attempt here in the next week or so to pick up on the walking in hopes of walking this baby girl out! 

Maternity Style :: everything is so darn uncomfortable these days! i however refuse at this point to buy one single thing maternity, so i will continue to wear the same 2 pair of leggings and the same 2 pair of jeans (which i can't wait to strip out of when home). if i'm being honest- i hate leaving my house now because i dread wearing normal clothes. 

Life Happenings / Baby Prep :: i am happy to report that we are about 100% all ready for this little girl to arrive. i spent all last week washing all of her clothes and bed linens, everything is all organized in her closet, baby equipment is pulled down from the attic and set up, car seat is cleaned

my hospital bag is about half packed, minus the last minute grab-n-go items and lillian's notes/lists are all printed and ready. matt swears i am going to go into labor again in the middle of the night, and of course i am worried about my current girlie more than anything, so am trying to make sure i have all my ducks in a row for her.

*on another note, my amazing friends hosted a little baby sprinkle for us a week ago and it couldn't have been more perfect! we are so lucky to have such wonderful family and friends!!!

 {such a lucky little girl who was gifted some pretty fabulous things}

{seriously delicious gigi cupcakes}

{my baby blanket 30 years ago that my mom "fixed up" by hand so that i could pass down to our sweet girl}

{my mom knitted a hat + pair of baby leg warmers!}

{with the lovely hostesses}

Hurry on up February...

I'm anxious for you to get here!

Monograms update

I think it's been a little while (more like a long while) since I've updated you all on how the monogramming business is going. 

Since having officially launched in September, I have been busy busy!!! I have been very thankful to have some amazing customers, many of them who keep coming coming back...so hey, that's got to be a good thing, right?!

It's definitely been a balance trying to find the time between mom life, home life and baby prepping. But I've been managing to find the time and it's working...and I'm thrilled! 

Here's just a very small sampling of the things I've been working on these past months...

While I am still not carrying product yet, we are moving forward in that direction and I am really pushing for this summer to have this option available.

I have a rather lengthy goals and to-do list that I am continuing to achieve, and thankfully we still have a long way to go here in 2013.

I'm getting anxious to share those things I have in store, however, a few more things to work out. 

Unfortunately the shop is closed for now, until after this baby girl makes her arrival next month, but am hoping to start back up in April some time.

If you haven't "liked" The Lavish Thread yet via Facebook, be sure to head on over and do so now. I'm so close to 200 likes!!!

Ya'll are the best!! 

Randoms

It's Tuesday...haven't slept in a few nights, and this is all I have for you today. 

A bunch of randomness...

{found these little lovlies at costco last week and couldn't pass up getting them for Lill's big girl room}

{i think i died and went to heaven when i spotted these at the grocery store recently. we ate these back in the day every time we went to go visit my dad and they are AMAZING!! my sis and i haven't seen them in years and thought sister shubert stopped making them, but apparently not. they are so bad for you but taste oh so good. i definitely grabbed a few packages of them and smiled as i did.

go find them now!}

{this childhood classic arrived in the mail and couldn't have come at a better time (thanks yummy!). we had quite a few lazy days around here and this was the perfect distraction for both mommy and Lills}

{yes you are seeing this correctly....that would be a bag of crushed ice accompanying me in the front seat of my car. i've mentioned here and here that my pregnancy ice craving is out of control, and well i  gave into a little bit more by going to sonic and asking them to bag me up some of their deliciously crunchy crushed ice. pretty sure it was the best $1.50 i've spent in quite some time!} 

{it was a gorgeous day last friday, so we took advantage and had ourselves a picnic in the front yard...it was a moment i really enjoyed}

{this little nugget has been my fun side-kick lately, and i'm trying to soak in as much time with her as i can, HOWEVER, she sure has been giving her mom and dad a big run for their money. don't let that cute face fool you, she has got some major sass to her and oh has it been shining lately!}

{a sassy example...she lived in her princess dress ALL weekend and refused to take it off this past friday night when we went out to north hills and the office supply store. you know, some things just aren't worth the fight...and well she made us laugh, so that's all that matters.}

And for a good laugh...

{at breakfast the other morning up north, this happened to be the coffee mug i grabbed without noticing...my hubby found it rather amusing and quite fitting lately ;) }

2013

This is what I've been looking like a lot these days. 

The holidays did this mama in, and I've officially hit my "uncomfortable" stage. 

While they were a blast and worth me wearing myself out for, it is time for me to now put my feet up, attempt to stay healthy (that's been a slow start- darn you cold...again!) and spend as much time snuggling up with my baby girl as I possibly can...and even try to squeeze in a few date nights with my hubby!

I've been enjoying reading everyone's New Year's resolutions, and while I sometimes make a list and sometimes actually stick to it...this year I will not be because it will just make me more depressed that I am probably going to be eating more and working out less than usual.

Is there a "Mid Year's" resolution plan out there, because let's face it, June is probably going to be when I finally start getting my act together.