33 weeks!

Hey family and friends! I hope you are enjoying the start of June. I have been off of work for a week now and I've gotten so much accomplished. I cleaned out the babies room finally, sewed some fun pillows for the house, threw my friend a fun bridal shower at my house, and cleaned tons and tons! I've also had some fun swimming in the pool and enjoying this time off. Brandon has also been doing some fun projects around the house...we both like to keep busy working on things around here!

Last night I had a really strange pregnancy symptom. I was lying in bed with really bad heartburn and I felt the baby moving a TON. It felt like he was digging into my pelvis and everytime he moved I felt a really sharp pain in my lower abdomen. It got so painful that I ended up looking up the number to the maternity ward triage in case Brandon and I had to make a run there to see what was happening. It was so painful! After researching a little online, it sounds like it may have been a mixture of Braxton Hicks contractions along with the baby hitting a nerve in my lower pelvic region. Apparently it can be VERY painful and mistaken for labor. I'm glad I know what the pain feels like in case this happens again! Yikes!

Another weird pregnancy symptom I've had the last month is an obsession for ice cubes! Brandon was getting freaked out because everytime I get a glass of water or juice I fill it up completely with crushed ice then add a little liquid to it. I think about ice all the time! Brandon jokingly googled "ice cravings during pregnancy" and the word Pica came up. Pica is the need to eat things that aren't food substances like ice, mud, clay, soap, ...ew! Alot of women who experience pica have really low iron. Strangely enough I did have a really low iron count and I'm taking a supplement each day. I really hope that I can stop this craving because I haven't been able to stop eating ice...eek! If I start eating mud I think it's time for an intervention....lol.

I think I've mentioned this before but this summer I am going to take a 6 week course to get my real estate licenese. Brandon and I both talked and although this isn't going to be something I can do right away, I'm hoping after teaching for another year and doing real estate on the side I can build up a small little business so that someday I can do it full time. Wish me luck I'm nervous! Hope all is well with everyone and I can't wait to see some of you this summer once baby comes :)

Here are a few photos from the week....Baby room sneak peak (after a run to ikea with a friend!) and Bran's projects too.



New ikea light...only $30.00 and so cute!



The white organizer in the background is from ikea. Brandon used an old dresser board for the bottom of each tray!

I love this so much and so cheap to make! :)

I made Rocco take a swim lesson after he fell in the pool playing with grandma Marshall!

Stocked with baby items :)

It's getting there! I need to find some wall art and get his bookshelf done :)

I'm enormous...but embracing it :)

I had so much fun throwing Mel a party! :)

Bran added stone on the grill :)



party time! Can you spot the one baby item in the room? Thanks aunt Vicki! Baby sev is excited to bounce in there! His swing will be going up this weekend! :)

Baby Sev is already 4 or more pounds now....can you believe it? Can't wait to meet the little man!!!