30 weeks and showered with love

I've been missing for a while, but for good reasons.  Believe it or not, life has been crazy busy!  Baby on the way, Thanksgiving, Christmas around the corner, baby classes, work and the list could go on.  But, I think it's about time for an update.  

We made the trek back to MO for the Thanksgiving holiday.  It was so great being able to visit with our families one last time before Baby C arrives.  We spent the first half of our week in Memphis, MO with Adam's parents and then headed down to Jeff City, MO on Thanksgiving day to spend the rest of the week with my family.  As usual, it never seems like we spend an entire week at home, but that's how all vacations are, right?  But, we were able to do lots of fun stuff: get some much needed R&R, visit with lots of family and friends, attend the (possibly last) MU vs. KU football game in K.C., MO, eat lots of wonderful food and have our first baby shower!  Everything was simply perfect, and we couldn't have asked for a better trip.

As always, my camera didn't take as many pictures as I would have hoped :)  It died in the middle of the shower, and I was the smart one that packed the GPS charger instead of the camera charger...oops- it fit, what was I supposed to think?!  But, my cousin, Gretchen, was nice enough to take some great shots at the shower.  

Baby C is beyond blessed to have so many people that already love him or her so much.  Thanks to all our generous friends and family, we now have a full nursery, not to mention a full bookshelf!  Guests were asked to bring a book for the baby, so we now have a wonderful collection for all ages- and we've already read quite a few to the little bean.

After getting back from MO, I had my 28 week doctors appointments (7 months, can you believe it?!).  This appointment included the much anticipated glucose test you hear so many terrible things about and a Rhogam shot.  Maybe it was the anticipation for something completely terrible, but I really didn't think the glucose drink was bad!  I gulped it right down.  I think I'm in the minority on that one- to me it just tasted like sugary, flat orange soda and it didn't have the weird, oily consistency that I thought it might.  And, results came back normal- so no 3 hour glucose test for this gal!  As for the shot, since I have a negative blood type, I'm required to get a shot now and after delivery.  Essentially this will deter the chances of my body fighting off any future pregnancies where the baby may have a positive blood type (most common).  Sort of weird, I know, but nothing scary- it's completely normal.

And now, we are at 30 weeks!  With the seventh month comes more doctor appointments- we're now on a bi-weekly schedule!

How far along: 30 weeks 

Size of baby: Size of a head of cabbage (15.7 inches long and almost 3 lbs) 

Total Weight Gain: 20 lbs!

Maternity Clothes: I've given up on normal, non-maternity clothes!  I literally tried on 3 outfits the other morning before I finally just gave up.  So many shirts are too short or tight.  After that little episode I got online and had yet another maternity shopping spree!

Sex:  60% of you think Baby C is a boy, but it seems like 90% of the people I talk to think it's a little girl.  My gut is still saying girl- but we'll see in 10 weeks if my maternal instinct is reliable. 

Movement: Lots of rolling!  Adam couldn't stop laughing at our birthing class this week because the little one was just jumping around in there!  My stomach was constantly poking in all directions.  So amazing!

Sleep: Starting to go downhill again.  Once I get up for my nightly bathroom run, falling back asleep is tough.

What I miss: Being able to hold off on bathroom breaks.  What makes it even worse is the bathrooms at our work are being renovated, so I have to take the elevator waddle (yes I'm starting to waddle now) down the stairs for my many bathroom trips.  I swear everytime I stand up, I need to go.

Cravings: Nothing really, just any food.
Symptoms: Outside of growing at a much quicker pace, I've really had no major symptoms.  Of course there's the difficulty getting out of bed and chairs, the shortness of breath, and oh the bathroom breaks.

What I’m looking forward to: Finishing our baby to-do list, which seems unending.  There is lots to do in the nursery, thanks to all the wonderful gifts we've received, so I'm very anxious to finish it up.  And I'm looking forward to maternity photos next weekend (did you notice the new, cleaner hair cut).


Thanks for checking in with us, I'll be sure to keep you updated on all the happenings around the Clapp house over the Holidays.  Have a great weekend!

Fall Happenings

We need to catch up on what's been happening around our household the last couple weeks.

Halloween- I wasn't able to put anything together because I tend to procrastinate, but Adam had a very good costume.  Him and his co-workers decided to dress up as the anchor team from Anchorman.  Adam was Brian Fontana (the guy that wears the Sex Panther cologne), and I thought he did an amazing job of putting together a pretty great costume.

Fall Wreath- I decided to make a fall wreath a little too late in the season, but I just finished it.  And honestly, I love it!  It wasn't hard to make, but it did take some time to make all the flowers.  This would be super cute for a winter wreath in all white or maybe silver or blues and white.  Gotta love Pinterest for finding all these great ideas!

24 Weeks

I'm a little late on posting this, but here's our 24 week update!

How far along: 24 weeks 

Size of baby: Size of an eggplant 

Total Weight Gain: Just over 15 lbs

Maternity Clothes: Just went on another maternity clothes shopping spree yesterday.  I've broken down and decided to go all maternity all the way just because its easier and I can count on them fitting until the end.  I still wear my old clothes too, so it's a mix at the moment.  

Sex:  66% of you think Baby C is a boy, but I'm not completely sold!  I go through phases of thinking it's a boy and then that it's a girl.  So this will definitely be a surprise to us all!  Based on the Chinese gender chart which is said to be over 90% accurate, it's a baby girl....we shall see in 16 weeks (15 now)!

Movement: We got a mover and shaker in there.  A little roly poly.

Sleep: It's getting better, but still uncomfortable at times.

What I miss: Sushi...it's been seven months!  And now I'm starting to miss being able to easily move around.  I'm just glad I drive my husband's Jeep to work everyday rather than our little Honda Civic.

Cravings: Nothing really, just any food.
Symptoms: Slowly starting to feel uncomfortable.  I'm still in the second trimester, but I can feel the third coming on slowly.  But no complaints, just changes!

What I’m looking forward to: Our first baby shower in a few weeks, and finishing up the nursery!

Pumpkin Fever

It's that time of year when I love to eat all things pumpkin. My first pumpkin treat were some Pumpkin cornmeal muffins- which were very yummy.

My most recent discovery.......

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Pumpkin Pancakes!  SO delicious- I can't get enough.  I just finished off the first batch for lunch :)  They made this overcast, snowy day so much brighter.  Next on the list- Pumpkin Cupcakes.

Lots to Celebrate

Adam and I celebrated my Dad's 50th by going to see one of his favorites in concert~ Mr. Jimmy Buffett.  He's one of my favorites as well, and I'm so glad Adam agreed to go despite the fact that he knew maybe only one of the songs.  He was a good sport, as usual.

Jimmy's performance was everything I expected- high energy, great people watching time and a reminder of the salty ocean breeze and sweet boat drinks.  We had a great time and it would have only been better if my Dad had been able to come and see it with us on his Birthday.

We also attended our last wedding of the year~ at 22 weeks~ and yes, I actually curled my hair and tried something other than the stick straight look.  I don't branch out much with my locks.

I must say this has been the prettiest fall of the five I've seen here in Denver.  My favorite time of the year!  And today is our 3rd Anniversary!  I'm so lucky to have met such a wonderful man that's been able to put up with me all this time.  Patience is definitely a quality I'm glad to have found in my husband.  I can't wait to see what the next 30 years hold, especially the next four months!

Now you see it, Now you don't

You might remember one of my previous posts mentioning our ideas for our new, and I like to think improved, guest bedroom.  Having a two bedroom house and a little one making his or her debut in the next four months or so makes creating a new bedroom space a bit of a challenge.  My major goal was to maintain space in the basement for Baby C to play and sprawl out the many toys and gadgets I'm sure he or she will have, however I wanted to create a private space for all our guests that come to visit.

You'll remember the picture of our most recent shuffle of our downstairs and the not-so-private interim spare bedroom:

Our original plan had been to hang a Murphy Bed on the wall the bed's headboard is on.  We absolutely loved the idea and knew it would save SO much space for playtime and entertaining.  We began the process of purchasing the parts and quickly discovered that the wood necessary to build the bed was well above what we'd anticipated, plus it would be a VERY large project for Adam us.  Luckily my Mom was staying with us when we made this discovery, so we put a new plan in motion- very quickly.  After a trip to Ikea and my Mom's motivation to get the job done before she headed out of town, we got this:

NOW YOU SEE IT:

NOW YOU DON'T:

We got a great little sitting room out of it as well.  And if need be, we can move the chairs aside for Baby C to do his or her thing.

Now, all our attention is on the nursery.  We've made lots of progress, but it's still not complete.  I plan to share bits and pieces of what will make up this little room, and then have a  big reveal once it's all in place!

Quick Update on our 20 week appointment

We went in for our last ultrasound of this pregnancy, most likely.  Everything looked absolutely perfect!  Heartbeat was 167 bpms.  We saw lots of things, many of which I couldn't even make out, but it was nice to see the four chambers of the heart, the kidneys, the spine and of course the feet, arms, legs and face.  The little one wouldn't cooperate and give us a good profile picture.  (For simplicity of writing this post, I'm going to refer to the baby as he, as that's what our ultrasound tech warned us she did, and it's easier to write.) He was too busy showing us how flexible he is.  For almost the entire scan Baby C had his legs straight up above his head.  It was so cute.  Whether it's a girl or boy, it's sure to be very flexible.  Then he proceeded to look at us straight on in the ultrasound, so we saw it's little eyes and nose, and he raised up his hand and gave us a wave so we could see all five fingers, and of course his/her legs were up above his/her head the whole time.  It was so funny.  Anyway, maybe this will give you all a little more to go off of when voting on what you think Baby C's sex is.  Look at the right column and you'll see the poll.

Have a great day!