33 weeks!

I know, I know... this post is a little late. It's just been quite a crazy 33rd week... first off, one of the upsides to our Atlanta staycation was that I had no commute (aka a five minute walk back to the hotel) and DJ was working late every night pretty much so I stayed in the office late and got a LOT done last week... then Thursday was a whirlwind of all sorts. I got some unexpected and sad news that a family member had passed away while at work, and it was the same day my mom was travelling in to see us. Basically, I was all sorts of out of it and just in shock/upset all day.

To top it off, my baby shower was on Saturday and the funeral was around 5 hours way on Friday so mom and I couldn't make it... that paired with the emotions of losing some dear to my heart and the crazy way I found out made for a pretty crazy rollercoaster of a weekend... yeah. So that explains the "radio silence" around here for the past few days - it's been hard to write about the excitement of my mom visiting/baby shower when I had a bit of a heavy heart... with all of that being said, I pushed it all aside this weekend and tried to soak up the love that was surrounding DJ, baby J and I and realize just how lucky we truly are.

Having my mom in town was great (and stressful) and the shower was a blast. It was super lowkey and relaxed and I'm pretty sure that sweet pea now has more clothes than I do... I spent Sunday with my mom running errands and washing and organizing all of Sweet Pea's clothes/blankets/accessories etc. It was a great 33rd week and I can't believe tomorrow starts my 34th week!

Here are this past week's stats --

• Baby J is the size of a Honeydew melon [yowzers], weighing between 4.2 to 5.8 lbs and measuring between 17.2-18.7 inches! 
• Apparently Baby J is keeping her little eyes open in utero when she's awake and starting to 
• She's definitely been an active little monkey - especially at night, my mom felt her move this weekend so that was really exciting for both of us and might have even caused some tears all around.
• Baby J was a star this weekend and took part in her first photoshoot! Josh and Tiffani came early to the shower and Josh took some maternity photos of us... Josh is an amazing photographer and I cannot, cannot, cannot wait to see them! 

33rd week bump, no real bump photo this week (well other than the ones Josh took but I don't have those yet...) but you definitely get the picture of my "growth" in this picture of mom and I...

yes, my mom is adorable.

yes, I'm a giant next to her in so many ways.

some more 33rd week snapshots...

pretty darn cute stuff, huh?

so that's that.

33 weeks down, 7 to go! [?!?!]

guest posting over at "A March Wedding"

bumpdate coming soon..

but for now, check out my guest post over at A March Wedding... 

I'm giving Anna [aka the NEW Mrs. Taylor] all sorts of unsolicited advice about being married... 

because clearly - I'm an expert, duh.

what I'm loving wednesday...

happy wednesday! I'm so excited that this week is flying by and tomorrow is actually my friday -- hooray for three day weekends! After the whirlwind past few weeks I've had this one has been extremely productive and relaxing at the same time [which is strange when you really think about it]... so here is what I'm loving on this sunny spring wednesday...

I'm loving... that I got to spend lots of QT with Lindi this weekend! It was super relaxing and low-key and we had plenty of girl time!

I'm loving... The Hunger Games movie, SO freaking good! I took a half-day on Friday since Lindi was driving in from TN and we went to the 3:45 IMAX showing which was perfect. We got there early and were second in line for the theater and got great seats! I hadn't seen an IMAX movie in so long and it was such a neat way to see Hunger Games and I absolutely LOVED the movie! I can't wait to go see it again [I'm making DJ go with me this time, I think he'll like it!].

I'm loving... that Lindi and I got to finally go to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens this weekend - I took lots of pictures that I need to share soon but for now, here are two from my iPhone. My in-laws gave us free passes they had so made the experience even better, haha!

I'm loving... that GAP is having a sale on their "first favorites" and I'm able to stock up on some essentials for Sweet Pea! [I know, I know... I said I wasn't shopping for her anymore until after the baby shower... clearly, that didn't work]

I'm loving... that I got an email for 10 free cards from Shutterfly... now the fun part, deciding which cards to get!

I'm loving... that my mom will be here tomorrow! hooray! I haven't seen her since the holidays and I can't wait for some quality time with her this weekend!

I'm loving... that this weekend is my baby shower! so excited to celebrate baby j with our family and friends!

so that's that - as always, I'm loving my sweet, sweet husband and I'm so glad DJ is back from Scotland! AND I'm loving [and missing] my adorable bully [that's the one downside to our staycation this week, being away from Ollie]

happy wednesday!

I'll be back tomorrow with a bumpdate...

I can't believe I only have seven weeks [give or take] until sweet pea is here!

staycation...

hellloooo from downtown ATL - I'm currently on a mini-staycation of sorts for the next few days. DJ got back from Scotland on Saturday but he has meetings with coworkers flying in from all over the US/UK so they've setup a "home base" at a downtown Atlanta hotel... which happens to be less than a mile from my office, SCORE.

So while DJ is working hard I'm relaxing and soaking it all up just doing nothing after work for the next few days. I'm staying out here with him and walking to and from work - does that beat a 3 hour round trip commute or what??

so excited for a few days of me-time and post work nothingness until mom gets in town Thursday! heck yes! I'll leave you with some pictures that capture what tonight has entailed thus far [and all that it will entail]....

room service in bed.

yes please.

[can I never leave?]

monday's mama...

check me out over at double the fun today!

I'm being featured as this week's Monday's Mama...

get excited.