Showering Carter Jane with LOVE! 30 weeks

About three weeks ago our family and friends put together the cutest, pinkest Baby Shower to celebrate the expected arrival of Carter Jane.  This is already one LOVED and lucky baby girl! 

Here is a photo my husband snapped of me before the shower - He wanted one too! so.cute.

The Baby Shower was held at the Theatre Arts Center in Chalfont, where my youngest sister takes dance and musical theatre.  All of the pretty and pink details were fab!

Look at that cake! It was the most delicious chocolate chip pound cake from Lochel's Bakery in Hatboro.  

 My sister created one of my favorite pregnancy snacks - a trail mix bar! 

  Baby K and Carter are due one week apart! We keep joking that if there is a full moon maybe we'll run into each other at the hospital!

Carter's Great - Nana! 

 Adorable Xander - CJ is going to have so.many.boyfriends. 

Parents - to - be! 

My niece Brooke stealing the show, so excited for her cousin's gifts!

babies.babies.babies. How sweet is baby Chase!

My husband holding a very special gift, a onesie to represent my all time favorite donut shop, Yum Yum Bake Shops.  Shoot... now I want to go pick up some donuts!

 So many gifts, so many adorable outfits, blankets and personalized items! 

I have two really cute personalized gifts to share, one from Etsy and one that was hand made... those will be revealed when the nursery is complete!

Carter's Nana & Grandma

Handsome Mr. Everett!

 CJ's Great - Aunt Wendy!

Many thanks to all of our family and friends for showering Carter Jane with so much love! We cannot wait for her arrival and are counting down the weeks!  

25/26 week baby bump

I started writing this blog post.. well, 6 weeks ago.  Time is just slipping away! I'll be updating to my current week today... but I wanted to share the little bit that I had started writing a few weeks ago.  

How far along? in the photo above: 25 weeks {as of today I am 26 + 4}

Gender? It's a GIRL! My sweet baby Carter Jane 

Nicknames? CJ, baby Jane. 

Total weight gain/loss? Well... at my last appointment at 24 weeks, my Doc turns to me and says "did you really gain 10 lbs since your last visit?" Unfortunately yes.  So I took some of his advice and subbed protein and fruits/ veggies where I would typically have carbs.  This has definitely helped and since weighing myself this morning I'm up a total of 17 from day 1 instead of 21! Hopefully this was just a "growth spurt" although I'm a bit scared of the rest of the weight I'll gain. no.more.bagels.for.breakfast. <--- that was my downfall, my go-to when I was VERY nauseous in the beginning of the pregnancy.  

Maternity clothes? The cute top I'm wearing in the photo above is from Target, I got it in cream and also in grey color-block.  I picked out my dress for my baby shower - can't wait! I'll share those pictures in about a month :) 

Sleep? My legs have been telling me when it's time to wake up lately.  

Best moment this week? Over the past two weeks the best moments have been watching my stomach move.  Insane! The first time I saw her move I was sitting on the couch watching tv.  I think I stared at my stomach for 15 minutes after wanting to see it again! My husband has also felt her move and it's the cutest thing!