One month to go!

Honestly, I can't believe it is already January! I have been meaning to blog more, but time has just been flying by. Since my last post, a lot has happened. First, we had our baby shower and Adam's 30th birthday celebration on his birthday, November 23rd. The shower was hosted by our mom's, my sisters-in-law, Beth and Michaela and two of my best friends, Michelle and Katie. It was beautiful and we had a great time visiting with our family and friends.

Here are a few photos from the event:

This is right before we did the cupcake gender reveal. The grandparents got to take the first bite!

And were happy to finally announce... it's a BOY!!!

Here are a few more photos from the shower:
 

After the shower, I had planned a surprise birthday party for Adam at Pinstripes, a fancy bowling alley in our area. It was so hard keeping this a surprise but I'm lucky that my brother, Kyle, and his wife, Michaela, could help bring it all together! Adam was very surprised and I think he had a great time!

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate! Adam definitely rang in his 30th year having a lot of fun!

After all the celebrations and the holidays, we've been busy getting the last few things together before our son arrives. We recently took a prepared childbirth class, which was helpful, but a little overwhelming! I'm just not sure that I'll remember everything we learned when I'm actually in labor. The baby's room is practically all set up now and the last thing on our list is to get our car seat checked. We have heard that police/fire stations will do safety checks to be sure the baby's car seat is installed correctly. However, we have had the hardest time trying to find a place that offers it or will even call us back! It's so frustrating because we just want to get it done!

Finally, here are updates to the baby bump. Only 30 days to go!!

Third Trimester!

It's hard to believe it, but I am now in my third trimester. The pregnancy has flown by, but that is probably because Adam and I have been so busy with work, doctors appointments and getting the house projects done before baby arrives. With the main kitchen renovation done, we are working on just a few last projects, including reupholstering our kitchen chairs, painting our interior walls and ordering carpet. Our goal is to have it all done by the end of December, just in case Baby Shaffer decides to make an early appearance!

Last week I had my glucose test, but haven't found out the results from that yet. I am very hopeful, though, that everything is OK. At my next ultrasound, they will start using the fetal monitor to check my contractions and the baby's heartbeat. It seems like the baby will be here before we know it!

We are also looking forward to our baby shower next weekend, which will be hosted by our close family and friends. I can't wait to see everyone and finally get to reveal our baby's gender. Anyone who knows me knows that I hate keeping secrets so I am counting down the days until I can tell everyone!

I have still been feeling pretty well. I am definitely feeling more tired now that I'm in the third trimester and have had some back pain, but overall things are going great! Nesting mode is in full effect too as I have been cleaning and cooking like crazy!

Here are the past few weeks photos:

Halfway there!

This week marked my halfway point through the pregnancy. The baby has grown so much! My quad screening tests came back clear, and we are so relieved that the baby is healthy! Here are some more pictures from the past few weeks:

We also had an ultrasound this week, but the pictures didn't turn out as clear. They did say the baby has a heart rate of 147 and is 15 ounces, so nearly 1 lb.! I read that the average baby at 20 weeks is only 10 ounces so we might have a big baby! I'm not sure how accurate the measurements are though, so I don't want to get too worried.

Adam and I have been busy trying to get the house all in order before the end of the year. We just finished our kitchen projects with putting up under mount lighting and installing the backsplash. I am so happy with how it turned out!

We also started getting the baby's room together. We decided to keep the bed in the room but rotated it so we have more room for baby furniture. Our crib was delivered a few weeks ago, so we've put that together. Now we just need to find a dresser/changing table and we should be set!