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Baby Journal: Week 36


Hi Lorelai,

This weekend your church family threw a baby shower just for you! Everything was Alice in Wonderland themed (just like your nursery) and we felt so loved by everyone! We had incredible hostesses that were just wonderful, and we loved that our family from Lincoln could come visit and share in celebrating you arriving very soon! 









Work also celebrated your upcoming arrival with cinnamon rolls, Starbucks and a get together on Friday! We are feeling so loved by everyone!

We had our last big set of photo session this past weekend. I could barely walk for a few hours after the session due to all the moving and squatting I do when I take photos...but it was a great day! 

Each week we have a doctor's appointment to check on how you're doing. Everything is still good and on track! No signs that you'll be making an early appearance.

 This week was also Thanksgiving! We ate a lot and had fun spending the day with family. 

 You had your first black friday shopping experience. We bought literally hundreds (okay maybe over a thousand....) of dollars worth of goodies on black friday. From christmas gifts, to baby things, to broadway show tickets, clothes and movies. Its one of my favorite days of the year! 


Symptoms: My swelling keeps getting worse and worse...but thankfully we are slowing down a lot too! I've had little pains every now and again, which more than anything is getting me more excited for you to arrive! The "pressure" of you being low in my tummy now is getting to be achy...but so far no extreme pregnancy waddling that I'm aware of yet!

 Promise: We have a lot of family around that loves you and a lot of family that isn't as close that loves you just as much. We are so excited for you to grow up knowing as much family as possible, because we know everyone will want to love on  you. Our families are sometimes so similar, and then other times so different...our promise is that we will spend as much time with our families so you can learn from them and love them as much as we do! 



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