33 Weeks

7 more weeks!!! And hopefully they fly by because this kid has gone from late night party sessions to all day partying. His mom is not so pleased.

Thanksgiving and Cowboys

I'm sure many people spent their Thanksgiving holidays surrounded by friends and family, delicious turkey and warm holiday cheer. Well I spent mine at the Cowboys Stadium surrounded by 90,000+ people and eating some delicious...chilli dogs. I know what you all are thinking and the answer is yes, I totally deserve a 'Best wife in the World' award for being 32 weeks pregnant, eating chilli dogs and watching the Cowboys play on Thanksgiving instead of your normal Thanksgiving festivities. Truth be told though, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and apparently so did our beloved Pablo!

While fighting the freezing temperatures wasn't all that great, once we got inside the stadium and sat in our seats this boy ended up having the time of his life. He was kicking like crazy and doing some major acrobatics every time there was loud music playing or major cheering going on. Apparently this boy will be just like his dad...a hardcore Cowboys fan!

SAY CHEESE!!!

Lately I've been really worried about how the baby is doing because I've been having the CRAZIEST dreams...For example, the other night I dreamt my water broke and the water was coming out of my belly button. I know, WEIRD. So to ease my insanity the husband decided we should get a 3D ultrasound done. I really hadn't thought that much about it because we've had lots of opportunities to see this little guy already but when he brought it up, I got REALLY excited and decided this was a brilliant idea.

I'm sooo happy we decided to do this, as strange as the pictures may look to others it was a very magical experience and if nothing else I got to see this little gordito moving around like a real-life-outside-the-womb baby!

As usual Pablito was in his "U" position...I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but we've had sonograms at 12 wks, 20 wks, and the last one was at 23 wks for a minor check. In every sonogram we've had for this kid he has ALWAYS had his legs over his head and he's been in the "U" position. Sure enough, like clockwork, at this 31 wk sonogram he ONCE AGAIN had his legs above his head and unfortunately his little foot was covering his face for the majority of the picture-taking. I'm thinking he is starting to think this is real funny and I'm hoping he won't try and come out in his infamous "U" position because mommy will NOT appreciate that very much.

That being said, I hope y'all can identify his beautiful little face, foot and all. The best picture BY FAR is the where we caught him rubbing his eyes. Precious...enjoy!

30 Weeks

Today the baby and I had our 30 week appt. with the Dr. and she let us know that everything is coming along according to plan and that she'll see me in 2 weeks for my next appt. I walked over to the hospital afterwards just to make sure I was pre-registered and decided to take a tour of the maternity ward while I was there. Sure enough I got butterflies in my stomach (or maybe the baby was just kicking REALLY hard) because that is where I'll be delivering our son. It's pretty hard to imagine this journey is coming near an end in only 10 short weeks, it seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant and now I'm taking classes on breathing exercises and washing baby clothes!

Next up will be my last and final shower in El Paso and this punk's last opportunity to rack up those gifts he so desperately loves. All of this mad work and crazy-busy lifestyle is starting to wind down at a perfect time because I'm starting to feel the exhaustion kicking back in. With the amount of space this gordito is taking up in me and all the last minute items I really hope I make it to the full 40 weeks!

Safari Shower

This past weekend was a whirlwind what with my mom's birthday and the beautiful shower she put on in honor of her grandson. It's amazing I survived with enough energy to even get out of bed this morning!

I really hope my mom enjoyed herself on her birthday because I sure did. This baby is once again so blessed to have sooooo many lovely aunties and grandmas who gave him the most fantastically beautiful gifts. Each and every present was so beautifully put together and so warm and special my heart melted as I opened each one.

The shower was of course to-die-for, as my mom would not have had it any other way and the fact that she did it all on her birthday just made it that much more special to the baby and I. I cannot thank her enough for being the most amazing mom and future grandma a girl could ever ask for. Besos mami :)

Chaucer tested...Mother approved

I've been telling you all about the great gifts we've received lately, well here are some pictures of a few of them in action. Chaucer has been one fantastic test specimen with all of the baby's presents. I have a feeling he thinks all of these things are for him and not for his little brother. Jack has a feeling Chaucer is contemplating suicide based on the reactions he has in all of these pictures. You be the judge ;)

Pablo gets showered

Sorry I haven't posted in quite some time, I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off attempting to get the baby's nursery in order, receiving/putting away presents and writing thank you notes like mad. I guess things could be worse, I mean the majority of this running around is because this baby has been blessed with the most amazing friends and family anyone could ever ask for.

Jack, Pablo and I are absolutely mystified with the amount of out pour this baby (who now has 12 weeks to go!!!) has received. In the last few weeks alone I've had 2 drop-dead-gorgeous showers and all of you have more than exceeded any expectation I may have some how had with the completion of what seems like 95% of the baby registry. The presents have all been so special, so beautiful and have at this point brought me to tears because I am so elated with each and every one that I receive.

Words cannot express my gratitude and I hope you all enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them :)