Our 3 week old Baby Amelia!!!!! 8/19/14

Our little girl has gotten so big!!!!

3 Weeks Old 

Amelia Renee Allen

She was born 7 lbs 15 oz and at her 2 week check up she was up to 8 lbs 13 oz!!! 

We have had a lot of firsts in these 3 weeks... First bath, first car ride, first time out without daddy (that was a tough one for me), first diaper blow out (in our bed!)...

On the left 3 days old - on the right nearly 3 weeks! 

Chilling with daddy :-) 

Jeff is adjusting really well to being daddy - he is a total natural :-) 

First bath!

Daddy's favorite 

First family picture :-) 

39 Weeks + 4 Days 7/25/13!

39 Weeks + 4 Days! 

Amelia is due in 3 days!! 

 The plan is to let Amelia pick her birthday, so we don't know exactly when she will be here, but her due date is July 28th which is 3 days away!!! We have a doctors appointment later (10:15am) and will find out if I am any more dilated and how things are going. Yesterday (Wednesday) I got really excited about doing last minute research, asking questions (I made a list for our appointment today), and making sure everything is ready. I think I got a lot done today AND remembered to do the dishes : )

Jeff had a good day as well, his friend David is in town for 1 day and so we went out for dinner at Carino's and saw Jeff and they are hanging out now.

Chalkboard: 

Questions: 

How far along? 39 weeks
Maternity clothes? Maternity clothes and yoga pants and dresses
Stretch marks? On my sides only
Sleep: Depends on the night, sleeping pretty well
Best moment this week: Jeff made me Mexican food at 11pm one night because I REALLY wanted it : ) He’s amazing!
Miss Anything? Patron margaritas on the rocks with salt…. yummmmm
Movement: Lots of movement!  
Food cravings: None really
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing specific, but I’ve been a lot more queasy this week than I had been for awhile!!
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: Some Braxton hicks but they aren’t painful, a few painful contractions but they don’t last – 1 CM dilated and 50% effaced!  
Symptoms: Heartburn!
Belly Button in or out? Beginning to poke out – my turkey timer is almost done
Wedding rings on or off? On most of the time
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy one day, moody and crying for absolutely no reason the next.
Looking forward to: Meeting baby Amelia!!!!! 

And now, for a fun comparison - lets see the difference a few weeks makes: 

6 Weeks - not showing yet

Front view 6 weeks 

25 Weeks 

34 Weeks 

39 Weeks

38 Weeks 7/14/2013

38 Weeks

Baby is the size of a celery bunch 

We can't wait to meet her!!!!!!! 

Check out that belly!!!!!! 

Questions:

How far along? 38 weeks
Maternity clothes? Oh yes
Stretch marks? On my sides
Sleep: Doing alright
Best moment this week: dddd   
Miss Anything? Patron margaritas on the rocks with salt
Movement: She’s kicking all over
Food cravings: Fruit and Cereal (I’ve been loving granola)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing in particular
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: Some Braxton hicks but they aren’t painful – 1 CM dilated and 50% effaced!
Symptoms: Heartburn!
Belly Button in or out? Beginning to poke out
Wedding rings on or off? On most of the time
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Meeting my baby!    

37 Weeks - 7/7/13

37 Weeks! 

We are now considered FULL TERM! That means - Amelia could come at ANY TIME... but she probably won't come for a few more weeks :) 

We celebrated the 4th by cooking some delicious burgers on the grill (thanks Jeff!) and some very festive rice krispies along with potato salad and taco dip! Yum :-)

Chalkboard update: as of today (7/9) we are 19 days from our due date of July 28th! 

I'll do questions and then I'll finish with a few of the awesome baby shower pictures taken by my gorgeous aunt Rebekah! 

Questions: 

How far along? 37 weeks

Total weight gain: 37 pounds
Maternity clothes? I’m in pajamas or sun dresses most of the time   
Stretch marks? Yeah but not too many
Sleep: Oh sleep… my favorite thing : )
Best moment this week: Cooking out with some friends and YUMMY food!    
Miss Anything? Tequila! I made Jeff watermelon margaritas that were delicious (I just tried a sip)
Movement: Ooooohhhhh Yeahhhhhh
Food cravings: Fruit fruit fruit
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not too bad this week
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: Nope
Symptoms: SUCH BAD HEARTBURN!!!
Belly Button in or out? Pretty much flat
Wedding rings on or off? On most days, off some of the time (especially when I’m cleaning)
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!!!
Looking forward to: Meeting my beautiful little girl!!!   

A few Baby Shower highlights! 

Jeff, Jessica & Amelia

With Justine!

Grandpa, Great Grandma, Aunt Rita, and Aunt Andrea

Mama & Grandma (she's too young - I know)

Amelia (Baby Amelia's namesake), Vanessa, & Justine

The whole group!

Mama with Emily, Maddy, and Amelia

Morgan

Beautiful table decorated by Justine

Justine, Morgan, Caitlin & Joline

Mommy & Daddy being silly

Justine & Jess

Grandma & Cousin Layla! 

Jackie & Rachael

Mama & Aunt Joline 

35 Weeks 6/23/13

35 Weeks

& 

Jeff's 25th Birthday 

Our baby shower was on Sunday (I've been too tired to post this until now!) and it went REALLY WELL! Everyone took home a piece of Jeff's homemade toffee and a small jar of Jeff's homemade BBQ sauce (super yummy) and loved it. I heard so many people RAVE about the food : ) The games went well - not too baby-ish but very fun and the decorations were beautiful thanks to Justine!

Chalkboard

Questions: 

How far along? 35 weeks

Total weight gain: 30 pounds
Maternity clothes? Definitely   
Stretch marks? A few : (
Sleep: Sleeping all the time
Best moment this week: The BABY SHOWER    
Miss Anything? Doing pretty well not being jealous this week : )
Movement: Lots!! She likes to move around even though she can’t have much room in there!
Food cravings: Fruit!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Eating haha
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: None!
Symptoms: Exhausted!!!! Especially after the shower!
Belly Button in or out? Barely in!
Wedding rings on or off? On : )
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy : )
Looking forward to: Getting the house clean and de-cluttered!  

Thoughts

Laying on the couch all day today feeling a little ill - probably just overtired from the week I've had - and I feel my baby curled up inside of me sleeping. I can't help but think about how amazing this is; it will never be so easy to take care of my daughter, never so easy to comfort her and make her feel loved, it will never be exactly like this in the future. This time is magical, I can feel her and can sense her personality and I know that she is there - she's really a person now, but she is comfy inside of me protected from the harsh realities of the world and comforted by the sound of my organs. I'm so happy to feel her I side of me and as much as I want to meet her I'm happy to have her stay in there so happy and safe for as long as she wants. I will see you face to face soon Amelia, until then I'm with you always, beautiful baby. 

34 Weeks 6/16/2013

34 Weeks

About 6 weeks till we meet Amelia! 

Getting very excited about the baby shower on Sunday!!! Can't wait to try all of Jeff's delicious BBQ food and see Justine's awesome decorations! 

Amelia is getting excited to come out - she is stretching out a lot and probably getting a bit cramped in there :) 

Chalkboard

Happy Father's Day to Jeff - already the best daddy on the planet to little Amelia!

She can definitely tell when he's around : ) 

Questions: 

How far along? 34 weeks

Total weight gain: 29 pounds
Maternity clothes? Oh Yeah   
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Uncomfortable : (
Best moment this week: Finding some awesome tomato plants for super cheap at the farmers market!    
Miss Anything? Not this week
Movement: Lots!!!
Food cravings: Watermelon!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing particular
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: Nope just some Braxton Hicks
Symptoms: Heartburn and exhaustion still!
Belly Button in or out? Still in!!!! I’m SO happy about this!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy mostly!
Looking forward to: The baby shower!! Can’t wait for yummy food and awesome cupcakes made by Maria!!!!