Life Update

I thought I'd do a little post with some pictures of happenings lately. It's been all about baby showers, birthdays, and family around here! 

We had so much fun ringing in the new year with these cuties at Tay and Kyle's! Rach and Wade are off to live in Arizona for a while, so it was nice to see them one last time. We rang in the new year listening to "22" by T-Swift! How perfect! 

We had a fun hike up Millcreek with the fam! Look how cute Dawsy is in his hiking backpack. He absolutely loved it and even fell asleep!

We took a few day trip to Florida for CBX's Christmas party. It was fun to meet all of the people dan works with. We had so much fun relaxing and getting to watch T.V. in bed - a luxury for us! We didn't take a lot of pictures. I guess we were too busy relaxing. 

I had a little girls' day with my mom and sisters. Dawsy joined us for pedis and Olive Garden! It's so fun to have him with us. 

I had Madi, Tay, Jenn, and Nat over to hang out. We got dinner at Redrock and then Jennie did some reflexology on everyone (except the preggo). It was so fun to hang out and relax with all of them! 

Tilly finally got brushed after months of not! She sure does love it. 

We celebrated this cute father of mine by going to Buffalo Wild Wings and then having sundaes at their house after. His birthday always kicks off our birthday season!

We got Jazz game tickets for dad for his birthday and gramps for Christmas! It was so fun to all go together! We had them over for dinner before and then headed to the game. 

Madi and I threw a little shower for Kale and it was so much fun! We loved getting to celebrate her and baby girl. Can you believe she is due 12 days before me! I have loved getting to go through this pregnancy journey with her and I can't wait for our babies to be besties. 

Rach is pregnant too! Due in June! So fun to have other mom best friends. 

My best friends threw me the most special shower ever. They seriously made me feel so loved. We had some yummy food, put together flower vases, and played some fun games. I just love each and every one of them. I have no idea how I got so lucky to have them all in my life. I'll remember this night forever. 

Dan and I have been putting together some baby items lately! Obsessed with our stroller. I cannot wait to use it. Thank you, Auntie Sarah and Uncle Nic!

My countdown chain for school! It's now down to 8 links. What??

We got to celebrate Ashy's 21st birthday at a fun Mexican restaurant. We also took her out dancing that weekend. She had fun, but says she thinks one night of that was good for her! haha. I don't know how I did it 34 weeks pregnant. 

My cute sisters, mom, and some friends threw me a really special big shower with everyone. There were so many friends and family there. I loved getting to see everyone. Baby Silva sure did get spoiled! Weren't the decorations so pretty!? Madi is the queen of balloon arches by now! I told her she needs a break from them after making three all within a week. HA! I'm so grateful for all the people in my life who made these showers so special for me. 

And that's the update! Lots of baby things. Lots of family. Lots of birthdays (mine's next!). Lots of friends. So grateful for our people. 

34 Weeks!

Here are the progression pics leading up to now! It's so fun to have these to look back on and compare. Sometimes I don't realize how much my belly has grown since I see it every day. How are we already at 34 weeks!??

8 weeks!

12 weeks!

16 weeks!

20 weeks!

26 weeks!

30 weeks!

34 weeks!

34 weeks... wow, how have we already made it this far?? I am shocked every time I think about it. This baby is going to be here SO SOON. In like 6 (or less) weeks! Boy has my body started to feel it these past few weeks. My lower back is killing me from the weight of my belly. Especially when I'm up moving around a lot at school. 

This month, I, unfortunately, developed pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel. It has been awful. I shouldn't even be typing this right now. But I figure it's better to keep using my hands than not. About six weeks ago, I started dealing with my hands falling asleep really bad at night. It just kept getting worse and worse. Then a few weeks ago, my right hand start to feel numb and tingly during the day too. Now, both hands are numb and tingly 24/7. My right is worse than my left, which has been hard since that's my dominant hand. Teaching has been so hard, to say the least. So I've decided to be done on March 4th. That will officially be my last day and I could not be more excited. I have 8 DAYS LEFT. You better believe I am counting down the seconds. I cannot wait to just be home with Dan and nest and relax. That's all I want to be doing right now. I'm chipping away at my sub plans slowly but surely. I've started wearing wrist braces at night, which is helping my hands with not falling asleep so bad, so that has been great! I'm just getting so uncomfortable though that sleep is not the same. 

I've started my 6 dates a day, which is supposed to help with easier labor somehow? I've also officially started my stool softeners. Yay! Haha. We also bought some depends at the store for postpartum. That really made things feel real. It's getting glamorous around here. I had my baby showers too and we got so much awesome stuff! We're so grateful. I am feeling very ready. Dan's been working on thank you cards since my hands are so bad. What a sweetie. 

Besides all that, I've been loving feeling the baby move so much. Their little butt/back likes to get real cozy up in my right ribs. It gets a little uncomfortable sometimes, but I don't care. It just reminds me that they're there. 

We're ready for you, little baby! Cook just a little longer though!

mama

I've been thinking a lot about how I cannot picture this baby of mine that is inside of me. Maybe it's because we don't know the gender? Maybe it's because I still have walls up? Who knows. But I can't seem to wrap my head around having a baby and becoming a mom. 

That's something I've wanted to be called for so long and now it's here and it just feels so foreign. 

Mama. 

But... we're literally 52 days away from our due date (hopefully less, if little one decides to come early). And I cannot wait to be called mama. It feels like a title I've waited my whole life to hold. I've wanted to be a mom since I was little. I made my siblings play house with me all the time and I was always the mom. It's just always felt like me. I feel like I even played a mom role to all my siblings in a way as I cared for them and watched out for them. 

Maybe once this little nugget comes earthside, it will all feel a little more real. Maybe I'll finally be able to accept that I'm actually a mom. Maybe I can let some walls down. Maybe I can just.feel.complete. 

I cannot wait to meet you, little one. I've waited so long to have you here.

Your daddy is a good one. He can't wait to meet you either.

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I also thought I'd include some pictures of our ultrasound. Baby is measuring well and looking amazing!! This was at 31 weeks and 5 days... but I'm measuring 33 weeks 2 days... hopefully this means baby will make their debut a tad early!

Look how squishy. Scroll to the last picture... HAIR!

30 WEEKS

Here are the progression pics, with 30 weeks at the end! 

8 weeks

12 weeks

16 weeks

20 weeks

26 weeks

30 weeks!!!

We've made it to 30 weeks, which seems absolutely insane! Everyone says that I've really popped lately. I'd have to agree looking at this last picture. I'm so glad I've been taking these pictures to be able to compare them because sometimes I feel like I haven't gotten bigger. Although... my body tells me otherwise. 

We had another midwife appointment. Nothing too exciting happened. She said my belly is measuring right on and the baby is head down, which is great! We've been learning a lot doing our birth class and I'm feeling really ready to give birth... sort of. Some days I feel really nervous, but mostly I feel at peace about it. With all the Covid Omicron stuff happening, we're just crossing our fingers the U doesn't try to change any of their visitor policies. Right now, I can have Dan and my mom. It better stay that way!! I need their support. 

I've been feeling pretty good. I'm doing well with keeping up on my stretches to prepare for labor and walking on the treadmill. My lower back is starting to kill me and I'm dealing with my hands and arms falling asleep at night. But besides that, I'd say I'm feeling pretty good! I'm looking forward to my baby showers coming up this next month and knocking some more stuff off of my to-do list. It's also time to get my sub plans ready! So crazy. In the last month, I also got the paint touched up in the nursery. So all we really need to still do in there is just add the bins to the shelves so we can get things organized! 

OH - and we also bought a used Snoo with Tay and Kyle. We figured our kids will be spaced out in a way that we can share it. I'm SO glad to have that figured out. I've been so back and forth about going with the Snoo or not this whole pregnancy. 

I'll end with some more fun bump pictures. Can't believe that I'll be 34 weeks for the next bumpdate!

We CAN'T WAIT to meet you, little baby!!