37 weeks

Belly is SO full it covered the "M"-ha!

How far along: 37 weeks-Lincoln is considered FULL TERM!

Baby's Size:

Winter Melon

Gender: Little Mister
Maternity clothes? Mixing it up between maternity and some dresses that I've stretched into maternity.. and Dennis' old t-shirts for pj's
Weight gain: Baby is supposed to be gaining a half ounce every day!
Sleep: Now that Dennis is home I think I'll be much more relaxed. Slept great last night once he was home. Sasha cuddled up next to him too. His girls are happy to make room for his spot!
Best moment this week: This week is easy - watching Dennis land Sat night! After a questionable arrival I was BEYOND happy to welcome him home. What a great treat that he has a big break from tour and will definitely be here for Lincoln's arrival.
Miss Anything? Nope - 100% content!
Food cravings: Pizza - specifically pepperoni from Pizza Hut.
Symptoms: Few new aches and more frequent trips to the ladies' room. Lincoln has gotten the hiccups a few more times this past week.
Belly Button? out!

Wedding ring on or off? On but getting fairly snug.
Looking forward to: Enjoying the excitement and anticipation that's to come over the next few weeks. I get checked at the Dr again tomorrow for any progress and every Monday after until he's here. I have a hunch he'll be a few days late. Overall Dennis and I are both SO HAPPY we're all home together as we await meeting our lil' man.
Have a great week!
Denisse, Dennis and our bun

36 weeks

How far along: 36 weeks down and less than 1 month til we meet Lincoln!

Baby's Size: Crenshaw Melon

Approx 5-6lbs and 18"

Gender: All boy!

Maternity clothes? Whatever fits is what I'll wear. Luckily I only have a few more weeks to go, it takes time to figure out what will work each day ;)

Weight gain: FOR SURE! Up 3lbs since last Dr's appt which was only 2 weeks ago. ha!

Sleep: Everyone says "sleep while you can" so I'm trying to do just that!

Best moment this week: Hearing Lincoln's heart beat, feeling him move, having a healthy report from the Dr's appointment - all the little things that have become "normal" are the very things I know I'll miss from being pregnant.

Miss Anything?

Only TWO more days til Dennis gets home!! I think he'll definitely see a difference in my quickly growing bump! This is from our maternity pictures at week 28. A lot of growing lil Lincoln has done the past couple months.

Food cravings: Lots of water!! I try really hard to drink at least 64oz a day and often have more thanks to the hot TN summer days we've had lately.

Symptoms: Tossing and turning, a few extra emotional tendencies, dreams about foods.. nothing new!

Belly Button? all the way out

Wedding ring on or off? On

Looking forward to: I AM SUPER EXCITED FOR SATURDAY!!!! First, I'm having breakfast at Cracker Barrel (I already know I'm ordering Momma's french toast with blackberries)! If I have time I want to use a gift certificate for a mani/pedi. Then I'm going to a Bridal shower for our good friends getting married in just a little over a month! and last but certainly not least: I'M GOING TO PICK UP MY HUBBY FROM THE AIRPORT!
I have a feeling The Edwards' household will have quite a wonderful weekend- hope you all do as well!

Love, Denisse, Dennis (from afar) and Lincoln

Week 35 Update

Can you find Sasha?

How far along: 35 weeks down & 5 to go!
Baby's Size: I use a few different apps and they always have a different fruit to compare the baby to - this week is similar to last week's fruit except the app says he is the size of a Large cantaloupe - emphasis on LARGE ;)
Gender: Boy
Maternity clothes? I'm in the home stretch and re-wearing the few things that fit me from now on. The next clothes I purchase will be post-baby.
Weight gain: For sure! I am eating any and everything that sounds good, even if it's a brownie for breakfast!
Sleep: Despite more frequent potty breaks in the middle of the night I'm sleeping pretty good! My body goes into auto-pilot mode for the random wake ups.
Best moment this week: I've always loved feeling Lincoln but there have been a few times that I have SEEN him moving across my belly. It's so bizarre!
Miss Anything? less than 10 days til Dennis gets back for a nice break at home!

especially the cereal part!

Food cravings: Nothing specific - if it's edible I will eat it and if it's sweet I will LOVE it!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still uninterested in spicy food.
Symptoms: I get tired fairly quick, I think that's partially due to the humidity.
Belly Button? Definitely an outtie!
Wedding ring on or off? most days it's ON but some days I have on my backup that is not as snug
Looking forward to: Tomorrow is a day of catch up with some gal pals for lunch and dinner. Not a bad way to wrap up the week and kick off the weekend. Then Saturday will be a day of celebrating my oldest niece turning FIVE!! It doesn't seem that long ago that she was born and now she's 5 AND not the baby anymore (but she still calls me CeeCee and will always be a little girl in my eyes). She's now the oldest of 3 girls-time flies!

Recap: Baby Shower for Lincoln July 1, 2012

Recap: Baby Shower for Lincoln

July 1, 2012

Love the invite!

Earlier this month, our growing family was given a baby shower at our home from friends and family from Dennis' side. Everything was so sweet and thoughtful and we are thankful to everyone who helped make it such a fun afternoon!

Here are some photos showing the Noah's Ark animal theme:

loads of fresh fruit and tasty treats

The hand crafted baby in carriage was the highlight of the food table

We were given some of the cutest and most thoughtful gifts, here are a few:

mini-Dennis outfit

Prayer blanket for Lincoln

Silver cup and rattle 

Basket of goodies that came with a mani/pedi gift card for me-can't wait to use it! 

Blanket made with love from Lincoln's Great Grandma Darlene 

Daddy's Rockstar! 

Blanket with "Lincoln" embroidered on it

The tasty cake -we got to keep the extras:

A few candids:

Lincoln's Grandma, mommy and Gran

And last but not least some pics of the 3 wonderful hostesses who worked hard to put on such a special shower:

Patty Kirbi and Melinda 

THANK Y'ALL!!!

Lincoln will be here before we know it! Thanks to everyone who has thought of us and helped prepare us for his upcoming arrival. I believe nobody is ever truly "ready" for parenthood but we've been very fortunate to have so much support along the way.

Love,

Denisse, Dennis and Lincoln

34 Weeks

How far along: 34 weeks = 8 months!!!

Baby's Size:

Cantaloupe! 4 3/4 lbs and about 18" long

Gender: Little Man
Maternity clothes? I am currently loving Dennis' shorts and t-shirts. Anything loose and light weight.
Weight gain: Dr D says 27lbs!
Sleep: This week it's not the baby to blame for my late nights, instead it's our fur-baby Sasha and her nervous ways during thunderstorms. Poor girl is terrified and shakes, pants, goes back and forth from being in the bed to under bed and repeats all night long during thunderstorms. We've needed the rain which makes it totally worth it!
Best moment this week: This week started out tough saying bye to Dennis but I'm REALLY trying to focus on the positives. I realized this is the last time I will ever truly have "alone time" and I'm trying to make the most of it! I'm crafting, not cleaning, watching my girly shows, eating cereal for dinner, making plans with girlfriends, working late if I feel like it, etc. Don't get me wrong I am counting the days til Dennis gets home...

Miss Anything? Nothing new...of course my hubby!
Food cravings: I got on a PopTart kick that started last week and has crept into this week! Before Dennis left he made sure I had a few essentials in the pantry: variety pack of PopTarts, movie theater butter style popcorn and Cinnamon Toast Crunch (Lincoln has his daddy's taste buds for cereal! wondering if I'll go back to not liking it after he's here?!)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Thankfully-NO!
Symptoms: I get full faster than I did a few weeks ago, hence cereal for dinner some nights. I can always seem to find room for desserts though!
Belly Button? OUT!
Wedding ring on or off? My rings are starting to get a tad snug... I have a back up ring to wear on my ring finger in case my bands end up not going on one day.
Looking forward to: The weekend. I can't wait to sleep late and hopefully get some girl time in. And I can't deny it, I'm excited to watch the next few episodes of The Bachelorette without Dennis' commentary on how silly the show is :)

When the hubby is far away and we're both counting down the days til we meet our sweet baby boy, this bible verse comes in handy as my worrying tendencies begin

"don't worry about anything, instead, pray about everything" Philippians 4:6

Have a great weekend!

Denisse, Dennis and Lincoln

33 week update

How far along?

33 weeks

Baby E’s Size:

Durian Fruit (He's about 17" long & weighs around 5lbs)

Gender: All Boy!
Maternity clothes? Living in shorts and tanks this week even at home-TN is having quite the hot summer!
Weight gain: About 24 lbs total
Stretch marks? Again - I can't see much past belly so "no"...
Sleep: Dennis and I have both enjoyed my holiday & PTO days this week and we've caught up on sleep! My body was in need! Lincoln got extremely active late last night and even woke me up with a few strong kicks-and I LOVED IT!
Best moment this week: Just spending much needed quality time together. We ran to Babies R Us to get our final baby needs, tried a new Italian restaurant we've wanted to mark off our list of places to eat... we're making our rounds of seeing family and friends before Dennis' long run overseas. Overall been a great week with 2 new babies entering the world! A little scary now that "we're next" up out of all the fellow preggos.
Miss Anything? After dinner last night Dennis got a homemade Tiramisu dessert and I couldn't try it because of the raw eggs. So now of course I'm craving that-the whole want what you can't have syndrome I guess. I have had plenty of other sweets to satisfy my cravings.
Food cravings: Made banana pudding-again :)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week-yay!
Symptoms: The 2 new ones are 1)Lincoln has had the hiccups twice this week. It's pretty neat to feel the patterned subtle movements. 2) I've had a couple Braxton Hicks-nothing too painful I can just feel my stomach getting tight. They go away pretty quick when I walk around or change positions if I'm laying down.
Belly Button? It's OUT!
Wedding ring on or off? On until I get home then I've been in the habit of taking them off.
Looking forward to: Enjoying the next couple days with Dennis home. We have a whole lot of nothing planned.

Have a great weekend!!
D, D and L