30 Weeks

Hey, y'all! We are 30 weeks this week with our sweet Judah Beau! He is measuring around 15-17 inches and probably weighs around 3 pounds. He is still kicking like crazy and moves so much all day long. Our doctor said she thinks we may have ourselves a little Olympic swimmer! Momma is healthy and so is baby. We can't wait to meet our little guy.

We are beginning to get everything ready just in case he decides to show up before he is supposed to. Blake's grandparents sent us home this past weekend with so many necessities that we hadn't got yet! We now have our car seat and stroller and are so excited about it! It was like Christmas :)



We decided to go with the Baby Jogger City Mini Single - 4 for our stroller. We loved it in the store and can't wait to see how it works out for us! (You have to purchase an adaptor for the car seat, totally easy to put on and take off, we went with this one.)


We decided on the Peg Perego Primo Viaggio. This was the number one recommended at Buy Buy Baby, and we love it so far! We will see how it works out for us once he's here though :) It has the top safety ratings and that's why we picked it!

Now for a little bumpdate.

                                                               

How far along? 30 Weeks & 1 day.


Sleep? It's getting harder and harder to sleep and be comfortable at all really. I wake up constantly throughout the night, tossing and turning and trying to find a comfortable side to sleep on. I'm so glad that Blake is a pretty heavy sleeper because if not I'm sure I would be waking him up with all my tossing and turning! He's such a good sport though and if I wake up feeling sick or anything, he jumps right up and takes such good care of me! He is the best :)

Symptoms? Still quite a bit of pain from my belly growing! Also, back pain is back and worse than before. Really, everything hurts. I just keep reminding myself it's all going to be worth it when I see Judah's face!

Cravings? Ice cream, still. Judah is going to be just like his daddy and l o v e his ice cream. Also, lately I've been craving smoothies! If y'all have any yummy recipes you love, please share them with me!

Miss anything? My energy! The third trimester tiredness has hit me and hit me hard. I always feel exhausted even if I haven't done much. This also makes me miss being able to drink unlimited amounts of coffee! All. Day. Long.

Best part of this last week? We took a short trip back home to see family this past Thursday and came back Saturday. I loved getting to see and spend time with our family and friends! These trips are never long enough and the goodbyes are always hard, but we know we will see them all soon :)

What you're looking forward to: Getting his nursery completely ready and decorated! We have it put together enough, just in case he decides to come early (I'm a planner), 

but we still have a lot to do for it to be what I have pictured in my head. 

Here's a few little sneak peek pictures for y'all :)

Verse you're leaning on this week:

Oliver & Otis

Happy Monday y'all! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Ours was pretty good, except the Aggies losing...but we won't talk about that. 

Speaking of football, today I'll be talking about a cute little company called Oliver & Otis! They sent me a shirt last Friday just in time to wear for the A&M vs. Alabama game. 

How cute is it?? Their shirts are so soft and comfortable! I've heard they just get better each time you wash them. 

What I love most about a good graphic tee is how many different ways you can style them! Wear it casually with a good pair of jeans, dress it up with a crochet kimono, or make it even more comfortable with an over sized sweater or chambray shirt! There's so many options when you have a good graphic tee, and I love that! 

Here's a few ways I styled this shirt with some pieces from my closet. 

I wore it Saturday with this pretty crochet kimono from Altar'd State. 

I'm wearing a size medium in the Oliver and Otis shirt, but without my preggie belly I probably would wear a small :) The kimono is a small and true to size!

For the cooler weather games I would probably wear this black cardigan with the shirt and maybe even add a scarf :)

I got this cardigan from Charming Charlie's last year. Here's a few similar ones you could pair with their graphic tees!

BP Rib Cocoon Cardi

Painted Threads Stripe Cardi

Lastly, for a more casual/comfy look, pair it with a chambray shirt!

My chambray shirt is from Old Navy, also purchased last year. There's a similar one here.

Y'all head on over to their website and check out all their cute designs! Order some shirts, you won't regret it :)

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, y'all! It's the weekend and we've got a fun filled one!

Hopefully tomorrow the house will be officially box free! We got so much unpacked in the first two days, but we still have one box of random stuff that we need to go through and a few things left to hang up on the walls. My goal for tomorrow is to get that done! (Blake doesn't know this yet, surprise!!) Also, A&M plays Alabama, so we will definitely be cheering on the Aggies and wearing our maroon here in Austin!
 Sunday Blake is playing at our Night of Worship at our church here in Austin. We are partnering up with Allies Against Slavery ATX & Austin Disaster Relief Network for this night and we are so looking forward to it! If you're in the Austin area you won't want to miss it!

Now for some favorites!

I have missed my coffee so much while pregnant, and with cooler temperatures hopefully around the corner (come on Texas, it's supposed to be fall.), I needed to find a good decaf coffee! This is the best I could find for our little Keurig! It has a pretty good taste, but it's no craft coffee by any means. But it will do for now! Definitely a favorite for this fall/winter!

Y'all, I think I have found my favorite multi-surface cleaner ever. First off, it smells incredible. Second, it cleans so well! We have granite counter tops in our new home and boy do I love them. I love this stuff even more because it keeps those pretty counter tops clean!! I also use it to clean my stove after we cook and it makes cleaning all the excess grease and messiness that I make while cooking so easy. I highly recommend trying this!

So, a favorite of mine is pumpkin bread. Specifically, Starbucks pumpkin bread. I have never tried to make my own pumpkin bread before, simply because my momma and grandma have made it for me every fall :) This year, I decided to try and make my own! I searched Pinterest for an easy pumpkin bread recipe and I'm pretty sure I found the easiest. All you need is 1 box of spice cake mix & 1 can of Pure Pumpkin. (yes, that's all.) You'll combine them (I used my mixer) and the batter will be very thick. Bake at 350 for around 40 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean. SO easy, right?? It tastes pretty great too! Definitely a favorite of my husbands! I made the bread mostly for myself, thinking he wouldn't like it (he's not the biggest pumpkin fan) and he has almost eaten the whole loaf! Y'all have to give it a try! 

Another favorite of mine is gel nail polish. I love to have my nails painted, and they almost always are. But I hate when they start to chip! It drives me crazy. Gel nail polish makes you polish last for at least up to two weeks. It can get pretty expensive to visit the nail salon so often, so I have been looking for a good gel top coat for a while now and I found a favorite! I wanted to slurp and buy the Essie brand (I really only wear Essie) but i didn't want to spend the money on it and it not work! So I found this Revlon brand gel top coat (only $6!!!) and it works! I love it. It adds so much shine to your polish and I have been super impressed with how long it lasts. This will definitely work for me since I paint my nails once about every two weeks. But since I'm not the best at painting my nails, I'll probably opt for going to the salon for special occasions :)

Nail Color: Essie "Berry Naughty" great for Fall!!

I started joining the She Reads Truth studies shortly after Blake and I got engaged. The first study I ever did with them was their study on Ruth. What I love about she reads truth is that it is ran/written by women just like you and me. They believe in digging into The Word of God and spending time with Him daily, and they also believe in doing this as a community of women that are all in need of Gods grace and the truths that we read in His word. Right now we are on day 12 of the Philippians study and it's not too late to join! The whole study is online along with SO many others! You can also order their study booklets, cute printables with scripture on them, coffee cups, magnets, notebooks, and so much more! I love their stuff and their studies and I highly recommend checking out this favorite :)

I hope y'all enjoy these favorites & have a great weekend!