37 weeks.

Tomorrow, I will be 37 weeks and trust me, I can feel it.  I thankfully still feel great and I'm able to run around as usual. However, my belly is growing at a rapid speed and I am finding it hard to complete tasks that were once effortless.

The nervousness started to set in this week as I started to pack the hospital bag. I think the reality has finally set in completely that in plus or minus 3 weeks our little guy will be here. Wow.

I will post pictures after the baby shower on Saturday....some of them may look familiar as we plan to re-purpose our decor from the last baby shower. Why let it go to waste?

Looking forward to seeing more family and friends.

baby kennedy due date pool

Maren (my sister) came up with the idea of having a baby due date pool. The idea is to guess which day you think the baby is going to arrive. Everyone put money in for the day they wanted. I (fairly) drew names out of a bowl to determine the order in which each person would select the date of their choice. It was a lot of fun. We had people on speakerphone and people playing that were not even present but, had given their picks to "trusted" family members.

Jared and I are not allowed to participate because my competitive family thinks we could cheat by having info from the doctor, choosing a date (if a c-section happens), or "someone" even mentioned that I could hold out (which is impossible, if the baby is coming, I don't think there is much I can do to stop him). However, if the baby is born on a date that was not selected then we get the pot. So, here's to having the baby early!

LA baby shower.

I was spoiled to have another baby shower in LA this past weekend. My mom, Auntie Dolly, Trisha (my cousin) and Maren (my sister) hosted the shower. Trisha and I made the decorations and the rest of the family facilitated all the set up, food, drinks, cake, games etc. It was a total success and everything went so well. The weather even cooperated, as it was supposed to rain.

I enjoyed seeing my good friends who I do not get to visit with often, especially since moving to Temecula. I miss everyone. A couple hours just wasn't enough. Nevertheless, I had a great time catching up and having some laughs. Good times.

A HUGE thank you to all my family who helped make this day wonderful! xo

Amy, Laura, Me & Heidi

Sarah, Me & Ashley - my Waterleaf girls

funny wrap job by Rhizi (yes, that is santa paper)

car seat from Maren

Me, Maren, Rhizi, Jocey & Mom

Andrea & I

Sophie (my boss at Sherwood), Me & Carol (co-worker from Sherwood)

Sisters

Auntie Cathy (my dad's sister) & I

Trisha (creative genius and cousin) & I

Me & Dinita

Me & Genie

Me, Kristi & Fredrick

Me & Nicole

utah baby shower.

Jared's mom and sister had a baby shower for me in Utah. It was great to see Jared's side of the family. We usually get to see them once a year at Christmas time. So, any extra visits are a treat. I was also able to see some old friends, a few of which I have not seen in years. It was great to quickly catch up.

Thank you to everyone (especially Robin & Kimmy) who helped kick off the upcoming arrival of our little guy!

Here are a few pics....there are more to come but, I have not collected them from everyone yet. Sorry. 

Dori (Jared's cousin), Me, Kimmy (my sis in-law) & Shaunie (my niece)

Auntie Dolly, Auntie Carol, Mom, Me & Trisha

Me & Lu

Domi (my niece), Me & Shaunie

i know i promised utah baby shower pics.....they are coming but, probably not until next week. 

i have been busy getting ready for the baby shower this weekend in LA and my niece's 1st b-day party. i still have SO much to do in the next 2 days. so, there is no time for a meaningful post this week. 

hope everyone had a great halloween. we didn't even dress up this year (so not like us) and to be honest weren't very festive. we were both disappointed in ourselves since halloween is one of our favorite holidays. 

side note: we got engaged on halloween 3 years ago.