Baby Watts Update - 31 weeks

Baby Girl Watts is doing just great!  I finished my 31st week this past Monday.  That would mean I have 8 weeks and a few days until my due date.  There is a real possibility that she could decide to come earlier than that.  Yikes!  

I've been "nesting" more with this pregnancy than I have with any of my others (I don't really remember nesting at all with Em and maybe a little with Hannah), and it actually started a few weeks ago.  If I think of something I need to have done before the baby gets here I basically want it done yesterday.  I think the nesting may be compounded because of her due date falling less than 2 weeks after Christmas, but whatever the reason I have no doubt there have been many times that Bert's wanted to tell me to take a chill pill.  Ha!  I've never considered decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving, but if Bert would let me I'm pretty sure I would decorate this weekend just so that I could check it off my list.  I know...crazy!  

I've been having a lot of heartburn in the last few weeks...mostly in the afternoon or evenings.  Earlier in the pregnancy I had trouble with lower back pain, but thankfully that's gotten much better and almost never bothers me.  I've recently had some trouble falling asleep at night...can't get comfortable, etc. (sometimes it takes me 2 hours), but once I'm asleep I sleep pretty good...other than the bathroom breaks!  

The girls are getting more and more excited about the baby.  They both give my baby bump hugs and kisses all the time!  We're so excited about meeting our sweet girl!  

My OB appointments are coming around every two weeks now, which we all know means GET READY because the baby will be here before you blink.  Can't wait!:)  

I'm so thankful for the sweet little girl that is constantly moving and kicking inside of me.  She's most active from about 8pm to 10:30pm.  

Here is a picture of me at 31 weeks.  

We love you, sweet girl!  We're praying for you!! 

Celebrating Katherine

On Saturday afternoon we headed over to Toccoa to celebrate Katherine!  We were celebrating her birthday (Nov 4th) and her upcoming graduation from grad school (she'll be graduating from East Carolina University with a Masters in Library Science in December)!  I'm SO proud of my sister!  She's been working so hard....working part time in the school system, going to school, having to complete over 100 volunteer hours for one of her classes this semester...all while being an amazing wife, mom, daughter, sister and friend.  I honestly don't know how she did it, but I'm proud of her and so excited for her that she's almost finished with the craziness!:)  

We started out the party with a pinata for the kids.  

Emily taking a swing at it...

Hannah only wanted to take one swing and I missed getting a picture of it, but here she is holding the bat...

Jacob's turn.  He's getting some pointers from his big cousins on Brett's side of the family. 

Hannah was having a great time at the party...until someone busted the pinata.:)  It scared my sweet girl.  Her Daddy was quick to pick her up, but it still took her some time to recover.  

Side note:  I had actually forgotten about her fear of pinatas and she was sitting in my lap as I uploaded these pictures onto the computer.  As soon as she saw the first picture of the pinata she started scooting back and crying.  She ran from the room just wailing.  Poor baby.  I had thought it might be fun to do a pinata for Em's next birthday party, but if we do I just might have to have someone bring Hannah Beth inside before the kids start swinging at it!

Notice Bert in the back corner with his eyes glued to the TV.  The party just happened to be planned during the GA v. FL game.  Big game!  He was definitely a good sport about it, and I don't think he ended up having to miss much of the game.  He just let all the craziness happen around him.:)  

Happy birthday and congratulations, Katherine Marie!  I love you and I'm so so thankful for you!  

Kristin's Shower

Kristin and I lived on the same hall our freshman year at Clemson.  We've been friends ever since.  We were both in each other's weddings and now we are due with sweet little girls just three days apart.  She's due Jan 3rd and I'm due Jan 6th.  Keri, Tia and I wanted to give Kristin a baby shower to let her know how much we love her and how excited we are about meeting her sweet Charlotte!   

Food table...Yum!  

We had a fun morning!:) 

Kris and me at 31 weeks.   

We go to the same OB practice and we'll be delivering at the same hospital...wouldn't it be fun to be there at the same time?!  We'll see.....soon!:)  

Halloween 2013

This year Emily was Princess Aurora and Hannah was a Strawberry! They were both too cute!:)

 

The picture below was my favorite of the night!  You can click on it to make it bigger.

After the girls were all ready we stopped by and visited with one of our neighbors for a little while and then headed to our church fall festival!  They had a free hotdog supper, a cake walk, and about 5 huge inflatables for the kids!  

Hannah with her friend Hudson!  

Emily loved the slide!  She probably did it at least 30 times tonight.  This past summer our church had an event with several inflatables and Emily cried if we took her near any of them...especially the slide.  It's safe to say she's overcome that fear!:)   

  

Bert was busy, busy helping out with different things tonight, but not too busy to spend some time playing with his girls.  Hannah wanted to do the bouncy house soooo bad.  All night, every time we walked by it she tried to get in, but there were always bigger kids in it.  One time Bert noticed that no one was in it so he and Hannah ran over.  She was SO excited!  

He also did the slide with them.  Things their preggo Mama couldn't do this year...

Me and Em with my good friend, Dawnielle, and her daughter, Shaelynn!  It was a fun night!  

Happy Halloween!!

Women of Faith and Fun with Daddy

Last weekend I got to go to the Women of Faith Conference in Atlanta with my mom and my sister.  I was very excited about being able to go to the conference this year (I've never been, but heard good things), but I was just as excited about being able to spend time with Mama and Katherine.:)  

We got to hear speakers like  Charles Stanley, Max Lucado, Mark Lowry, Angie Smith, Missy Robertson, and more.  Third Day and CeCe Winans were in concert.  They were all amazing and it was definitely an encouraging and challenging weekend.  So thankful to be able to go!  (30 weeks in the picture below)

Bert's mom was also at the conference with some ladies from her church in Jackson.  I was able to see her on several of the breaks, which was so fun!  

Bert had some fun daddy-daughter time while I was away.  He really was so excited about spending time with his girls last weekend.  I'm so thankful to be married to such an amazing husband and father.  I left the camera with him last weekend with instructions to take pictures of all the fun things they did together.  

Would you believe that the picture below was the only picture he got all weekend!?:)  

Haha!  He's not going to win any awards with that one, but it made me smile.:)  

On Friday night he decided to take the girls out to dinner by himself.  Brave.  Not only that, but he decided to take them to a restaurant that he had never been to before.  Very Brave.  He took them to a Mexican restaurant and he said they did SO good.  While he was helping Hannah, Emily just ate her dinner by herself like a big girl.  This is huge for my little non-eater, who usually needs encouragement to eat every bite.  Good to know she can rise to the occasion.:)  

On Saturday they ran several errands together, went to the church to set up for a youth event Bert was having later that night, and just enjoyed being together!  

I'm thankful we all had a great weekend, but I was so excited about getting home and seeing my sweet family.  Love them!:)  

Emily's First Trip to the Dentist

When I first told Emily that she was going to go to the dentist she wasn't very excited about it.  She kept telling me she didn't want to go.  A few days before her appointment I kept naming (in a really excited voice) her friends who go to the dentist.  She was starting to warm up to the idea, but then I told her that babies didn't get to go to the dentist...just big girls.  That did it.  She was sold.  After all, she is a big girl!  

My big girl in the dentist chair.  

Emily did so great!  She didn't even begin to get upset. In fact, she was super excited.  She was mostly excited about the movie that they had playing for her while she was getting her teeth cleaned and checked out.  

A happy girl with clean teeth.  

Hannah had fun too!  She was keeping a close eye on everything they were doing to her sister. She got a toothbrush and got to pick out a sticker and a prize just for being so cute!   

We had such a great experience!  Dr. Crockett is a pediatric dentist in Greenville and I would definitely recommend her office to anyone.  Everyone that we talked to was friendly, helpful and kind.  We'll be back.:)  

Star Restaurant

Emily has wanted to go to the "Star Restaurant" for awhile now.  You might ask, "What's the 'Star Restaurant'??"  

Hardee's, of course.:)  

Almost every time we pass by the Star Restaurant (there is a Hardee's about 1/4 of a mile from our house...so we pass by it often), our conversation goes something like this...

Emily:  Can we pleeeeeese go to the Star Restaurant today?  

Me:  No, not today.  We'll go sometime soon.  

We'll blame it on the fact that I'm pregnant and certain foods just turn me off right now, but I've had NO desire to eat at Hardee's.  Poor Em.   

Anyway, one morning last week we decided to we'd take a family outing to the Star Restaurant for breakfast and surprise Emily!!  

She was soooo excited!  

Hannah really enjoyed herself too!:)  

It was a fun morning, and Emily was glad she finally got to go to the Star Restaurant!  I love spending time as a family!!:)