Shutterfly Promo

I loved the Shutterfly promotion last year where you could get 50 free holidays cards if you have a blog. It was such a great deal and they have the cutest cards every year. I usually always stick to the cards where you can add multiple pictures. This year will be a little different because I normally have our family photos taken by November 1 but because sweet baby boy or girl #2 is arriving the first week or so in December, we will be late getting our cards out this year. If you get cards from us, they'll arrive after our new addition makes his or her presence :)

My favorite cards this year are:

I always gravitate toward the cards with the year on them too. I also like how you have the option of choosing card stock for your paper choice. Even though card stock is more expensive, it's just nicer in my opinion. We limit how many cards we order yearly as it can get really expensive so I like to choose card stock when I have the choice. 

There are so many great options this year. Have fun shopping!!

***This is a review for a Shutterfly promotion***

30 Weeks, 5 days late

On Saturday, October 1, I turned 30 weeks pregnant. The picture is super super blurry. Lauren and I drove to Nashville for the day to spend time with Todd because he had a 36 hour overnight there. We decided to take a belly picture just before we left the hotel.

How Far Along: 30 weeks 

Size of baby:  17ish inches long and around 3.5 pounds in weight. 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 17 pounds. 

Maternity Clothes: I still wear a mix. Most tops are regular but the jeans are maternity. I just bought one pair with the full panel to last me the next 9 1/2 weeks. 

Gender: Surprise Surprise baby. Im fully guessing boy. We do not care at all though. All I want is a healthy baby. **Update: I still think boy but I've had a few people guess another girl. This is so fun not finding out.**

Movement: All the time. I got confirmation at my appointment on Tuesday that I definitely feel the baby stretching and can feel his/her rear end. It's neat to watch my stomach. It will completely bulge out on one side.

Sleep: I still have a hard time sometimes. Just like with Lauren, I get restless leg syndrome, especially at night or when Im laying still. My legs twitch so it makes it hard to rest. 

Symptoms: Just tired legs from being so busy with Lauren. This pregnancy has been a breeze though so I'm thankful. I usually don't experience anything abnormal, just normal tiredness. 

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: Nothing at all. I usually don't want to eat much now. Im either too tired or just not hungry.

Best Moment this week: Seeing my sweet baby this past Tuesday, October 4. Heartbeat was 142 and everything was looking good.

What I am looking forward to: Scheduling my induction. I loved being induced with Lauren because 1) my body was ready and 2) Todd was home so he didn't miss the birth. We discussed my induction date for either being Dec 1, 2, or 5.

Just because my first born is soooo darn sweet, we finally took video or her saying she's a "daddy's girl." She doesn't get to see her daddy too often but she is his #1 fan.

Beautiful Fall Days

We've had some beautiful weather here in Chattanooga. It's even nicer up on the mountain, being about 5-10 degrees cooler than down in the city. Usually around 4-5pm, Lauren is super tired so to survive the "witching hours", we've been going outside to ride bikes and play on the swing set. We have phased out of naps (SAD!) but it truly works so much better. She was taking around 2 hours to fall asleep in the afternoon and then staying up super late. It just wasn't working. Now we play, play, play and she is sound asleep around 7:30pm. She does have "quiet time" on the couch and watches TV or lays there for an hour or so in the afternoon. It sure is nice having the quiet evenings now.

My little girl riding her bike up the driveway. Im so glad we went ahead and spent the money to have our driveway paved. It's worth it so Lauren has a place to ride her outside toys.

 Here is she coming down the hill super fast!

 A certain little girl loves to swing outside.

 It was such a gorgeous day that you could see straight down into the valley.