35 weeks

Size of baby: Butternut squash



Developmental milestones:

- hearing is fully developed, and he responds best to high-pitched noises

- he'll put on a pound or more of baby fat before birth.

How I'm feeling:  Definitely more tired since my trips to the bathroom at night have increased the bigger that he gets. Started feeling Braxton Hicks contractions for the first time last Thursday. Not painful but just uncomfortable feeling of tightening around the belly. He is still very active, loves kicking me in the ribs ;-)

Highlights this week: I had my 36 week appointment today and now I am officially going to my doctor every week ( I am 35 weeks and 5 days so they count me as 36 ).  He is measuring right on schedule and is doing very well. I am always worried about his weight since being diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes but because I was right past the borderline for it and I have been testing my sugars constantly and keeping an eye on what I eat he hasn't been affected at all by it.

The biggest news is that we sold our townhouse!! We have to be out by May 14 which is soon but we got a great offer and luckily we have the condo above Beau's office to move into while work is being done on the new house. I will be busy packing boxes all this week and weekend while Beau is recovering from having his wisdom teeth taken out on Thursday. Wish him luck on his surgery! 

Baby Shower

This Saturday Casey, Jessica, my good friend Christy, and Miller ( in spirit ) threw an amazing baby shower! The food was great and of course you know the cake was going to be unbelievable. The theme was a " Babee Shower" with adorable beehive cake, cookies, and beehive tags for the gifts to be displayed under. It really turned out so well. I was so impressed with all the detail they put into it. Baby Dart got some great stuff. I loved having so many friends and family together to celebrate. I felt so loved and I know this baby is going to be so loved and spoiled :-)

Cutting the cake- the top layer that is sitting to the right, I ate the whole thing all by myself :-)

Susan, Christie, Mary Britt, and Mimi

The beautiful cake

The spread with plenty of low sugar and gluten free options

Me with the hostesses!

Hanging out in the gift room

This was a surprise. Casey and Jessica had my mom send baby pictures and put them up with some of Beau's baby pics and had guests sign a copy of "Goodnight Moon" on the way in. What a great idea. I am going to really cherish this book.

Beehive cookie favors. The tags read "Next time you see Kate she will be busy as a bee"

Mrs. Dart signature on her cakes is to add a saying or scripture on top of each layer. This one reads"Children are a heritage from the Lord"

34 Weeks



I am a little behind, I will actually be 35 weeks tomorrow but I am going to go ahead and do 34 weeks so everyone can see how much he (and I) has grown.

Size of baby: A durian fruit



Developmental milestones:

- recognizing and reacting to simple songs, if you're singing them
- urinating about a pint a day

How I'm feeling: I am a little tired since sleep is interrupted throughout the night for bathroom breaks. He also gets super active some nights and starts kicking like crazy and sometimes it's enough to wake me up and keep me up until I find a sleeping position that calms him down. I feel like my belly has grown a lot in just 1 week and I am interested to see how much bigger I will get these last few weeks.

Highlights this week: Last Tuesday we did the Maternity Center tour at the hospital which was great because we got to see a room and all the equipment. I think we got a good feel for how things will go on D- Day. The rest of the week was spent getting ready for family and the excitement of the baby shower. We also had a few showings of our townhouse that went really well and we are hoping to get an offer any day now.

Happy Easter

Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend! We had beautiful weather and a very relaxing Sunday. Went to our church service and then met with Beau's mom and godparents at the King and Prince Resort for their Easter brunch buffet. The food was so good and I think each of us went about 3 rounds at the buffet.

Mrs. Dart gave us an Easter basket where she stocked it full of her beautiful Easter cookies.

The rest of the day was spent watching the Masters. We really wanted Matt Kuchar to win. He lives on Saint Simons and he graduated from Tech. Although I am happy for Bubba Watson on his win we could have done without all the UGA bulldog barking from his fans. It was fun to watch anyway.

Now I'm getting ready this week for more baby classes and lots of family coming in town for the baby shower this Saturday!

33 Weeks



Size of baby: Honeydew







What he's doing this week:

- He's keeping his eyes open while awake.
- He's also starting to coordinate breathing with sucking and swallowing.
- His bones are hardening.
- And he is going through more major brain development

How I am feeling: The round ligament/pelvis/sciatica pain is getting more intense as he gets bigger and puts more pressure on my lower body. It is making sleeping through the night more uncomfortable, that mixed with the 20 trips to the bathroom. My poor bladder is being squeezed to within an inch of its life. But they say that it is Mother Nature's way of preparing you for sleepless nights once he actually arrives. I'm starting to feel very prepared haha.

Highlights this week: We had our second childbirth class and I think I only see us going to one more. We did a 30 minute relaxation segment where the nurse had us imagining a garden and a babbling brook and sunshine. I know I lost Beau on the class right then but I had to agree that the "imagine you are in a meadow " was a bit much. Next week's class is the maternity center tour which I am excited about because we get to see a room and get to know what we should pack, where to register when we arrive and what a typical stay involves. I have also signed us up for a one time "baby care basics" class next week which I know will be useful- how to change a diaper, how to burp, what to do if he gets sick etc. Between that, the breastfeeding class I am also taking, and the books I have at home with the workbook the class has given us I think we will be as prepared as we are ever going to be. So now I am going to try and relax a little and enjoy my last few weeks of being pregnant :-)

First Anniversary

Beau and I celebrated 1 year of wedded bliss this past Monday April 2. I can't believe it has already been a year. Time has flown by.

First kiss!

Since I am 8 months pregnant we couldn't go anywhere too far away so Beau surprised me on Friday and took me to the Jekyll Island Club Hotel for the weekend. We spent the majority of the time relaxing, eating out and spending some good quality time together before things get crazy. It rained most of Saturday so we got some hot tea and newspapers and sat on rocking chairs on one of their big verandas overlooking the marsh and read until the rain stopped. It was so nice to just relax and not have to worry about anything at all.

Monday we went for a nice dinner at Halyard's on Saint Simons to celebrate the actual day. Then for dessert we unwrapped the top layer of our wedding cake ( lemon pound) that has been frozen for a whole year. A year old frozen cake may not sound appetizing but it was actually delicious. It was covered in fondant which acted as a barrier to the actual cake and there was no freezer burn at all.

Beau is great at finding little ways to surprise me. I was upstairs getting ready for dinner and he asked me to go to the kitchen to get him some water while he was changing into his coat. I went downstairs and found a beautiful bouquet of flowers and card with a handwritten poem inside.

The traditional gift for a first anniversary is paper so I made a scrapbook online of some of the major events of our first year starting with the wedding and ending with a sonogram of the baby. The modern 1st anniversary gift is a watch or clock. So I got Beau a nice pocketwatch engraved with his monogram on the front and an inscription on the back. He loved it! I know it's not something for every day use but my hope is that it can become an heirloom that can be passed down from father to son.

For something fun I painted a travel mug for him at a local pottery shop. I think secretly it was his favorite gift. Who wouldn't be proud carrying this around? :-)













It has been an amazing year and I couldn't imagine having a more amazing husband. I think if this year was any indicator then the years to come are going to just get better and better.