I think Brycen is nesting....

So I have to write about my boy... Such a sweet kid, yet always has been a kid that could care less about cleaning his room, or keeping anything tidy for that matter.. Its been an on-going threat that I am going to switch him to one of the smaller rooms so he wont have so much room.. Not that I would ever actually take his room away from him, but a little threatening never hurt a kid.. Last Wednesday he came home from school with a fever and complaints that he had a sore throat. We got home gave him some medicine and let him just lay around. When it was time to tuck him in for the night, I went upstairs and much to my surprise Brycen and Mr. Bubbles had become best friends.. He scrubbed his bath tub, toilet, bathroom sink, mirror, organized the linen closet and even washed his bedside table and tossed a little cologne on it for good measure. I was in total shock.. What or who has taken over my messy kid that could care less about being clean?? I have to say it was one of the most precious things I have ever seen, my boy is nesting...

Come Thursday morning we go to the Dr. and get confirmation that Brycen in fact has strep throat just as I suspected.. We get it once a year and it always takes on the very same pattern. Lucky for him he was prob only really laid up for about 1 day and then was up to his usual shenanigans. However FF to Sunday, I leave and go to the grocery store. As I walk in Jon says you wont believe it but Bry is upstairs cleaning his room. Jon was dying for me to see how good he was doing but I was not allowed upstairs until he was done.. To say the least the nesting bug has really bitten Brycen because that boy has never cleaned his room like he did.. I mean he got under his bed , organized his movies, books, toys, everything put away right where it should be..
I'm even more happy to say that today is Thursday and his bathroom and room are still super clean..

I love you buddy... You make your mama proud!

36 weeks 4 days...

Had our usual Dr's appointment today.. Had our last ultrasound, everything looks great and the little nugget is weighing in at 6lbs on the nose. Its so weird how before you could see so many details of your baby on the screen. Space is limited in there so know we can just sneak glimpses of body parts.. We got to see an ear and a hand with 1 finger sticking out ( no worries it was a good finger).. We have entered the last phase of Dr's appointments, the joy of physical checks.. As of today we are sealed up with no indication of labor..
Thursday is my last day of work and I am officially on maternity leave.. I have to say I have been really looking forward to that day, but its a tad bittersweet..

Baby Pate & Carter -Say Cheese!!

If you know me you def know my Best Friend Michelle.. For years she has told me that in order to fulfill my friendly duties to her I was required to give her a baby. She justified this because Amber and I were pregnant at the same time, and it was only fair that I have that same experience with her.  I can't lie, Im glad the man upstairs made this happen for us. Michelle and I have been side by side for every important milestone in our lives thus far and this is just the beginning of a whole new chapter.. In true Michelle fashion, she insisted we capture this moment on film.

We are exactly 10 weeks apart. I am 36 weeks and Mich is 26 weeks.. We were pretty shocked once we were side by side how different our bellies actually are. Michelle is very low and seriously looks like she swallowed a basketball. Carter isn't hiding by any means.. Me on the other hand am carrying very high and kind of all over the place. I thought it was kind of like a basketball but once I saw Carter's dormitory I quickly realized Baby Pate is all over. 

Showered with Love...

I don't think I can possibly express our thanks and gratitude to all of those who have come out and celebrated our upcoming arrival with us. We are so blessed to be surrounded by such amazing families and friends.

This weekend the Pate Ladies ( minus me) hosted a beautiful and very well thought out shower for us while the boys of course arranged their own golf outing.. Men celebrate babies in very different ways. Here are a few pictures from a very fun afternoon.. I absolutely adore all of these women.

 

YaYa strikes again

Yaya is the best.. She thinks of it all. She wanted to make sure and host a small baby shower to include even more family and friends, that have for the most part probably known me my whole life.. Once again, we are so fortunate to have so many people that love us and are excited about the upcoming arrival of Baby Pate.

A huge thanks to Yaya & my sister for making this happen..   My parents have truly filled the role of being grandparents just as I remember mine. What a sweet gift :)

33 weeks....

Today we have officially hit the 33 week marker.. My best friend made a comment last weekend in the midst of my sleepless night drama that I only have a little over a month left. I think that was my first " Oh Shit " moment as I realized that we are def on the home stretch.. However we are super calm and ready in every way to meet our baby..I just cant wait to finally give it a name and allow it to have an identity.

We had a Dr.'s appointment today.. All looks great and Baby Pate is growing right on target as it should.  It's currently laying transverse across my belly and weighing in at 4.6lbs.. Babies are supposed to grow about .5lb a week, so I think we are well on our way to solid 8lb baby.. Just how I like'em, " Chunky"..

Baby is also looking backwards so this is the best shot we were able to grab, not very good but you can kind of see its profile, a lil nose and lips..

As for me, well I feel great until it comes time to get in bed.. For a girl who loves sleep this is becoming very annoying. I cant get comfortable, once I do I have to pee and it begins the process all over again, I toss and turn all night long , move to the couch and then back to my bed. Poor Jon, he is a trooper. He sits up with me sometimes as I struggle to get back to sleep. He really wants to help me and constantly ask " what can I do or get you?", secretly he is prob like go to sleep lady and please quit waking me up... I  have been cleared to take Benadryl at night , which has def helped.. I just don't like to do it everyday.. Baby Pates sleeping quarters have def grown. I feel huge..

Happy Halloween!

Please meet Bloody Skeleton Boy, aka BRYCEN..

I think he really enjoyed Halloween and scored ample amounts of candy

I got to stay home with the pumpkin and pass out candy while Brycen and Jon cruised the streets. Lets just say, Brycen was mortified when Jon and I started speaking of painting my belly. Again it all goes back to the fact that my little boy is growing up and mom now falls into the " embarrassing" category. He made me promise I would keep it covered and not answer the door with the pumpkin on display, but really how could I not answer the door with this piece of work?

On a side note.. I would like to personally boycott Halloween on a school night.. Its just not nearly as fun. I think Halloween should always be celebrated on a Friday or Saturday night.