33 weeks!

So I started this update last week and never got around to finishing it. So we're now on week 33!! YIKES! Time is FLYING Y'ALL! Well it's been a busy, & stressful few weeks. For starters, on Aug 2nd I got call from my mom at 5am letting me know my grandmother was being transported to the hospital, to make a long and emotional story short, she passed away shortly before midnight that same day. It was sudden and completely unexpected and I don't think it has really completely set in yet that she's gone. Probably one of the hardest parts of losing my Mimi, is knowing that she passed before getting to meet Lennon, whenever I shared the news with her, she nearly jumped up out of her chair with excitement! I wish she could have hung around a little longer so that Lennon could have know her, but I guess that's not what the universe had planned. With that said, I should also mention that Lennon got a SLIGHT name change. Despite the fact that Eric HATES the idea of 2 middle names, he knew it was not a battle worth fighting when I brought up giving Lennon a second middle name. So our little 'Sunshine' is going to be named Dena Lennon Ann Vidrine. Ann being my grandmother's middle name, as well as mine. I probably just asking for trouble naming her after several very stubborn,  hardheaded women (my mom & great-grandmother (Dena) and my Mimi (Ann) ) but let's face it, she comes from a long line of hard headed women, she had no chance to begin with! :)

On a happier note last week was one of our baby showers. It was a pretty non-traditional shower , just a get together with friend and family to celebrate Lennon's upcoming arrival. We got a lot of stuff and had a great time! I will say we have some pretty awesome friends and family and Lennon is one lucky little girl to be so loved (and spoiled) already! There's a few pics from the shower, you would think that with 3 photographers there that there would be more, but we have this issue with not taking pics of out own events!! lol

My husband sliding with our niece, he's really a kid at heart!!

 our yummy yummy cakes and cupcakes (seriously, I did not even care about my blood sugar that day!!)

oh and of course, us! :)

(should have taken a pic as soon as we got there before the humidity messed up my hair! , oh well)

Despite being exhausted, the morning after the shower I woke up at 5am and started organizing and washing things like a mad woman. Eric was put to work painting the nursery at 8am when he woke up and now thanks to him and my sister Tessa. the nursery is done! Well, done being painted. We are still waiting on the crib and changing table, we found a glider at a garage sale for $25 which we need to refinish to match the nursery and then put a few finishing touches on every thing! I'll post some pics when it's all done!!

We had a check-up with Becca on Thursday, nothing really new to update though. Lennon's heart rate was 150bpm and she is once again head down (yay for a non-breech baby!!)I was a little worried because when we attempted to do a 3D ultrasound, she was not head down, but I guess she decided to flip back around!

STATS TIME!! 

How far along? 33weeks
How big is baby? The size of a pineapple-ish
How I'm feeling? Bloated and  excited!
Weight Gain? I actually, surprisingly, lost a lb between check-ups. :/ So 12lbs up from the beginning of my pregnancy.
 How I'm changing? Getting “pregnant face” lol
Symptoms: some back pain, thank God for chiropractors.

 Highlights from the past few weeks: Getting an ultrasound ,  though we didn't get any good 3D images like we hoped, we still got to see our sweet girl!

and the bump last week, I wasnt presentable enough today to take a new pic!