Bumpdate: Week 26 Q&A

Bumpdate: Week 26

Baby's Size: A Cauliflower or a Head of Lettuce

Gender: A girl. Her initials are KC!

How I'm Feeling: Overall really good. I had a little bit of a scare 2 weeks ago when my blood pressure reading was a little high (and way out of the ordinary for me). I got to take an impromptu visit to Labor & Delivery at UCLA and get an early tour of where we will be heading when it's time for our girl to make her debut. Luckily everything checked out normal, but I have the added bonus of monitoring my blood pressure now every morning and evening. But it's better to be safe than sorry!

Showing?: I all of a sudden feel like I am getting bigger everyday! My belly is really firm now and I can feel that she is really running out of room in there, so as she grows, so does my belly. It's been pretty great though that I really have only seen weight gain in my belly. All my friends have commented that from behind they can't even tell I'm pregnant!

Big Developments: I can see my belly moving now when she kicks and moves. It's officially really looks like there is an alien in there. Her kicks are also getting stronger everyday, especially between breakfast and lunch when she is most active. I've laughed out loud at work a few times now when she gets going.

Loving: The beach! It's been so warm lately that I keep flocking to the beach. I know it's going to be hard to get as much beach time as we usually do this summer with the little lady so I am taking advantage of all the spring beach time I can get.

Hating: Having to get up out of bed in the middle of the night! I am having a harder time getting in and out of the car and in and out of bed these days. And to be half asleep makes it so much worse! I keep trying to roll around and use momentum to get myself up but sometimes I have Dan give me a push.

Dreaming Of: Sunday night I had a really weird dream where my Mom worked at Marvel and getting in to see her with KC as baby was like an exercise in espionage. I was like a mommy and baby spy duo that needed to get up the elevator bank to see her in her office. So strange.

Favorite Wardrobe Pieces: Maternity shorts and dresses. I wore this dress for St. Patrick's Day and was so comfortable all day! Anything that lets the bump breathe essentially. And my bikinis. I am loving rocking my regular bikinis with my bump.

Baby Finds: Didn't really splurge on anything for baby since the last update. Instead I have been looking at possible decorations for her nursery. I ordered this wood monogram in pink and am considering a few of these Disney watercolor prints (here, here and here).

Color Therapy: Lavender

Color Therapy by preppy-lizzy featuring cross handbags

Cropped moto jacket / Sergio Rossi real leather shoes / MBaoBao cross handbag / Lola Rose lace jewelry / Tri color earrings / Jersey knit scarve

On the color block for this month's Color Therapy is my good friend Lavender. I love this shade of purple, as it is delicate, feminine and not overly girly. Our daughter's nursery is actually a mix of lavender and grey depending on the light and I adore it. I find that I personally have mixed lavender in most in accessories, but would love to branch out to a great pair of shoes or shades. I also would love to find a great bikini in this color palette. I think it would really compliment a summer tan. Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

Game Night

Game Night by preppy-lizzy featuring a white dish

Iittala drinkware / White dish / True Fabrications juice jar / Asian Appetizer Sampler / MayFair Games The Settlers Of Catan / Cranium Wow Game / Cards Against Humanity

I love Game Night. It's one of my favorite Friday night activities, especially since after a long week at work, game night is right up my alley in terms of speed. It may be a sign of getting older, but I like a more relaxed Friday, whether it's dinner and a movie or games with friends.  Here are just a few of my favorite games.

Cranium One of my favorite family games. It is great to play with a range of ages since you can play on a team and it really allows for creativity. My husband's family loves this game and we played a ton over Christmas.

Settlers of Catan Nerdy yes, but so much fun. Settlers could easily be the love child of Monopoly and Risk. We play this constantly with my dad and sister. We have converted them. It takes a game or two at first to like it, but then you can't get enough. Also it has a ton of expansion packs so you can continually create new ways to play.

Apples to Apples/Cards Against Humanity A great party game for a large group, Apples to Apples is more family friendly than the more politically incorrect Cards Against Humanity, but both have some pretty inappropriate cards. Apples to Apples has more variety than Cards does. It also has less trump cards than Cards does. Still both are really fun and guarantee laughter.

Game of Things This is like a more personalized version of Apples or Cards. You can write in the answers for Game of Things, which results in advantages if you know your competitors better than the others. This is a much harder game to play with strangers, so I recommend this more with a good group of friends or family.