38 Weeks!

 

Blair is 38 Weeks! She probably weighs 6.5 pounds (though I suspect she weighs more than that!) and is the size of a leek....in length! 

Sorry there are so many belly pictures, I just can't get over how....round it is! I mean seriously? Is that belly for real?? 

Jacob and I ventured out to snap some pictures on that very cold day (about 2 days ago), when a sweet shop owner asked us if we would like to come inside and take some pictures in her shop where we could stay warm. So of course we said yes, and went and snapped a few pictures (not the best lighting soooo that's why there is only one picture from inside the store!) Anyways, on our way out she gave me a rose for baby Blair. It was such a sweet gesture that I will always cherish. 

I am pretty miserable (though it could be much worse I'm sure. I am also bloated or swollen (WHATEVER!) beyond belief! My face looks like it's gained 5 pounds in one week. Pretty much can only fit into like 3 pairs of shoes, and those are tight. The ring that took my wedding ring's spot (about 3 months ago) is getting too tight.....and I had to add an extra link to my watch for it to fit! Ah!! Hopefully this little munchkin comes soon before I blow up anymore!!

Jacob is trying everything under the sun to try to induce labor. And every time I whine about a braxton hicks contraction his eyes get huge and he wants to time them to make sure they aren't real. He begs me to give birth every day because he wants to meet his daughter so bad. It really is the cutest thing ever. I can't wait to see his face when I actually do go into labor.....and most of all when he sees our daughter for the first time.

Washington, D.C.

 

Jacob and I headed to Washington, D.C. the weekend of Valentine's Day. We were desperate to hit up the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, because it has dinosaur fossils...duh! Parking was impossible to find, but we did eventually find some about a mile away...(too cold for that! yuck!) While walking to the Natural History Museum though we stumbled across the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink. I loved it. So many beautiful sculptures (my favorites are the first 3 pictures). There was even a cute ice skating rink....but I was extremely cold and couldn't bare to do it (the cold really gets to me yall!) And there was the cutest little restaurant right near the rink with huge glass walls so you could see everything outside. I had a chocolate-chip muffin and Jacob had blueberry. They were huge and delicious. I want to go back there when we visit D.C. again!

After breakfast we finally made it to the Natural History Museum. It was awesome that it was free admission...but that also ment that it was extremely crowded! Even though we were a little claustrophobic at times, we still loved every bit of the museum. My favorites were the dinosaur fossils (childhood dream come true!), the mummies, and the gem stone rooms. I have never seem such real life mummies up close and personal....and I have never seen so many beautiful gems. My favorites included the Sapphires and the Hope Diamond (which reminds me of the Heart of the Sea..Titanic!) I also loved the ocean section, it was amazing to see all the creatures and animals and read all the information about them. They pretty much had every single animal on display that you can imagine....it was neat!

Oh and how crazy is the creature in the 9th picture down? Did you know that is a Giant Sloth? How fun! They were so huge but just like our sloths we have now! We also saw fossils of horses from back in that era, and they used to be the size of small puppies. I died! I want a small horse pet so bad now!

After the Museum we decided to trek on over to the White House. I've also dreamed of seeing it since I was a little girl....and really wasn't that impressed. Meh. I was hoping to be able to get closer but I should have known better!

Then we went on to the American History Museum. My favorite thing there was getting to see all of the First Lady's Inaugural Ball dresses. They were so beautiful! My favorite was worn by Pat Nixon (pictured above) I just love the yellow and the jewels! So classic and chic!

We are definitely going back to DC because there is still so much to see! I can't wait to explore it even more!

Richmond, Virginia.

 

I'm wearing- Top: J Crew, Pants: Abercrombie and Fitch, Earrings: Forever 21

Jacob's Wearing- Sweater: J Crew, Shirt: J Crew, Pants: Abercrombie and Fitch

Jacob and I headed to the capital of Virginia on Saturday. We loved Richmond, so much to do and see! Definitely going to be going back when it gets warmer so we can see the city in full bloom. (Beautiful trees everywhere, just all of them are still dead).

When we got there we hit up the Goodwill, and found an amazing pale yellow skillet and a flower plate that look a lot like one my granny gave me only bigger. (I love having all sorts of different vintage dinner plates to eat off of). Then we headed to Anthropologie (I just had to go!) where we bought some amazing floral pants for $20, and The New York Times 36 Hours USA & Canada Southeast book, which includes all the go to places in Virginia, and all the rest of the East Coast. My mom bought me the Southwest and Rocky Mountains one for Christmas, and I absolutely loved it. So I wanted to get the one for the Southeast since we are over here exploring! It was such a great buy too! 

After that we headed over to the State Capital building. It was gorgeous. I've never seen a building so blindingly white! While in there we saw statues of "Brothers" (the statue of the 2 men hugging)it was my favorite. In the description it talked about how brothers would actually have to fight each other in the Civil War, isn't that just heart-breaking?

Then we saw statues of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington....and head sculptures of many other Presidents. After that we took a drive down Monument Drive, where the road has tons of statues down the median and gorgeous houses along the sides. I want to go back when it's warmer because I just know when the trees are blooming it will be extremely beautiful! We got out and looked at some of the Monuments and came across N Allen Street (best street ever of course!).

After that we headed to our new friend's apartment, and on our way there saw the light house on the side of a building so of course I needed a picture next to it! Our friends took us out to a pub/burger joint that was located in The Fan (The Fan is the location of all the coolest things to do in Richmond). It was super delicious and a very cool place to hang out and chill. I really wouldn't mind going back! We had a great time! (Wish I could remember the name of the place, oh well!).