Baby Boy: Entire Pregnancy Baby Bump Photos

My second pregnancy lasted almost 39 weeks. I was determined to take regular "baby bump" photos for the memories of pregnancy. Pregnancy is such an honour and I did not want to take those months for granted. It is already so cool to look back at these photos to see how baby (and I!) grew.

8 weeks and posing in front of our friends who did not yet know about baby!
@ Sunshine Coast

11 weeks and at my parent's before Christmas. Extremely bloated but liked rubbing my belly and pretending baby was this big already!

14 weeks... Trimester 2!

15 weeks

After taking a photo of me, Zoe wanted one too! Note her foot pose, just to be like me!!

17 weeks

18 weeks and couldn't imagine getting any bigger. Boy, was I in for a shock!

19 weeks for our social media announcement. Just love this precious picture. Baby was already so loved!

20 weeks

22 weeks after church one Sunday. Couldn't resist this gorgeous tree!

24 weeks. One of my favourite shots, thanks to Zoe! The angle is very artistic

25 weeks at my parent's place at a baby shower
[state borders closed the day after going home so was very thankful I got to see family this one time during the pregnancy]

Nana, me, and baby

Mum/Grandma, me and baby

27 weeks - Trimester 3!!

Zoe wanted to take a photo of Daddy, too

My love

Proud big sister already

28 weeks

29 weeks (photos getting more frequent now!)

31 weeks and felt huge!

Zoe getting in on the photo fun again! Note the belly sticking out - so funny!

Same day. Couldn't decide which photo made me look more tired, ha!

33 weeks

34 weeks at the checkup. Thanks again to Zoe, my trusty photographer!

36 weeks

37 weeks

38 weeks... the final baby bump photo before our little boy arrived!

It never ceases to amaze me at how women can carry new little human beings inside of us! It's just so incredible what our bodies can do. I was so, so privileged to carry our little boy to almost 39 weeks. All of the aches and pains and waddles and whale-like movements and tiredness and eye-bags and heaviness for those months of pregnancy were so, so worth it. 

~Rachel

Baby Blueberry: Trimester 3 Baby Bump Photos

Bonus Family Picture: 24 weeks, 05/09/16

Our little Blueberry grew so quickly in 2016, and I'm so glad that we documented the pregnancy - it's so amazing to look back at the photos!  

Fun fact: "Blueberry" was the name we used for our baby during the pregnancy because when we found out I was pregnant she would have been about the size of a blueberry!

Without any further ado, here are the pics from the 3rd trimester!

~ 28 weeks, 03/10/16 ~

~ 29 weeks, 10/10/16 ~

~ 30 weeks, 17/10/16 ~

~ 31 weeks, 24/10/16 ~

~ 32 weeks, 31/10/16 ~

~ 33 weeks, 07/11/16 ~

~ 34 weeks, 14/11/16 ~

~ 35 weeks, 21/11/16 ~

~ [almost] 36 weeks, 26/11/16 ~

~Rachel

"Baby Blueberry" Baby Shower in Adelaide

The minute I told my friend Brooke that I would be visiting Adelaide in September, she declared, "We HAVE to have a baby shower while you're here!!!"

I didn't object :D

We got Amy on board and began planning! Between emails, Facebook messages, more emails, and Google Drive folders, we managed to arrange it all between us - and I had such fun!

FUN FACT: This little doll is approximately the size of what my baby would have been at the time of the baby shower, at 25 weeks pregnant!

Brooke is truly amazing! She single-handedly took care of all of the decorations AND games AS WELL AS cooked food, prepared tea and coffee, cleaned her house; set up everything, got her husband to set up the outdoor area (thanks, Daniel!), all while doing her normal life stuff! Brookie, I can't express how special this baby shower was for me. I know it was done with so much love and I am so grateful.

We went with a little bit of a blueberry theme. This is because when Andre and I found out I was pregnant, apparently the baby was about the size of a blueberry - so we called our baby "Baby Blueberry" for the first half of her little life, until we found out we were having a girl.

Without further ado, here are pictures from the baby shower. I hope you appreciate the gorgeousness of them as I do!

Baby Shower Cake: blueberry cheesecake!

Coffee and chocolate for everyone to take home and enjoy... yum!

Manicure set prizes a la Brooke

Cookies-in-a-jar prizes a la Amy & Rachel

Blueberry meringues a la Brooke

Cutest little blueberry elephant EVER!!!

Rubber duckies!

We had to use the occasion to bring out the gorgeous old teacups!

Baby shower punch

Notice the garland behind the punch bowl? Isn't Brooke a genius?!

With my sis :)

Auntie-to-be, Mummy-to-be, and Grandma-to-be

Delicious food, prepared with love

We asked people to bring a baby book instead of a card. I love the collection already!

These two girls are two of the best friends I could ever wish for.

It was a beautiful time of catching up with friends and celebrating Andre and my little girl. Thank you to everyone who came for making it such a lovely afternoon!

And the hugest thanks to Brooke and Amy for this gift :)

~Rachel