BRING IT

As I am getting more and more ready for our lil one I am getting more and more excited. We haven't had the freak out yet of "what are we doing?" "can we handle this?" "are we ready?" etc. I do have to say that I laugh every time someone tries to warn me about how much my life will change and they ask "are you guys REALLY ready?" I think to myself A. Do I look like a teen mom with no clue about life? B. What makes someone REALLY READY?

I have to say I am thankful for all my family and friends who have already had kids to get me comfortable with the changes that will come. Sure it is much different when it is your own, do people really feel the need to explain that? Isn't that common sense? While I have witnessed many of these changes happen to those around me, heard the issues, seen the exhaustion, listened to the frustrations and concerns I know it will be on a much more intense level when it is me going through it. Yet I still say to myself "Bring it on, I am so ready for different." It's not like Aaron and I got married yesterday (almost 8 years) and we have been ready for "different" for awhile now.

I am excited for the SLAP IN THE FACE CHANGE that is about to happen in 6 weeks or so and you can remind me that if you ever hear me saying anything of the contrary (promise I give you 100% full permission to quote me).


The crib was delivered today (Nursery is in process)
Carpets get cleaned next week
Hospital bag is packed
Head is down

and with that I say BRING IT, let's get our baby girl here in the next 6 weeks.

Few more weeks to go so few more inches to expand!!!

A year....what?

Crazy what can change in just ONE year. Here Aaron and I are last year this time, enjoying at day at the beach. While it was a difficult year in terms of us starting a family and we dealt with all the emotions that came with it, we look happy. The human soul is pretty incredible, it can deal with so much and be still so strong and resilient.


Here we are this year just last week and even though I was happy in the picture above, you can tell that I am much happier in this picture. My face says it all I think. I am ecstatic and can't wait for what is to come for us. Even though I felt happy last year, I didn't feel like my total complete self. Yet here I am a year later and what a difference a year has made!!!


This last week was CRA CRA CRAZY and I have to be honest that I am still overwhelmed about it all. My friend Pam and I went to the Ellen Mother's Day Show. It was amazing and so much fun. Imagine a room full of 300-400 pregnant woman receiving amazing gifts. It was out of control. I was hoarse by the end of the show and was completely exhausted both physically and emotionally. What a great help it was to receive the gifts we received that day. We know this next year will be tight with me not working for awhile and the giveaways from Ellen are for sure going to lighten the load. We were not allowed to take photos inside the studio but here we are waiting before. And NO we did not plan to match.


Below are the beautiful flowers my Aar Bear got me for Mother's Day. He walked in the door tonight (Saturday) with them and I died. So beautiful and completely my style. I love him and am so thankful to know that we are about to start a crazy amazing adventure.


Our weekend has been full of baby shopping and organizing. We have re arranged some of our furniture and our place is on its way to being ready for baby. This next week I will be heading to Arizona for my last babyless trip home and for a baby shower thrown by mom's dear friends, most of whom have witnessed me grow up. I am so excited to celebrate the blessing that is on her way with them and continue to overwhelmed with gratitude for the generosity, love, support and care of those around us.