Happy list v22

459. Playing hide-n-seek with Sully and Mike in the backyard
450. Pool days at Honey's with the gang
451. Sully helping us round up the hens back into their coop at night - such a farm dog at heart
452. Katie rushing over to my aid with meat tenderizer when I got stung on.the.butt by yellow jackets while cutting grass
453. The most relaxing babymoon down in Beaufort with Mike and Sully - our last hoorah as a family of 3

454. The occasional Peanut Butter Fudge Milkshake (for the baby, of course)
455. Coffee dates with Andrea, chatting about all things motherhood
456. FINALLY creating a wedding album and having it printed.......just 5 years out
457. Our very first egg from our backyard girls

458. No judgement portions of cheesecake with Megan paired with sweet cuddle time with Myers
459. Playing in the fountain downtown with Mc and Amos
460. Neighborly walk/bike over visits with Ben and Em
461. Watching Mount Everest documentaries with Mike when I can't sleep
462. Our couple's baby shower thrown by all of our very bests. Our growing family is immensely blessed by life lived alongside such a special bunch of friends!

Poor Mike had to eat baby food all mixed up for his last place finish

Makes me melt, thinkin' of my sweet one becoming a dad to our little love! 

Pretty darn special growing babes with my best friend 

Blessed far beyond what I deserve.

What keeps you smiling, sweet friends?

32 weeks

Only 8-ish weeks left, y'all! Come 8-ish weeks and let me tell you - I am so looking forward to being able to comfortably wash my own toes and give Sully the daily belly rub he deserves...to take a full, deep breath and sleep without a pillow between my knees...to pick up heavy things and enjoy the freedom and ease of my normal wardrobe...to eat a full meal without literally feeling stuffed and finally, to enjoy one inaugural ice cold beer to kick off summer a little late.

But of course most of all I'm looking forward to that sweetest, climactic moment when we finally meet our Baby Bink face-to-face! To know which we'll be raising, a boy or a girl. To see my Michael become a dad and begin the adventure of parenthood together. I already have a feeling that nothing quite compares!

30 weeks

Startin' to feel more like a countdown, folks! With just 10 weeks to go, I'm starting to wonder how much more squished my insides can get, but I suppose I'll just have to wait and see. Glory, glory. But as long as our Baby Bink is comfortable, I'm happy to host the growth (: 

Happy list v21

444. Homemade ice cream with the help of Dad's 1923 hit and miss engine
445. My new "mom" set of wheels - had to happen.

446. Shooting more with my 50mm fixed lens
447. Looking through old pictures
448. Sitting in the nursery daydreaming. It's coming along...
449. Game of Thrones shockers
450. National Park instas, because every day is made better with a pretty view!
451. Father's Day flyfishing with Mike and Roid

 452. Stuffing my baby bump into my waders

453. Sittin' on the porch when the talk turns to birds
454. Building cozy pallets with Mike. Throwback to sweet childhood.
455. Homemade chicken salad
456. Runtastic
457. Teaching Sully to help herd the chickens back into their coop
458. Baby Bink's very first shower thrown by two of my very bests! Just perfect and so very special to me. Grateful for such wonderful friends who will love our babe, too.

Blessed far beyond what I deserve.

What keeps you smiling, sweet friends?

27 weeks

Well hello, third trimester! You've greeted me with open arms.....and by open arms I mean a new inability to sleep, tie my shoes, eat too much in one sitting or squeeze into my previous wardrobe without some form of discomfort. Oh, and a belly that grows by.the.day. But you're here which means our Baby Bink will be here soon and that means you are welcome with my wide open arms!

Happy list v20

427. Orzo, because it sounds more exciting than pasta
428. Back porch sittin' at my Mama's after way too much homemade chicken and dumplings and berry cobbler
429. Patients that are easy going and fun to laugh and cut up with
430. Passing around ankle braces and crutches between sweet friends
431. The feeling right after a new haircut
432. Random FaceTime chats with Nick, Jessy and Max!
433. Our one black hen, Token. Because we're not racist. 

434. Matt and Johanna's wedding with our community group crew

435. 4/29/14 - the very first time I felt a definitive kick from our babe

436. 5/4/14 - the first time Mike was able to feel a kick from our babe

437. Neighborhood walks with Megan and Isaac in perfect weather

438. Sully grunts when you scratch his ears for him

439. Good for the soul time with my Shellee, getting sappy between sisters and all

440. Homemade ice cream celebrations with the gang

441. Collecting antiques with Dad

442. Sweet snail mail notes that your heart needed to hear

443. Shout out to my big city beef on her birfday, today! So glad you were born and stuff (:

Blessed far beyond what I deserve.

What keeps you smiling, sweet friends?

23 weeks

Our little wiggle worm seems to be growing everyday...which in turn means I grow by.the.day. 

Honestly, getting bigger is a little taxing mentally and emotionally mostly because it is the opposite direction of how I'm wired, as a woman, to want to go. I suppose that's it. But when clothes aren't fitting and I leave the house feeling bulky in clothes I'd rather not have had to buy, I feel a flutter. And each of those precious little kicks or nudges reminds me of what is in store along this journey. They are my sweet connection of what is to come. 

I'm thankful for the lessons that are already being taught. That selflessness is a requirement and I've got a long way to go, but there's always sufficient grace to be had during the learning curve. And thank God for the learning curve!