Pregnancy Progression: The Third Trimester

Happy Friday everyone!

Well - I am officially 39 weeks pregnant. We are in the final countdown (cue music) to finally meet and greet this little girl face to face. 

<One of our maternity photos courtesy of the great Caroline Jurgensen>

In a way it feels like I've been pregnant for eternity, and in the same respect I still don't think it has fully hit me. Since it's one of those things we have constantly talked about and prepared for over the past nine months, it feels like it's been such a long time coming. But from an emotional perspective? It still is so surreal to me. Probably because I have no idea what to expect, nor the magnitude at which this whole motherhood thing will rock my world :)

Jeff is beyond ready for baby snuggles. And while I'm ready for copious amounts of snuggles myself, I still have this big scary painful thing called labor in between now and then so I'm kind of just bee-bopping around and hangin' tight. Plus, like my sister reminded us, once she's out - you can't put her back in!

Since I'm a bit of a ticking time bomb at the moment, I figured now is as good of a time as any to recap my thoughts on the third trimester. 

See my first trimester recap here and my second trimester recap here.

I'll be honest: when we kicked off the third trimester, I thought it was going to be plum awful. I had HORRIBLE sciatica/SI joint pain in my back and it was getting worse by the day. Some days it was so bad I couldn't put weight down on my right leg, and I was basically bed-ridden until the inflammation went down.

PS I think this is when Jeff's prayer that I wouldn't have to go on bed rest began. If you know me at all, you know I don't sit well. So I'm basically the worst patient ever on bed rest. To all you mamas out there who had to go on actual bed rest with your nuggets - bless your sweet and precious soul. To any future mamas out there who have to get put on bed rest - call me, I'll come play monopoly with you.

Anywho - so I thought the third trimester was going to be horrible, but then I went to three physical therapy sessions (shout out to Airrosti!) and have had zero troubles since. In fact, the third trimester overall has been pretty pleasant. 

The good news: I've had minimal eye bleeding situations in the third trimester. So either it's from all your prayers or the fact that 'they' say most of your blood volume increase happens in the second trimester, so I've kind of chilled out in the third trimester. Or we can say both :)

At 31 weeks, my friends threw me the most amazing shower in honor of sweet Sadie girl. It was just one of the greatest days ever. I gushed on and on about it here in case you missed it. After the shower it was looooots of nursery organizing. I think I've organized and re-organized that nursery 4 times. And I probably will again once she's here and I figure out how the heck to care for a child!

I went on maternity leave at the beginning of November, but towards those last few weeks of work I was getting pretty uncomfortable. Once I stopped working I felt a lot better, so I think it was just the act of sitting all day that made me feel like I was 87 years old each time I stood up. Plus that whole getting ready each day thing got harder and harder. I would wake up with SO much energy, and by the time I got ready and made the commute to work I would be in dire need of a nap.

Speaking of sleep - I slept like a champion up until about 37-38 weeks. As in if preggo sleep was an Olympic sport, I would have for sure contributed to the US medal count. And I know that's a lot longer than most mamas get, so I'll take it! Now I'll have one 8-10 hour stretch every few days, but on the off days I'm up for 3-4 hours in the middle of the night. Just chillin. And usually watching Hallmark.

I was pretty uncomfortable when week 37 rolled around. I remember I texted my friends and said 'okay, week 37 - this isn't fun anymore.' But honestly, that lasted for about a week and now I feel really good. Like oddly good. My lightning crotch finally eased up (to all you men out there - it's an actual thing. And it is basically what makes preggo women waddle) after two months, so I'm really just hanging out at this point. 

My wedding rings are a little tighter than usual, but other than that I've had minimal swelling. I'm telling y'all - I thought the third trimester was going to be brutal, but I've actually enjoyed it for the most part. Or maybe I just have an extremely positive outlook on things and have blocked out all the negative things now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel :)

In the delivery department, my body has already started to make progress on its own, which I am super thankful and happy about! We still have a ways to go, and a plan in place in case I don't get there on my own, but for now we're just praying that I keep making progress. 

It was funny, the other day I was praying about all things delivery and since there are SO many different ways this delivery thing could go, I realized I had reached 'prayer scenario F ' before deciding to just let go and let God. 

The hardest part is not knowing. Not knowing when, not knowing how, not knowing what, if any, complications will arise, and not having been through this before to have ANY expectations in the slightest. But God knows. And fortunately for me, the One that knows is also the One that's in control. That's a win win in my book. 

So until then I'm just keeping my days busy, nesting this house like it's my day job, resting up, and feeding Sadie as much Blue Bell as I can before she's out and can't have it anymore. (How sad for her is that!? Breaks my heart.)

If you're wondering how to pray for us over the next week or so, just pray that my body continues to make progress on its own and that it's a textbook delivery with no complications. It's so fun to hear how 'low risk' I am in all these appointments. That's all attributable to my little army. And while I know there are a LOT of mom fails ahead of me, bringing Sadie into a world where she has an automatic prayer battalion like y'all is one of the biggest mom wins I could ever have. 

We love y'all to pieces and can't wait to report back when she's here!

Until next time,

Katy 

Falliday Decor 2018

Eeeeeeks! I love decorating for the holidays. I get it honestly, too. My mom would completely transform our house every fall and Christmas. And by completely, I mean every last knick knack was removed and replaced with a seasonal knick knack.

I'm not there yet. Give me time.

Now, we aren't big 'halloween' people. You will never find me putting a witch towel, ghost figurine, or anything else of that nature in my house. That's just not my jam. What you will find is a plethora of pumpkins, a lot of leaves, and ample amount of acorns and several scarecrows.

I usually decorate for fall around mid-September, but this year I was actually decorated by the last week in August. With our due date of early December, I'm shifting everything forward. So I was decorated for fall when it was still 90+ degrees in Texas, and I'll be decorating for Christmas (...brace yourself) today. 

I know I know I know - I'm decorating before Thanksgiving. And don't get me wrong, usually I am ALL about giving the pilgrims and turkeys their spotlight and not getting my ho ho ho on until the weekend after Thanksgiving. But alas, since we are getting a new addition this year and technically have no idea when she's coming, I have to front-load. 

Cause if I don't, my mom and sister will be forced to decorate my house while I'm doing that whole newborn thing, and we put up four Christmas trees in our tiny home. We DO Christmas. So it's a lot to ask of a person. Even your mama and sister. 

Okay - back to fall. So this year was actually my first year to decorate our married home with fall decorations. Last year we were getting married around this time, so we went straight from wedding into Christmas. So in a way it felt like all my decorations were new since I hadn't seen them in two whole years!

Which, speaking of, I always like documenting our decorations each year for a couple of reasons... 1) I like that it serves as an inventory of my decor - super helpful when I find something at a store that I 'need' but can't remember if I already have something similar, and 2) we're not in the house we'll be in forever (well, at least I hope not - we're already busting at the seams!). One day I will want to look back and reminisce at our first little house as a family, and these posts are perfect to do just that (like this post about the falliday decorations in my last apartment as a single woman, or this post about my fall decor in the house I shared with Kelsey). Me and posts about decorations go way back :)

But alas, let's get down to a little tour of this year!
Also, I'm not a professional photographer - so thou shalt not judge the photo quality.

Welcome to our little front stoop :)

I could have swept the leaves off the mat, but I just wanted to show a little authenticity. 

..not really, I was just lazy.

My sister gave us the door hanger at a wedding shower last year (she knows me well), and we all know the story behind my dad and I building the little welcome post. We actually also have/had a cute little flower bed to the left with a fall flag, but with the crazy month of storms we had here in Texas, the little flower bed is no more. Wamp wamp.

Here's our little entryway when you walk in. This piece of furniture is new this year, so it was a blank slate when it came to decorating. Luckily Kirklands was available to help a girl out!

This house basically has a larger living room that feeds into a breakfast 'nook' and an open concept kitchen. And as far as fall goes, that's where all of my decorations reside. Like I said, I don't have enough decor for all the rooms yet. I'm working on it :)

The mothership. 

There is nothing I love decorating more than a good mantle/hearth! 

I've said this before, but the little montage on the bottom left will always have a special place in my heart. The first year I decided I wanted to embrace fall decor (back in 2012 or so), I asked my mom to go to the Hob Lob with me one weekend I was home visiting my parents. At the time my mom was (rightfully) focused on taking care of my grandmama, so it didn't look like the trip to Hobby Lobby was going to happen...

But then my dad stepped in. And that sweet man took me to Hobby Lobby, looked through all the (extremely overwhelming) aisles with me, and got on the floor and started putting together a little 'setting' - all right there in the middle of the aisle. So that basket, bale of hay, scarecrow girl, and pumpkin/leaves I will forever remember as my first fall decor!

I think he did a pretty good job, too! It's like he's watched my mom decorate for two decades or something... :)

To the right of the fireplace we have my little pub corner:

Fun fact: that pub table is actually the sign in table my dad built for our wedding!

...I also am realizing I can't remember at all what 'everyday' decorations went here before I put out the pumpkins. See? This is why I need pictures in a post.

I am still as obsessed with my subway art today as I was when Lisa gave it to me 4 years ago. I drew out the above on a really janky piece of scrap paper, and she brought it to life. It's such a fall staple in my house!

Next we have some subtle fall decor on the TV console...

I am completely obsessed with these extra large acorns I found at Hob Lob this year. They just make me SO happy!

A close up on the little cubbies with two things to note: 

1) Those 2-lb purple weights I bought when I first found out I was pregnant so I could work out my arms for all the baby holding. I've lifted weights once since I got them. 

2) If you look closely, you can still see the tags on the basket. I am notorious for wanting a 'trial period' with things I buy to see how I like them. And then x months later you can see the tags still on them. If you take a stroll through my house, you'll likely find no less than 10 tags still attached to things. I get side-tracked. Sue me.

Our little coffee table - that usually has about 6-8 pumpkin themed cooking magazines on top, but I removed for the picture :) I also usually ensure the Baylor coasters are on top, but considering the OU colors worked better with my decor, Jeff won this round. :)

And THIS is probably my very favorite spot in the house - no matter what time of year!

I. Love. My. Coffee Bar.

And those pumpkin mugs from Pottery Barn are just the icing on the cake. (Pssst: they're actually on sale right now if you need some of your own!) I know we're decorating for Christmas today, but I most definitely left these pumpkin mugs out for the time being. I told Jeff this box could not go to the garage yet because it was necessary that I drink coffee out of this mug on Thanksgiving while watching the Macy's Day Parade!

My little pumpkin spice mason jar painting makes me happy. It also was five whole dollars at Michael's. That also makes me happy.

Now, since we don't have a formal dining room, this little breakfast table is all we have - which I love, but I really like to leave it 'set' for holidays. ...well, and every other time of year. I just think a set table makes you feel on top of your game. Plus it makes you look way fancier than you really are. 

 Like those are paper plates on top of chargers. Again - the fancy nancy is allll an illusion!

 A little neutral sign to give you a break from the orange/rust, as well as a plant my mom told me was impossible to kill yet I've had to work to bring it back to life about 6 times. Sigh.

And just because it's not a true holiday without some festive dish towels (that you aren't allowed to use). Jeff LOVES these... :)

And what might be the most important fall decor of all - that was a new addition this year - is this one of a kind original art piece made by my 6-year old niece. Just. For. Me.

It says FALL. Who needs to be subtle when you can just SPELL.IT.OUT.

And that concludes our little fall home tour this year! This took my mom and me about 1/2 day to decorate. Christmas will take us about 5 days. We have a healthy amount of fall decor, but it's going to look like Christmas puked in our living room. 

CAN'T WAIT.

And because it's a real feel of like 10 degrees outside, I will leave you with this:

May all your winter naps be in front of a roaring fire :) 

Until next time,

Katy

Sadie's Shower: A Lil Pumpkin is On Her Way!

I seriously have the greatest friends in the world. 

Yesterday morning, Sadie and I were BLOWN AWAY by the most adorable shower. The decor and details were phenomenal, the people were the sweetest, the baby gifts overwhelming, and the overall sense of joy and love for this upcoming little bundle was SO beyond apparent. My cup over-floweth. Big time. 

Okay cool. I just started tearing up. Hi there, hormones.

The theme of the shower was 'a little pumpkin is on her way' - which if you know me at all, you know is all kinds of right up my alley. Give me all the pumpkins. 

I meeeeean, YES. She is such the little pumpkin!

Also, huge shout out to my hostesses - who not only made the cutest shower ever, but did so only a year after participating in all my wedding festivities. I guaranteed them that next fall there will be no life changing events happening on my account. GUARANTEED, I TELL YOU. 

Lauren - Kristie - Me - Melissa - Emily - Kelsey

When you walked in, you were greeted by the cutest little entry way table!

Like - there were even pink pumpkins in the basket-o-pumpkins under the table...

They also were brilliant and picked an invite that came with matching signs/banners. I will now be doing this for all future showers I throw. It just tied everything together so perfectly!

And yes - that's a baby scrapbook. Four months ago I over-committed to doing a baby SCRAPBOOK in lieu of a baby book that had prompts/blanks to fill in. I'm honestly having a lot of fun doing it, but it's so dang time consuming. I told Jeff the other day that it's really unfortunate only our firstborn will have a scrapbook like this :) 

Cute lil drink station!

Adorable mantle decor and nine million presents: this little one is so spoiled already! And I legitimately worked up a sweat opening these bad boys. SO beyond thankful.

The shower was at 10:30a so it coincided with brunch - which is my favorite meal of the day. The ladies put out quite a spread! We had mini chicken-n-waffles, egg casserole, potato casserole, sausage balls, fruit salad, pumpkin bread (my personal request!), and a DONUT HOLE TOWER. 

Like the donut hole tower just gives me great joy in life.

As do....

A platter of themed Sadie cookies! 

These are actually made by the same girl who did my gender reveal cookies and I can't recommend her enough. Her name is @tinykitchencakery on instagram and she is amazing! The onesie says "lil pumpkin" and the blocks say "FALLing in love with Sadie" - like, are you serious? Obsessed. 

And still nibbling on my obsession because they sent me home with my own box. They also sent me home with a plate of donut holes and a loaf of pumpkin bread. I can't wait to weigh in at my doctor's appointment on Tuesday.... :)

I also have to call out Kristie for texting me multiple times telling me to have low expectations for the flowers at this party, how she's not a flower person, yada yada yada... and then I get there and there's flowers sitting in pumpkin vases.

Yeah - OKAY. I don't even know how to gut a pumpkin much less use it for a vase. My interaction with pumpkin comes in the form of a can of puree that goes into a baked good. 

AND last, but not least, the DIAPER CAKE. 

My nursery is pink/white/gray/lamb themed, so Lauren and Emily outdid themselves with this little masterpiece. I know I'll need the diapers, but it makes me sad to disassemble! It's too pretty!

We mingled, we ate, we played a fun game, we wrote well wishes for Sadie, and we opened gifts. Aaaaand I know I've said this once already but this shindig put so much happy in my heart I'm still smiling about it! 

My sweet friend Megan was super smart and thoughtful and took pictures while I was opening gifts! I didn't get a picture with everyone but here's what I do have - I LOVE THESE PEOPLE SO MUCH!

The lineage of the Reeves women. Can't wait to add one more to the bunch!

My Baylor girls and one of our future Baylor bears. We can't wait for them all to be roommates :) 

My favorite niece and the best little cousin-in-training for Miss Sadie Kate!

My work besties!! We all started at the same firm 7 years ago, and even if we all quit and work at other companies, these three will always be my 'work besties.' Also, one went to OU and one married into a UT family and my shower was during OU/TX. So my work besties are pretty dedicated, too :)

I "married into" these ladies and I couldn't be happier (or luckier) to marry into such a fantastic group! These women and their men take great care of our little family!

My MIL and two of my AILs (aunts-in law...is that a thing?). One aunt flew in from Florida and the other flew in from Pennsylvania - just for this shower! Have I mentioned how loved Sadie and I feel?!

Because hooded towels are both practical AND fun. 

My "big sisters" - who both have zero willpower when it comes to buying for my child :) 

My BRH (Baylor Choir) besties - one of whom flew up from Houston for like 6 hours to attend this thing. GUYS. I HAVE THE BEST FRIENDS. 

My pretty cousin in law! We married into the Smith crew and are so glad we did! 

And last but not least - THIS WOMAN. Who is going to teach me everything I know about being a mama. Because she knows all the things. And it's quite shocking how little I know. It also has hit me recently that we're basically twins, so I'm curious to see if Sadie looks like us too. Key indicator: a smile that shows every single one of your teeth and all your gums. 

And if they hadn't outdone themselves already... they had another matching sign and pumpkin favors when everyone left the party. So. Stinking. Adorable.

Like - I know I sound like a broken record, but I am just so thankful for the people in my life. Not only for showering (ha!) us with love and goodies, but because I know how hard these people have been/are praying for the health of both myself and Sadie. These people are good people, and I don't know how I got so lucky to have them all in my life! 

Also - while the girls were taking care of me, all of Jeff's buddies got together to 'honor' him with a diaper shower. It's a little tradition among the men, and while you may think it's super sweet and thoughtful, don't be too fooled - it's also an excuse for them to get together and watch sports. :) 

BUT thanks to both showers yesterday, we officially have 1,430 diapers and 1,288 wipes. 

So... what? That should last us around a month? :) 

THANK YOU times TEN MILLION to everyone who had a part in making Jeff and I feel so special yesterday. I will be smiling from ear to ear for the remaining nine weeks! Well - and part of that smile is attributable to the fact that I also get to organize the poo out of my nursery now. Which seriously gives me great joy. Like, Monica Gellar joy. 

So I'm going to go do that. Right now. 

Until next time,

Katy

Pregnancy Progression: The Second Trimester

Alrighty - so I am a couple weeks into the third (and final!) leg of this pregnancy journey, so I thought I'd jot down my thoughts on what the second trimester was like. People told me that the middle trimester is definitely the best of the three - and I can already tell that's going to ring true for me, as well. 

The second trimester kicked off with our ice-cream themed Gender Reveal! We found out our little one was a little Miss, so mama here started seeing in shades of pink. What's comical is that the whole first trimester I told myself that if it was a girl, I wasn't doing pink. 

Yeah, I totally drank the pink kool-aid. Not to mention, if you don't drink the pink kool-aid, it will be extremely hard to find decor for your nursery. Society has come a long way on things like technology, women in the workplace, and hairstyles, but when it comes to nurseries...girls are still pink and boys are still blue.

Anywho - so naturally after the gender reveal was the naming process. Fun fact: our boy names are set. Jeff and I have discussed, we have two names (both first and middle!) lined up for any male offspring we produce. But we weren't quite as prepared for a girl. Years ago I had always said I wanted a Kennedy Kate, but when we found out we were pregnant (and therefore you're attaching a once theoretical name to a real live human), it didn't give me all the feels. I loved Kennedy Kate because I love alliteration, so I started to think of S names that would go with Smith. And alas, we ended up with little miss Sadie Smith. Step one: CHECK. 

Side note: in the interest of full disclosure, it really bothers me that Katy and Sadie rhyme. I feel like we're some sort of girl band. But alas, some things you just have to accept and move on.

So we were down to a middle name, had three to four options, and just couldn't decide. SO, I decided to ask all my friends and family their thoughts - and from this process I learned a very important lesson: don't ask all your friends and family their thoughts. 

The likelihood of everyone I love agreeing on the same name was slim to none, but for the people-pleaser in me it was really hard to choose a name that I knew some of the people close to me didn't prefer. We got out our letterboard, set it up in the kitchen (where we were frequently passing through), and then would change out her middle name every few days to see how they all "felt." Eventually, we kept changing out the middle name back to the same one. And that's how we ended up with Sadie Kathryn. Sweet girl will share a middle name (and the same initials!) with her mama. 

Let's see - what else? Morning sickness tapered off in the early weeks of the second trimester. Which is a good thing, because we did a LOT of traveling. Right after I hit 14 weeks, we went to New York, then two weeks later went to Myrtle Beach for a family reunion/vacation, and then two weeks later went to Mississippi for another family reunion. Not only were the vacations super fun and relaxing, but they also made the second trimester seem like it was flying by. If you remember, the first trimester felt like it was 836 weeks long - but I'm honestly a bit shocked I'm in the third trimester already.

Around 18 weeks, I started to feel Sadie move. At first it just felt like muscle spasms, and then one night I was falling asleep on my stomach and JOLTED out of bed. Jeff looked at me like I was insane. I started laughing (which in turn made me look more insane) and told him I had just been officially kicked. 

The next couple of weeks I was in shock with how much I felt her move, especially since it was considered pretty early to feel that kind of movement. She moved so frequently/fiercely that I actually was afraid she was in distress or something. My doctor assured me she was just an active little one, and my sweet friend Lauren told me it was just another constant reminder from the Lord that she was alive and well. Kind of like morning sickness - but much more pleasant :)

During the second trimester we also saw a high risk specialist a couple of times - but NOT for reasons such as cancer. I actually was considered a low risk pregnancy (I can't tell you how long it's been since I've been considered "low risk" for something!), until we told the doctor about Jeff's craniosynostosis. And no that's not the fun song in Mary Poppins. 

In short, craniosynostosis means Jeff was born without a soft spot. When he was six months old he had surgery to cut his head open (no exaggeration - he has a scar from ear to ear) and 'create' one. He was fortunate to have a mild case that could be fixed with one surgery, as our doctor told us most cases require 10-15 surgeries. Oh my mama heart. 

All that to say, Sadie's head looks perfect and round, and last week we were told we didn't need to continue high risk monitoring. So that's a definite praise! It was also nice to be able to get a few more sonograms than the average joe and see how she's growing. To reiterate my point on her mobility, in the sonogram last week, Sadie was literally swinging her legs back and forth - causing so much bumping that the doctor couldn't hold the device to my stomach. She kept kicking it off! He actually started laughing and said "wow, your kid is crazy."

Thanks, bro. 

Let's see - what else? I definitely went through a period of significant hunger and thirst (and the bathroom breaks - good LAWD those bathroom breaks). There was actually a week where I would wake up at 4 a.m. STARVING. Jeff woke up once and I was just sitting in bed eating crackers and watching TV. I said 'oh hey!' (thinking he might want to join me) and he just looked at me and rolled over. I guess some people just aren't up for a picnic in bed in the wee hours of the morning.. 

We also discovered the wonder that is the pregnancy pillow. One of us thinks it's the best pregnant invention ever. One of us is counting down the days until it is removed from our bed. 

I think one of the harder things of the second trimester was the significant body changes and body image aspect. And you can judge me all you want - but it's weird not being in control of your body. And if you've ever been pregnant, you know some WEIRD stuff happens to your body. Plus, the phrase "closet full of nothing to wear" has never been more true. I feel like I have about 7 good preggo outfits and I just rotate between them all. Not to mention, all my summer maternity dresses are getting a tad snug, so I'm really ready for some cooler temps where I can do the oversized sweater thing like a champ.

The only other big negative I had going on were the eye bleeds. What's that you ask? Ah, well, that's just a symptom most people don't have to deal with. Nose bleeds are actually pretty common in pregnancy: the dehydration, increased blood volume, and tiny blood vessels in your nose cause a lot of people to have frequent nose bleeds. So take all of that and apply it to my little left eye socket. It's been through a lot, and no longer produces as many tears as the average eye should. So out of no where - it just bleeds. The best part? It doesn't hurt. So I often don't know unless someone tells me. That's fun. Meetings, dinners - all of it. People just look at me and say "ummm......" and I just nod and excuse myself. It's cool. I'm basically a walking Halloween exhibit. 

But in all seriousness - praying HARD that it all goes back to normal after she's born. Not sure I can deal with a bleeding eye for the rest of my life.

Okay, okay - moving on: 

We made a lot of nursery progress in the second trimester, but I still feel like we have a good way to go before she's here. And because Jeff likes to tell people this whenever I talk about the nursery, I guess I'll go ahead and share here as well: 

Our guest room (which is now our nursery) was initially a gray color. I wanted three gray walls and an accent wall (pink). So Jeff thought he only had to paint one wall, right? Hah. Men are so funny. The guest room gray was a little too 'taupey' to be a nursery gray. SO, he repainted three gray walls....gray. THEN I was between six (6) shades of pink for the accent wall. I finally picked one, Jeff painted the whole wall, and I hated it. So I picked a different pink and he repainted the pink wall....pink. 

Whenever people ask us if we painted the nursery, he is quick to chime in with "oh DID we paint the nursery...." Le sigh. Men are so dramatic. :)

I will say I feel the urgency to do a lot of "mom" things. Along with cleaning and organizing every inch of this house, I feel like I need to take a photography class and a cookie/cake decorating class. And a bow making class. I just feel like I really could sharpen up on some mom skills. Notice these skills have nothing to do with true parenting (I guess I'll wing that part), but I guess I feel like I really need to brush up on my June Cleaver. 

I think my very favorite thing about the second trimester is what I fondly call 'my mornings with Sadie.' I love waking up early - before anyone else in the house is awake - making me a cup of coffee, sitting down with my Bible/devotional, and just having some me time. But now during that time, I love the addition of feeling her wake up each morning. Something about just sitting on the couch, feeling her move, and praying over this little bundle has really sweetened those early mornings. Which is a good thing - cause I have a feeling I have quite a few early mornings with my girl up ahead :)

All in all, the second trimester was pretty nice! And I need to remember these niceties because, like clockwork, my third trimester was met with none other than heartburn and sciatica. 

10 weeks and counting :) 

Until next time,
Katy