Playing House

We have a baby!!! Sorry for no updates, I'm enjoying being Mommy right now. Updates to come!

I'm ready for my close-up?

There were a few things that come with pregnancy that I wasn't exactly thrilled about: not fitting into the fabulous clothes I'd bought but never worn, not being able to balance in heels, the morning sickness (which I thankfully never had), the swelling, etc.


But one of the things I was most uneasy about was maternity pictures. There's something about them that just kind of freak me out a bit. While some are very tasteful and artistic, it is a very slippery slope and some are just ridiculous. One of my biggest fears was ending up in Awkward Family Photos- maternity style.


Who wants pictures reminding them of their double chin or the fact that their husband (who used to weigh more, much more than them) can't fit his arms around you? So needless to say I was hoping to skip out on this trend all together. My mom however, had other plans. 


One of our friends recently started up a photography business so Mom got us a very sweet gift card for Christmas. I think she knew it would be the ONLY way I'd get pictures done. :)


I was still a little nervous but Emily with Evee Images (www.eveeimages.com) was awesome! She didn't waste our time or hers by taking 1500 pictures, she had ideas ready when we got there and knew us well enough to know what we'd like or not like. She also asked us if we had any particular photos we wanted. Plus, her fantastically adorable son was there for free entertainment. She also got back to us super fast with a few of her favorites and guess what- I actually loved them!

Going into this situation I wasn't sure how I'd feel but I am so happy we did it. Now we have some beautiful pictures of our growing family with Little Miss in them.

On top of all this, she is very affordable! SO- if you are in our area and looking for some great pictures of your baby, family or now maternity (I was her first shoot!) then I highly suggest you check her out!

Thank you Emily for helping us capture such an amazing time in our lives!

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Not going anywhere for awhile

So we headed to the doctor yesterday for our check up. I was not so secretly hoping the doctor would tell us Little Miss was going to make her entrance to the world soon- yeah- nope. Apparently I have a very cozy inside because Little Miss is just snug as ever. However, I am now on "easy bed-rest" for at least a week, meaning I'm only allowed to work half days until I go back for my next appointment. It's a bummer I have to use some of my time and she's not here but honestly as crabby as I've been these last few days it's probably the best thing for EVERYONE that I rest a bit.


I got to take a little trip over to Labor and Delivery for some tests and while I was nervous heading in, I left feeling fantastic! The nurses were amazing and the room was lovely. It made me even more excited for the actual day and now that I've been through at least some of what's going to happen, I'm not as nervous. 


I can tell it's about time. I'm completely losing my mind these days. Today, I managed to go through an entire jug of unopened milk, simply by slamming it against the fridge, slicing the entire side open. Needless to say a quick grocery store run is in my very near future.


Nothing seems to fit anymore and I refuse to go buy new clothes for what could be 2 days or 3 weeks. So I'm doing something I probably haven't done since I was a baby and not able to dress myself- recycling my outfits every 3 days. GASP! I used to be able to make it a month before I'd wear the exact same outfit, now- 2 pair of pants (both black), 3 shirts, one cardigan and a pair of flip flops is about all I can squeeze on. With Easter this weekend I have NO idea what I'm going to wear and honestly, I could care less.


This has been an unbelievably amazing and relatively easy experience and I really can't complain too much. I know others have had it much harder. But at this point- I am over it, I'm done, I'm ready for the next part. At least those sleepless nights I'll have someone up with me.


So I ask you- when were you over it? At what point were you ready to get that kid out yourself????