First Trimester is Over!

It's been awhile since I have posted any updates on here.  Life has just been crazy busy during the summer and this first trimester.  Well the first trimester is finally over and I am starting to have a little baby bump.  I was so desperate to have one and now that I do, I am thinking maybe I am not so desperate to be in this in-between look where people aren't sure if I just have a few extra pounds hanging on me or if I am pregnant.

Here are some pictures of how baby and I have changed during the first trimester.

Favorite parts of first trimester:

- Being so excited to tell everyone I know about baby

- Starting to do a little bit of planning in my head for a nursery and for baby

- Seeing our baby's first picture on the sonogram

- Hearing our baby's heartbeat

- Seeing the hubby get so excited and talk to the baby

Least favorite parts of first trimester:

- Throwing up every morning from weeks 5-12

- Having nausea every morning that is still ongoing

- Finding out some of my clothes aren't fitting (although this is kinda exciting too because it means I need to go shopping soon)

- Indigestion

- Feeling exhausted

Overall, the first trimester was amazing even with the nausea going on.  I am super excited for this second trimester because we will find out if baby is a boy or a girl.  And hopefully the nausea will go away and I can focus on planning for baby.

Birthday Celebrations: Part 2

The day after my birthday, I received the best gift --- a pregnancy test turned positive!  I had been feeling funny all day, so I called the hubby and asked him to pick up a test on the way home.  Now, he thought this meant nothing because since we started trying to get pregnant almost a year ago I have probably taken 100 tests that were all negative.  He almost didn't believe me when I started screaming in the bathroom.  So the next day I went to the doctor for a blood test - and that came back positive too!

Last week we went for our first ultrasound and we got to see our little lima bean baby.  Baby is due February 6th!  We could not be more excited and God's timing for this baby is so perfect.  We are moving next week into a larger place which is great timing.  Plus, baby is a birthday present for both me and the hubby, because we found out about baby near my birthday, and the baby is due right before the hubby's birthday.  God is so good!

Photoshoot: Beach Trip

I am way behind on posting these pictures that my friend and I took of each other when we were at the beach a few weeks ago.  I have always wanted to do a beach photoshoot and the weather finally cooperated one night while we were there.  Here are a few of my favorites:

My Birthday Celebrations Part 1

And now I am the big 2-5!!!  It sounds like a big milestone to me...and I am so excited for this year and the changes this year will bring.  

The first day we celebrated my birthday, I went out to dinner with some of my friends.  Look at how pretty they are!

Then on my actual birthday my hubby bought me these beautiful flowers!!!  Love him!

My Niece's Birthday

One of my nieces recently turned one and we had a great party to celebrate.  Here are some pictures from her big day!