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we’re having a baby!


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Surprise!! We are having another baby! Yes, you read that right. Yes, our lives will be crazy. (Did I say will be?) Our lives are already crazy. But you can be sure it’s about to get crazier.
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I’m almost 9 weeks along and the baby is due in October. I had an ultrasound the other day and, much to my relief, saw a little flicker of a heartbeat. One of the best sights/sounds. 

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Back in December I saw this tutorial for balloon letter pillows. I thought it was such a fun project and was just trying to dream up a word to make. And then, well, I found out I was pregnant so I just had to make the word “baby.” My pillows are really wonky and more like the off brand version of something good. But I still love them and think they’ll be really fun to have around.

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Anyway, I hope you all can join us in celebrating! I’ve really been nervous about announcing because I’ve been afraid there will be some negative responses. But I realized I can’t be afraid of what people think. I am carrying a great gift and I think he/she is a blessing! **but with my track record, it’s probably a boy!

And the best part of all? I’m pregnant at the same time as my two best friends. So within 6 months, we’ll all have brand new babies 🙂

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June iphone photos


First of all, it’s July!! That’s exciting for a few reasons. 1) I will be having a baby this month!! 2) My BFF is getting married (in 3 days!!!!!) 3) It’s national ice cream month! Ice cream has pretty much been a part of my daily diet for the past few months so I guess it’s not that big of a deal. But at least now I have an excuse–I have to celebrate these occasions.
June was a pretty crazy month for us. July will also be a big month for us, but I’m hoping it’ll be more relaxed (says the woman who’s about to have 5 children to take care of and a whole house to pack.)
At the beginning of the month, Rachel and I went out and took some pictures together–seen HERE and HERE.
white dress in the forest
National Donut Day was in June–so of course we celebrated. We ended up hitting up 2 Krispy Kremes for their free donuts. I’m pretty sure my kids thought I was pretty cool that day 🙂
free donuts on national donut day at krispy kreme

 

We also made our way to the City Garden again. I’m pretty sure that the towel cuddling was the cutest thing ever. **Liam was much happier than he appears in the photo!kids water activities in summer

 

For Stef’s birthday, I got to spend the evening with Stef, Zeke, and Maggi. Lots of craziness happened that night but it ended with a delicious ice cream cone. I treasure these outings with my best friends because they definitely don’t happen often anymore.
birthday ice cream party

 

In case I haven’t mentioned it enough, Maggi is getting married in 3 days!! 
wedding preparation
The bachelorette party started with some delicious drive-in burgers and ended with an ice cream party, a tornado warning, and lots of laughter.
drive in burgers and ice cream

 

Did I mention that the tornado touched down within a couple of miles from us? There was at least a half an hour of storm watching from Stef’s front yard **for everyone except the pregnant woman and children 🙁 We were exiled to the basement.
ice cream cheeseburgers and bad weather

 

And also–we bought a house!!! After years and years of waiting, praying, searching, and saving, saving, saving, we finally found a house! It has the most gorgeous natural light and open floor plan that I had been praying for. And the Lord provided much more than I had even expected. I can’t wait to share more when we move in next month!
first time home buyers

 

just a few random pictures 1) I pass this Farmer’s Market regularly and it is the cutest 2) Downtown skies 3) A new shirt for baby boy–don’t be surprised if you only see him wearing this for the first month 4) popsicles= summer
donut onsie for baby

 

And I’ll finish off this post with a few maternity shots from the past couple of weeks. 
pregnancy pics

 

With only one more week until my “due date,” the baby could arrive at any time! My mind is so unprepared but my hips are saying that they are ready for this baby to get out. And these hips don’t lie 😉 Any predictions when he’ll be born??

I hope you have a great July! Make sure to eat lots of ice cream 🙂