cravings.

{i think about chocolate frosties all day long.}

happy happy birthday jamie dear.

happy birthday jamie! today my dad randomly came to work and brought me a letter from brother wilde that i wrote to myself. one of those letters that they are supposed to mail to you in 5 years. i wrote that you were my bff and guess what!? i'm so glad that you're still my bff and that we have a really strong email relationship :) love you and have a wonderful day!

{these pictures are my gift to you}

loves.

♥ this good thing from martha.

♥ pears.

♥ magazines.

♥ decluttering my house... which means going through all of my stacks of magazines, clipping articles & throwing the rest away!

♥ snow {and no more inversion!!}.

♥ 3rd sundays with sean's family.

♥ 4th sundays with my family.

♥ joining the enormous crowds of people at ikea on saturdays.

♥ non-fat frozen yogurts at ikea.

♥ umbrellas.

♥ baby kicks. sean bought her a soccer ball bc she loves kicking so much :)

♥ my body pillow.

♥ hearing baby's heartbeat for the first time.

♥ getting my hair done, finally.

♥ the season premier of lost.

♥ necco conversation hearts.

♥ this post by seth.

♥ this recipe.

♥ deciding not to paint the nursery {one project that i don't want to stress over}.

♥ these finalists in TAMN's makeover contest. {i voted for emily}

puzzle, belle and kicks

When Ariel and I were dating we had a lot of puzzle nights. We would sit talking forever and do puzzles. I would always have to save her the last piece so she could finish it off. We have continued this into our marriage and every once in awhile sit down and do a puzzle. For Christmas Ariel bought me the puzzle pictured above. (Beauty and the Beast is by far my favorite Disney movie! And I've always said that Belle is the hottest animated character.) Anyway, this is what the puzzle looks like when complete. Last night Ariel and I were working on the puzzle and the baby starting kicking. Ariel told me to come feel. I sat with my hand on her baby "bump" for a long time. I even started doing the puzzle again because I was not feeling anything and then it happened...I FELT HER KICK!! Right on my palm! It was the first interaction that I have had with my daughter and it was so exciting. Last night was one of the most memorable puzzle nights of my life. And the best thing about it was I got to share it with my favorite girls...Ariel, Baby Girl and Belle!!

22-24 weeks.

"At about this time the reality of having a baby is definately setting in {maybe it's the fact that you can't see your toes}."

"Your ribs are probably pining away for the good old days when they didn't have a foot permanently lodged between them."

"In the past few weeks, the top of your uterus has risen above your belly button..."

"By the time you are 24 weeks pregnant, your uterus should be two fingers above the navel."

"At this point, you may find your belly becoming a hand magnet."

This is what everything I have read says I should be experiencing at 24 weeks or earlier. Somehow none of these apply to me! The top of my uterus is definately not 2 fingers above my belly button. If that were the case, I might actually look pregnant! And this girl is nowhere near my ribs. No one touches my belly {except for my mom}, because it would be rude to do that to someone who probably just ate a big lunch :) Someone needs to write a "Pregnancy For the Tall, Average Weight Woman" book. I would buy it.