Happy Anniversary

This morning, I woke up to snow falling and M cooking me breakfast for our anniversary. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.

Three years ago today, I married my best friend. So much has happened since then, but when I think back on that day, I still remember how I felt, so calm and filled with anticipation. I will never forget walking down the aisle towards my beloved, seeing the look on his face.

Husband,

I love you with all my heart. The past three years have been a great adventure, and I can't wait for a lifetime more. I can't believe how well you put up with me :) 

Love,

Your Undeserving Wife

We're Having a...

girl!!!

We are beyond excited... though I can't believe how completely wrong I was! I was convinced we were having a boy. But little girls are fun. Especially first little girls. I was a first little girl, so I happen to know all about it :)

We have a few names picked out, but I don't want to make an official decision until I meet her.

P.S. The little dress pictured above is our little Christmas gift to Baby Girl. We hope she can wear it home from the hospital, though it might swallow her up if she's especially tiny :)

20 weeks

We made it! 20 weeks! The halfway mark... I seriously can't believe it.

{Our Christmas tree! And my belly...}

Our baby now weighs almost a pound! At our last ultrasound, we were able to see how everything is developing. Little Bean looks perfect! We were also able to find out the baby's sex... but that's another post for another time :)

Happy Weekend!

Holiday Recap

We made it home from our travels in one piece! I still can't believe we drove all the way to Georgia from Colorado. We must be crazy.

Hope you all had a marvelous Thanksgiving holiday! We certainly did. We celebrated with our families in Atlanta. Lots of food was consumed. After a wonderful visit with M's family, we headed to Athens for my mom's birthday and my brother's CD release. We also made a trip to the Christmas tree farm...

If you look closely, you can see a little baby bump... :)

My brother and M looking thrilled to be posing for my pictures...

We took our tree home in the old family truck... Does it look familiar? That's because it made an appearance at our wedding. 

Ta da! The finished product!

We had such a wonderful time with our families and friends! As much as we enjoyed our visit, it feels good to be back in Colorado. The first thing we did when we got home was to pick out our own Christmas tree and decorate our house for Christmas. I love the smell of pine needles every time I walk through the front door. Now if you will excuse me, I have some presents to wrap :)

Travel Plans

Sorry for the lack of posts lately! It's been an insanely busy week as we've been getting ready to take some much-needed time off work for Thanksgiving. M is in Mesa, Arizona this weekend, so I've been trying to get us all packed and ready to leave on our trip. We're headed back to Georgia to see our families, and I could not be more excited...

On Monday, we're going to pack up our car and head East. Sadie and Georgia will be making the trip with us, and with my pregnant bladder, it should make for an interesting trip :) 

If you don't hear from me for awhile, I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!

With love,

l&m

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16 Weeks

It is official. If I were a celebrity, I would be on "bump watch". I no longer look like I just ate a large burrito. My tummy finally looks like I have a baby inside of it. Which means Baby Bean is growing bigger!

This week, Bean is the size of an avocado! I honestly cannot believe there is an avocado-sized baby in there. In just one month, we will be able to tell whether Bean is a boy or a girl. I am still thinking boy, but no one believes that I can possibly know that so early. I have a 50/50 chance of being right, so I will take those odds!

Weekend Recap

This weekend, I celebrated my 25th birthday. I can't believe I am a quarter-century old! Ha.

{my mom made this amazing almond cake for me... swoon}

We celebrated with a little sushi dinner at my favorite spot in town. The rest of the weekend was so relaxing. We took several walks around our neighborhood, where the fall colors are still beautiful. My mom spoiled us by cooking amazing dinners for us to eat. We still have plenty of leftovers :)

Unfortunately, we had to take her to the airport this afternoon. I don't know how I will be able to make it to Thanksgiving, when we will be reunited with our whole, wonderful family. 

So far, 25 has been a great year. My heart is full of love and awe over all the blessings in our lives. Thanks, friends and family (you're all family, really) for being such an unconditional source of support and encouragement to us always. I cherish all of you in my heart. 

love,

l&m