learning to use my new camera

the stargazer lilies that my sweetheart gave me for valentines day


picture of my sweetheart(cropped and in black and white, two fun features i now know how to use!)

pretty in pink

so we picked out paint for the nursery today at home depot. we went with the "pretty in pink" (upper lefthand corner tiara) from the new disney princess collection of behr paint for our accent wall(time to cover up the overpowering red) and "barely there pink" for the other three walls. now that i am home and looking at the paint colors online, i am hoping that it is not too dark for the nursery. i guess we will just paint it and see how it looks, i am really liking "the fairest of them all" as i look at rooms painted in these colors online...hopefully it will turn out cute. i will keep you updated. we need to clean out our spare bedroom and take the furniture out before we start painting, but i am excited to start this project!

my fun new toy

after months of eyeing the nikon D40 and dreaming about owning one, thinking of all the amazing pictures i would take, we finally got our camera today. my sister rachel turned me on to the D40x that is very similar to the D40 but has more megapixels so that is what we decided to purchase. we are so excited to use it. we haven't been able to give it a whirl yet because it needs to charge overnight first, but we are so excited to take a gazillion pictures of our baby girl...the thing that most attracted me to this camera is that it has a million cool features that you can use once you learn how to use them, but until then it takes incredible pictures and is easy to use as a point and shoot...i am also taking classes at inkleys to familiarize myself with the camera and become an expert at taking pictures before baby is born.

Valentines Day

my sweet valentine truly spoiled me, woke me up with breakfast in bed and then when i got out of the shower there was a basket on my bed with a red satin ribbon on it filled with all of my favorite treats and a pink skin for my blackberry. he took me to lunch at la madeline cafe(another story for another day, let's just say i am not over the nausea yet) and when we got home from work he sat me down and brought out giant chocolate strawberries and some bella bands. my pants are starting to hurt but i don't quite fit into the maternity pants yet. i am so excited. i have been meaning to order a bella band for a while but i have just not gotten around to it yet. what a sweetheart...oh yeah, did i mention he sent stargazer lilies to me at my office. i was the only one in the office to get flowers. i was feeling very loved and special, dave always makes me feel that way...

lately i have not been posting much, i guess i feel like i don't have much to post about. everything in my life seems so small compared to having a baby and because we are having one my life consists of work and sleep. i feel like wonder woman tonight because i actually cleaned the kitchen before eating dinner and it is 7:00pm and i am not in bed yet. this is a rare thing for me. i guess i just wanted to post some things i am thankful for because it seems like this pregnancy has turned me into a hormonal, emotional mess and that i am exhausted all the time...

*i am thankful for the baby girl who is growing in my tummy that i get the blessing of being a mother to

*i am thankful that i am the wife of such an amazing man who works so hard, is so incredible and takes such good care of me and i am so in love with

*i am thankful for the house that we live in that provides us such comfort and a refuge from the storms of life

*i am thankful for my job even though it is often frustrating, i am blessed to have a job and a boss that is so great

*i am thankful for my car that is so great in the snow, and has such great air conditioning in the summer, it provides transportation, comfort and i feel safe when i am riding in it or driving it

*i am thankful for my family, i love them and i know they love me

*i am thankful for medication that is helping me to feel better and keep more food down

*i am thankful for my ipod, sometimes i swear that is the only way i can make it through the work day

*i am thankful for blogs that allow me to keep up on what is going on with my family and friends and gives me the opportunity to express my thoughts and feelings, whether deep and profound or shallow and trivial

*i am thankful for pajamas and sweats, as my tummy is growing it seems like they are the only comfortable thing and i live in them in the evenings and on weekends.


this is a short list and doesn't even scratch the surface of everything i am thankful for, but at least i will be heading to bed with a heart full of gratitude instead of just heartburn...

i stole this idea from a blog i like reading...

You Belong in Rome

You're a big city soul with a small town heart Which is why you're attracted to the romance of Rome Strolling down picture perfect streets, cappuccino in hand And gorgeous Italian people - could life get any better?

What City Do You Belong In?

tickled pink...

baby's profile


baby stretching out...the woman doing the ultrasound said it was so unusual to see a baby stretch out so much...that usually babies were in the fetal position...maybe our baby girl knows that it is friday and is ready for the weekend...


baby is a girl, she gave us some other shots to make us certain, but this was the most modest shot to post on this blog...


love her legs!

this was such a fun experience. i feel like it is more real to me. it was so fun to see her swimming around. my mom and dad were there and my sister rachel and my aunt rosemary and uncle kent so it felt like such a party. this baby is already so loved. my sister and my aunt and uncle and my parents and my friend jessica all gave us gifts for baby girl to open today...it was such a red letter day. we are tickled pink!