If You Haven't Noticed...

It finally happened!!! And as weird as this may sound, I am so excited some stranger noticed I was pregnant. I was getting so tired of telling people (when it came up in conversations) that I was indeed pregnant with their response always being, "Wow, well you don't look pregnant." I would just say, "I know."

NOT TODAY!!!! I have crossed over the line of looking like I am gaining weight to actually looking pregnant. Just thought I would share my little piece of excitement for the day.

Music for the Hospital

Tyler and I came up with all of the music for our wedding reception. This included finding songs specifically for dinner, dancing, and all the special moments (mother/son - father/daughter - first dance - garter toss - bouquet toss - etc) We even had a special song to play when our wedding party entered the reception. We had a ton of fun making our wedding CDs and I think everyone else enjoyed the music selection too :)

If we could do all that, we can definitely get some songs together to create the kind of atmosphere we are wanting in the labor/delivery room. I have a feeling our music list will include many James Taylor songs and maybe some Paul Simon.... Cat Stevens...Van Morrison... I am sure there will also be some blues as well. It's all about calming & relaxing!

In case you were wondering... Salt-N-Pepa's "push it real good" will not be making the list

ABC

What I am loving today... Felt Alphabet

Stretchy Pants & Other Things...

No more pre-pregnancy jeans... attempting to wear my normal wardrobe was becoming laughable. It's stretchy pants or maternity wear from here on out!

Another day at the doctors this morning... a quick monthly visit to hear our little girl's heartbeat (i just love that sound) and pick up a 'fruit punch' drink for next month's glucose test *yuck*

In the afternoon I got to spend some "me time" at the Mission Road Antique Mall - that place is HUGE!!! I found all different size/shape silver platters for an idea I have to help decorate Aliyah's room... I will post more about that later... Here is a sneak-peek of the platters I found:

I also ran to the store to pick up a few things and couldn't resist these flowers...

There is something to be said about fresh flowers in a kitchen - it's all about the simple beauties in life

Something About Shoes

I’ve forbidden myself from purchasing any shoes for Ali since I know once I start it would be hard to stop… but would you please look at these little lovelies? BE STILL MY HEART! Little doves and sunshine yellow... sigh. They’re perfect and I’m going to pretend they made them just for Aliyah.

Weekend Recap

First Baby Card We Got in the Mail....

Thank you to my friend/semi-cousin (ha) Lindsey!!! I wish you could have seen my face when I opened your card... I was SO excited - it truly made my day! You and Chris are amazing! I have had it up since the day it arrived.

Our New Bedroom Decor...

Tyler and I have had the same sheets on our bed for (almost) 4 years. They are great sheets, but were getting so worn that they even had some rips and holes... and we were still putting them on our bed - so sad, I know! I just couldn't take it anymore and went out to get new bedding along with a decorative pillow and window curtains. The best part was that Tyler was just as excited as I was when he came home and saw what I had done with our room!

... nothing too fancy, but it sure feels good to have a little freshness

Celebrating Birthdays...

Candy shared her box of Christopher Elbow Chocolate

fantastic chocolate and works of art!!

Both of my in-laws have birthdays this week!! Bill's birthday was Saturday and Candy's birthday is tomorrow. We had a great time celebrating with them yesterday. Tyler made two layered cakes that tasted great!! After baking, Tyler came upstairs to talk with me (he didn't let me help & wanted to make them by himself) and informed me, "When you are baking you find out a lot about yourself." I couldn't stop laughing - he is just too darn cute!

He had me come downstairs to check out his hard work. The chocolate cake was on the counter and had split in half with a big chuck that fell off the side, but still iced nicely. He reassured me that the lemon cake in the fridge was "soooooo much better" He opened the door and it looked pretty similar to the chocolate cake hahaha... I must say though, that both cakes were DELICIOUS!!!!

Father and Daughter

I started listening to more Paul Simon lately and found this beautiful song!! It is ridiculous that I cannot listen to it without tearing up a little... preg-zilla has completely changed over to a mushy puddle of sensitivity. (SIDE NOTE: I also cannot watch the TV commercial with the dog that is trying to find a secure place for his bone while the song "trouble" plays in the background - Yup that makes me cry every time! I gave up trying to hide my emotions and now just change the channel)

Tyler and I love this song! I feel like it was written especially for him and Ali because there is math in the lyrics - how sweet is that?!?!

I'm gonna watch you shine - Gonna watch you grow - Gonna paint a sign so you'll always know... As long as one and one is two, there could never be a father that loved his daughter more than I love you.

-- Paul Simon