High Five for Friday

shirt: old navy   pants: H&M maternity  shoes: target

1. I had thought I'd wear a lot of belted shirts in the early pregnancy stage but due to the fact that the majority of my shirts don't fit my upper half, this is the first time. 

2.  One of my students asked me in all seriousness, "So when are we going to name your baby?"  I had to break it to her that I wasn't really going to let my class choose a name.  (If you remember their first suggestion was Zorro.) 

3.  I feel like the only recipes I post about are desserts.  I swear I eat dinner too.  I made these this week for our small group and they were SO good.  Of course Chris said they were one of the best desserts he's ever had.  

4.  After many comments on this post I thought I definitely had an idea that was going to make me rich.  Turns out someone has thought of pretty much the same thing.  Thank you Allison for sharing this with me.  If it wasn't $90 I'd buy it and put it on my bed. 

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5. I'm was so excited to get some fabric that I ordered from fabric.com.  I love the colors! I am planning on using the elephant fabric for a crib skirt and maybe curtains.  

This week has felt quite long, so I am very happy it is Friday! Hope you have a great weekend!
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How I'm going to get rich

dress: target maternity    scarf: gap    boots: ? 

I have always been a terrible sleeper, which I'm sure hoping isn't passed on to my daughter. 

I could count on one hand the amount of times a year I sleep through the night. 

Since being pregnant my sleeping has gone even more downhill and I attribute most of it to not being able to find a comfortable position since I always slept on my stomach.  Even with the use of body pillows I can not get comfortable on my side. 

Which is why I'm convinced I need to invent a pregnancy mattress that has a hole in it, so your stomach can go in it.  It could even have different sections or wedges that can accommodate your growing belly. 

In case you can't picture what I'm talking about, I thought it would be a good use of my time to draw one.  

Now I'm pretty sure chiropractors and doctors would not support this invention, but I'm guessing that a good amount of pregnant woman would still buy it.  Which is why I think I could make some decent money if I sold them.  What do you think?  Any fellow stomach sleepers out there?

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On Finding Out

dress: old navy ($8 this weekend)    scarf: gift from alison (ebay)     boots: old

This picture is funny to me because I don't think I look pregnant, but then I turn to the side and hello baby!

Ever since Chris and I got married we always talked about how much we wanted a daughter and would be completely content if we only had girls.  I was always so excited about the thought of girl clothes, girl activities and girl names.  

If you would have asked me when we started trying to get pregnant, I would have told you that I wanted a girl.  After we had trouble getting pregnant I quickly had no preference and longed for a baby, boy or girl just the same.    

At our 10 week ultrasound the technician said, although early, it definitely looked like a boy.  From that day on I pictured boy. And I was completely thrilled.  I pictured our baby a boy, starting thinking of boy nursery ideas, boy names and was so excited.  
So when we went in for our 20 week ultrasound we were SO surprised when they said girl.  

After our appointment I don't think I knew how excited I would be to be having a girl.  I couldn't even sleep that night.  Every time I woke up I just smiled, thinking about, picturing and dreaming about life with our daughter.  Our daughter.  Feels unreal to say.  

I of course went to Target the next day and I honestly don't know if I have ever been more happy or excited.  I have bought baby clothes countless times, but picking out clothes for my daughter? It felt too good to be true.  I was honestly close to tears, as I was overwhelmed with excitement, tenderness, and joy.   I am so in love with this baby girl already.