Some Pics...

Thank you everyone for your well wishes and the encouragement to keep blogging. If anything, I figure that I can't quit when a major life event such as this needs to be documented, right?

And, in the first steps of documentation, I actually managed to snag a couple of belly pics.

The first ones, are the day after my big fat positive - 4 weeks along.

The angle of the first one makes me laugh because it's obvious that my 6'-7" "a whole foot taller than his wife" husband took the photo.

And, IMHO, nothing more really than what I would normally attribute to "pre-period bloat".

And, a couple more that I took this morning, pre-workout, at exactly 12 weeks. Yes, I'm wearing two sports bras. Actually, I always do. Only now, it's just even more necessary ;).

The light background doesn't help (I may have to switch it up next time), but there isn't a huge difference. My stomach definitely feels a bit bigger, but no one can seem to be able to "tell" that I'm pregnant yet... Josh did comment this morning, though, about how hard the lower part of my stomach feels.

According to the doctor, I haven't gained any weight yet, but I know that a few pounds snuck in there before my first appointment at 6 1/2 weeks. Heck, I guarantee at least a couple of those pounds are in my boobs. And, oh how I WISH I was kidding...

Not drinking isn't exactly awesome (did I mention I was IN a wedding last weekend?), but I don't really mind it either. And, seeing (and then hearing) the heartbeat was about the coolest thing ever!

All in all, things have been pretty smooth thus far. In the beginning all I wanted to do was eat and sleep, but since about 9 weeks I've started to feel at least a bit like my old self. Really, we just feel extremely fortunate, and are thrilled to be on our way over the first trimester hump. Almost there... :)

Oh, and for anyone asking about where our new furniture is from... The dining room set is from Thomasville and is called Coterie. And, the couch is from Macy's. I'll be sure to take pics once they arrive.

And, lastly, if you have any "first three months of pregnancy" questions for me, feel free to ask. I'm pretty much and open book and I love hearing about other people's experiences, but I don't want to bore you guys with all things pregnancy and baby either :).

Some Updates...

So...it's been a while...

Things have just been Cah-RAZY and to be honest, I think I've been battling with whether I should stick with this whole bloggging thing or not. I don't know that I've reached a conclusion, but I'm not going anywhere just yet.

So what have we been up to lately???

1. Sold our first home together. It was just as bittersweet as I thought it would be, and both Josh and I definitely shed some tears when walking through it for the last time.
   
2. Bought our first home together. And, we are loving it. It is beautiful, has so much more room, and we are looking forward to many memories that will be made there.


3. Moved all of our worldly possessions from one house to the other. I'm just glad we survived it. We were lucky to have a HUGE amount of help (something ridiculous like 10 guys) which made things a lot easier, but regardless moving isn't exactly what I would call enjoyable.
   
4. I was a bridesmaid in my best friend's wedding this past weekend. It was a mostly rainy day, but beautiful nonethless. Although, moving one weekend and being in a wedding the very next weekend makes for very little down time.
   
5. We're in the process of installing more Hickory floors in our pretty new home :). They already had the wood floors in the kitchen and we're in the process of adding to that the dining room, foyer and family room.
   
6. We've been painting, decorating and buying furnture like no other to fill our much larger house.

Our new dining room set.

But, with these upholstered chairs on each end. I think they lend to a more contemporary feel. Our style is definitely contemporary/traditional - I'm told we're "transitional" :).

Our new sectional for the family room. It even has down in the cushions and is the most comfortable thing I've ever sat on!!

Unfortunately, we may be waiting until sometime in August to receive both of them.

As you can see, most of our time has been spent dealing with all things home, but we couldn't be more thrilled with everything. And, I'm looking forward to a weekend that I can do with what I wish - just a bridal shower to attend on Sunday.

Oh, and one more thing that's been keeping us preoccupied... I'm pregnant :).

12 weeks tomorrow. Due January 22nd.

I Demand a Redo!

I am so disappointed in the judges last night. Natalie did not deserve to go home.
You didn't even give her a chance to "dance for her life" (which by the way, I think may be the lamest phrase ever)!?!?! She has been sheer perfection up to the performance you didn't love, but you don't even give her one more chance?? You gave that opportunity for some contestents with a much lower caliber of talent. She was "this close" to being on the show last year for God's sake! How can you be so quick to toss her aside???

Yes, folks, this is just tv, but dammit in addition to being a great dancer she appears to be one of the sweetest people ever!! Sigh... I may not get over this.

Oh, and sidenote... Did anyone see that they're now doing a fall season of SYTYCD as well? So awesome :).

Set Your DVRS!

If you haven't been watching already, tonight marks the beginning of Vegas week.

It just keeps getting better from here :).

Happy 21st!!

My baby sister turns 21 today. And, in her words, "dreams do come true" - LOL.

Beck - you're young, hot and fabulous. Live it up, girlfriend. Live it UP! :)

Monday Miscellany

Just a few updates:

1.) Things are going well with the house(s). We move into the new one at the end of June.

2.) We got a contract on our current home after 6 days on the market (the second showing), which I find just insane!!! The home inspection was last week and we are still ironing out some of the details about what we are agreeing to fix. I can only hope that things continue to move along and we can close, without incident, as scheduled on June 30th. Nothing is a done deal until then - especially in this market...

3.) I failed to officially update everyone on the status of Josh's Biggest Loser contest. He was the official winner (and recipient of $500) with 27 pounds lost. He sure did work hard for it :). We (Josh said $250 of the money was "mine" for being such a good coach - lol) didn't do anything too special with it. That is, other than enjoy our St. Maarten vacation to the fullest.

4.) Happily, we are both maintaining our weight loss and feeling better than ever.

5.) I finally gave in and joined the Facebook bandwagon. I never thought it would happen...

6.) Because my husband works in the beauty business, and someone with OPI recently stumbled upon my blog, I got the most kick ass care package from the fabulous folks at OPI. It includes the entire Colorcopia collection and the brand new collection inspired by Paige Premium Denim.

As a result of my good fortune, I'm thinking of doing a giveaway. A first for this blogger. Thoughts?

7.) My baby sister turns 21 on Thursday, which brings with it the reality of how old I am getting - lol.

8.) I am so pumped for The Biggest Loser finale on Tuesday. I think I'm rooting for Tara to go home with it. Although, it would be awesome to see someone like Kristin go home with the Biggest Loser at Home title and money. We shall see...

Happy Monday everyone!

Today I'm Wearing...

Overexposed in South Beach from the supremely awesome South Beach Collection by OPI. It is the perfect rich purpley fuschia to go with the warmer temperatures. And, do we even need to discuss how "in" all things purple still are in the fashion world?

I am in love with this color and have already received so many compliments on it. Miami Beet is another favorite from the newest collection (pics to come).

And, while we're on the subject is anyone else aware of the release of the Colorcopia collection from OPI?? They are releasing 12 favorite (previously discontinued) OPI colors from the last 20 years for a limited time. How cool is that?