Sometimes photos have more to say

Why hello there! 

Guess who is visiting today?  My Dad and his gf – yay!  They are here to meet the lil soybean and I think we’re all pretty excited.

Since Monday I’ve had a fabulous friend date with Miss Shayla (amazing time as always!!!)  and also went to a mommy/baby meet up with some other ladies – all our babies are under 3.5 months.  It was too cute.  Sadly no photos, but I’ll remember to take some next time.

And in case you didn’t know the lovely Kjirsten had her baby girl yesterday   Congrats!

As for reining in the eats and getting moving, I’m doing a good job so far!  I’m not strictly counting calories, but am doing mental tallies throughout the day to ensure I’m on track.  So far, so good!  I’ll do a weigh in next Wednesday (4 weeks postpartum).

And since sometimes photos are more interesting than words, here ya go:

Naava has a close up encounter

Neci strikes a stoic pose

Shayla is a natural with the Bjorn and soybean

Life is better with froyo  (choc milkshake, yo frappe, and cookies and cream with oodles of toppings)

Outings with our new addition are the best

I love my mornings with my baby boy

Oh and our newborn photo session photos are up.  If you’re interested in seeing them, let me know in the comments and I will send you a link with the password.  They’re pretty darn adorable

If you’re week was summed up in a photo, what would it be of or look like?

Weekend of Gifts

Good morning my friends!

If you haven’t already, check out my giveaway.  You can enter to win a pretty great necklace that may be perfect for you or as a lovely gift for someone else!

Speaking of giving, let’s talk about gifts.

Gifts aren’t always the tangible, the physical, or of huge monetary value.  In fact, the best gifts, tend to be those that fall outside of the categories above. 

Maybe it’s the time of the year, or maybe it’s this beautiful gift growing in my belly, but I was reflective over the weekend

First is the gift of time.  I sort of love having my off-Fridays actually off.  It’s amazing to have that one extra day over the weekend to have a little ‘me’ time, to sleep in, to get all those things done that pile up over the busy work week. 

Another gift, is that of making new friends.  It’s not always easy making new girlfriends, particularly when you work in a predominantly male field and live in a high-tech area.  So I’m pretty grateful for becoming friends with an amazing blogger Shayla.  I feel like we’ve known each other for years and hanging out on Friday just solidified how awesome of a connection we have. 

Oh and yes froyo is also a gift.  We headed to ULove and their flavors are pretty damn faboosh.  I went with the peanut butter (to die for), the english toffee, and topped it with Kit-Kat, Snickers, Nilla wafers, peanut butter chips, Butterfinger, and…hmmm…that may have been it

She also bought this adorable knit monkey cap and booties for Sawyer (and maple cookies for me!):

Being able to nurture others through baking is a gift.  There are few things that bring me as much joy as baking something scrumptious and sharing it with loved ones.  Shayla and I tackled Pumpkin Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding on Friday as well.  It smelled and tasted amazing.  I’m going to make it again on Saturday with a number of tweaks and will post the recipe then (such a tease!).

Saturday Zach and I were met with yet another gift.  The gift of good friends and coworkers who hosted a joint celebration of newly purchased homes and also baby Sawyer.  I hadn’t anticipated the baby shower so didn’t bring my shower to take photos, but Zach managed to snap an iphone pic of the delicious cupcakes they had: lemon (with lemon crème filling) and mocha cappuccino.  Usually I’m a lemon person, but the mocha was out of this world good!  Thank you so much to Zach’s coworkers for hosting a fun day and all the adorable gifts!

The gift of seasons, and the gift of change keeps me awestruck.  I don’t know how many times this weekend I commented on just how breathtaking the trees looked.  I can easily say this time of year makes me the happiest – I’m very much like my Dad that way

What gifts are you celebrating?

Are you in love with Fall as much as I am?

Friday fun and some maternity fashion

This is going to be a short post friends.  I have other things to do with my day, like hanging out with this girl   So excited.  On deck we have froyo, pedis, Starbucks, and baking planned.  Jam-packed goodness!

As for what I’ve been wearing – all the photos below are from this past week (my 33rd week or pregnancy).  Someone said in the comments the other day that being pregnant isn’t opposite of being fashionable.  I agree!  I may not be rocking anything super edgy or haute couture, but I’m workin’ with what I got

Gap maternity black pants, Anne Klein blush pumps, light pink tank, and Forever 21 lacy light cream sweater (the lovely Sara and I bough the same one last week in SF )

Motherhood maternity skinny jeans, Alfani camel boots, Gap peach maternity sweater, cream woven belt (from boutique in FL)

Motherhood maternity grey jersey dress, Steve Madden Girl foldover boots, Forever 21 pink cardi

What do you think?  Are fashion and pregnancy mutually exclusive?

Tell me what Friday Fun you are having or plan to have!

 PS Any interest in hearing about the breastfeeding class we went to last night?