When life gives you a lime.....compare it to your baby

So tomorrow I will officially be 11 weeks. I had been really sick, but Nathan talked me into getting some nausea medicine, and I am really glad he did! I feel like a new woman. I am still really tierd, and I don't feel like doing much of anything besides laying on the couch. Hopefully, I will get this second trimester energy spurt I keep reading about. In about a week Nathan and I go back to the doctor to hear baby's heartbeat......March 4th can't come soon enough. Here we are as a lime. Much better than a prune at 10 weeks.

thoughts on a nursery.....

GIRL




BOY


I was playing around on polyvore.com looking at rugs, and other house decor, when I thought about doing a set on what I wanted my nursery to look like. I know if I have a girl I want a bird, or owl theme, but nothing too "babyish". I love the idea of using a whale theme for a boys nursery too. I guess I won't be able to start making any purchases until April, but it is still fun to pretend!

New House = Bigger Family

Finally after a year of getting our perfect house plans together, we started construction on our new home in November 2009. Slowly but surely, it is comming along, and we have a little more to show for all the loan meetings we attended, and for all of the papers we signed. We still have a long way to go, but progress is being made! Hopefully our new house will be done by

September 15th 2010 because we will have a
new addition to our family. Currently I am 8 weeks along, and our future child is about the size of a kidney bean or a rasberry. At our last doctors appointment we could see the heartbeat. It is amazing!! The doctor said everything was perfectly as it should be, so keep your fingers crossed and say a little prayer for our berry.

almost a year later.....

It is hard to believe that it has almost been a year since Nathan and I got married! It seems like it was just yesterday that his sister Aubrey got married at Ocean Isle Beach one month before us and they just celebrated their 1st anniversary. This year for our first anniversary we are going back to Cabo San Lucas where we went on our honeymoon. I am so excited to go again and relive all of the fun we had. This trip will be especially fun because some of our closest friends are making the trek to with us to Mexico.

Catching up on my reading....

In high school and college I hated reading. There were occasional books that I enjoyed but never one that really stuck with me. Finally I picked up a book one day and decided that I was going to read it for myself, not for a grade, but for fun. I realized that once I started reading I couldn't stop. I get into a book and feel like I actually get to know the characters and their lives. I am not into the "Twilight" series, or anything of that nature, but instead I pick up a book, read the back cover and either buy it or put it back. I have read some very interesting books and I figured I would share my thoughts....

My sister bought me this book for Christmas & it took me awhile to start reading it. I wasn't sure about reading a book about being a newlywed but once I started getting into it I really enjoyed it and connected with it. It was neat to see someone else's point of view on married life opposed to being single. I really enjoyed it and once I muster up the nerve I am going to read Emily Giffin's other book about having babies...ahhh

"Walking in Circles before Lying Down" is a great book for anyone that has a dog & knows what it is like to sometimes feel like they are human. I always talk to my dogs, but in this book they actually talk back. Merrill Markoe brings the friendship between humans and dogs to life all while talking about relationships, jobs, and family. This book was a really easy read & I would recommend it to anyone.

"Hungry Woman in Paris" is the book that I am cutrrently reading. I bought it at target because it was on sale, I have to say that it is one of the best purchases I have made in a while. The beginning of this book is super hilarious and witty, but the meat of the book is much more serious. I can't wait to see what happens to the main character Canela once she finishes cooking school in France!

Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life....

At least once a week I browse the Nordstrom website to look at the newest shoes, and the latest sale stuff. I could possibly be addicted. I ran across two new pairs of peep toes that I would love to have.

This pair is the Via Spiga 'Quinn' pump. It is a satin wrapped shoe with a leather insole. It also comes in graphite and black. I personally like this color.

www.nordstrom.com

Another pair of peep toes I found were made by frye boots. I have two pair of Frye shoes at home that I love and I think that these shoes might be the next addition to my closet.

This is the 'Ayda' pump and it also comes in coral and black. I think I'll stick with the lemon!

www.fryeboots.com

My best friend....

I want to share a little bit about the people in my life that inspire me.



I have known Stephanie Graham since 6th grade, which was a long time ago. We have been through so much together. Birthday parties, first kisses, proms, and broken hearts. More than once I have cried on her shoulder and she has cried on mine. I watched her dad David battle Lukemia, and win the fight while we were in highschool. Seeing how she and her family handled it will always be an inspiration to me. We both lost a best friend in a car accident our first year of college and we both keep him in our heart, and try to keep our memories of him alive. Although we have seen the bad we have also seen the good! I remember when Stephanie got her license and we spent all day driving around with no where to go. That was just the beginning of our many roadtrips together. In October Stephanie was my maid of honor in my wedding and I am just wondering when she is going to return the favor. She has the kindest heart, is a great listener, a little stubborn at times but I love her.

This is a picture of Stephanie that I love.

April Lambert Photography
http://aprillambertphotography.blogspot.com/