Happy Blogiversary!

Wow. Hard to believe that I've been blogging for a year! And who knew that when I wrote my first post, I would have gotten so hooked! What started as a way to keep family & friends near and far updated on our growing baby has turned into a hobby. (Is this considered a hobby...?) I've found this to be such an easy way to capture moments at the end of the day...or during nap time. This last year has gone fast and I'm so glad that I've had this to help me remember the little things that make life so meaningful.

Things change so much in a year. It's hard to believe we've gone from this...


To this.


God is good.


Thank you to everyone who reads my ramblings and cares about our family and our adventures!

Little Feet

When we first started to talk about the baby, we called it the kid. My dad started to call the baby Little Feet a few months after, when I found a little bump sticking from my tummy & I thought that it was a foot. The name has stuck.

Little Feet is due June 29...but really, only God knows. Sometime in the next month. This time has gone really fast. June was always so far away...and now it's almost here.
It was October 19 when we realized that we were going to have a baby. I had not been feeling well for a couple of days & wondered if it was a baby...but I've had that before & tried not to think about it too much. I was trying to get through the day and think myself better because I didn't want to miss my friend's wedding. I made it though the wedding and part of the reception - this is Emily & Laura - so cute!

It wasn't long after I took this picture that I told Mark that it was time to go...now. On the way out to the car I told him that if I wasn't pregnant...I had one heck of a bug. On the way home we stopped at Walgreens. I took the test as soon as we got home & met Mark in the hallway with the results. I said that June would be a nice time to have a baby...don't you think? He was in a bit of shock and said...that'd be cool.

This is us shortly after finding out the big news. And to be honest...I was in a bit of shock too. I spent the next few days and months before our 1st ultrasound asking Mark questions like...am I really pregnant...or...is the baby still in there?

At first I wasn't feeling well and was extremely tired. I didn't think that I'd be able to keep the secret for too long. Especially from my parents - working together everyday - they were bound to notice if my head suddenly fell to my desk & I started to snore. We kept our secret to ourselves for about a week. Then told our immediate families by presenting them with a picture.

At first my mom thought that I had cooked something. I am not a very good cook - so it isn't unusual for me to take a picture of something that actually worked. We let them guess for a bit before we told them that it was a baby. Both families were ecstatic. So, in a way, my mom was right - I am baking something...it just won't be ready for awhile.