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Pink or Blue? Gender Reveal

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:14:51 +0000

Pink or Blue? It’s a Gender Reveal! Pink or blue? Boy or girl? No matter the gender I’m happy to celebrate a little life that is blossoming this Spring! My hubby surprised me with these pink and blue flowers before we found out the sex. He says he got them for me as a fun way to start the celebration. I believe it was due to the fact that I have been a wee bit hormonal and unfortunately he get’s the wrath of my occasional mood swings. Which means I may or may not have threw a fit over going to a tree lighting the past weekend and flowers helped clear my head. The world will never know, but nonetheless they made for a great prop for this post, so props to Phil. Now that we finally know the gender, I’m excited to begin planning the nursery. It’s something I’ve always thought about once Pinterest was developed. I actually always envisioned an all white nursery, with a shaggy rug and chandelier but the more surreal this has all become, I know it’s definitely not realistic. I actually have no clue which direction we want to go in. So for now I’ll just keep […]

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Surprise: We May Need A Bigger Closet

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 21:00:06 +0000

Surprise! I think we may need a bigger closet now … Have you ever had that small, nagging feeling that something is just a little off, but you can’t put your finger exactly on what it is? Well I was having that feeling, but it wasn’t quite like any way I’ve ever felt before. It wasn’t exactly like those days where I questioned whether I left the hot iron on or forgot to lock the front door. I had a feeling that I need to be protective or cautious of something, but of what? On August 19th, 2016 I was 4 days late but this wasn’t too shocking since I’ve been irregular before. Our friends were in town visiting and we were planning on taking them to our favorite sushi joint, Sugarfish. But I just couldn’t shake the funny feeling I was having and the possibility of pregnancy began to come to my mind more and more. I decided I had to take a pregnancy test before indulging in delicious sashimi that evening. Sure enough… two tests later and an ultra sound to prove it, surprise, I’m pregnant! It still feels surreal to say it since I always expected that we […]

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