Week 15 - Bumpdate

By posting this I am by NO way guaranteeing I will get one of these up a week, or really that I’ll ever force my way back around to it. I WANT to blog, but..yeah. Anyway, here’s a little bit about where Nugget and I are right about now.

How far along: 15 weeks!

How big is baby: Roughly the size of an apple, a box of crayons or an éclair (Can you tell I downloaded a few apps..

Gender: It’s a boy!

Weight gain: 0. I actually think I’ve lost a pound or two, but no gain yet.

Husband: Anxious. I think he’s doing better at reading the baby books than I am. Actually, I KNOW he’s doing better at it than I am.

Sleeping: ughhhhhhhhhh. I want to sleep roughly all the time. It’s not exhaustion like in my first T, more a strong desire to be still. When *I* get still, I sleep. When I go to bed, I get crazy hot and Mr. “I’m Cold” isn’t willing to freeze enough. I get up to pee roughly 3-4 times a night, which is also SUPER duper fun.

Food cravings: No real “cravings” to speak of. Ok, that’s a lie. Red Meat, milk, peanut butter. I legit made Mike get out of bed one night to go make me a PB sandwich.

Food aversions: Tomato, citrus, leather? (I know it’s not a food, but I can smell leather from a mile away and NO DICE)

Symptoms: Tired. Bending over is harder than it used to be. I think my days of painting my own toes are limited. I get random dizzy bouts but NOTHING like I did in the first trimester and I can no longer say I’ve never had heartburn.

Missing: I miss rose and watching the superbowl while smelling everyone’s beer was a little wahwah. I also RIDICULOUS miss bluecheese and would have said Sushi, but I discovered that the Safeway kind doesn’t have raw fish, so I’ve been taking care of the sushi craving.

Doctor’s appointment: Next Friday I go back. Hoping to hear the heartbeat this time. I’ve seen it 3x, but never heard it before.

Wedding Rings: Still here

Maternity Clothes: None – YET. But I’m not happy about how any of my jeans feel, so we’re going to brave the mall this weekend for some jeans and maybe work pants. I got a couple tops in my stitch fix that I could break out, but I don’t need to JUUUST yet.

Movement: not that I can feel L

Best moment so far: My last dr apt. She couldn’t find the heartbeat, which meant I got to watch all sorts of kicks and flips.

What I’m looking forward to: The next dr apt and finally starting to clean out the baby room.

What I did for baby: Ate more veggies? Drank more water?

What I need to do: Everything else. Starting with the nursery. 

Here's to New Adventures

Marriage Advice

Since I've been married approximately two years and a half, I am TOTALLY qualified to dish out some advice. Right? I've seen a lot on the blogosphere about how to know when you've found the right one and then how to keep him once youve got the wedding bliss over, but -honestly- most of the advice is crap. Write him notes on the mirror? I have to clean that ish up later! Never ride in a car alone with a member of the opposite sex? Sounds trusting.... 

BLECH. Let's focus on the first part. Knowing when you've found the right one. 

Ya know how I really KNEW? Sure, this guy was handsome, funny, charming, brilliant, warm, caring and matched my sense of humor. But, I KNEW Mike was the one because I always wanted to share what I was doing with him. "Girl Time" or "Me Time" just wasn't as fun as doing something WITH him. Then, we went on vacation together and it was just..easy. I want to sit next to him on the couch while we watch TV, I want to explore every nook and cranny of this world with him, I want to go buy groceries and laundry detergent, etc. Don't get it twisted, I like going to Target by myself, and I love my salon trips and hours to myself. I'm not dependent on him, but i dont crave that time away. Make sense?

I know it's cliche but I 100% feel like I married my best friend. When things are good, I want Mike around. When things are bad, I want Mike around. When things are scary or tough - I want Mike around and I know we'll be fine because we have each other. 

All photos by Megan Clouse Photography. Isn't she just amaaze?

Traveling itch

I got this world map for Mike for our first wedding anniversary (paper!). Now before we talk about how that means we've been married for over a year, let's talk about wanderlust. Mike and I have been all over the place, and I'm itching to plan something new.  We're headed back to Asheville/NYC over Thanksgiving week but I think it's time to plan somewhere new. The question, is where?

We took a Cruise with Mike's folks and I really enojoyed it. I'm not a huge beach person though, but an ALASKA cruise.. well, that could be awesome. 

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or Portland?

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or somewhere outside the US - on a safari?

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What's that? You're only still reading for pictures from the travels we've already taken?

Why haven't I blogged about these? OKOK. Got it. 

Sydney, Australia on the Harbor Bridge

Iao Needle, Hawaii

Harry Potter Studio Tour, UK

Eiffel Tower, Paris

Somewhere in the Atlantic, Bahamas-ish

San Diego

Happy Birthday

This  MY guy is having a birthday TODAY!

Happy Birthday to my husband my best friend my co-conspirator my fellow free spirit the best traveling buddy, ever my better half. 
Love you.

Holy Cow Fall!

Y'ALL!

When did it turn into October?!?

(also, did someone wake up the Green Day guy??)

This is my first fall in California, 

and I came up with a "must do" of sorts. 

(to ease the pain of not going to the NC State Fair, or the Ren Fest..)

1. Apple picking at Gizdich Ranch 

2. Make a pie (of any variety) 

3. Learn two different soup recipes

4. Master a cider recipe. That's right, I said MASTER

5. Make a minifire (the grill will count..WE LIVE IN CALI y'all..) and make smores. 

6. FOOTBALL & TAILGATING!

7. Find a festival or fair to go to. 

Weekend Update

Welp, another weekend bites the dust. 

Friday

Shiva took her traditional "Dad's not home and I'm sad" nap all night, 

while I did a little nail art. 

Saturday

I picked up Mike from Brazil!

We took a little family nap.  

Mike brought me these beauties from Brazil 

Then it was off to get my hairs did. 

Truth be told, it's a bit darker than I like. 

(I feel like the villain in a Disney movie) 

 

Mike and I went on a nice little date night too! 

Sunday

We made it to brunch! It seems like that never happens anymore... 

then watched some football, did some chores, and called it a day.  

(ps 167 days til the wedding...no pressure on me or anything)

Weekend Update

Just a few snap shots from 

a not quite summer, 

not quite fall weekend.

Friday:

Saturday

Sunday:

Spider Death

OCCASIONALLY,

A spider will breech the safety of our super tall ceilings, 

and decide to come murder me. 

OCCASIONALLY, 

Mike will decide to laugh at my terror, 

instead of saving me gallantly.  

Then, 

I have to take action. 

So, I don my long sleeved bathrobe (in case it tries to jump on my arms),

put a large towel over my head (in case it tries to jump on my head), 

and hum "the imperial march" (to intimidate mr. spider), 

THEN, I go at it with Mike's shoe. 

He then has to dispose of the body, 

as I am still unsure it's really dead. 

gotta do, what ya gotta do. 

Engagement Shoot

So, late last week, 

my photographer posted this on instagram. 

Do you know what was inside?

I'll give you a sneak peak!

All images via Megan Clouse 

 

 

<3 

More to Come. 

Wine Country

On Saturday Morning, 

we dropped Shiva off at the boarder, 

and headed up to wine country. 

First, we stopped in Santa Rosa. 

The weather was perfect, 

so we meandered a bit, 

before our table at Russian River Brewery was ready. 

To say the place was "packed" is an understatement. 

BUT, the "everything" sampler, totally made it worth it.  

You HAVE to get it if you go. 

It's really not -that- much, 

especially when drank with food and over time. 

AND it's tasty. 

Then we drove around, looking at vineyards, 

sampling some of the wines, 

and generally enjoying the day. 

We eventually found ourselves at Red Car Winery. 

If you're in Santa Rosa, you should really stop by. 

Fun atmosphere, great people, even greater wine.  

We might have joined their wine club. 

OH, and all the artwork on their bottles is STELLAR. 

Check out this set, which have a boxing theme going.  

Finally, we went to Rosso for dinner.  

While the pizza is excellent, 

the bruschetta is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G  

Sunday, 

we headed over to our meet our wedding coordinator, 

and walk around our venue. 

THIS is the only photo I have. 

I didnt take a lot of pictures, 

because I was getting a lot done. 

I'm not going to tell you anything about the wedding, 

except its going to be beautiful and perfect. 

I'm so excited. 

We had one last chance to grab some food in the Valley of the Moon, 

before heading back to the work week.  

<3