Slivers and Silver Linings

I know I've found it comforting, and interesting to see how different all of our bodies look during pregnancy. I'm glad that I've Documented my changing shape. I'm going to be 40 weeks on Saturday, if he decides to stay put, which statistically there is a 75% chance that he will.  I'm getting so excited, and anxious! Since I’m not working, and I’ve gotten almost everything done that needs to be done before he arrives, I feel like I’m just kind of bumming around waiting. I have been going on walks almost daily, but with how active I have been, it's kind of killing me not to be at the gym at least twice a week. I keep reminding myself that I can and will get back into the sling of things once he's born. It will be fun, and challenging. I'm really looking forward to being able to run again, and try out our new stroller! We took the advice of some avid runners we know/ hundreds of positive reviews from people online, and birth boards, and splurged on ...

You guys, this is going to be one big dump post, so feel free to just scroll through the pictures if you want. I'm at least warning you, right?! It’s going to be long! Where do I even begin? I'm not very good at this whole blogging thing, but I guess I should get better at that, since Mark got accepted to the University of Western Florida! I'll need to be better about updating our lives. Life Updates Mark and I graduated with our Bachelor’s degrees from UVU on May 27th, this was a big accomplishment for both of us! It took me 7 years, for various different reasons to get this degree, and I'm so proud of myself for sticking with it, even when at times I wanted to give up. It wasn't easy, but I think it was worth doing. The things I learned during my time at UVU have helped me grow as a person so much, and helped me get out of my comfort zone and think outside the box, acknowledging that with hard work and dedication the things you want can become ...

A few weeks back, during all the excitement of school ending, finals, etc... Etc... I asked my sweet friend Leah if she would want to take some maternity pictures for me. It took us a few weeks to actually get it planned, but we did it, and I'm so glad we did! I loved spending time with Leah, her husband and their sweet little girl Lily. I'm also really happy with how she captured my 39 week pregnant baby bump! These may be the last pictures I get taken with this belly, just depending if my little guy decides to stay in past his due date or not. Pregnancy is interesting; I've talked about some of my feelings regarding my ever rounder, changing shape everything has gotten a little bit bigger. It’s not always easy to look at yourself and think "I'm so beautiful", even though I truly love my belly, by 39 weeks you feel so big, and for me kind of swollen. I almost said let’s just forget taking the pictures, but I’m so glad I didn’t do that. I think these will b...