bestie bumps.

suz & i got mani/pedis today.  hopefully my last before baby comes:)  we took a belly shot selfie afterwards just to compare what 37 weeks & 25 weeks looks like.  i'm taking a pic like this every time i see her since any day now, my bump will be replaced by a sweet little babe!

a sprinkle for baby!

my sweet friends hosted the most beautiful little baby sprinkle this weekend, to celebrate baby girl. jen hosted at her house & we had the best time. it was really laid back...beautiful decorations, such good food & drink, and the best part was that i just got to sit around and visit with my friends.  we talked for hours!  i got some really fun presents - mostly clothes & blankies for baby. so excited to put them all away in her room!

i turned 32 weeks the day of my party. here's what i wore...

whoa, baby bump!

my adorable friends suz & whitney are pregnant with little girls also!! they're both due a few days apart in september. can't wait for our little crew to grow with these sweet additions!!

our last travels.

this past weekend, brady & i took off on our last travels together just me and him.

we've gone a lot of places together and are the perfect travel sidekicks. it was bittersweet knowing that this season of our lives is coming to a halt soon, and the next time we take off on an adventure we'll have a baby sister with us!!  so exciting, but a little bittersweet too (and how in the heck am i going to travel alone with two?! it may be awhile...).  anyway, we went to davis california to see our friends the jacksons!  we had a really great weekend together playing & snuggling.

airport sidekick:

watching for trains in davis:

so many snuggles all weekend:

farmer's market fun in matching chucks:

our sweet friends!!! we love you guys. thanks for letting us spend our last adventure with you:)

ice cream besties.

dairy queen for the babies & mamas :)

four pregos.

two pregos + two pregos.

bestie bumps.

being pregnant at the same time as a bestie is the BEST!!!

with brady, i was pregnant within the same few weeks as jen & erika & my friend shellie. i absolutely loved being able to go through so many stages with them and have our babies all be around the same age when we get together to play.

this round, i am 12 weeks ahead of suz and SO GRATEFUL! we love being pregnant together. we love dreaming about what our future will look like with littles that are the same age.

on easter, she was 16 weeks & i was 28 weeks.  her bump finally popped out, so we took a few pics of our babies "meeting" for the first time :)  here's to many more pics of doypostle BFF babies!

twinsies.

showing up for dinner in matching outfits (only one baby bump)...priceless!

18ish weeks.

17 weeks.

brady & i just got back from a perfect long weekend in san diego. it was so amazing to get away from the cold colorado winter & get some sun on our faces.  we played nonstop at the beach a couple days we were there, and enjoyed the park across from the knecht's house.  we ate outside a lot, took good naps, and breathed deep in the salty warm air.

while i was there i turned 17 weeks with baby girl! i'm definitely looking pregnant these days and have gained 8 pounds so far. i feel great, lots of energy back & besides avoiding coffee still - back to normal eating.  so grateful for a great weekend away and for feeling so good growing this little one inside me.

announcing it.

the night before i found out i was pregnant, jen & i had been out on a dinner date together.  i jokingly said to her, "this might be my last glass of wine" as i told her there was a CHANCE i was pregnant.  as in, a minor chance.  i was really joking around with her, but the next day she texted me about it so i told her...

we texted with noa & julie that morning also.  they were still in the hospital after having their baby mila.

and i texted kate as well, since she knew - again that there was a chance - and this was her response.

the other people we told that first day were of course, rob & suzanne, since we were headed their way for two weeks together and it would be blatantly obvious when i declined a glass of wine.

my family doesn't know yet, and i've ALMOST told them about 500 times already.  but ruthie is coming out to visit in a few days and i really want to tell her in person.  i have an ultrasound the first morning she's here and if all looks good, i'll put brady in his big brother shirt to announce it to her and then we will text or call the rest of my fam.  i just think if i get to tell ONE person face-to-face, that's more fun!!  it's hard to live far from my family during times like this because i would love nothing more than to have brady just walk into a family get-together in his big brother shirt.  oh well!  getting to share the news with ruthie here will be fun.  the rest of the world we will announce it to after i pass the first trimester mark.