Now You Know: January 2013

Friday, January 18, 2013

Mama Shots

I love having talented friends! This post I will brag about the amazing Brittany Lowry who moved in a building over last September. Her husband is in school (like mine) so we get to play with her and her cute cute cute 10 month old boy Ben all day. Roxi LOVES him and is not afraid to display her affection. Ben is a trooper for putting up with all the hugs/tackles, kisses/slobber and just all around smothering. Brittany is a woman of many talents, and today I will highlight one of them by showing you the pictures she took for my maternity shoot. She has a website and you should check her out. I'll even make it easy for you, here's the link: www.brittanylowry.com I had a hard time picking just a few because I liked each one for a different reason! I was 35 weeks, and we had both the kids with us the whole time... talk about multitasking. Without further adieu:

Pretending to model is fun. It's always interesting to try and pose with something like a belly that you bang into things and spill on all the time because you're just not used to having it be there. so PROPS to Brit for making it all look so lovely and natural despite my awkwardness. Each day we are getting closer to closing this fat chapter of life again...I can feel it. Literally.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Table for 4

It hit me this week that I'm getting dangerously close to not being able to fake dinners or any meal anymore. I won't be able to bow out with my bowl of cereal and make my husband fend for himself. I'll have KIDS to feed! Does this mean I should get a kitchen table?

Sure having your first kid is a MAJOR change to your life and a much bigger commitment than a marriage in my opinion, but it's not that hard to a) get a babysitter for one baby, which I feel like I should be doing way more often, but there are a few rare things I'd rather do alone. or b) bring baby along, which can work but takes more planning than grabbing your keys and wallet and jamming. But accommodating TWO little people seems much more daunting! Double car seats, double stroller, double diapers and wipes(for now), double snacks/drinks and double toys. not to mention the double time you spend packing it all up and unpacking at the end... Double the beings to please! We are going to be a family of FOUR.

That's no joke. That's a family unit! Some people stop after two and are completely fulfilled (some after one or even none) (Not sure what our lucky number will be but the significant other has decided there needs to be a break before 3 comes along, and he's not even the one carrying the kid, or both kids at the same time!) But we will have hit America's average of number of children! Any more and people will say things like "are those ALL yours??" "Or wow you've been busy" if they don't already make comments like that when you're huffing and puffin to lug a tantruming toddler on top of your beach ball belly up the stairs for a nap.

Glad we thought this all the way through right?! HA

Our days are numbered before our baby boy flips our world upside down. I love and hate the anticipation. One thing I know is bringing a baby into the world is the closest I've felt to God and really understood my own divine nature. There was no let down after 9 months of building and YES I can't wait to do the dang thang again!