adding to the noise

bumpity bump bump bump

so i turned 20 weeks this week and go for a big ultrasound tomorrow. hopefully all is well :) i am really not a fan of being pregnant which sounds really bad, i think. i want the baby more than anything in the world, but i am far too much of a worrier to deal with 9 months of being pregnant. every day, there's a new thing to worry about and a new reason to freak out. valid or not. i feel like all those women who are always like "i so love being pregnant" are big fat liars.

i think i have started to feel something but it's really hard to tell when you don't really know what you're supposed to be feeling. it's cool when i do though because it makes the worry go away (at least for a second!)

one thing i am liking is that i'm starting to look a little more pregnant rather than just fat. it's weird because as of my last appointment, i was losing weight (and believe me, i have more than enough to lose!), so it's really odd to see how my body's changing and all that. a downside of the whole looking pregnant thing is that i've been told apparently that i waddle every now and then. SO sexy.

this photo is the other day at 20 weeks. please excuse the really awful photo. the lighting in my house just sucks.

in other news...
it's thanksgiving and i don't feel like listing things i am thankful for because i am guaranteed to leave someone or something out.... so you know if i'm thankful for you ;) if not, get the heck out. (j.k).

hope you all enjoyed the day with your families!

pretty little girly things.

the most beautiful baby quilt from auntie m. the babe's gonna look so cute all cuddled up in this and be SO warm!! in case you can't tell, i'm planning on doing pink and brown for the color scheme of the babe's room.

pretty pink cupcakes i made to celebrate finding out it was a girl. brought them into work. they were tasty, too! :)

super soft blanket and slippers from my friend, Gina.
 
seriously... are these not ADORABLE?!?!! found these in martha's vineyard when i went with melissa. bought them before i knew i was having a girl because i figured i could gift them if it wasn't, but am so glad i get to keep them for my little one.

elephant lovie. another gift i bought from my trip to the cape. this is actually from anthropologie. it is SO soft!!

and of course, the tutu. i fell in love with this before i found out it was a girl and said that if i found out it was a girl, it'd be the first thing i bought. i bought this the saturday morning after finding out. my friend, vicky, bought the babe the cute little ballerina slippers to go with it.

lots more where this comes from. especially with the amazing sales old navy was having this past weekend. and lots more gifts the babe has gotten. i feel like i spend all my time writing thank you cards now! LOL. at least i got pretty pink thank yous :)

doing what's best for me.

just a quick note to say that as of today, i have officially resigned from portraitbug. it has been a long time coming due to the time i have to commit right now and the amount of commitment required. i wish pb and kim the best of success. kim has an amazing dream and i am so happy to see her fulfilling it.

i can finally share the pages i've made thus far (which is the only scrapping i've done since getting pregnant! LOL!)
 

inspiration.

 i stayed up late last night. and by late, i mean 1am. and i don't typically stay up late anymore. and by typically, i mean that except for grey's nights, i'm usually asleep around 9.

i am messed up today. my body is fighting me because it is so used to sleep.

but you know what... it was worth it.

last night, we experienced change. we experienced history. and i was inspired. tremendously.

i have such hope for what is to come and for my daughter's future. i never thought i would be alive to see a country that could put aside race and elect a black president. i am proud of americans today. and i am so hopeful about what my daughter will get to experience in her lifetime.

what a cool part of history to be a part of.

it's a beautiful day to vote...

make yours count.

i did.

it's a...

(gotta turn up the sound! it was late at night so i was whispering!)