6+1

We are now over 6 months grown! 

getting closer!

our girl is 6 months already! we have been incredibly busy traveling and making some serious life changing decisions and the last four weeks have breezed by! every week i can feel that she is bigger by where the kicks are-way above my belly button now! 

growing & blooming

all of our gutting, weeding, and autumn planting has really paid off. our spring garden is looking beautiful! our young climbing hydrangea & azalea are in peak bloom. all my perennials are coming back and growing well. maybe i have a green thumb after all. 

already a world traveler

baby-babe celebrated her 22nd week in london...

and her 23rd week in budapest! we hope she loves travel as much as we do! 

sugar & spice...

baby girl is getting bigger and stronger by the day now.

that's right GIRL!

we heard "i think you're having a girl" at the 12 & 16 week ultrasounds but we are finally totally convinced after having our 20 week anatomy scan this week. 13oz already-almost a pound! such sweet relief to hear she is healthy and growing perfectly. 

20 marks halfway!

i am thrilled to announce we are 20 weeks, 5 months, and halfway pregnant!

• it's been an uneventful week filled with the usual...never-ending excitement about meeting our little. 
• i've managed to work out five days this week (a record for me + babe). it seems the more i exercise the fatter i feel...oh the joys of pregnancy!
• the only pants i can wear comfortably are the red maternity jeans pictured above (thanks andrea). those bad boyz are going to be worn thin by september! 
• my core is becoming weaker and weaker and i am realizing how much i take that muscle group for granted...what was once quick flip side to side in bed is turning into more of a seal roll. 
• we were surprised with a package of books in the mail from my best friend and experienced momma, kristen...papa is loving his daddy-to-be handbook-even wants to buy himself a 'gear bag' (diaper bag equivalent) from the army/navy store.
• mom also sent a few not-so-surprise packages including the first 'almost addressed to baby' package below...