Monday, July 23, 2012
Paw print autographs available upon request...
This is just a preview but I do have to say that I am so impressed by Arthur's skills. I randomly submitted him and Moses to an online contest for our local free events paper which is called The Source Weekly. A month later I got an email saying they were picked for a photo shoot to be in the issue!
They did great at the shoot--only took the guy 20 minutes to get about 100 pictures of them being silly and adorably boxer-like. :) I emailed my contact to find out when the issue comes out, and she told me that our "old guy" was picked to be a half page ad for the upcoming Best Of issue. We were crazy dog parents and looked for it at multiple places before we found the issue and man, I just have to say that this dog rules. He sat on that big red pillow on his own and crossed his paws. Such a natural. Ha! Toddlers and Tiaras, here we come (kidding).
Sunday, July 22, 2012
A new role
Mommy!
This is the role I feel like God made me for. Seriously. I mean, I figure since the majority of my post-college life has included watching and caring for and loving other people's children, it only makes sense that now it is my turn to watch and care for and love my own little human!
If you had asked me in college, I probably would have said I would be married by 25 and have multiple babies by now. But that's just not how things went. And honestly, I am so glad to have had those growing years on my own figuring out who I am and the world around me...and being (mostly) patient until I met Cooper in 2008. <3
My grandma Gerty loved being a mom and a grandma. My mom loved being a mom and now loves being a grandma. I come by this deep desire within myself quite honestly. It is such a blessing to be here now on the cusp of motherhood.
We found out on Memorial Day that I was pregnant. The funny part is that even though I've wanted this for as long as I can remember, I still showed Cooper the pregnancy test and then said the only thing that came to mind..."yikes." Ha. Something about the reality of a tiny baby growing inside of me made everything feel very real very fast. We headed off to a bbq with this little secret (which didn't stay a secret very long since a friend who knew we were headed to baby-dom asked me "are you pregnant yet?" and my face proclaimed the answer loudly to her even without saying a word). :) But she kept the secret for us.
I have been feeling great and am already almost to the second trimester. Hearing the heartbeat was one of the best experiences in my life. It is nice to feel like you are not just chubby but that there is an actual little person in there. ;)
We are super excited about this new chapter. I'm trying to prepare our furry creatures for their new tiny playmate slowly. :) We are working with Moses on being aware of his paws a little more. Baby steps.
For now, we are calling the baby Bean and are greatly looking forward to finding out if we will be having a boy or a girl. Here is the announcement my uber-talented guy made for us to share our news.
And if I'd had more time or energy, I'd always hoped to re-create this amazing commercial from oh so long ago to announce my pregnancy. Anyone else remember it? KT and I still know all the words. It is so awful and entertaining. :)
This is the role I feel like God made me for. Seriously. I mean, I figure since the majority of my post-college life has included watching and caring for and loving other people's children, it only makes sense that now it is my turn to watch and care for and love my own little human!
If you had asked me in college, I probably would have said I would be married by 25 and have multiple babies by now. But that's just not how things went. And honestly, I am so glad to have had those growing years on my own figuring out who I am and the world around me...and being (mostly) patient until I met Cooper in 2008. <3
My grandma Gerty loved being a mom and a grandma. My mom loved being a mom and now loves being a grandma. I come by this deep desire within myself quite honestly. It is such a blessing to be here now on the cusp of motherhood.
We found out on Memorial Day that I was pregnant. The funny part is that even though I've wanted this for as long as I can remember, I still showed Cooper the pregnancy test and then said the only thing that came to mind..."yikes." Ha. Something about the reality of a tiny baby growing inside of me made everything feel very real very fast. We headed off to a bbq with this little secret (which didn't stay a secret very long since a friend who knew we were headed to baby-dom asked me "are you pregnant yet?" and my face proclaimed the answer loudly to her even without saying a word). :) But she kept the secret for us.
I have been feeling great and am already almost to the second trimester. Hearing the heartbeat was one of the best experiences in my life. It is nice to feel like you are not just chubby but that there is an actual little person in there. ;)
We are super excited about this new chapter. I'm trying to prepare our furry creatures for their new tiny playmate slowly. :) We are working with Moses on being aware of his paws a little more. Baby steps.
And if I'd had more time or energy, I'd always hoped to re-create this amazing commercial from oh so long ago to announce my pregnancy. Anyone else remember it? KT and I still know all the words. It is so awful and entertaining. :)
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