There are many aspects to this pregnancy thing and you can prepare as much as you wish, but there are still moments when you think, what the heck?!? I thought I would share some of those moments with you for fun. All of these little things took me by surprise and so I give them to you, in hopes that they might not surprise you one day!

// my shirts are always dirty

This one totally surprsied me but, I find left over food on the top of my belly ALL THE TIME. Salsa, pop-tart crumbs, something crusty that you have no idea what it could possibly be?? Anything. It never fails, I don't even think to put shirts back in the rotation to get a second wear because they all have to go straight to the laundry thanks to the mess. And also thanks to the next little surprise....

// keep deoderant with you at all times

when they say that you may sweat more than normal they mean, that you will smell more than usual. For the sake of all those around you, keep deo in your purse and carry it with you everywhere so you are prepared!!
Also, be preapared to explain your reasoning for applying deoderant before bed at night when your husband asks "why are you doing that?", tell him it is for HIS benefit and to just go with it.  

// pregnancy brain is a real thing

I didn't really believe in this until it started happening to me. Not just simple things that I forget (because let's be honest, that's normal!) but the whole forget what you are saying while you are saying it, that is weird! And doing bizar things for no reason like, walking around the island in your kitchen several times before you remember what you were doing. So, so weird!

// make sure you always have a snack in your purse

You never know when you will feel like you haven't had a meal in over a week. It is CRAZY. This tends to always happen to me at church on Sunday mornings and I regret the mornings that I didn't pack a larabar just in case. 

// people stop looking at your face

yep. I had no idea this would happen.... I mean, I knew that people would check out my belly but when I walk in the room or walk by someone that I know at work and I get a hello or a hi to my belly, and not my face, well, it's just odd. I wanna say, yo! My face is up here!!!! But, instead, I just say hello back and smile. 

Anything that took you by surprise??

Share your funny stories, I'd love to hear them!

Sick Littles.

To be completely honest with you, the past two weeks have been terrible. Finally, on Wednesday of last week I started to feel like myself again. My nose wasn't constantly red from tissues and I slept through the night for a couple of nights in a row. Both of those things are important and make me a much happier person. But, like always, when I'm having a string of crappy days, I try my best to find the happy in them. I work hard to keep a smile on my face even when I want to curl up in the bed and hit snooze all day long. Here are a few of the little things that kept me going……

the way that Peter can make me laugh till I cry, even when I feel like I might cry from feeling like crap – yes, that is a gift // the massive amounts of hot tea that I have consumed lately // gilmore girls and how watching that show always makes me think that I'm funnier because I pretend that I can talk fast and be witty like Lorelei Gilmore, if only I could pull it off // the slow season at work which made the whole "working while almost being dead" thing a lot easier // finally finding the energy to clean the house and finish decorating // a lot of lunch dates with people I love during the holiday season, especially a sushi lunch date with my Mom

Hope the past two weeks were happy for YOU.

Back to the regular blogging this week, thank goodness! I've missed it!!

Arm full of happiness

Over the weekend I did a lot of this....

Just looking at this picture makes my heart so stinkin happy and I sure do miss that baby a lot. I wish they lived in Greenville so badly. Last week was one of those weeks that just happen and you lay in bed on Sunday night and you aren’t sure how it went by so quickly? You find yourself dreading the Monday morning ahead more than normal because it’s the first full week of work in almost a month. Then you drag yourself out of bed so you can go to the early Hot Yoga class only to find that your mat that’s always left in your safely marked cubby is gone. Not just any mat… your favorite mat. The mat that cost you $80. So then you get stuck with a borrowed mat that needs a towel on top so you won’t slide but you still slide because it’s not your mat that never lets you slide which only makes you mad at yourself for leaving your favorite mat at the yoga studio in the first place. So there you are… lying on a borrowed mat with stinging hands that feel something like rug burn thanks to that stupid towel and you feel pretty dumb for putting your trust in a small wooden box that’s supposed to keep your yoga mat safe and sound. But really… who cares about stolen mats and burning hands when you look at that adorable picture of the cutest nephew in the whole world…? Am I right? I think I am.

So I am going to try my best to have a forgiving heart. Instead of being mad about a silly earthly item I want to be thankful for all that the Lord has given me. Thankful for the chance to wake up every morning and live a life for Him. I regret spending most of Monday morning in that hot room irritated and huffing when my hands or feet would slide. I wish I could take back the thoughts of anger and replace them with thoughts of forgiveness and love but I am thankful to serve a God that loves. A God that I can turn to and repent.

Now it's time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you

Acts 3:19 (MSG)

Glad to link up with the lovely Becky at Apples of Gold today!

One of my new favorite reads!!!