Bow Ties or Hair Bows? What our future holds.

Yesterday we celebrated with our good friends and family Trey's 33rd birthday and a Gender Reveal!

 

I made this cute little cake.  Ya' know, there went three hours of my time!  lol  Thankful it turned out as well as it did.  :)

 

 

I found this cute idea on Pinterest.  This is an old window pane I've had.  I painted the window panes with chalk paint and used chalk markers.  Love the way it turned out.
We had our guests vote by clipping a bow tie or hair bow on themselves.

 

 

My girl Miriam and I.  :)

 

Oh this girl stealing the show!

 

Love these girls!!!

 

 

AND the moment y'all have been waiting for!!!!

 

 

Yay!  We are adding a sweet baby girl to our family!!!!  RyAnne has said it was a girl this entire time.  She is so very happy and so are we!

 

 

Heart Beats, Butterfly Kisses and Priorities

Today Trey and I got to hear our baby's heart beat for the first time.  It was beating strong at about 150 bps.  Quite a nice way to start off a Monday morning.  :)  Two more months and we will find out the sex.  Oh I can't wait!!!

RyAnne is just ecstatic about being a big sister.  She will kiss my belly and tell her baby that she loves it so much.

I'm wondering if I'm feeling this little baby move already!  Seems so early but I feel the little flutters.  My first thoughts were, must be gas!  lol  But yesterday while I was standing at the grocery store I felt a legit fluttery feeling.  Has to be the baby, right???  Sounds nicer than gas!

This month has been quite exhausting for me.  (This is the part where I pull the pregnancy card and complain - just a little bit)  I'm not the napping type but I do feel that at any moment during the day I could fall asleep standing up, sitting down or driving.  I'm pooped and I don't like this feeling.  In the mean time, I am swamped trying to keep up with my editing and emails.

Trey and I are going through some major changes in our family that need our attention, love and support.  Everything seems to be on the back burner as we sort this out.  God has really blessed us with some major responsibilities.  I'm honored and pray that he will bless us on this journey.

And then there are these pains called Round Ligament Pains - got to experience this for the first time last night when I rolled over in bed.  OUCH!  Really caught me off guard.  According to my Dr. most women feel this during their second pregnancy.

Second Trimester, where are you???  I remember feeling so much better once it came along.

On a much more stylish note, Trey took me shopping for maternity clothes yesterday.  I've been hitting up Pinterest hard for ideas on how to dress this baby bump! lol  Even my hair style is a Pin!

Thank you ladies for all that commented on my FB post and letting me know where you shopped to rocked out your belly bump styles!  Here's to hoping I can look as cool as y'all!!!!

Happy Monday!
Love.
H.

SMP | Look who's on it!!!!! AH! :)

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Sooo, I kinda still can't believe this happened.  :) :)  I want to kick myself for having any doubts that it couldn't or would take years before I was good enough.

Please check out my gorgeous bride and handsome groom's Starrsville Plantation engagement session on Style Me Pretty Georgia Weddings and give them sweet well wishes!  Feel free to "Pin" images on Pinterest too.  :)

http://www.stylemepretty.com/georgia-weddings/2013/05/20/covington-plantation-engagement-session-from-holly-l-robbins-photography/

 
Whoop Whoop!  So honored to have the SMP badge!  :)

Still STOKED!
Love.
H.

Ladies night out. . .

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I consider myself a fun loving, silly, outgoing person.  However, I'm not the kinda girl that ever buys a new shirt and shoes, hires a driver (well, my sweet and very awesome husband did!) and goes out on the town with my girlfriends!  Until last night!!!! lol

This sounds dumb. . .But I felt so pretty!  For the first time in a very looooong time I did my makeup and got my hair done.  I was surrounded by my girlfriends and cutting up.  Our conversations included: our babies (of course!), how we met our husbands and how old we were when we married them, speaking Chinese, speaking British and well probably stuff that needs to stay between us!  lol


I didn't have a bachelorette party when I married Trey over 10 years ago.  Nor do I have very good memories from our wedding day.  These ladies, my husband and my family and friends are helping us recreate the day and new memories!  SO thankful to have the opportunity to renew our vows and celebrate our love and life with each other.

God is good!
Love.
H.