1/29/12

the warmth rang true

i feel like the days are rushing by at an increasing rate. i want to stop and listen. pause. feel the happiness of each & every day as it comes.

there are so many things i want to remember about this past week, the last week of january.

our niece joviah made us a collage of pictures of babies. its so cute and now hangs on our fridge!
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there is a little car seat sitting in our living room. its waiting to be washed & loved & then it'll be ready to have a baby put in it. when we went out to buy it and put it into our backseat, we both kept looking back at it in disbelief. a car seat! in our backseat!

i got my hair cut! so refreshing.
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eating maple walnut ice cream right out of the box is one of lifes greatest pleasures.

the nesting continues. i finally went through the boxes of stuff my mom delivered to my house; boxes full of books & papers & pictures & little doo-dads from the past 15 years of my life. brian & i were ruthless yesterday; i've purged our second room of everything useless. and i'm so glad. its all gone, and the room is starting to look a little more liveable.
plus! i found a small piece of granite from the regina temple; from the temple in our home town, from the temple i took care of as a summer job, from the temple we were sealed in. its nice to have in our home.
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i got to go to a prenatal yoga class on tuesday night. it was just what i needed. i felt grounded & relaxed when i left. baby moved around happily while i did the same. it was so nice.

i washed this adorable little sleeper this week. it may not fit for awhile, but i'm excited to put baby in it.
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i got a letter in the mail that began with these words: "congratulations! your student loans are paid in full." ah. sweet freedom.

we're really enjoying our canned peaches from the summer. thanks to my brother & his wife for pointing out the most delicious ones in salmon arm, and to my mama-in-law for helping me can them. we really, really love them.
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listening to lots & lots of ben howard and brett dennen.

i'm pretty sure baby doubled in size this week.
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...its getting really hard to see my toes over this bump!
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while i was putting this post together, i ate a grapefruit. in my bed. life is good.

7 comments:

  1. YAY! You are seriously so gorgeous. And all these changes and preparations are so exciting!! It's getting so close!

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  2. Oh. my. goodness Lauren! You are WAY more huge than the last time I saw you. And that was only like 2 weeks ago. WHAT HAPPENED! I seriously can't stop smiling at the second to last picture.

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  3. Yes, you still look tiny to me... in a good way! Your face and hair are cute...

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  4. your hairs look lovely.

    and you are not huge. even if your last picture was a lie .. ha.

    also, you are more than welcome to come this weekend for a quick trip if you like. darren will be busy with cpled & i'll be lonely and anxious. i'll feed you lots of good food!!

    love you. even if you don't come ...

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  5. You look AWESOME!!! Loving and missing you!

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  6. Cute little baby bump! I can't wait to get my arms around that sweet little one growing in there. So glad to seeing you enjoy the wonder of being pregnant- you will never have time to notice the miracle of life growing in you as clearly as you do with the first. Enjoy !!!!

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  7. You look so dang cute! I LOVE your haircut. Fabulous. And I think you're having a boy. Am I aloud to tell you that? Can't wait to see this little one!

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