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This baby is growing! I tried to do bi-weekly photos, but week 16 just flew by. Translation: I think I spent the entire weekend either running errands or wearing pajamas. I thought I was showing at week 12, but I can see now that probably was not accurate. Within the past week I’ve had strangers start to comment on the baby, touch my belly (goodness gracious I wish people would at least ask), and have officially graduated to wearing mostly maternity clothes. I still have some loose shirts I can use, and I see no reason to buy maternity cardigans as mine seem to work just fine. I got by from weeks 7-16 using the rubber band trick, BellaBands, and wearing a few items that were a size up. My bank account is hurting from the transition, but the baby is more comfortable. At least, that’s what I assume as I’ve stopped having crazy stomach pain halfway through the day. Please excuse the weird sequence here. Josh keeps getting closer and the lighting keeps getting darker as the weeks go by. Hey, I’m doing good to get the photos taken.

I got a notice saying our envelopes have been mailed! YAY! I’ve been dying to send out the announcements. My family members keep trying to talk me into letting each one of them know the gender *first* so it will be hilarious to see who actually will be the first to know. My mom even asked that I send an extra one to her office just in case, haha.

We hit up some consignment sales these past few weeks and got a slew of clothing. I was hoping to get all weather clothing, but they sell according to the upcoming season, so I only got her/him winter and fall clothes. I’m working on creating dividers for his/her closet so I can easily see what we have per age range. They will look a little like these when finished. I’ll have to post photos soon!
diy closet dividers for kids
Well, Josh and I have been busy sprucing up the house before the Norwex brunch party next week. I bought some new accessories for the living room and weeded the flower bed for the first time since May. I’ll have to post some pictures once the house is clean and set up. I’m so excited! Norwex is sort of amazing to me and I’m all for cleaning without chemicals. Did you know you absorb pounds of chemicals through your skin each year? About 5 lbs from makeup alone per year. GROSS! This does not include what you breathe in or ingest (like when you lick off your lipstick).  I started using all natural makeup and face wash once we found our we were pregnant, so I feel a little bit better about this. I digress. For the party I decided on the following menu:

  • Mini BLTs
  • Potato Cakes
  • Biscuits, jam, and honey
  • Scrambled egg bar
  • Fruit
  • Mimosas (juice for me!)
  • Coffee

I’m so excited to feed people. It’s seriously one of my favorite things to do. Well, I’m going to get back to painting our closet dividers. I hope you all have a great weekend!
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