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We’re halfway there!

I’m so excited that we’re halfway through this pregnancy. We’re 20 weeks and 3 days along to be exact. Time seems to by flying. We have yet to take a class, check out daycares, or take the hospital tour. It’s driving me slightly crazy not to have it on the books yet, but we’re trying to work it in within the next two weeks or so. We did, however, start the baby-proofing. Not so much because I want to be early on that. More so because all of his stuff was taking up tons of room. Oh! Annnnd we booked our maternity mini session with Rachel King Photography. I’m super excited. We try to get professional pictures done once a year and this should be our best year yet. Now for the belly check in… 
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Eli was 11 oz a week ago and he’s getting stronger every day. Just last night he was kicking me to the point that it hurt! What a crazy experience. I’m feeling pretty good most of the time, but I’ll be glad when January is here. Here’s a picture of his little profile.
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He’s already getting spoiled, as predicted. My mother sent me and Eli a care package full of awesome clothes for me and him. Apparently, this is only the first of many packages. Okay, so I’m pretty spoiled too.
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First gift from Grandma & Grandpa Shaffer                   First gift from Mimi & Grandpa Belcher
We also got many of the big items for the nursery in this week. We got this cute dresser (apparently it can also double as a media center) from Wayfair and accessorized it with some custom knobs from MyKnobs.com to bring the forest theme in. We’re still waiting on two of the knobs to get in, but all together we got a moose, a deer, an owl, and a bear. We also got this suuuuuper comfy glider from  Rocking Chairs.com. I highly recommend it. It was such a good price too.
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In other news, Josh and I have had such a great, restorative weekend. We spent some time Friday night seeing our good friends and listening to some crazy (good) picking at the Full Moon Pickin Party. Then we ran out to the Frist to see some art-deco cars before we stopped at the Flying Saucer for some de-lish pretzels. The heart-burn was totally worth it. Some of the work stress has melted away but I think only some beach time and a good book can cure the deep emotional exhaustion. I’m sure I’ll make it 4 more days (yay!).

I hope y’all have a great week!

-Shantel
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