moved.

a new year!

the first year of mommy/daddy hood down, we survived! what a year it was and now our girl is 1... 1! I'm sure it'll feel like this forever, but it seems like yesterday was our first night home as a family of three. she went from being a tiny newborn who slept most of the day to our little ray of silliness. she's a funny little kid.

within this year we have joined our home church- the branch. what a gift this has been! i've definitely grown these past 6 months since our launch. last night was the first time harper didn't cry the entire service so this mama was able to be in there from start to finish! thank you, Jesus. I needed to be in this sermon, hence the reason why i'm back in the blogosphere and leaving good ol' facebook in the dust. so keep me accountable people! i've been thinking of getting rid of it for... years. it's a huge distraction and being a stay at home mom, it's been worse. if you know me, you know i am my mother's child- worry being my middle name. dwelling is a habit and any time something awful would happen in our world, i'd do just that- dwell, look at random people's pages who were affected and in turn it'd affect me, then my sensitive self would be sad and worried those things would/will happen in my life. the message last night was about idols and how dangerous that road can be and i felt the Lord telling me it's time to give it up. quit being obsessed with other people's stories and focus on my story, our story. so here's the first step to "scrapbook" our journey as a family, my journey as a wife, mom, and daughter of Jesus.

Weeks 23-34

Talk about a bad blogger. I'll try to remember most things that have happened in this post since last time, but for the most part growing this little peanut has been quite wonderful :)

I will be 34 weeks on Wednesday and today she measured nearly 34 cm, which is right where she should be. Her head has been down for the last 4 weeks, so I'm hoping it stays that way and she doesn't move upside down!

My sister threw a family/friends shower on November 5th. She's going to be a fabulous auntie! It was a wonderful day! We had family and friends come from far away places to help us celebrate. We were incredibly blessed by trendy outfits, keepsakes, and necessities. 2 weeks later, the Lincoln's/Berge's/Armentano's/Howeth's threw us a church shower. It was so fun! Danae made a super cute memory game, they all baked wonderful goodies, and Liz did adorable decorations! I'm finding how fun girls are to shop for for people, they really enjoy it!

We are getting super excited for her arrival, talk about her everyday, and just cannot wait to meet her!

Weeks 19-23

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!
We are so very excited!!! We both completely thought it was a boy, you'd think among 4 nieces, but we are awaiting her arrival so much more now! We had all the measurements taken that day (August 10th) and at our follow up appointment on August 24th, her and I were right on target. This week she is a little over a pound and around 10-11 inches, according to my books and online. She's growing like a weed!
We revealed to our parents and siblings later that night. I made a cake Tuesday and had the frosting minus the color. We raced home, basked in what we had just found out, and I frosted the cake in a pretty pink. Our families were so excited, they had trouble waiting for us to get there, but it was worth it!

Us about to reveal:


IT'S A GIRL!!!!




The lovely decor our families put together




Kathy and Kareena waiting for us


Here she is!!!
Here's a profile:


And our 4-D of her little bod:

Apparently, as you can see, she loves her hands. They stayed in this spot the whole time!

I had this waiting for me when I got to work on the 11th of August, blessed by my friends at work!



Photo Ops:

Week 19: Kylie pretending she can stick her tummy out as far as mine!


Week 20: I forgot to get a picture this week. Officially half-way through!
Week 21:






Week 22:


Week 23:


We've been busy and hoping our weekends will slow down a bit soon. :)

Two couples we love got married on the 27th of August. We had one at 1 pm outside Hillsboro and one at 5 in Sandy. Our camera isn't working, so only if I was glued to AC did I get photos. Bad friend. It was an awesome day, filled with love!

Our beloved east coast friends Ryon and Nikki:


I didn't get any of the second wedding, but it was a glorious uniting of two!

We went shopping with AC's grandparents and found a crib in Corvallis! We're pumped! We'll get it by the end of this month!


AC started on our fence over Labor Day weekend with his dad. Here's the progress of the posts! Looking forward to the end result! Thank you my hard working honey!


Last night, September 10th was another wedding, Chris and Katrina. I was honored to be in her wedding and we had a fun day. She looked radiant. We wish they still lived here, but are looking forward to seeing what God will do in their new little family.


Kylie and I:



We have one more event this month and hoping next month we can take a "babymoon" before our little peanut arrives. Looking forward to our time away together!