three years.

today is the third anniversary of the day the hubs and i said "i do!"

dear greg, 

happy anniversary lovie!! i can't believe it has already been three years since our wedding day... {does that mean we can renew our vows in two more ;)??} 

i am so proud and thankful to call you my husband.

so much has happened in the past three years and it's a little hard to believe that on our 4th anniversary, we will have a little one to celebrate with- there is so much to look forward to!

i love you!

if you recently started reading, make sure to check out the details of our wedding... and spending our first anniversary in st. thomas. 

we're spending this anniversary in turks and caicos and i can't wait to share the pictures when we get home!

my first blogging conference.

i am a little behind on posting about bloggy boot camp, since i didn't get back from charlotte until sunday afternoon... and then turned around and flew to turks and caicos yesterday morning for our anniversary trip/babymoon. 

i needed to catch up on sleep before i caught up on my blogging... but i definitely wanted to talk about it a little bit- especially since it was on my life list to attend a bloggers conference.

on friday, after working a half day, i picked up emily and we headed to charlotte. although emily and i hadn't ever met in person, we've followed each other's blogs for a while now and i already felt like she was a good friend- but i was just a bit anxious to meet her {and everyone else} in person. just as i expected- emily is SO sweet... i couldn't have asked for a better roomie for the weekend!

we got to charlotte in time to make it to the cocktail party, where i indulged in a sprite and some hor d'oeuvres and had a late dinner with a few of the ladies before hitting the sack to get ready for the next day.

{so excited to meet ashley!, sweet gifts from emily, at the cocktail party, and with jessica, tiffany (co-owner of SITS girls, who put on BBC) and emily}

saturday was spent listening to speakers, networking, and just socializing with other bloggers. although at times, it felt like information overload... i did take away some good tips and advice that i feel will improve my blogging experience... now, if i can just find the time to tackle my "to improve" list for the blog!

 and of course it was so fun to meet some other awesome bloggers! i would love to attend a conference in another year or two

... and if you've been to one, i'd love to hear about your experience!

friday letters.

dear hubs, i had a good time registering for baby carter with you yesterday... thanks for hanging in there through the aisles and aisles of baby gear- it can definitely be overwhelming- but kind of fun, too... right? dear melting pot, you were delicious, as always. thanks for the complimentary chocolate covered strawberries for our anniversary :) dear new iphone 5, i love you. now please don't jump out of my hands like my old iphone 4 did, okay?? dear bloggy boot camp, i cannot believe you are finally here! so excited to learn more about blogging and meet some lovely ladies this weekend... and maybe a little anxious too!

happy, happy, happy.

today's topic for the blog everyday in may is 10 things that make you happy... which happens to be one of my favorite things to blog about. i am so blessed and have so much to be thankful for that i even wrote a list of 100 things that make me happy a while back... but today, i will stick to just 10.

1. my family... and the fact that mandy and i are both pregnant in this picture, though most people didn't know yet ;) so excited that carter will have a cousin SO close in age!

2. cuddling with the furbaby

3. a day at the beach... relaxing and getting my tan on

4. fresh flowers- especially hydrangeas.

5. time with friends... this is erin and i at the fray concert last year

6. sweet tea in mason jars with cute striped straws... sometimes it's the little things ;)

7. freshly painted nails... even better when they're a bright, summer color!

8. feeling my baby boy kick in my belly. 

9. blogging to remember all of these little things. 

10. seeing the hubs with kids... i can't wait to see what he's like as a daddy :)

what is making YOU happy today??

22 week bumpdate... and baby's name!!!

 

as you probably saw in yesterday's post about our gender reveal party... we are having a baby boy!!! 

 his name will be carter lewis... and we will call him carter. 'lewis' is the hub's middle name, also after his uncle pringle, who was a big part of greg's life and unfortunately passed away several years ago. 

deciding on the name was relatively easy since we have had 'carter' at the top of our list for years- before we were even married... sometimes i still feel a little anxiety over choosing the RIGHT name, because it is something he will have to live with for the rest of his life... but i feel pretty confident that it will fit him ;)

How far along? 22 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: i try not to weigh myself {other than at the doctor's office}, so i am not sure yet... last i heard was +4 {at 19.5 weeks}, but i'm sure we're up a few since then...
Maternity clothes? still a mixture, i'm starting to wear a few more maternity items i've bought since i'm filling them out and feel more comfortable showing off the bump. i can wear most of my regular dresses, but maternity shorts are definitely more comfortable

Stretch marks? not anymore than i already had. 

Sleep: is going okay... except for the nights that i wake up from heartburn... i hope baby has a full head of hair after all this pain he's putting my through ;)

Best moment: announcing that baby williams is a BOY and sharing the name at our gender reveal party

Miss Anything? energy... while i feel pretty good these days, i do get tired easily.
Movement: i have been feeling him almost every day... and the hubs even felt him kick last wednesday {at 21.5 weeks}, which was really cute to see- he got all giddy about it, and then maybe a little weirded out ;)
Food cravings: i'm still liking cereal, fruit and i've gotten into salads again as well {which sounded terrible at the beginning of my pregnancy}

Anything making you queasy or sick: not really... just waiting too long to eat.

Have you started to show yet: oh, yes.

Gender: a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: all clear.

Belly Button in or out? in.
Wedding rings on or off? on.
Happy or Moody most of the time: definitely happy.
Looking forward to: turks and caicos for our babymoon/anniversary trip!! and my next doctors appt {which will be another 3 weeks}