november_1 : a lot to be thankful for

photo from our maternity shoot shot by david + tammy molnar

today is the first day of november. oh, what a year it has been. the husband + i have lots to be thankful for this year. i am constantly trying to take a step back + say "wow, we are so very blessed." 

most of all we are thankful for Jesus Christ. without him we would be nothing. i can't imagine fighting all my battles on my own. his love is unconditional + it is an amazing feeling knowing that we serve such a loving God.

so on this first day of november i want to thank him first. what a blessed year we have had.

happy 1 month sweet angel!

Little S is officially one month old. oh how time flies. i cannot believe she is already this old. i realize that in the grand scheme of she is not old at all, but it feels like she has already grown is much in the short amount of time. i want to take in every moment, every second of the day. i don't want to take anything for granted. i know understand what it means when mothers say they picture their children as babies because i know i will always see her this way. 

At one_month SKB...

weighs 10 whole lbs (22 in long)! 
is holding her head up very well for her age
starting to give me a little "smile"
is already has traveled through 2 states
seen the ocean
lived in two homes
has been to Starbucks numerous times
has made her first trip to Nordstrom
loves to be held
often is put in a milk coma
loves the baby bjorn
is a big fan of time with daddy
usually just wakes up once at night


basically we think she is pretty amazing...

fall maternity clothes.

i first heard about the hatch collection a few months ago on another blog. i intended to buy some of their amazing summer pieces, but never got around to ordering anything. i know, i made a big mistake.

the thing i love so much about hatch collection is the fact that they design essentials that are meant to be worn before, during and after pregnancy.  

i am 10 days away from no longer being pregnant, and i am surprisingly a little sad i won't be pregnant this fall because i would die for some of their fall pieces. i can still order some to wear, but i love how they look while sporting a baby bump.

check out the rest of their fall line here. 

pre-baby movie list.

we are officially 11 days away from our due date. these 3 movies are on our list to watch before the baby comes. we (i) thought it would be fun to watch a few of my favorite baby movies. hopefully baby girl benz will stay put until we finish. just kidding.. if she decides to make an appearance early i wont be complaining : )

our latest obsession...

husband + i's newest obsession has been last season's hit show REVENGE. we meant to watch it during the year last year, but our dvr kept erasing episodes before we could get to them and before we knew it we were so behind and wanted to get to watch it all from the beginning. 

we just started it last weekend, and are already just episodes away from finishing. it is an extremely well written show with well developed characters, and is very unique compared to everything else that is on tv these days. 

if you haven't gotten hooked yet i suggest you catch up. the next season starts not too long from now, and we cannot wait!!

it's that time of year again.

 

i walked into starbucks yesterday only to realize that it was the first day of the pumpkin spice latte. now don't get me wrong, i was well aware that it could be any day, but it was a pleasant surprise to look down at my phone and see that the date on the sign was in fact yesterday's date (my pregnant mind is very forgetful so i needed to double check the date.)

however, it was so warm yesterday that i didn't think there was any way that i could walk back to my car with a warm drink in my hand, so i decided to get a decaf iced latte. last night i begged my sweet husband to bring me back to starbucks to enjoy my first pumpkin spice of the season. 

it's the little things in life. like the taste of something that reminds you that a new season is in the horizon. and taking little sips of it to make it last while walking around our quaint little downtown franklin talking about life in the last days of us being a family of two (plus two dogs). 

we are very ready for fall in tennessee, and can't wait to spend our first fall with our little girl. although she won't remember this first fall of her little life, we can't wait to bring her along to do all our favorite fall things to do in nashville.  

fall forward.

 

even though i am still 8 months pregnant, i am already researching fun fall products i want to try out post baby. my feet are a little too swollen to fit in these babies now, but come october 1 the swelling should be down + i want to be ready for my the first rainy day here in nashville. 

you can find them here.