...even size large maternity tops are stretched over your ginormous belly, despite being huge in all other locations.

...you feel like you have a softball between your legs. (Yes, that would be the baby's head.)

...your belly button took a vacation.

...you realize you probably ought to pack up some stuff for the hospital.

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nikon waits for his master to come out of the store while I sit and vainly take photos of my self (I felt cute. That doesn't happen often these days.)


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we've had a lovely week...I do so love the six days off in a row that Kyle gets each month. We get to see much more of each other on those days than usually. And we often do fun, random, spontaneous things together that make life fun and interesting. This week was no exception. A fun night of steak dinner grilled at home, a trip out to Fish Lake to ( Read more... )

Johanna....

has a very sticky floor due to a major spillage of creme de menthe syrup whilst making grasshopper pie yesterday.

Grasshopper Pie

Crust:

24 crushed oreo crumbs

1/3 cup melted butter

Press into 9 inch pie pan and freeze till ready to fill.

Pie:

1 pint heavy whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks

1 package softened cream cheese

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I love this little person inside of me, as much as one can love a person you have never met. But it has been very hard to have my fit and toned body taken over since pregnancy. My thighs and tushie are getting that lovely dimpled cottage cheese look. Even my once hot calves are starting to look a little sausage like. Since this is a family show, ( Read more... )

hooray! God did a great job yet again working out all of the many details for the Freeze Your Bunz 5K Run and Walk.
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last night Kyle and I went to the Jeremy Camp/Bebo Norman concert here in Minneapolis. I had purchased the tickets back in December for a Christmas present for Kyle. Jeremy Camp is one of his favorite artists (and mine too), so I was really thrilled when I discovered he would be doing a concert here this winter.

the two of us before the show


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so lately (as in, over the past year or so) I have had heaps of blessings and have definitely been "walking where streams of abundance flow". And at the same time, I have been acutely aware of the grief and pain of those around me - it seems like since I've "grown-up", so have the issues that my friends and family deal with on a regular basis. ( Read more... )

maternity clothes sound so...matronly.
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