19 weeks and oh so grateful..

19 weeks! almost half way through this amazing journey, i can't believe it. :) so, i have to pause and be really cheesy for a moment. maybe it is the hormones, maybe i am just a mush of a girl, but either way, i am so in love.

i am in love with the husband i have who wakes up every morning telling me i am the most beautiful pregnant woman in the world (such a confidence booster when i tend to think about my ever growing butt and thighs...).

i am in love with my body and its ability to adapt and grow and nourish our child. i am in love with my family and the love and support i feel from them daily, even if things are hard here and there, they always amaze and inspire me.

i am re-falling in love with yoga. it is such a nourishing and comforting place to be. i am so alive and light when i am on my mat. i am so blessed to be surrounded with amazing teachers and students here in nashville. i am not saying i ever fell out of love with yoga, but as my body is changing and bootcamp, running, kickboxing, zumba...etc. aren't feeling the way they used to- i find so much power and grace on my yoga mat that my whole demeanor changes and i realize what is most important right now. i am a mom! i can slow down, i can take a nap, i need to do that both for me and for my child. i need to start thinking for two, not just for one. this is a huge step, but one i am so excited to make. both hank and i are just so overjoyed to meet our little one. and think wee watson is excited to meet us, if his/her kicks and somersaults have anything to say!

here is an updated picture of the belly...getting there! i am excited to see the growth over the next few weeks as every talks about this being the time you "pop"!

we have our next appointment tomorrow. i can't wait to see wee watson again :) i can't believe we could already know the sex, i have talked to so many people who were dying to know at this point and hank and i are so NOT ready! haha! we are looking forward to finding out when the little one comes out and we can say hello luke! or hello lillian! (those our favorite names as of now :)

leave on friday for our baby shower in connecticut hosted by my amazing sisters, meghan and emily...SO EXCITED!

(meghan, emily, me!)

aren't they stunning? i know, i am the luckiest!

more to come tomorrow when we have our ultrasound pictures...i just hope and pray they don't leak the sex to us! yikes! that would be so sad...

xo