Thoughts on Pregnancy - First Trimester

It's been awhile and I know, that phrase is used all too much on this blog but I haven't really been able to pinpoint what is road blocking my creatively lately to keep it up, but it's something. I'm not sure if it's EVERYTHING that has been swirling around in this whole big world of mine for the last 8 or so months, but I'm blaming it on that. Big wedding, big move, big new jobs, and baby, and now another move (only across the highway! thankfully!).

Anyway, so I know one of my last posts was about David and I having a baby (yay!) and I regret not keeping up to date with this blog as my pregnancy progressed but I have some time to reflect right now and I figured why not? The sole purpose of this blog - if not to give me an outlet for creativity and writing, was to look back and have something where our lives and the crazy turns they take, are documented. The good and the bad, I always say. So let me get down to the good and the bad of pregnancy and what I've learned so far.

As a foreword- I am not claiming to be some all-knowing preggo lady that has ALL the advice for other baby carrying superheroes out there, so please do not take anything I am saying offensively. This space here is just for me to reflect on my life, feelings, and perspective : )

First Trimester 

I was on a complete cloud of fluffy goodness yet sheer panic and anxiety when we found out that little P was going to be joining our super little fam in 9 months. It was a little bit of a surprise but the best surprise we could have possibly imagined. We were just in the beginning of settling in our new home in San Antonio, adjusting to new positions/careers, and missing our family pretty badly; so it definitely brought a big burst of sunshine into our crazy hectic lives and gave us something so incredibly awesome to look forward to and experience. 

I was pretty tired, sick, and moody in the beginning. I'll admit it because I know David would say this if he were writing this blog - good thing he isn't. Everything made me feel sick and tired, besides the peanut butter chocolate soy banana smoothies I'd have every morning to get rid of my nausea and be able to stomach the prenatal vitamins I dreaded having to take. I lived on saltine crackers, my PB Chocolate Soy Banana Smoothies, and baked potatoes for the first 14 weeks of my pregnancy. The upside to this (which I was completely scared of for a long while) was that I didn't really gain much weight at all in the first trimester, so I didn't really feel like my body was different and to be honest, I didn't really feel pregnant besides the nausea. My body felt the same. 

On the downside - my workouts took a backseat which was a little excruciating for me. I'm a pretty avid walker, Jillian Michaels and Yoga guru. I love to walk about 4 miles a day for at least 4 days a week on a normal basis (I hate running, yet I do that when I'm feeling extra motivated) and I follow Jillian Michaels workouts like my life depends on it but more so my behind and my legs/arms. I also love my yoga and occasional meditating afterwards. During my first trimester, all of those workouts felt like I was running a marathon and was never going to make it. I pushed myself to walk every day but it was rough and I could get through about 50 minutes of yoga but either wanted to vomit or take a nap afterwards. I tried to keep it up but my fitness suffered pretty badly my first trimester and so that was one of the downs of pregnancy for me in the beginning. On the bright side, I was able to savor a lot of good sleep in that first trimester before the sleepless nights that I'm experiencing now hit!

Anyway, physically like I mentioned, I didn't feel pregnant and at times I actually felt really bad about myself because I wasn't exactly feeling "connected" with this little being growing inside of me. I'd tell David some nights that I felt like a terrible person because I'm not feeling a connection with the baby and that was a little hard to swallow at first until our second ultrasound. During our second ultrasound, the tech was chitchatting up a storm, as I saw this little body with legs kicking and jumping pop up on the screen. The tech handed me a mint and said "Eat it and watch what happens." So I did. In a few minutes, the little being I was watching intently on the screen starting doing little somersaults. David looked at me with his mouth wide open and said "wow, that's a baby." He has such great reactions people! It was honestly one of the coolest moments I have ever experienced. I couldn't feel the movements but watching them on screen as they were projected from what was happening inside of me was utterly amazing. That was my baby. We didn't find the gender out at that appointment but we did later on, which I will tell you about in my next post! 

After that appointment, we were so happy and excited to meet this little jelly bean! The rest of the first trimester went the same until about 14 weeks, when I miraculously was given my energy back and potato chips became my best friend for about a good 2-3 weeks. I'll tell you about that next time. I think I've gone overdrive on baby talk for one post!

Happy Tuesday!

Morning thoughts and a baby!

It's morning on a Saturday and I'm sitting at the kitchen table while everyone is asleep; toast with peanut butter and some OJ right beside me and I can't stop thinking wow...how did I get here? Not really here in this moment with my PB toast and OJ because well, that's my normal morning routine but...here....married for now exactly 6 months, living in San Antonio, in a completely different career that I stumbled upon but that I'm really good at, and now with a baby on the way in 5 or so months. We definitely move fast, swallowing change in every gulp, but at in this same moment, I couldn't imagine my life any different with all of it's hectic yet exciting change, filled with so much happiness, and excitement.

If you had told me last year around this time that I would be living in San Antonio, doing what I'm doing, and expecting a baby, I probably would have laughed and said, "Absolutely not." Things change though and our desires change with them....and I couldn't be happier that they do. For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a momma, probably before I decided that I wanted to get married (ever). I always knew that it was something I was meant to do at some point in my life and that it would be one of the most important things I'd ever do and one of the most fun, enjoyable, and rewarding things I'd experience. Once we were married, the desire became such a reality for us.

So here I am, anticipating what's next on our journey but I'm liking where it's heading and it's refreshing to know that life can change in such drastic ways but it can cause you to bend and be so open to all of the joy it can bring.

So yep...a baby. We kept it secret for a little while except to our family because it's virtually impossible to keep anything from them, even 1800 miles away. We decided to tell all of our friends and everyone we hadn't told a couple weeks ago because we really just couldn't keep it secret any longer and we are so unbelievably excited. Romeo is pretty excited, can't you tell?

Little Baby B or Peabody as we call it right now, is coming November 2014 and it's honestly one of the most overwhelmingly awesome things I've ever experienced (except for the constant nausea in the first few weeks). So here's to life's constant changing, exciting, and overwhelming rhythm. That's what makes it so worth it. 

Exploring

We took a mini road trip on Saturday to Fredericksburg, Texas. Some backstory - as David and I sat on the couch Saturday morning, I was looking on the internet for something to do or some where to go and I stumbled across this blog - The Daytripper. We ended up sitting on the couch for another 45 minutes watching mini-episodes of Chet Garner's visits throughout Texas. We watched one dedicated to Fredericksburg, Texas which is conveniently about a 50 minute drive from where we live.

Fredericksburg, Texas is an old town just northwest of San Antonio where German settlers founded many years ago and now it still is here with its old-time charm and heavy German influence as a landing for the every day tourist...and....us of course. We hopped in the car and ended up making the mini trip to Fredericksburg to see what it was about.

I brought along my camera which prompted David and Kelli to make fun of me the entire trip (apparently being associated with a 'super tourist' wasn't fun). Yes, I shamefully admit that I'm a super tourist. Anyway, Fredericksburg held up its bargain on the charm...

Main Street was lined with little shops and boutiques and tons of people meandering in and out for the majority of the day. We stopped in a few to buy some fudge (of course), popcorn (three different flavors, I might add), and world famous BBQ sauce (David's pick for the day). We explored for a while and walked past most of the charming antique shops (or else I would have spent all of my money), and then to beat the heat found a quaint little restaurant where we had an early dinner.

Here are some photos of our fun little adventure : )

Hat: Urban Outfitters (last season) (similar) Jeans: Anthropologie Top: Forever21  Sunnies: Raybans (similar) 

Bag: Goyard Flip Flops: Tory Burch 

I thought I'd share a little outfit photo as well for the day! 

Enjoy!

Easter and things.

While we missed being home this past weekend to spend Easter with the rest of our family, we did have some fun enjoying the nice weather and spending time with family here : ) I've been lousy at keeping up with the blog lately. Lots of big things have been going on in our world the past 6 months or so, and sometimes you get immersed in "living" (which isn't so bad!) that it's difficult to find time to sit down and write (I need to be better at that!).

I did take some photos this weekend - so I will share those with you all!

There's an awesome vintage candy shop that just opened near us and my BFF Kelli and I went there this weekend while David decided to do more yard work. We got lost in the candy shop with all of the exotic gummy bear flavors and truffles. Note: do not go into the cutest candy shop when you are starving....

The truffles. Amazing.

We decided to just keep going that day and tried burgers at BurgerFi. Reminded me of Shake Shack burgers but all organic : ) Super yummy.

We spent Easter Sunday with my aunt, uncle, and cousins at their home. Isn't this kid's table set-up absolutely adorable? : ) 

and..the adult's table : ) 

Romeo being...Romeo. After this photo was taken he decided he wanted to take the sheets and quilt off of the bed...just because. We love him...most days ; )

Hope your Easter holiday was filled with happy : ) 

xoxo

Lazy weekends.

We've had a few of these lately as we gear up for pretty eventful summer and fall seasons. Weddings, graduations, and maybe a few mini trips thrown in the mix are on our radar for the next few months!

This weekend we were blessed with some 80 degree, sunny weather! We had lunch outside at a nearby ice house and then bought an abundance of flowers so David could spruce up the front and back yard. 

Somehow he also convinced himself to buy a new lawn mower and get to work. I sat in my lounge chair, in the sun, fully supporting his choice to do some yard work...reading my People Magazine. 

I also figured I'd start including some outfit posts on here to liven things up a bit since I've been MIA for the past month. 

We had visitors every weekend and then decided to lie low for a while to recuperate : ) 

So here ya go, my extremely laid back outfit choice this weekend- which has become a trend the past few! The weather was 'iffy' for a few weeks - bouncing from cold to warm but now it has nestled in the very pleasant 70s-80s most days. I'm not quite ready to bust out the summer wardrobe (although it did find its place in my closet over the past few weekends) so I have been opting for more comfy and cooler options while we kind of just bop around on the weekends.

Top: Anthropologie (similar here)

Jeans:  Distressed Koral Boyfriend Jean from Anthropologie (similar here)

Shoes: Prabal Garung for Target (old) 

Bag: Kate Spade Saturday Collection

Sunnies: Marc by Marc Jacobs Cat Eyes (similar here)

Home Projects: Bedroom

The last month has been filled with unpacking and situating furniture until I decide how I want to decorate. The NUMBER ONE agonizing thing about moving is having to re-decorate your space while also having to unpack and situate everything until you decide where you want it to go....and how you want it to look. We've officially finished situating the furniture we have and want to get a few more pieces to complete some of the rooms...but now...decorating!

My current project (the living room was really the first project but I'm almost done--photos to come!..so I've moved on to the bedroom) is our bedroom. I'm trying to figure out color schemes and what meshes well, while being tortured, tempted, and enticed by Pinterest....you kill me!

Some of the bedrooms, bedroom decor, and items I have been eyeing lately on pinterest: 

striped walls- yes. mixing patterns - yes. i just love the pillow-yes.

neutrals - yes. exposed wood ceiling beams - yes, crisp white sheets - yes...i can keep going about this one!

simplistic - yes. patterned pillows-yes. earthy wooden night stand- yes. 

As you can tell my taste is ALL over the place right now. Hopefully I narrow it down soon!

Updates coming soon : ) 

El Mercado

David and I went exploring last weekend to see what we could find in the city. I had been googling things to do in San Antonio all morning and decided we should go to El Mercado.  Market Square is in downtown in San Antonio- a square filled with authentic Mexican dining, live music, small shops, art, and more. On Saturdays there is dancing, music, delicious food & drinks, and some awesome shopping for some great cultural goodies. 

We had fun taking in all of the bright colors, clothing, souvenirs, and the churros! Ah, they were so good! It was the day before I started the Whole30 and I totally ended my eating streak with a bang...I have dreams about the churros - so delicious!

Mexican flower halos we found in one of the shops! The sweet store owner showed us how to wear them. Aren't they adorable? I bought about 5 of them for all of the girls in my family!

After we did a little shopping, watched some of the dancing, and ate churros - we went to some of the food trucks on the street and ate some more : ) 

It was the absolute perfect day with sunny, 75 degree weather. After we left Market Square, we walked around town, taking in some of the beautiful homes in the historical district and ended the day at a cute little ice house that looked like we were sitting in a backyard. 

A gate in front of one of the historical homes we saw. We loved this house and David loved the lions....

We sat here for some guacamole and chips before we went to dinner. When I say we ate our way around town--- we did just that. 

Dinner was at ....maybe my favorite restaurant thus far in San Antonio; Piatti's. 

It was a very fun weekend leading up to a really stressful work week....

I'm a week behind but trying my best to update : ) 

Have a good week!