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We haven’t done a very good job of taking our #bumpdate pictures the last few weeks, but we did make sure to save the chalk board from the packers so we could get back to it during the move. . The bump is starting to show in full force now and not just after I eat. 🤰🏼 . Baby boy is movin’ and a groovin’ in my belly now. (He still hasn’t kicked Jimmy yet, though.) He’s a regular ol’ tiny dancer!🕺 . And my belly button, well, I realized this week it is already starting to take a hit. 😬 . I’m feeling immensely better than I did even a week ago. Doc assures me the 2nd trimester energy is still on way, but I’ll believe it when I feel it. 😉 . I also sent Jimmy on my first craving run. He said I qualify for the craving run now that I’m actually showing. 😂 What was the craving, you ask? Plain cheesecake. And it was delicious!

September 7, 2019: The day our friends (some really great people that are truly our family, too) showered us with love and shot us with paint to reveal the gender of our little peanut. . We would’ve been thrilled either way. A healthy and happy baby is all we hope for. 🙏🏼 Still, we are so very excited for our baby BOY to join our family in February. 💙 . #genderrevealparty #pinkorblue #itsaboy💙 #16weekspregnant #2ndtrimester #thebump #fbf

Happy #nationaldogday to this furry dude! You are my favorite hider of milk bones, snuggler of the belly, and stealer of spaghettis. I love you more than you love your toys. . And, seriously, he is the guiltiest looking pup, isn’t he? The spaghetti sauce in his chin furs doesn’t help his case. But it did make it impossible to be mad at him. 💕 . #ilovemydog #fosterfailure #rescuepup #girlsbestfriend🐶

@marthastewart chocolate chip cookies = all the smiles 😁😁😁 . I kinda love that I’m the kind of person that regularly has all the ingredients to bake cookies from scratch. . And I can’t wait til our lil babe is here and gets to help me make the cookies. I might even let them lick the spoon. (Or tell them it needs to be washed and eat it myself when they aren’t looking. 😉) . #barefootpregnantinthekitchen #14weekspregnant

What a wonderful evening! 😁 . Dining at @themarineroom has been on my California #bucketlist for awhile and tonight was the perfect night to check it off. ☑️ . We had so much to celebrate... •364 days of togetherness, 💕 •wrapping up the 1st trimester, 🤰🏼 •and 2 years as a 👮🏼‍♀️with the best PD ever! . We enjoyed fancy beverages (a Shirley Temple for this Momma), Cesar salads, filet mignons, ice cream cake AND molten chocolate cake. It was all so delicious!! The food, the atmosphere, the view, and the service were all wonderful...but the company absolutely could not be beat! 😊 . #35andpregnant #thebump #maternity #pregnantlife #13weekspregnant #datenight

Definitely thickening all around...and I’m not mad about it. 😊 . I love seeing how much we’re growing & changing...even if it’s mostly food bloat on any given day. 💕 . #pregnancy #rainbowbaby #firsttrimester #dueinfebruary

One of my favorite parts of the week...writing on the board and taking family bump photos. 💕 . PS. Week 7 is my favorite. 😂 #firsttrimester #bumpdates #makingmemories

I’ve been silent for awhile because we’ve been hard at work keeping a few surprises to ourselves... 😁 . With an abundance of excitement and a healthy dose of trepidation, we are so very happy to share that we are expecting again! 🌈 . The loss of our first baby earlier this year sure took a toll on our hearts. . We wanted to try again, but we also did our best not get our hopes up. We, or at least I, fully expected it to take a year or so to happen...if it ever did. The worry of “if” we could get pregnant again was a constant. Thankfully, we’ve checked that box...but the fear remains. . Even though I know this pregnancy is different from the last, I still cried at our first OB appointment before the doctor even came in. . And despite seeing our little baby’s heartbeat flicker on the screen during our first ultrasound (and knowing the chance of another miscarriage decreases with the presence of that little heartbeat), I’m still terrified of having our hearts broken again at our next appointment. . Pregnancy after loss is not for the faint of heart. It is really hard. But, for now, we’re going to take it one day at a time and focus on all the love, hope, and excitement we have for this little one. 💕 . #rainbowbaby #pregnancyannouncement #pregnancyafterloss

One year ago, I walked into the @sdhumanesociety to foster a pup for the 4th of July. . I looked at every single dog in the place and picked the scruffiest dog they had. . I wanted a dog that *needed* to be loved. A dog that other people might overlook. . That’s how I found Snoopy. . Poor Snoop. He was filthy, had matted fur, and was bald in some spots. (Swipe to see the day we met.) He was SO shy when I met him. I knew, immediately, he was the one that was going home with me. . I really believe finding each other must’ve been fate. Snoopy still had his balls, so he wasn’t listed for foster/adoption when I first saw him. But, thanks to a little luck and the abundance of doggies, they agreed to let me take him. . Little did I know, his baller status meant he never did get listed as available for adoption. And, in the 30 days I fostered that furball, I experienced my greatest failure to date. . I fell in love. 💕 (Let’s be honest, it took way less than 30 days for that to happen...I was just still pretending I had the ability to let someone else have him.) . I can’t believe it’s already been a year that he’s graced my life. And, at the same time, I can’t believe it’s only been a year. He’s so full of love and so very loved. . I’ve learned he protects (hides) his toys; hoards his milkbones (but only the crunchy ones); and doesn’t like wet grass. He rocks shades like nobody else. He eats dinner when we eat dinner. He guards agains the aerial invaders. And, on walks, he poops exclusively on the sidewalk. 🤦🏼‍♀️ . He even helped me pick Jimmy! . One year down, fluffybutt, and so many more to go. Thanks for letting me be your person. 💕 #happygotchaday #fosterfailure #dogmom #mydogiscoolerthanyours😎

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