40 Weeks

We are officially at 40 weeks and eagerly awaiting baby girl's arrival! The hospital bags are packed, the carseat is installed, and the smell of Dreft fills the air every time we open the nursery closet. I am so grateful that we were able to capture these pictures back when I was 34 weeks pregnant. Franzi, one of the photographers from Deer Baby Photo, did a beautiful job photographing my growing baby bump. We can't wait for her to take photos of our newborn very soon!

Time to eat some more spicy foods and take a long walk... come on, baby!

Charleston Babymoon according to Instagram.

Stay tuned for more photos from our Charleston Babymoon soon! If you want to follow along on more Instagram adventures, my username is Daina_A.

First comes love, then comes marriage...

...then comes baby! We are 16 weeks along now and are all so excited to welcome Baby L. at the end of May.

Blogging was extremely challenging during my first trimester, hence the lack of posts for since September. Honestly all I could think about was sleeping. I slept more in those first 12 weeks than I have in my entire life! I was very grateful that my nausea never resulted in throwing up. I was so nervous about my two hour commute on the subway each day- the smells and crowds often make me feel sick even when I am not pregnant! But luckily I survived with lots of ice cold water, ginger chews, and Preggie Pop drops. I am feeling much better now and am more energetic every day.

If you have any must-have pregnancy or baby product recommendations please leave them in the comments below. We are creating our registries now and are a bit overwhelmed!