happybirthdayarrow!

my baby little is one month old!

ONE. WHOLE. MONTH.

it feels like i have had her in my life for so much longer than that, but in other ways she still feels so new. it has been the most wonderful & fulfilling month of my life. im starting to think i was made for this whole wifey&&mama thing!

here is what we have been up to!

^^ we snuggled with daddy. (he's pretty dreamy, eh?) in all honesty he has been extra wonderful since arrow arrived. i love him for a million and one more reasons & in an entirely new way!

^^ we got our milk-belly on. its getting pretty impressive. she is a whopping ten pounds now!

^^ kisses&&snuggles are our thing.

^^ snuggled with daddy some more. (this outfit, as cute as it is, lasted about 10 minutes. diaper blowouts man, diaper blowouts.)

^^ taking a quick snooze break in uncle k's arms.

^^ we spent a significant amount of our weekend naked. & by we, i mean her ;) i have to make sure i time these naked sessions just right, but even with the few teetee spills we've had. they are soooo worth it.

^^ "cute leggings arrow!" "oh these? they are actually leg warmers... all the cool babies wear them."

^^ dexter & his #1 girl. wherever she is, he is.

^^ i wasn't kidding..... 2 peas in a pod :)

^^ we officially have a belly button over here my friends! & boy oh boy is it a cute one! kind of an outie innie.

^^ bath time was made extra cute by this owl towel.

^^ spent some time on the couch with papaw

^^ this pic was taken about two minutes before one of the diaper blowouts i mentioned above occurred. sorry papaw, it happens to the best of us. no hard feelings? ;)

^^ such a dreamboat in the morning (&all the time) & yay! my favorite outfit finally fits her!

^^ we had some cousin time with abel. he's so curious about her, its the most precious thing watching him discover new things.

last but not least, we found our little voice :) she talks to me with my coffee, like this, every single morning. i even got a laugh once! 

one full month of excitement. i cant wait to see what next month brings! happy november y'all!

birdie came to visit!

this past weekend, birdie came to town for a quick visit & to meet little miss arrow.

birdie is my husbands wonderful mother, robin --> birdie, get it? although she usually lives nearby, she & papa wayne are on an extended vacation, so her short visit home was verrrrrrry exciting for everyone! she even brought along the great grandmas!

here are some pics of her & arrow's first encounter.

^^ birdie & great grandma twila.

^^^ great grandma pat getting some sweet arrow love.

^^^ "man, being loved on so much is exhausting!"

^^^ miss you already birdie! come home soon!

arrow, my light.

arrow june.

you are my everything.

my life changer.
my heart warmer.
my snuggle bug, chunkerpie & littlest love.
my sidekick.
& my day maker.
my up all nighter, sleep all day-er & my alarm clock.

you make me want to be better.

& love deeper & dream bigger.

you keep me on my toes & keep my arms and heart full.

you make me realize what is truly important 

& make me seriously appreciate my mom.

you make me laugh without jokes.

& cry by doing nothing at all.

you have filled my heart with the purest love i have ever experienced. 

thank you for being a perfect baby while im learning to be your perfect mama.

i love you from your fuzzy head to your tiny toes :)

love, your mama.

a different kind of sexy.

i am currently 33 weeks pregnant. i am wearing baggy sweatpants, an old t-shirt (not so baggy these days) my hair is in a worn out looking top knot & my mint toenail polish is chipped, due to the sad fact that i can no longer reach my toes… or even my ankles for the matter. 

i sound super sexy right? ha! not.

so, how is it that in the current state that I'm in, I feel so sexy? it is not the same kind of sexy that I felt when I used to get dressed up and go out, or even the same kind of sexy i felt on my wedding day or honeymoon. 

its a different kind of sexy.

i drop my towel & look down to find that my body has taken on a new shape. a wonderful, beautiful & dare I say it -- sexy, new shape. i share this new body with a little someone, (&these days i swear she has more room in it than I do!) it is truly the most amazing thing i have ever experienced. i am overwhelmed on a regular basis & feel so blessed ***even though my size 7 skinnies don't button anymore ;)

now, don't go thinking i am lucky enough to feel this confident everyday! there are days when trust me, i feel the very opposite of sexy! days where i try on a dozen outfits only to end up recycling yesterdays & days where i feel extra emotional (weird?!) & just can't seem to embrace the change because everything is so different & will quite possibly never be the same. those are the days I count on my husband & family to tell me I'm beautiful & that my butt doesn't look pregnant or that it's "all belly" :)

but this post happened to be written on a day where "sexy" is a word i would maybe use to describe myself….. maybe.

xx. ashton.

75degrees & sunny.

yepp, you read the title right. 75 degrees & dang, does it feel great! it is fantastic being able to write this blog on my patio while watching my pupkins play & eat bugs in the yard, (i try to discourage this behavior, but dexter is a garbage disposal, he really cant help himself.)

i have been so blessed lately, not only is life sorting itself out & falling into place quite nicely; but ive also been able to spend a lot of time with my sister hillary & her tinyfellow Abel (her blog is here!) -- I feel like i'm getting so much baby practice!! i know, i know, every baby is different & i cant expect to have the same baby, blah blah blah. **(if i hear one more story about your sisters step cousin twice removed, having a baby born with 2 heads due to lack of fiber, im gonna lose it.) haha ;) **

i understand all babies are unique & have their own individual quirks & I can't wait to meet mine!! Abel is just good physical practice, the holding, the burping, the cooing, the crying, the diaper changing, its all good to be around i think!

I am so excited to meet this tiny human i have growing inside my tum.

im just so ready to not call it an IT anymore!! may 29th people, may 29th!! stay tuned...

a quick post, then back to packing!

here goes my first post ever. 

as of now we have one big POD packed, so i feel entitled to take a break from all of the moving boxes, piles of things still needing to be packed & my list of things that need to be done by May 10th. (if you are getting the correct visual here then you know, husband & i are moving!) 

yay us! our first house together & our first baby on the way!

how blessed are we?! plus, its about 30 minutes closer to my family, which is totally awesome, more friends&family, more kisses from that sweet sweet abel, & less commute to work!

i am so excited to move in, get everything situated {& decorated :) } and start fresh. i feel like moving gives you that reason to change; throw out the old. create new habits. recharge your positivity. 

its like new place, clean slate. 

i have zero complaints about that.

well, its been a long day & dinner isnt going to cook itself.

 im thinking pizza tonight... seeing as all of our pots and pans are packed ;)

xo. ashton