Coronado California:: Babymoon

We are seriously enjoying this vacation. After a nonstop weekend filled with traveling and a great baby shower, we were pooped. Today we spent the afternoon in Coronado. It is restaurant week in San Diego so we tried a new place for lunch at the Hotel Del in Coronado. It was delicious!

 Ca-ute friends Zac and Lacey joined us and Lauren got a cheesecake celebration for her birthday! Out waiter Jesse spoon-fed her...no joke. It was awesome.

Of course Travis packed Spikeball for our vacation. Spikeball on the beach is awesome!

These boys are high school buddies. No, that is not Adam Lavigne. But every time I watch The Voice, I think of Travis' best man Michael. 

 Always so grateful to sit at the beach. I even got in on some spikeball. Travis is usually my partner, which is very nice of him. I am much slower these days. We are learning to play nice with each other:) It was one of our areas we had to work on while dating and into first years of marriage. Sometimes our pride still gets the best of us in competitive situations, but I think we are getting better:)

I plan on spending one more day at the beach while in San Diego. The weather was amazing! Perfect day on our babymoon. Also, our great friends Andrew and Amber had their baby girl today and it made me so anxious to meet our son--ah!

Sonoma, California Wedding Photographer::Matt and Chelsea

As I'm editing this sweet couple's photos, I just can't help but share a few more before their blog post later this week! 

A few things that you should know about them--Chelsea has the sweetest giggle. Seriously, it just makes you smile. And Matt--well, he might be the best dancer I've seen in person. The evening of their wedding was filled with dancing. You'll have to take my word for it for now. There will be some photos of that on the blog post!

We know you two are having a blast in Europe! Can't wait to share more photos soon.

Chico California Photographer::Blogging

Why do I blog? Well, there are lots of reasons. 

The main reason that I blog is because I enjoy it. I love sharing parts of my life with people and I really enjoy posting the amazing ways that we get to be involved in other people's lives via Photography. 

Another reason that I blog is because it is an artistic outlet for me. I try not to ramble too much on here:) but sometimes this blog is a way for me to clear my mind. Most of the time I get to experiment with writing and Photography--express myself and share what I'm learning and doing.

There are many other reasons why I blog but the last one that I'll share is that I thoroughly enjoy following other people's blogs. When I sit at the computer in the morning, the first thing I do is check my favorite blogs. Some I have been following for YEARS and some are fairly new to me. Some deal with Photography, some Parenting, and a lot just deal with life. And because I love you so much, I thought I'd share some of my favorites. I must warn you--addiction may be possible. You might start thinking that you are actually friends with these people. Like when Travis asks me what I am doing and I respond with "Oh, just reading Kelle's recent post". He tells me I don't actually know this person and that I'm a freak. Proud of it:) 

Under The Sycamore

Enjoying The Small Things

Little Band of Brothers

Katelyn James

BethanyFPhotography

DrewBPhotography

KaraMayPhotography

and my friend just introduced me to JasmineStar yesterday--I'm in trouble!

So, I need some help from you. 

I am wanting to blog more. I need your advice. So, please share it with me! 

What would you want me to blog about? Photography shoots, Photography ideas, Baby stuff(especially once this little guy makes his appearance), my life in general, Marriage, Faith, Crafts? Help!:)

30 weeks

Well, I have officially skipped a week in blogging my pregnancy stats. Oh well.

One person told me this week that I'm "ready to POP". Really? Do you really think that? Have you not seen a woman who is 38-40 weeks pregnant? AND no pregnant woman wants to hear that anyways, even if it were true. Moving on...:)

I had a doctors appointment this week. Heartbeat was strong, the baby is head down, and I'm gaining weight. Our doctor is having me go to an ultrasound tomorrow because I am measuring small. That is, my uterus is measuring 26.5 centimeters when it should be measuring 30. He said it is normal to be 1-2 off but since I am over 3 off, he wanted to have a look. A lot of my friends measured small and everything was fine. I am not stressing about it--I'm excited to see our little boy again! Of course, his health is always on my mind but he is moving around lots and I am not too concerned about it at this point. 

Weeks:30

Weight gain: 21 lbs total

Baby's size: About 3 pounds

Changes: SUPER TIRED. I sleep just fine at night (besides having to switch positions a lot and having to get up to use the bathroom about 4 times a night) but then around 2 in the afternoon I am ready to go to bed again. 

Maternity clothes: Yes.

Food cravings: I've been craving sweets but trying not to give in too much--it hasn't been working.

Food aversions: Nothing.

Best moment this week: Hearing his heartbeat again and learning that my glucose tests came back perfectly normal.

Worst moment this week: The balls of my feet are hurting at the end of the day and his kicks are getting pretty intense. Not really painful, just more intense and uncomfortable.

Missing anything: Nope.

Looking forward to: Seeing his little face tomorrow! I can't wait!!