babymoon

this is where we are gonna go for our

babymoon

or our first (and probably last) camping trip of the summer

MAROON BELLS

yes, we are taking the dogs

yes, we are camping

yes, the weather will be oh so much cooler than in denver

yes, there will not be fancy hotels or massages

yes, i will be hiking my big fat butt 3.6 miles one day

yes, i can go slow

yes, it is the most beautiful place i have ever heard about in CO

yes, i have always wanted to go

yes, last night hans ate 2/4 of our chicken skewers pre-grill, skewer and all, and then barfed up a skewer at 4:30 this morning and i had to clean it up

and yes, we still love him.

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so i think this will actually be an awesome trip, little stress, not a long crazy hike.

we will hike 1.8 miles and eat lunch and hang out and let hans swim, and then hike back 1.8 miles, and go back to our campsite. it's near Aspen, so we can always go into town if need be. but i can't wait.

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we are going the weekend after Lane & Jess's wedding

and i can't wait for that either,

it's gonna be hot, but with really awesome people!!!!

29 weeks!!!!

29 weeks!!!!!

holy cow!

(that's how i feel :))

don't get me wrong, i love being pregnant, but here are the weird not likey so much things going on:

i can barely get my socks and shoes on

i can't see my feet anymore

my feet seem to be sore and painful

hard to get in/out of the honda

boobs are sore again

can't walk as fast

get out of breath walking anywhere :)

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but things i LOVE:

feeling her move ALL THE TIME

how cute i actually feel

people really are nicer to you (at times)

people can tell i am pregnant, not just fat

my skin is really good right now

i can go to prenatal yoga (i guess i could when i wasn't preg, but that's weird)

i feel empowered

i am gonna be a momma (scary but oh so cool)

i feel like i am not the normal pregnant lady and people can do with that what they want, but i think it gives some people a peace of mind knowing you don't have to be perfect, IE:

i drink caffeine (not a ton, but whatever i feel like)

i ate sushi (really just roe on top of non raw rolls, oh man kill me now)

i eat lunch meat (albeit organic, but still)

i drink alcohol, little sips here and there, but some ppl balk at that

i'm not a worry wort AT ALL

and as many books that i read PRE-PREGNANCY,

i've barely read any during pregnancy

i still haven't picked a pediatrician

i think i am more laid back than i was before.

all that to say:

hazel is growing strong and healthy and measuring 1.5 weeks ahead.

she moves all the time

and i think she likes that I AM HER MOM.

so there.

:)

Indigo Girls 7.16.11 Chautauqua- Boulder

this was a great concert with a great gal

we knew every song

and they played songs off their new album (oct 2011)

it was a great evening

and great seats.

it only seats 1200 people!!!!

Indigo Girls 7.16.11 Chautauqua- Boulder

baby shower de la hazel

i don't know how to even describe this shower.

except for that it was the most amazing shower i have ever been to...

and it was all for me (and hazel) (mainly hazel)

a group of gals from church (also that are my really good friends)

got together and planned this.

so thanks to: Shellie, Jill, Kirstin, Erin, & Katie

 table for favors (little fabric flower pins)

and the polaroid camera guestbook

 gift table

 i didn't even want to unwrap them.

 i.do.not.know

(ps: cameron left with his bro and the dogs right before real people started arriving)

 where people took pics for the guestbook

my door, kirstins fabric curtain thing

 mason jar glasses

and a vintage cooler that i want to steal from shellie

 paper straws with fabric tied at the tops

 yes sir, we had iced hazelnut lattes :)

 are you kidding me?

 the girl knew i wanted a quilt of some sort

so they had people cut out letters and iron them on

to the pre-cut fabric squares

and then i will sew all the squares together

to make the quilt!

 it will say:

she

BELIEVED

she could

so she did

and the small letters are embroidered on

and the BELIEVED is in fabric cut out letters

 the picture area

(the chair i re-did a long time ago)

           that is the most delicious cake ever in the world. hazelnut icing, are you kidding, thank you katie!

                        totally kept that wrapping paper, and the ribbon/bow is actually a headband :)

      what a cute wrapping idea... pull out the clothes line and see what you got! oh yeah pink baby uggs!

                                           i love the watermelon jacket... sus got that for me :)

i am crying b/c her card,

and then saw this amazing quilt.

of course, no pattern.

way to go aunt su su

hazel avery cannon

*mom closes her eyes in every picture :)

and last but not least, a stroller from lauren & the finger monkey

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these pics don't do it justice, and i am forgetting a million things i am sure.

but it was awesome and unbelievable.

dresses for hazel

yeah i went a little crazy.

but she'll be cute!

28 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

holy moly.... (is that how you spell moly)?

i am getting so big!

it's like a love-hate relationship

mostly love with a little dis-likeness

i am randomly getting what they call sacral pain or posterior pelvic pain

i just feels like you bruised your coccyx reallllllllly bad.

but it kinda sucks a lot.

i get charlie horses a lot at night too.

but honestly i am feeling really good.

still doing yoga once a week.

trying to be outside a lot, except it's been SOOOO hot here (i know i know, not like OKLA/KS/TX)

but it's been above 90* with a little humidity, and remember people we don't have central air here.

and this past weekend my friends from church threw me THE BEST BABY SHOWER ever!!!!

I will post the pics i have, but i will put a link to Kirstin's blog

when she posts the good pics.

she is moving all the time

until someone wants to feel her, then she gets shy.

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this morning i had my Glucose Tolerance Test

that sucked.

basically 1 hour before you get yourblood drawn,

you drink 5oz of this sugary nasty orange stuff

and you may think, oh 5oz, that's not a lot...

oh man, but by the 5th oz, you feel like youre gonna puke.

then you have to sit there without water or anything

with this sugar crap gurgling in your belly.

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anyway, i guess we'll find out soon if i passed.

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and then we go for another u/s thursday b/c they couldn't

measure some things b/c hazel wouldn't move for them.

who knows.

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oh yeah, and i have gained 17lbs so far!

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so i will keep you updated!!!!

27 weeks!!!!

This was really 27.5 weeks

ad i had sus take it!!!

then she wanted to put her belly pic in

(NOT PREGNANT- just weird)

on the way to pick up bethany and momma!!!!

26 weeks

i know i am behind..

at least i remembered to take the picture :)

holy cow i am getting big!!!