34 weeks: goodbye 2011 hello 2012!

Our world according to Alpha Mom:
Your Baby:

• Weighs as much as your average cantaloupe (4.75 pounds-ish) and is almost 18 inches long.
• Reaching the 34-week mark is a big milestone for anyone concerned about pre-term labor, as babies born at this stage usually do just fine (provided they’re otherwise healthy). Other than a slightly longer stay at the hospital, they generally don’t experience any of the long-term health problems that prematurity can cause.
• That said, don’t let your baby go and get any big ideas about escaping just yet. More baby fat and a few more weeks of lung maturity will still make everybody’s lives easier.

You:

• Fatigue, heartburn, nausea, frequent trips to the bathroom. It’s like the Return of the First Trimester, only much bigger and rounder and gruntier.

so not too much new to report on the pregnancy front this week...things are pretty status quo. like alpha mom describes, 1st trimester fun has reared it's ugly head but what can ya do? at least now there's a finish line in sight so i'm focusing on that.

in honor of this week's holiday (new years), i'm reflecting on the past year and looking to the year ahead. big changes to say the least! but change is good. i know that our lives are playing out according to God's plan and boy does that feel good. we're just along for the ride, really :) 2011 was a great year...we experienced a lot and had a ton of fun....travelling, celebrations, baby news, baby excitement, baby fears and finally settling in to preparing for miss harper to join our family. for your viewing pleasure, i've gathered some of my favorite pictures from the year to recap:

{JANUARY}

Happy New Year!

{FEBRUARY}

Livestrong Marathon w/ Christina

San Fran for my 30th!

Sonoma wine tour w/ Jess & Eddie



Bday celebration @ Boardwalk on Bulverde



{MARCH}

NOLA

Jazz Fest!

{APRIL}

Ranger Creek Brewery open house

{MAY}

Sara & Joe's wedding

Hill Country winery tour w/ Steph & Eric (Harper's first winery tour...oops!)

{JUNE}

annual lake trip with the stantons

{JULY}

corpus trip to celebrate sean & leighton's birthdays

abby's lake bday

{AUGUST}

eric's 30th

girls weekend in chicago!

{SEPTEMBER}

i was so proud of my "huge" bump! HA!

jack & harper's first 5K

{OCTOBER} 

it's a GIRL!!!

Christina's shower/bachelorette

{NOVEMBER}

Christina + Matt's wedding

{DECEMBER}

Maternity Shoot

Harper & all her buddies

annual Christmas party

Phew! what a great year! no wonder I'm tired.... :)

xoxo,
K & Harper

1.4.11

my friend lacie mentioned the joy of cracking open a brand new calendar...completely blank, just waiting to be filled with lists and appointments and things to look forward to :) i couldn't agree more. so my picture for the day shows the sharp contrast between my classic, black, responsible work calendar and my desk calendar (thanks mom!) that is sunny and cheerful. each day lists 10 things to be happy about. just 10 random things. and i love it.

both calendars make me happy for opposite reasons. the black calendar represents opportunities and organization while the sunny desk calendar reminds me to smile,to not take things too seriously, and to look forward to finding new little nuggets of joy each and every day.

1.3.11

penny lane the prius is so fresh and so clean, clean thanks to my sweet hubs who took her to the wash tub yesterday :)

1.2.11

putting christmas decorations away...

1.1.11

So I'm stealing this idea from my friend allison...but I'm going to take a picture each day in 2011 that will sum up each day or just show some random memory from the day...here's day numero uno:

Chillin on the couch all day with cody and jack, drinking bloody marys and watching movies and football. doesn't get better than this.