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I'm alex and this is my little corner of the universe I use to share and document my life. I am a wife to the worlds greatest husband, mommy of two precious (and adorable!) little girls, a sinner saved by grace, craft lover, semi-organized, wanna-be-neat-freak, post it note loving, list writing, diet coke obsessed girl living in sunny Arizona.

I have journaled and blogged in one form or another for several years and now just feel an overwhelming urge to document everything in my life. Social media makes it so much easier to remember the day to day things that are so easy to forget, thank goodness for i-phones and facebook! That combined with my lens and my passion to make a beautiful life filled with memories for my children is the motivation behind my words. Writting is where I find relaxation and peace and I hope reading along does the same for you.

Dec 16 2008

Week 13!

How do the weeks keep going by so dang fast??

Best news ever: I am finally out of the dreaded first trimester! I think I am actually begining to feel a little better, I am not so nauseous all the time, and have a tad more energy.

From TheBump.com: Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords… savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with a head now only one third the size of the body. Intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy. (Much more convenient.)

I realize that getting to 13 weeks is just one of the many milestones of pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood, but its a big deal to me seeing as this is my first time going through any of this :) Michael wants to start taking weekly belly pics so we can post them on here and add them to our scrapbook, but I was just not feeling it today (must have been that fried cheese stick!) so maybe tomorrow. I want to take a picture at least every 2 weeks, if not every week. Its really fun to think about my belly growing, and while now it may just be pre-baby pudge, its taken new shapes and I love that baby is making room :)

I hope to get my holiday cards out on Friday, I have a busy week of working, shopping, wrapping, Drs appointment, holiday party, more working, and mailing out cards. Wish me luck!