and around the corner...

is 30! i'm turning 26 today. i really don't feel old, and i know i'm not...but 26 seems like a "grown-up" age. i may own a house, have a career, and be a mom, but i definitely don't feel like a grown-up. is that a problem?

on my wish list for this birthday:

this frilly number from jcrew

this rip-off balenciaga

any...or all...of these jonathan adler pillows

this drying rack for my beebs

this prefab "shed" for my backyard

and the vernal cusp rug from anthropologie

also, a trip to maui, an iPhone, new siding on our house, and a 2 hour full-body massage. that's not asking too much, right?

my husband did make me breakfast in bed...that might be the best thing ever! :)

catch up...not ketsup

sophie is 3 months old! it's been a while, hasn't it?! i'm beginning to feel like there's enough time in the day to do other things. so hopefully, i'll update more often! we recently had her 3 month pictures taken by the lovely sara wiley (reesegray photography). here are a few of my faves:

i can't believe how big she's getting and how much she's changing daily. she's now "talking" a lot, smiling TONS (especially at Lee), sucking her thumb, cuddling her blanket, holding her head up. it's so neat to watch her grow!

baby sophie...

has officially arrived! she joined the world april 1st at 12:12 in the morning. she weighed six pounds fourteen ounces and was 19 inches long.

baby-bump-doctor visit

sooooo we're going to the doctor for a scheduled 38/39 week check-up. i'm not-very-secretly hoping that they're going to admit me! i just can't wait to meet this little girl :)

spring breeeeeeeak

woooohooooo! it's spring break! we've made it this far in the school year - this is a necessary hiatus for all educators. i mean that.

our plan for break: have a baby :) we will be walking and walking and walking to try to get sophie ready to join us on the outside! her room is ready, all of our bags are packed, we have a sitter for the dog and cat, the carseat is in the car, we've scrubbed the house clean...come on sophie!

it's been a while...about 9 months :)

well. we're going to have a baby...in less than a month. :)

sophie marie shively is due 4/10/2010. i can't wait to meet her and see her little face and kiss her little hands. she's moving around A LOT in my belly these days. i can actually sit and watch my belly move. it's kinda freaky.

here are the belly pictures we've taken over the course of the pregnancy...there are only a few...and let me just tell you - i am MUCH bigger now! :)

Day #26-27

More mums and more air conditioners. Not too exciting. Luckily, we did get to relax poolside after our hard work. Matt & Margie have a lovely pool which we visited both days. Friday myself, Lee & Tim swam for a few hours and then visited Mrs. Curl!! LOVE that place.

Saturday, Lee dropped me off at the pool at 9 while he did some service calls with Matt.

I was pool side from 9 until 5! It was wonderful. My skin was sizzling when we got home. LOVE that! :)

Days #22-25

Before we move on to the week, I want to point out how much fun we had on the 1st Annual (hopefully) Shively Summer Weekend. This year we went to South Haven, Michigan to celebrate Chuck and Noanie's 30th Anniversary. This is where Runyan and Co. took me for my bachelor party so I knew it was a good time already; however, going back with family was also very enjoyable. Here are some pictures:

The week up to this point has been fairly uneventful. I have worked installing/servicing air conditioning units and Brianne has worked planting mums at the Greenhouse (work that we will both be finishing tomorrow). Both lovely jobs to have when it is 95 and humid.

The only unique day was Tuesday when neither of us had to work. We accidentally slept in so late that we woke up only because Buck started barking at the mailman bringing us our daily junk mail. We then took Tim to see The Hangover (our third trip, Tim's first). It still might be the funniest movie either of us have ever seen. We got to ride to and from the movie in Tim's new Jeep. It was quite an adventure as he took the top off. I had to sit in the back as it would have been "too windy" for Brianne's luscious locks. Sweet ride Tim.

Tim came back over later and the three of us watched a Dateline special on teen pregnancies (bitches be crazy), and then we watched several episodes of Weeds. We have been watching the first couple seasons lately on DVD. It is a hilarious show but definitely not family friendly.

To end, Brianne just got back from a pedicure. She says, "My feet can breathe despite the fact that the Koreans did NOT like my choice in nail polish."

Day #19-21

At the lake. :)

Day #18

We got up at 10, lounged around the house. Then, we took a 2 hour nap. I HATE naps. :(

Then we enjoyed lounging in our bada** pool. It was absolutely refreshing, surprisingly enough!