Maternity Pictures

I had my maternity pictures done last Saturday and I love them! I stole these from my photographer's blog. I haven't seen all of them yet, but I thought you guys would like a preview. Let me know what you think!Benj also joined me for a few (see title picture). Our photos were done by Mary Elizabeth Photography. Check out her blog here. She's also a friend in the ward. Hopefully I'll post more soon!

I Love LOVE

I hope all of you had a great Valentine's weekend! It snowed quite a bit in the morning so I'm glad we stayed in for the first half of the day. I woke up early and decorated the table for breakfast. I made crepes filled with bananas and berries.

I made these heart doilies from Martha Stewart.

Benj surprised me with beautiful flowers, chocolate covered strawberries, and even chocolate covered cookies! I think the saying should be "the way to a pregnant woman's heart is through her stomach"! Yum! He also got me a Candle Breeze electric candle warmer that we can take to the hospital.

For a FHE activity, Benj helped me make cards for our family and we gave homemade cards to each other.
I had another sweet tooth and made these really yummy cake balls from Bakerella! So easy and so good!

Mine aren't as pretty as hers. Haha.

We went and saw "He's Just Not That Into You" and then to PF Changs for dinner. It was a wonderful evening.

Now all this talk about food has made me hungry . . .

I Can't Believe It

I can't believe we have only 10 more weeks until our little babe is here. Things are feeling a lot more "real" lately. We got our nursery furniture, we're planning baby showers, we registered at Babies 'R Us, we're attending our childbirth class. I've told my job when I'll be cutting my hours and when I'll be leaving. They've given me an "easier" calling in our ward. All of these things are in preparation for the arrival of our little guy.

I can really feel him growing lately. My husband keeps telling me I'll have a 10-lb kid. I don't think my body will allow that to happen! It feels like I already know his personality a little. I think he'll be a very active little boy, full of energy and life. However, I think he'll also be a snuggler. I hope he is anyway! He responds a lot to music, so maybe he'll love music too. It's fun to think about what he'll be like.

I haven't taken a 30-week belly shot because I'll be getting maternity photos in a couple weeks (right around 7 months). I'm way excited! However, I'll leave you with a few photos and baby gadgets that have caught my eye. If anyone has any recommendations for brands and baby gear, I'd love to hear what you like!

Cute little outfits from Gap and Gymboree:

I want to do a monogram above the crib:

I thought this mobile is cute:
If I don't do a monogram, maybe some espresso letters:
And these are from Little Angels Photography. We'll be doing a session there when baby Bradshaw is around 2 weeks: