Now we're standing on the edge.

making pesto

veggie & black bean wraps- nutritious & delicious

lillies

looks like we are swimming around in a precious gemstone

captain jax

tiny piece of heaven

nick's owl voice "I am mr. owl. Whooooo are youuuuu?" =)

bruschetta 

oh well hello 

mary mary 

passion flower

belly kisses 

Hello friends & family & other wonderful people who check out this little blog of mine (thank you by the way!). Here are some photos of our little life lately. As you can see, full of love, good food and sunshine. Just the way I like it. Today is April 25th and officially due date. I can't believe it has been nine months! Now, it's up to William when he wants to come (but I am sure going to do everything I can to get him motivated!!) As with every milestone, I feel lots of gratitude to all the people who have helped get us here, keep us positive and make our lives that much more beautiful.  We are surrounded by really lovely people and I cannot wait for them to continue this journey with us and William!

At 40 weeks, I feel great. I still have lots of energy and am trying to get in some sort of exercise every day. I hope that this makes my labor a little smoother. I am talking to William and telling him my wishes of having a smooth, stress free labor for the both of us. He says he wants the same. =) So I'm glad we are on the same page. It is such a crazy feeling not knowing what my life is going to be like tomorrow or even by the end of the day. Just going with the flow and trusting in the process! Love to you all.

PS- hospital bag is packed and waiting at the door! Snaps.

Journey of a lifetime.

Hello!

4 days and counting until this little baby is expected to meet the world. I tried to pick the day that I wanted him to come and honestly, I just can't. Part of me says "no more waiting, as soon as possible!" And then another part says "wait! we aren't ready. We still have to mop! and pack that dreaded hospital bag." ugh. I went to my favorite smoothie spot, Sugar Apple, yesterday for a banana- mango smoothie and was telling the ladies in there how I am having this weird thing with my hospital bag, their advice... "think of it like you are going on the journey of a lifetime." I  really appreciated that. So with that thought in mind today, I may just have to break out the travel tote (the other travel tote b/c my dog chewed up the one that I attempted to start to pack) and start to prepare to meet the man of my dreams.

Countdown!

9 days and counting folks! I must be tired because I slept through the whole night and napped again for a few hours after swimming this morning. Other then that though, I feel great. I am spending my mornings in a sort of meditation mode where I swim at my parents house, doing stretches and just sort of thinking about William. Their house is very quiet and peaceful, sitting right on a canal and surrounded by beautiful flowers and trees. This space provides me with the perfect backdrop to prepare for my labor, both mentally and physically. I do the stretches that feel good to my body. I am very grateful to spend my mornings this way, allowing myself to feel my emotions and process them every day. This is truly helping me to achieve a very positive outlook, full of confidence in myself.

I am very ready to meet William! I feel that I have truly come to the end of my pregnancy and I can sense the anticipation from us all to meet each other. I was not sure how my emotions would be at this stage of the pregnancy. I did not know if I would start to feel sad that he was leaving my body or like I was not ready for this next chapter, but I totally am. It blows my mind the way that this whole process works and the power of the female instincts. This has given me a whole new outlook in what I am capable of as a woman and more then ever, I trust in forces unseen. 

With nine days left, the nursery is almost done. And hospital bags still need to be packed. But I know it will all get done. Most importantly, I just plan to rest and keep on loving these little kicks in my belly. Love to all.

Let the sunshine in!

1) 9 month baby bump 2)King of the world! 3) cheeseburger CRAVINGS!! 4) Hair with my momma 5) spending lots of time in the pool 6) and napping =)

A little preview of what life is looking like these days. We are 9 months along and can I just say WOW! Time flies. What an experience this has been and life just keeps getting better and better. I find myself feeling so happy lately. The past couple of days, Nick has literally had me in tears laughing =) My heart feels so light, like it could just fly right out of my body. This whole experience has been SO wonderful. I cannot believe that we are reaching the end. It is a bittersweet feeling but I am mostly just so excited to meet our son.

I got a little emotional the other day, talking about cutting the umbilical cord. William will forever be my "tu me manques." =) missing from me. There are lots of things I will miss, but the excitement to have him here and teach him and learn from him leave me with such joy and anticipation. When I imagine it in my mind, it feels so natural. It's like we are already all together, in some other place, living this perfect, little dream.

But in the meantime, in this little part of the universe, we still have much to be done! Finish the nursery, pack the hospital bag, get plenty of rest and enjoy each other! Love to everyone! Keep us in your hearts and prayers for a safe, happy delivery <3

transition.

Happy Days

loving me some avocados right now

I am seriously devouring avocado right now. Nick told me to remove them with a spoon! whoddathunk? =) Smart boy, that Nick. This past week we made avocado salad with yummy dressing (balsamic, olive oil, and dijon mustard). And guacamole (with lime, fresh garlic, olive oil and some salt). It was so good, I accidentally ate all of it and forget to share. Sorry babe! Eating for two over here.  

cravings

got to spend the day with Ms. Coral

smiles for days

watching the blue angels

perfection

started from the bottom now the whole team here!

lovies

painting William's room

baby boy blue

sandy boy

feeling kicks

with Nick's stepsister, Nicole and her boyfriend, Nick. They came to visit us from Boston =)

looking pretty comfy there!

Easter Sunday

familia

Almost my favorite season! Mango season!

I hope everyone had a great Easter! We sure did. It was full of yummy food and time with family. Doesn't get much better than that. Today is 20 days until William's due date! I think he is going to be a May baby though =) 

These are a few of my favorite things!

1) 35 weeks belly 2) bougainvillea outside of my yoga studio 3) our new garden of potted plants (we have grapefruit mint, sweet basil and aloe vera) 4) my sweet lovies

Thought of the day.

parents to be

William's aunties

When I count my blessings, I count you twice.

They say a picture says a thousand words. I hope these do. I woke up today feeling a tremendous amount of love for the people in these photo's, including myself =) Our relationships all have a story, a definitive beginning and a middle, which we are still creating every day. So thank you fabulous people for being a part of this life of mine. My cup runneth over with love for you. (and very soon this cup will runneth over with wine, which I will also count as one of my blessings!)