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Almost 8 months pregnant with William

A sneak peak of the photos that Nick and I took for my photo baby shower book. I think the best part of doing the photos was the time that Nick and I got to spend together. At times, it felt like quite an adventure. It was 3 days worth of squeezing in pictures after work, before sunset, during low tide. The pictures came out awesome and I am so glad to have them and the memories that go with them.

This photo was taken off of Split Rock, which is an island that Nick knows about as a fishing spot. We were trying to make it to the island on our little boat (it was a glass calm, beautiful ride out there!) before the sunset and back home before dark, so we were very pressed for time! The water was about 6 inches deep and the sun was setting when we finally decided to scratch our original plan to avoid running a ground and losing out on sunset photos. So, I hopped in the water and this is the final outcome! We made it back with seconds to spare and celebrated with Mexican food. =)

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Boat day

"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came." -JFK

Play time with Hayden Grace

We got to spend some time with our little miss Hayden Grace over the past week. It was a fun and interesting sneak peak into what our lives will soon be like! Nonstop! Hayden is two and absolutely adores Nick and I. The feeling is very mutual! So, we were excited at the chance to watch her for a few hours while her mommy went out. She is the sweetest little girl with quite a large personality. It was fun to watch Nick with her. She knows that Nick (aka Nit) is fun and full of energy so she didn't waste any time climbing all over him and having him lift her up in the air. I think it made us even more excited for our little William to be here, even though by the end of the day, I was exhausted! It was so cute when her mommy picked her up and asked her what she ate for lunch, her answer... "cookies". Haha! Sorry mom! Some things my be a little different with William =)

William was his name-o!

6 months pregnant with William

Here I am in our backyard for a photo shoot for Nicks mom's birthday, so she could see how we are coming along. We found out on January 2nd (at 7:30 in the morning! all sleepy eyed) that it was a boy and could not have been more overjoyed. The look on Nick's face was priceless. He was all giggly and even had the doctor smiling =) Nick got to see a lot of the baby because he was facing the ultrasound screen. I think that was really cool for him. It was also the first time he heard the heartbeat, my favorite part. Now, we are in full baby shower planning mode. My mom is making me nuts, but it will all pay off and it will be a day to remember. So, baby William is on his way, only a couple of months left!