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A little lime {11 Weeks}

Posted by Lindsay C on Aug 10, 2011 in Featured Articles, Me, Photography, Pregnancy | 0 comments

I love the colors in these photos!  One of my favorites so far.

It’s so cool to see the progression through these photos.  At 11 weeks, the baby (HE!!) was the length of a little lime.  Yes, these were taken 11 weeks ago, so I’m a *little* behind with posting.

And some portraits by Elaine West.  Thanks, Elaine!!

My little lime!

It’s a…

Posted by Lindsay C on Jul 21, 2011 in Featured Articles, Me, Pregnancy | 1 comment

I interrupt my normal schedule of attempting to blog these photos in order, but this post couldn’t wait.  We’re having a BOY!!!!!!!!!!  We are beyond thrilled and can’t wait for Harper to meet her little brother.

I’m still kind of in shock…obviously it’s a 50/50 chance but we really, really, really wanted a boy and cannot believe that there’s a little dude in there.  Over the moon excited.

I know, I know…if it was a girl, that would have been just as exciting (especially for Harper – a girl needs sisters, right?!), and all that matters is that the baby is healthy, but I am full on admitting that we hoped and wished and prayed for a little boy.  And since he is a HE, my gender guilt can just go away, ha!

What about you guys?  Was the gender no big deal for your baby, or were you like me and could not wait for that mid-point ultrasound because the anticipation was KILLING you?  It felt like Christmas in July (to us) when that day finally came!

I have to admit, though, after the ultrasound we went to the doctor’s waiting room (because I had a regular prenatal appointment right after) and there was a magazine on the table with a certain female celebrity on the cover, whose name we chose as our girl’s name, and I felt a little sad that I’m probably never going to get to name my girl that.  Because it would have been awesome.  And I totally had vivid pregnancy dreams about having a baby girl and in my dream I told everyone her name after she was born.  :)

Thanks for reading!

Oh…you want to know my girl name?  :)  Her name would have been Bryce Pearl.  So the actress Bryce Dallas Howard was on the cover of the magazine…and my grandpa used to call me Lindsay Pearl, so that’s where the middle name came from.  Bryce the girl…I really, really liked it.  But we’ll have our boy in a few short months, so I’ll get over it!

Photos by the awesome Elaine West.

Apricot Baby {10 Weeks}

Posted by Lindsay C on Jul 16, 2011 in Featured Articles, Me, Pregnancy | 0 comments

I think I’m laughing because this “baby” had a little butt crack – cute! So…this was taken in the middle of May, right after I ate a GIANT burrito.  So the bump is part baby/uterus, and part burrito.  I love those burritos…if you live or work in Alturas, you know where they’re from.  Yum.  I basically live on steak burritos and Subway Veggie Delight sandwiches, when I’m not eating leftovers, for my workweek lunches.

Anyway – here are the 10 Weeks Pregnant photos!  The baby was the length of an apricot or similar fruit – about 3 inches – from crown to rump (not counting the legs).

Again, it was windy and rainy and COLD! Very typical for the May 2011 weather in Alturas.

Doesn’t it have the cutest little butt cheeks?

And another portrait by the wonderful Elaine West!

Grape/Tomato {9 Weeks}

Posted by Lindsay C on Jul 15, 2011 in Featured Articles, Me, Pregnancy | 0 comments

Okay…this is the last time I apologize for being such a bad blogger…but I gotta do it. Because I suck. And I appreciate you reading.  It’s been a month and a half since I posted anything, but I promise I have excuses! For one…this pregnancy is kicking my butt. I’m currently at 18 (almost 19) weeks, and I need to remind myself that I’m not even half way done yet! Because I seem to be experiencing every symptom in the book this time, and things are getting difficult. Things like sleeping, sitting, standing and breathing. Holy moly. Maybe it’s because I’m 30???? Damn you, aging…damn you!  I have other excuses, but I actually want to put that into a blog post – and hopefully it won’t take me a month to write it!

So…these photos were from (forever ago) the day of my very first doctor’s appointment (that I brought my two year old to, ha! No, I did not have an exam that day, hehe!). But I love that she’s in them, and that she loves to climb on my back and hug me. And I was just starting to get a noticeable little bump!  Well, noticeable to others…I could tell at 5 weeks!

I love this little girl.  Seriously.  On another note, I cannot possibly imagine sharing that love with another child.  I know it will just happen, but how can I love *two* like I love her?!?! Impossible.  At least it seems that way right now…she is my little buddy, and she is so smart and so precious to me it makes my heart just about explode!

It was very windy that day!

I heard the baby’s heartbeat that day.  Amazing that you can hear it on something soooo small!  Pregnancy is just a mind-blowing experience.  So that reminds me…instead of complaining about my sore back, I just tell myself that I am lucky to be so fertile and to be bringing a healthy, loved child into this world! And he or she just has to cook a little longer…I can do it…

Little Raspberry {8 Weeks}

Posted by Lindsay C on May 28, 2011 in Featured Articles, Me, Pregnancy | 0 comments

And I’m back with my weekly photoshoot, although this was taken almost a month ago. Oops! At 8 weeks pregnant, the baby is about as long as a raspberry.  So we used a pink wall and I decided a black and white outfit would be cute with the pink.   This was also taken right after my birthday…my 30th birthday.  Ugh…I still can’t believe I’m not in my twenties anymore!! So weird…

If I remember correctly, I was having a hard time buttoning my pants this week…and maternity pants are just too big! Second pregnancies are very weird.  I started popping out at 5 weeks, making choosing pants difficult.  Thankfully things are moving upward now and there seems to be less water retention, so I have a couple pairs of non-maternity jeans that I can wear again. Phew! But my belly is already (now at 11.5 weeks) big enough now to hold up those stretchy waistbands.  Everyone tells me it must be a boy…or twins.  Let’s hope it’s the first option!

My striped shirt is by American Apparel.  They don’t sell it anymore that I can see, but I scored mine on eBay.  It’s long and has pockets and it doesn’t have a front or back (no tag…you wear it either way).  It’s cute with leggings…or no pants if you’re feeling brave.  I don’t get that brave.  My jeans are Lands’ End Canvas.  My necklace is from JewelMint.  I copied my hairstyle (the ballerina bun) from thebeautydepartment.com.  Lots of good tips there for hair, makeup, nails, etc!

And as usual, my wonderful photographer, Elaine West, can be found here and here on Facebook!  See you next time!

Blueberry Baby {7 Weeks}

Posted by Lindsay C on May 17, 2011 in Baby Stuff, Featured Articles, flickr, Me, Pregnancy | 0 comments

So I’m obviously a little behind with these…but the pictures are just so special to me now, I promise I’ll try to be better about staying current. I still have 2 more weeks worth of pictures to post until that happens, though! And at 7 weeks pregnant, a baby is about the size of a little blueberry! Anyway, here they are!

And my lovely portraits.

Elaine’s photography website is here. My v-neck sweater and skinny cords are Lands’ End Canvas. My shoes are TOMS classics in Ash.  My necklace is from JewelMint.