Monday, December 31, 2012

2013 Goals

I am going to make this short and simple, I have no idea what to expect with our baby and the first year of our first baby.... my 2013 goals are this...

(so these are probably a given, but I want to write them down)
- be the best Christian I can be
- be the best wife I can be
- be the best mother I can be


- learn to have more patience
-be better at household things
-save our family as much money as possible by doing things myself,learning things, such as gardening, making our own laundry soap, breastfeeding, etc.
-grow my photography business by double. 
-lose 60 lbs 




My maternity pics

these were taken December 1st

The ones outside were set up by me, and my sister helped make sure we looked good and snapped the picture!

I can't believe in just a few days my baby girl will be outside of my belly! Not in!













this one was done by me and with a tripod and "clicker"

this one was done by me and with a tripod and "clicker" 

2012 in review

A year ago today I wrote THIS post  about my goals for 2012. I surprised myself by not writing down "to have a baby" because this was something we have/had been trying since 2011, but  I figure I left it out because I felt it was out of my control. Well as you all know.. IT HAPPENED! Well I haven't had the baby yet, but I am about to "pop" :) 5 days away from my estimated due date!

I think I wrote great goals for 2012!

2012 goals:

- Continually grow and develop in my relationship with Christ
- Grow an even stronger bond with my husband (I am so excited about this! It is hard to describe, but I love him so much, and he is forever my husband and I am excited to just get to know and learn and grow in our marriage as we go into our 3rd year of marriage) 
- Process and procedures and growing in my photography business! 
- work on gaining more self confidence
- eat healthier
- get more organized! 

Overall I think I did a good job with these goals. Of course with these goals there isn't an "end" to them, but I feel I really did work on them, and achieve them! I still want to work on each of these! But I know 2012 I made progress in each area and I love that! :)

I love growing in my relationship with Christ, and while I admit some days are better than others, weeks better than others, etc. I am growing and developing and striving for that better relationship.

I have never felt closer to my husband, so far each year of marriage has proven better than the last. I love him with all my heart, and I feel so blessed that he is my husband. This year I have really grown to appreciate all he has done for me. He truly has made my life better. And I really mean that. He "saved me" from a bad relationship I was in. He has made me realize that I can do whatever I want if I work for it. He has made my dreams come true, and does it joyfully. I have never met more of a selfless man. He has such a genuine and pure heart. I know our daughter will have her bar set high for her standards for men, because I am not sure anyone can beat her dad. 

My photography business grew a lot this year! and I LOVE it! I can't wait to see what 2013 brings! I hope it can grow even more.. I have a hope that I can double again this year. 


Self confidence- I will be working hard this year on that! I can't say I made much progress on that in 2012, pregnancy has really been tough on my self confidence in the physical aspect. 

eating healthier- I did overall pretty good in 2012! I hope to improve more in 2013! 


getting more organized- I definitely did that in 2012! A few things need more organization, and then it will be maintenance. :) 


biggest news for 2012- and what kind of consumed my blog this year. :) 











Sunday, December 30, 2012

My beautiful baby girl via 3D ultrasound!

I just am so in love with her little cranky face and those gigantic cheeks and beautiful lips. It was such a fun and SURPRISE to get a 3D picture of her! I went in for an ultrasound to check my amniotic fluid ( I have A LOT LOT LOT) and she is a big baby. and my ultrasound tech got everything she needed so quickly she said lets try and get a 3D picture for you! It is a picture of a picture so quality is a little less. This was such a great sneak peak, and now I can't wait to have her come out and snuggle!!