From the land of the sleepless.

Well, I suppose you can expect more posts from me as we enter into the days of extreme pregnancy insomnia. That's okay, though, because after snuggling with a brand new baby a few days ago, I remember why all of this misery is more than worth it.

My old college roommate and dear friend had her baby boy a few days ago. I'd originally planned on waiting a month and letting them get settled in before we loaded the family up to visit, but since it's a four hour drive and I'm already dilated and HUGE and MISERABLE, I decided sooner is better. I made the trip alone, kissed and cuddled this absolutely precious and gorgeous baby boy and then enjoyed an evening all alone in a hotel room. Shhhh. Don't tell anyone that I actually enjoyed myself. Moms aren't supposed to admit that, right?

Today we had a family photo shoot done by an awesome little chica named Whitney. She's a new mommy, too, and we used to work together...until we both decided parenthood trumps work and bid that place adieu. She runs Whitney Leigh Photography and we had a ball with her today on my old stomping grounds at the University of Kansas. All was going well until we heard a panicked cry and look over in the middle of a picture to find Ben waist-deep in the ice cold lake and clinging onto the ground of the shore for dear life. Eek! A kiss, some wiped tears and an outfit change patched things up and now we can totally laugh about it for years to come. Whitney even snapped some pictures of the aftermath for memories sake. I'll post some of them when I get the high resolution pictures next week.

Not much else to report that wouldn't bore your socks off, so I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Um? He insisted on the shoes and the thermometer I'm not entirely sure about. Delish?

Haircut from Daddy! We frugal like that.

31 weeks and counting. It really blows my mind how I've fit all the old wives' tales in this pregnancy. I carry this girl so much higher than I carried Ben! Last laugh will be on me when SHE ends up coming out a HE, right? I don't know why, but I can't shake the feeling that that's going to happen!