until we meet again

saying "goodbye" to the ones you love is never easy. yesterday, jared and I drove to tallhassee to take haley to the airport. her time here went by faster than i would have liked. working so much didn't help much, but when you enter into adulthood, you have to say "so long" to spring and summer breaks.....unfortunately. so while haley enjoyed long sunny days laying out at the beach, i sat behind a desk. i keep saying this, but i wish there was some way stop time and take in every moment for all it's worth. as i watched haley go through security, i thought of the german phrase "alf wiedersehen" which we used to always say to mean "until we meet again." i have always preferred that over saying "goodbye"...because it is just that. only a couple more months until i get to see her and the rest of my family again. next time i see her....i'll be almost 6 months pregnant!

speaking of which...i am now 11 weeks and almost finished with my 1st trimester. to say the least, baby has been a constant thought on the brain...well what little brain i have left! i can't seem to remember anything these day. however, even though i feel like i have said "alf wiedersehen" to my memory, i think we can say "GOODBYE" to morning sickness! the past week as been wonderful! it is almost as if i'm not really pregnant since now i feel great...other than the fact some may think i am eating for 5 these days! I had a couple of events this past weekend and everyone just kept laughing at me because whenever i has in the back, 9 times out of 10 there was something in my mouth. surprisingly, i haven't put on that much weight. i guess we will find out the honest truth on thursday when i go back to the doctor. i'm hoping we will be able to see our baby's little hands and feet!

i came across the most precious website a couple weeks ago. Dimples and Dandelions. when i saw this picture, my heart melted. the more and more i think about being a mommy and having a little one, the more excited i get. yesterday, jared and i were in target and we decided that we would start buying little things that we know we would need (diapers, wipes, passifiers, etc.) and then once we find out what we're having we can start getting things for either a boy or girl. when we got to the area with all the baby stuff, jared turned right now the asile and began looking at everything. he seemed excited so i told him he could pick out what he wanted to get. we were going to get diapers, but when jared realized how much diapers are and how many a baby goes through in a day, i think it was a bit overwhelming and a lot to take in at once. so we started off easy and picked out passifiers and the little basket that goes in the dishwasher for spoons, bottle tops, and passifiers. i saw passifiers that had little beads and gem stickers on them and i said if it's a girl i'll be back to get those. jared wasn't thrilled by any means. hopefully we will find out what we will be having in 4 more weeks. we have done a couple of the old wives tales and they all point to a little girl. once we find out, i'll let you know if they were right or not!