Halfway There!

Four Month and Two weeks!

Tomorrow will mark the halfway point of my pregnancy. I am proud to admit that I am finally getting the hang of the "bun in the oven" thing. The first three+ months were rough, but now I am feeling good and getting more excited by the day!

Even though the first trimester was tough, it didn't stop Gabe and me from having fun! Being that the beginning of my "new week" was on Saturdays, I started doing my pregnancy progression pictures when I was all dressed up, ready for whatever the weekend had in store for us. (Parties, weddings, etc...)

 Ten Weeks! 

 I didn't really have anything to show off at the 10 week mark, but I was clearly excited to get things going!
Our friends had a super BBQ weekend. We grilled burgers and had a great kickoff to the summer!

Eleven Weeks!                    

The Costume Masquerade Ball!
http://www.labyrinthmasquerade.com/

Yes! On the 11 week mark Zyggy joined Gabe and me at our very first Masquerade Ball! The Labyrinth Ball of Jearth is a giant party in LA that is based on the masquerade ball in the 80's cult film 'Labyrinth', with David Bowie (such a great movie!) Our friend was performing at the event and she put us on her guest list! Up until this point my nausea/exhaustion were cramping my style, but this night I was feeling great. Gabe and I even stayed at the party past midnight! (That's big for a girl who had been going to bed around 8pm!)
The night was amazing!

Thirteen Weeks! 

July 20th was not JUST the day our friend celebrated her 30th with an awesome Great Gatsby style party... We also started the day at 6am with a yard sale at my parents house, then I went to a delightful afternoon tea for another friends birthday!
It's true, our friends know how to do a Saturday right! Our night ended under the stars with some beautiful people, drinking Old Fashions (Gabe) and laughing the night away.
This was also the debut of my maternity clothes! I have had three awesome friends give bags of their awesome clothes. This was the first night in weeks I felt good about what I had on!

Fifteen Weeks! 

This week (not technically a Saturday) I helped out with our churches' week long summer day camp! The VBS was Superhero themed and yours truly MC-ed the days events as their resident superhero named Joyful Noise! In good, ol'fashion Imagination Machine style, we sang silly songs, danced around and played all week long. I sported my purple wig, rainbow socks, diy cut and ribboned t shirt and my Wonder Woman gold cuffs. We had an awesome week of loving these kids and teaching the word of God.

Sixteen Weeks! 

Heather and I are about two weeks apart. Both in birthday and in pregnancy! We became friends when we were in 1st grade at Life Center Church in Lakewood. We both have birthdays in January and over the years we have had many mid January birthday parties together. Now our Little ones will ALSO have January birthdays! Go Team January! Heather and Britton found out they will be having a boy!
This was their Gender Reveal party. And LOOK! I have a little belly now!

Seventeen Weeks!

 Our friends Danesh and Hannah had a beautiful Persian wedding last weekend. Wearing the right thing to a wedding is always a fun/stressful event in itself, but add a pregnant woman to the mix, who can't fit into any of her favorite party dresses and you can start to imagine my stress. I had been worried about this outfit for MONTHS! Finally, the week before the wedding, my friend Audrey came in to save the day! When I told her what I was looking for she took me to her closet and handed me this totally perfect (and so comfy) boho dress. The wedding was beautiful and then we danced and danced and danced, then I sat down and Gabe continued to dance and dance and dance. (There was a lot of dancing...)
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Little Zyggy has already joined us on so many wonderful adventures over the last four and a half months. I start back to work next week and soon Zyggy will add improv performer to the list as well!

Next week we find out the sex of our little Zyggy. I am now waking up in the middle of the night smiling, just thinking about all the fun we will have. Boy or Girl, I truly don't care. (I change my mind daily.) I am so blessed by the beautiful people in our life. I know our little one will be joining an amazing group of family and friends. Actors, artists, teachers, missionaries, and lovers of God. All of whom live life to the fullest.