We’ve officially known our little one is a girl for a full week now, and it’s been surreal. Aaron and I have LOVED looking at girl things, and dreaming about what we want for our daughter – both material and emotional. Rylie is so loved already, it’s amazing. We melt every time we get to […]
the shaver crew
some assembly required
We have less then 5 months before Miss Rylie makes her appearance into the world. Wow. Talk about crazy! As anxious and excited as we are, there is plenty to get done before she arrives. Last Thursday, Aaron and I did some baby shopping and put all the thoughtful gift cards we received from our […]
it’s a…..
Yesterday, Aaron & I had our anatomy appointment at the Dr. office. This appointment is when they do a more thorough ultra-sound and measure the baby’s body. It’s also the appointment when they can tell us what gender the baby is. 😀 We walked in and immediately the nurses asked us if we were going […]
2 year anniversary
Today is mine & Aaron’s 2 year wedding anniversary. To celebrate, my in-laws treated us to a much needed little getaway. They booked us a suite for the night at a hotel 2 hours away in Huntsville, Alabama. They surprised us yesterday morning so we packed up as quickly as we could and headed out. […]
sweet home alabama
I never post during the weekend, but today is kind of special so I made an exception. Aaron & I have officially lived in Alabama for one year. [picture from 2015] Early in the morning on June 18th, 2015, after 4 long days of trekking across the country in our 16-foot Penske truck + […]
washington baby shower
The main reason Aaron & I booked a trip to Seattle was to celebrate our pregnancy. We planned a low-key baby shower as a way to see as many people as we could to celebrate with us. If you asked us what the theme of the party was, we’d say “Animal Kingdom” – including […]
our seattle trip
Aaron and I had the opportunity to visit Seattle for 6 days this past week (May 24th-30th). It was so great to be able to reconnect with friends & family. Here is an overview of what we did + pictures! MAY 24TH Our alarms went off right at 6am and we sprung out of […]
hoover day 2016
SATURDAY was the city of Hoover’s annual Hoover Day. My in-laws have DJed the event and run the Kid Zone for a few years now, so Aaron & I went to help them out. We had to wake up at 6am (which is the earliest I’ve gotten up since being pregnant so I was little […]
registering – round #1
At the end of May, Aaron & I will be flying up to Seattle for some much needed friend + family time. Since sharing our news, I’ve been a little home-sick, so I’m really looking forward to this trip. We decided we wanted to have a baby shower up there as well to celebrate with everyone, […]
finding out & sharing the news
On Friday, March 11th, Aaron left for work at 6:40am. The night before, I decided I was going to use the dollar store pregnancy test I had bought a couple months ago. I Googled how accurate a dollar store pregnancy test was. Surprisingly, multiple blogs said they were actually very accurate. So, as soon as Aaron […]