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Future auntie Alycia

Eric is kind of mad I didn't buy this :)

First camping trip together!

  

Is there anything cuter than ruffle bums?? I can't wait to see baby girl in this! Thanks again, Lori!!

Love him!

No explanation needed :)

It's true... my instagram is full of baby themed pictures but can you blame me? We are just so excited about this new chapter in our lives! I promise I post a ridiculous amount of yummy food pictures as well ;)

Sometimes life gets so crazy it's hard to keep up in blog land! That's why I love instagram... I get a peek into my friend's lives and feel like I can keep up with everything going on!

If we aren't friends on instagram already... follow me at courtbrink! And let me know your username so I can follow back!

weekend review {marathon edition}

How is this the best picture I got? Oops! Sorry Alycia :)

Crossing the finish line!

My sister in law's sister in law. Did you get that? But who's keeping track... I love her like she's my own!

Sister love!

I may not ever be forgiven for posting this...

...but I this cute picture makes up for it, right? (In case you're wondering, no my brother didn't comb his hair that morning.)

Saturday morning I finished babysitting kids! I've decided that I can't ever be pregnant and have other kids to take care of at the same time.... especially because my kids will be nowhere near as perfect as the kids I was watching! So, baby girl is going to be an only child ;) ha ha I'm kidding!

After we left the kids, Eric and I were able to go with my family to the finish line to watch my amazing sister in law, Alycia, finish the marathon! Alycia (and most of her family) ran 26.2 miles that morning and I look up to them so much! It was definitely motivating to witness them cross the finish line. Such an accomplishment! I told Eric that I want to do it next year... but the truth is? I don't! As amazing as it was to watch, I can only imagine how painful it is to actually run it :) But it was definitely inspiring and motivating! I can't wait to get back into running after I have baby girl! I can only promise that I'll be racing in 5K's and 10K's though, ha. Hopefully Eric will be running those with me!

We spent the rest of the day hanging out with family and enjoying an amazing bbq! It was a great Saturday! In fact, if you ask Eric, it was the best Saturday! I didn't even make him take 1 picture... I'm such a good wifey :) (But I am disappointed that I didn't get any pictures at the bbq or with any other family. I blame it on pregnancy brain.)

29 weeks

picture taken at 29 weeks.... right on time for once :)

- The exhaustion is back and it hit me like a ton of bricks this last week! I don't know if it's because I'm babysitting and I'm busy before the sun comes up until long after it's gone down... but it's killing me! I want the 2nd trimester energy back :)

- I have heartburn almost every day. So fun.

- I'm still going to spin classes 2-3 times a week and trying to do other little exercises in between. It's been hard to be motivated with the extreme exhaustion though. 

- Baby girl has permanently made the left side of my ribs her home... or punching/kicking bag. I finally discovered that's the reason for my daily rib pain! Little stinker :)

- We have baby girl's crib and dresser set up! Those are the only things we have for her nursery so far. In fact... those are the only things we've bought! Other than a few adorable gifts from sweet friends, baby girl really hasn't got much to her name. We need to work on that! I can't keep up with how quickly time is flying!!

- This week marks the start of our deep cleaning! Or should I say.... it marks the start for Eric to start deep cleaning? Ha ha! I plan on helping him but I'm out of town babysitting kids for now ;) It's all just hitting me this week that we need to kick our rears in gear and get ready for baby girl to take over our world! 

- Since I'm out of town, Eric and I have been talking on the phone each night and one night he was missing baby girl so he asked me to hold the phone up to my belly. I turned the volume all the way up and he just kind of rambled to her and guess what? I felt my belly go rock hard right underneath the phone. She totally scooted as close to the phone as she could because she heard his voice! It's crazy how much those two have bonded!! (I know that story sounds crazy... but it's so true!)

- We love baby girl so much!! We can't wait to meet her... but obviously we have a few things to get in order before we want her to make her arrival :)

weekend review

Cotton candy and a texas twister lemonade... what more could a kid want (including me and the hubs because we definitely haven't grown up, ha)?

Car show time!

Is there anything better? LOVE Cafe Rio!

Want to know what I've been up to this past week and a half? Babysitting! And I've been having the best time doing it :) (Thank heavens these kids are angels... the last thing I need is birth control considering I'm already knocked up.... ha ha!) Life has been hectic with me working at the salon while the kids are school, homework, sports and other after school activities, meals, etc. But Saturday we had a free day and Eric even got to come hangout with us! I thought it would be fun to go to Swiss Days and indulge in some junk food (but somehow I only got a few sips of the Texas twister lemonade and that's it. How do I always miss out on the junk food at these events?) and go to the car show. 2 car shows, 2 weeks in a row.... Eric is a lucky man! We ended the day with Cafe Rio and I was a happy girl! It really couldn't have been a more perfect day. Actually..... if it had been 15 degrees cooler it would've been absolutely perfect :) Almost 7 1/2 months pregnant and almost 100 degree weather doesn't quite mix. But I was so happy to be able to spend the day with my hubs and the kids. I'm just feeling so happy and blessed these days!

P.S. One more week of this crazy, hectic schedule then I will be back, blog land! I miss you all and can't wait to catch up on your blogs!

it's about time...

Source: weheartit.com via Daniela on Pinterest

I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of October! I love this time of year.... the cooler weather, the changing leaves, the anticipation of the holidays and all good things to come! And this time of year is even more special to me than in years past. Our baby girl will be making her way into this world in December, and the holidays will help pass the time that much faster! Could there be a more perfect time to celebrate new life? I think not!
I have been feeling so grateful for all the blessings in my life lately. It's so easy to let the hard times get me down and hang on to those negative feelings but I'm choosing to focus on the positive because I am so blessed. I could not be more in love with my sweet husband! He's been my rock through our good and bad times and I'm so lucky to share these experiences with him. It just melts my heart to see how much he loves baby girl already, and how much more he appreciates me through our pregnancy journey! I am the luckiest!
We have a fun month ahead of us and I can't wait to share the fun times on my blog. I'm so thankful for all of our amazing friends and family who are going to make this month the best one yet! And I'm thankful for all of my sweet friends I've made in blog land! You all make life so much more exciting as I share our stories, the exciting and boring ones :) This post is kind of all over the place but I guess I just want to say that I couldn't be happier that October is here! And I'm so thankful for how good my life really is.