18 weeks and baby ponderings

18 weeks means 6 more days until our gender ultrasound.
18 weeks means my belly is finally growing... although to most I just look chubby... not pregnant.
18 weeks means we are ALMOST half way there
18 weeks means the baby is getting BIG!
18 weeks also means I've been pondering a lot of baby things...

Our Nursery Bedding

Source: buybuybaby.com via Peyton on Pinterest

Cute Baby Poses

Source: iheartfaces.com via Peyton on Pinterest

Nursery Decor

Source: etsy.com via Peyton on Pinterest

And of course....

Boy??

Source: flickr.com via Samantha on Pinterest

or Girl??

Source: None via Leah on Pinterest

17 weeks

17 weeks equals a scattered brain and a splitting headache that I can't shake.

17 weeks equals refusing to wear pants. No no, I don't run around half naked.  I just wear skirts or dresses.  Maybe I should invest in maternity pants...

17 weeks equals giddiness about finding out in a few days what our baby is.

17 weeks equals wishing I got to spend more time with my husband.

Chelsea and Troy's Wedding

Here are some pictures from Chelsea and Troy's wedding.  I've been playing with them in Lightroom and I'm now officially obsessed with it.  Prior to today I felt totally lost in it... but I'm loving it now! I also feel like I know a lot more about photoshop after today and I can't wait to put my new photography skills into place along with my editing skills! 

Workshop Day 1

Just got done with day one of my photography workshop.

I loved getting to learn from Jennifer aka MckMama all sorts of tips and tricks to take great pictures.

For instance, how to take pictures of water:

How to take pictures of people jumping:

And my favorite... the blurry background!

Most crazy thing of all is that I shot for 4 hours in manual!! So awesome! 

Also I'm a celebrity now! 

Check out her blog and see if you can spot me!

Drum Roll Please....

We have reached a verdict...

The baby names are....

For a girl:
Madelynn Anne 
Significance: Lynn is my mom's middle name and Ann is William's mom's middle name.


For a boy:
Levi Christopher
Significance: Christopher is my dad's middle name.