Spring Has Sprung

I find it a bit ironic that I had planned to update with a spring post yesterday, and what just happens to happen? Winter.

I'm still going to post about Spring...

At my work, the building is surrounded by these trees that blossom every spring - every year I am surprised by just how beautiful they are. There is nothing like the fresh renewal of spring - it is such a welcome change after winter.

As for life - I can remember in August, as summer was just slipping into fall, I kept thinking just how different life would be come spring. We would be weeks (literally weeks - less than 6) away from welcoming our own spring chick, I would be large and in charge, and it all seemed like a lifetime away.

But here it is and I am loving the welcome distraction of spring. 

We were asked to visit each of our kids in primary so I thought what a better time than around Easter and take a little Easter treat. I kind of threw these together at the last minute and was so surprised that I had stuff on hand to take them from "OK" to "cute." I have the best chocolate cake recipe (find it here - seriously, so delicious) and I found a mini-bunt pan that I could make cute little individual cakes for each of the kids. I even found these bags and the ribbon in my closet from a past project. This turned out so easy peasy - I am all about crafting that way.

Our house also has a fresh new spring feel with these beautiful tulips by visiting teachers brought by - there is nothing like a live plant/flowers in the house to help breath fresh air. I think I feel happier just walking past them. And isn't yellow such a cheery color? I'm kind of in love with these...

But as this weather continues to tease us (even so much we woke up to our house being 51 degrees due to us turning of our heat - I happened to love it. Cam? - not so much) I continue to soak in the spring moments as they come. Cam is out enjoying the sunny day and golfing while I nest.

I went to the doctor's yesterday and got the "your blood pressure is something we might need to watch" talk - which meant terms like "bed rest" and "early induction" went flashing through my head. The doctor didn't really seem too concerned - but I immediately thought of the worst case scenarios: baby coming much earlier than I anticipated (I was hoping for a full 40 weeks to prepare for this change), bed rest that makes me miss California/Ragnar (which is probably cause of the stress making my blood pressure high), and any other thing I could possibly thing of to stress myself out even more.

So today I decided to buckle down and actually do some nesting and preparing for this baby to come. Now don't get me wrong, I am more than excited to meet this little babe, but I have really put off the reality of it all and try to forget that I am even pregnant - hoping that the "giving birth" part doesn't actually come. So all of this has led to me not really getting much of anything done (like not having bought much more than a car seat and 3 outfits).

But that all changes today - I am determined to wrap up all of the little things I keep thinking I'll do later. Not that this baby is coming all that soon, but I know the time will slip by without me even realizing it. So pictures to come of the baby's room officially finished (once I get around to it...).

So welcome:

Warmer weather

Longer, brighter days

Open blinds, sunshine, and fresh air

Flowers, blossoms, and greenery.

WELCOME SPRING!