Weekly Surf:

Summertime baby bumps makes me smile

I'm in love with this song, this week

Pretty ways to beautify your walls with frames

Wallpaper for the nursery? Yes please!

DIY super cute bunny ears

This Inspires me to go outside and have a picnic

Outfit lust

I need to re-do my photo wall and do this OR this instead

The baby needs this

Does anyone have an Ergo? We used our Bjorn til' C was 14 months old.

It's not very comfortable though. I'm thinking I'd really like an Ergo this time around.

Hair love

How sweet is this?

What's for lunch? Funky cuteness!

Fun in the sheets

Ice cream covering his little shirt.

This weekend my mother in law and I had a great yard sale. It's always nice to get rid of clutter and make a little cash!

I got rid of 5 trash bags of clothes! Wowza, and a ton of other junk.

I sat at a busy park this week and shared an ice cream cone with my little almost 2 year old boy. He would take a lick of ice cream and then run behind me and climb on my back yelling, "NAY!" Because usually at home, I give him rides on my back and take him around the house pretending that I'm a horse... needless to say, we didn't play horsey at the park, in public. He did this a few times going back and fourth between eating his ice cream and climbing on my back trying to convince me to get on all fours trotting around in the grass. At one point, he climbed into my lap and planted a big wet ice cream kiss on my lips and threw his arms around my neck. Good thing I was wearing sunglasses because I immediately burst into a pathetic weep fest during this exchange of affection. Just when I think having two kids is going to change the dynamic between Conrad and I (in a bad way) and having a baby will make him hate me, he shows me love. (Maybe he'll hate me for a few days and be jealous, we haven't crossed that bridge yet, but I'd like to believe he'll always be my little kisser man and love his mommy forever!) THEN, last night as we were finishing up our books and talking about what we did for the day, and as we were finishing our night routine by saying our prayers, I asked Conrad if we should pray for the baby and he got this excited grin on his face and quickly lifted up my tank top to talk to the baby and squish my tummy. Then he folded his hands and shouted AMEN! Ugh, Sometimes I just want to squeeze his little self until his head pops off!

Today we get to see our little tomato at my 5 month ultrasound. I.AM.PRAYING I have the strength not to beg them to tell me the sex! That sweet surprise when the baby is born will be so worth it. I need to remember that.

So many times we forget how truly blessed we are. We're not blessed because we have money in the bank or because life is easy and the trials are few, we're blessed because in the trials, in the hardships and the uncertainty of this life, our god is STILL faithful to show his goodness and love. This truth, I am starting to gain a better understanding of. To not put my trust in money, or tomorrow, or people, but to trust God alone.

{Happy Thursday!}