one year has passed.

My baby, he isn't a baby anymore. He's walking, jabbering, laughing. He has his favorite things, foods, people. 

He knows how to say "light" and "uh oh","hot", "dadda", "momma" ( sometimes). 

I have heard it a million times "Don't blink, you'll miss everything". 

I don't think I missed anything, I feel like I honestly can say I did my best to not take one moment, one stage, one developmental change for granted.

I photographed EVERYTHING this year.

But, I did blink, somehow it's a year later. And my sweet baby is 1 today.  

Happy Birthday Tobyn Iver, I hope we can bless you as much as you've blessed us.

We love you.

Lyz

photography by me.

3 months of joy... free house cleaning printable.

My baby is getting so big.

I enjoy waking up every morning to his big smile.

He is such a morning boy. :)

I'm working on my cleaning skills, as far as keeping up with and taking care of a whole house.

It's a lot different than an apartment.

I try to keep it clean and have it clean for when Jonathan gets home, because he deserves that, but I'm not perfect.

I tell you what, Pinterest has been such a lifesavor. I am also learning and improving to cook. Pinterest is my go-to for everything.

Here is a link to a free printable that has really helped me out with getting my cleaning and housekeeping under control:

Weekly Cleaning Free Printable Calendar

Also here is the link to my Organization Pinterest board, follow if you'd like ;)
Pinterest Organization Board

Lyz

sent from heaven.

Things that make me realize I'm pregnant

• I've completely lost all train of thought, all the time. Words that I've been spelling my whole life? Yeah, can't remember how to spell them randomly. I will also stop in mid sentence of a conversation because I have no idea what I was saying. This is pretty annoying.
• I now grunt like a pig when I am getting out of the car, a chair, or bed. Boyfriend thinks this is hilarious? 
• All my old dresses are now my new shirts.
• I cry, and tear up at stupid, stupid commercials.
• When washing the dishes, my belly gets a bath.
• When eating anything, my belly part of my shirt gets a taste as well.
• You are always hotter than everyone (wouldn't it be nice if I meant in sense of appearance?) Not only do you grunt like a pig now, but you sweat like one.
• Everyone at the gym looks at you funny, like, really confused as to why you are there. It doesn't make sense to me.
• Even after I eat half of a pizza and all the crazy bread, I'm still going to be hungry in 30 minutes.
• Climbing the stairs to our apartment is one of my biggest accomplishments every single day now. 
• One minute Jonathan and I will be joking on each other and the next minute I'm crying. Why? Who knows.
• Naps are a gift from heaven and in my top 3 most valued time of the day.
• Cuddling now includes a body pillow, it gets more love than he does.
• I will sit in Tobyn's nursery for hours, just folding clothes or listening to music. It's one of the most relaxing things in the world.

Being past 30 weeks is a seriously new excitement. Just 9 more weeks to go!


Lyz

2.25 lbs and 75% complete

Yes, that's a cauliflower.
They tell me our sweet man is about 2. 25 lbs.
OH EM GEE. We are three fourths of a way there!!!!!
Third Trimester babay!
(I'm only slightly excited, obviously)

Enjoying the heck out of all this beautiful weather.
I just love spring. Hopefully we get an actual spring, because we never did find Winter.
I have a birthday next week, and we are going to Savannah, GA.
I am literally too excited. We need a getaway, a "babymoon" I guess is what they call them.
Birthdays are so weird when you get ....older.
I could seriously care less this year. Maybe it's because we are young and broke, and don't get to do much.
Except go to Savannah, and take pictures of beautiful, wonderful things.
Just being given the opportunity to do that, and hold my sweetheart's hand at the same time is more than enough for me :)


Lyz

rutabaga baby.

  25 Weeks today... And I'm feeling it. 

Apparently.... he's the size of a rutabaga? 

Probably the most unattractive vegetable I've ever came in contact with.

But, I'm pretty positive baby boy is the cutest thing I'll ever come in contact with, next to his daddy ;)

June, hurry and be here.

Lyz

dabbling.

I'm 23 weeks, still trying to enjoy the "energy spurt" I was told I'd get before I get ginormous.

 But unlike this time last year, where I was spending most of my time in college classes and hanging around the campus in all my adorable outfits that all fit me oh so correctly, I feel I have barely anything to fit into to still look like myself.

 I learned quickly that most maternity clothes are not very supportive of looking like a we actually took the time to get ready. I got really depressed there for a while because of how everything fit. But recently, I've started dabbling more.

 Above, I have on a dress, yes a dress. It came to about mid thigh right when I bought it, and I think between my learning "what you can and can't dry in the dryer" stage and my bump, it's now hereby being dubbed a shirt.

Over it I just have a simple, lightweight cardigan from Old Navy.

Paired with a skinny, light leather belt I have had forever.

My jeans are from Motherhood Maternity, really the only maternity items I would buy (except for a few adorable shirts I happen to find.) I actually like the full panel belly, it last the whole pregnancy and I feel like it gives you more breathing room. 

And then of course, my moccasins.

It has been spring all winter here in the south east, so I haven't had the chance to layer like I really love to in the winter. Breaks my heart, really.

it's a tobyn!

This is how my very surprised family found out we were have a Mr. Tobyn, and not a Miss Ellette.

We cut the cake with all my family there (Jonathan's family and mine sadly live 3 hours apart) and the icing inside of the cake showed what we were having. Everyone was so surprised, my family is like 90% girl. We really needed another little man ;)

And of course we are still both 10 years old, obviously.

I loved doing this. It really made it a whole different experience. We knew for about a day before they did, because we went to the ultrasound with Jonathan's mother the day before. Then drove up to see my family. It was so hard to talk to my mom or sister on the phone for those 24 hours, and apparently I am awful at secrets because they said I slipped up and said "he" in conversations. I, of course, remember no such things.

Lyz