Loving every minute

I'm a tad bit nervous tonight because my iPhone is on the fritz. I'm hoping it just needs to dry out (we suspect it got some water in it) and everything will be okay, although one fix I found online actually calls for wrapping it in a towel and putting it in the oven on low heat. I'm hoping it doesn't come to that. I'm still able to use it (hence this post) but I have to turn the entire phone off to move between apps. Not terrible, just annoying. And I'm just hoping it doesn't get worse and cut me off from the internet entirely. That would NOT be good.

Speaking of water, we spent a couple hours at our friend's pool early this afternoon. Being out in the 100-plus degree temperatures can be risky for a non-pregnant person but, in my experience, it was even more difficult in my current state (and probably not too smart). I had some trouble breathing near the end and when we had lunch outside I found it really hard to eat.

I'm actually finding it hard to eat in general these days. Not every meal, but once in a while. As I told Ryan today, "it just feels like something's right here (pointing to baby bump), pressing on me"! Haha.. I wonder what that could be!

I love that I finally feel pregnant. I love that my stomach gets in the way (and I know this is only the very beginning). I love that I'm not comfortable in my regular clothes anymore and I have to wear Ryan's to bed. I love that I feel the baby off and on throughout the day. It's so reassuring.

So I have a bunch of pictures to post but that's pretty difficult these days. So, for now, here are a couple from this past weekend (posted with Ryan's help!):


The babies were SO good at their first major league baseball game. And Clara even got to see her favorite team win!

Have I mentioned how much I love that little girl? I just can't get enough of her. Her smile, her laugh, her love of doing raspberries and sticking her tongue out. She brings me constant joy, even when she's screaming and crying and I just want to take a nap. And when I finally put her down at night, I miss her sweet little face. Until we hear her talking away to herself in her crib the next morning and we find her laying there, looking up at us with a huge grin on her face.

I can't even imagine having two at this point. Yes, it'll be a lot of work, but if Baby #2 is anything like Clara, my heart will absolutely overflow!