The Wilde Olive Blog: Catch the Moment 365: Week 14

92|365 Just simply capturing the beauty of the real world around us is beautiful. Year after year, as the seasons change new life appears here and there and after nearly three years of living in our house I don't think I've ever captured this particular beauty. I have been pretty obsessed with capturing the little bits of foliage around our yard this spring. For a long time after I gave birth to that cute little boy I skipped those types of photographs, but they were really one of my first loves.

93|365 That's not to say I haven't also been obsessed with capturing the genuine cute and squishiness of this little fella. I even blogged about how much I love dressing him for spring yesterday.

94|365 We spent a lot of time at my parents house and with my immediate family over the last week since my sister was in town from Colorado and for now (for the most part) we can kind of sit back and watch all the rugrats as they play and just witness the funny little moments that make their personalites and relationships really shine. This is my niece encouraging her little brother "Come on Ben, I'll catch you". She's such a little Mama. He on the other hand is happy to be at the top of the slide and very capable at almost two years old of sliding own his own. It's still pretty sweet though and I'm glad I got to capture it!

95|365 My first bump photos appeared on the blog this week with a Bump Update.

96|365 This is one of those last minute... I really need to go to bed photos. Since becoming pregnant, I have become intolerant to almost every type of drink. My reflux issues give me a bad taste in my mouth - even after I brush my teeth - so I've taken to drinking lots of Crystal Light. I'm thankful they make several flavors, but I'm obsessed with Strawberry Kiwi right now.

97|365 I've been keeping a little secret from you... We be chance found out the gender of baby no. two on Monday at our doctor's appointment. The nurse couldn't clearly hear the baby's heart beat on the handheld doppler, so she sent us down to get an ultra sound. I talked about this a little on my bump update the other day, but lets just say she could clearly identify mine and it got faster and faster. My husband on the other hand was as cool as a cucumber and couldn't stop chatting about the gender. As soon as the heart beat was confirmed and going strong at 165 bpm, I was relieved enough to agree to take a look. So, we had an impromptu reveal that night, BUT you'll have to wait until next week for the official announcement. This might be my last pregnancy so I want to drag out the excitement juuuust a little longer. Feel free to make your wagers in the comments section though!