1 month to go...some baby news

well, my baby is due in exactly 1 month from today! how it could possibly be september 12th already is beyond me! how the family that i have always dreamed of is quickly becoming real is also beyond me. tonight i took time to reflect on a picture of caedmon only hours after he was born, then a picture of him now...un-b-elieve-a-ble! seriously...how does the world just keep spinning. i wish i had a pause button.

lately, i've been so in love with my big boy and savoring all the sweet little things about him before my time is going to be slip a bit. i think he's ready, i mean - we have been talking about it FOREVER! he is as anxious as we are i'm sure! whenever i'm stopped around the house with a "practice pain" he says, "you okay, mommy. was it the baby?" he's understanding a bit.

things these past few weeks:

- i'm fuller, quicker. can't eat as much because my entire abdomen is fulllllllll

- all my maternity shirts are even getting short on me...not fun. need to wear dresses i guess!

- back to working full time and sore after work. very tired most days again.

-NESTING - getting this house ready for not only the baby, but my entire family to visit! they are coming between sept 29 and oct 2 and leaving between oct 6 and 8th - excpet my mom and aunt who are staying almost the whole month of oct. it'll be a wild month with many visitors and so pray with us i have the baby while they are all here so they can meet him/her

-buying baby stuff: diapers, wipes, bath stuff, replacing some worn out/old things, and yes - still buying GIRL things because i have NOTHING if this baby is a girl!

- very sore pelvis and lots of low back pain.

- wakeful at night in pain and in anticipation of the baby

- more emotional - but cranky actually. i hate this part of hormones, because i don't like to be a cranky, whiney person. but it comes out that way unfortunately.

- decorating: got new carpet in the baby room and so i'm choosing fabrics for the curtains, bedding etc, for boy and girl and will purchase after the birth.

- at my last dr. appointment on the 31st of august i got some news. the Dr. thinks that it may be safer in my case to naturally induce with stripping my membranes and using the insertion of cervidil between 38-39 weeks instead of waiting to see how i go into labor. the reason is because i had such a rapid labor with caedmon and i almost didn't make it to the hospital. also, because of my contractions already he wants to have more "control." normally i'd be 100000% NO, but because my family is going to be here visiting exactly between 38-39 weeks i may go for it if he checks me and i'm already looking like there is some progression. he is confident that it will go smoothly and still happen naturally without other intervention. i do TOTALLY trust him, but i just need to wait and see how i'm feeling and how my body is progressing.

well, that is baby Reveley news. we do have names, we are ready for boy or girl, we are excited, and caedmon is too! come on, baby!!!!!

my fav family - the Mabons and Gracie's 6 month shoot

the happiest baby on planet earth!

My future daughter-in-law :)....what a beauty!!!!!!! Evee, 3 years 6 months



The Mabons - picture perfect!


believe it or not, these eyes are not edited!!!! these girls just naturally have glistening eyes!

Katie J - Senior Pictures

Here is a sneak preview of Katie's senior pictures! We had a beautiful morning to shoot and Katie always smiled perfectly! I had a great time doing your pictures and wish you the best during your senior year!

Jenna and Matt Machnik - Wedding Day!

after the sweet and wonderful ceremony, we met downtown lowell for some MASSIVE wedding party pictures! gotta love this fun group!
perfection.
party!
MORE TO COME!!!!! I'm having uploading issues...sorry!!!!
-Allie

Senior Saturday

This saturday morning I had the pleasure of photographing two seniors. They are friends and so we did their sessions in the same locations at the same tim. Sam and Kevin were great! Enjoy this preview!

Beautiful Sam, Class of 2011. She was so easy to photograph and she has a great sense of style! BEST OF LUCK!
Kevin, Class of 2011, in the culinary arts program at Greater Lowell Tech. He is a really chill, nice guy and was so cooperative! I had a fun time photographing him, even when I got attacked by killer bees! BEST OF LUCK, KEVIN! God bless you on this new journey and during your last year of HS.

August b-day boys!

Today is my dad's 62nd birthday - retirement age, right? NO WAY! This guy is more active than ever and such an inspiration. He is a perfect example that if you love what you do, no age can define when you should stop. mom would argue and say, mayb he needs to slow down a little bit!

My dad has always been an amazing father, and we knew he'd be an AWESOME grandfather! When he got three little boys off the bat, that was PERFECT! Dad is awesome with all the little guys, always teaching them and laughing, playing, and rough-housing. I just wish he was able to see Caedmon more because they are SO much alike! i'm blessed beyond belief with this father and caedmon and baby don't even realize how great of a grandfather they have yet. Someday when they look back at the pictures of themselves with him I hope they see his JOY!

Here is a great picture of dad with Mason, his youngest grandson, my brother's boy. Mason is a funny little sweetheart. Dad and Mason are "tight" because they get to see eachother a little more than the rest of the boys. So cute!

Speaking of MASON, it is almost his first birthday - saturday! I can't believe how much he's changed in one year. He's a big boy, so full of happiness, and very laid back. I loved watching him scoot around at the cabin on vacation and it was especially cute watching my brother and his wife with their adorable son! Mason is going to be a very smart boy, we can already see that. Not to mention, HANDSOME! his blue eyes are so bright and he's just wonderful!

enjoy these pictures of my august bday boys!

be impressed

seriously. you can be envious and impressed by this blog post.

haha, just kidding. i'm just so excited about the last 4 days! i've had the best long "weekend" it was great not having to work and i got so much accomplished.

just to name a few things:

1. finally got some sun. swam and played in the pool with caedmon at our friend's the Meitzner's

2. relaxed

3. organized, even my underware drawer got organized! i have a list of more things i want to clean out/sort before this summer is through but i got a chunk of it done.

4. began work on VBS

5. created a new logo for our church to launch our new website.

6. chose paint and painted caedmon's new room, the superhero room as it used to be affectionatly called. he will get this room on his bday or a few days before when we're actually celebrating his bday

7. hit some awesome garage sales, got baby girl clothes. justification: i have nothing girly. i have tons of boy stuff, it only cost me a few bucks, there IS a 50% chance i am having a girl, if i don't, i know a million people who are having children or will have children in the next year or so :) so there! hahah

8. got a bookshelf for the baby room that match the furniture perfectly, only $5! got some maternity shorts which were a must and a top for practically nothing!

9. went out for breakfast with my boys, had a blast!

10. took down and cleaned all my mini blinds in the upstairs, and put them back up. success

11. paint is 100% complete in caed's new room

12. organized my computer desk

13. only spent a total of $60 this weekend which is AWESOME for us, including all the garage sales, two trips to gary's *ice cream place across the street hahah, had to try the new JAVABERRY(coffee ice cream with rhaspberries), out to eat for breakfast, and trip to walmart.

14. scrapbooked! got a few pages done that i have been working on for months.

15. took some maternity pics with the assistance of my awesome "photographer want-to-be" hub

16. watched a total of 14 episodes of "24" only the best show ever! why did no one ever make me watch this before!!!! it's awesome

17. grocery shopped because it's going to be "sandwhich week" at the reveleys. trying new kinds of yummmy sandwhiches! can't wait. (groceries don't count in the $60 spent)

18. planned caedmon's 3rd bday party, which i didn't plan on doing, but what the heck. he deserves it he's the best!

19. scored a twin bed for caedmon's room. at the present we only had a metal frame, box spring and matress - now we're all set: FREE!

20. worshiped God! that was the best, so i saved it for last! church is looking more encouraging these days which is great!