20 weeks!

How Far Along: 20 weeks

Size of baby: Large banana (11oz, 6.5 inches)
 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +17 lbs total
 

Maternity Clothes: Pants, yes. Tops, some. The pants are just way more comfortable.

Gender: All boy!  So excited to finally know!

Movement: Some thumps and flutters. It's getting more regular.  He's definitely more active in the afternoon.

Sleep: It's getting harder and harder to get comfortable.  I was hoping this wouldn't happen until later.

What I miss: Eating anything without getting indigestion. Still miss my old clothes.

Cravings: None really this week.  I bought a bag of clementines Saturday and I've been enjoying them.

Symptoms: Indigestion.

Best Moment this week:  Seeing the baby on the ultrasound.  I loved seeing him move.  Finding out the gender.  Starting our registry.  I was so overwhelmed in Buy Buy Baby.  We barely made a dent in the things we need to register for but we got most of the big things out of the way.  I also bought a few things for him this week.  I can't wait till they get here.

I can't believe we are 20 weeks.  It seems like it's flying by.  I've been saying all along if I can get to this point the last half will {hopefully} fly by.  The fall always seems to be over in a flash followed by the holidays.  This week starts football season which means there will be games to watch everyweek until the baby gets here!

Boy or Girl?

Yesterday we had our 19 week ultrasound.  I loved getting to see "baby H"!  I was a little nervous going in but it quickly went away.  The tech did all the measurments for the doctor first then she turned the screen so we could see.  I was so excited to see the sweet babe just hanging out. 

We were also excited to find out our baby is a sweet baby

BOY!!!

he gave us a "thumbs up" then started sucking his thumb it was so cute and so neat to get see.  I felt like it was a boy the whole time but in the last few weeks Patrick and I both had dreams it was a girl.  So I wasn't convinced either way going in this morning!  My parents were shocked..they both just knew it was a girl. 

Patrick and I both took a vacation day and started our registry and got a sweet little gown for the little man.  My boss is crazy...I wanted to tell my parents before we told anyone else...we'll he just couldn't stand it so he started searching for a registry.  He found the one thing we registered for that was gender specific.

Care to guess what it was...

it was coathangers, blue coathangers!

He was pretty proud of himself!  My sister admitted that she'd looked for a registry but didn't find one.  I don't think she really wanted to find out that way.

We had lunch with my dad and then took lunch to my mom's work.  Last night we celebrated Patrick's brithday with his family.  They were all so excited to find out.  All the kids wanted it to be a boy.  Now it will be even 3 boys, 3 girls. 

All in all it was a great day.  One that I'm sure I'll remember forever. 

Baby BOY H's first gown!  I can't wait to snuggle him in it!

Just some random feelings...

It's the night before our big anatomy scan/gender ultrasound.  I am filled with emotion.  I am so excited to be able to say he or she and know for {almost} sure.  I'm also so nervous.  I don't really know why.  I'm not worried really if something is wrong, if it is we will get through it.  I can't believe I'm almost half way to the end.  We really don't care if it's a boy or a girl.  I go back and forth almost daily.  I thought for sure Patrick would want a son but he says he really doesn't care.  We've both taken the day off and we're going to spend it together shopping and registering.  I don't know how far we'll get in that process, it all seems a little overwhelming to me.  We have decided on the big items like car seats and such.  I just can't decide how much of it is stuff you really need or not. 

Overall being pregnant has already been such an amazing experience.  I've been feeling the baby more and more.  I already love this baby so much.  It's also so exciting to me that some many people that are close to me are so happy for us.  It really makes you realize how much people really care. 

I'm sure I won't be able to sleep tonight. It feels like Christmas Eve and I'm waiting on Santa.

19 weeks

How Far Along: 19 weeks

Size of baby: Large mango (8oz, 6 inches)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +11lbs total

Maternity Clothes: Pants, yes. Tops, some. The pants are just way more comfortable.

Gender: We find out Thursday and I can't wait!

Movement: Still just little flutters that I'm not even completely positive are the baby. I'm pretty that's what it is.  I can't wait till its more consistent.

Sleep: Not bad, just wish I could get more of it.

What I miss:  Eating anything without getting indigestion.  Still miss my old clothes.

Cravings: I've been craving turkey or chicken and dressing for about 2 weeks now.  I finally got some last night at Cracker Barrel.

Symptoms: Indigestion.

Best Moment this week: We are finding out the gender.  I can't wait to see the baby on the ultrasound.  Last time it was just a little blob now it's going to look like a baby!  Our hardwood floors were put down we were very excited about that!

18 Weeks

How Far Along: 18 weeks

Size of baby: Large mango (8oz, 6 inches)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +11lbs total

Maternity Clothes: Pants, yes. Tops, some. The pants are just way more comfortable.

Gender: We find out August 23rd and I can't wait!

Movement: I was laying down last night and felt little flutters.  I actually felt it several times so maybe it was the baby.

Sleep: I've slept better this week.

What I miss: Sleeping all night. Being able wear anything I pull out of my closet.

Cravings: I had a random craving apple juice yesterday, we were in the car and it was like we had to stop right then and get apple juice.  Patrick thought I was a little crazy.

Symptoms: Some headaches.  I've been really emotional.  Patrick was showing me a video ( here's a link)of a walk on player from Vandy getting offered a full scholarship and I was crying like a baby.  Patrick just laughed.

Best Moment this week: I went to the lake for the day Saturday and took our big dogs.  They had a blast.  It was worth all the work it took to get them there.  My little brother asked me if I felt like I was drowning the baby when I was swimming in the lake. For the record, it didn't.  One week closer to finding out what this sweet baby is!

17 Weeks

(I've got to relearn how to use the self timer on my real camera, these pictures are terrible!)

How Far Along: 17 weeks

Size of baby: Sweet Potato (5oz, 5.5 inches)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +11lbs total

Maternity Clothes: Pants, yes. Tops, no. The pants are just way more comfortable.

Gender: We find out August 23rd and I can't wait! I had a dream this week that it was a girl.  We were at the ultrasound and the tech said "It's a girl!", it was so vivid.

Movement: I felt something the other day that I thought could be a kick, it felt like someone thumped me from the inside.  I've felt this a couple more random times.  It always surprises me I'm guessing it is the baby.

Sleep: I've slept better this week.

What I miss: Sleeping all night. Being able wear anything I pull out of my closet.

Cravings: This week I've craved salad peppers and vegetable soup.  I guess I'm not getting enough vegetables.

Symptoms: Some round ligament pain, that made me terrified for labor.

Best Moment this week:  I've chosen a paint color and bedding.  I think I've decided on a crib, now just need to get it all ordered.  We're getting hardwood floors in our living room, foyer and the stairs going to our basement room (we'll only have carpet in the bedrooms and I'm so excited).  Lorie came over with Ellie to watch gymnastics last week and I loved seeing Ellie and Ally interact.  I think Ally is going to be a great big sister if she can get over the initial shock of not being the center of attention anymore.

16 weeks

I feel like I look bigger in this picture than I do in real life.  I might be in denial though.

How Far Along: 16 weeks

Size of baby: Avacado

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +11lbs total

Maternity Clothes: Pants, yes. Tops, no. The pants are just way more comfortable.  I did try to wear a dress to church Sunday that wouldn't zip. Kind of a bummer.

Gender: We find out August 23rd and I can't wait!

Movement: I felt something the other day that I thought could be a kick, it felt like someone thumped me from the inside but I haven't felt it since so who knows!

Sleep: Sleep has not been great this week.  I've been ramdomly waking up at 2:30 or 3:30 and not able to go back to sleep.

What I miss: Sleeping all night.  Being able wear anything I pull out of my closet.

Cravings: Nothing really.

Symptoms: Not sleeping is really it.

Best Moment this week:  The baby's room is competely cleaned out.  I've narrowed the paint choices down.  Having a date to find out the gender.

The Summer Games

Long post, no pictures.

I love the Olympics. I credit (or blame) my parents.  I always assumed that everyone had this undeniable love for the games.  In the three days since the games opened I realized, I'm wrong.  I unknowingly married an Olympic scrooge. (He's slowly coming around, but those weeks leading up were brutal.)

Let me go back to my childhood.  Growing up we had one tv (unless you count the one in my brother's room that we weren't allowed to watch unless my older brother was gone), so we were forced to watch whatever my parents watched.  I grew up watching ER, Law & Order, Melrose Place, Wheel of Fortune, the news and football.  Every four years when the Olympics rolled around we would watch the games and cheer for Team USA.  The first games I really remember watching and really grasping the magnitude of the event was 1996.  The games were in Atlanta, a mere two hours from us.  I was 11 and in the height of my short lived gymnastics career.  (Turns out going backward on the beam is really scary and I'm a bit of a coward.)  I remember being glued to the tv during the team all around finals with my sister ( and the rest of America).  My parents were out that night and I can't remember who was staying with us, that part isn't really important.  We watched Shannon Miller on the beam, I was convinced if I had a leotard from her line I too would be an olympian. It all came down to the vault.  I think you all know how this ends, the point of this story is to tell you that my parents came home after the competition had ended but they hadn't announced the winner yet so we were still in limbo.  They came in the door chanting U-S-A because they'd heard on the radio we'd won.  (Atlanta was an hour ahead of us.) I remember being so mad that they ruined it.  Fast Forward 16 years, social media is trying to ruin the olympics for me.  I'm trying to avoid any news sources that will spoil the events I'm really looking forward to.  It's hard though. I saw a headline yesterday that read something like "Surprise shake up in women's all around"  I wouldn't read the article because I didn't want to spoil it but the rest of the afternoon my stomach was in knots because I was afraid that little Gabby Douglas didn't make it.  Then while I was watching it last night and she practically ran out of bounds I was nearly sick.

My sister any I were looking forward to the 2008 games in Beijing.  She was home and we'd planned to eat Chinese food and watch the opening ceremonies together.  Well something came up and to make a long story short I ended up going to see about a puppy.  I brought her home that night, you might know her as Ally.  Well I'd set my DVR to record the opening ceremonies so we could take Ally to visit some people.  We get home and her settled to watch and everything is going well until the recording cuts off at 3 hours and we missed the torch being lit.  I'm pretty sure my sister still holds this against me.

***It has been brought to my attention that I ruined not one but two opening ceremonies for my sister.  Beijing was before we got our DVR so I think I convinced my sister that we'd be home in time for the ceremonies and we weren't.  In an attempt to make up for the Beijing snafu, I proudly recorded the Vancover opening ceremonies so that my sister and I could enjoy in without commercial interruption and the DVR cut off before the torch was lit. So essentially, my sister will never trust me with her olympic opening ceremony viewing ever again***

This year I missed the opening ceremonies.  I was sad about it but I quickly picked up Saturday morning with the olympic coverage.  (this is when I realized the twitter was going to make or break the olympics for me this year).  Sunday afternoon I went to church and then to my parents house for lunch the kids had stayed with them all weekend.  When I came in I asked what was showing in the olypmic coverage and Drew, the oldest, was like please don't make us watch any more olympics.  I'm not going to lie I felt a little pang in my heart.  My parents had made him sit and watch the opening ceremonies, he was not impressed.  As I watched water polo and beach volleyball, I was reminded of my childhood.  My parents love anything competitive.  If someone can lose they'll watch it.  We were cheering for water polo like it was the Iron Bowl.
This week will be my favorite week of competition with gymnastics and swimming but I've grown to love other events too.  The main excitement for me is to have a whole country cheering for the same team.  I love team USA, red white & blue and stars and stripes.  It's like the 4th of July for 2 weeks!

*I started this post three days ago but I'm going to add my opinions about this weeks competition so far*

So, I thought my parents ruining the news for me in 1996 was bad.  At least they'd finished competing.  Yesterday , twitter spoiled it for me around lunch time.  I was so disappointed.  But I quickly realized going into round one that it didn't make me any less nervous to watch the routines knowing they won.  Could those girls have been any more on?  I mean they nailed those vaults.  Kayla Ross made tumbling on the beam look like a piece of cake.  I loved the smiles and expressions of relief of the girls faces as they checked off each tumbling pass of their floor routines.  I loved seeing the parents reactions in the stands.  Can you even imagine the thoughts going through their heads?  Then while doing a little math in my head I realized that they too were in diapers or not even born yet with the Magnificent 7 won gold in Atlanta. Sigh.  Like any other girl that ever walked across a balance beam I was crushed that I'd quit gymnastics, I mean I could have been an olympian.  Did anyone else notice the 24 year old from Romania?  She looked like a senior citizen next to some of these kids.

I'm taking break from the olympic coverage tonight.  I haven't been sleeping well and I think all the excitment of the games has something to do with it.

Intelligender Results

A couple of weeks ago we thought it'd be fun to try the intelligender test.  I didn't have high hopes going in and if anything I think it made me more anxious to find out next month. 
The result was boy.  Patrick and I went back and forth on which was right.  We compared to samples on the website.  I finally just emailed the result to them and they replied that the result was boy.

I know this isn't very accurate.  But it was still fun!

Other old wives tales:

Carrying high or low:  I would say more high, which says girl.

Heart Beat:  160, which says girl.

Sweet vs Salty cravings:  I've definitely been wanting more salty, which says boy.

Chinese Gender Chart: Girl.

Even/ Odd: My age was 26, the year 2012 so both even, which says girl.

Morning sickness: I haven't had any, leads to boy.

So what we have here is a tie so I guess we'll have to wait!
We'd be thrilled either way!
August 23rd we'll know for sure and I can't wait!

27 on the 27th

Today I turn 27, I think that officially makes me in my late 20's. 

Yikes!

I can't really be this old.  It seems like yesterday I was graduating high school packing up my little bedroom to head to college.  That was nine years ago folks.  I came across a lot of pictures lately from that time in my life.  I really can't believe it was 9 years ago.  But it was and time is still ticking by. 

It's not fair how when you're a kid all you want to do it grow up and time seems to stand still but the older you get the faster life passes you by.  I feel like I spend so much time trying to enjoy and remember and cherish every moment, make every moment a "memory".  I don't want to forget anything.  Even stupid stuff.  My sister and I have been talking a lot about the Olympics this week (we're both super pumped) and we had a silly, hilarious conversation on twitter about it.  It was so funny to me and something I hope we laugh about in 40 years where gearing up for the Olympics again. My siblings and I have some of the best times when we're all just sitting around laughing about things we did growing up.  I'm not sure all our spouses think it's as entertaining.  Moving on, I've had a great day.  I feel like I've wished the summer away (because I have).  It doesn't make it any better that we'll find out what the baby is right at the end of summer and I positively can not wait. 
We had book club tonight and the girls got me a cookie cake, it was yummy!  It was also the first time I'd seen them since the baby announcement, so that was fun.  Our book this month was Kris Jenner's Memoir.  It wasn't terrible but it was no literary masterpiece.  I didn't hate it.  It was easy to read, I think it was written on a 3rd grade level. 
I haven't watched any Olympics yet. I'm really excited about them though.  The pictures I've seen from the opening ceremonies were amazing.  This week there's a lot of gymnastics and I can't wait!

I guess I've rambled enough. My goals for my 27th year.

• Have a baby.
• Get more organized at home.
• Just live life and love it.

Here's to my late twenties, may they be the best years yet!

Proud Wife

2012 has already proved to be a big year for the Horton family.  Patrick has accomplished a few things that have been nagging at him for a few years now.  He finally passed the test to get his journeyman electrician card.  He's taken that test so many times and he finally passed.  He got a new (hopefully) forever job. He finally got a new truck. And this past weekend we celebrated the fact that it had been 365 days since he'd last smoked a cigarette. I really thought it was something he'd never give up. After years of nagging from his mother and myself, I had all but given up hope.  We had a discussion on the way home from the beach last summer that went something like...if you ever want to have kids you have to quit smoking.  I'm not having a baby till you stop smoking.  He set his mind to it.  I didn't nag him or ask him everyday how it was going.  I offered support when I could. He set his mind to it and quit cold turkey.  Within a week he noticed he was actually tasting food. I would say within a  month his snoring was no longer a problem. He seems to be a calmer person too.  I am just so proud of him.  I'm happy that he won't have to leave the hospital room to go smoke when our baby is born.  I'm happy that I won't have to worry about my baby being exposed to 3rd hand smoke everyday, (yes it's a real thing).  Plus, I'm happy because he's healthier and hopefully he'll be around a lot longer!

15 weeks

How Far Along: 15 weeks

Size of baby: Apple

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Not sure. I was up 6 lbs total last appointment. We'll see Thursday I'm kinda scared to see.

Maternity Clothes: Pants, yes. Tops, no. The pants are just way more comfortable.

Gender: We'll find out in August. I'm really feeling boy though.

Movement: Not yet, I can't wait though.

Sleep: Not that great but I'm trying to stay positive.

What I miss: Nothing really this week.

Cravings: Pickles but I always love pickles.

Symptoms: Lots of stretching and what I'm guessing is round ligament pain.

Best Moment this week: Getting the furniture moved around so we now have no office and I'm trying to decide where to the printer and the other office stuff.  But we have a room for the baby!  Also picked out a crib and paint samples. So much fun!

14 weeks

 How Far Along: 14 weeks, Hello 2nd trimester! :)

Size of baby: Navel orange
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Not sure. I was up 6 lbs total last appointment.  We'll see next week.

Maternity Clothes: Pants, yes.  Tops, no.  The pants are just way more comfortable.

Gender: We'll find out in August. I'm really feeling boy though.  We did the Intelligender test this week.  I've got a whole post on it though.

Movement: Not yet, I can't wait though.

Sleep: Not as good as it used to be, but not to bad. I started sleeping in the guest room because I sleep so much better by myself.  I feel bad, but I don't think Patrick minds.

What I miss: Nothing really this week. 

Cravings: I've been eating a lot of dill pickles and salad peppers this week.
Symptoms: Lots of stretching and what I'm guessing is round ligament pain.
Best Moment this week: Finally having more energy.  Making it to the 2nd trimester. Big Brother 14 starting :)  it always makes the summer zoom by. 

42nd Street

Last night I was able to go to the final dress rehearsal for the production of 42nd street.  My dad got involved with our local community theater a decade or so ago because my sister wanted to audition.  They needed a man to play the huntsman in Snow White so Dad was cast in the role.  He's been involved ever since.  I think he's been on stage in every performance which is kind of hilarious to me.  I mean he was The fiddler on the roof. I think they do 3 performances each year. Usually a dinner theater in the spring, a summer production with a bigger cast with more young people and a dinner theater or seasonal production in the fall/winter. 

Each year I am amazed at the talent.  This year's show was no different.  I knew nothing about 42nd Street going into this show,  so I had no expectations what so ever.  There were a lot of fresh faces that I hadn't seen in previous performances and a few familiar faces too.  It's nice to see the kids that have been in a few shows and how they've grown and matured as performers. 

So if you're in the area and are looking for something to do this weekend.  Shows are tonight 7:30, tomorrow night 7:30 and Sunday matinee.  Tickets are available at the door. This year the show is at the Gardendale High School Auditorium.

With my dad after the show.

4th of July

(I thought I posted this last week, better late than never.) To celebrate our nation's independence, I headed to the lake for the day.  Sometimes I'm amazed at the amount of people and crap we can accumulate.  Yes, I know and/or am related to every single one of these people.  What can I say, we like a crowd.I should have taken pictures of the food.  Man was there food.  It was all so delicious.
As with any major holiday at the lake, there were injuries.  Mostly insect related.  Dad got stung by a yellow jacket.  Me in all me hilarity kept referring to them as "tracker jackers" especially when they were chasing my sister. She was the only one who got the joke but man did we laugh.  The white stuff is toothpaste.  My cousin Mark, the eagle scout, put it on him.  I'm not sure if it is actually a remedy or if he just thought it'd be funny.All in all it was a fun day, but I enjoyed coming home to my comfy, quiet house. 

13 weeks

(I'm pretty sure that is all fat, either way my stomach isn't flat. (nor has it ever been though)) How Far Along: 13 weeks Size of baby: A Peach Total Weight Gain/Loss: 6lbs (according to the Dr. but I'm thinking it's closer to 10lbs) Maternity Clothes: Most pants are maternity, I'm still rocking my flowy tops! Gender: We'll find out in August. I'm really feeling boy though. Movement: Not yet, I can't wait though. Sleep: Not as good as it used to be, but not to bad.  What I miss: This week it was riding the tube at the lake. Cravings: Nothing specific. Just feel like I'm eating all the time or I feel nauseous. Symptoms: A little nausea but I haven't been sick at all this week.  Still have a terrible taste in my mouth. No nosebleeds this week. A few aches and pains but nothing terrible.Best Moment this week: Starting to clean out and make room.  I think we've decided on names but want to wait to actually commit to them :)

The Reactions

We had some mixed reactions when we announced our pregnancy to our families.  Which was not expected at all.  We told a few people at a time starting with our parents...

It was my Dad's birthday so we wrapped up the onesie that said "Baby Horton".  It was just Patrick and I and my mom and dad.  They were surprised and so excited!  We also told Patrick's parents that same night.  They were equally excited.  This was at about 5 weeks and I wanted to wait till about 10 weeks to tell our siblings so we told them on Father's Day.  My family didn't go exactly as planned.  I thought I had a fool proof plan, I was wrong.  I had printed a picture of the onesie along with some pictures from the beach and handed them to my sister thinking she be the best one to "get it".  She flipped right by the picture so we had to make her go back and explain it.  She, my sister in law and my little brother's girlfriend were pretty excited the boys couldn't have cared less.  In fact their lack of reaction made my sister believe she was the only one who didn't know.The boys weren't the only ones we were less than thrilled.

This was Harper's reaction.  She cried. Like real tears, I'm not the baby grandchild anymore tears.  Porter was also so upset.  He just kept asking why we were having a baby, we didn't need a baby.  All they do is cry and throw up.  I asked if he was going to come to the hospital when I have the baby and he said he might but warned me that it was going to take like 3 days for them to get it out.  He continued to voice his concerns to anyone that would listen.

He did tell me this weekend he was still just a tiny bit mad at me. So maybe by January he'll be excited!

For Patrick's family we had Melissa have a Father's day cake made with all the dad's names on it plus Patrick.  After having to explain the picture to my sister I was afraid we were going to have to explain this one too, but we didn't.  His sister picked up on it immediately.  They were all so excited.  None of the kids cried so it was a success.

I will say this... this has been one of the most awkward things to just come out and say to people.  I'm glad we had little ways to tell everyone that made it so much easier.  I was going to tell my book club on Friday but it just wasn't something that came up in conversation so most of them ended up finding out on facebook which isn't the way I really wanted but it was the easiest.

I plan on doing weekly updates but my "photographer" needs some practice so it might be a couple of weeks.  Honestly there isn't much to see yet.  I just look fat ;) I've felt good for the most part.  I've been sick a few times but not really enough to complain about.  This week I've started having nosebleeds which were kinda scary at first but I read they are completely normal.

12 weeks

How Far Along: 12 weeks

Size of baby: A peach

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 6lbs (according to the dr. but I'm thinking it's closer to 10lbs)

Maternity Clothes: Most pants are maternity, I'm still rocking my flowy tops!

Gender: We'll find out in August.  I'm really feeling boy though.

Movement: Not yet, I can't wait though.

Sleep: Nothing to complain about.

What I miss: If I'm being honest, a cold beer or margarita on a hot day.

Cravings: Just food! 

Symptoms: A little nausea & night sickness, but the worst thing had been the terrible taste in my mouth.  The only thing I can drink that doesn't leave the taste is fresh lemonade. I've also been having nosebleeds which were kinda scary at first but I read they were completely normal.

Best Moment this week: Sharing the news with the world.  Taking names with Patrick.  (I think we've narrowed it down, now we just need to know what this baby is!) We also started cleaning out and organizing to make room for baby!

We have a surprise...

Ally's been dying to share that she's going to be a big sister.  Baby Horton will be here in January and we couldn't be more thrilled!

(This picture is terrible. I took it with my phone and I was trying to bribe the poodle!) I can't wait to share all the details!

What's goin on...

So, we've had a whole lotta nothin going on here lately.  Patrick is back on 2nd shift which means a lot of naps and tv time for me, not that I'm complaining!  We spent Father's day with our families.  We also celebrated Harper's 4th birthday which I have no pictures of.

Patrick with his baby on Father's day.  Don't they look happy.
Ally needs a haircut but she's just so cute.  She won't let me cut the hair out of eyes so I'm pretty sure she can't see anything.This week I had dinner with Amy and Elizabeth.  I hadn't seen Amy in months so I was glad to catch up with her.  We ate a the Little Donkey and it was yummy.  I'd been hearing about Steel City Pops and it happened to be right next door so we wandered over after our meal.  I had the strawberry & cream one and it was delicious.
  So we've been around, I've got to get better about taking pictures.  I kinda fell off the wagon but I'm slowly but surely getting back to it!