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Its been a bit of a rough week for me, since last Monday I have been dealing with a baby that seems to like to take up space in my rib cage and it has had me in some pretty serious pain. I can't seem to get a full nights sleep but somehow fall asleep on the couch during the day no problem at all. Hopefully things get a little better soon because it sure is getting hard to stay somewhat comfortable and even breathing is getting tricky! How do you Mom's do it out there!?

Now that I am snapping away on my new phone I figured I would start sharing some of my favorite Instagram photos from the previous week with you guys here on the blog. This week I got crafty, all dolled up and did a bit of knitting in an unusual place.

My Mom stopped by to work on the invitations for the little one's baby shower and I could not have been happier with the outcome. We may have gone a little overboard with the DIY but its the first baby so we sort of had to go all out. Using a bit of raised polka dot cardstock, vellum, lace and ribbon we created one super sweet invitation don't you think? That same night as the crafting session {and the only day I was able to stay upright and pain free} was the husband's holiday work party. I must say, I felt super fancy in my new dress and was shocked I could still fit into "regular" clothes...those maternity outfits sure can be a little on the unpleasant looking side. The husband snapped that shot of me at 29 1/2 weeks. And the last photo was taken last night at Analog Tattoo. The husband was getting some work done on his kale tattoo and I broke out my baby blanket for a little productivity. I was a total hipster cliche- knitting in a tattoo shop.

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Baby belly love

Over the weekend I broke out the camera to shoot a lovely engagement session and at the end of the day the husband turned the camera on me. I keep forgetting to snap pictures of the growing belly so I was super excited to see these results! I'm now just past 25 weeks along and growing larger by the minute it seems. Every once and a while I forget what I look like and when I walk past a window or mirror and see my reflection it can be a bit startling...but I wouldn't have it any other way. Baby is still kicking right along each and every day, February simply can't come fast enough.

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Gentlemen of the Road

What a weekend I had, it was so fun we actually extended it an extra day after all the driving. Turns out this pregnant lady can't handle standing for 9 hours, by the end of the night my lower back and hips were in so much pain thankfully flashing the belly a bit got me a seat and great view for the headlining band. I don't know how you ladies that are on your feet do it, I needed an entire day to recoup! 8 bands later and a giant bread bowl of vegan soup, a veggie burger and lots of water it was one fun music festival. Though I was a little bummed I couldn't get my groove on too much, I did leave with a handful of new to me bands I can't wait to hear more from... I think the surprise of the night was my like for Gogal Bordello and the crazy beats of The Very Best, you can't help but want to shake your hips.

The husband's backpack, we finally found a way to use up all those buttons we've been collecting. I think my favorite one is the Paper Snob.

A sea of heads watching Mumford and Sons, before I gave in and sat down for the night.

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