Time for New Things on Tuesday!

So it wasn't intentional, but yesterday I really branched out and tried a couple new things. First of all, I'm not a morning person. That doesn't mean that I'm typically in a bad mood in the mornings, but I just really require a lot of sleep especially these days.  So a friend from work talked me into meeting her for yoga at 7am at this super cute studio in the Highlands - www.vitalyoga.org. I absolutely LOVE the Highlands.  It's a neighborhood right outside of downtown Denver that has the cutest boutiques, cafes, restaurants, book stores and so much more. I especially love that area right now since all the trees have finally turned into vibrant shades of yellow, orange, lime green and red. Anyway, so this was my first ever yoga session so I had no idea what to expect. Vital was super welcoming and relaxing.  The teacher was amazing! It was only an hour, but I left so refreshed, relaxed and actually got a good workout. So good that I feel like I went to bootcamp yesterday instead of yoga. My muscles are screaming today. I loved it so much I'm going again tonight!  

My next adventure yesterday was a painting class. A friend of mine that I met through cycling when I first moved here found this cool place in Cherry Creek called Canvas and Cocktails so a group of us went last night. Talk about a fun time! Loud music, plenty of wine and shopping (minus wine for me). What more can a girl ask for on a night out and I scored two really cute hats at a discount! For those of you that don't know I have an obsession with collecting cute hats. Oh and I may have found my next calling - painting! I actually surprised myself with how my masterpiece turned out. See for yourself.

Before

Half way through class (upside down)

Finished piece!

Surprises

The time has come for the big announcement - we're having a girl! Yep, that's right I'm 16 weeks, 4 days pregnant today. Surprise! Surprise! It's been quite an eventful couple of months since we found out with its share of ups and downs that's for sure, but I suspect that's pretty normal. It's funny how one second I would be excited and the next in tears over the whole thing......gotta love pregnancy hormones. However, what I've been reminded of through this is that God really is in control of our lives and there is a reason for everything that happens.

My life changed the moment I found out a couple of months ago that I was expecting and it forever changed on Friday night when we found out it's a little girl.  I've always wanted a daughter and for a lot of selfish reasons like I think girl's clothes are so much more fun than boys....hah!  But I really am excited about this next chapter in my life.  It certainly wasn't something I was planning for anytime soon but sometimes surprises really are the best!

So far it's been a breeze. I've had one day of true morning sickness with quite a few days of constant nausea lately. Funny how the first 12 weeks are supposed to be the worst and they weren't. But when I hit 14 weeks the all day nausea really kicked in with a few tough days. I have still been running several times a week which is great since it's so mind numbing and refreshing to me. Happy to report on a 4lb weight gain so far. Now I was on the higher end of my range that I like when this whole thing happened but oh well that is pretty trivial now. 

Anyway here are some pictures of the baby girl. Katherine Elyse is my top pick right now for a name! Fun times of shopping and reading many books ahead of me.  For someone who NEVER babysat growing up and really hasn't been around that many babies this has been a pretty large shock to the system and will be a huge learning curve.
                                                                

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 Super long legs!

                          

 Foot :-)

I'm excited about starting this blog.  It will be a fun way to capture important milestones and events.  My fiance is strongly opposed to me blogging so if I don't mention him much that is why.  Anyway more to come soon!