Joey-Natalie-Slade-Naomi

34 Weeks Pregnant

Jene surprised us with a pregnancy photo shoot over the Christmas break. We had never thought of doing one before this and it turned out to be a lot of fun! She is making it into a memory book for us. We love it! Thank you so much Jene!!!

4 comments:

Rachel said...: I found you! (Mowi Siostra Seely.) I went to Austin over Christmas and drove by the restaurant we had met at awhile back, and I wondered how you were doing. I am so excited for you and Joey to have a son! Take care.; January 24, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Acenuts said...: looks good45. Tre456+'
eeps telling01 2.
me to scroll up to see our face :)
these little blurbs are hellos from the bug. love you guys; January 25, 2012 at 8:20 AM
Hillary Vaughan said...: Natalie...I have been thinking of you a lot lately. I hope you a surviving your last little while (I should say LONG while, it seems) of your pregnancy. It is such a hard thing to go through, ups and downs!!
I think you are awesome to do a photo shoot. I soooo wish I would have with my kids. You look amazing and I hope Joey is saying that daily to you. It will all be worth it when you get to hold your sweet baby and start a life of happiness.
You are beautiful.... I wish I looked half that good when I was prego!!
Love you.....and let us know when your sweet baby has arrived!!
((HUGS)); February 8, 2012 at 10:34 PM
Suzette Baird said...: These pictures are so so so cute! What a clever idea on both of those.

I can't get over how beautiful you are pregnant! You may need to be one of those mom's who is just pregnant constantly because you ROCK it! Seriously you are the ultimate pregnant beauty!; March 8, 2012 at 9:15 PM

"Beautiful Like the Darkness Between Fireflies"

Every evening on Richmond's boulevard, our front yard, between the hours of 7:oopm & 8:30pm, the sidewalks are filled with the magical glow of fireflies. There are so many that it is almost as if walking in a fairy-tale. Joey and I try to go on a walk every night at this time and we just watch and enjoy the glow. It is fascinating. I feel like a child again. Last night we were sitting on the couch and Joey caught my eyes following a flying bug. Joey assured me it was just a moth, when suddenly it lit up and glowed! It was a firefly in our house! It must be good luck.

WHALES!

I love whales. Why? Christmas 2006 we woke up to sunshine and glassy water on the west side of Maui. I don't even remember opening presents that morning. We were out on the boat as a family and ready for a Christmas packed with tropical adventure. I was wakeboarding when I noticed that everyone on the boat had become disinterested in me and were anxiously looking to my left. They signaled that they were going to drop me. I thought I was left for the sharks and was less than calm until finally they turned to pick me up. It was a family of whales they had spotted. We watched as they sun bathed on the surface, a mother, a calf, and an escort. I think it was my dad who jumped in the water first. Then several of my siblings followed with their snorkles and soon the adrenaline was pumping as we were swimming with the whales! We were screaming and scared and so excited. I have never experienced anything more thrilling. The calf kept trying to swim closer to us, and he was easily bigger than a car! At one point the escort was about 30 feet under us and we starred him in the eye. You could see every detail. Breathless is the only word to describe it.