Life Lately - September 6, 2018

It's been a while since I've written a Life Lately post. These are my favorite types of posts to write - a recap of what my little family has been up to the last few weeks and months. I, like everyone else, cannot believe it's already September! Life is flying by these days. I stare at Finn on a daily basis and wonder how he got so big! And don't get me started on this pregnancy. It seems like the weeks are melting away and soon enough it'll be D-Day!Overall, we had a wonderful summer. We settled into our new house, took a great vacation, spent a lot of time together as a family and swam as much as we could. With the weather still in the 90s, it's hard to embrace fall too much. However, I can't wait to carve pumpkins and go to the corn maze with Finn this year!

Our Home

We still have a ways to go as far as finishing our house, but I've come to peace with the fact that not everything is going to be done by the time Baby G comes. As long as the kids' bedrooms are completed, I'll be happy. We've made great strides in our living area and dining room. We have a couple small things to finish up there. The outside is at a much better place than it was at the beginning of the summer. We spend a lot of time outdoors and want to put a deck out back, but that's something we will probably tackle in the spring.The basement is the real problem spot at this point. Half of our basement is finished, but we have zero furniture for down there. We want this space to be our main living area, with the more formal area upstairs. However, we can't quite wrap our heads around how we want to style it. We are taking our time and doing our research, but ideally I'd love to have this space completed by the time Baby G comes. With our bedrooms on the main level, I'd like somewhere to escape to where I know I won't wake up Finn in the middle of the night.

Finn

This little boy is growing like a weed. I think he learns a new word every single day, and he will gladly talk your ear off! He is such a sweetheart. Right now he is really into trains, copying everything David does and Kung Fu Panda. He loves to read along with us with every book we read and has recently started to sing, too! He is so smart! I can't believe how quickly kids pick things up. I'm holding onto every little moment I spend with Finn because I know when Baby G comes in a few months, things will be much different. I'm excited to watch him become a big brother, but I also want him to be my baby forever.

Photography Classes

I've been toying with the idea of taking formal photography classes for years but always had an excuse. I finally signed up for a five week course at the local community college and I'm super proud of myself. I haven't done anything for me in a long, long time and this is exactly what I need. Just so you know, I still had every excuse in the book (I'm pregnant, I don't want to pay for it, I'm going to be awful at photography) but after some convincing that I'm still going to be pregnant and still not know anything about photography, that my work will actually pay for the classes, and that I'll never know until I try, I decided to just do it. Here's to hoping that I can fit in the desks with my belly!

Our Life In iPhone Photos