glimpses of spring

over the weekend, we noticed glimpses of spring have sprung up all around our new home of san diego! the blossoms are beautiful, even carter was a little mesmerized by them. he kept asking me to lift him up so he could pick the flowers from the trees. every time i lift that kid up he yells, "mommy, higher! higher!" or "mommy, i wanna be tall!" i always feel so exasperated trying to stretch these midget arms of mine as far as they can go. in the end, they never can lift him high enough! carter always has the most confused look on his face when i set him down and try and explain to him that my 5'1 self just cannot lift him that high. it's no wonder why he always wants daron to hold him, the view is way cooler in dad's arms! 

seeing these blossoms everywhere put butterflies in my stomach. for 7 months, i've been telling everyone this baby is coming in spring annnnddd it's dawning on me that spring is almost here! i'm officially feeling some urgency to start preparing for this baby. ya know, like maybe buying some diapers, a few clothes, ... wait, my mind went blank. what else do you need for a newborn again? don't even ask me which double stroller we want because i don't have a clue! i also, still, haven't decided whether i want to go medicated or unmedicated when i deliver this baby. i've sort of been in denial that i will have to push this baby out. speaking of deliveries and pushing babies out, i think it's time i share carter's birth story on this blog because can i just tell you... it is a really good one!