January:
We started off the
new year in Seattle as newlyweds, I set a few goals for myself and am embarrassed to admit that I only accomplished 2/5. We celebrated
Daryl's 23rd birthday by finishing off the last bit of our wedding cake. I started doing
outfit posts more consistently and got more comfortable in front of the camera (geez I use to be skinny).
February:
Towards the beginning of the month we celebrated both my
mama's and
Natalie's birthdays. Daryl and I celebrated our first
Valentine's Day together as husband and wife. One morning Daryl accidentally
flushed his phone down the toilet (I forgot to include that after 2 days of drying it actually worked). I had a fun
girls day with two of my favorite girls. I also got pregnant sometime towards the end of this month!
March:
I just completed all of my midterms of my final semester of college and started feeling really tired (little did I know I was pregnant). This was my most successful month of posting
outfit posts. I attended the
BYU Blogger meetup. Daryl and I went out to sushi for
St. Patricks Day. My dear friend Jessalyn gave me my copies of a photoshoot she did for her portfolio (parts
1,
2,
3,&
4). Daryl and I hosted a
small party to show our new place to some of our dear friends.
April:
Our dear friend Kevin hosted a
date night at his place and we roasted marshmallows with friends. I took a pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant and this was my
first outfit post after finding out the good news. Spent some
quality time with some of our friends. I
graduated with my four year degree!
May:
I got in a
car accident on my way to visit my grandmother in the hospital, she
passed away the following day. I was a
bridesmaid in my friend Hillarys spring wedding. I spent my first
mother's day with my mama and family. I had a lovely time shopping and eating with
these three lovelies. My dearest friend Kandice
tied the knot with the love of her life in Oregon.
June:
I spent many days eating froyo and hanging out with
friends and family. Our dear friend Kandice helped us
spill the beans about
Baby Harvard and I did a
pregnancy update. I wrote a letter to each of the fathers in my life on
father's day. We hit our
6 month mark of marriage. I started my
maternity series and we announced Baby Harvard's
gender.
July:
Daryl and I spent a lot of time eating
pizza and
my sister spent many nights at our place. Celebrated
my dads birthday. We went out with Daryl's family to the
Hogle Zoo.
August:
My friend Dani and I went to the
Beehive Tea Room. I caved in and bought my one and only pair of
maternity bottoms. I started experiencing
back pains and feeling baby Harvard move around a lot more!
September:
For an early Birthday present Daryl bought me my first DSLR camera. I had the opportunity of collaborating with
Apricot Lane Boutique. I entered my final trimester of pregnancy and my sister through together an amazing
baby shower. We had another ultrasound and I
updated about Zaden and I.
October:
I did my first tutorial on how to make your own
spiked loafers. We started and completed our 4 week lamaze course. Did many fun fall activities such as:
s'mores with friends,
corn maze, an adventure to
cottonwood canyon, dates to
gardner village and
thanksgiving point, and closed off the month dressing up as
hobbits.
November:
We celebrated my 21st
birthday and made many final preparations for Zaden's arrival. I went to
blogger's night out. Had two last minute maternity shoots, one with Daryl and one solo (
here,
here, and
here).
Gave birth to our handsome Zaden Eliot Harvard and spent the remainder of the month adjusting to life as a new mama.
December:
We gave Zaden his
first sponge bath and I wrote about our
first week with our little one. I ended my maternity series by writing a
final letter to Zaden. We went on our first family vacation to Washington to visit Daryl's family and friends. Daryl and I celebrated one year of marriage on the 20th <3 We also spent
Zaden's first Christmas with my family. December is not over yet and we will also be spending our first new years together as a family of three!
2012 has been an amazing year, I can't wait to see what 2013 has in store. Thanks so much for reading and following along, I appreciate each and every one of you!