my last flight as one

today i'm flying up to oregon to attend a baby shower given to the peach & me by my wonderful family & friends. needless to say, i'm giddy with excitement! this morning it dawned on me that this is my last flight without a child to come along with me. {i'm only flying one way because we are road tripping back to sf with the antique cradle & changing table my dad so lovingly restored for the peach}. and that thought led to the intense realization that soon almost everything i do and everywhere i go will be with another tiny human being as my companion. i have really been enjoying pregnancy and have had the distinct feeling it's so much easier being pregnant with the lil' one all taken care of easily inside my tummy, than to have the baby on the outside with all her needs requiring a whole new set of skills from me. i'm not quite sure if i'll be up to the task. it's the biggest challenge i've faced so far. by far. but i have a lot of wise and generous people around me to learn from ~ my own mom of course, but also my sister, my aunts, my cousins, and several of my friends have all become mothers. and i know with their advice and love we'll be in very good hands on this new adventure.
i am looking very forward to sitting on my parent's porch, sipping a cool beverage, and basking in the joy of so many family members and old friends gathered together to celebrate this brand new life who's rapidly approaching her big debut. ahh, these are the days, my friends. . . . .
i hope you have a joyful & love-filled weekend too!


{top & bottom portraits of me taken by the extremely talented femme fotographie. please go here to see more, & to find out how you can be the star of her photographic talents too}