FALL IS COMING.

After having a zillion travels and weddings to go to this summer, we are finally back home in Knoxville and excited to get the fall season going! Fall is my FAVORITE time of year for many reasons, but here are just a few:

FOOTBALL.

All things pumpkin flavored.

Cooler temperatures!

Pretty leaves! Especially in Knoxville.

Hot chocolate. I've been drinking it for a while now, but it's socially acceptable now.

Jeans and Sweatshirts.

Holidays!

Family visits.

Evening walks.

Good food.

AND...

The baby getting HUGE.

Speaking of the baby... IT'S A BOY. Which I'm pretty sure I've made clear on social media.  He's getting big too. This week (22 weeks) he's the size of a corn on the cob. And I feel like I'm ballooning...which is good I guess. :) But I can't express how happy we are.  Christian is more than excited that it's a boy, but I'm just happy he's healthy. :) I've had a really easy pregnancy, thank goodness. But I wonder if that means this baby will be a bit of a demon when he comes out...haha.

We are really blessed to have such an amazing family with plenty of baby experience! We are getting a lot of the big stuff second-hand from family, which I'm so grateful for. And, I love the advice that I get from them. 

The main thing I'm nervous about with our first baby, which I'm pretty sure is common, is that I don't know much of anything about how to raise a baby. I know I'll figure it out through help from friends and family and through trial and error...but I don't want to make a big mistake. I don't want to forget something super important. I don't want to lose my temper. I don't want to get frustrated. I don't want to feel overwhelmed ALL the time, especially when Christian will be busy with school. These aren't constant worries, but they're in the back of my mind. I've been told in the past to not worry and to enjoy it when it comes...but how am I supposed to if I don't even know what I'm doing in the first place?

I know in the end everything will be alright, and that Heavenly Father trusts Christian and I to raise one of His children, but it still makes me a bit nervous. I guess I still have 4 months to figure all this out. :)