The last Wednesday of every month, I love joining this little link up to share a little bit of what’s going on in our house this month. It’s a little bit of food, a bit of clothes, a bit of memories and exciting things coming up, all in one blog post. Head over to Shay and Sheaffer’s blogs to read through the rest of the links, too!

1: WHAT WE’RE EATING THIS WEEK:

I’ve got ingredients this week to make a shrimp and Parmesan pasta, tacos, and a chopped salad with shredded chicken. In what order those get made, I don’t know! We’ll just wing it!

2: WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT:

This sweet little bump from last year. I’ve never considered myself a great pregnant person. It’s not my favorite stage, but I find myself reminiscing back to a year ago when we were leading up to the month before the birth of sweet baby J. So crazy to think that a year ago we didn’t know anything about him. What he would look like, what his personality would be like. It’s surely one of the most surreal moments in life to go from not knowing somebody at all, to have them so completely change your life such that you can’t imagine them ever not being there.

And in case you’re wondering EXACTLY what I was feeling a year ago going through my third trimester, I wrote a blog post about it HERE.

3. WHAT I’M LOVING:

Summer activities with the boys. Going to the park…

And the pool…

And what I’ve really been loving is AUDIBLE. Guys, it’s changed my life. While it took me months upon months to read one book before on my Kindle, I’ve “read” (I.e. listened to) like five books in the past few weeks. I pop in my headphones drying my hair, picking up the kids from school, folding laundry. I can’t believe I didn’t give into this years ago when Nathan told me how great it was – but I’ve finally seen the light.

4. WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO:

Harrison’s summer soccer just finished up last weekend! This was less about games and more about skills and technique. We are so proud of him!

And he’s been doing swim lessons, too.

I’ve been learning my new job, which is going pretty well so far! Definitely very different from my previous job.

And we’ve been watching baby J get more and more mobile and curious! He’s really starting to fly around the room exploring!

5. WHAT I’M DREADING:

Last month, I said bugs in the garden. This month, I still say bugs. They’re just starting…and it’s an all out problem solving month of removing pests from my garden. It does slow down a bit in mid-August, so maybe next month I won’t be dreading bugs anymore.

6. WHAT I’M WORKING ON:

It’s time to start planning a first birthday party! Baby J is going to be ONE at the end of the month!

7. WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT:

Real Housewives of Potomac is coming back soon! And I’m pumped! It’s my favorite cast of the whole franchise…

8. WHAT I’M WATCHING & READING:

I’m still reading Thomas Rhett’s wife, Lauren’s book…

And we just finished watching Mare of Easttown on HBO. Oh man, it was so good. It had us guessing the whole time.

9. WHAT I’M LISTENING TO:

I’m listening to this audio book that my Mom recommended. Only a little bit left, and really enjoying it!

10. WHAT I’M WEARING:

These cute shorts from Target have been on repeat lately. I loved them so much I bought the denim version the other day. They’re on sale for $12!

Loving this cute one-piece from Aerie. Read the reviews to help with sizing. I bought a medium and a small based on the reviews, and ended up keeping the small.

11. WHAT I’M DOING THIS WEEKEND:

We have no Fourth of July plans yet…I’m sure we’ll figure out some way to celebrate, though!

12. WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH:

I think our only big thing this next month is little Jonathan’s first birthday!

Happy Wednesday, friends!