Need I say more?Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Laughs
We are still getting 'congratulations your expecting' cards in the mail....have I mentioned that we are so blessed?! Anyway, this was the sticker on the back of one the recent envelopes, and it just makes me laugh. We have it up on our fridge right now and it hasn't gotten old yet.
Need I say more?
Need I say more?
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Beach Babies
Well, I survived my first pregnant vacation! I went with my parents on the usual trip down to Destin, Florida. Kel stayed back so he can save up PTO for when the baby comes and our Disney trip in 2 weeks (2 vacays in 1 month? I'm living it up while I still can!)
Let's just say it wasn't my most glamorous beach vacation I've ever had, but it was certainly nice to get away and have some one-on-one time with my parents. As I told them when I left, I am kinda a package deal now so that was the last trip for just the 3 of us for a while!
View from our balcony, never gets old!
The view from the inside of the condo is just as amazing, love the corner wrap around floor to ceiling windows
I finally got to lay flat on my belly! Not sure if you can see it, but in the center of the towel I scooped out a hole in the sand for my belly to lay. It was awesome!
They say that your skin tans (BURNS) differently when you are pregnant and boy, they aren't kidding. I usually don't burn but this was after 1 hr in the sun WITH sunscreen-- we later figured out it was sun poisoning :/
Beach babies...missing Kellen though!
My dad cracks me up. I found him doing this one afternoon and he was trying to see his iTouch in the sun and it was too bright...
this baby better have a sense of humor!
The last night we went to a usual food staple in Destin and they have over a million (yes, a million) dollar bills signed from patrons and hanging from the walls and ceiling. When you first walk in, it looks like mold or something. Not sure if you can see in the pic, but it goes on forever. Just think of what could have been done with all that money!
It was great to get away and enjoy some sunny weather, though it be under an umbrella! It was fun to talk with my parents about our future as a family and our hopes and plans. It was also nice to get home to my own little family ;) Flying was an experience and I definitely found comfort in that I was never alone... that baby Heavin and I were taking care of each other!
Hope everyone had a great Easter! xoxo
Let's just say it wasn't my most glamorous beach vacation I've ever had, but it was certainly nice to get away and have some one-on-one time with my parents. As I told them when I left, I am kinda a package deal now so that was the last trip for just the 3 of us for a while!
View from our balcony, never gets old!
The view from the inside of the condo is just as amazing, love the corner wrap around floor to ceiling windows
I finally got to lay flat on my belly! Not sure if you can see it, but in the center of the towel I scooped out a hole in the sand for my belly to lay. It was awesome!
They say that your skin tans (BURNS) differently when you are pregnant and boy, they aren't kidding. I usually don't burn but this was after 1 hr in the sun WITH sunscreen-- we later figured out it was sun poisoning :/
Beach babies...missing Kellen though!
My dad cracks me up. I found him doing this one afternoon and he was trying to see his iTouch in the sun and it was too bright...
this baby better have a sense of humor!
The last night we went to a usual food staple in Destin and they have over a million (yes, a million) dollar bills signed from patrons and hanging from the walls and ceiling. When you first walk in, it looks like mold or something. Not sure if you can see in the pic, but it goes on forever. Just think of what could have been done with all that money!
It was great to get away and enjoy some sunny weather, though it be under an umbrella! It was fun to talk with my parents about our future as a family and our hopes and plans. It was also nice to get home to my own little family ;) Flying was an experience and I definitely found comfort in that I was never alone... that baby Heavin and I were taking care of each other!
Hope everyone had a great Easter! xoxo
BIG ultrasound!
Last week we had our big 21-week ultrasound and anatomy scan! Kellen and were both a bit anxious about it- and so begins the never-ending worrying as a parent, right? It came the morning after I worked a painful 3 in a row (thanks to some trading, I only have one more of those rounds the rest of the pregnancy, thank goodness!) and was the light at the end of the tunnel during those 12 hr shifts.
Everything couldn't have gone any better! The weather was perfect that day, the ultrasound tech was perfect, the doctor was perfect, and most importantly- the baby looked perfect! We could have found out the gender but as you know, we politely passed :) We didn't even get a good enough look to get a chance to think if our guesses were right! They didn't put the gender in my chart- per my request- one of my worst fears was that they do, then on some random checkup the OB would walk in asking how the 'mr' or 'miss' was doing.
The ultrasound was wild. It gives meaning to the term reality TV- right there, on the screen in front of us, hand in hand, Kel and I could see 'shim' moving, opening/closing there mouth and even sucking on fingers! Poppyseed (our loving nickname we gave the baby- not sure if I shared that yet or not) is still breech but they weren't too concerned about that right now. But was notable about this was how they were sitting- totally squatting on my bladder! It looked so uncomfortable! We could see how the feet were flexed up against the shin...reminding me of how we see some of the babies at work...kinda scary. Anyway, I've been able to feel stronger kicks in the last 2 1/2 weeks and it was amazing to actually see the movement while I felt the little bunny kicks! Everything checked out A-okay, amidst all of my crazy NICU nurse questions.
Poppyseed estimates 6 1/2 inches long at 13 oz in weight. I am doing well, too. This tummy is out of control, and I'm well aware its gonna get bigger! Total weight gain (I cringe): 9 lbs. Not bad for half over way I suppose? The morning sickness and nausea has been coming back though, not sure what that's all about. My back has been starting to bother me, too, but overall I can't complain. I'm slathering on that belly balm like no tomorrow! No crazy cravings...I'm wondering if I will get them? The only thing I can't get enough of is cherry tomatoes, red and yellow. YUM!
After having this apt go so well, it feels like a weight has been lifted off our shoulders- now I feel like we can really celebrate being pregnant and start bonding with this sweet sweet baby who likes to bunny kick!
Below are some pictures from the ultrasound...I am sorry they such poor quality. We only got paper copies, so I took a picture of the picture!
Can you see them sucking his/her fingers?!
Hard to tell, but the mouth was open in this picture.
Sorry I don't have any pictures of the belly...We shall get some soon!
Everything couldn't have gone any better! The weather was perfect that day, the ultrasound tech was perfect, the doctor was perfect, and most importantly- the baby looked perfect! We could have found out the gender but as you know, we politely passed :) We didn't even get a good enough look to get a chance to think if our guesses were right! They didn't put the gender in my chart- per my request- one of my worst fears was that they do, then on some random checkup the OB would walk in asking how the 'mr' or 'miss' was doing.
The ultrasound was wild. It gives meaning to the term reality TV- right there, on the screen in front of us, hand in hand, Kel and I could see 'shim' moving, opening/closing there mouth and even sucking on fingers! Poppyseed (our loving nickname we gave the baby- not sure if I shared that yet or not) is still breech but they weren't too concerned about that right now. But was notable about this was how they were sitting- totally squatting on my bladder! It looked so uncomfortable! We could see how the feet were flexed up against the shin...reminding me of how we see some of the babies at work...kinda scary. Anyway, I've been able to feel stronger kicks in the last 2 1/2 weeks and it was amazing to actually see the movement while I felt the little bunny kicks! Everything checked out A-okay, amidst all of my crazy NICU nurse questions.
Poppyseed estimates 6 1/2 inches long at 13 oz in weight. I am doing well, too. This tummy is out of control, and I'm well aware its gonna get bigger! Total weight gain (I cringe): 9 lbs. Not bad for half over way I suppose? The morning sickness and nausea has been coming back though, not sure what that's all about. My back has been starting to bother me, too, but overall I can't complain. I'm slathering on that belly balm like no tomorrow! No crazy cravings...I'm wondering if I will get them? The only thing I can't get enough of is cherry tomatoes, red and yellow. YUM!
After having this apt go so well, it feels like a weight has been lifted off our shoulders- now I feel like we can really celebrate being pregnant and start bonding with this sweet sweet baby who likes to bunny kick!
Below are some pictures from the ultrasound...I am sorry they such poor quality. We only got paper copies, so I took a picture of the picture!
Can you see them sucking his/her fingers?!
Hard to tell, but the mouth was open in this picture.
Sorry I don't have any pictures of the belly...We shall get some soon!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Nursery Bedding
OHH the joys of baby planning! My dear friend (and super-woman) Gretchen is going to be making our nursery bedding for us. What an amazing gift! Kellen and I found our fabrics pretty easily, believe it or not. We knew we were going gender neutral but wanted to shy away from the traditional yellow, green, or pastels. So below are the colors/fabrics we are going with!
The wall color will be a tiffany blue and the bedding will be a sweet potato orange, steel gray, and white. I am leaving for Destin with my parents this week, and Kellen is supposed to be painting the room and moving the bed out while I'm gone! How exciting!
The plan is to have the curtains and crib skirt in the polka dot, accent pillows in the zebra (sparingly), and for the bumper have solid white on the inside, steel gray on the outside, with the polka dot as cording trim and ties. Still working on the embellishments ;) Kellen's sister, Mallory, studied abroad in Africa last summer and has some amazing photos of the Serengeti and such and we hope to enlarge a few in B&W and put in fun frames or tac looms.
We are also planning on re-doing and using the furniture that is currently in the nursery room. It was my baby and childhood furniture and loved the idea of fixing it up. I'm sure that will be a whole separate blog post. My biggest stress with this is finding nursery-safe paint. There are some organics out there but not much research has been done, that I can find anyway. Any suggestions? I also found these fun knobs to add to the dresser drawers.
I've really surprised myself with how I am approaching the nursery. I thought I would want all brand new, matching stuff....but it has become a fun game to mis-match everything with a low price tag! Plus, having the emotional attachment of my baby furniture, bedding made by a close friend, and photos taken by Kel's sister- it makes the room that much more special and a perfect place to welcome the newest member of our family.
OH and our crib and mattress were delivered! Looks like Captain has already staked his claim under the baby's bed ;)
The wall color will be a tiffany blue and the bedding will be a sweet potato orange, steel gray, and white. I am leaving for Destin with my parents this week, and Kellen is supposed to be painting the room and moving the bed out while I'm gone! How exciting!
The plan is to have the curtains and crib skirt in the polka dot, accent pillows in the zebra (sparingly), and for the bumper have solid white on the inside, steel gray on the outside, with the polka dot as cording trim and ties. Still working on the embellishments ;) Kellen's sister, Mallory, studied abroad in Africa last summer and has some amazing photos of the Serengeti and such and we hope to enlarge a few in B&W and put in fun frames or tac looms.We are also planning on re-doing and using the furniture that is currently in the nursery room. It was my baby and childhood furniture and loved the idea of fixing it up. I'm sure that will be a whole separate blog post. My biggest stress with this is finding nursery-safe paint. There are some organics out there but not much research has been done, that I can find anyway. Any suggestions? I also found these fun knobs to add to the dresser drawers.
I've really surprised myself with how I am approaching the nursery. I thought I would want all brand new, matching stuff....but it has become a fun game to mis-match everything with a low price tag! Plus, having the emotional attachment of my baby furniture, bedding made by a close friend, and photos taken by Kel's sister- it makes the room that much more special and a perfect place to welcome the newest member of our family.
OH and our crib and mattress were delivered! Looks like Captain has already staked his claim under the baby's bed ;)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Another Birthday
This last weekend was my 28th birthday! I just cannot believe I am 2 years shy of 30. It is crazy- when I think of someone who is 28, I think of someone who knows what they want to do when they grow up- so not me! We are working on it I suppose.
The weather was just beautiful and didn't rain on my actual birthday for the first time in like 6 years. We went to church and Kel took me to my favorite breakfast place, Bub's Cafe, then enjoyed a nice quiet day with the windows open. Here are a few highlights:
This made me laugh- this was how Kel wrapped one of my presents..we were low on wrapping paper and he got creative.
He named it 'Spring Explosion'
Finally able to go for a walk in nice weather!
Daffodils are one of my favorites
Kellen's mom made these little plate pieces for each of our plates and I got to take them home.
They were so festive and springy!
My nest had two butterflies on it ;)
Out of focus but you can still tell how cute they were
being a good sport
silly brothers
a few days shy of 20wks!
thank you everyone for the cards, emails and texts! you made me feel so special in my birthday!
The weather was just beautiful and didn't rain on my actual birthday for the first time in like 6 years. We went to church and Kel took me to my favorite breakfast place, Bub's Cafe, then enjoyed a nice quiet day with the windows open. Here are a few highlights:
This made me laugh- this was how Kel wrapped one of my presents..we were low on wrapping paper and he got creative.He named it 'Spring Explosion'
Finally able to go for a walk in nice weather!
Daffodils are one of my favorites
Kellen's mom made these little plate pieces for each of our plates and I got to take them home.They were so festive and springy!
My nest had two butterflies on it ;)
Out of focus but you can still tell how cute they were
being a good sport
silly brothers
a few days shy of 20wks!thank you everyone for the cards, emails and texts! you made me feel so special in my birthday!
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