new camera = picture overload.

These 2 little guys = one huge hairball.

The First Belly Shot.

26 weeks down 14 to go.

Thank You!

 

I hope my grandma doesn’t mind me posting this. This is my dear Grandma Campbell. She absolutely spoiled me today. We went baby clothes shopping and out for lunch together.

As I was driving home and thinking of our little outing i got thinking of how you always want to  grow up to be just like your mom. Well my mom had an example of a forgiving, honest, strong and genuine mother.  This allowed my mother to learn from her, which gave me the greatest mom.  I hope that some day I can hear my kids say the same thing about me and that I can learn from my mother & grandmothers example.  I just feel like the LUCKIEST girl today to have such strong mother figures in my life.

Can you see the resemblance in my mom and grandma?

Is it so?

Just got home from my 6 month check up and it was a little overwhelming! I found out I'm Rh- blood type, which means i have to take shots through out the rest of my pregnancy which isn't i big deal, lots of woman deal with this. Also i did some heart tests last week and my results came back not normal, meaning i need to go see a specialist for more tests. Then they weighed me and i still haven’t gained any weight ( yay!) which is okay and healthy except that my fundal measurements are quite big this check up.  A normal woman's grows from 2-3cm in the 4 week span. I had grown 5 cm which is double, so my doctor joked that its twins.. (that’s not a funny joke!). He is sending me for another ultrasound to check and see if we are going to have one large baby or if there is 2?! i don't know which would be better? We will keep everyone posted after this ultrasound on the news. I'm thinking it might just be a big baby and not twins but it is possible for them to miss it at our first ultrasound. I'm done working now and loving it! I have way more energy and motivation!

sew much fun.

 

I bought a used ( but good cond.) breastfeeding pillow it had a beautiful cover on it . .  NOT really my type.

The cover.

The blank canvas.

So what do i do to it?

Well i make my own cover out of some receiving blankets i bought for super cheap!

I had bought 4 blankets and so i used 2 for this and created this burp cloth with another. Let’s hope we still think this kids is gonna be Jaxon when we have him otherwise some lucky person is gonna get this if they name their kid that.

Last day.

Its a bitter SWEET day today. Its my last day of work at Regis Salon. I’m very excited to be home more and to take it easy. Its been pretty hard on my body these last few weeks standing 8 hours a day. Hopefully by slowing down the dizziness and lightheadedness  (good English I know) goes away. I already have tons of lists of things to accomplish and projects to make. I better jet to work and can’t wait to start sewing and crafting more :) Oh. p.s this sunday is already our 2nd anniversary isn’t that crazy! oh how time flies!

Saying Goodbye.

I've really been struggling to say goodbye to my amazing clientele.I'm done in 3 weeks and have been saying goodbye these last 2 weeks. I have such a wide range of clients that stand out in my mind that I'm gonna have a hard time saying good bye to. Everything from a 16 year old amazing hockey player who goes to Italy every summer to an old lady who doesn't speak English. I'm gonna miss all these people and so many have given me email addresses and phone number to keep in contact. I'm gonna truly miss my clients but very excited to start our new journey.

Baby Murray

This is the side profile of our little one.

You can see the forehead to the nose

and little lips.

Heres the leg! you can see the knee,

shin. ankle and foot.

 

These are the only 2 we have on our

computer so far. If you want to see more

you’ll have to see our fridge. The fridge

carries the pictures and all our names for

a boy or a girl. Were hoping to know this

week. Friday there was some mix ups so

we dont know yet.

last night was the night! i felt the big kick! ive been feeling it do somersaults and back flips for a few weeks but last night as i was reading i felt it. i had the book sitting on my stomach and then all of sudden my booked moved and i felt that little leg just give me a giant kick ( well not giant i mean how big could it be the baby only weighs a pound! ).

well i might as well give an update of our extremely busy lives. Daves doing amazing in school and hes achieving his goal of grades higher then 90%. we've almost been married for 2 years and he constantly still amazes me and surprises me. he is LOVING school, its a very competitive program. he tells me what he learns everyday and is just so excited about the justice program and all the laws. Its wonderful to see him love to get up at 6am for school.

As for me and baby. were doing well. ive been thoroughly spoiled with this pregnancy and haven't had terrible morning sickness and any weird symptoms. no weird cravings i just want salty foods. I am going to be leaving on medical leave the 15th of march. Ive been having problems with my BP as its been a bit of a rollercoaster while being pregnant. I have normal BP when im not pregnant but my first check up it was high, along with my second. My third checked out to be normal and then my fourth check up it was now low. This is causing me to get very dizzy and light headed. i havent passed out but im getting close. I also start seeing stars alot! the part that worries us is that its happening when im driving now and just sitting on the couch. Part of the blame is my job tho, i stand for 8 hours causing all my blood to pool into my legs. When your pregnant you usually have about 5L of extra fluids so dizziness is normal to an extent. It should only last upto 12-14 weeks and im now 20 so im suppose to start taking it easy. if i start to pass out or black out this causes an oxygen deficiency for the baby and we dont want that!

Ive been able to get lots of crafting done while daves in school and i need to slow down. im gonna run out of things to do on medical leave if i accomplish all now. Im loving the sewing and crafts right now. soon as we know what were having then i can start doing more things that aren't just neutral. we have our ultrasound next thursday and then the following week the doctor will tell us what "it" is. woohoo!

As you can tell ive had some extra time on my hands these past 6 weeks. Look at how much crafting im getting done! Its called having a husband in school... He is such a good student! He study's and does so much homework. Thus allowing me to have a good 3-4 hours a night to do crafts. Sadly tho allows less couple time. This is a toss up :) Anywho here is my latest projects:


this should say wipes case.

so i have the craftin bug and the nesting fever! here are the latest starts to some projects.

These are my $1 pictures! when we bought our house it was all freshly painted and all the same blah color. TAN. Our house needs some color. So without having to paint im using these to add some spice. These will be for the nursery room. I figure they are neutral enough that we can add pink accessories to make it a girl and then if its a boy good enough!

This is the soon to be family feature wall. Im hoping this will help be get motivated to start collecting family pictures and get em up!


This is the one in our bathroom. im trying to figure out some way to spice up this wall, without painting.

This is in our bedroom and we need to now add our wedding photos to the wall.

Cheers!

So this month ive been crafting away. Heres a few of the things ive been doing:

1st. Lei Lani's Baby Shower:


This is a candle holder made out of baby food jars. Just cover with scrapbooking paper and flare with some ribbon. The website I saw used bows, i am not a bow type of girl so I just wrapped around with 2 sided tape and viola!

Some pictures for the gift table, just used some sock monkey scrapbooking paper instead of a mat.

Some more pictures, I did a few collages of Lei Lani and Max as babies with a center picture of Benson. Black picture frames are centerpieces too.

Heres the "B" in Benson, I created these letters to hang up at the shower on a window. I started with a canvas an it took 4 coats of brown to cover it. Then pick your paper and trace out your letters. to make it easier i just printed off my letters on to the paper and cut them out. then glue on with a glue stick. make sure its just really thick to seal it so you dont get bubbles. Then MODGE PODGE, and again podge modge. do thin coats and lots of them. I used a gloss and would recommend using a mat next time.


I found the best thing in the world at Dollar Giant! its a party pack, that contained 8 favors, 8 announcements, 8 thank you's, and 8 invitations. All for just $1! so i bought 10 packs of the boy and girl party packs, so whoever has a shower next you can use these, they are a lifesaver! So thankfully my mom came one night and helped me assemble these (all 40!).


2nd: A peekaboob cover.

I went to Lei Lani's this weekend to sew my own peekaboob cover. I choose to make my own because i wanted to make it a little bigger then the ones you can buy. i made this huge so i will have no oopsies. also i made this for a whole whoppin $9! Where as buying would have cost be around $30!
Here is a picture of the boning in the top to allow you to look at the baby, without the world seeing.


Heres how to sew in the boning to prevent it from sliding.

I sewed a little pocket in the corner to hold breastpads. i used flannel to match this next picture.

I sewed in a little triangle, to use to wipe up any spills. I still need to sew on the strings to hold it around my neck.

Just got home from my 16th week check up and it was a huge success! Blood Pressure is normal woohoooo!!!!! The past 2 check ups its been high, this was a huge scare. High BP can cause premature babies and i am so relieved to be back to normal again! We heard the very distinct little heart beat and again 155. According to the old wives tale its gonna be a girl. We shall find out how correct that is on Feb.18 with the ultrasound. My Dr. had me so excited cause he said lets do it at 18 weeks, but i guess the lab likes you to be 20 weeks. i was so excited thinking oh my i can know in 2 weeks. oh well! i suppose i can have some patience and wait 4 weeks :) Dont fret my friends we will share that news in 4 weeks, i could never know and not tell anyone.

i think this morning was the beloved moment every pregnant women looks forward to : the movement of the baby! im only 16 weeks and didnt expect to feel it for awhile now, but im not complaining! :) the other day i was joking with dave that it felt like something down there was twitching or either thats what it feels like when the baby moves but i was unsure. this morning it was a distinct little kick. i dont know if there is such thing as having pregnancy insomnia, if there is im claiming i have it. i never sleep now and i am a person who needs all the sleep i can get! it must be preparing be for something later on... not sure what or why? :) i am so glad it kept me up last night so i could just lay there and feel the fainest kicks. im excited now, lets see what i have to say when im 35 weeks and all i want is sleep and my little guy wants to play soccer with my ribs. so right now im thoroughly loving this pregnancy!

Ive been thinking lots tonight, i know UH OH! daves out babysitting and was suppose to be home at 6:30 so i didnt go over after i got off of work at 6:15. its past 8:30 now and so ive been home by myself for almost 2 and a 1/2 hours, not a big deal right?! well dave and i are always glued at the hip. we take our lunch at 12 so we can share lunch together everyday. dave worked 8-5 and i work 10-6. so we have always have evenings together. tonight made me realize how lucky we have been, we have only ever spent 2 nights apart in 2 years.

were heading into a big change and turn into our lives this year. dave has school starting tomorrow and once he finds a job he'll be working part time too. i know this is gonna create less "us" time. its gonna be a big change for us not to be together all the time.

also another biggie for us this year is the bun in my oven. thats gonna be a big change for us as well. were just thinking this past week about how much we take for grant-it how we can just get up and go whenever we want. we are so excited to meet this little one and how were gonna have a family of THREE!

sorry for this rant, im just thinking about this new year for us and the past 2. gotta love a new year and how it gives us all a fresh start. what are your new years resolutions?

All the fun and excitement of Christmas has hit our house! Were almost ready and everything is just about wrapped. Its been alot harder to get into the christmas spirit this year. we like to decorate right away, listen to music and watch all of our chirstmas movies to help us get into the festivities. this month we were away from our house for a week and a half and so we didnt have our "little" traditions to do all month. so we are now all ready and in full blown christmas mood! Also we have been so excited to watch one of our family member get a chrsitmas miracle, that has really helped kick off the christmas spirit for us! Our own little one is rapidly growing. The heartbeat was 155-160 yesterday. It was so neat to hear! I cant wait for our next appointment to hear it again so it will be a little more distinct. All is well with "it" and the pregnancy seems to be right on track. Our due date got bumped back a bit : july 13th. At first i was bummed out cause i wanted it to be sooner but now its gonna give me some more time to prepare. We will book our ultrasound at the next docotors appointment and then we will find out what the gender of this little one is.. Hope everyone is doing well and has a VERY merry christmas.

Okay so i have been trying to be patient and hold this in for as long as i can.. but im starting to burst at the seems (literally). drum roll please...... dum dee dum .... Were expecting a BABY the first week of July! We get to hear the heartbeat in a week and we'll find out our exact date. I couldn't wait any longer to tell! I did last until we were 12 weeks along tho! This is the best Christmas present for us!

I thought i would share some of my events from this past week, while babysitting 4 boys for 11 days:

-david does funny accents when he reads.
-ammon, tyler and david made brownies today in a microwave!
-they love the snow ( all 10 mins that they played in it, didnt last long ).
-why did the "everything" cross the road? to get eaten by the dinos on the other side (ammon).
-sugar is a bad idea!
-why did the orange go to the doctor? he didnt "peel" well. (david)
-a little boy (8 years old) ate a whole advent calender in 5 mins.
-ammon sleep walks.
-breakfast is either eggos or cereal. nothing else tastes good.
-we all get cabin fever when its minus -50 with windchill
-i taught bryan who his favourite auntie is ME!
-ammon thinks im cool.
- david loves to give out "i love yous"
- tyler has a contagious giggle.
- i didnt get anything done for christmas, like intended.
- dishes for 6 people is a constant struggle.
- coming up with cooking ideas for picky eaters is hard.
- each child cries at least once a day. even if it is over a mitten not being found.
-dont leave your make-up out if the door isnt locked.
-ammons voice when he reads is hilarious!

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Blog Stalking... we all do it ... right?

Okay so its blizzarding outside, bryan is down for a nap and the boys are coloring. So why not Blog Stalk?! So i found some new ideas for christmas thanks to a few new blogs.. It just happens you look at a blog and see another one so then you go to that one that looks fascinating and then another... its just a viscous cycle. CHECK THESE OUT! enjoy!


12 days of christmas ornaments.
cuegly ornaments . . miniture sleighs.
fresh poppy ornaments.

Just some fun ideas to craft some holiday love..

Busy Busy Busy!

We have been so busy and loving it (at least that's what we tell ourselves). Dave is now officially accepted to the college and we got accepted for student loans. its been a huge blessing how smooth all the paperwork is going. Dave is absolutely excited to go back to school. Holiday hours have started so the crazy mall begins! I get to miss the first week and a half of December's hustle and bustle in the mall. Dave an I will be babysitting our 4 nephews while the parents go on a cruise. i dont know why we didnt tell them they should just take us and find different babysitters. :) It will be good for us, a crash course in parenting. Thank heavens for a wonderful hubby who helps all the time. Just wanted to update our busy lives before the christmas craziness starts!

Our family.

this is our little boy.

our little girl.

i wasn't sure if this is a boy or a girl :)

Just wanted to show you are family. aren't they adorable!