We had a garage sale this weekend. Our first ever as a married couple. I forgot how much I love having garage sales. I mean you get rid of crap you don't want and people pay you money for it. Amazing!! So I had been collecting stuff for several months now, ever since I starting nesting and going through things. So I decided it was time to try and get rid of it for good. Ben told me I didn't have enough stuff and it was going to be a lame garage sale...so I recruited my friends the Gilberts to bring their junk too. So together we put out a pretty good spread of stuff ranging from clothes, to toys, to carseats, linens, books, and other odds and ends. As I was preparing for the garage sale, Ben kept telling me I was underpricing things, so he wasn't going to put anything in the sale because I would sell it for too cheap. So on Saturday morning, as I was pulling stuff out into the driveway at 6:15am, Ben came out to help me. Then the spirit hit him and he started pulling out some of his junk to sell too. And we are talking stuff I never thought he would get rid of, like swords, action figures, fishing lures, tools, etc. And guess what, his stuff was the first to sell. Needless to say he caught the bug and started looking for anything else he could sell. So funny how the tables turn. Anywho, the day was pretty successful. We made $340 total and got rid of a bunch of stuff. I mean people bought my makeup samples and half opened bottles of soap. Who would have thought. The rest we packed up and donated to the hope center. So now, my garage is clean again and my house is a little less junky (and I mean just a little less). It is amazing how one person's junk is another person's treasure.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Shower Time
On Friday, 13 of my closest friends hosted the most beautiful baby shower ever. It was a wonderful evening complete with great food, friends, and festivities. We even played a shower game...name the baby animal (and it was fun!! way to go Ang). It was such a huge blessing to be surrounded by such amazing women. The room was filled with much wisdom and encouragement. As I told them all, there is no greater gift than their friendship and support. Ben and I were also extremely blessed with tons of stuff for our little buddy: precious clothes, blankets, a high chair, a really cool play mat, a diaper bag, toys, an ergobaby sling, stuffed animals, and even several pieces of original artwork. I tell you what, my friends are really the coolest people ever. Thank you everyone for your continuous love and support, there is no way we could do this without each of you. Our little guy truly is blessed to be born into such an amazing community of people. Enjoy some pics from the evening.
This is my diaper bag by J. Cole. I LOVE it. Mom found it for me in Wyoming. It has great organization and is so pretty and hip.
Look at this amazing painting by my friend Esther. She hand painted this for our little buddies room. She is so talented. She is in the background of the picture smiling.
This was so special. The gals all wrote words of encouragement in this little book. So special. I read it today and it made me cry. Can't wait to read it to the little guy.
okay, these are the coolest take home gifts ever. These were cupcakes made by my friend Melanie. And yes she handmade those pacifiers on top with fondant (homemade fondant). So delicious and absolutely beautiful.
Jen and Elli....don't you just love Elli's face and that ridiculously large flower on her head. If only I was having a girl.
My good friend Courtney. Courtney just had her second baby in April and is already plotting for her third. She is a baby lover. Doesn't she look great!!
Here are half of the hostesses with their hostess gifts on...aprons with their monogram initials. Thanks gals for a great evening.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Resemblance???
I was updating some pictures in facebook, mainly so I could send some to my mom for her facebook page. The picture below happened to be the last one I was uploading. It is NOT the best picture of mom and I, but I was suddenly struck by our resemblance. I mean people say, "oh you two look alike" all the time, but I never really stopped to look. So check it out...what do you think?
Friday, August 14, 2009
Semi Complete Nursery
Well I decided that Ben was right...the nursery needed to be green and not khaki. Kids like bright colors. So at 6pm Wednesday evening, I decided it was time to get started. So I headed out to home depot to purchase all the painting supplies. I got the room all tarped up and taped off, so as not to get any of this lovely green paint on our light carpet. Then my friend Jen calls and asks what I am doing, to which I reply, "I am about to start painting." She asks if I want her help and my answer was absolutely (she is a great painter and since I knew my lovely husband was not going to help me because he hates painting, I knew I needed her help). So we started painting about 8pm and were done by 10pm. Not bad for two coats. And I have to say, we did da spectacular job. We were a little concerned at first when we started painting because it was really pea green...but fortunately after it dried and had a second coat it looks just like the grass cloth I purchased. Ben and I moved in the furniture yesterday and tried to get things setup as much as possible. We still have a bit to do, but we are much closer...thank you Lord (and thank you Jen and Ben).
My sweet friend Jen came over at 8pm to help me paint the baby's room. She is an expert painter. I think she has painted all but two rooms in her house.
And then there's me, looking lovely with my mask on (but you gotta be safe). I choose this shirt because it matched the paint. No not really just happened to be one that still sort of fits, although it is getting a little tight. Ben did say he thought I looked like one of those horses with a feed bag attached to their mouths...so sweet.
The crib. The front part folds down which is nice so you can have easier access to the baby. Thanks Lynn and Terri for a great crib and changing table.
The crib and glider. I am sure I will be spending many of hours in this corner. Thanks mom for the beautiful glider.
The changing table. We got a steal of a deal on our crib and changing table thanks to some of our friends from church. $200 for the whole set.
Ben even got the valances hung. Aren't they cute. Thanks babe for hanging the valances and moving all the furniture and picking out a great wall color.
Now all we have left to do, is paint some scripture on the wall and hang the painting our good friend Esther is making us. It feels really good to be close to finishing this project.
So what do you think??
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Baby Care Class
Last night we headed to our first of four baby classes. Last night was all about baby care. They taught us how to put on a diaper, swaddle, feed, & bathe a baby amongst a few other things. Ben had a great time at the class. When it was our turn to pick out a baby, he tried to choose the black baby...but it was a girl. So he went for the medium skinned toned baby cause he was a boy...if only our baby would be so tan. After he picked our baby, the instructor asked the men to diaper the baby and then swaddle them. Ben did great...he was way ahead of everyone (minus the fact that he forgot to turn down the diaper for the umbilical cord stump). He then held our little plastic baby and cooed and talked to him the whole time. Meanwhile everyone else had put their baby down on the table...but no Ben held the baby and made faces at him the whole time...which made me laugh at inappropriate times. Overall, it wasn't too bad, just a little long. Hopefully we are little more prepared to care for little buddy....stayed tuned next week for our experience in the breastfeeding class.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Dr. F...you're my hero!
Well friends, guess I haven't had much excitement to post about these past few days. So I will attempt to put something on here to keep my loyal readers appeased and not appalled at my lack of posts in the past week.
Yesterday, we headed to the doctor for our 28 week checkup. Yes that is right, 28 weeks, 7 months, 3rd trimester....holy moly we are getting so close. The doc did his regular rundown..."hey, how are you?"..."good," I reply. Then he does this battery of questions and now he just sort of runs through them with me without much hesitancy...."leakage, spotting, movement, cramping?"..."no, doing great." He likes to call me a pretty boring patient. Hey I take that as a compliment. Then he informs me that my diabetes screen I took last time came back completely normal...almost too normal he said, like I didn't even drink the nasty orange goo. My blood sugar level was only 62 and normal is anything under 130. I assured him that I did drink the yuckiness (Ben was my witness), but must just metabolize sugar well. Maybe that is why I have such a sweet tooth.
He measures the fundal height (yeah the size of your uterus, funny word I know)...28 weeks exactly. Listens for the heartbeat, while little buddy moves around a lot. Finds it...strong heartbeat. Then says, "I can see your own aorta pulsing in your stomach" and THEN the magic words every pregnant woman longs to hear...."because you're so SKINNY." To which I reply "did you miss this big bump in the middle of my abdomen?" Anywho, when your carrying an extra 20 pounds and feel like your hips might fall out of socket and your back might break in two, the two words "you're skinny" make you feel like a million bucks. Thanks Dr. Feinstein, your my hero.
Bad news, Dr. F is out of town on Oct 31, my due date. He's actually out of town from Oct 29-Nov 1. So we are talking about our options at this point. He doesn't want to induce, so we will just have to wait and see if I have a "favorable" cervix before he leaves and he would induce or if he thinks I will be "unfavorable" until he returns and we can wait it out. Needless to say, he won't let me go past Nov 6th...so that was good to hear.
So the little buddy is doing great!! He is a regular kicker, roller, puncher, and stretcher. He really likes it when I drink or eat sweet things...gets him really riled up.
On another note, we had house guests this weekend. Ben's best friend Justin and his puppies were here with us. They are so much fun. Here are some pics of the dogs. Justin has Colby, a german wire hair, who just had 16 puppies. He has only one puppy left because he has sold or given away the rest. So we had the pleasure and that's what it was pleasure of having Colby and one puppy with us. Oh puppies are the best...so much energy, so soft, such sweet breath, and just so cuddly. The Blevins' dogs didn't really know what to think of Justin's two, but we all survived.
The puppy (who doesn't have a name, otherwise I would be using it) playing with Lori's favorite too...doodle. She didn't really like this, but I didn't really care.
Colby and the sweet puppy.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Yellowstone National Park
Day Two: Mom and I headed out from Jackson to Yellowstone. All I have to say is Yellowstone is simply amazing and pictures simply cannot capture its beauty. It is amazing how God is so creative. Who knew that this little jewel could be sitting in the middle of nowhere. As I told my mom, God knew he had to put some tourist attraction in Wyoming because otherwise people would never come visit. We arrived in Yellowstone around noon and did the lower loop which included such sites as geysers, paint pots, vent holes, bison, waterfalls, etc. Then we ended up at the Old Faithful Inn for the evening. We were so lucky to get a room here because they are normally booked a year in advance. Mom just happened to call the day before I arrived and guess what, they had a room. It is such a charming hotel and you can sit out on the top deck and watch old faithful erupt every 90 minutes...so cool. Well here are some pics.
Mom and me at the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River.
Can you see the bison in the background around these vent holes?
Geothermal stuff...so cool.
Old faithful inn...look at all those logs.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Well, I headed to the cool weather of Wyoming last Thursday for a visit with my mom. I have never been to this part of the country, so I was pretty excited. I began my visit in Casper, WY where my mom lives. Nice little town, nothing too extremely special but it was good to see where mom lives and works. We went out with some of her coworkers on Thursday afternoon, she works with some really super people. Then had a nice meal at home with her roomates. Also, very fun.
On Friday morning we headed out on our way to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. What a beautiful trip. I can't begin to tell you how wonderfully creative God is. I mean seriously, he really has a gift. This part of Wyoming is just gorgeous. We got to Jackson Hole and stayed a really cute B&B. We shopped a bit and bought a few things for little buddy...its amazing how your shopping habits change with the little ones coming. Then we had dinner at a lovely little restaurant called the Blue Lion where we were seranaded by a classical guitar player which was amazing!! Here's some pics.
Our hotel the Inn on the Creek. Touted as the most romantic hotel in Jackson Hole. And it was...especially for a pregnant gal and her mom. We had a jacuzzi tub sitting in front of a fire place in our room. Needless to say, that wasn't really used. Although, mom did say, "well you could wear your bathing suit and soak in the Jacuzzi if you want." We were served homeade chocolate chip cookies in the afternoon and then a beautiful breakfast the next morning. So fun!
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