a little of this, a little of that....

and then something NOT so "little".....

~ 34 Weeks ~

{ 2 weeks ago }

i feel bad that with baby #2, this is the first belly picture i have taken,

now i have 4 weeks till this baby makes his appearance 

and i haven't even started on the nursery.

this pregnancy has gone by at warp speed, and i don't feel like i've slowed down enough to enjoy the good parts of being pregnant, like....... well i'm sure there are some good parts, i just cant think of any right now as i ache in places i didn't know i had and contract and fight heart burn, but i know there are some glorious things i'm missing.

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we haven't been sitting around doing nothing however.

we put in our back splash over the memorial day weekend and LOVED the results. 

~ Before ~

 

 ~ After ~

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and we've been playing outside in the gutter. 

literally. 

Do we have a real pool?

Yes!

Did he have more fun playing in muddy gross water.

Yes!

makes me think twice about paying my HOA fees. 

 

 

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and we've been wearing our selves right out!

Staying up too late, living on popsicles and fruit snacks

or anything you can eat on the go, cuz heaven forbid you SLOW DOWN.

but isn't that what summer is ALL about. 

transformation...

so this first picture is at 10 weeks, now i have 3 days left and this body "transformation" blows my mind, i've gone from...scared to gain weight... to sorta being ticked that you have to gain weight when your whole life you've been trying to do the the exact opposite...to worrying that my body will never be the same again...to knowing that my body will never be the same again...and now with 3 days left i have come to appreciate that my body can grow a baby and i sort of don't care what happens anymore because the whole thing is such a miracle.

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........18 weeks............................26 weeks.........................30 weeks..........

..............32 weeks......................34 weeks.....................39 weeks.........

some things i've learned over the past 9 months........

*when you sneeze or cough really hard....that might not be the only thing that happens.

*even though your belly is big, it looks EVEN bigger with a stain down the front of your shirt.

*when you get pregnant you develop a hole in your lip that leads to stains down your shirt.

*strangers really do believe that your belly is public property.

*you shouldn't take painting your own toenails for granted.

*walking a mile while 9 months pregnant is equal to a 10k when not pregnant.

*little things like getting out of bed by yourself should be celebrated.

*even flip flops can feel tight at times.

*when you drop something on the floor you want to swear at it (and sometimes you do).

*when people tell you pregnancy is a glorious, wonderful, beautiful thing...they are lying.

*when your baby moves for the first time its the most amazing thing ever!

*the bond you have with your husband increases tenfold.

*you really can fall in love with someone you've never met.

The list could go on and on because, well, i didn't know anything before this journey started 9 months ago, but i've loved and hated being pregnant every step of the way!

made with love

Finally the nursery is finished!! now we just need a baby to put in it!

We had a a lot of helping hands in getting ready for our little mans arrival. here are JUST A FEW contributors!!

shelving/window seat/toy box-built by dad

dresser and paintings- by mom

Tonka trucks- grandpa felman

rocking horse- built by great grandpa wilson, painted by grandma felman

crib- from grandma and grandpa echols

toys and books and clothes- too many friends and family to name but you are all LOVED and appreciated.

before and after: part 2

there is reason i keep arron around besides the fact that he is a sexy beast! he is oh so handy!! he is getting a little antsy for the baby to get here and needed another project to pass the time. so early Saturday morning i hear a loud bang! i go into the nursery and he says "this closet sucks, i'm re-doing it." hahahaha. well i'm glad he did it looks awesome and will be way more efficient then before. he is the best. He really is for hire so if you need some shelves he is becoming somewhat of a pro and LOVES building them. he just refuses to paint. :)

there is not really a before picture for my little project, cuz it would just be 4 blank canvas'. after painting the owl picture i thought i better do something he might like hanging in his room past the age of 5, if not, i might be having an art sale. ;)

34 weeks down, 6 to go!

Well i couldn't decide if i wanted to get "pregnancy pictures" taken, because, well, the last thing you feel like doing when you're carrying around 25 extra pounds is a photo shoot, but my VERY Talented cousin Leslie is a photographer and offered to do it for free. i couldn't pass up the chance. so here they are in all their glory. i'm not sure what i'll do with these, most likely they'll just go in the babies scrapbook, but i'm still glad i did it.

Before and After...

Arrons project was to build shelves and box in the window so we could have a window seat/toy box. i drew him a picture of what i wanted and i think he out did himself, he is so fetching awesome, i think i'll keep him around! when you ask arron what we are going to fill up all these shelves with, his reply.... all of babies trophies!? he is weird.



Lisa's project not as impressive as arrons but still i'm loving it! after scouring the Internet to find a dresser/changing table for babies room and not finding anything under $200.00 that i loved. i turned to our old friend KSL classifieds and found this gem for $40.00. so i sanded it down, painted and stained it and got some new hardware, and...... i am in love with my orange dresser!

addiction!

1. captain crunch berries
2. jell-O with whip cream topping
3. OJ

So, do you think that its a problem if i have had this EXACT meal for breakfast and lunch almost every day for the past 2 weeks????

i hope not because i am ADDICTED!!

progress!

********************18 weeks*************************************26 weeks*********************
i'm claiming this as progress. you know, proof that little belly baby is growing and getting strong and healthy. i'm trying to embrace the fact that no matter how much i go to the gym, its not slowing this mole hill from turning into a mountain, and that's OK!?!? right? and, well the box of girl scout cookies didn't help much either. :(

ITS A........?

Ten fingers

Ten Toes

Two eyes

One nose

One mouth

No teeth

Cute round belly

and guts underneath

Every organ accounted for.

Who could really ask for more?

I know that my baby will be a genius

oh and one more thing..

we found a penis!

*** CAUTION- Object is as large as it appears! ***

We were on our cruise (cruise blogging to come) when i hit my 18 week mark. so we took these pictures. :( some people have been very nice saying "oh you look great" well what are they going to say.. " wow, i would have guessed you were at least 36 weeks ya fatty" and then risk me starting them on fire? well...... i feel like a fetching buffalo. So i'm pretty much terrified to think how i will feel in 18 more weeks......... YIKES!

What the???

after 2 years of "practice" we finally got it right, and we couldn't be HAPPIER!!

i'm pretty sure that's the cutest little blob i've ever seen. :)