28 Weeks and still kicking

Entering the 3rd Trimester...  I am kinda excited, but it still hasn't quite hit me yet that I am going to be a mom in 3 months even though my belly is getting bigger by the day, and the scale is about to break.  Co-workers are getting excited and calling me "Mommy", "Little Mom" or "How are you guys...".  It's been busy with the holidays, so I am guessing after Christmas it will seem more real how soon we are to being parents.

Thanksgiving was pretty good, I worked for more then I thought I would so Will and I had dinner with his Dad.  We "Goosock" -ed a roast.  Goosock is something Wills Dad grew up on, so his Grandpa made up the recipe and would cook it with the cowboys  and is AMAZNIG!  We usually have it with turkey, but since we decided the day before Thanksgiving we would spend it with his Dad, we used a Roast and it was almost better then the turkey!  I realized how grateful I am to have a husband to support me.  Even though I wasn't able to get off in time to spend Thanksgiving with my family, I am glad I have great in-laws who are always welcoming and willing to play games.  There are multiple other things I am grateful for, but I won't list them all..."

We set up for Christmas today!  I am really excited for Christmas this year.  I don't know whether it's because we have all our shopping finished all ready, because I have the day or, or because after Christmas it's that much closer to a new baby;  I am pretty sure though it's because my parents will be in town for Christmas!  I only have Christmas day off but it will be so nice!

So, each year, I have tried to make an ornament for our Christmas tree to represent something we did that year.  I have a total of 4 and I am excited to see the collection grow as the years go by.  I have always been someone who liked the "natural" ornaments versus having the tree look perfect and match.  These are the ones I have done so far and the stories behind them...

 2009 The day after Thanksgiving, Will took me out shooting with his family.  This was before we were an "official" couple.  (He was probably testing to see how good of a shot I had to see if I could even be on his list of prospects).  He hung up ornaments because they are fun to shoot and see break, except, he accidentally bought the plastic ones.  I ended up taking this one home with me because I was so shocked that I was actually able to hit a target!  Needless to say, it was a nice keepsake to add to the tree after we got married.

2010  We got married for time and all eternity!  Just under the bow, if you can see it, is a ring.  We went to take my ring in to be sized and it was killing me to not have something on, so we ended up buying a cheap fake one.  I was glad we did because they forgot to take the ring out to be sized and we ended up having to wait for 2 weeks!

 2011  This represents the year we became home owners!  This "house" is actually a card Will made and gave me for Christmas the year we were dating... I never know what to do with cards, and this one had more sentimental to it because he spent the time to "craft" something, I LOVE it!  So even though I got it in 2009, I thought it fit perfect for our 2011 home owners year.



2012  Will came up with the idea this year, to make a wood block and put pictures on of all that we have done... which wasn't really much, so I put where we traveled.  You can't see all the sides but there is 1.  Horton Springs-our first backpacking trip together. 2. Albuquerque, NM- where we went for him to have a 4 day vacation while I took a continuing ed course.  3.  San Diego- we visited his dad.  4. Jerome- we went with Camilla and Dan.  5.  2nd year anniversary picture  6.  Favorite picture of me for the year with "Merrills" 2012

Baby Project...

I decided I didn't want to use a dresser to put all the baby clothes in because it was going to take up too much room, and I didn't like the way it would fit in the room.  Instead, I took an extra bookshelf we had around, and it fit perfectly in the closet!  I wanted to find some cute bins to put in them for all the babies clothes to go in, but they were ranging between 5-10 a piece, and I couldn't ever find a size/design/style that I liked.

Doing some research on Pinterest... I found this blog which seemed to be the easiest.  I used her pattern for the outside of my box, and the spray adhesive worked GREAT!  Super easy, although probably not to do the best prego... so I had Will help me for faster results!  I didn't like the link/blog she used to make for the inside of the basket, it looked too complicated for me, AND I do NOT like draw sings... so difficult to sew them and turn them inside out and look cute and perfect... NOT for me!

Instead, for the inside, I used the EXACT same pattern that I cut for the outside with a few changes.  1.  I added 1 inch to each side (so the "total" of my big rectangle was 2in total extra in width/length.
2.  She has you cut a square out of each corner, and then in an inch.  On that part, I added 1/2 in to each side for extra seam allowance.  I then sewed up the angle, and the side.
3.  I finished with a 1/2 seam and put in some elastic.

I liked the idea of being able to take out the inside to wash it...just in case.

The total cost for me to make 6 boxes:
* polka dot material $12 (I LOVE going to hobby lobby because 1. less decisions to make for fabric.  2.  40% OFF coupon to use whenever!)
* Brown inside fabric $4 twin sheet from Goodwill
* Spray Adhesive $6
* Elastic $1.50 (I already had enough in my supply for 4, and just needed to buy some for the last two)
A grand total of about $4.00 per box with a cute design that I LOVE and matches my room, insides I can wash, and just the right size I wanted. 

***I am still debating on whether to spend time painting the bookshelf white or not.  The inside of the closet is white, so I was thinking it might match better, but I really don't like painting... so I might just keep it brown.***

Happy Halloween! 23 Weeks and counting!

We were able to borrow the costume from MaryJo my sister-in-law!

Did you guys have a great Halloween?  I did!  I used to not like Halloween growing up, until my brother/s started doing this refrigerator box maze.  As a single, every Fri/Sat night in Oct I would be working on it, and Halloween night I will be there till midnight.  This year, the maze was a bit smaller seeing as we have family of our own which means less time, but it was still a GREAT maze!

I wore the skirt/tights Wed night but forgot to get a good pic of them :(

Sat. before Halloween we went to a co-workers party.  It was actually really fun!  Will and I both aren't the real "social butterfly" go to parties type of people, but we had a TON of fun!  I was able to go chat with some scottsdale co-workers I hadn't seen in a while. 

Halloween night, unfortunate, Will had school.  I KNOW!  The teacher let him out 1 hr early, but with how late it was, he wasn't able to make it to the maze.  I went though, and it was a blast!  Only having 100 boxes up, instead of 300 made it smaller and quicker for people to make it through.  Thankfully, this meant I didn't have to go though and help people out for crowd control, because I probably wouldn't have with my belly.  I enjoyed seeing old ward members and family there though and look forward to doing it again next year!

23Weeks Belly

He/She

It's official, one boy cooking in the oven... will be ready February 22nd 2013

20 Week Pregnacy Moment... and more

Tomorrow!  We find out what we are having!  I have had more people  guess boy then girl, and I am kinda thinking it's a boy because we want a girl.  Either way, as long as its human, we will still take it :)

Will's favorite thing to do lately is count my "mood swings".  For those of you who are pregnant, hopefully you understand and it's not just me.  Late at night (like 8:30) you start getting really tired, which means to me at least, I have a hard time controlling my emotions.  Simple things can make me jump from one mood to another.  Will enjoys this and starts counting "that's mood one, two, three..." which in turn makes me even more frustrated as he keeps counting "four...five..." until he sees steam coming out of my ears and finally quits.  The pathetic part is that I know it is how stupid I am with getting frustrated but I still do!  Then, a couple minutes later when I am calmed down and tucked into bed, I relax and laugh about it.  This is a reoccurring event a couple of times a week, you would think I would learn. 

This week I got 3 1/2 inches of my hair cut.  I LOVE it!  I started getting really frustrated with my hair lately and decided I needed to get it chopped, it's been a whole year!  I have this ever going dilemma where I don't like my hair too short, so I grow it, then get sick of it, and like it short again.  But I am never willing to cut it every couple of months, only once or twice a year.  As of now, I love it and I am telling myself I will get it cut again before the baby is born, going one year is way to long for me. 

Projects...

This weekend General Conference was AMAZING!  I love listening to the talks, esp the prophet and always feel like they are directed to me only.  To keep myself from falling asleep during some of the sessions, I did some projects to keep myself busy. 


I made "baked" doughnuts from off of Pinterest.  I think they defiantly turned out looking a lot better then taste.  They weren't very fluffy.  Also, I guess I always imagine doughnuts being sweet, or having some sweetness to them, these didn't have any... so, if I am going to make something that is sweet, I am not making the amazingly healthy version of it because it just doesn't taste very good.  If you make them, I recommend making only the "doughnut hole" version because bite size ones tasted better.  

I received a blanket from a secret sister a couple years ago.  It was a nice lightweight picnic blanket that rolled up easily to carry over your shoulders.  I decided to make one for a friends baby shower, using the "PUL" fabric (usually used to make cloth diapers) for the bottom so it would be somewhat waterproof.  I have been working on this randomly throughout the past couple months and finally finished it this weekend with help from my mom to fix my sewing machine.  Unfortunatly, I was to impatient to wait for my mom to have time to show me how to sew the corners, so I figured it out by myself.  They don't look the best so my friend will have to forgive me, but other then that, I think it turned out pretty good!

19 week Pregnancy moment...kinda late

You know, it's really hard to go grocery shopping when you are prego... because you start to crave EVERYTHING!  Well, on Sat. I was at the store, and decided to indulge in a medium back of peanut M&M's.  So, I bought them, and ate them till there was only about 1/4 bag left.  I KNOW!  Bad!  I made Will take them and hide them so I would quit eating them.  Well, Sunday comes around, and I really want some chocolate, AKA peanut M&M's.  I looked EVERYWHERE!  I could not find them... so I settle for some chocolate chips.  I finish what's let of the bag (not much, I promise :)  Monday... I really want those M&M's!  I look EVERYWHERE again!  Even in the garbage to see if he ate the rest of them... nope not there either.  Tuesday... date night.  After going out to eat, we stop at Sam's club.  We like to "walk around" after eating a TON of food.  Well, there was a HUGE bag of chocolate candy bars!  Will talked me into getting them ;)  I then told him how I have been CRAVING chocolate and I couldn't find those M&M's.  He starts laughing.  We get home, and he pulls out the bag from the hiding spot (no, I still haven't found it, but know what room it's in now) and allows me to eat the rest.  They were SO good!  I didn't even eat any of the candy bars we just bought, even though I am sure those will be next.

I am very glad to say, "I have not craved pickles!"  From what I hear, prego people crave pickles.  I don't like them worth a nickel!  I make Will pick them off because I am even grossed out to touch them (this is pre pregnancy days too).  So, if I start to crave pickles, I don't know what I will do because I REFUSE to eat those nasty things!