Weekend Wrap-Up

 This weekend was certainly a busy one for us...again. It seems like weekend always are busy these days. Is it only us? We headed out Friday evening for dinner and to get paint for our weekend project; painting the living room. While Stephen was showering I snapped the much awaited bump photo that many of my readers have asked for in the past week:

I am almost 19 weeks in this picture and feeling rather large...I know it's only going to get worse...the important thing is that the baby is growing and thriving!

Louie felt left out and wanted some picture action too:

How sweet is he?

We had dinner at Culver's before shopping at Wal-Mart. Sometimes I like Culver's and sometimes I really don't. On Friday, I really didn't. Stephen loved his burger though and the few bites of his that I had were wonderful. That's what I get for trying to be healthy and ordering their new Asian salad. Take my word for it, it looks good in the picture but it is not good in real life. Promise.

Saturday morning the work started in the living room. Stephen's Dad came over around 8 and they got right to work. One wall in our living room had some damage from a leaky roof prior to us purchasing the home. The paint on that wall was peeling so it needed scraped. Then it also needed some drywall compound and sanding. It was more work that I would have ever imagine and I am so thankful that Dave and Stephen were able to take care of it! The painting went on almost all day, and well into the night/early morning for Stephen. I believe he came to bed around 1am Sunday morning...1am after the time change, so really 2pm. Yikes!

Some pictures from Saturday:

You can see in some of the above pictures that the color of the room was a dark tan color. It really wasn't a bad color, but with our carpet and furniture being tan I just felt it was too much tan. I also wanted a lighter, brighter color to brighten the room. Watching the new color go up always excites me!

While the men worked on Saturday, Louie and I were on the couch for the most part. I think that Louie really enjoyed all the snuggle time with me and I really enjoyed reading my book! :)

Sunday morning we woke up to dry walls and a messy living room! Since neither of us really slept in (thank you time change), we had plenty of time before church to put the living room back together, hang things back on the walls and clean up the painting mess. I am so glad that we were able to get this done before church, because the only thing on our agenda for Sunday afternoon was resting and watching movies. That is just what we did!

I snapped some photos with my phone before we left for church, so these aren't the best but you can tell the difference and see the new color. What do you think?

Like I said, on Sunday afternoon we watched movies. 3 actually. Well, I slept through half of the first one and Stephen slept through half of the second one, but still! We have actually been watching lots of Christmas movies trying to find a family friendly option to show at church in December for a family movie night. We need something family friendly and something that will hold the kids attention...any ideas? The one we tried this weekend might fit the bill, but I cried at least 3 times during it so we would need to make sure the sanctuary was well stocked with tissues!

On Saturday we also took Louie to the vet for a heart worm re-check, but more on that another day this week!

Today is the day we find out Baby D's gender. I am so anxious...totally not sure if I will get anything done today while waiting for this appointment. It is at 2pm, please pray with us that Baby D is healthy and that we can determine the gender today! :)

Happy Monday!

Weekend Wrap Up & Pictures!

Happy Monday!

Do you ever feel like you have a weekend with zero rest and relaxation? I have to say that is what our weekend turned into. We had plans, but they just required more work than anticipated so we got very little rest in. I actually fell asleep on the couch last night before 9pm...true story.

So what did we do this weekend? Well Friday night we had planned a little date night but we were not very creative at all. With my exhaustion at the end of each day I am not really up for too much. We had dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant and then headed to Wal-Mart to pick up paint for a little home improvement project we had planned...and then that turned into Christmas shopping. I am happy to say that we crossed off over 50% of our Christmas shopping in one evening. Granted, we already had lots of things that we have picked up throughout the year, so that helped!

Anyone else started their Christmas shopping yet?

Saturday we started painting the library at home. Or really, Stephen started painting and I wrapped Christmas presents in the living room while listening to Christmas music. :) We were able to get a few gifts wrapped and one coat of paint on the walls before my friend Dana came over to take some family photos of us. I am so thankful that she offered to do this because we usually take them with our tripod, but it's hard to get Louie in those photos! We got some decent photos and officially have our photo for this years Christmas cards picked out. Here are some:

There is definitely a bump present nowadays!

This photo obviously makes me laugh!

And last but not least, our Christmas card photo:

Saturday afternoon we did more painting and more wrapping, while watching and listening to the Gators beat the SC Gamecocks. Turns out a game I thought would be competitive ended up being a blow out, but it's a win for UF so I'll take it!

Saturday evening we had dinner at the very classy McDonald's...all because Baby D was craving a double cheeseburger! :) We also ran to church for a session of a conference they were hosting called Answers in Genesis. The session we attended was all about dinosaurs and where they are present in the Bible. It was very interesting and informative. I can say that I learned a lot!

Sunday morning we went to church and ran back to Wal-Mart for more paint to finish our project. The rest of the day was spent trimming, painting, and wrapping gifts. Man oh man! In the end, the room we painted looks amazing and almost all of our Christmas gifts are wrapped (all but 3). So it was a productive day!

We settled in to relax and watch the Amazing Race...but I fell asleep before it started. Stephen told me who was eliminated though, so I don't feel like I missed too much!

Hope you all had a good weekend too!

14 days until we know the gender of our little peanut!

31 days until Thanksgiving!

64 days until Christmas!

Weekend (more like week) Wrap-Up!

Happy Monday, folks! It's a warm and rainy day here but I am quietly longing for fall. In fact, pumpkins and pumpkin scented things have started making appearances around our house. All of our fall decor just might relocate from the basement this coming weekend! Have you decorated for fall yet?

Here is a little of what we were up to last week:

A little bit of front porch sitting...

And a little bit of morning cuddles! :)

My first shipment of maternity clothes arrived from Old Navy last week too. Out of the 4 items, I can only wear one shirt now. I am sure we (me and baby D) will soon grow into the others so no worries!

The hubs and I have back to back birthday's in August. His was last Tuesday and together are cards made a pretty big display. We felt so loved! Also, there are some cards related to our big announcement too!

We had ordered this glider from Walmart.com almost immediately after we found out we were expecting. Ideally we would like two, one for upstairs and one for down but at least now we have one. It was on clearance and was such a steal! Louis isn't sure out it yet...

But the hubs likes it and approves! :)

Stephen and his birthday cake last week. Sadly, I didn't eat any of it. I am in a rut where anything that I cook is unappealing to me and the baby. I am a fan of Stephen cooking or eating out right now to say the least! 

Lunch hour pedicure=LOVE!

WOO, it's finally Friday!

Wings for dinner on Friday= YUM. I'm sorry baby I know you need folic acid....but tonight, we are having hot wings!! :)

Saturday we had a full day planned that mostly included shopping and a little eating (I am pregnant after all). Chipotle is my absolute favorite!

Stopped in David's Bridal to purchase my Matron of Honor dress for an April wedding. Yep, that will be about 4 to 6 weeks after Baby D's arrival. Needless to say, I ordered up a size!

I just can't resist baby clothes. I mean seriously, I barely resisted them when I wasn't pregnant but now that I am? It's like game on! I proudly purchased this cute number with my TJ Maxx Birthday gift card from a co-worker. Adorable I tell you!

Love me some Target sales!

Saturday evening we headed to a surprise birthday party for a friend hosted by his wife. It was a great time with delicious food. As always, it's just nice to see people that you don't get to see all to often. After our full day of running around and shopping I was so tired. We headed home and I promptly took a warm bath and put my feet up!

Sunday morning we headed out to church and then spent the afternoon at home relaxing. We grilled burgers for lunch and I baked an oatmeal casserole to serve as breakfast all week. I found the recipe on Pinterest and it was decent this morning, though in the future I think I will tweak it a little! :) We also spent the afternoon watching hours and hours of special features for The Hunger Games. After that I wanted to watch the movie again but Stephen declined since we had just watched it on Thursday. What can I say? I am a movie geek! Oh and I also made a new curtain (no sew) for our back door. I didn't take a picture but I will, I promise!

So what did you do this weekend? We hope that everyone had a safe and relaxing break from work!

Oh and last but not least, we now have a Baby D planning book...meaning I feel much more prepared and able:

Don't you love it?

8 weeks & a weekend wrap-up

Happy Monday, folks! How was your weekend? We had a great one and celebrated our birthday's (Stephen's is tomorrow!) with Stephen's family. Talk about delicious!! :) On Sunday we didn't do much other than attend church and go to Wal-Mart for pickles. It was so nice to relax and rest up. The only problem with that is the fact that Monday morning is that much harder after a lazy day. Oh well!

 

I have a confession to make. At this point, I have a hard time thinking about anything other than this precious life growing inside of me. I have been using my "smoke breaks" at work to shop online for all things baby and have even started building registries. I don't smoke, but many people in my department do and I don't think it is fair that they get at least 2 15min breaks per day to engage in the nasty habit. There I said it. Sorry to offend any of my readers who do smoke.

 

In reference to my above confession, I am working on a baby bucket-list so to speak. It's a list of things that I would love to get done before 1. the baby comes or 2. before I get so fat and uncomfortable that I don't care to move, ha! I should be posting that this week and will followup with it's progress as the pregnancy goes on. Yay! :)

 

Now, onto a baby bump update:

The above pictures were taken last Friday, which would be 7 weeks, 5 days. I am not sure why, but the images look a little distorted to me...maybe it's the collage app I used on my phone to make 2 photos, 1? Anyways, here you go!

How far along? 8 weeks today!

Size of Baby? Raspberry

Maternity Clothes? Still waiting on my first order to arrive-I am wearing the last pair of jeans that I can button today though. Everything else is too tight to button!

Weight Gain? Not sure, maybe 1 ow 2lbs.

Stretch Marks? Not yet, and hopefully never. Using lotion like crazy!

Gender?  Unknown, we will be finding out though!

Movement? Nothing yet, but looking forward to it!

Sleep? No problem there right now! Sleep is good!

Food Cravings? Pickles, chips, pretzels...anything SALTY!

What I Miss? Diet soda and coffee :(

Symptoms?   Still just super, super tired. I have some food aversions too...

Best Moment Last Week? Announcing our news on the blog and Facebook. Y'all warmed my heart with your well wishes and congratulations. You sure know how to make a girl feel loved-thank you!

Looking Forward to? Hearing the heartbeat and my doctor’s appointment this week!

Have a great Monday!

Hi, remember me?

Hi, remember me? I am that girl who never posts anymore but still has lots to say! I am back (hopefully) and ready to fire away with posts!

I am sorry that it's been so long since I last posted. Between VBS at church and having a friend from Florida staying with us for 9 days-life has been busy! I am sure you can all understand...right?

Well, without further adieu: a weekend update from July! Ha, better late than never!?

Just starting out with some pictures from SKY VBS at church. We were so blessed by the kids in our "crew". I hope that each one of them grew closer to the Lord and learned they way he loves them-no matter what!

Friday evening we headed to Indianapolis to pick up Vickie. It was a long, boring drive for me. Sometimes I think I might be worse than a kid in the car...I just get antsy! We did drive through some MUCH needed rain, so that was nice! We got back to the house late and everyone was so tired. Vickie did eat dinner at Culver's though so she was introduced to the Mid-West well!

Saturday we had a great day at the farmers market and a local auction. I had never been to an auction before, except at church last year (which I loved) so this was a new experience. It was actually Vickie's idea and I am so glad we followed through. I scored the above milk glass vases and lantern for $10. That's a deal in my book!

Saturday night we went out to eat with some friends of mine from work. We had a great dinner at Streamliner and then went to Mel's house and watched the kids play for awhile. Vickie had her first tenderloin sandwich (a Mid-West staple) and liked it! We did leave and head home early because I started feeling really sick. It hit me the next day-must have caught something from one of the kids at VBS!

Louie was my snuggle buddy and stayed by my side while sick. I just love that pup SO much!

Sunday after church we spent the afternoon at the historical museum for our town. It was actually very fun and interesting. The museum is open at odd or inconvenient hours in my opinion, so I was thrilled to be able to enjoy it. After a couple hours immersed in history we headed to Peru for some ice cream. It's the best ice cream, and their turtle sundae is something to write home about. Trust me!

I have many more pictures to share from Vickie's visit to Indiana, plus what we have been up to over the past couple of weeks. I do hope to have those posts ready and posted soon. Stick with me, I promise I am working on it!

Oh, and Friday is my birthday. The big 2-6. Should I do something special on the blog for that? Perhaps 26 facts you never cared to know about yours truly?