Embrace the Camera

This has become a nightly ritual for Daxon and I, taking a picture to send to Derek, while he's away at work!



Nursery Ideas

From the moment we found out we were excepting another baby, I couldn’t help but start thinking about nursery ideas. I was hoping it was going to be a girl, as I had already done a boy nursery. Originally I wanted to it to be a zebra and bright pink theme, something like this perhaps??

After thinking about it and looking for ideas, I thought it might be too much, so I started looking for different ideas. I had always liked cherry blossom trees and started looking for pictures to do a mural on the wall (I painted a giraffe for Daxons nursery and when we moved I painted a whole wall in camo for him). After looking at pictures, mostly decals, I found this one and fell in love with it (I know it's not a cherry blossom tree)! I thought it was so girly and loved the white and pink and even the purple wall it was on.

I also liked the bedding with the crib and after looking online, my sister found it, but it was about $250.00 (we got Daxons bedding at K-Mart for maybe $50). This being our second baby I know that the baby doesn’t even use the blanket and we don’t need the bed skirt and the sheets are changed so often, that I can’t imagine spending that much. So when I came across this set the other week for around $100.00, I thought it would go perfect!

I also know that I want some sort of chandler for lighting, something super girly, maybe something like this??

I would really like a white crib and change table/ dresser, but with having Daxons just sitting not being used and still in such good shape, I can’t really justify going and getting a new one, so we will be using it (I hope it will still have the same effect as I'm looking for).

I’m hoping to get started on it next weekend, painting and such. I want to have it done a few months early so that Daxon gets use to it. That it for now!!!

Its a GIRL

Yup that's right, it`s a Girl!!! And we could`t be more excited (actually I`m still getting use to the idea!). I think most people always hope for a girl and boy, but for it actually to be happening is incredible! When the tech first started the ultrasound she said that the baby was curled up, so I was afraid that they wouldn`t be able to tell us, but she was really good and had me move around to get her in a position to tell.

I`v started to do a little shopping, but don`t need to get a whole lot as my sister just had a little girl just about a year ago and had a major shopping addiction, so she is going to lend us all her cloths. As for the bigger items, we already have all of them.

Here she is! The ultrasound tech said she has beautiful lips and spine and she was very cooperative.

(sorry about the picture I took a picture of the picture, lol!)

 

I made these gift bag up ahead of time, it said girl on one side and boy on the other. I had bought and girl and boy outfit ahead of time and then we put the appropriate one inside and gave it to our parents to open. I thought it would be a little more exciting then just telling them!

 

It`s a girl!!!

20 Weeks

Number of Weeks: 20 Weeks

Symptoms: Headaches still! I've also been fighting a cold this week, so it kind of sucked, luckily it wasn't that bad that I couldn't live without some sort of drugs and it's mostly gone now. I have also started to noticed that if I sit for a long period of time or in a weird position, that my back starts to get sore, but still not as pain full as it was when I was pregnant with Daxon.

Cravings/Appetite: Still sweet things, but not as much as earlier. I will see random commercials on TV for food that make me want something (but I've always been like that, but we will just blame it on being pregnant for now).

Movement: Yes, quite a bit more than before, I notice it mostly in the morning and in the evening (it kind of tickles). Nothing really strong yet, but I can't wait!

Sleep: Still mostly good, there is the odd night I can't seem to get comfortable, but I will take it.

Our Little Getaway

For about the last month Derek has been working about 2 hours away and working 12 hour shifts making it impossible for him to drive home every night. So Daxon and I have been going to see him on the weekends.

This time we decised to get a hotel with a pool and waterslide so Daxon and I had somthing to entertain us during the day while Derek was at work.

Daxon was so excited to see his daddy, it had only been two days since he had last seen him, but seeing he is a daddys boy, two days is much to long!

Supper! this boy sure likes his ketchup (or as Derek calls it, roughneck gravy)

Horse ride at the mall

And the best part!!! Watersliding with Daddy!

He absolutely loved it! He even went down by himself!