Baby's Room!!!

Here are some pics of the baby's room. I am so happy that it has finally come together :) Since I have found out I was having a baby girl, I have had a lot of fun looking and getting ideas for the perfect baby room!!! Thanks to my studly husband, and my terrific family I am proud to present
The Baby's Room.

Although there are two things I still have to do...1) Find a cute knob to put on the green table. any ideas???? 2) put a longer rod on the curtains, so the panels reach the end of the window seal and cover the molding. 3) There are two blankets to the set that are missing from the pics..their downstairs (I have been practicing "swaddling" with them) hahaha. The green one drapes over the crib, and the cream one is draped over the chair ;)

I just wanted to post some pictures up, because who knows when I am going
to pop this princess out :)

HOUSE BOUND PREGO WOMAN

Ok, I woke up this morning itching to post about my friend Chelsea Pratt!!! She threw the cutest baby shower for me on Saturday. I just want to brag about how cool she is :) I am dying to put up pictures of her center pieces, and the little crafty things she had displayed. Like a big DUMMY, I left my camera at my parents house.... so I don't have the pictures yet :( She is just sooo awesome and such a great friend to have. She really out did herself with all the crafty things and her florist skillz..... wow you rock Chelsea!!!! Now for a more Dramatic Story....


On the way to my baby shower I was going 80 mph down the highway when my steering went completely out!!! There was no type of shoulder for me to pull off at, just a big stretch of grass that ran into a huge hill. Let's just say I grabbed the steering wheel with both hands and veered off the road praying that the car also going close to 80 mph didn't REAR END ME!! I managed to go tearing through the grass and slam my car up against the hill.. being so close that I couldn't even get my car door open cause it was jammed against the side of the hill! Anyways, I could of easily flipped my car or been hit by another car going at crazy fast speeds...loosing your steering is no joke!!!!

Thank goodness nothing got bumped, and the baby and I are fine :) Brad came and got us and we made it to the shower about 10 min late :) Which brings me back to mentioning Chelsea Pratt.... she put SO MUCH EFFORT in making my baby shower look so nice. She's one of those "crafty" girls that we all inspire to be hahahah


Anyways, I'm 4 weeks away from having this little baby girl. I'm really excited and nervous..... and just can't wait!!! Thanks everyone for your love and support. I am now prego bound in my house for the next little while... since my lovely Jetta almost KILLED ME, and is no longer safe to drive. Feel free to email me, post comments, or give me a call, just in case I don't die of complete boredom (I mean there is only so much cleaning and nesting I can do here?!?!?!) For now, I am PREGO HOUSE BOUND....Just watching the clock.


tick tock...tick tock........

The Joys of Being Prego!!!

Ok, so I actually feel Like I am going to Bust!!! I am so excited to meet this little baby girl thats been hangin out with me for almost nine months. I am grateful that I have had a healthy pregnancy. That being said I...... I am really annoyed about the following.....

1. HEARTBURN!! If any of you know any tricks out there to stop this beast! Please let me know?!?!??? These things are in my car, bedstand, purse..you name it...... I pop these babies like they're candy.













2. BATHROOM MONSTER!!! I feel like I honestly go to the bathroom 20 times a day!!
It's not just that, but the whole getting myself off of the couch and waddling to the bathroom.
Ok, and speaking of bathroom business..when I sneeze, laugh or cough to hard.... I hate to admit
it, but I do a little thing called PEEING IN MY PANTS!!!


3. Almost every morning I wake up and until I feel that little baby move.. I think I somehow got lost in a crazy deep sleep, and slept on my belly all night and smooshed her!!! A few moments later, I feel her move and my mind is put at ease :) Speaking of stomach sleeping.... i really miss that!!! I feel like the first thing I want to do when I recover is go down a big slip and slide, right on my belly!!!! yipppeeee

4. This whole moving around, getting in and out of cars, bending over, cleaning, picking things off the ground... even getting dressed... HAS ME TOTALLY OUT OF BREATH!!! Is that normal? Or have I become so out of shape during this pregnancy... is there any hope for recovery?!?!

5. And last but not least I am so emotional, and not always in a bad way. I have started crying way more in movies (not even at sad parts) crying by myself in the car at cute romantic songs, or even just random e places!! I can seriously start crying over absolutely nothing. Brad has actually been so sweet during my crying spells..although he finds it quite amusing to see his prego wife crying and blabbering about the silliest things. He usually starts to laugh and that makes me laugh too... and the emotional prego woman is happy once more :)


Well, I really respect all those woman out there who have been pregnant and keep on doing it!!!
I am so excited to be a mom. I just want this baby to come out so me and Brad can play with her :) Just so there is atleast one positive picture that I post today... Here is a picture of me and my friend Joanie and her baby shower. She is expecting a baby boy in Sept!! I love how we are color cordinated for what we're having... me in pink, and her in blue :)

Hey Hey Hey Burrito Lady

Ok I have not been good at posting for a while... so let me give you some updates. The first week of May Brad and I spent the weekend down at the Marriott in Georgtown. My parents acually had a gift certificate that was expiring, and we were the lucky couple to take the certificate off their hands. It had been e few months since I had soaked in the atmosphere of Georgtown. I could never afford to live down there..... but it has a great city vibe, that I just LOVE :)

Now for the BIG news!!!!!!........ Ok, first you should know Brad and I are obsessed with Chipotle
This is us dressed in foil, just for a free Burrito :)


Me and my baby... my sash reads Burrito Lady


While on our adventure walking the streets of Georgtown we found Chipotle's sister!!!! Qdoba Mexican Grill http://qdoba.com/ Some how the two owners of both restuarants split up their biz partnership many many years ago. Each was forced to take out some special ingrediant, of the all famous, "silver bullet" (The Burrito) One of the men started Chipolte, the other man created Qdoba. What a moving dramatic story how the little "Silver Bullet" hatched :) hahahahah

The happy couple after devouring nachos ----pilled high with all Chipotle's toppings.

My studly husband kickin back after a LONG walk through G TOWN.

7 months prego... about to have the most intense workout ever!! Hiking up those famous stairs in Georgtown!!! workin off those nachos :)

Next morning we went to the United States Botanic Gardens..... Sorry not so flattering pictures ( that what happens when I attempt to wear my pre pregnancy clothes) Their is a reason they make "maternity clothes" they just fit better :)

Priceless

I don't have to much time to write today, so I'll make this short. Our good friend Andrew Pratt invited us to the Orioles Game!!!!Tickets to Camden Yards and great seats...................Free

Parking in the Inner Harbor... Baltimore baby!!...........$20

Grubbin on a polish sausage and boardwalk fries....................$8

OUR BABY'S FIRST GAME AT CAMDEN YARDS......... PRICELESS :)

A little nesting here... A little nesting there

Well, I'm getting so excited for baby to come!!!! I cant' believe how fast the time is going, but yet July seems like it will never come. Since I can't do much while she is still in my belly, I have had some fun planning the room our new little arrival will be chillin in :) I finally decided on the crib, (moment of silence for all you crib makers out there... cribs are way to over priced, I mean c'mon) I finalized on her bedding (sweet and elegant with a tint of shabby chic :) I actually found the bedding and room idea from this designer to the stars, Wendy Bellissimo... If your looking for room ideas, check out her video clips on her website!!! http://wendybellissimo/ She has some really cute stuff :) Well, the crib will take 14 weeks to get here!! If you ask me I could go chop the tree down and make the furniture faster myself! ... but oh well. I have to wait 9 months for baby girl to come, it won't kill me to wait 14 weeks. Now that I have finally decided on which room to put her in... I have hung a few outfits in her closet :) The outfits so far include some my mom and I bought last year... (can you say baby hungry) Also, my cool mother in law brought me home the the most darling outfit and sandals from her travels from Central America!! Brad's mom was also kind enough to buy her favorite grandchild a bassinet!!! I was sooo excited, I made brad put it together that night!! Right now it's just in our room, sometimes I walk past it and look inside and think "wow, soon there will be a little baby inside there" So, I'm a dork and took pictures of us putting together our "first bassinet" So fun!!!! hahahah

Brad looks like he's caught in the act!!! Like "She made me do it"
Takes a lot of skills to put those bears on.....
The proud mama with the finished product.... Thanks Cindy!!!

The Yellow Beauty

Well, until now our yard was nothing but uneven dirt piles, and since its been raining so much a few "mud swimming pools" I guess its finally warming up enough, that they decided to plant bushes in the front (which have already started to sprout pink flowers :) We also have two trees planted in our yard now..there small little guys. Brad told me what they were, but I already forgot! All i know is one has blossoms. Our front and backyard have been seeded and currently have hay all over top. Since our new yard is up and running.....Brad and I ventured out to Wal-mart to buy our first hose :) I know our neighbors will be coveting my new bright yellow beauty (the hose). Hands off ladies its all mine!!! Well, I took some random pictures of our new adventures watering our very first yard!!! I know kinda boring... but hey what else do I blog about before baby comes :)

Baby Rooms

Ok, I have had way to much fun looking at baby rooms!!! I have always loved shopping... but shopping for "baby" brings shopping to a whole new level :) Not like I can afford or need half the stuff I look at.... but its just so FUN I can't help myself. At this point in my life I realize that I want to learn how to sew!!! Yes, that is right, I just announced a new hobby that I plan to pick up. I really want to make some sort of quilt/blanket for my new baby girl :) I know sewing takes years to master, but a baby quilt is a perfect place to start. Ok so these are some of the baby rooms that I LOVE LOVE LOVE !!!!

Easter Dinner

Well, we were able to have my family up for Easter Dinner! Unfortunately we were so busy, we did not have much time to take photos. I have to give props to my mom and my amazing mother in law who can pull off feeding large crowds with their eyes practically closed. I hope one day to entertain large crowds and be the betty crocker/marth stewart type of mom :) It actually takes some talent to make sure that all the courses are hot and ready to be served at the right time! I do have to thank my studly husband Brad who impressed us all with the main course!!! He made his famous tilapia with his butter cream sauce....soooooo good.

There is the master chef contemplating the recipe

Mark and Brad throwing it down, and showing that fish who was boss

Of course I did was busy baking also. I was busy making my famous raspberry chocolate cheesecake and this Strawberry Pretzel cream cheese thing... its intense and is not always fail proof. One day I hope to conquer that dang recipe. I also had fun setting up the table, and getting my pink on :)

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!

Brad and I are happy to announce that we are expecting a baby girl JULY 27TH!!!! We are so happy and thrilled for this new addition to our family. I feel so grateful that my Heavenly Father has blessed me with this sweet little baby girl. I am so excited to finally be a mom!!! I know Brad will make such a wonderful dad, and will be so blessed taking care of his "two girls" :) We are so excited and are preparing for the changes that are coming!