Saw it. Pined it. Did it. Onesie

This is my pinspiration.  I decided to make mine for Kaysleigh to wear on UT game days.

Guess what Eric's anniversary present finally came.  I was so upset that it didn't come in time but I think it turned out great.

I made Eric a book online about our first year of marriage.  Starting with our honeymoon and ending with finding out about Kaysleigh.

oh, how pinteresting

This is my first time participating in Oh, how Pinteresting.  I thought I would show some of the pictures I like for maternity inspiration.  Eric isn't really interested in paying to get maternity pictures done.  He seems to think we can do them ourselves.  His brother does have a pretty good camera we can use but we don't really  know much about lighting and editing. We'll see how it goes.

26 weeks

Only 3 months left!  Time is going by so fast and I feel like we aren't really prepared at all.  I haven't really bought anything except for clothes.  We are waiting till after the baby showers.  I have gone to some consignment sales and bought some adorable clothes and I'm getting some stuff from my sister. 

How far along?  26 weeks Kaysleigh is the size of a head of lettuce.

Total weight gain/loss: 16+ lbs. I know I've gained more but I still don't have a scale.

Maternity clothes?  yes

Best moment this week: Having a short work day Friday

Movement: She moves all the time especially around 4 in the morning

Symptoms: My skin itches like crazy.

Food cravings: nothing particular this week

Food aversions: Onions again.  I accidently took a bite of one in a wrap last week and I felt sick the whole day.

Gender: girl

Labor Signs: none I've had what I think is a few Braxton hicks contractions.

Belly Button in or out? In 

Stretch Marks? nope

Wedding Ring? On but it's starting to get tighter on hot days

What I miss: sleeping comfortably

What I am looking forward to: Only working 3 days next and going to Kingsport for the weekend.

Milestones: She can open her eyes and see

 

Friday's letters

I wish I had been doing this from the beginning.  I think it is so cute to write a letter to remember how you feel each friday.

Dear Friday, I'm so glad you are here.  The warehouse was exceptionally hot this week.  I'm not sure I'm gonna make it through this summer.  Thank goodness it's a three day weekend.  Dear Baby Kaysleigh, I love you so much and love feeling your kicks and knowing you are growing and healthy but it would be great if you could kinda chill at night.  I'm not getting very much sleep.  I can't wait to meet you in a few months.  Also, I'll go ahead and apologize that you want have your own room and you have to noisy fur brothers.  Dear Weather,  It would be great if you could keep the temperature under 80 at least until the end of June. I think I might sweat to death.  Dear Eric,  It was so great coming home to dinner cooked on Monday and Tuesday.  Also thank you for doing the laundry two weeks in a row.  Maybe I'll help you do the laundry this weekend.  :)  Dear Husband's Ring, why did you have to go and break so now my husband is without a wedding ring.  I guess I shouldn't of bought you off amazon.  Dear Body, Sorry I haven't been to yoga the last 2 weeks.  I promise I'll go this sunday.
Happy Friday

Saw it. Pined it. Did it. Strawberry Pie

  for the link up click here  On Sunday for our anniversary I made a strawberry pie. A few weeks ago Eric had tagged me on strawberry pie recipe on Facebook. Of course when I went back to look for it I couldn't find it but I found one on Pinterest that turned out really great.

I was to lazy to make my own pie crust.  So I bought a deep dish grahm cracker crust.

I creamed together the cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar.

These are some great strawberries I got at the farmers market.

The pie all put together before it chilled in the fridge.  I forgot to take a picture making the strawberry sauce.

It tasted amazing and Eric definitely approved.   

24 and 25 weeks

How far along?  25 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 16+ lbs I know I've gained more but I still don't have a scale.

Maternity clothes?  yes

Best moment this week: Eric wasn't suppose to get home until late tonight so he was gonna be working all day on our first anniversary but he got to come home last night.  He did have to go into work at 4 but we got to spend most of the day together.  Also Eric felt Kaysleigh kick for the first time.

Movement: She moves all the time. Her kicks are getting harder.

Symptoms: I'm starting to get more tired again. My back is hurting more and it's getting harder to bend over.  Also since it's getting hot I'm drinking more water and peeing even more often.  I hate having to get up at night to pee because then Kaysleigh wakes up and starts kicking.

Food cravings: This week I really wanted some mexican

Food aversions: It's not a food aversion but the smell of smoke makes me nauseaus.

Gender: girl

Labor Signs: none I've had what I think is a few braxton hicks contractions.  They don't hurt or anything it's just a tightening in my lower stomach.

Belly Button in or out? In 

Stretch Marks? it doesn't seem like I have gotten any new ones.

Wedding Ring? On but it's starting to get tighter on hot days

What I miss: wearing my cute summer clothes

What I am looking forward to: 

Milestones: Apparently her ears are all done developing  now

After church on mothers day

the flowers Eric got me for our anniversary

my two favorite wedding pictures

mothers day weekend

Sorry this is late.  I just haven't had time to post. Eric worked alot this week and by the time I get done walking the dogs, cooking dinner, and cleaning up I just didn't feel like doing anything.

Last weekend we had so much fun Eric was off all weekend so we got to spend it together.  Saturday we went on an early date for our anniversary. Sadly Eric is going to be out of town for our first anniversary. I'm excited though to give him his present when he gets back.  Hopefully it will get here in time. We (ok I) decided we should do traditional anniversary gifts.  The first year is paper. Im interested to see what Eric comes up with.

We celebrated mothers day on Sunday. Even though Kaysleigh isn't born yet I'm still a mother now.  So we went to church together and Eric cooked me breakfast, did the laundry, and cooked an awesome steak dinner.  He doesn't cook that often, mainly because I'm kinda a control freak in the kitchen, but when he does it's always really good. It aggrivates me though cause I can't fix scrambled eggs as good as he does.

I got Mothers Day cards from my sister and father-in-law.

Registering woes

So last weekend after going to Babies R Us I thought we were done registering but there is still stuff I can't decide on.  Our biggest problem though is space. As most of you know Eric and I live in a travel trailer. It seems tiny now with 2 people and 2 dogs I can't imagine when there is also a baby and all her stuff.  I'm trying to keep the registries to a minimum of only necessities but somethings I'm just lost. For example a baby bath tub, we don't have room to store a tub but all we have is a shower and a small kitchen sink.  My sister has given me an infant hammock thing for like sponge baths but when Kaysleigh starts to get bigger I'm not sure where we will wash her.  Then there's a monitor. We wouldn't need one for inside but what if she's asleep and I take the dogs outside. O and where to change diapers the only place I can figure is the bed or floor.  I'm just worried about when they start to get messier.  It's just so confusing to tell what you really need.

I'm also obsessed with so much adorable stuff on Etsy.  I wish they had a registry.  I've been really into pink, orange, and elephants. There isn't really much of that combination in stores though.

1. baby blanket

2.stuffed elephant

3.boppy cover

4.onesie monthly stickers

1. diaper bag

2.elephant rattle

3.elephant taggie blanket

23 weeks

This week was pretty busy.  On Monday I had an appointment with the midwife.  It went really great.  I got to hear her heart beat again. Kaysleigh's heart rate was 140.  It's always kinda nerve racking when they listen to the heart rate because it takes awhile to find it. My placenta is in front so the midwife just keeps finding my heart rate.  I also got weighed.  I don't have a scale so I only find out how much I've gained when I'm at the doctor. So far I'm up 16 lbs.  I feel like that's a lot but they said it was fine.

On Wednesday after work we went to meet the midwives at the hospital.  They started out by telling us some statistics about the group and then answered some questions.  Apparently the hospital is getting nitous oxide for pain management during labor.  Up until a few years ago this was not available in the US only some European countries. It is similar to laughing gas that is used at the dentist but the ratio is different so it doesn't make you fall asleep or feel as loopy.  It is been shown to not have an affect on the baby and wears off very quickly so you can still feel to push which is a problem with epidurals.  After the midwife answered all the groups questions we got a tour of labor and delivery.  I was expecting something like the setup when my mom had my little brother but the rooms were like 1/3 of the size and you switch rooms after the baby is delivered.

Friday we went to Babies R Us to finish registering.  This store was huge it was kinda overwhelming especially for Eric.  He did much better then when we registered at Target though.  He made it a little longer and helped more. We ran into one of the other ladies that was at meet the midwives.  She was very nice and told us a better store that had a bigger diaper bag selection.  She was also telling us not to buy into all the lists that the store gives you.  She said you don't need all that stuff.  I had already been looking up registry lists that just have the basics on them.  I found this great website http://babyli.st/baby-registry-checklist It has a quiz you fill out based on your preferences and living space and tells you exactly what you need to register for.

How far along?  23 weeks Kaysleigh is the size of a grapefruit

Total weight gain/loss: 16 lbs

Maternity clothes?  yes

Best moment this week:going on the hospital tour

Movement: She moves all the time.  I've felt her kick my ribs a few times it feels kinda weird.

Symptoms: My back is starting to hurt more and it's getting harder to bend over.

Food cravings: food

Food aversions: still not really liking raw onion

Gender:girl

Labor Signs: none

Belly Button in or out? In

Stretch Marks?  maybe starting to get some on my sides but they may be old ones

Wedding Ring? On but it's starting to get tighter on hot days

What I miss: being comfortable sleeping

What I am looking forward to: my first mothers day

Weekly Wisdom: 

Milestones: