Baby Post- Week 22

Well, week 22 and the name search continues!  We think we have one (we decided on the middle name a while ago, so it's just the first name we can't decide on)...some of the names we've been considering are Landon (Dad's pick) and Colin and Evan (my picks).  Neither of us want the other's name(s)!  So we found one that we're both pretty happy with I think...we're going to wait a little while before we reveal it though, just in case it changes.  The girl name we had picked out was Charlotte Elyse.  So, if you and Cam ever get a sister...way, way in the future!...that's what her name will be. 

We have, however, decided on a nursery theme: The Very Hungry Caterpillar!  I'm gonna order this set from a shop on Etsy:

 

 

I love these colors...I just have to pick one to paint the walls.  There are so many to choose from! 

 

I guess that's it for this week...



Decisions, Decisions...

*insert extremely long, overly dramatic sigh here* 

Man, do I wish my brain had an off switch right about now.  It seems to be running on overdrive lately.  I think so hard and so much during the day that I go to bed with a headache at night.  There are so many decisions to make, and time is running out!  Open ended decisions drive me crazy...their presence just looms over me like a rain cloud.  It's depressing.  And it's like for every decision I miraculously do make, another one is waiting in the wings, ready to take it's place...it makes me want to yell:

 

 

And for the record, we're not talking small potatoes, everyday decisions like, "Do I want to use Creme Brulee or Vanilla Cinnamon creamer in my coffee this morning?" (it's usually Creme Brulee...pretty easy choice, really) or, "Does Cam need a bath tonight?" (the answer to that is usually "yes," so then the question becomes, "Do I have enough energy to give him a bath tonight?")  But the questions that I can't seem to produce and answer for are things like, "Where are we going to store all our stuff during the deployment?" and "Are Cam and I going to fly home and spend more money, or drive with Josh and save money, but use up extra vacation days?" and "What are we going to name our child?"  Yikes!!  Yeah, kind of important, big-deal type stuff.  I hate not having a plan.  It makes me feel out of control...and I like to be in control! I don't like it when things don't go exactly according to plan, but it at least makes me feel a little better when there is actually a plan in place! 

 

Anyway, sorry for the whiny post.  I just felt like I had to get some things out into cyber-space, I guess...just vent a little.  Somehow it helps me not feel so overwhelmed.  I know it's not Thursday yet, but I needed to remind myself that "It's OK" a little early this week! 

IT'S A...

Cameron would like to announce that he's getting a little BROTHER!!

Coolest big brother ever!

 

We'd also like to introduce Leppy (yeah, that's all we could come up with!).  He was adopted yesterday to keep Wolfy company and be friends with our new baby boy :}

 

                                                

Everything went pretty well at our ultrasound appointment yesterday.  It didn't quite go as planned though (what ever does?).  The plan was to get the ultrasound tech to write "boy" or "girl" and put it in an envelope that we would take home and open while we Skyped with Mom, Dad, Grandma, and Harriet...that way we could all find out together.  Well, she informed us that she was not allowed to do that "for legal reasons."  Hmm, what now?  We decided, after some debate, that she would tell Josh and he would break the news to us.  At first I thought it was very unfair!  But I decided that since he won't get to be there for the birth, the least I could do was let him find out first.  So, what we did when we got home was take a piece of pink and blue paper and put them in an envelope.  Josh taped the "revealing" ultrasound picture to either pink or blue.  So, I pulled out the paper in front of my family and it was blue!!  I wish I could share an ultrasound picture with everyone, but she didn't take any good ones except the gender one (and I'm going to use a little discretion on that one!).  We weren't very happy with the technician we had :/  But everything turned out fine.  It was a very sweet moment and now we're even more excited to add a new member to our little family!

"It's OK" Thursday

It's Thursday again!  I think this it's been three weeks since I posted the first "It's OK" post.  The week after I posted, Josh was still gone, I still wasn't able to communicate with him, and pretty much nothing was OK, so I just couldn't bring myself to look on the bright side...I'm pretty sure I didn't think there was one!  Last week, everything was OK!  It was the day after Josh got home and life seemed great and almost back to normal.  This week, I'm feeling pretty optimistic even though we've got some big events coming up soon and I am NO where near prepared!  So here goes:

 

It's OK...

 

that Cam's birthday party is in three weeks and I've done nothing, because tomorrow starts a four-day and I can hopefully get a lot done.

 

that we're moving in eight weeks (!) and I've done nothing, because I know that it will all get done and that the stress of it is worse than it will actually be.

 

if no housework gets done today, because I've been pretty good about keeping in clean lately and it's not too bad (and tomorrow starts a four-day :} ).

 

if pretty much anything goes wrong right now, because my sweet boy is WALKING, and when I see him making his way across the room looking so proud of himself, I can't help but be beside myself with happiness :}

 

 

And on a side note, I get to hear baby's heartbeat today!  So, even thought life is about to get super crazy busy, there's a lot of good stuff happening and a lot to be thankful for.

 



 

Happy Thursday!



Try It Tuesday

Umm...I love Pinterest.  There, I said it.  I just thought I'd lay it all out there for you.  It's obviously not that big of a secret...I think it's a great concept and have thoroughly enjoyed it since my friends introduced me to it.  When I first joined, I must have tried a new Pinterest recipe at least 3 times a week, and I may or may not have gone a little crazy with the crafts!  I found myself saying, "I saw it on Pinterest" more times than I can count!  Well, since the first few months, my Pinterest projects have tapered off.  Oh, I still Pin at least one thing a day...but the actual execution of those Pins has all but stopped.  So I've decided to get back into the groove and try out some of those awesome ideas.  On Tuesdays (maybe not every Tuesday) I'm going to post something I've tried that was inspired by a Pin, whether it be a new recipe, a craft idea, a makeup or hair trick, or a new fashion trend (Holy T-shirts, I really need to spice up my wardrobe!); I'll try it out and post the process and the results and hope it's not a Pinstrosity!  If you have a Pin that you've been wanting to try out but just haven't gotten around to, let me know and I'll do a post about it!

This week's Pin: DIY Makeup Brush Cleaner from The Daily Quirk

The cleaner recipe is:
1 cup of warm water
1 tablespoon of white vinegar
1 tablespoon of dish detergent (I'm using blue Dawn, and it looks like the pinner did too)

Mix ingredients in water, swish brushes in the mixture, rinse, pat dry, and let dry overnight on a towel

Here's what it looks like- P.S. I've never cleaned these, and I have no idea how long I've had them (yikes!):

Here's what the mixture looks like before

 

Brushes before

 

Blush brush before- pink and sparkly

 

Mixture after- whoa!

 

Brushes after

Blush brush after- all clean!

 

Bottom of the glass- that's a lot of sparkles!

Oh. My. Word.  These brushes were gross.  I use these things on my face...every day!  I'm definitely going to start cleaning them at least once a month. It was super easy, not to mention cheap.  I checked out some brush cleaners online, and some are as much as $20!  I feel like I have a whole new set of brushes and I'm certain my skin will thank me :}  I'd call my first Try It Tuesday a definite success!

Baby Post- Week 20

Week 20 already?!  You are going to be here before we know it! 

Let's see, where to begin?  We've had a very eventful week!  Your dad finally came home this past Wednesday night.  Yay!  It was such a relief...even though I knew it was only a training exercise, I couldn't help but worry about him.  He said everything went pretty well, but he was definitely glad to be home!  Cam and I went to wait for him at one of the parade fields where he works around 7:00pm.  All of the wives got really excited when we saw the planes fly over us...we knew that was them!  It was about 9:00 by the time the guys got to the field...it was dark, but we were all trying to catch a glimpse of our soldier.  We had to wait for them to unload all of their gear from a truck, then they were released to come and greet us...it was so exciting!  I wondered if Cameron would be awake to see Daddy arrive...he was!  He was extremely tired and a little cranky, but I think he felt all the excitement going on and was able to stay awake.  We're so glad he's home!

Here's your dad's company at NTC- Fox 51st
July 27-August 22

 

 

On Thursday we went to walk around at the mall...we had a nice time, but we noticed that Cam had started coughing and sneezing.  We were going to go eat out, but ended up ordering pizza so we could get him home.  Thursday night he barely slept, so we decided to take him to the doctor Friday morning.  The doctor said he just had a cold...but it was a bad cold!  He couldn't sleep all day, even though he was so tired.  We were up until about 10:00pm trying to get him to sleep...it was another bad night.  Saturday he was finally able to get some good rest and slept through the night, and yesterday he seemed to be feeling much better.  This was the first time he's been really sick (not counting a two-day stomach bug a few months ago, which wasn't bad at all).  I felt so bad not being able to do anything for him besides try to make him comfortable, which was nearly impossible.  I'm so glad he's feeling better and hope we don't have to go through that again soon!!  It was not the way I envisioned our relaxing weekend with Daddy going :/ This Friday starts a four-day weekend during Labor Day, so we can try again...hopefully we'll all be healthy :}

 

Throughout the chaos of the weekend, Dad got to feel you kick!  You are already quite the attention seeker ;}  Whenever Cameron would start kicking, he would stop as soon as your dad tried to feel him.  He only got to feel Cam a few times during the whole pregnancy.  However, when Daddy puts his hand on my tummy to feel you, you start kicking harder!  I have a feeling you're going to enjoy the spotlight! 

 

I'm very excited that we get to find out if you are a boy or girl in 6 days!  Then we can start getting everything we need for you.  Your granddad has finished your nursery in Georgia...all we have to do is decide on the "theme" and he can start painting.  We're moving in 2 short months!  There's a lot to do...whew.  I'm tired already!  Here's what your room will look like if you're a girl:

 

 

 

 

And if you're a boy, maybe something like this (still undecided):



 

 

So, hopefully we'll be able to announce "boy" or "girl" in next week's update!  And maybe a name, if Dad and I can agree on one!  





Baby Post- Week 19

This past week has been pretty rough.  It was another week of not being able to talk to you dad.  Him being gone is bad, but not even being able to talk or send a quick text is the worst!  Luckily, I finally got to talk to him on the phone on Saturday!  And now, we're on the last week of him being gone...we can do it!  I'm very excited that they are letting us meet our soldiers at the air field when their plane lands.  They're trying to make this experience as close as possible to a real deployment.  I know it's going to be exciting and emotional, but I can't imagine how it will be after NINE months instead of just one!  AND, when he gets back from Afghanistan, he'll be meeting you for the first time!!! Better start stocking up on Kleenex now!  We're still not sure what day he's coming back...they won't let us know until basically the last minute, but I'm sure the next few days will go by quickly.  I've still got to do some last minute cleaning, go shopping for a few of Dad's favorite things (I promised I'd make him Beef Wellington for dinner when he got back!), and maybe start working on another project or two.  So far, I've made two potholders, a blanket, a bag, and a crocheted scarf...I even did a very little bit of scrapbooking.  I think I've turned into a craftaholic!

Anyway, I guess that's all for this week. 

Oh, apparently you're about the size of a mango: