Pinterest and babies

As I arrive in my 5th month of pregnancy (let me hear a "whoop whoop" for being halfway there!) I am starting the 'nesting' phase. The 'oh my God, we only have 4 months until she's here!' phase. The 'how the heck are we going to turn the junk room into a nursery in 4 months?!" phase. With all this panic surrounding the impending birth of our precious little girl, I had to slap myself around a little to take control of the situation. For me that means making lists. I'm a list maker. It's kinda my thing. So I have approximately 3 lists...so far.

List #1: Baby names. I have a list of first and middle names that I really like. I only put 4-5 names on there so I didn't over load myself. I tend to do that too. It's kinda my thing. I have a name in mind that I absolutely love. I will keep everyone posted on how it goes. My husband says he is clueless when it comes to girl names so I think, I THINK, that means my name wins will be the one chosen.

List #2: The nursery. This is a big deal. Having a girl is a totally different ball game for me after having Ryder. Boys are so easy.  Girls are so....girly. And I want her room to be extra girly! After being surrounded by cars, t-shirts, holey jeans & dinosaurs I need some girly things around the house. So naturally I turn to Pinterest. With Pinterest as my trusty sidekick, the list is slowly turning into a folder. Wait, what am I saying? It IS a folder! A folder full of sweet little nursery ideas/plans for our old junk room.  I am coming to the realization that in order to complete anything in the folder/on Pinterest I will first and foremost need a sewing machine...at the least. I see lots of crafty craftiness in my future!

List #3: The 'what needs to be done to the junk room to turn it into a pretty princesses room' list.  This is the most daunting list for me because it includes things that need to be bought in order to move the junk OUT and the baby stuff IN. We have a VERY limited amount of storage space in our house so I am constantly going through closets, cleaning out drawers etc..to get rid of the old & unused.  So it makes for a slow process.  In addition to that, I am obviously limited to what I can lift so in turn I am also kinda on my husbands time. You know, him being the one equipped with the muscles and all.  So this 5 months pregnant, impatient, nesting pregnant woman is being forced to wait. Which, of course, is driving me crazy!

Those are my lists. So far. I plan to go to war with the junk room soon, so stay tuned as I blog about the perils of cleaning out a self proclaimed junk room. I will be the one decked out in full battle regalia. Preggers vs. The Junk Room.  I.e. Hormones vs. You Have No Idea What You Are Up Against. It's really a no brainer who will win this one.

Love,

The Mrs.

"It's a Wonderful Life"

There wasn't a title more fitting than that. We truly do have a wonderful life. And it was even more obvious this Christmas as we celebrated the birth of Jesus with all of our family this past weekend.

We made 4 stops in 3 days to 4 different families' homes and had a great time at each one.  Now that Ryder is older and not so much into everything imaginable, Adam and I are able to sit and enjoy the company of our family.  There was singing Christmas carols, cousins playing, decorating cookies for Santa, a few dirty Santa games, LOTS of food, an abundance of gifts and a ton of new and wonderful memories.  It really was one of the best Christmas'. 
So, happy birthday Jesus! Here's to many more years of saving lost souls, miracles, always loving & forgiving us and for your endless supply of mercy.

Love,

The Mrs.

P.S. Sorry for the short post. There was far too much information to overload this post with so I kept it short and sweet. No one likes an over blogger =)

Oh happy day!

Today has been nothing short of fantastic for 2 reasons: 
First off, I took my final last night. It took me 3 hours to take this test. It was so long and so hard. I have been teetering on the verge of a B all semester. And let me say that throughout my journey of going to school while working, being a wife and mama I've had my challenges. All were faced head on and conquered without hesitation.  But boy let me tell you, going to school while pregnant, especially in those first few months of complete and utter sick & tiredness, were BRUTAL. So to sit here and be able to say that I kicked some tail on my final and made a B in the class is nothing short of miraculous.  Sometimes you just have to brag on yourself and that my friends is what I'm doing!  I can say I will never go to school preggers again but by God I did it! =) Ok, ego aside, I will now move on the next, and most exciting news for the week..
I have been asked several times which gender I prefer and I always feel a little funny about picking one gender over another.  Of course, all we want is for the baby to be healthy. But deep, deep down I have to admit that I really wanted a girl. We have a little boy now that is slowly going from mama's boy to daddy's boy. I knew it would happen eventually. So I knew I would need someone else on my team. Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. I'm totally out numbered here. I'm shushed during football games and pelted with Nerf darts for Pete's Sake. It was necessary that I have a girl. A comrade. A muchacha. Someone to paint my nails with and  look at pretty things only to say a million times "Oh that's so cute!".  So we were absolutely over joyed to find out that we are indeed having a girl!  Pretty pink bows and ruffle dresses here we come!

What's even more perfect is that everything looks great on the ultrasound.  All fingers and toes are accounted for.  With Christmas fast approaching, I couldn't have asked for a better gift than to have a happy, healthy family and a beautifully healthy baby girl on the way. 

Count your blessings, pray for those less fortunate and give those you love a big hug and kiss!

With love,
The Mrs.

P.S. This post was written a few weeks ago...just now getting around to posting!

I'm back!

To all my followers (all 4 of you), sorry it's been awhile. I took a little hiatus from my short stint in the blogging world to focus on all the millions of things I had taken on. For some reason I hate being stressed, but I tend to torture myself by taking on....everything imaginable! =)

Some of the 'everything' I mention above is the most exciting news I've had in a long time, a new baby. I am officially 18 weeks pregnant and will be finding out what we're having next Thursday. Adam and I are over the moon about adding to our family that we welcomed the additional stress with open arms.

With that being said, we are also really excited about all the new things the future is bringing our way. There are a ton of plans in the works that I am really excited to get started on. I can't quite say what yet, but as soon as I can I will make sure and post! My biggest prayer these days is simply that my family stay healthy & that I am following God's plan. His plan/s totally trump any plans I make for myself =)

One of those 'plans' I mention is the plan to finish school and apply for the nursing program. I am ALMOST there! It has been a long road to hoe but I have been patient (at times) and persistent (at times) in getting it done.  It truly is something I have become very passionate about and am so excited to get there and start helping others.

Our little Roo Roo has taken to the news of being a big brother pretty good. He has made a few requests on what HE would like to have which include: a brother of the African American race, 2 sisters, a Maddie May (his cousin) and a brother named Tiger. I'm pretty sure NONE of those will occur but we will be happy with whatever God gives us.

Well, I don't want to 'over blog' so I will bid you all adieu for now. I will make a very gallant attempt at keeping up with this blog as time allows. I have sent a request up to the big man for additional hours in the day and I'm currently waiting on a reply. I'll keep you all posted!

Love,

The Mrs.