Best Buds.

After I came home from the doctor last night, this is what i came home to....

Two buddies playing video games and Rubics Cube.






Jared even let him "play"

OH Plants Vs. Zombies... You have truly taken over our home!

My Sanity.

Ugh. So. I am project crazy. I've been feeling the "nesting" bug for quite some time now. And i don't know if that is the reason i've been finding things to do around the apartment.I just keep getting these ideas like, "why don't we make a headboard for our bedroom?" or "let's paint the kitchen table!" or "do you think we could recover a couch?"

I think the biggest thing i've been stressing about is the kids room. Joel and Evie will have to share a room and i'm so nervous. Not only am i nervous about them sharing the room because of the whole one cries they all cry, but more selfishly how am i going to get pinks and yellows go with bright blues and reds. so, We'll see how i pull it off.

i made Joel some canvas when he was first born and i added his name to them.

So, i made some for evie.
So that will bring some continuity to the room (i hope?). I have a white valance that i got from goodwill that i'm considering dying it? I don't know i need some help.

I've also made some headbands! Rebecca Luke gave me the idea to make headbands out of knee high that i can add barrettes to. SO, after many failed attempts in the sewing machine and serger, i had to hand sew them... not fun but they're done. Cute right?

I've also spray painted some picture frames for the kids bathroom (which look awesome) and i have a really great idea for a graphic black and white wall.

I just need someone here to help me with all my ideas... and a financial backer for said ideas. haha.

Ultrasound #3

Profile.

I had another ultrasound because there was swelling in her kidneys the last time they took a peek at her. But! have no fear. She's alright. :)

I cannot tell you how impressed i am with 3D ultrasounds. I didn't have one with joel, and these things are amazing! Not only for things like seeing faces and hands, but for them to be able to concentrate on specific parts of the body in 3D like the rib cage and spine and have such and ACCURATE picture of it is fascinating.

i saw her yawn, suck her fingers, make "kissy" faces, and smack her lips. that made her SO real to me. Not that she isn't ... but she seems like a thought more than a baby to me.


seeing it all happen made me so excited to meet her. :)



Ok, this one might need some explaining. The one to the left is chin, lips and nose and the one on the right is of her yawning. seeing it happen was soooooo amazing.
ok, and can someone tell me where she got these lips? Not from me!

Some Family Photos

Seeing as my brother was in town, we had him take some lovely photographs of our family.

So, here are some pictures from our extravaganza. Thank you, David. You're wonderfully talented. We love them.

Best. Laugh. Ever.

So, Jared and I (being the unbiased judges we are) think Joel has the funniest most contagious laugh ever.

Here is proof.

My Sad Little Garden.

So, about me being a "natural".....

I failed. Miserably.


But in my poor tomato plans last efforts, he did produce about 5 Tomatoes.


I did something wrong, but I'm not sure what.... Maybe I'll try again next year.

PS.

My "unkillable" flowers... Yeah, they're about fried, too.

Cedar Point

We have been so busy! My family has been in town for the past few weeks and we've been pulled a million directions.

We went to Cedar Point on one of our adventures. I was really worried that we weren't going to have ANY fun! I mean, i have a 1.5 year old and I'm 6.5 Months preggers... How much fun can we have on "America's Roller Coast"? haha. But my kind and loving father listened to my advice and got everyone a "double pass" so they could spend time in the water park and at Cedar Point. We had such a great day! Too bad we didn't get any pics of him at the water park. It makes me kind of sad. Oh well.

This was his first ride he went on. (I was promptly reminded afterward that i wasn't supposed to be on any rides because of my pregnancy... lame.)

Before. He looks really lost, doesn't he?

You've got to really look close at his face. Priceless.
Also note, that you can no longer see my nephew, Preston. Out of fear, he would not sit up and hung onto the middle bar for dear sweet life.Joel wasn't too impressed with the whole, "ride the rides thing."

So like any good parent, we forced him on another. :)

So skeptical.
Getting set up.

You have GOT to click on these to enlarge. Really. His face is awesome.


He freaked the whole time, so I wasn't going to force him onto any rides. But he saw the race cars and he chose to get on those.

Getting ready to go.
This is where the ride starts and the pictures get really funny.


hahahahahahah.

I think what made that ride scary is that the cars took the turns really fast and really rough. Poor kid.

At least Jared had fun. :)
Then we rode on the train. He did have fun on that ride.


I Even waited in line for a roller coaster so Jared could ride on one big boy ride!

Thank you Grandpa Miller! We had so much fun.