Baseballs or Bows?

We had our gender ultrasound at Baby Bliss in Lafayette on Saturday and decided to have family over on Sunday to announce to them if it is a boy or girl! First of all, Megan, at Baby Bliss is AMAZING. I recommend going to her, even if its just to get a random ultrasound and not necessarily a gender one. She even does 3D ones which are really cool! I am totally going to her for all my pregnancies to find out the gender now. Worth every cent!

While trying to think of a theme for our party, I first wanted to think of something a little different to announce it. Most people do cake or balloons, but if you know me I like to be unique. Curt was more than happy to hit a plastic ball which would then explode and a cloud of powder would be in blue or pink, when I ran across the idea on Pinterest. Our theme of course, Baseballs or Bows?!

How cute are these invites?

This is when I'm praying that 1. I throw the ball where he can hit it and 2. he hits the dumb ball.

We did it! The best part? We totally didn't factor in the wind and he was COVERED in blue powder. So if you do this, maybe take that into consideration. Although, it was hilarious for me.

Clark Randall is on his way. Keep growing little boy!

 

The party gave me an excuse to make snacks that I could enjoy as well.

My all time favorite sugar cookie recipe. Took me awhile to find it and perfect it, but its worth the time.

 More Pinterest inspired decorations!

Yeah, our kid didn't follow the old wives tales. I did notice the Chinese calendar was right so I'm gonna take a closer look at that next time!

Everyone enjoyed the weather. We totally could use a pool though (one day).

While baseball was the theme, that didn't mean we all had to play it. It just naturally happened! 

 How cute are my nieces?! 

Seriously adorable.

 and more baseball!

To answer the other question most people ask, no I had no idea whatsoever if it was a boy or girl. Mother's intuition wasn't working yet for me. Maybe next time? 

Now I can FINALLY start doing nursery projects. Clark's nursery is totally going to be superhero themed and its all planned out. Now just painting, cleaning the carpet, assembling a crib, revamping a dresser, shopping for decor, getting a chair, and putting it all together is left. That's not too much right?!

Bloopers

So if you have ever tried getting a picture of a dog, its hard. Take that and multiply it by 3 and that what I dealt with for our announcement pictures. I did get some funny bloopers in the process!

"Why the heck do you want me to stand here?"

"What is this thing?"

"Mmm this peanut butter is good."

"This is my good side."

"Are we done yet?"

 

"I'm practicing my guard dog stance." (This picture cracks me up!)

"Okay I'm over this."

"I hate getting my picture taken."

"Maybe if I smile but look to the left she will be content."

Now for updated baby ultrasounds (of course!) :) My doctor had me bring my dad's ultrasound to play around at our last appointment. It was pretty funny when you are ultrasounding yourself, and your doctor is watching!

 

 Thumb sucker?

It's hands and feet! (Hands on the left and feet on the bottom right.)

so cute :)

Our Big News :)

I'm SO excited our news is out!! Plus now it feels real that everyone knows. For those who may have missed the announcement, Curt and I are expecting! I'm due on September 26th. 

These dogs have no idea what's coming. At least Walter will finally have a friend his size to help wear him out!

You may not know, but my dad is a veterinarian. This means I have access to an ultrasound and have taken advantage of that! I love looking and checking in. I got the best videos last night, but talk about those in a second.

This is the ultrasound we got at 8 weeks from the doctor.

Here is the ultrasound picture I got last night! Crazy how much 3 weeks makes a difference.

How cool is it that you can see the heartbeat?! I was excited to finally get a good video of it. 

What's super weird is how much our kid is moving, but yet he/she is so small you can't feel it!

This may be my favorite video I got. All of a sudden I was like...CURT its hiccuping! It's so cute I think I watched it like 20 times last night.

Now I am ready to find out the gender so I can go shopping!!

Hummingbird Friend

So last weekend I was taking Walter outside, minding my own business, when a hummingbird decided to come say hi! I saw one in Spring, but they disappeared after that. Well last weekend they decided to visit, so they got fresh nectar from me. :) He was so cute so I had to get a couple pictures. We are buds now. He let me stand there and photograph him pretty much on and off all day!

Here is to hoping they come out next year! I plan on fattening them up a long as they stick around.

Recent Projects

I have had some projects I wanted to work on and finally found the time to get them done a few weekends ago! The first project was some Pinterest inspiration.

I mean seriously how cute is this shelving?! Anyway we needed some shelving in our garage. This is a PERFECT project to do for the garage, because well it doesn't have to be perfect. Plus we had tons of pallets at work just going to waste.

 Here is the project before paint! I am so proud of myself. haha Ripping apart the pallets was the hardest part by far. After getting the wood apart and cut to the right length it took me no time.

 That was our previous shelf...small and dinky. It doesn't help that our garage was a mess. I couldn't go out there without wanting to organize it all!

BOOM! Once it was painted and cleaned up. ahhhh I just love it being organized and everything in its place. The total cost of this project was really some wood screws and paint. That made it even better.

Project #2

My second project really stemmed from the fact that I wanted a big mirror to hang on the wall in our bedroom. We had a dresser mirror, but it was super old fashioned and not us. So I took that off the dresser and just starred at an empty wall. We looked around, but most mirrors the size I wanted were like $50-$100. So ridiculous, plus nothing was exactly what I wanted. I just so happened to be at Jasper Junction, our local flea market, on my lunch break and spied a huge mirror. Looked at it for a while, realized it was only $3, and grabbed it! For $3 I'll take the chance. I didn't love the shape of it, but the gross brown is probably what made it look gross.

 Just look at it! It had dry erase marker all over it and just looked blah. It did have 2 holes in the sides. I think it used to be on a stand that was later removed.

 I grabbed these two little beauties from the store and worked my magic!

  Holes filled and sanded, ready to paint!

Paint makes a huge difference that surprises me every time. I still felt like it was missing something. So I walked around Walmart in the craft section and found the perfect touch.

I love it! It has been hung up now (just didn't take a picture), but its perfect. I love it and it cost me like $20 for everything!

Summer Birthdays

HOW IS IT ALMOST SEPTEMBER?! Summer always goes fast, but I feel like it went super fast this year. Maybe its because I don't feel like it was ever here....Did it get hot enough to be considered summer?! (ok ok like a 2 days it was super hot) Since its pretty much fall weather now I'll just summarize all our summer birthdays!

 Opening up my selfie stick!

Because who doesn't want their hose to roll up in a convenient box? 

This picture is typical me!

Getting excited!

 

Modeling his new watch

We can't forget Walter's birthday!

Trying to figure out what it is.

Being good and posing for the camera!

But now he really wants it. He is just waiting for me to say go eat it!

His first taste..

I think he liked it!