This week the world has lost one of its brightest stars, Ms Elizabeth Taylor. Like so many women I grew up admiring her spirit, her natural ability to stick to her guns, and of course her courage to accept herself the way she is. Ms Taylor was more than just a role model, she was an activist who inspired awareness. Here are a few clips of my favorite performances she contributed to and I am definitely planning a movie marathon this weekend to honor her amazing life.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Baby Quilt UPDATE
Well I finally picked up the last of the fabric for the quilt and I got so excited I started working on it! So far I have all the pieces cut out and I have even started ironing and pinning it all together. I got two full rows done so far before my back started to hurt take a look:
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Maternity Update: Week 15
How far along: 15 weeks
Total weight gain: -38 pounds, lost another pound since our last appointment but I was slowly gaining last week
Maternity clothes: Going to have to pick up maternity tee shirts because none of my shirts cover my tummy when I teach
Sleep: Napping daily now
Best moment of the week: Hearing the baby's heartbeat --- 154!!!
Movement: Mainly at night
Gender: Unknown
Labor signs: None
Belly button in or out: In
What I miss: Eating
What I'm looking forward to: Regaining my appetite
Weekly wisdom: Hearing the heart beat is the most amazing sound
Milestones: Second trimester, starting to feel the baby move
What's happening with the baby: This week eyebrows and hair patterns are forming as well as Lanugo (a fine hair that forms in various different areas across the skin). Baby's tiny heart is already able to pump 25 quarts of blood per day and this will increase more than ten times by the time of birth.
What's happening with you: Second trimester is typically an easier time — the first trimester worries are waning and morning sickness is finally letting up. My uterus is expanding and I have even start showing! One side effect of your uterine expansion could be achy or sharp pregnancy cramps on one or both sides of your abdomen — known as "round ligament pain".
Total weight gain: -38 pounds, lost another pound since our last appointment but I was slowly gaining last week
Maternity clothes: Going to have to pick up maternity tee shirts because none of my shirts cover my tummy when I teach
Sleep: Napping daily now
Best moment of the week: Hearing the baby's heartbeat --- 154!!!
Movement: Mainly at night
Gender: Unknown
Labor signs: None
Belly button in or out: In
What I miss: Eating
What I'm looking forward to: Regaining my appetite
Weekly wisdom: Hearing the heart beat is the most amazing sound
Milestones: Second trimester, starting to feel the baby move
What's happening with the baby: This week eyebrows and hair patterns are forming as well as Lanugo (a fine hair that forms in various different areas across the skin). Baby's tiny heart is already able to pump 25 quarts of blood per day and this will increase more than ten times by the time of birth.
What's happening with you: Second trimester is typically an easier time — the first trimester worries are waning and morning sickness is finally letting up. My uterus is expanding and I have even start showing! One side effect of your uterine expansion could be achy or sharp pregnancy cramps on one or both sides of your abdomen — known as "round ligament pain".
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Wedding Pictures
We had a very small ceremony on February 4th that officially made Nick and I, Husband and Wife. Here are a few pictures from that special day:
Here are the outtakes:
Pastor Scott signing the Marriage Certificate
Nick making a comment about how as his wife I must serve his every need, obviously I was not impressed.
I will try and get more up later tonight, off to make dinner.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Thankful Thursday
I am thankful for:
- MY HUSBAND! I have enjoyed our time together these past few months I am going to be sad to see him go back to work in a few weeks.
-GREAT FRIENDS! I love girl days and amazing girl talk
-My Zumba Classes! I have some of the best students and they really make my job so enjoyable.
What are you thankful for?
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Update on Baby Quilt
So I have not gotten as far as I had originally hoped with this quilt, my morning sickness is definitely getting the best of me. But I did just receive a 50% off coupon for JoAnn's Fabric so I am going to pick up the backing of the quilt. I also finally sat down and tried to find a pattern which suited us and our nursery theme. Cheryl even went to the library and picked me up some quilting books to look through. I found this adorable modern take on a traditional quilt and I couldn't be more excited to get started.
I am thinking about picking up that minky fabric for the backing, its so soft and snuggling I really think the baby would like it and could even use it as he/she grows up. What worries me about this particular pattern is the binding is hand made. I had originally planned on using a satin binding but I loved how clean and unique this binding turned out so I am going to give it a try. Worse comes to worse I can always take it off and use the satin binding. I really need to find one more statement sock monkey fabric, I wish they weren't so hard to come by.
I am thinking about picking up that minky fabric for the backing, its so soft and snuggling I really think the baby would like it and could even use it as he/she grows up. What worries me about this particular pattern is the binding is hand made. I had originally planned on using a satin binding but I loved how clean and unique this binding turned out so I am going to give it a try. Worse comes to worse I can always take it off and use the satin binding. I really need to find one more statement sock monkey fabric, I wish they weren't so hard to come by.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Decisions, decisions!!
So I'm looking into different types of wall decorations for the nursery. I could go with the traditional wall letters and paint them with different prints and colors or I found an artist that actually uses sock monkys as the letters in the name. Which one should I go with?
Traditional:
Non-Traditional/Sock Monkey Themed:
Traditional:
Non-Traditional/Sock Monkey Themed:
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