Come to see my new Blog!

Hey all!

Just in case you are still following this blog, which I haven't posted on in years, I want you to know that I finally got my act together and started a new one!

I'd love for you all to come and check it out. Let me know what you think!

It's all about my life now and how my family is going to take the world by storm!

Miss you all!

Linds

http://havenhomesteaders.blogspot.com

Things for the Baby

This post is the list of things that I forsee needing for the little bundle of joy who will grace us with his presence sometime around July 13th:) If you are using this list to get him gifts please notice the lack of diapers on it... I have all the cloth diapers I need:) I can always use diaper wipes, I like the pampers ones:)


Clothes for all ages
Double stroller
Bottle brushes
Nursing Pillow (I gave my old one away:)
Pacifiers
Blankets and other crib bedding
Books (love books)


I have pretty much everything else I need including a car seat and crib, so no need to worry about those things... The one thing I wish I could have is a new rocking chair. Something that preferably has a foot rest and is comfortable enough to fall asleep in. BUT that is not a necessity since I already have one rocking chair.

HOLY MOLY!

It's been such a long time since I've blogged that I hardly know what to do with myself! I have so many things to say and do.

If you keep in regular contact with me, it won't be a surprise to you to know that I am going to have a little boy in July! Yeah!  I am so excited. In fact that is what I am going to blog about today. I have been looking up the stuff that I need for him and I just wanted to make a list. Mostly for myself but also for anyone who's been asking me to start registering for gifts. I'll make a separate post with things I need for Baby.

In other news, Chris is working in North Dakota driving a water hauling truck for the oil companies out there. Emma is walking (no, running) and talking up a storm. She still hasn't really graduated from baby talk but more and more of her words are sounding like grown-up words:) She says, "Down," "Mom," "Dad," and some of her colors too. All things that start with a b (like ball, balloon, blue, etc) are "Ba," and she even says, "Ba-pa" for her back pack! She loves the puppy and walks around most days asking for the "Pa-Pa" (which is also the color purple) and when asked what sound a puppy makes, or any other animal for that matter, she says, "Ah-Ah." She is growing up so fast:)





The new baby is growing fast too! He is 25weeks along tomorrow and kicks all day long it seems. We are due on July 13th, but my mom thinks he'll come sooner. I wouldn't be surprised if I went past my due date. We'll just have to see:)

I am just trying to keep up with everything. I have gotten a lot of projects done and I have been getting into that nesting mode so I've been organizing and re-organizing my house. I've got a lot to do for primary too. Being the song leader is the best calling in the church if you ask me! I really enjoy preparing the music and ways to teach the songs for the kids. I always have fun ideas and I only ever get to do about half of the things I want to!

Other than that, things are business as usual:)

It's been a while!

Since I last posted I had a baby, chris came home on leave, then left again, I changed callings from Young Women's president to Primary Chorister, and I've come to realize how much I really love being a mommy.

Chris will be home for good in about a month or so! SOOO EXCITING! I can hardly wait!
I'll be calling people to let them know when he'll be flying in (I'll probably find out the day or two before...) and then anyone who wants to can meet him at the airport. We'll be having a big welcome home party for him on September 26th. I'll post more details as soon as I've got them nailed down!

I will be posting pictures soon, but I thought at least a tiny update was better than none at all:)

Validation=True Happiness

This is the coolest video I have ever seen on youtube. It's 16 min long but worth every second of it! Check it out!

 

ps. I LOVE TJ THYNE!

I had the baby and Chris is home!!!

February 1st, 5:30am, my water broke! I was at the hospital by 6:30 and checked in to the hospital shortly after that. Contacted Chris and he called me by 8. He got to skype pretty much the whole time! Very awesome!

He got home yesterday and now I have him for 14 days... not long enough but definitely better than nothing! We'll have our 2year anniversary on monday!

Also, for anyone who's interested, we are going to bless Emma on Sunday at 10:30am at our ward building! Family and friends lunch/openhouse afterward will be at the Best Western (Where my baby shower was).

Here are some photos from the shower, and from the day of Emma's birth... family pictures are coming soon!

The Nesting Stage...

I have officially begun to nest!

I re-painted my bedroom (with help!) and I've been organizing and cleaning the whole house... I even have plans to rearrange/remodel (just a little bit) the living room and I am going to rent a carpet cleaner on Friday to clean all my carpets.

I have plans to do the whole house like this (meaning clean, organize, and rearrange) before the baby comes and before family and friends start dropping in to see baby. I would like to feel more comfortable letting people in the basement to watch movies on the surround sound, among other things:) 

Also I am 33.5 weeks along now... almost 34 and I forgot to post pictures until now... Here's the latest one (taken today)

Sorry, it's a little blown out... I hadn't gotten a chance to install the blinds on my window so it was really bright. Believe it or not this was the best of the ones I took:)

I did have maternity shots taken last week, so as soon as I get the digital files of my professionally done photos, I'll post a few! I'm really excited. I had my sister's father in law take them. He's the one who did my wedding photos too. I'll post his information with his photos so you can check out his website and what not if you want.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR CHRIS TO COME HOME! AND FOR BABY TO COME!
Both will happen at about the same time in just about 6 weeks. I am so excited. I can't tell which one I am more excited for. I think right now I'm more excited to see chris, but once I see Chris, I'll be pretty stoked for the baby....

Well, it's late and I'm getting sleepy... G'night!