60 days to go!

As the time continues counting down things are slowly coming together. I have now received and pre washed all of our new Fuzzi Bunz cloth diapers. We are starting off with 16 diapers, with me the one in charge of washing we will soon see if that number is sufficient. We had the baby shower and got a lot more goodies. The Dr. appointments are about to change to every two weeks instead of every month. Taylor is very active, kicking and moving around. All in all things are going great! I think that we now have all of the essential baby items with just a couple of big items left to buy like the pack n play and a swing. I was just going through this blog and realized that I have not posted any pictures of the nursery in a little while... I think I will do that now, gotta go take some pics ;)

Taylors bookshelf..

A cedar chest I got our of Grandma's house and redone. She passed away on May 17th this year. I know that she would be happy.. #1 seeing how good that chest looks now lol, and #2 knowing that it will be Taylor's. Also this is the glider that we picked up at a garage sale for $10.

The crib, now outfitted and ready for baby Tay. Also her new bouncer seat.

This is the wall directly behind/above the crib. I can't take credit for this, this was all Helen.

Fuzzi Bunz diaper drawer ready to go.

Taylor's shelf.. also you can see "crib cam" which will be available to view online or on smartphones for family members.

And here we have her new stroller. So just as a quick recap, things are going great, no major issues with baby equipment or putting anything together. Were down to only 60 days and the race is on.. Turkey or Taylor.. which will come first!?

First Blog

This is my first attempt at a blog. This past year has been an adventure that I thought that I would never take. First off I found out that I was pregnant on Dec 4 2010. WHAT A SHOCK that was. Wayne and I never thought that we could have kids. We had been together for 10 years and NEVER used any kind of contraception. That led us to believe that we would be childless. We had both decided that we were going to put it in GOD's hands as to whether we would ever become parents. Needless to say I had a miscarriage on Dec 25th 2010. I have never been through soooooo much heartbreak in my life. What a crappy Christmas!!! I went from one extreme to another, absolute joy to absolute misery all in a day. I was mad, sad, frustrated, and in shock. How could my body betray me like that? How could GOD give me something so precious and take it all away in the blink of an eye? I was sooooo mad at GOD for a little while. I was a mess for about 2 weeks after finding out that I miscarried. If it wasn't for Wayne I don't know what I would have done. He was my rock and my strength throughout the misery. He dealt with the sorrow with me and left me alone when I needed to be alone. Of course to everyone else on "the outside" I held it together. What everyone didn't know was that I would cry myself to sleep every night. I honestly didn't know what I did wrong, or what I could have done differently to have prevented it. Eventually I came to terms with our loss and realized that there was a bigger plan for us.
This was when we decided to FINALLY get married. I knew that with everything that we had been through as a couple that if the loss of a child didn't tear us apart nothing could. We decided to do a wedding and honeymoon/vacation together. Wayne and I decided that we would go to Tennessee to get married. Two weeks before we left to get married, on March 21, I felt a little weird. SURPRISE!!!! I was pregnant again. GOD really does work in mysterious ways. I had told Wayne that I was NOT going to make a doctors appointment until we got back from Tennessee. If anything was going to happen then it was going to happen then. I married my best friend on April 4th, 2011. It is truly one of the happiest days of my life. What more could a girl ask for. I had the love of my life FOREVER now and I had the opportunity to be a mom again. Who knew that life could be this good.
I got a promotion at work on June 14th. This will allow my husband to be a stay at home dad, and raise our daughter. Oh yeah we found out on July 12th that we are going to have a girl. I am so excited that we don't have to worry about who is helping to raise our child. I find it so comforting to know that she is always going to have a parent there for her. Not to mention all of us women out there know that little girls are daddy's girls.
Fast forward to now. I am just 83 short days from my due date. It all seems so surreal to me. I can feel my precious little girl kicking and moving around everyday. It is the most AMAZING feeling in the world. When I first found out that I was pregnant I didn't know if I really wanted kids, now I can't picture not ever being called Mommy. I am so excited and scared out of my mind at the same time. What I do know is that I can't wait for the next chapter in my life. There is nothing better in the entire world than being called wife and mom.

Where is the time going?

It seems like just a few weeks ago that I was yelling at god. Going through the loss of Helen and I's first child (embryo). Now here we are 24 weeks into a second pregnancy. Its over half over already! The nursery is painted, the furniture is going in and its becoming more and more real every day. How will our lives change in November? I have a feeling that they will be greatly enriched. Life may seem to have more of a purpose. Afrer years of thinking (and accepting) that we were not going to have children.. here we are, and time is flying! Just my thoughts of the day. Its been a crazy year. I hope and pray that it ends better than it started... it looks like it will.

24 Weeks, Ultrasound Video

After last weeks disappointment of not getting the ultrasound that we were scheduled for, because we were not scheduled for it... We got it done today. I think this is the last one unless some sort of problem arises. Everything seems well, heartbeat is 163 which has been pretty consistent the whole time and she now weighs in at 1lb 8oz. Only 15 weeks 6 days to go. Enjoy the video of today's ultrasound :)

starting to look a little more like a nursey!

This is the before picture.. just last week.

And here it is today, see.. I was able to get that bad boy together. The crib is setting where the blue lamp was in the before pic. Making progress! Come on November!!

23 weeks along

We were supposed to have an ultrasound yesterday, this would have been the 3rd ultrasound. They was unable to get all of the pictures that they needed from the previous one including the spine and face. However, due to an error by the doctors office they said that we were not scheduled. We had the appointment card but of course it was at home and the doctor is 30 minn away. The ultrasound has been re-scheduled for next Tuesday. I'm not disappointed, that just means that we get a 24 week ultrasound instead of a 23 week one.
The trip was not a complete waste of time though because we went paint shopping. After arguing over the shade of pink that we wanted we finally "agreed" (meaning that I gave in and said fine lol) on a color. When we got home I recruited my dad as a painter and together we had it done in a couple of hours. As I am writing this the doorbell rang and our crib has arrived, so I'm off to put it together now. Will put up a pic once (if) I get it together :)

A little about me

I guess if I am going to start a new blog I should tell a little bit about me. I just turned 30, and it sucks! The twenty's were not to bad, but when you stick a 3 in front of the zero it just seems to hit home a whole lot harder. I try to be an active person but sometimes that just doesn't happen, like this week, WAY to hot to do anything except maybe be on the lake. Having a pregnant wife in this heat doesn't make being active very easy either.
I enjoy doing anything outside and I plan to instill my love of nature and the outdoors in my daughter when she arrives. O.K. Maybe I will give her a few days to adjust to the world first, but just a few ;)
Any advice from people with newborns, who also take them along on outdoor outings would be great. I like to go camping a few times each year, Taylor is due November 28 so by next summer she will be around 6 months. My wife and I also enjoy going to the lakes in the summer where my mother has a summer place. Usually we just stay a night or so but its a nice break from the ordinary.
A couple of weeks ago I took off with my brother in law and went kayaking for the first time. We rented a couple of kayaks and took a 3 hour cruise. We didn't get shipwrecked on any deserted island and neither one of us is named Gilligan, (although I believe if that were to happen I would be Gilligan) It was AWESOME! I figured that I would enjoy it but I fell in love with kayaking instantly! Sooo, now I have me a brand new kayak. One little problem I have run into though. I don't know another soul with a kayak. I got online and sure enough there is a group somewhat close to me for kayaking. I have always been a shy person, and meeting new people, especially in a group, is not something I have a great history of doing. O.K. so I have never done that, but there is always a first right?! So I joined this group online, it only took a click. Now to see if I really have the balls to show up anywhere.
Other things on my like to do list include fishing, and Geocaching. Surly you have heard of geocaching by now. Its been around since 2000 and I have been a geocacher since 2001. If you still have not heard of this sport/treasure hunt check out geocaching.com for a quick lesson on it. Another outdoor activity I enjoy is cycling. Although this year I must admit that I haven't done nearly enough. I'm gonna blame the heat on this one. Speaking of the heat, I need to get back out on the porch, this AC is starting to get to me. Have a great evening/night/day!