ITS A GIRL! Crafts & a Name :)

Yes I know I'm like a week late on this post but with family and friends visiting and ringing in the new year... o and of course crafting, I just haven't had the time to sit down and blog!

We found out Tuesday, Dec. 27 that we are having a baby girl due on May 30! Woo! We were so excited. The ultrasound process was very long and unexpected. I've always thought I just would go in and they'd say boy or girl. But of course I was wrong, they had to take a bunch of measurements for my doctor. Well our beautiful bundle of joy is apparently not the most cooperative and made the technician work for her pictures. We did not get a DVD because she would not stay still long enough to really see much. I think she may be camera shy. So since we have found out its a girl I of course had to get straight to work...

 Sorry these pictures our sideways! I got a new camera for Christmas (YEAH!) and I haven't quite figured everything out once I transfer the images.

Here is my first attempt at embellishing a onesie! Pretty proud! I even used the scraps to make a fabric flower. Love the colors!

 Outfit #2 I think it looks kinda like prairie-esque. This is another embellished onesie with an added skirt. I used the scraps from this outfit to make a fabric bow with an added button to match the outfit. I'm in love! I'm going to have to continue making these this afternooon :) We are going to have one fabulous little girl!

 Here is our "Greeter Deterrent". I got the idea from Cluck Cluck Sew. This is basically a lightweight car seat cover to hinder strangers from wanting to touch your baby. I think that is slightly important. I made my a little different by making it into a quilt like style because I had a bunch of fabric squares already cut and waiting for a project. Now I just need a car seat so I can attach the straps. But its more fun to sew than to buy the big necessities.

Last Show-N-Tell I promise. Well at least for today! This is the Petal Pillow also from Cluck Cluck Sew . She has some awesome tutorials! This is for our baby girl's room. I thought it would be super cute in a glider. We are doing her room in a fuchsia/grey/pearl/black combo. Fuchsia is such a difficult color to find the exact shade I want. Still working on finding the right color for the crib bedding.




Ok thats all I have to show off today! But I still have plenty of vacation to craft! No work until January 9th! I love being a teacher! O and of course the most important news other than that we are having a girl is her name! We've decided on Paisley Jaiden :)

Holidays are Coming!

 I ADORE Christmas time! It is my favorite time of the year. I love family time, decorations, vacation, and celebrating the reason for the season.

So I told my students about my obsession with Christmas and having everything match with a theme of colors. Last year we had a Cowboys themed tree. This year upon Matt's request I included a smaller mini tree that was Mavericks themed. My students thought I was insane as I explained that only matching ornaments can go on the big tree and all other family, gift, etc. ornaments must go on the smaller tree. I think it works for me and it makes me happy which is most important! I also have always had a small obsession with having solid brown wrapping paper. Matt says it looks like cardboard. I say its gorgeous. But then a few days ago we ran out and apparently everyone in town agreed that brown is beautiful because it

 was all sold out! Frustrating so we had to add solid white wrapping paper. Its okay...


This is not the best picture but my awesome mother-in-law gifted to me this pair of salt & pepper shakers. She received a set and so she wanted to pass on the tradition. I love them because they are so darn cute!

 So Matt is not a huge Christmas fan. Which is why I compromise on the sports themed Christmas trees. He does however love Nutcrackers and Snowglobes. So he has started a small collection of Nutcrackers and it wouldn't be in Matt style if they were German and Irish Nutcrackers. Of course...

I did have a student gift me a snow globe this year! It was a little snowmen family. I was so excited!

This is my show-and-tell time! My co-workers have been making these sprocket pillows and I have been itching to go to the fabric store to make some! SO as soon as school was released I rushed to the quilt store and found this adorable Sock Monkey Santa print. The side is brown and looks knit. So adorable! Anyways I'm just pretty proud! I have a few other projects in the works so hopefully I can finish and show them off soon!

Most Bright, Most Famous

Who knew my name was from a Latin origin and meant "Most Bright and Most Famous" made popular by a novel written in 1748. I know I certainly did not. But these are the things I'm learning as I search for names for our little avocado. I am loving this process... but I'm also feeling a bit overwhelmed. Not quite sure what direction to go in... classic, unique, or something in between. I can't wait until we find out boy or girl so I can get some serious crafting done this holiday break :) It is all I can think about because it is quickly approaching!

Pitter Patter

Friday I went to the doctor and heard the heartbeat for the first time! I was so nervous because it seemed to take FOREVER for the doctor to find it... but then when she did it was the most precious sound :) I'm 15 weeks today and as my belly continues to grow so does my excitement. Now we just wait until Dec.27th until we find out the sex. :)

Update!

So I have definitely been M.I.A. from my blog! Life has just been so crazy. We found out right after our trip to Louisiana that we were expecting our first baby. Yeah! We are so incredibly excited. So between all of the excitement, doctor's appointments and work my blog has gotten neglected. But I am back and I hope to make this a weekly post... or at least until the little one arrives. Then some priority may be given to he/she.

We just celebrated Thanksgiving. And OF COURSE I forget my camera so I have nothing to show for all of my hard work. But it was beautiful and tasty. Matt fried a turkey for the first time and it came out so much better than I expected. I also made his family's Chestnut Sausage Dressing which was so yummy! I was so impressed with myself for the first time to make it! And who knew chestnuts were so difficult to find. But for future reference I now know its best to order them in advance. My dad also came to visit and stayed for several days. He brought homemade tamales compliments of my stepmom. She is supposed to come in December to teach me how to make tamales... Matt couldn't be more hopeful.

Well that is it for this post because Matt is making me dinner and I'm salivating at the thought of eating.... its so weird how quickly everything changes. But I love every second and I am so grateful that we have this blessing in our lives. I will update soon to show off my Christmas decor skills in our tiny apartment!

LArger than Life

We went to visit the Wagners! They left Texas and are now living it up in Lafayette! We had such a blast! They took us to Downtown Lafayette where they have live music and dancing every Friday. It was super precious. We had such amazing food: shrimp po-boys, burgers, oyster tacos, gumbo... and Matt's newest obsession organic milk. We also experienced the Farmer's Market where we had some amazing taquitos. It was so awesome just having a long weekend to spend with friends and relax and have a wonderful time. Our weekend would not be complete however without playing Trivial Pursuit and Texas Hold Em'. I am not a pro but I did keep my poker face strong the whole game.

 

Well we had a fabulous time. Maybe we may move there some day :) 

Cruisin'

We finally went on a much needed vacation! Our cruise disembarked from Galveston and we have one adventure in Cozumel, Mexico. There were some ups and downs... but definitely mostly all ups. Matt and I have already decided we will FOR SURE be going on another cruise! But this time we will purchase passports so we don't have to wait in the long slow moving birth certificate line. But hey we did save $300 :) In Cozumel we had the most amazing adventure snorkeling on Sunset Beach. The water was so crystal clear and the best news was I never had to use my anti-shark tactics that I learned watching Shark Week right before we left. We also learned that it is VERY important to find the baggage check area at the cruise port first... otherwise you miss the opportunity and must lug all of your luggage for several hours until you are allowed into your room. This has the strong possibility of giving a person blisters on their hands and breaking their flip flop. The last item of knowledge we took with us was to always be nice to the casino and bar people... and to always bet $5 chips at the roulette table straight on the number and then double and triple your profits on black or red. I had so much fun and I can't wait for our next adventure! Matt says it will be in January :)

Us enjoying a nice cool beverage after lugging our luggage for several hours.

Cozumel, Mexico

Our awesome group at dinner