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Ready & Waiting!

I am offically 39 weeks pregant and very ready for this baby to come. The carseat is in the car, the hospital bag is packed and I put some finishing touches on the nursery this weekend.

Just waiting...waiting...waiting.

Here's a picture of the nursery.

Hopefully the next pictures I post are of our little baby girl!

Maternity Photos!!

Where has the past nine months gone? Are you mad at me for not posting updates? If you follow me on Facebook you have heard more from me.

I have not posted because, well to be honest - I don't like to complain, and if I had been posting along the way you would have heard a lot of complaining from me! :)

I will give you a quick recap of my pregnancy so my complaining is all in one post and then I will leave you with some pictures!! I promise more posts from here...and with only 2.5 weeks to go they will be happy new baby posts soon!!

So, the first trimester was pretty tough on me. If you have talked to me in person you have heard me say this. It is much harder being pregnant at 33 than it was at 26. My body is just really tired and sore! I had all day morning sickness - queasiness we will call it. It lasted all day thru the whole first trimester. 3 months is a really long time to feel sick! But the second trimester came soon enough and I started to feel a bit better...I was only queasy after I ate. Now at the end of the third trimester my biggest complaint is that my feet have been so swollen and sore. My doc, the funny guy that he is, tells me "Don't look at them and buy bigger shoes"! Nice, huh! :) This heat and humidity we have had this summer has kept me inside so I am defiantly going a little stir crazy!

Also, she has run out of room so my ribs are sore. Yes, I said she! We had 4 ultra sounds and it was not until this last one about a month ago we got a good enough look to feel pretty comfortable in saying it is a girl, even thu I have thought so all along! Her room has been pink for about 2 months now, Adam says that it will be one sissy little boy if we get a surprise! :)

We are very excited! Our family will be complete! Well...either way it would have been complete! No more pregnancies for this women! Other than my queasiness I have had a very good pregnancy, there have been no issues with my health or with the baby. All tests and such have been perfect.

Wesley has been so great thru this! In the beginning he would come into the bathroom and rub my back and tell me as I am sitting by the toilet to feel better mom. His first grade class was always updated of the progress. I later learned they frequently talked about me sitting by the toilet! He even brought the first ultra sound picture to show and tell. He is a very proud soon to be big brother. I think he was a little disappointed when he learned it was a girl. He says to me..."Well I suppose if I am nice to her she will be nice to me"!! I just love that!

My official due date is August 22nd, but I have thought all along that she will come early! My doc offered to induce me a few days early if I want. Mainly because I had such a hard getting Wesley out. We will see what happens that last week, I really would prefer to do it naturally.

Adam is leaving town this weekend for a motorcycle trip with the boys to Duluth so this little one needs to stay put for a few more days, then I will be trying all the wifes tales to get this process going! LOL!!

Alright, as promised here are our maternity pictures. I think Jessica.Ann photography did a good job!

I am working on a slide show and will post that soon!

 
Stay Tuned! Sabrina

We've been keeping a little secret, now it is time to share!

I do not have a face to see,
Or put inside a frame.
I do not have soft cheeks to kiss,
I don't yet have a name.
You can't yet hold my tiny hands,
Nor whisper in my ear.
It's still too soon to sing a song,
Or cuddle me so near.
But all will change come August,
That’s when they say I'm due.
I'm your new baby;
I can't wait till I meet you.
All I ask between now and then
Is your patience while I grow.
I promise I'll be worth the wait,
Because of all the love we'll know.
So what I have to give you now,
Is a wish to you from me.
I cannot wait to be a part
Of this wonderful family.

After trying for some time now we are very excited to be adding to our family! I will keep you all posted right here!

Somehow, not only for Christmas,

But all the long year through,

The joy that you give to others,

Is the joy that comes back to you.

And the more you spend in blessing,

The poor and lonely and sad,

The more of your heart's possessing,

Returns to you glad.

- John Greenleaf Whittier

Thanksgiving Delights On Thanksgiving Day we’re thankful for
Our blessings all year through,
For family we dearly love,
For good friends, old and new. For sun to light and warm our days,
For stars that glow at night,
For trees of green and skies of blue,
And puffy clouds of white. We’re grateful for our eyes that see
The beauty all around,
For arms to hug, and legs to walk,
And ears to hear each sound. The list of all we’re grateful for
Would fill a great big book;
Our thankful hearts find new delights
Everywhere we look! By Joanna Fuchs Happy Thanksgiving to you, Love the Lere's

Halloween

I have never made a big deal out of Halloween. Sure we carve the pumpkins and go tricker treating but that was about it. This year we decided to go out with the adults for a little fun. And fun it was! Good food. Good company. Good cocktails. Too many cocktails. But it was FUN!

 

 

The Tooth Fairy Comes

Many of you that are my friends on facebook have already heard this story but I thought I would blog about it too. About 2 weeks ago Wesley lost his first tooth. He was so brave, we just wiggled it right out himself. He and I were talking about the tooth fairy, putting his tooth under his pillow. He then tells me that his friend that just lost his tooth got $5 from the tooth fairy! Wow, this tooth fairy was thinking $1. I think I got 50 cents per tooth when I was little!

Inflation I guess.

I was not sure how to handle it. I did get several people's feedback on facebook and it turns out the trend in our area is to give $5 for the first tooth and $1 for the others.  Lucky kids!!!

Just gotta love this smile!

Hello Friends & Family. Wow, I have not blogged in a really long time. I have been posting on facebook pretty regularly but I think it is time to get back to blogging. We have a lot of catching up to do! I will start with a current post and I will update you all with our summer and fall adventures in my next posts.

Tonight we carved our Halloween pumpkins. Wesley actually wanted to help take the guts out this year, last year he would not touch it. It did take him a little while to warm up to the smell and he never really did dig in, I however had it everywhere.

We had a lot of fun, here's a few pictures.

Laundry - did ya see the laundry basket? Always doing laundry aren't we, I am so use to it there I didn't even notice until after we were done taking pictures. Too funny :)

I am pretty excited about Halloween this year, Adam and I will be dressing up and heading out on the town with our friends. We have not done that for years. It should be a good time! There will be pictures, I am sure of it!

More later {sooner this time}!

Katie's Bachelorette Party

Here are a few pictures of the wild night from Katie's Bachelorette party. These are the pictures I felt most appropriate to share online :) if you want the others you will need to come visit me, I will be happy to share. Just teasing you Katie. There are not any that are really bad - well other than the ones from the hot dog game. hehe

It was fun night! The night started out with a few hamburgers on the grill and a few Mai Tai's. The jello shots made the night interesting. And a little "hot dog" game made us laugh so hard. Especially when a little hot dog thief came along.

Then off to Chopper at Melvin's for a little dancing. What a great night.

Happy May Day!

8 o'clock this morning. I hear the door bell ring which leads to a foot chase across the neighbors front lawn. I caught my May basket giver and little Wes got several HUGE kisses from his mama. The whole neighborhood was probably laughing at me in my pjs. Love this life.

 

Wesley's 6th Birthday Party.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you!

I hope you had a magical Christmas and an exciting (and safe) New Year!

I am very much a goal orientated person so I always make New Year resolutions. In the past they have always been to lose weight or get more organized - the usual things. Because I still have not achieved those they are still on the list, however this year I have one I am excited about.

My 2010 New Year resolution is to become an excellent cook!

I have always been an open the box and stir it together kind of cook. LAZY, I know! Truth is I don't know how to cook! And I am too intimated to just jump in and try new recipes.

ENOUGH of that! Time to experient! I might keep a couple box meals on hand just incase as I get started. I do have to feed my family after all. :)

So, I am hoping you will help me on my cooking adventure. I have created a recipe share site on Facebook. Will you please join my group and post your recipes, tips and tricks there? Here is the link to the group page:

Recipe Share Group on Facebook

I hope you too will learn a few things from this group. Thanks for joining and Happy Cooking!

Sabrina

This quote touched me this morning. Thought I would share it with you!

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be. - Karen Ravn

Hope you are having a Fabulous day! Stay Warm!!

♥  Sabrina

Did ya miss me?

Hello all! Wow it has been a long time since my last post.

Time to get back at it!

We have had a few ups and downs over the last few months.

I think we are getting it all worked out now.

So time to get back at my posts. Did ya miss me? I'm BACK!

I am getting really excited for the holidays. I just ♥ to decorate.

I know it is a bit early with Thanksgiving still 2 weeks away,
but today I took all the Christmas decorations out of storage and set up the outside lights. Don't give me any crap {Jen} - it was nice outside today! We don't know how long that will last!!  :~)

Speaking of being nice out today, Wes and I played in the sandbox this afternoon. We are in Minnesota, right? What a beautiful day! No one tell mother nature it is November, I am liking this weather!

Short and Sweet today, lots to do! Hope you are enjoying the beautiful day!

♥ Sabrina

Kindergarten!

My little boy is now in kindergarten! How does that happen so fast? It has been an emotional couple of days for this mama!


First day of school, Wes is SO EXCITED, he very easily gets up and gets ready. As I am driving him to school he remembers his bus number, he remembers where his locker and class room are. He is so excited he can barely stay in his seat!

Hold it together a little while longer I tell myself, don't let him see you cry.

I ask him if he wants me to walk him to his locker, no he says he will walk in himself. So I drop him off and off he goes without looking back.


And I fall apart! A mess for the rest of the morning!

Then the bus...oh godness it is 3:00 and he is getting on the bus. I worry again...will he get on the right bus and will he get off at the right spot? Then I find out my niece gets on the wrong bus - OMG I am really nervous now!!

Needless to say he makes it home safely and had a really good first day. He was fast alseep on the couch by 8:00, he must have had a busy day!

Day 2 he wakes up...Mom did I miss the bus?? No Wes I am going to drive you to school today. That's OK mom, I want to ride the bus. So off he goes to ride the bus to school hopping to the bus stop, he is so excited he is dancing as he waits for the bus.



I think we are going to make it thru kindergarten!

Your life is right now! It's not later! It's not in the time of retirement. It's not when the lover gets here. It's not when you've moved into the new house. It's not when you get the better job. Your life is right now. It will always be right now. You might as well decide to start enjoying your life right now, because it's not ever going to get better than right now -- until it gets better right now!
-- Abraham

"The standard of success in life isn't the things. It isn't the money or stuff -- it is absolutely the amount of JOY you feel." - Abraham

Well then...I am pretty successfull! :)