More Crafts

I made these for my mother-in-law for her birthday so I thought I would post them. 

I am thinking about making them for myself now :)

basic christmas plaque

photo blocks compared to the plaques I made for my house- I think I like these a little more cause you don't need a stand for them

this is one of my favorites... i love the pumpkins!

this is on glass, i just have it in jason's room so the blue shows through instead of white (or whatever other color)

Blake Ken Adams

I wasn't going to post any ultrasound pictures- I really do think they all look the same.  However, my cousin asked to see at least one, so I thought I would post a few. 

Nick said I could pick the name this time with his approval (I think I wrote a little about this in my last post), so I have decided on Blake.  We are going to go with Ken as a middle name, which is Nick's dad's name.  I named Jason after my grandpa, who was like my father figure growing up.  I was going to go with Jane as the middle name had he been a girl, to honor my grandma, but it didn't work out--- Sorry Grandma! 

It is crazy how well you can see them and how big they look considering how small they really are still (he weighs about 2 ounces right now). 

Here are a few of my favorites. 




All stretched out... Loungin'



He is definitley a boy!

Looking right at the "camera"

I like this one cause you can see his little toes :)

His little hand

It's a BOY!!

I had a big post written about this and for some reason when it went it post it showed an error and didn't save any drafts.  Grrrr!!  So, we will try again but in a shorter version.

Saturday we went to Fetal Fotos for our gender determination.  We were "suppose" to wait until Wednesday, when I will be exactly 15 weeks, but if you know me at all you know how extremely impatient I am.  The time has gone pretty fast so far, but at the same time I feel like I have been pregnant forever already now. 

One of the main reasons I wanted to go to Fetal Fotos (besides being impatient) is I wanted to be able to take Jason and I won't be able to do that at my Ob ultrasound that is scheduled at the beginning of November.  Jason was a sweetheart and told me not to worry that the ultrasound wouldn't hurt and it would just tickle a little bit.  When it was over he even said, "I told you it wouldn't hurt."  He also held my hand the whole time and I think I watched him more than I did the actual ultrasound (I guess that is why they give you a DVD, right?). 

He was not really convinced it was a boy at first, he kept telling us it was still going to come out a girl and he could call it whatever he wanted, but after a weekend and our shopping adventure today, I think he is finally in the boy mode.  He wanted to buy him lots of toys, but happily settled on a black hat- since he has a black hat- as well a couple of dinosaur outfits. 

Blake (yes, I think we have officially settled on this name) is a very active little guy.  He was stretching today and kicking and moving non-stop.  Hopefully he slows down a little, or at least decides to sleep when I do (wishful thinking) or I may be having some sleepless nights coming up here pretty soon. 

I was going to upload a picture of Blake, however, I truly think all ultrasound pictures look the same, so I am going to post what we got him today instead :) 

Kicking off October

What a great weekend!! 

Friday afternoon I had my 14 week OB appointment.  The little one is growing strong and has a heartbeat rate of 162.  It is always nice to hear that little sound since most of my queasiness has gone away.  I can't wait to start feeling the baby move... hopefully sooner than later!  The doc said in the next week and a half to two weeks I should start to feel it.  This baby is very active!  When he put the doppler on my stomach you could hear the heartbeat right away and about every 10-12 seconds you could hear a thump and he said it was the baby moving around and kicking. 

Saturday morning we did the hike up Timpanogos and went into the cave.  The leaves changing colors is absolutely beautiful and Jason loved the hike and the cave.  It keeps talking about how fun it was.  The hike up was pretty tough, and he walked the whole way by himself.  I was very impressed with him!  We went with Nick's brothers family and Jason loves being able to spend time with his cousin, Kennedy.  I am so glad they are so close in age and can enjoy one anther's company.  

After we got back from that, we went to Fetal Fotos.  We were suppose to wait and go on Tuesday, but I decided to try for a few days early.  I am going to write a separate post about this, I think it deserves it's own, after I go again tomorrow to see if we can get a final determination. I am 99.9% sure it is a boy even more now however. 

Saturday night we went up to Park City to help one of my very close friends, Michelle, celebrate her birthday.  We got all dressed up and went out to HarryO's then spent the night up there in a condo.  We don't get dressed up very often so that was something different and fun.  I won't lie, I am not a good partier when I am pregnant.  I am ready for bed by 10pm (at the latest!), but I tried to stick it out for this one.  I made it until 3am.  Yes!!  Good memories!

Sunday we took Jason to the Reptile Show.  He loves all of this kind of stuff for some reason.  I guess maybe because he is a boy??  He has been asking for a reptile but I just don't think Nick or I want to commit to that just yet...  We have been discussing maybe he can ask Santa for one, but time will tell on that.  For now, he will have to be happy going to these type of things for a while.  He of course was brave, unlike his mom, and wanted to hold everything.  It's a good thing he has a daddy that also isn't bothered by these kinds of things.  I mainly sat back and watched the action. 

Life is great and I am extremely grateful for the wonderful people I have in my life.  Thank you for making each and everyday worth living!!

Jason's Preschool Adventures...

Jason is LOVING preschool and learning so much.  It has only been two weeks but everyday he is coming home remembering everything he is learning about in class.  It is so fun watching him grow!  Luckily, there is a window that I can watch class through (which I love to do) and he is always so enthralled in what they are doing.  I am so glad that he is enjoying it so much!!

This week is "All About Me Week" and they drew pictures of themselves yesterday.  He decided to draw hair all around the head, I am not sure why, but he also did black hair instead of yellow so it would be like his daddy's.  Little does he know that daddy actually has yellow hair just like him! 
He has also started writing letters in the last week.  How did so much change so fast?  He can write almost his name- he has a little trouble with the J still.  So far, he has mastered A, D, E, F, I, L, almost N (they end up backwards most of the time), O, P, Q, S and T. 





*Crafts*

My cousin wanted to see the crafts I have been getting into lately... so, here they are.  My friend, Tanya, took me to Wood Connection one day and I have been addicted since... If you haven't been there you should definitely check it out. 

September --- Welcome Fall!

We had such a great summer filled with lots of fun times with family and friends.  While I am kind of sad to see it go, I am getting very excited for Fall and all of the holidays and other things that are coming up. 

September has brought a lot of new and exciting things for us.  Jason started preschool and is loving it.  He is always so excited to go and is learning lots of new things.  It is sad to think how big he is getting, but it is so much fun at the same time.  The stuff he says everyday not only surprises me, but makes me laugh.  Being his mom has been one of the greatest blessing of my life and I am thankful for him each and everyday!

We are also going to be having a new BABY!  (As I am sure all of you know).  This was a really big deal for us.  We were going to only have Jason, but after some very long discussions we decided to give it a go at having another one and now we are 12 weeks pregnant.  This pregnancy has been very different in the since we have known since about 3 1/2 weeks (and with Jason we didn't know until about 16ish weeks).  I have been *extremely* anxious, and driving Nick- and I'm sure everyone else that has to listen to me- carzy, and I will be so happy when I go to my 14 week appointment and hear everything is going right and be over this trimester.  I think "it" is a boy, but Nick is convinced "it" is a girl.  One of us will be right at least, and we only have to wait a few more weeks to find out.  I just am excited to not have to say "it" or baby anymore.  Jason is also finally warming up to the idea of having a little brother or sister.  Although he calls "it" Baby Brother, he says he wants it to be a girl. 

I have also been getting into making wood crafts with some friends and it is a new love of mine!  It is so relaxing (when we aren't stressing about it turning out just right) and I love having a creative outlet.  I am trying to patiently wait until October to put up all the fun Halloween stuff we made, and so I can start making some Christmas things. 



*Jason and I were so excited to be so close to the Sea Lions*



*Jason's first time shooting a gun*



*Jason's first time fishing*



*camping with friends*

  

Trying this whole blogging thing out...

After hearing a few of my friends talking about their blogs the other night I thought I would try this out. 

With Facebook and its status updates, it seems like we are constantly involved in most of the things going on in people's lives as it is, but I guess this gives the option to go into a little more detail about life's happenings.