21 weeks and 2 days (:

This is my belly so far (:
It's getting quite big!
It makes me happy to know that she is growing and getting ready to be all ours soon.


Ive started a new project! Since I have so many lovely preggo loves in my life I have started making my headband flowers for baby headband and onsies! I'm also making peanut a TuTu. Ill post pictures as I complete them and send them out

Swollen tootsies and high hopes!

Our little life has been a little busy lately! I have officially started my job and its going well it's been almost two weeks! I enjoy being around people and its good to be up doing stuff it just makes my tootsies hurt at the end of the day. I'm by all means great full for having a job it's been tricky with sharing a car but luckily my wonderful grandpa has been helping with rides and that is awesome.

I got word that the company Caleb's cousin works for is hiring and they pay really well (I know its silly since I just gotta new job but this would be permanent and perfect) I have an interview! EEK :) So we will see how it goes. I'm praying and trying to be patient.

Rant section!
So recently Caleb turned in his Evo and we traded it for a Saturn at a dealership.
Well its been a nice little car and I am finally able to drive it without stalling 5 times in one trip (My first time driving stick) it's good on gas which is nice since we take turns using it for work. There haven't been any problems with it or anything until yesterday when we got the rain storm of the century. It had a sunroof leak that made a lake in the front of the car and got a lot of the electronics in the car wet. Long story short after Caleb fixed the leak and pulled the fuses for the lights (so they'd actually turn off) and made the alarm stop randomly going off we went home thinking everything was temporarily all right. Welllll this morning the darn car wouldn't start and I was 20 minutes to work. NBD.
Whew glad I got that off my chest.

I have a new found love.
http://pinterest.com/vanderveenwifey

There aren't enough words to describe how much I love this site lol! Caleb had to take the lap top from me last night so I'd go to bed :)

Recently Caleb and I did little baby clothes shopping. I just adore buying little baby things they make my heart melt

I found this at target and thought it was perfect since we've been calling her our little peanut

I saw this and showed it to Caleb and put it in the cart I think he likes the idea of "Daddy's little girl"

So Caleb picked this one out and and bought it. It made me feel really good. He is the sweetest husband :)

Its a girl!

Yesterday was our BIG day! We finally were able to find out what we are having. I will admit I did not sleep hardly at all the night before and I had been anxious since we made the appointment.

When we first found out we were pregnant I without a doubt hands down wanted a girl and as the pregnancy went on people kept telling me "Oh your having a boy" (clearly it cant be told by the shape of your belly) so I psyched myself into having a boy! Well yesterday when she said those three words "Its a girl" I found myself shocked. Don't get me wrong I am extremely happy and more than great full and blessed to have a baby angel in my belly that is healthy and growing. I just have to get back into the groove of goggling girl things, which shouldn't be hard! :)

We are so exited to be half way to having our little girl!

It looked like she was giving kisses.

Her little tootsies (That love kicking my belly)

It's a girl :)

I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has been praying for us and loving our little family it makes it all so much easier knowing you have a support group. We appreciate it without a doubt!

New Dew

I had a weird prego urge to do something crazy... So I cut 6 inches of my hair off. I'm not sure how I feel about it still but here it is :)

Jeffery R. Holland

So I don't know who reads my blog or what anyone thinks about it but I'm just going to say that I plan on writing about everything! My marriage, my baby, my spiritual beliefs, Ill probably rant and sometimes gloat and so if you don't like what I write or feel, just don't read it (:

Now that I got that out of the way.

Last night I was having an off night I don't know why or want to go into details but I was reading my scriptures and I have always kept little notes, handouts, thoughts, quotes etc. in my case and actual scriptures I probably are over 50 little papers floating around in there. Well last night I opened them up and found one that I thought would be nice to share (for those interested) it made me feel comforted and it helped me pull myself together.

"When the night comes in our lives, and we have circumstances in our lives that feel like there is no glimmer of light, where there's fear and heartache, frustration and sorrow and we are caught unaware and we want to panic, and we wonder if we are going to make it throughout the night, we feel like our lives are breaking and our hearts are breaking... When these times come, remember that God loves broken things" Jeffery R. Holland

I can't say how many times this quote has helped me and made me feel whole again or how many more times it will. I just hope that it can help someone like it helped me.

Off to start cleaning out the baby room and be productive!

Long time no blog....

Its been a while since I have posted anything and I always think about it but I just have so much going on I don't know where to start or where to start! This post will be an overload of info!

First and far most we have moved into our first house! We are unpacked (for the most part) and adjusting to having space to move in! It was originally the house my grandpa was living in and he recently moved out so we are renting it now :) Its a little two bedroom one bath which is perfect for us! I'm working on decorating it and making it more cozy as I have the funds for it. I'll put pics up as I go along! Right now the baby room (EEK!!) is currently a storage room, my goal is to have it cleaned out by the time we know what were having, which is in a week and 2 days so I can start making it into baby paradise :)

Speaking of our little peanut, WE HAVE FELT OUR FIRST KICKS!! At first they were just little bitty ones that Caleb could barely feel. Last night however I was laying in the couch with my hands on my belly (something you can always find me doing) and all of a sudden I feel two kicks in my hand and then another little one! Caleb was upset he was working when it happened. I'm hoping well have another kick fest soon when hes home. I love it when I'm doing normal daily things and all of a sudden I feel little kicks and punches, it brightens my day! We find out what we are having and I honestly cannot wait! This week is going to go by so dang slow! I'm getting pretty big, I broke down and bought a pair of maternity pants at Target for $7 and it was the best $7 dollars I've ever spent! They're still a little big but they are heaven.

As many of you know I haven't been working since Caleb and I got married I have been looking but nothing has worked out and being pregnant has made it even harder. Well today Papa took me to go pick up some applications and I started out feeling very discouraged. I went to 5 different places and was told by each they were not hiring. Papa suggested that I go into Mancinos (His favorite restaurant) so to humor him I did. The host told me they were looking for servers and she handed me an application. I had this feeling to fill it out in the car and take it back in. As I walked in the owner came out from the back and asked me if we could chat! We talked for about 20-30 minutes and he hired me on the spot! I thought since he was so kind before we went further Id mention I was pregnant and he was 100% ok with it! he told me they'd work with my appointments and maternity leave and if I was as good as I seemed give me flexible hours after the baby is born! IT'S PERFECT :) It just reassured me that God listens to our prayers and knows what we need! I'm so glad that I've stayed faithful and patient it's truly blessed me.

The only other big thing I can think of that Ive been doing lately is my cooking! Now that I have an area to cook and bake in it's all I want to do! I have been recipe researching for days and I LOVE it! I am just waiting till I have the funds to get your basic ingredients pans and such! I am so exited for the holidays I am going to make so many different things :) Once I get better at things I will post recipes and pictures! Tonight is homemade Crock pot Split Pea Soup! I've never made it before so we'll see how it goes!

Hope I didn't bore you all to much!
Till next time :)