My baby bump

I took this pic for my scrapbook page that I am copying out of a magazine. I think it turned out pretty good, althought I think it makes me look a lot bigger than I am. I will post the page when I do it.

Daddy's addition to the spree....

Now aren't these so adorable? Nick was so funny about it, and he will "hate" me telling the story again but here it goes. We went to the baby section where I was picking up all the purple stuff. He began going on about how there aren't any cool girl clothes, meaning no superhero ones. So we get to the baby shoes and he picks these out telling me that he's going to tell Kara that while all I bought her was some stupid clothes, her daddy bought her some cool shoes. He's so silly that man! But they are sweet aren't they?

My shopping spree!!

Well as you all know my favorite color is PURPLE so therefore my little girl has to have purple clothes, shoes, blankets, hair bows, EVERYTHING!!! Luckily the BX had a whole rack dedicated to purple in my favorite baby brand, Carter's. So after we found out I had to go get all they had. I tried to play it smart by getting all different sizes from newborn up to 9 months. She has to have purple clothes at every size she reaches. Here is the lovely stuff I found:









This last outfit is my favorite. I found it today when I just had to scan the baby clothes one more time. I think it is so sweet, the I love daddy part. Now isn't that just adorable? I couldn't resist!

My appointment.....

so as you may have read below, It's a Girl, well she was 90% sure of it anyway. So imagine me popping out a boy and having to put him in purple. I have this fear now, but since there were no visible signs of boy parts, I think we will be okay. I will admit I was kind of surprised, I had got myself to believe it was going to be a boy for some reason. Although I didn't tell anyone because I didn't want to jinx myself, but I guess I did anyway somehow. Really all that mattered to me was having a healthy baby and so far that's what I've got. I can't tell you how relieved I was to see that I had fluid and that everything is looking great for the baby. She said that the brain and kidneys look good. The heartbeat was around 150 so that was great too. However, she's measuring big by a week. I don't know if that means I will have her earlier or if she's just going to be a chunky little baby. According to the doc she weighs 6 ounces. So we will see. Today I am thankful for modern technology like ultrasounds. How nice they are to have!!! My next appointment is December 27th, hopefully then I will get a definite on the baby being a girl. I was so hoping for that guarantee, which I guess most people don't get but hey I was hoping. I unfortunately didn't get a pic of her parts but got this nice one of her head, body, and spine. Thank you all who voted in my poll, but it seems that while the majority voted boy, we have a girl on the way. She will be named Kara Elizabeth, which yes is Supergirl's name. You know Nick has to have a Comic name in there somewhere, LOL. I have another appointment tomorrow with Bozo and I get to get some blood drawn, you can't imagine how thrilled I am about this. NOT!! Oh well, such is life. Happy blogging!

What am I???

So I am copying everyone else in the seach of what Christmas things I am. It seems I am a tradional tree with my own set traditions. So true for me, althought I would like to make some new ones with my baby girl that's on the way!! And I am just like my mother in law and Aunt Sandi, a flashy trashy Christmas Sweater, yes that is me! Ha that was so much fun!

You Are a Traditional Christmas Tree

For a good Christmas, you don't have to re-invent the wheel.You already have traditions, foods, and special things you bring out every year.

What Christmas Tree Are You?

You Are a Christmas Sweater!

Over the top, colorful, and totally flashy.You're not afraid to be a little tacky.

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If you want to play just click on the link and find out which one you are!!!

It's a girl!

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My apple pie pic

So here it is my apple pie that was so very yummy. I would share the recipe but it's down stairs and I find myself feeling lazy right now. I will have to post it soon. Since I am behind on my thankful list I will update myself:

November 23rd: I am thankful for rest. For being able to take a nap or just lay down in the middle of the day.

November 24th: I am thankful for running water and electricity. We are such a spoiled generation. We have no idea of the hardships people used to have to endure.

November 25th: Today I am thankful for emotions both good and bad, because without them life would be a lot harder. I think having emotions make us feel better. What if you couldn't sit down and cry when you've had a hard day? It would feel awful. What if you couldn't laugh when something was funny? For these things I am thankful.

Weekend update!

So this weekend, while it was nice with the holiday, has dragged on for me because I have been so anxious to find out the sex of the baby, can't wait!! We find out tomorrow around 11:30 am, YEAH! So anyway, we had a pretty nice weekend. We went bowling one day, where I won two games over Maddy and Nick. What can I say I have that talent. LOL. I did a little Christmas shopping with all the sales, which to be honest weren't that great, but I managed to get a few good deals. We watched a lot of Christmas movies, which of course made me so happy. We were supposed to watch One Magic Christmas (one of my favorites) tonight but somehow Nick weaseled his way out of it. BRAT! He says he thinks it's a dumb movie, but I know he likes it deep down somewhere. He said the same about "It's a Wonderful Life", but had me start watching it over from the beginning so he could know what was going on. I guess guys don't like to admit to liking those kind of movies. They are silly. I had my Christmas card workshop last night, which went okay. I enjoyed talking with all the girls. I only sold 4 extra card sets, but I was glad to. Everyone had a really good time. They are all anxious to see the new book that comes out January 1st. They all plan on making orders, so that made my night. I also have another party booked for January so that's pretty cool. Oh and I forgot to tell you that my party I had last week closed with $450 worth of orders. I was pretty happy about it. So anyway, today we went and watched Fred Claus. Oh my goodness it was WONDERFUL. It was both funny and sappy. I cried during one part and laughed my head off in others. It's one of those movies I will HAVE to buy when it comes out. You need to see it if you haven't. I enjoyed it so much! I hope you all had a nice holiday weekend as well.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a pretty nice one. I started the day cooking and listening to my Christmas music because it always makes me happy. We went to our friends house to eat, where they fried a turkey. It was burnt on the outside and not all the way cooked in the inside, but hey it was funny. Luckily the white meat(we don't eat dark meat) was done so we were happy. We had a nice dinner and then played games. Nick and I were on a team and we won every game we played, so of course Nick was so excited. He tends to brag a lot when he wins. Crazy man! But overall it was a nice day. I will be posting a pics of my apple pie soon, it was extra beautiful this year. Today I am so thankful for family. Though we weren't with our family (besides each other) I thought of everyone and missed them. I feel thankful for my ENTIRE family. Sure sometimes we don't get a long or get on each others nerves, but overall we are always there for each other, which is how a true family should be. I love and miss you all. Hope you have a great day!!! Oh and yeah as you can see my belly's growing quite fast these days. LOL

Beautiful ending to a sad day

As you may have read it was my son's birthday yesterday. So, of course I was sad and depressed. But I felt a little better when we decided to do the celebrating part of the day. We have made a tradition of having a cake and sending balloons with letters that we plan on doing every year. This year I made cup cakes because I had found some superman cupcake holders and toppings that were really cute. So I made those with the funfetti cake because it has little yellow, red, and blue bits in it. Next, we went and got the balloons blown up and found another balloon to add to the three we had. They had a superman one that said, "Happy Birthday" on it. I was very excited to get it. It had been a cloudy day, so I was kind of bummed that the pictures wouldn't come out too great, but something amazing happened. We went down to the marina to let them go and the clouds opened up and the sun shined so bright. It was beautiful. Then as soon as the balloons were almost out of sight the clouds starting closing back in. I truly feel that it was some kind of sign saying Conner was getting the balloons we sent him. It was a very sad but tender moment for us all as tears ran down our faces. So today I have to say I am thankful for things that bring warmth, weather it's a hug from a loved one, a nice cozy fire, a smile, or just the sun shining down at the right time.