So how am I feeling?

That seems to be the question everyone is asking me.  Short answer:  tired but good.  Long answer:  I get tired in the evenings, I have waves of nausia in the afternoons and if I eat something to acidic, dairy based, or citric then I have terrible heartburn and an upset stomach but overall I am feeling good.  Honestly I don't feel that bad and I am happy for the icky-ness that I am feeling because that means that things are going good and that makes me feel happy. 

Mentally...I am anxious, excited, happy, giddy, a little nervous but overall just so happy to be pregnant and growing a little life inside of me.  When Jeremiah and I went to get the sonogram I told him that it was kind of like an out of body experience because one minute I was looking at this screen with this little baby moving around and its heart was beating but it was just like I was watching a movie or something.  Then all of a sudden it clicked, I realized that the little baby on the screen was mine and was INSIDE me!  It was all at once, exciting, scary and then tear jerking.  I was so anxious just to get to the sonogram to make sure that everything was okay this time that I never stopped to realize that I was about to see our very own child full of life and kicking up a storm.  I was so amazed to see the amount of movement so early and it was weird to see something moving inside of you but not being able to feel it; it was truly surreal.  Now all I want to do is get more sonograms to see our little baby again! 

Jeremiah...the is just becoming more and more adorable everyday.  He wants to say hi to my belly (that isn't even big yet) in the mornings and he bugs me everyday about drinking my milk (eww) and taking my vitamins.  I know that he will be an amazing father and I can't wait to see him hold our baby for the 1st time.

I am already designing nurseries and choosing names but I think I'll probably wait till we find out the sex before I start getting to crazy with vision boards and name combos.  For now, I am just napping to battle the exhaustion and waiting patiently to see our little one once again.

:)

We're expecting a little one

I am so happy to report that we are safely entering the last few days of our 1st trimester and we will be expecting a little one in September, just days before my 30th.  I was a little nervous at first because of the last pregnancy but after our 1st doctors appointment and ultrasound I am much more confident and excited.  I was going to wait till I was actually 12 weeks but I just couldn't wait any longer, I woke up this morning and had to share the news and this cute little ultrasound picture...

I have lots of feelings, ideas, names and dreams to share along the way so definitely come back and check in.

Well we got one done...

My wonderful sister came over this past weekend to help me spray paint my furniture.  I decided against priming so we ended up using 3 times the amount of spray paint for one little piece of furniture and therefore I didn't get to paint anything else.  However, I love the way this piece turned out...

In case you don't feel like scrolling down, here is a before picture...

And maybe one more after...

Some new "RAW" living room pieces

I have been collecting some new pieces for our ever evolving living room decor and can't wait to paint them.

First, I got a new desk that I put under my collage of pictures in the "entryway".  It is very cute and petite and in really good condition, best of all it was only $15 at the local DAV.  I am not sure what color, if at all, I will paint this piece.  I don't want everything to look matchy matchy and I have 2 other new pieces that will be getting a fresh coat of off-white paint and maybe a black glaze to them.  Here it is...

The 2nd piece that I got is actually right next to the desk.  It is one of those old, totally tacky 70's end tables and have some really cool detail but the dark out dated wood just screams shag carpet!  I had originally bought it as a new bed/house for little Madeline but once she got in the little cubby with all her bedding she could barely move around so now it is blanket storage.  I plan on making it look a little more like this

in a creamy off-white and I might even do the glaze technique that All Things Thrifty does so well.  Also, this little find was only $15 as well, it is pretty much the going rate for old furniture at the DAV Thrift Store.

Lastly, my most exciting find was just last Friday, my sister came over and told me that she had a feeling that the DAV was going to have some good furniture that day so we headed over and dun duh dun duuuuh, I found this old thing....

It is replacing the falling floating shelve that was below the TV and that was to short to properly hold the cable box and my brother-in-laws PRECIOUS Playstation 3.  I love love love it!!!  I can't wait to paint it creamy off-white and see those 70's details be transformed and updated.  Stay tuned!  Oh and P.S...this find was a whopping $29!!!  I love finding bargains that I can transform :).

New Exquisite Blooms post...

I have been blogging like crazy over on my flower blog (sorry I haven't had much on here lately) so come check it out...

here is a picture from my latest post.

In other life news, not much going on.  Jeremiah and I are going to Big Bear next weekend on a little couple weekend with my sister and brother-in-law and with our good friend Rachel and her husband Richie.  We are really looking forward to a fun weekend away from work and even though we probably won't snowboard like we usually do, we are the only couple that snowboards, we are still looking forward to all the fun.


I am trying to get the motivation to finally finish up the kitchen by painting the walls and putting those last details so all that can be finished and one more thing checked off my house "to-do" list.  Looking forward to sharing those pictures soon.

My Miah

I was in my father-in-laws office a few days ago and he gave me these pictures of Jeremiah when he was just a little guy.  It is so rare to find pictures of Jeremiah as a child because he is the baby of 6, so pictures are pretty much few and far between.  I love getting childhood photos of Jeremiah because it makes me wonder if someday our little ones will look like him.  I imagine a little boy looking just like this or a little girl with white skin and black curls falling down her back.  Hopefully someday we will see!

Doesn't the 2nd one look kind of like a 1950's school boy picture?

Sitting on top of the World

2011 is here and I am so excited for everything that it will bring!

Lots to share but also lots of newly engaged to attend to so I don't have time right now.  I have big things planned for 2011 so hopefully this blogging journey will get kicked up a notch and I hope that whoever still reads this will stay for the adventures.

Meanwhile, have you seen this amazing Succulent Wreath?!?!?!  An old friend sent it over to me a few weeks ago and I am just itching to make it; the tutorial is excellent.  Enjoy...

My sisters neighborhood is chalk full of yards with succulents, a little snip here and a little snip there while we walk  the dogs won't hurt, right? ;)