Updates and Baby Toes...

Well after a week long lull of under the weatherness, I am finally starting to get a little caught up. It's weird how laundry is a clear indication of how well I am managing everything else in my life, if I'm on top of it...game on. If there are mountains of it well...it's every man for himself and good luck finding clean underwear. I'm just sayin'

Anywho I finally found a nursing bra that seems to fit and support like it should. I wore this last time in a different size and this time I felt like the smaller size was still a little too snug. Then I moved one of the hooks over and what do ya know...bliss.

And then I found out that it is discontinued. Nice. That's really awesome.

So I have phone calls into retailers trying to determine how many everyone has left so I can place an order. For whatever reason it seems that I am difficult to fit. I guess manufactures don't realize that gals who can feed large countries breastfeed too.

Okay that's enough about all of our underwear here's what everyone wants to see right?


Miss C. continues to do well, she is moody in the evening but so's the rest of the family so she fits right in :-)


The rose shirt is from Target and was a score at $3.50 She is still rocking all of her newborn clothes and has barely made a dent in any of her 0-3 stuff.

Well we are off to pick up Colin from his third early dismissal this month. Sometimes I think I should really reconsider my career choice. These schools may be on to something.

Wordless Wednesday...

10/7/10 2:16ish AM

First Day At Home....

Miss Charlotte is already one week old but has been going non stop since she came home. What can I say? That's how we roll! Or as Colin would say it, "welcome to the family!"


She was born early Thursday morning and we left the hospital Friday afternoon. We then went home and packed to head to Penn State. Only seemed right since her brother spent his first night in State College. We have to be fair right?

We hung out in Matt's parents condo while everyone else went to the game. We did venture to a tailgate at the end of the game to visit with a few friends and spent some time walking downtown. The weather was perfect and she was perfectly content walking around in her sling.

We stayed till Sunday and then came home and have been busy running errands, shopping and having photos taken. Matt went back to work today and this is the first day that I have been home alone with Charlotte. I'll be honest. I'm kind of loving it. We have a few hours till we pick her brother up from school and I'm looking forward to getting a little baking done and possibly some sewing.

Life is good right now, a little crazy with two kids but very, very good.

Thank you for all of the well wishes, our expanding family appreciates them very much!

Wordless Wednesday

Charlotte Rose arrived 10/7/10 at 2:16AM.
Her brother thinks she is so cute he can't even look at the camera. :-)

What I Am Working On Now...

Charlotte's Crib




Colin's Quilt




There are a few solids thrown in there as well but I am thrilled to report that I actually completed Charlotte's crib sheet and it ACTUALLY fits. So since I can't sleep anyway since someone decided to drop and make me pretty uncomfortable, I figured I would start cutting the bumper batting and fabric.

Seriously, if it wasn't for all of this measuring and math I would be totally done the entire bedroom.

I Thought I Would Go Ahead And Share This....

Since I am sorting her clothing and packing my bag.
Seriously, these next few weeks will fly by.
So glad that we FINALLY agreed on something.
Kind of. :-)

I picked Charlotte, Matt picked Rose and we smiled when we put them together.

5 More Weeks To Go....

I guess I should probably start making the kids bedding, or maybe get the baby stuff out of storage, or I don't know...decide on a name for this kiddo.

The clock is winding down. Here's hoping that I get at LEAST 5 more weeks of this pregnancy. I think I will actually miss my baby bump this time. I'm sure I will get over it but so far she's not bugging me nearly as much as her brother was at this point.

Total Randomness...

I am trying to get a bit organized before my, "photo shoot" for naked baby mama photos this afternoon so I figured...hey why not blog?

Except I surprisingly don't have too much to blog about.

I did make an extremely elaborate lunch for my food allergic Kindergartner. I should have taken a photo but we were already running behind because of said lunch. Colin likes when I make pot pie noodles for him which you can imagine involve milk and butter. With a little creativity, I can make these for him that they are safe but I fear there may be too many steps involved for lunch.

He has his thermos, (which he is able to open by himself), a paper plate to put his noodles on and a cracker topping to spread on the top. I seriously would love to be a fly on the wall to see how he handles this today. There are also grapes, a homemade chocolate chip cookie and carrots with Sunbutter to dip.



What is it about Kindergarten that makes me miss him more during the day?



Totally wishing I was here right about now. When I start dreaming about vacation I know that I am doing a bit too much. Can I tell you how stinkin' excited I am to take our little princess here?!

I should probably start making her princess gowns now so there will be done by the next time we are able to take a trip. Because seriously if didn't try to do something totally over the top insane, (like making a dress for her for every night of our trip, or making the kids bedding or making a maternity tee shirt for this weekend's PSU game), I wouldn't be me.

At least admitting that it is insane is the first step, or so I've been told.

Yay We Made It Through The Week!

To say that this was a busy week would be a major understatement. We have ended Pre K, started soccer and had Kindergarten on Thursday and Friday.

Why do I have a feeling that I am only going to get busier from here?

I am 33 Weeks and 2 Days today and have really started to amp up my girly shopping when I have the opportunity! I mean, a little girl cannot have too many princess dresses.

So far things are going well for Colin at his new school. I'll be honest, it even more of a transition when your child comes with special instructions. So far he hasn't stopped breathing either day so I think we are on the right track. However I did find his Epi Pen still in his book bag rather than being in the nurses office. Well, I guess it's better there than in the water on the flume ride.

Gotta run my five year old is entirely too quiet so he either feel asleep or is sneaking candy. Both scenarios could need intervention.

Reason 6,256 That You Should Have Your Children Close Together....

You can actually find additional furniture pieces that match your current child's set.

We are now returning dresser number two since again, the one in my house is NOT what we ordered.

SIGH....

I just want to wash and fold little clothes sometime BEFORE the baby comes.

2, Yes TWO, NEW Layouts....

Trust me...I'm shocked as well. I can't get over how little time that I have had this pregnancy to make stuff or how unmotivated I have been. I will say that these took a little longer to complete than usual, which actually may have more to do with me not remembering where things are in my scraproom.



I just love this, lol! The pink, the butterflies...the pink! I do feel like it is just starting to sink in that we will be having a little princess/diva in our home soon and we just. can't. wait.

She is starting to accumulate quite a few little dresses and we found a lovely store in the Lancaster outlets that sells inexpensive yet well made little girl dresses and gowns. She may or may not be allowed to wear them anywhere that she likes. :-)



This one I actually completed last night and used a Studio Calico sketch as a starting point. I think that helped since I was able to complete this start to finish in one evening. I misted the chipboard and the word favorite in the title is from an older stamp set. The ticket stub is a Stamping Bella Stamp, these really are some of my favorite stamps. Great impression, little effort.

I used punches, Studio Calico fabrips and rubons for the rest of my embellishments.

As far as a quick Faust update...we are keeping insanely busy this summer between the amusement parks, work, the gym, and getting ready for our little girl, (who still does not have a name by the way). I am 30 Weeks and 4 Days today and have gained a total of 10 pounds so far. Yeah me! (Also the reason that we rescheduled the maternity photos...I just wasn't showing enough last week). Crossing our fingers that everything continues to go smoothly so I can avoid an induction, our little girl doesn't get too big and she stays put long enough for me to get to at least 1 Penn State game this season.

That's it for now...as always thanks for stopping by!

T Minus 13 Days....

Until what I lovingly call, "naked baby mama photos." :-)

I have an upcoming appointment here to have maternity portraits taken and then following the birth of Miss Faust, family portraits. I'm excited, nervous and excited since I feel like I hardly ever have any decent photos of myself let alone of myself with bump.

So needless to say I have continued my 3-4 time a week gym habit. I am proud of myself for continuing the trend and feel like the photos (well mostly the airbrushing), will be my reward for making better choices this time around.
Matt thinks they are creepy but I think he will come around once he sees them.

Speaking of my bump I FINALLY found a few things that I am excited to wear to work. I went shopping at New York and Company...one of my favorite stores prepregnancy and scored a few dresses that will be stepping in as maternity tops. If I think of it in the mornings I will try to remember to take a few photos.

This is me at 26 Weeks 2 Days trying to take a photo in the mirror, lol!


And this is one of my new tops and my bump at 27 Weeks 6 Days.


Hopefully I will get time to scrapbook some bump photos soon.

My First Baby Faust Purchase...

Seriously, wasn't this made for our family??

Or what about this?

I just got the hat since I just can't justify spending $32 on a baby's dress. But you better believe I will be the first in line when this goes on clearance. :-)

I found these at Gymboree which I have been told is the devil. And while I appreciate that the designers used Minnie Mouse dots on clothing fit to photograph next to the mouse herself, charging $32 is downright evil.

And these...

They are so cute that it's just wrong. Note to self...she is not a doll to play dress up with, she is not a doll to play dress up with....

Back from the Beach and Ready to Nest....

Colin had a great time and I didn't hate it.

I see that as pretty significant progress :-)

I know have the next few Mondays off to tackle some major projects in my home to get ready for this little one to arrive. I seriously only have about 15 weeks left of this pregnancy. Hopefully it will sink it soon that I am having a baby. Even though she kicks me ALL THE TIME I somehow forget that there is a little person in there.

So if anyone wants to organize Tupperware let me know since I have SEVERAL positions available. Positions are available in other departments as well...closets, toys and bedding.

It's going to be a long 15 weeks.

I Think I Found Bedding...

This is the closest I have found to our color scheme. Our crib isn't black so I may add a different bed skirt in black to make everything work but I'm pretty happy with it. The room is already painted yellow so I only need bedding for Colin and we may be set, lol!

Things I NEED to Do...

-I really need to take a baby bump pic. I'm 23 Weeks today.
-Actually decide on a name for our little Faust bean.
-Get to the gym this afternoon.
-Start purging Colin's clothes to make room for his sister's.
-Finish washing every towel we own...has it really been that long since I did laundry?
-Make something...anything...I'm seriously going crazy.

And try to soak in every last moment of it just being the three of us...since it feels like I'm going to blink and we will be a family of four. I still don't think it has completely sunk in.

Mickey and Minnie Bedroom

So I have committed to the Mickey and Minnie Mouse theme for Colin and the Baby's room. Since there are very few products that fit my Mouse theme that aren't too cutesy, I plan on using a general red, black and yellow color scheme. Lucky for me, the bedroom is already painted Mickey Yellow :-)

When we were in Disney I searched the Art Galleries for an inexpensive print that I could use in the room as a focal point. Of course the one that I loved was $6500...not exactly in the budget.

So I did a search online and found that Amazon has loads of movie posters for sale and I plan to buy a few and frame them. Here are a couple of the options.








Classic/Vintage Mickey and Minnie are my favorites and having any of these in that room would make me incredibly happy. It will be like my own personal Disney fix on a daily basis. I can't wait to start putting everything together.

Well My Internet Life Has Been Pretty Lame....

It's been several weeks since I have dug through the mess of my scraproom to get anywhere near my computer. Sure, I have gotten the occasional internet fix from my Blackberry but it's been ages since I have spent any quality time surfing the internet.

Well I am here now and crossing my fingers that I start feeling like my old self soon. I did almost finish a layout so I think I am making some progress.

First things first...for those who don't know yet we are having a little girl! I think I am still in shock but she is doing quite well and we are extremely excited to meet her. We have NO NAMES for her yet, well Matt and Colin do but I don't. I haven't found anything that I am in love with yet but I am confident that we will agree on something.

I would have taken a picture of the ultrasound images but I kind of lost my memory card. I thought I would be all slick and print my photos without editing them so I can start putting them in albums and somehow misplaced it.

It has all of the Disney photos on it. Well, at least I printed them first.

Here are a few from our photo pass CD.


I made these shirts using my Cricut and Freezer Paper. There are loads of tutorials on the internet, just google "Freezer Paper Stencil."


This one you can see my baby bump a little better. I'm about 18 weeks in these photos.

And a Hershey Park photo for good measure....

Get it...good measure?! Ha, I kill me :-)

Well I'm off to purchase Silly Bandz since my son just asked me if we could go to "silly bandz.com" He was so cute I'm actually going to buy the stupid things.

Hope to be back soon with actual scrapbooking stuff and some sewing projects.

Here He/She Is......

I think this may be the only time that people look at photos of other people's uterus's (or uteri?) and say awwwwwww :-)

I am 12 Weeks 2 Days today. I don't know if I can make it till the end of May till I find out what we are having.

I'm just a tad impatient.

And I want to know whether to put Mickey ears or a Minnie bow on the Disney shirt I will make for our trip....in 36 days!

And since it feels like forever since I scrapbooked. Here's a LO that I never shared here.



Enjoy the weather this weekend....it's 80 degrees and just wonderful here!

Finally....

I found a few maternity items that I would actually look forward to purchasing. I had no idea that Ann Taylor had a maternity line.



Now we are getting somewhere :-)