Two posts in one day, can you believe it?? :) I just got done uploading these pictures from the Fair, Katie's first one ;) This first picture was her 1st reaction when we walked in the gate, she was amazed! :) :) She stole Mama's strawberry daiquiri (NON-alcoholic, of course!!!!!)

Spotted Dorah at one of the booths and had to have her, especially after she saw that she was wearing "backpack" :) Dorah's her new favorite show. Went on the merry go round with Mama and Daddy...Mama was trying *very* hard not to get sick! I'm glad we went to the fair for Katie's sake, but pheww I got sick! I had to lay down in the middle of everyone, feeling like I was going to pass out. I guess being sick and pregnant doesn't mix well with fighting the crowds and heat!

And she went on this big slide with her Daddy! I was so proud of her, she loved it and wasn't afraid at all :) I don't know if you'll be able to tell in the 2nd picture, but she had a huge smile on her face from the very top to the bottom :) The only sad thing was when she and Kevin climbed to the top to ride down I waved at her, and I could hear her shouting "Mama!! Mama!!" and getting sad :( She was happy once they started riding down though!


And just a few pictures with some crazy editing, just for fun ;)

Pictures, sooo many pictures! ;)

I have been slacking on getting pictures uploaded lately! :) These are from the first part of this month, my brother Joel and his wife Brandi came up to get away from the storm in Louisiana for a few days...it was so good to see them! :) :) These pictures aren't the best, the lighting isn't very picture friendly over at my Mom and Dad's house, but these are still special to me. :)
My Dad taking the boys for a ride in his mower ;) (my nephews Jathan, Jared and Gabriel) He was going to take Katie and Zoe too, but they thought that was too rough for little girls ;)

Almost all of the little cousins together on the couch, eating animal crackers and watching tv. I wish Hunter could have been with us!
My cutie nephew Gabriel! Him and his sister Zoe have the most amazing eyes!
Pretty little Zoe Belle :)
Katie and Zoe became fast friends! :) They are just about 3 weeks apart in age, it's so much fun to see them together.
Zoe was so sweet, she kept feeding Katie :)

And I love these next pictures! Katie, Zoe and Gabriel all piled onto Grandma and Papa's bed and had a little pillow fight with Grandma and snuggled under the covers :)

That's it for now, I am going to be trying to get caught up on posting pictures over the next little bit, so there'll be more coming! :)
Happy Monday
Charin

yes yes yes

I just added lots more 80's music to my playlist for the blog...80's music is really the best kind there is ;)
That's all!

Baby cuteness

Lately I have been looking for baby *boy* clothes, bedding...all of it :) And I just wanted to share a few of my finds (and so I can look here later and remember where I saw it!) This cute hat, shoes and set of onesies from Old Navy (although they have the onesies in a monkey print too, which I think would be even cuter!)

This is the bedding set that we're pretty sure we're going to get...it's from Wal*Mart and it's very affordable, only about $80!!

This super cute bib from this etsy shop, how sweet is that?! :) and my favorite of allll, these onesies that my friend Silje made! I love them!! Silje if you're reading this, I hope you stock your Etsy shop with them! :) :) Do any of you have any cute shops/links to share for cute baby boy clothes? :) I had nooo problem at all finding girl stuff when I was expecting Katie, but I think boys are harder!

7 random things...

Donna tagged me on her blog, and Katie's taking a nap so I'm going to play along! :)

Here is how you play: 1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog. 2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. 3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs. 4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

1* Ever since I was really little, hearing fireworks but not being able to see them has made me sad...weird huh?
2* I almost always paint my toenails and Katie's at the same time, so we always have matching nails :)
3* I am the youngest of 5 children
4* I can't eat a meal without having something to drink with it
5* After I get done with this survey I need to load the diswasher...how's that for random? :)
6* I almost went to cosmetology school when I was younger...now that doesn't interest me at all. It's weird how your dreams can change.
7* I am really happy that Fall's almost here :)

OK, I'm tagging.....
B-ran ;) http://brandijoel.blogspot.com/
Anne-Camille http://www.annecamille.blogspot.com/
Christie http://luv2beemom.blogspot.com/
Crystal http://www.crystalsprettypictures.blogspot.com/
I know that's not 7, but I know everyone else has done this pretty recently...if you aren't tagged but want to be play along! :)

Baby Colin :) (or maybe Isabella!)

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I have been wanting to share these for awhile! :) (finally got around to scanning them in)
This is my sweet baby! We have gotten several peeks at this baby, with me being so sick they've had to order ultrasounds ahead of the normal scheduled one to find out the sex of the baby.
The first one was taken August 5th, and the bottom one was taken September 5th...I can not *believe* how much the baby has grown from the first one, where he (she?) looked like a little bean! :) You can see the babies sweet little fingers in the bottom one, aww :)
I can't wait to meet this little one and be able to hold him. ♥

Just for fun...

I have seen this survey on a few blogs lately and decided that since I haven't been blogging very much lately I would do it for fun :)

I am.... tired of being sick every day!
I want... to go to Europe...to see London and Paris
I have.... the sweetest baby girl ever :)
I keep... sweet e-mails that I receive, they make me happy
I wish I could...
I hate.... when my bath towels aren't completely dry out of the dryer...yuck.
I fear.... losing my baby(s)
I hear.... that grey is the new black ;)
I don't think.... that people are kind enough
I regret.... not spending more time with my Papaw before he passed away
I love.... hearing Katie laugh
I am not.... the most organized person in the world :)
I dance.... to 80's pop music :)
I sing.... all the time, love love singing
I never.... play sports, no thank you!
I rarely... cook whole meals from scratch, I really need to get better about that!
I cry when I watch.... The Notebook and Steel Magnolias
I am not always....on time for work :) :) :)
I hate that... I'm not more of a domestic queen :)
I'm confused about...people's constant anger
I need..a back massage
I should...be cleaning my house!

In other updates, my doctor put me on a new medicine today..I am really hoping this one does the trick! It's usually used for chemotherapy patients, very very strong.
But safe for the baby, and hopefully it will make my horrible all day and night sickness go away!
I am almost 16 weeks along now, it's kind of hard to believe! I am starting to feel the baby move now some, I absolutely *love* that feeling! ♥

My poor sister Jessica was in a car accident today...we have had the worst luck lately! She had her boys with her, and I know it was so scary. The boys are ok, but she has 3 breaks in her ankle, it was a pretty bad accident. :( I need to make her some food and take it to her this weekend.

Katie played outside in the rain again today, it's her new favorite thing to do :)

Well, I really need to get off of the internet and do some more cleaning on my house, my Mom is coming over tomorrow to watch Katie while I work in the morning. :)
I'm going to go pop some blueberry muffins in the stove and get to cleaning!
Have a happy weekend!
Charin

Baby*Ethan

You can see more of this cute face here! (My first photo session in a few months, I'm definitely having to take it easy this pregnancy)

He is such a sweet, happy baby :)

Happy Friday!
Charin

:(

We got my car back today :( When the towing company was backing it into the carport Katie looked at it and said "All gone!" She's smarter than she realizes ;)

I have some pictures posted below these that are a little happier.

Dancing in the rain...and other things ;)

Here are the pictures I promised of Katie! ;) She had so much fun...she went from standing underneath our carport reaching her hand out...to getting all of her soaked and laughing the whole time :) I love my precious baby girl!

I will be adding more pictures soon (of my brothers visit here) but I'm going to have to work on getting them edited slowly....I have been having the worst luck lately. Friday on my way to see my doctor I completely didn't see a car when I was pulling onto the highway and got nailed. I think they were going around 50 mph, and it pushed my car across the highway. I was so scared, I didn't see them at all until they hit me. I feel very fortunate though, for several reasons, Katie was not in the car with me, I got out of the wreck with pretty mild injuries, (looking at my car you would think I am a lot worse off) and my baby is OK!

The ambulance came and checked on me, and then I went to the doctors office for them to check the baby. They couldn't find the babies heartbeat at first, so they had an ultrasound done right away, and the baby is perfectly healthy :) My heart rate was 130 from the accident, so the baby was jumping around a lot! Oh, and one more little thing about the baby....they are 85% sure that IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!! :) :) It's still early for them to say that for sure, I'm 14 weeks along, but they asked me what I wanted, or what I thought I was having, and when I told them I thought it was a boy they said "mmm hmm! It is" :)

So anyway, I have a lot to be thankful for this week. The knot on my head and the bruises all over my left side (the car hit me right in the driver-side door) will go away, and all of the expenses from this will be taken care of. The important things worked out, my family is still all in one piece :)
Take care...and please learn from my mistake and check your left side about a million times before you pull out on a highway ;)
Charin

I can feel it in the air....

Today felt like Fall and that made me soooo happy!!!!! :) :) :)
Today feels like a fresh start and a new season for sure. :)
My brother Joel and his wife Brandi are going to be here until Saturday, and it has been so good to see them! (even though I'm still not feeling the greatest)
Katie has had so much fun playing with her cousins!
Lots and lots of pictures to come..including Katie's first dance in the rain ;)
Charin

A whole lot of random....

Hi :)
I just wanted to share some things that have been going on in my world...

*Still super sick...still have to go to the doctor Friday to see if they'll put me in the hospital or not :(

*I am very, very thankful that my baby is healthy. I had a bad scare this past Friday, my second test of my pregnancy hormone level didn't show that it is as high as it needs to be. They had my come in right away for an ultrasound, which showed that the baby is perfectly healthy! (and growing soooo fast!) They also changed my due date to March 10th, instead of March 18th :) Which means I'm in the second trimester now! :)

* I wasn't feeling up to scrapbooking any lately, which means I wasn't able to enter the KI Memories design team search. I'm really disappointed about that, they're one of my favorites. But my health just hasn't stood for me doing anything fun lately! ;)

*My sweet baby Katie has been extra snuggly and sweet to me lately :) That picture is pretty much how we spent our Labor Day, napping together on the couch! (Thank you Kevin for taking this picture! Makes me smile :) )

*My brother Joel and my sister in law Brandi are coming up tonight to get away from Louisiana while their power is out!! I'm sorry they're having to leave, but I am SO glad I'm going to be able to see them. I miss them every day. I can't wait to see my sweet nephew Gabriel and my beautiful niece Zoe too! Katie will have fun playing with them.

Well...that's about it. :) My life hasn't been too exciting lately!
Till next time
Charin