Thanks to the wonderful talents of Miss Aly Willis, I present to you, more belly photos. Aly has been interning at a photography studio this summer and offered to take some pictures for me. Here are some of my favorites. These were taken at 33/34 weeks.

I went to the Dr. again today. I'm positive for Group B Strep, meaning I have to have an IV of antibiotics while in labor. We started internal checks today, I'm dilated to 1cm and 50% effaced and her head is down and low. I've been having contractions on and off, but nothing exciting. As of today, we have 29 days until due date. We have another appt. next week, so I'll be updating more then. XOXO, Holly & Co.

Yesterday started out not so good. I was tired, grouchy and in general, still pregnant. (In fact, today I am still pregnant) I went to work before my Dr.'s appt. Met Ryan at my Dr.'s appt. While waiting for the Dr., I start crying to my poor husband about how tired and miserable I am. Bless his heart, he's just assures me that it will be over soon. Dr. comes in, checks the heart beat, measures my belly, then does my Strep B test. Tells me baby is good and she is head down, and come back in a week. We made all of our appointments up until my due date. (It's crunch time!) Then Ryan and I went out to lunch. Our kind waiter, gets the bar tender to make me a "frozen lemonade" although he's not too sure what that is. Ryan and I enjoy a nice lunch and conversation. My mood is improving. Then I return to work, in a little better mood. Not an hour later, I get a call that I have a delivery at the front desk. I go up there to see a beautiful bouquet of pink gerbera daisies! (I am excited, but as I check the card to see who they are from, I secretly worry that they were the flowers I ordered for a funeral for someone at work earlier that week, that I had accidentally sent to myself.) Luckily, they were from my Big Sister! Jenni and I e-mail during work days, and that morning I had sent her an e-mail venting about how miserable I was. Amen for big sisters. So then I get home (it's enrichment night, and I'm on the enrichment commitee, so I have about an hour to get home, change and eat) to find my amazing husband had run all the errands I asked him to (Bank, mail, grocery store) He's stocked the fridge, freezer, and cupboards, and even taken out the trash. Oh and he had started dinner! I thank my lucky stars he likes me enough to deal with my pregnant self. So after a bad morning, I had a great afternoon and evening. I attribute my good mood to my loving family and friends who have been so kind and understanding throughout my pregnancy, especially my husband. Thank you all, I love you. In other news: We got sent to L&D on Tuesday for irregular contractions. The nurses put me on monitors for an hour or so, and cleared me to go home, citing "irritable uterus" as the cause. I'm just praying the next time I leave that hospital, I will have a baby in tote. Our niece, Taylor, had a scare this earlier this week, being rushed to the hospital after a seizure. She is doing much better now. (thank you for the prayers) Tomorrow, Ryan and I will be attending our nephew Luke's first birthday party! (We didn't get to go to Taylor's a few weeks ago, because I can't travel, but we're excited to see their family this summer!) Look for pictures in the coming days. Also, our good friend Ryan Willis had a birthday this week! He is the one that is responsible for Ryan and I meeting. Thanks Willis & Happy Birthday! That's all for this week, but stay tuned, life should get a little more exciting as the count down begins. As of today, we have just 33 days until the official due date! Baby pool is still open, make sure to get your guesses in! Lots of Love, XOXO, Holly & Co.

Yesterday was Mother's Day. I just wanted to say I love my MOM! She is truly a woman worth recognizing, and I hope she realizes that. I got to speak in church yesterday about my wonderful Mom, and yes, I cried. I love you MOM! Also, I wanted to recorgnize my sweet Mother-in-Law, Julie. I'm so happy she raised a wonderful son for me to marry. Thanks Julie! This past weekend Lara and Rachel both got married! Congratulations to you both. I'm glad you chose to get married in the Temple. We're sorry we were unable to attend, but the Dr. has me under restriction to not travel more than 45 minutes away from the hospital, just in case. I'm sure both the sealings and receptions were beautiful! I can't wait to see pictures. Ryan finished the semester last week with a 4.0 GPA! Hooray for hard-working husbands! The semester has been especially busy for him and I'm so proud of him for finishing so strong! Not only did he complete all his assignments but he worked during the week, took care of a crazy pregnant wife. (those of you who have had one, can relate I'm sure) and took care of a crazy puppy. I love you Ryan, you are a wonderful husband! This week we start once a week Dr. appointments! I've only got 5 weeks until my due date. It's amazing how fast times flies by, but at the same time it seems so slow. Baby Zoe is still moving around, although not as much, she's running out of room. I'm still getting contractions, almost daily, but they rarely last long. I will update after my Dr. appointment this Thursday. This past weekend, Ryan and I went to the Outlet Mall in Folsom. We stopped by the Harry & David store to get a present for my Mother-in-law. Caution: Do not go to that store hungry. Everything in there looking so delicious. We're lucky we got out with only a gift for her. We also went to the Baby Gap outlet. I could have spent days in there. Why is it that clothes are so cute when they are for babies? I think it's just the fact that the shirt looks like it could fit a doll that makes it so cute! Have a good week everyone! XOXO, Holly & Co.

Alright, I know I still have like 7 weeks, but I had a dream last night that is inspiring this post. Last night I dreamed that I was in the Dr.'s office and he decided to induce me on the 12th. I think it was the 12th of June, but I'm not sure. I'm trusting my instincts that our little girl will be born early, as I've felt that way this whole pregnancy. I've also thought it was a girl from the moment I found out I was pregnant. My other dreams about this pregnancy were right, like when I dream it was a girl, so I'm trusting this one. Dr.'s due date is June 18th. So here's my guess. Birth Date: June 12th, dark brown wavy hair, around 7 or 8 pounds, about 21 inches long. I'm guessing she will be born in the morning. Ryan's Guess: June 26th(his birthday), around 8 pounds, about 24 inches long, born at night. I'd like to open a baby pool to all those who would like to place a guess. There will be some sort of prize, although I haven't yet decided what it will be. Either leave your guess as a comment on this post or send it to me in an e-mail. More exciting news: Our dear friend, Aly Willis is currently an intern at a photography studio here in town. She called me a few weeks ago, and told me that she needed to practice using the studio and wanted to know if I wanted some maternity pictures taken. So tomorrow, after work, I'll be heading over there to get some pictures taken. I'm excited to see how they turn out, and I'm hoping my belly will look round. (Sometimes she curls to one side and she makes my belly lopsided) So I'll post those once we get them back. The end of this week, my little sister, Natalie, will be leaving for Italy for a study abroad. Please pray for her safe arrival. I will be unable to reach her by phone for the next some odd weeks. We're still trying to figure out how to tell her she has a niece, once the baby is born. That should be interesting. While Ryan was working this week, I watched the movie, Juno. I don't know if it was just me being pregnant and the movie being about a teenage pregnancy, that hit me so hard, but I've watched it 3 times and every time I cry for the last 30+ minutes. So if you plan to watch it, bring a box of tissues. I'll be heading to the Dr. on Wednesday. Hoping that she is still head down (fear of breech baby) I've been told that as the baby gets bigger, they move less. Well that is not the case with our little kick-boxer. I feel like she's been moving constantly for the past few weeks, which is making sleep very difficult. I'm also having contractions almost daily, albeit not in ANY sort of pattern. We need to keep her in for just a few more weeks to avoid her being premature, but after that 37 week mark passes, she will be getting her eviction notice. I've been trying to get my older sister, Jenni, to start a blog, as she seems to be the only one to not hop on this fad train. She has been one to resist fads before, like pointy shoes and boy band obsessions, but this is one I feel she needs to adopt. So in efforts to have other people pester her into creating one, I'm asking for your help. If you are in favor of Jenni starting a blog so you can hear about her baby/family updates, Say," I" (or just post it in a comment, I'll make sure she gets the memo!) Love you all! XOXO, Holly & Co.

Why does it seem like I'm always the last one. When all my cousins and friends were pregnant, I kepy saying, " Everyone is pregnant except me." Well at the time that was true. Then I got pregnant, and almost everyone I know, has had their babies. I know I only have a few weeks left, but I'm so ready to get rid of all these awful pregnancy side effects and have my sweet baby girl. I've been getting so many colorful comments at work and church, I'm about ready to loose it on someone. I constantly get asked if I'm having twins. (Ok I know I have a belly, but I'm not Shamu, although I do feel like it when I try to roll over in bed.) People at work keep telling me how huge I am (emphasis on the huge part, with wide eyes and open mouth when they say it) Not to mention, my boss asks me almost every other day, "Are you feeling ok, you don't look so good?" People just aren't very considerate when it comes to pregnant women. So today, I challenge you all, the next time you see a pregnant woman, say something kind. Compliment her on something other than the fact that she is an oven, I promise it will make her day. Story: I was at Staples with Ryan several weeks ago, pickup up labels and the clerk asked me the usual questions," when are you due? Is it a girl or a boy?" etc. And then right before we left, she goes," You don't look that far along, I think you look great." (or something to that effect) I couldn't stop smiling all night! So moral of the story, be kind tothe pregnant women, they are carrying the future, literally. (Ok I'm off of my soapbox) In other news: I started on Zoe's baby book. Only 2 pages done so far, but I'm pretty happy with it. It's fun getting to write down all sorts of fun information for her to read when she gets older. I don't know if I'm making it more for her or for me. (Probably for me) Yesterday as I was getting ready to leave for work, I got really dizzy and lightheaded. I ended up lying down and calling the Dr. He said to stay off me feet for the day and don't drive. So I stayed home from work yesterday, lying down as much a possible. What a boring way to spend a day. I'm so glad I haven't been put on bedrest, I think I would go insane! Last Sunday, we went to the Humbert's for dinner and dessert. Nobody had actually made dessert, so Ryan and I made Blueberry Buckle. I had never had this dessert before but talk about YUMMY! It was like coffee cake with warm blueberry sauce on top with cinnamon crunchies. So good. I need to get Julie's recipe, but I'm sure you could google it and get a pretty good version. Needless to say, this one is going in the recipe box. Last weekend Ryan cleaned all the carpets and we moved all the furniture around. We love it now! There is so much more open space. (and now Campbell has no where to hide when she grabs something she shouldn't, she just gets backed into the corner) I'm so glad Ryan was able to clean them before the baby gets here. (Thanks Dan for letting him borrow the truck and stuff!) Ryan is nearing the end of the semester, so he's been spending hours on the computer typing and doing research for projects and papers. I'm excited for him to get a little break from school and before the baby is born. Well that's all for now. But if you need a good laugh, check out my sister Natalie's blog (link on the right) and read her post about Disney promoting identity crisis in children, she is quite the entertainer. (She is leaving for Italy in a little over a week :-( XOXO, Holly & Co.

Sorry all...I know it's been so long since I've posted. Last weekend, Ryan and I were both sick, again. (It's getting really old) I did however, get to see our friends Ashley & Matt get sealed on Saturday. It was so wonderful to go back to the temple and be on the other side. They were married a little over a year ago, then Matt was baptized and now they are sealed for time and all eternity. I just love happy endings! So going way back...Ryan and I had a great time at the coast with the Humbert side. We got to see Eric, Jen and Luke (who live a few hours away) We brought Campbell and of course she loved every minute of it. Luke was imitating her grunts and ruffs, he's so adorable. Once we got home, she slept for pretty much the next couple of days, she was so tired. I went to the Dr. today and Baby Z is growing and doing fine. I start going every 2 weeks now, so I'll have more Dr. updates. She has a strong heart beat and moves around like crazy. She was head down this morning, although she'll move between now and birth day, so hopefully she'll eventually go back to that spot. he measured my belly this morning and commented on how she had grown. I'm really glad that he recognized it was her growing, not just me. At the lab they forgot to test my blood for hepatitis B, so I got to go back to the lab and wait for a couple of hours to get more blood taken. (Side note: I passed my glucose test!) This morning when my phone alarm went off, Ryan handed it to me and it turned off. Something between the 15 seconds of beeping and Ryan handing it to me, broke it. So I now have a new phone. It's pretty much the same thing I had before but it's a slider one and it's blue instead of pink. I have the same number, but a few of my phone numbers got lost in the switch, so I might be sending out e-mails to reclaim lost numbers. Ryan has been working really hard at school. Finals week is just around the corner and he has lots of papers and projects due before the end of the semester. He's been working so hard all semester and I'm so proud of him! Thank you to all who came to my baby shower. Ryan and I got some wonderful gifts. Our little girl now has more than just a few onesies and will be dressed in style! I'm having another baby shower at work on Friday. I'm hoping we get a few more gift cards to cover the rest of the cost for the stroller/car seat set. Ryan's mom took me to the fabric store yesterday to pick out fabrics for a baby quilt. I'm so excited to see it finished. It's got lots of pink in it, but it's more of a modern tone. I'm even more excited to see the little baby girl that will get wrapped in it. I tried to add pictures but it wouldn't let me. Here is a link to the fabric line. (some of it is fromt he Orange Dahila line and some is from the Pink Dahila line) http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_top.php?fabric=midwest-modern&flid=12 As birth day is drawing near, I'm getting so excited to not only, not be pregnant, but to be able to hold our little girl. We are so blessed to have such loving and caring families. This little girl will get quite the welcome to this world, and I'm so happy we have so many people to share it with. Thank you all for your love and support. XOXO, Holly & Co.

A--ADVOCATE FOR: Scrapbooking. I try to convert as many as possible. I'm terrible at keeping a journal. I've tried time and time again, but cannot seem to keep the pattern, so I scrapbook my life as a way to record life events and happenings for my family. B--BEST FEATURE: Well since I'm somewhat a balloon right now, we'll go with my smile. (thanks to Mom & Dad for braces) C--COULD DO WITHOUT: Aches and pains of pregnancy. I would love to have my ankles back. D--DREAMS AND DESIRES: To be with Ryan forever and to be a good mother. E--ESSENTIAL ITEMS:My purse. (Most of my purses are small beach tote sized, so everything that I would ever need fits in them) Yes, I am a bag lady. F--FAVORITE PAST TIME: Watching movies with Ryan, scrapbooking, playing with Campbell/ G--GOOD AT: Talking. I like to talk a lot, as I'm sure you all know. But this comes in handy on several occasions. H--HAVE NEVER TRIED: Alcohol. So glad that I made that choice. I--IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS: I would pay tithing. I would pay off debt. I would buy a house. Take Ryan on a vacation. Then call my Mom & Dad for investment advice. J--JUNKIE FOR: Ribbon. I love pretty ribbon. K--KINDRED SPIRIT: There are several that I know. But 2 who stand out are Ginnie & Heather. These women are warriors and I love them dearly for that. L--LITTLE KNOWN FACT: That's a tough one. I have hyper-extended elbows, (don't ask me to show you unless you really mean it) and I'm convinced that's why I didn't make the cheerleading squad in high school. And I am and will always be a die-hard *NSYNC fan. (if you don't believe me, just ask my parents) M--MEMORABLE MOMENT: The day Ryan told me he loved me. The day I fit into a single digit size jean. Our Wedding Day. And the day I found out I was pregnant. N--NEVER AGAIN WILL I: Live apart from Ryan. That was the longest 8 months of my life. O--OCCASIONAL INDULGENCE: Pointy toe shoes. (Jenni, one day, I will convert you!) Q--QUOTE: "You can fight the world, or you can fight each other, but you can't do both." -Grandma Baker R--REASON TO SMILE: 9.5 Weeks left! S--SORRY ABOUT: My stubbornness. T--TAG SOME FRIENDS: All family and friend who read this. (Jenni, that means you have to start a blog now) U--UNINTERESTED IN: Team sports. I think it's probably because I'm bad at team sports. V--VERY SCARED OF: Labor and Delivery. Can't escape it now. W--WORST HABIT: Whining. X--X MARKS MY IDEAL VACATION SPOT: I've been a lot of places. If it's a vacation strictly to relax. Hawaii. If it's a fun, exploring adventure vacation. New York. Y--YESTERYEAR DECADE OF CHOICE: I would love to have been around in 40's& 50's. I think I would have done well then. Z--ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius

After Gardener Mill, we want to go to Cafe Rio for lunch. I worked in the South Jordan area for almost a year and graciously offered to lead the way to the nearest Cafe Rio. Well about 30-45 minutes, 2 calls to 4-1-1 and much laughing later, we found it, and it was every bit as good as I remember.
Being Easter and all this weekend, we had to color eggs. And we had the discussion, that after all the different dye kits, the best one is still the one with the crayon. However, we took it a step further and got out a whole box of crayons. So here is before:

After:

Friday was also my Grandma Morgan's 82nd birthday. We went to Carrabba's to celebrate. (Very Yummy) then back to play games.
Saturday was a busy day. In the morning, we stopped by Heather's place to see her parents before my family left. Her mom, the photographer that she is, took many pictures. I'm sure I will post them when I get them from her. Then Mom and Ben left, leaving Dad and us 3 girls to IKEA. This was Jenni and Natalie's first time at an IKEA. Needless to say, we had a good time. We said our good-byes to Dad, and went back to Provo. Finally, we had a chance to just hang out. It was nice. That night we watched movies and saw old friends.

Sunday I went to church at Natalie's BYU ward. Let me tell you....awkward...... As I am clearly pregnant, the Bishop came up to me to introduce himself. He said, " Do you live in Oklahoma with your parents?" I kindly replied, " No I live in Sacramento, with my Husband." I think I saw a sigh of relief come over him. I went to Nat's ward so I could hear her sing. She sounded beautiful. (so did her roommates). Zoe just loved when she was singing, she was moving all over the place. We were sitting near the piano, and I think that might have something to do with it, but every time there was music during that meeting, she was kicking all over the place. Natalie even got to feel one of her big kicks!
After church, I went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for Easter lunch. Ham, funeral potatoes, green beans and rolls...what more could a pregnant girl want!?! It was delicious and so fun to get to spend time with Uncle Ted, Aunt Shann, Lara and her Fiance,Tyler, before I had to head back. (I love seeing Grandma and Grandpa too!)

Then Nat and I went and saw Mark, Brooke and Taylor! Taylor was such a ball of fun. Crawling all over. I wish we got to seem them more.

We only stayed at the hospital for a few minutes, not wanting to crowd the room, or over stay our welcome, but I can't wait to see her again! Next time we meet, she'll be meeting my little girl.
Then up to the mountains to see the Hyland's. Good old friends from Highlands Ranch. Had a lovely Easter Dinner there. Then off to the airport....
And of course on my flight home, seated behind me was a toddler who just loved screaming and kicking my seat. Thank goodness it was a short flight.

I came home to my sweetheart and puppy. Ryan had cleaned the whole house. (Don't you just love husbands!) And my sweet in-laws gave me an Easter Basket!
All in all, it was a great trip. Busy, but I needed this little dose of vacation.

XOXO,

Holly & Co.

Nursery Pictures! Since we got the bedding and everything up, I thought I'd try to add room views.
Dresser and lamp.
This is the project I did this weekend. These are sitting on her dresser. I will eventually hang them, but for now they are just sitting there.
These are the flowers Ryan got me yesterday, after a pregnancy meltdown. He's so sweet!

I'll be leaving for Utah Thursday morning! I'll bring back lots of pictures. I'll try to add a new belly picture this week too. (Yes, I am still getting bigger)

XOXO,
Holly & Co.

Hello all! I know I really should update this more than once a week, We just don't do too much out of the ordinary very often. Well an update for Ryan. Ryan got an 'A' on his first English paper. I'm so proud of him, he's been working so hard in school. Also, he's been building a portable Super Nintendo. This week he got the screen to work, he even let me help! I'm officially in my third trimester! Hooray! Little baby girl has been moving around quite a lot lately. She's starting to kick hard enough for Ryan to feel. She was actually kicking during our primary class today and 2 of our little girls got to feel her kick. But her getting bigger is causing me to have more heartburn, so that's not fun. I'm heading to Utah on Thursday to hang out with my family, and hopefully see Heather and baby (but she's not due until the day I leave so I'm not holding my breath) but I promise to bring back lots of pictures. I've been working on sprucing up the house for spring. Some new flowers and projects. I'll post pictures later this week. Hope you all are doing well! XOXO, Holly & Co.

I just wanted to add a quick update. Today Ryan and I got a crib mattress and our bedding set.
I thought it would be a fun photo op to put Campbell in the crib. She actually liked being in there. (Sorry the lighting is really bad in there)

Here's with the flash.
I'll try to remember to take some pictures during the day tomorrow, so I will have natural light. The nursery actually looks like a nursery! I'm really excited that its all coming together!

Also, last post, I forgot to add that my sister is having a little BOY! We found out yesterday and we are all so happy!

That's all for now!

XOXO,
Holly & Co.

Alright, we're back on the horse, so to speak. Well back to work anyways. Finally, I was well enough to go back to work. It's been so nice not to be sitting around the house coughing all day. And now, I'd like to introduce you to our new best friend!

Ryan and I bought this a few nights ago, after my Mother-in-Law Julie recommended we get one. We've slept so much better since getting it, even Campbell is sleeping better, so thank you Julie!
Last weekend we had the privilage to see my niece and nephew! Although Ryan and I were sick, Mark, Brooke & Taylor, and Eric, Jen & Luke were in town. So we went over to the in-laws to see them for a little while. They are too cute together! Jen posted pictures on her blog.

On the Baby front, I went to the Dr. today. Everything is looking good, the heartbeat is strong, I'm measuring just fine, etc. I have to do my glucose test in 3 weeks to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes. After my next appt. in April, I will start going every 2 weeks. We are counting down! Here is a picture of my belly today. 26 weeks. Sorry it's blurry but Ryan wasn't home to take it.
Here are some pictures of the sock animals I've been making. They are so fun to make. Campbell tries to eat them while I'm in the process of making them. I often look over and she has the whole animal head in her mouth. (That she has stolen from my pile of completed body parts)
That's 2 elephants and a zebra.
As you can see from the belly shot, our walls are still pretty bare, so I made these canvas' to go up in our bedroom.

I know I post a lot of things I make. I was going to post a picture of the motor Ryan made at school yesterday, but I couldn't find it. He also made a potato clock, but it was rotting so I made him throw it out. Ryan's been really busy with school and work, and being sick. Hopefully it will slow down a little and he'll have time to work on his Playstation & Super Nintendo. He's turning his old Playstation & Super Nintento's into a portable device. Right now it's in pieces, but once it is done, I'll post pictures.

Last night we went out to P.F. Chang's with some old friends from Utah, Ryan and Ally Willis. Ryan Willis is the one who is responsible for Ryan and I meeting, without him we probably never would have met, fell in love, or gotten married. Thanks Willis, we owe you one! We had a nice time chatting it up about good ol' Utah and all the old memories. I should have brought my camera!

I think that is all the new news in our house. I'll be heading to Utah in a few weeks to go hang out with my family and hopefully see my friend Heather's baby (if the little one decides to come early. ) I hope you all are staying healthy!

XOXO,
Holly & Co.

Well needless to say, Ryan and I have both gotten whatever has been going around. Ryan seems to be on the tail end of it, whereas I'm just starting. So pardon the lack of posts and pictures. On a better note, Ryan and I did get the dresser put together in the babies room last weekend. So now all the furniture is up. Also, last week I got a book of how to make sock animals. I will post my first attempt once we're starting to feel better. Love, Holly & CO.

Yes, our poor little Campbell finally got fixed. She had her surgery yesterday. She's much perkier today, but still quite sore. I was going to put a picture up of her cut, but I thought that was a little gross. But, because she had it yesterday, I took today off. Lucky for me, Campbell was doing well enough that I got to go to lunch with my neighbor and good friend, Jamie. We went to Panera, a favorite of mine. Ryan has been really busy with school and work. I'm happy to say that even though he is working, he still puts forth a great effort for his schooling. This week alone, he had a paper and presentation to do. All that, and he still managed to do the laundry. I love this man! If we do anything fun this weekend, I'll post again. XOXO, Holly & Co.

Well I took the day off from work on Valentine's day, to take some hard earned R&R. In the morning, I got up and made Orange rolls for Ryan before he left for school. I attempted to sculpt them into hearts, but they baked out of shape. Here is that result.
Then while he went to school, I went to the spa for a manicure/pedicure. "Good Morning Sacramento" was there doing a live shot for Valentine's day, so I got to watch the whole thing from like 3 feet away. Here is a picture of my very red toes.
Then I got my hair cut and did a little shopping. When Ryan got home from school he brought in the cutest card inside this.
If you haven't read this book, you should. It's always been one of my favorites, and I'm glad Ryan gave it to me to add to the growing pile for the baby. I was read to a lot as a child and as I've told Ryan many a time, I want to make sure I have lots of books for my kids to read. On that note, after we had lunch, we went to the new thrift store right by our apartment. We ended up getting more books, both for the baby and Ryan. Then off to Leatherby's for some ice cream. Then Ryan drove me out to Rocklin, to visit my favorite scrapbook store and pick up some goodies.
Out of all the things I got, this has to be my favorite. I took a picture of it next to my pen, so you could see just how big they really are.
Giant paperclips! Now I really have no idea what project I'm going to use them for, but they were just too fun, not to get!
After the scrapbook store we went over to Fry's and got Ryan a new video game.
That was the first valentine's day we actually spent together, since we've been together. It was wonderful.

Ryan is up in Redding this weekend working, so I took advantage of my time alone and created some new things for the baby's room.
These are some picture frames that I used to have in my college apartment. I revamped them to coordinate with the baby's room.
I have already put these up, which I'm so happy about. The nursery is in such a transition phase, that it's nice to have something besides the crib in there for the baby. I'm also attempting to make curtains for the room. In a book I have, "Photo Decor" I saw this idea and thought it was too cute.

So in my attempt to copy it, I've made these to go on my curtains, once they are finished.
On the back of these, I added nursery rhymes, because I didn't like the idea of have a plain cardboard back.
I'm surprised by the name voting pole. I definitely thought Zoe would get more votes, considering that was our original choice. We haven't made any decisions and won't until she comes out. She is certainly more active. She has started bouncing or something inside me, it's an interesting feeling. I can tell she's getting bigger because I can feel her moving around a lot more than before.
I think all the little girls in our primary class have a crush on Ryan. They love to sit on his lap during singing time. At first, they were all scared of him, but now they love him. He's going to make a great daddy.

Well that's all for now.
XOXO,
Holly & Co.

So Friday before I left work, I had a very long list of all the things I wanted to get done this weekend. And here are the fruits of some of my labors.

The rest of the alphabet canvas' for the baby's room.

And also, I finally got my sewing machine working, thanks to my Mother-in-Law, who so graciously pointed out that my problem was using really thick thread. So now that it's working, I can get started on all my sewing projects. I bought the fabric for the baby's room curtains. I also finished a taggie blanket. Here's that picture. It's made out of super soft fabric with ribbon loops sewn on the edges for the baby to play with.
Ryan took me out to Rocklin to visit a new scrapbook store. It was the most amazing store I'd ever been in. It has rows and rows of delicious things. So after that trip I have been working on some more scrapbook pages, trying to get caught up on all the pictures, because my free time will surely be cut down once this little girl is born. Here's some pictures of some recent layouts I've done.


While I was taking pictures, Campbell was getting in the way, so I snapped a shot of her.
Well that's all for now...enjoy the many pictures.

XOXO,
Holly & Co.

Well, I went to the Dr. yesterday...again. He says everything is looking fine. The 20 week ultrasound looked good, all parts are working and functioning properly. 10 fingers, 10 toes, 2 arms and 2 legs. So right now it's just more waiting and waiting. My back is starting to hurt as she is getting bigger and heavier. I'm getting kicked regularly. She weighes around a pound about now. We're still working on getting the nursery put together, hopefully we can get the dresser put together without too much trouble this time. I'm going to be working on some projects for the baby's room this weekend, I'll post pictures if/when I get them finished. xoxo, Holly & Co.

This post is for anyone who has been pregnant, who is currently pregnant or who is going to get pregnant.

My sister wrote a sonnet for being pregnant, here it is.
No nausea, or hemorrhoids just yet

Also, I got tired of not being able to buy cute clothes a few weeks ago and to make myself feel better, I created a "Things I'm going to wear when I'm not pregnant" book. I took pictures from the internet and magazines, oh the things I will be wearing after this pregnancy. I did this for two reasons, one, I want to make sure I don't loose all sense of self and fashion, and two, as an inspiration to myself to loose the baby weight soon after. (at the request of my sister, here are some picture of that book)

So after many minutes and a few frustrating ones, the crib is finally put together. Lucky for me I am married to a guy's guy, who knows how to do everything. If it were just me trying to do it, I would still be trying to figure out the right bolts for the first piece. So here is the finished product.
Campbell got a little jealous that we weren't paying attention to her. Before we put in the drawer at the bottom, she crawled inside. I just had to take some pictures.
Our Little Jailbird!

That's all for now.

XOXO
Holly & Co.

Well it's 4:30 on a Saturday morning and I'm awake. Baby is awake too. I don't know if it was the fact that I went to bed at 8:50 last night or the constant thoughts of things I need to do, that are keeping me awake.
They say that most women have trouble sleeping when they are pregnant, that doesn't surprise me. I can hardly roll over without waking Ryan up. I feel like I need the back up beepers and lights that large trucks have, just to move my massive body, so no one gets hurt. It's amazing how, although I have not gained a lot of weight, I feel like the size of my body has doubled. My balance caved in this week. I leaned down to pet the dog and feel right over onto the floor. Poor Ryan had to come help me up.
Ryan has been a real trooper. I'm sure everytime he comes home, he's not sure what type of wife he will be getting when he opens the door. Half the time when he gets home, I'm already here crying over something ridiculous, I'm sure he's wanted to admit me on several occasions. But he's a good husband and puts his arm around me and assures me that everything will be ok. (That's usually what I need to here, it's just not as convincing coming from myself to myself.)
We are planning on putting up the crib today, which we have been planning to do for sometime now, but other things seem to come up. I have cleaned out the nursery enough that we have room to put up the crib now. I've also been making some decorations for the baby's room, as we cannot paint or put up wall paper. We've (I've) decided on an alphabet type nursery theme. Here is the link. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2546922

I've made small canvas' with letters on each one, to use as a border. I only have 8 right now because that's all they had in stock at the craft store.

I'm one of those people who keeps stupid little things, like movie ticket stubs or wristbands from concerts. So to keep all the baby's little stuff, like first haircut, hospital wristbands, etc, I made this box.
As you can probably tell, I'm really into my nesting phase right now. I have creative projects flowing through my head constantly. I'm hoping to have a chance to get a lot of them done before little baby jane gets here (no that's not her name, I just want to call her something other than her.) For those of you that I told about my awesome $96.00 in savings this week, here is that project in the works.

I have a Dr's appointment this Wednesday. I'm hoping they will move my due date up, since at the hospital they said I was measuring large. I'm thinking I might have to do my glucose test this time around, and I'm really not looking forward to that.

I will post pictures of the nursery if we actually start putting it together today. If not, I'll post them when we get it up. Have a wonderful weekend.

XOXO
Holly & Baby