Christmas Gender reveal!

This is our REAL reaction when we found out it was a girl! I loved that we did it this way instead of just having the tech say "Its A!!!" It made it so much more emotional and truly added to the experience! We will definitely be doing this for all our babes!  

Gender reveal video!!

Video doesn't start until about a minute in, so skip ahead!

Ryan and I went  an early view ultrasound place, that specializes in only ultrasounds! I highly recommend it! It was only $75 and we got a ton of pics, found out the gender 4 weeks earlier then we would have and the guy was super nice and gave us this awesome DVD for free!! That we can show to her later down the line!:) 

18weeks!

Sweet Baby Girl! 

How far along? 18 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: 4 pounds still! When I went to the doctor the scale said I only gained 2 pounds! But at home its still about 4 pounds. (not complaining)

Maternity clothes? Nope, just my stretchy clothes.

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Iv'e been having alot of insomnia!

Best moment this week: Finding out the gender of course!

Symptoms? Iv'e had alot of growing pains in my stomach this week! 

Miss Anything? Home!:( and a glass of wine! (This one wont change for a long time)

Movement: Nothing....hopefully in the next two weeks! 

Food cravings: Breakfast always sounds good!! 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still a little at night, and if I eat too much:( But over all SOOO much better then the past few months THANK GOD!

Have you started to show yet: I didn't think so, until we took this picture last night! In tight clothes I'm for sure rockin the bump!

Gender prediction: ITS A GIRL!!
  (week 16 feeling): I think deep down I'm worried I wont get any girls, and I need at least one, my thoughts are boy, and I've always seen myself being a boy mom, but my gut feeling is girl......Its weird! If any of that makes sense. (Thought it was interesting to read this now that I know the gender!)

This week: Its so crazy! I felt in my gut this whole time it was a girl or it may of been that:
Chinese calendar gender predictor= Girl  Severe morning sickness= Girl
baking soda & urine test= Girl
My mom knew it was a= Girl
Ryan and his intuition thought= Girl
High Heart Rate= Girl

  I still couldn't get myself to believe it might be a girl! My family and Ryan's family always told us we were going to get all boys, which runs in both of our families, so as long as a can remember I've prepared myself to be a "boy" mom........So as you can imagine, I'm in shock and so thrilled! I've always been a mamma's girl, so I really hope I can have the same relationship with her as I have with my mom. (PLUS GIRL CLOTHES are so much cutter then boy clothes!)

Labor Signs: Nope.

Belly Button in or out? In

Happy or Moody most of the time: I've been in pretty good spirits this week! Christmas around the corner and feeling better has definitely helped! 
Looking forward to: Christmas and feeling this gal move around!!

Possibly what baby girl will look like next Christmas!:)

P.s We will not be announcing the name until her birth;) I've known since my teens that this would be my first little girls name..... if I were to be blessed with a girl that is. Her middle name will be after my moms mom, as my middle name was after my moms mom:)

16weeks!

Blue or Pink...what do you think!?!

How far along? 16 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: 4 pounds!

Maternity clothes? Nope, just my stretchy clothes.

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Alot!

Best moment this week: Getting my first paycheck in a year! School was worth it!

Symptoms? Best week so far, as far as symptoms go! 

Miss Anything? Home!:( and a glass of wine! (This one wont change for a long time)

Movement: Nothing....It will be awhile yet I think.

Food cravings: My appetite is coming back, and everything sounds good! Food is a beautiful thing!

Anything making you queasy or sick: A little still at night, and if I eat too much:(

Have you started to show yet: Nope still just look bloated....

Gender prediction: I think deep down I'm worried I wont get any girls, and I need at least one, my thoughts are boy, and I've always seen myself being a boy mom, but my gut feeling is girl......Its weird! If any of that makes sense.

Labor Signs: Nope.

Belly Button in or out? In

Happy or Moody most of the time: Last week I was a wreck! I'm so home sick, especially with the Holiday season....So Iv'e been a big cry baby! Poor Ryan.  

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender of this baby!!!!

14weeks!

Hello Second Trimester!!

How far along? 14weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: Maybe 1-2 pounds, but since I've been so sick and started working I still haven't really gained anything, I know its coming though!! 

Maternity clothes? Nope, but I also get to wear scrubs all day at work, so that helps! 

Stretch marks? Nope, but I'm now using my cocoa butter! 

Sleep: All the time! Since Iv'e started working, my new bed time is 7:30pm!! and I work at 6:30, but it takes about 45min to get to work.

Best moment this week: Going to my first ultrasound with Ryan, and seeing our little biscuit move all around! Also going to Babies r us shopping for the babe, and looking at the super cute stuff!

Symptoms: Still feeling sick off and on, plus low energy...Oh and a ton of low back pain!!

Miss Anything? Home!:( and a glass of wine!

Movement: Nothing.....I found out at my ultrasound that the placenta is anterior, so it's gonna take awhile for me to feel any movement!:(

Food cravings: Still don't have too much of an appetite, but when I'm hungry watch out!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Every night! STILL!

Have you started to show yet: Nope, just looking really bloated or, like I have a food baby!

Gender prediction: I'm torn!! I want both so bad, but when we went to the ultrasound the HR was high again at 159! =Girl! 

Labor Signs: Nope.

Belly Button in or out? In

Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody! Poor Ryan.  

Looking forward to: The Holidays!

Measuring at 13 weeks and 6 days, 3 days ahead!!! A few people say it already has my nose, but who knows! 

12weeks

Good-bye first trimester! 

How far along? 12weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: None yet! 

Maternity clothes? Nope.

Stretch marks? Nada

Sleep: All the time! 

Best moment this week: Getting through my second week of work! 

Have you told family and friends? Yep!

Symptoms: Still feeling sink off and on, plus low energy...

Miss Anything? Home!:( 

Movement: Nothing..

Food cravings:  Lost my appetite!:(

Anything making you queasy or sick: Every night! STILL! At least its not 24/7 like before! 

Have you started to show yet: Nope, just looking like I need to slow down on the cookies!

Gender prediction: HR-190!! at the first ultrasound, plus I've been sooooo sick which both point to girl, but I've always pictured my first to be a boy so I'm torn!!

Labor Signs: Nope.

Belly Button in or out? In

Happy or Moody most of the time: Starting to get really excited! 

Looking forward to: The Holidays!

Trimester #1

Horror Stories of the FIRST TRIMESTER are more than true!

My plan was to take pictures every other week starting with the 8th week, but this chalk board pretty much explains for it self why I couldn't make it in the shot! The moment I got pregnant, Kayla warned me over and over, with how sick I would be! I honestly didn't think it was gonna be that bad, my mom said she had never experienced morning sickness a day in her life!!! I HATE her now for that. Since I was 6weeks until about 12weeks I was sick day in and day out! I'm still occasionally sink, like about an hour ago I lost my chips and casa dip:(  I can honestly say that the morning sickness has been the worst thing Iv'e ever been through! Really I was not prepared for the flu/hangover straight for 6 weeks, and that is no exaggeration! 

Ryan and I love this picture! Its so detailed for only 9weeks! 

There is something about only spending $3 on your chalk board, and whipping it up on your own!!

Baby B coming in MAY!!!

The day we realized we REALLY have to grow up!! 

 It was September 13th, and I had just taken my huge NBCOT exam the previous Thursday. I was a wreck! I was for sure that I failed! In my head I kept going over the answers I knew I missed and what I was gonna do if I really did fail! Study another month?! Come up with $500!! Anyways, I cried everyday since I took the test. I'm a big baby by nature but I'm not that big of a baby! I really couldn't keep it together and I just didn't feel myself. 

Ryan and I went to Target that night to pick up a few things and I convinced him that it would be a good idea to have some tests on hand. This to Ryan was kind of normal.....through our whole relationship I've said "I think I'm pregnant!" a million and one times! Sometimes for his reaction, sometimes because it was possible and sometimes because I was "sick"!!. Before the wedding we weren't planning on starting a family anytime soon and we were careful but there is always that chance. So anyways, me saying "I think I'm pregnant" wasn't new for him.

When we got home I peed on that thing as fast as I could. It immediately turned positive! My heart flew out of my chest! I thought about this moment that I would tell Ryan for so long! I had it all planned out in my head! I was gonna record it with my phone and do something super cute! Of course all those great ideas flew out the window when I saw that positive sign! At that moment I couldn't get to the living room fast enough to tell him!

 At first Ryan looked at me like I was tricking him of course, then when it sunk in, he was in shock! It had only been a month without any prevention and boom! I had read it takes the average couple 3-6 months to get pregnant, so we both were not expecting it to be that fast! I thought I was going to be all comfortable in my new job and shortly after it hopefully would happen!

 After I told Ryan, I sent a picture of the test to Kayla (my life long partner #2) with a comment that read "WTF?!?" haha and she reassured us that it was in fact the real deal! We were expecting!  Of course Ryan still didn't believe the test so I had to take another!

                             

When we found out it was super early, I think 5 days before my missed period! Sorry may be TMI. I had basically only been pregnant for only two weeks and of course I did a ton of research to see if it was the real deal. Stuff kept coming up about a chemical pregnancy, saying 75% of early detected pregnancy's end in a period. So I held off telling anyone else including my family after 5 weeks! I was so excited and scared to jinks it! Plus I wanted a special way to tell them! Not just over the phone. 

So around 5 weeks I whipped up this chalk board, and faced time my mom, sister, brother in-law and niece and nephew. I told Kylee (niece) to take the tablet into her room and asked her if she would read the chalk board to everyone else in the family she read the sign and agreed. She's only 7 so she had no idea what it meant. Her cute little self walked out into the living and told everyone to listen up, then began to read the sign! Everyone was shocked and excited of course! Ever since both Kylee and Jordan actually understood what was going on they have been giving us plenty of ideas for names (kids in their school's names), and arguing on whether its a boy or girl! Safe to say everyone including Ryan's family are thrilled! 

Another fun thing we did is send these announcements out to close friends and family! Alot of people didn't get these that were supposed to, so if you didn't get one and you are a close friend or family chances are it got lost in the mail. It was just another fun way to tell our loved ones from a far in a special way!

                

Along with big ideas for how I was gonna tell Ryan, I had big ideas for our announcement pictures. These where done on a whim when I was about 5 weeks, just for fun. I really wanted to get professional pictures done or maybe have even a friend take our picture, but with me being severally ill 24/7 at 6 weeks until pretty much now at 13 weeks and us not knowing a ton of people here in Denver this is what we came up with. Both taken with an i-phone.

I have been loving telling people about our special news and hearing their reaction! Which pretty much is the same with everyone about how soon we got pregnant after we got married! It gives us a good laugh and honestly deep down, (and those of you that know me well, know) I wanted It to happen ASAP! I thought I would be on to my second by now but I'm so thankful we waited and both have good stable careers and are married! One of my friends said it perfectly.....I was born a baby, wanting babies and I've always been that way! In my mind there is no better purpose in the world then to be a mom! Ryan has always known that about me! I can't tell you how much his excitement has filled my heart! (sorry lil sappy I know) But so true! I cant wait to see him as a dad, because I know hes going to be amazing! 

DIY Wedding fun!!

DIY Wedding Crazyness for Dayz!

I had such a blast doing fun making my own wedding decor! I made it almost a game to see how much money I could save and how creative I could be. Yes, every DIY project didn't work out, but it was so therapeutic, and so much fun trying to figure it out!


First things first! Invitation's and save the dates!
I was in shock, when I looked into who much these costs! Aside from the costs of stamps, they were SOOO expensive! So I decided to make my own. I asked around, and tried to find the cheapest place I could print them out at. A friend told me about this company! http://www.overnightprints.com/
So I designed my invites on http://www.picmonkey.com/  and under their Postcards- then custom design, I uploaded and ordered my designs! In total, I spent $45 for save the dates and $73 that's not including stamps.
 I got the envelopes $5 for 50 with coupons
The address stamp I bought from Groupon which I highly recommend getting one of those!
The twine was purchased for $2 at Walmart!

 

Light up DIY sign!! This was probably my most favorite DIY project that I did! The whole thing was $30 dollars, not including the extra large chalkboard pen that I used for the lettering. I bought the chalkboard from using a discount code which made it $10 (pretty much everything I used from Hobby Lobby, was bought with a discount code)

Letters painted with chalkboard paint then sanded..,

Card box, bought from Hobby Lobby, stained and glued on some personal touches!

Program chalkboard for $10! 

From the beginning my goal was to spend as little as POSSIBLE on bouquets and boutonnieres. After talking to friends about how much they spent on flowers my mind was blown, $1,000+ on something that will barley stay alive through the reception then just tossed! So I winged it and made me own. Sure, it was trial and error as for other wedding DIY projects, and I was never a huge fan of how the bridesmaids bouquets turned out, but they were cheap and simple, which is what I wanted. On the other hand I LOVED my bouquet and the boutonnieres! Made with peacock feather off Etsy.com, dried florals from Hobby Lobby, and darice Floral tape to hold it all together! Made for less than $100 

Got this frame from the thrift store, and chalk boarded it up!

 Awesome find in the dumpster by our old apartment! It was the top of a coffee table!!

 One of my amazing OTA friends found these on the side of the road and thought of me! She is so awesome!! They made perfect isle markers!

 Rustic DIYchandelier!

The cup cake bar sign used to say HOME, but it was old decor that was gonna be tossed anyways!

SHE and HE is to me! Personal touches!

Personalized fan programs!

 DIY center pieces!

Emily Hearn - Found a Heart (Official Music Video)

                        

The song I walked down the isle to!

8.8.15

The Best Day Ever!

What a perfect day it truly was! For over a year this day has been my obsession. Mainly because Ryan was in Denver, and I was going to school, so planning for it was my therapy! I absolutely loved it. It kept my mind focused on the excitement for what the future holds! Towards the end I have to admit, I was ready for it to come and go, so Ryan and I could finally start our lives together as husband and wife. Here is a little play by play of our big day! 

The day before:

Ahhhh!! A years worth of decor! Did I bring/make too much! For the rehearsal, we asked a ton of people to help with set up, which was amazing, because everyone showed. It was extremely stressful to me though because, I was the one with the vision for everything, and we only had an hour and a half to get it all done! Everyone was asking me where I wanted things..... I have never felt that much stress in my life! Even I had know idea where I wanted some things to go. Thank the lord above for Allison Kincaid, she was amazing and I truly believe I would of had about 5 melt downs if we didn't have her help! We still weren't able to get it all set up, and there was still a ton that needed to get done, which added even more stress that I was gonna have to rely on others to make the barn look the way I envisioned it. When we were done with rehearsal, I took some medicine for my massive head ache, and we headed to dinner at fireside with our closest friends and bridal party, which was a perfect way end to the night. 

The day of:

I stayed the night at Kayla's parents. It was a sleepover just like the old days. Kayla kept me up late, and had me laughing my ass off. At the time I was stressed about not getting enough sleep, but now I wouldn't of had it any other way! I love that girl! I woke up at 4am to go to the bathroom and Kayla heard me. She then started up again! Yeah, I got about 4 hours of sleep that night. The nerves started to sink in! It was I different kind of nervousness, filled with excitement, and anxiousness! Not once did I get nervous about marrying Ryan. Actually, that was what helped calmed my nerves! Remembering the true meaning of the day!

Kayla's mom put together a big beautiful breakfast for us and I could barely choke down a small bite of fruit, which was really not like me! I've never been one to miss a meal. They finally talked me into a mimosa, and that was just what I needed to really calm my nerves. What made me the most nervous was that something big was gonna go terribly wrong, (one of the vendors wasn't gonna show!) or that I was gonna choke during our vows!! I started to wonder why in the hell I wanted to do our own vows in the first place!!?? I have always been terrified of public speaking! What was I thinking!?

Everyone kept telling me, that something that day would go wrong, and that I was just gonna have to brush it off. I kept preparing myself for something, and I think that's why by the end of the day I honestly felt like nothing went wrong.

Before the first look, I got a chance to see how all the decor came together and boy was everything absolutely perfect!! Thanks to Allison, my mom, and mother-inlaw!   

Before the ceremony, I felt like I was gonna pass out, from not eating all day, the heat and all the nerves! Once I started down the isle it was crazy......I looked at Ryan, and realized truly what this day was about. I had a strong sense of calmness come over me, like never before! We both breezed through our vows like it was only us two alone.

Ryan and I still talk about the crazy things that happened during the ceremony, that can only be explained by believing that our loved ones where watching over us.

When our officiant was speaking it was kind of windy in the microphone, then when we went give each other our vows, the wind went completely silent in the microphone. Ryan said that it was hard to focus during the first half of the ceremony because the concrete was burning through his black dress shoes and his feet were on fire, the other groomsmen said the same thing. Until the only cloud in the sky covered our whole ceremony area! Later that night my grandpa pulled me away to tell me a story. He said that during the ceremony two doves flew over us and landed together on the fence. It was so cute how excited he was about it.

Here is a picture with the one cloud in the sky over us:)

I truly believe that these signs where from our loved ones that have past, making their presence at our wedding, and it fills my heart to even think about it!:) <3

The rest of the night was filled with love, joy, and every other wonderful emotion! We walked around trying to say hi and thanks to everyone that came, which was hard! 

We figured that we had about 150+ people there. We weren't able to say hi to everyone, which is probably my one regret. After talking to people after the wedding most everyone completely understood!

The night flew by just like we knew it would! I'm so excited to see the rest of the pictures and our video that Ryan Ferguson is putting together for us!

Ryan and I are completely beside ourselves by how perfect everything went, the love we felt before during and after the wedding. Nothing could have gone better and we are now married!<3

Ps. Huge Thanks to my wonderful family who stayed after the wedding to help clean up! We love you guys SO much, and don't know what we would do without you guys!!

Here is a few highlights!