A moment to brag...

Ok..I just have to post about some awesomeness I've stumbled upon lately.

I mentioned the video monitor we got such a great deal on ($70 to be exact) in my last post, well I got the extra camera, that will go in the nursery for $20.50! I couldn't hardly believe it. Not only was the price amazing, but it's brand new and comes with a warranty.

I got the double curtain rod I needed for the nursery earlier in the week. I got it on sale for $35.00 and thought that was a great price. Well, I get an ad in the mail from another store (the day after I bought it) and they have the exact same rod on clearance and the ad included a $5 off coupon. So I returned the original one I bought and purchased the other one for $15.00! Cha-ching!! :)

Ok, so off we go to my favorite hardware store to get the paint for the nursery. I am doing two different colors and then because I'm a tight wad and don't want to pay the $120 for the wall mural I fell in love with, I'm just going to paint it by hand myself. Which means we had to get an additional color of paint. My husband was not at all excited about having to purchase 3 gallons of paint when there was no way all of it would get used...but he was supportive. I had put in my order for the 2 colors I knew I wanted and was still up in the air about the mural color (thinking maybe I should get a color that could be used for something else, just so I wasn't wasting all that paint). As I was standing at the counter contemplating, my husband is roaming the area to not bare witness to my madness. I catch him waving his arms in the air from across the counter, trying to get my attention. I walk over and he points to a discounted gallon of paint and says, "Isn't this the color you were talking about the other day?" Oh. My. Gosh. there it was in all it's glory...the paint color I wanted already mixed in a $37.00 gallon of paint...marked down to $10.00! Check please!!

So, we get home tonight and start working on dinner. I had found what looked to be yummy recipe on Pinterest the other day so we decided to give it a whirl tonight. It's called Firehouse Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta and here's the link to the recipe. It was so good! I'm hoping to get it digested before bed so I can have more. lol. My husband has had a lot of dishes in his days and can be hard to impress but he hasn't hardly stopped talking about how good it is. It's that good. ;)

After dinner was done, I checked my email to learn that I "won" a pair of shoes I had bid on for Ethan. According to the description they were only worn a few times and are in EUC. $9.00 for basically brand new Nike Reax is crazy!! Especially since they run +$50.00 brand new.

I feel like I should go buy a lottery ticket! :)

We're having a....BOY!!

We are over the moon with excitement with expecting another boy. He was being a little booger and we were beginning to think we weren't going to get to find out. He is so active and moving non stop and had his legs crossed almost the entire time. The tech was quick and noticed they were separated and went in for a peek and was able to confirm his male parts. At first I wasn't 100% sure because it was so easy to tell with Ethan but not this time. However when they handed us our pictures, there was a shot of it and it is very obvious. This one is already showing signs of being like his momma. :)  The ultrasound showed everything was great and baby was right on track, with a heart beat of 148bpm and weighing in at 13 oz.

20 weeks 4 days

 

We decided on names back during our trying to conceive process. Our boy name was easy, we knew we wanted to name him after some pretty amazing people. We came up with the perfect name, Elliott Levon. I get teared up every time my husband says his name during prayers. The name Elliott is my husband's late father's middle name and is also his grandmother's maiden name. The name Levon is my late grandfather's middle name (which was the name he went by).

Cute as a bug

I had been looking at bedding ideas for almost two weeks and I was so excited when my hubby looked at the 'options' today and said, "Lets get that one...and go ahead and order it". I couldn't believe it, since he is usually the "there's no hurry" type. He said, if we know what we want, we might as well just get it. He knows me so well. :) I love it!! The walls will be light blue and I will be painting a mural on the wall. I can't wait to get started.

Since I can't leave Ethan out we are also upgrading his room into a 'big boy' room. He is so excited, especially since it will be a baseball theme. Ever since we talked about it and he decided on what he wanted to do, he has asked if 'today' is when we are putting baseball bats in his room.

Speaking of his room...we found an amazing deal on a video monitor and since it was on my wish list we went ahead a bought it. I wanted one specifically for his room so I can tell when he's out of bed (I had several times mistaken his kicks against the wall as being up playing and went in only to discover he was still in bed...DOH!!!). Well, we got the monitor today and I love it. Better yet, we can add a camera in the nursery and use the same monitor for both rooms. Winning!!! :)

20 wks

I will finish off this post with my 20 week belly pic. I'm feeling great and couldn't ask for more. I gained more weight this month then I would have really liked but the doctor didn't seem concerned about it so I guess I won't be either. We did go have breakfast right before my appointment but I didn't eat THAT much. lol. Oh yea...and we scheduled our family/maternity pictures. I told the hubby, these moments need to be captured by a professional and not by the timer. So excited!

Busy busy busy!

Busy is the only word  I know to describe the past few weeks. Busy with photography sessions, trips out of town, doctor's appointments, a remodeling project in our kitchen, and just life in general. It's so hard to believe it's already October.

We received a free standing stove/oven so that is what got the remodeling project rolling. We had a 30+ year old built in stove/oven so we had to cut out cabinets to be able to fit our "new" stove in. Since we had tile laid when we moved in that meant there was no tile under the stove now. So, since we would hire the tile guys again to come in we figured we might as well do the other project in the same area so they could tile everything at the same time. The stove part was easy...the other project has been quite the undertaking. Our utility/laundry "closet" was in the kitchen/dining area so we decided to open up space we would move the laundry to the basement. We had to knock out walls, rerun electrical, plumbing and venting. My husband made a trip up into the attic to determine where the new lighting would be mounted and quickly discovered a LOT of spiders. So all work stopped until we could get pest control out to take care of our 'friends'. Work begins again tomorrow to finish up lighting and then the sheet rocker comes Tuesday...and will come everyday for 4 days. UGH!! Then time for the tilers to come in. It will be so worth it when it's done. The best part...I get to repaint the dining/kitchen. :)

We are hoping to get everything done in the next week and a half because once we find out the sex of the baby at our appointment on the 18th it's go time for the nursery. When I was picking out paint for the kitchen, I went ahead and picked out the paint for the nursery. I can't wait to see the ideas I have come to life. Eeeeekkkk...so excited just thinking about it.

I've really been struggling with the care for Ethan when baby gets here but after an unexpected long talk, I'm relieved to know that I can trust our wishes and requests will be respected...and he will only be a few minutes from the hospital. It is such an answered prayer and I'm so thankful I can finally relax and enjoy this pregnancy without that worry. Since I'm so OCD and like everything planned out, I'm confident that between plan A, B, C, D and E we've covered everything. ;)

On a very exciting note, papa bear got to feel baby the other night. I was so shocked, as was he. I had mentioned to him earlier in the week that I was surprised I hadn't felt the baby anymore often then I had been. I'm guessing it's just because I'm so busy and don't have a ton of time to just sit and pay attention to every little quick and quiver. After my dessert the other night, which consisted of a butterfinger fun size candy bar, baby was going crazy so I put my hand on my belly and couldn't believe I could feel it on the outside too. I told papa bear so he had to get in on the fun. Within a few short seconds he looked at me and said, "Oh my gosh, I felt that...oh and again...etc". This went on for a couple minutes. I love his excitement and desire to be a part of my pregnancies.

On a sad note, Ethan has decided he is to big to call us "Momma or Dada", he only calls us "Mommy or Daddy" and corrects us if we say the other. :( It makes me so sad that he is growing up so fast. No matter what he calls us, I will always call him my baby!!