Monday, November 29, 2010

Living Room Window....


This is a continuation of my post from 30 minutes ago... Casey got a good picture of the living room window on my phone ~ So here it is! Remember the old curtains?? We think they had to have been original with the house- from the early 90's. This is definitely more 'us!'

33 & 34 Weeks

33 Weeks (Wearing my 'Jo' nail polish!)

This is the very beginning of the 'snow storm' that had most of Bremerton/Silverdale without power for three days. Our power never went out, which is a miracle in itself, because we've talked to people that live within blocks of us and they lost power. Base was closed down, so Casey got to stay home and play, bake and watch movies with me! We made the most of our days together, but were sooo ready to finally get out of the house 3 days later.

Honey I Shrunk the Curtains!!!! We were puppy sitting and poor Moose had an accident; the curtains absorbed most of it ~ So we took them down and washed them. I sewed the bottoms that needed to be fixed, Casey rehung them and boom-- They shrank in the drier!! Casey and I were on the kitchen floor laughing ~ it was sooooo funny looking!!

The day after Thanksgiving JCPenny had this gorgeous curtain rod on sale for $20 - originally $100- so we snagged it up and Casey hung the new curtains and rod. This picture doesn't do it justice- it looks like a millions bucks! (We have really hated the curtains that were in the living room and kitchen since we moved in, so this was something we wanted to do anyway- Moosers just hurried us along. For the living room we got faux white wood blinds and a black scarf and a green scarf... (LOVE a great sale!!!) and that window also looks GREAT, but the picture of it is horrible, so I'll have to get that later.)

Totally random, but these are two of the little things in life that make me happy - A great pair of gloves (they make me feel hard core) and this awesomely amazing gray nail polish. The picture makes it look purple, but it's gray... it's awesome. Also makes me feel and look hard core. Yes, I'm hard core. Rar. ;) Casey likes it, too.

34 Weeks ~ About to leave for Thanksgiving dinner ~ I look and feel like I'm about to pop- and this was before all of the glorious food!!

34 Weeks Side Shot

My amazing cousin Kerra & I ~ and FOUR sweet babies. Kerra is exactly 4 weeks behind me (she's 30 weeks here) and our baby's birthdays are most likely going to be veryyy close ~ it'll be so fun to go visit their family and get all the kids together. She's having two boys and a girl (their names are a suprise!) ~ so it's great- 2 girls to gang up on the 2 boys.. hehe!

The baby daddies showing off their bellies, too.

Happy Thanksgiving from Casey, Kat & Isabella!

Our Christmas Tree

We hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving. We are SO thankful to be able to join the Tibeaus for holidays and gatherings ~ they have made living here, so far away from our immediate families, so much easier and more fun! They're amazing!! (And the food... MMMMMMMMMMM.... Kerra made the best pumpkin cheesecake I've ever had... and Casey has had about 12 helpings of Martha's turkey and dressing.... So yes, we love them all, AnD the food is a HUGE bonus!!) XoXo

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

31 & 32 Weeks



31 Weeks

31 Weeks

Side-note: For my birthday (which was more like Christmas!!) my amazing brother got us a joint birthday/3 year late wedding present... From the beginning he said he wanted to get us something awesome- and has been waiting to find just that... well, he did- and then some... He got us a vita-mix blender!!!!! We've used it everyday since we got it for smoothies (it makes the best smoothies ever- better than the local places that charge $5.00+ for a smoothie)... It's soo super healthy- and best of all it's super yummy!!!! Last night I used it to make our soup for dinner... we're so hooked- I would HIGHLY recommend them. Yes, they're very pricey, and I actually thought my brother was crazy for thinking a blender could be so amazing- but he was SOOO right!!! LOVE it!!
*Among the TONS of A*MAZING gifts I received; Casey got me a Canon Rebel AND the coolest digital photo frame to display all our pictures (which we know will be of Izzy and the pups). It was SO amazing to hear from everyone that day- my heart was bursting with love. You all made my day!!! :)

Melissa & Devin made me this beyond delicious cake ~ and isn't it just gorgeous?? The writing was all Devin- so super impressed ~ AND it tasted better than it even looks, which is hard to imagine, I'm sure. Mmmmm!
They also got me four amazing nail polishes from zoya.com, but the picture of them won't load right... So I'll just tell you ~ All of their polishes are named after women names- They got me 'Isabell', 'Kat', 'Jo' and 'Casey.' How cool is that?!? Sooo much fun- and they're such great colors!! Such a great gift!

Ok... back to Izzy....

32 Weeks
32 Weeks

My 32 week check-up was supposed to be just a normal, make sure everything is good, listen to Izzy's heartbeat and go appointment; but my doctor is just so amazing ~ She got out the ultrasound to see how Izzy was positioned and spent the next 10-15 minutes watching her suck (she has the sweetest little lips) and trying to wake her up. Our little girl is such a great sleeper-the doctor kept poking and poking her with a stick and she didn't wake up! She rolled over, but that was about it!! She's head down, everything is looking great and we are right on track. I say 'we' because I had a minor panic attack when I saw I'd gained a total of 28 lbs so far!!!!!!!!!!!! The poor nurse said, "Well, you are wearing jeans.." They don't weigh THAT much, lady!! So when my poor doctor came in I immediately said, "I've gained 28 lbs, is that ok?? There's no way that's normal!!!" And she said, "Yes, for your BMI you're right where we need you to be, it's perfect." How is gaining 28 lbs in 32 weeks healthy/normal?? But she said it is, so I'm trusting her... mostly.... ;) Along with all this weight gain, my back (which has always hurt from having scoliosis) has been bothering me more and more and more and more... It hurts to walk, sit, lay... anything. Such a huge bummer. Casey says all the time, "I just wish Izzy could be here already!!" HaHa- I couldn't agree with him more - We're SO anxious to meet her, obviously, but I'm soo ready to feel 'normal' again.
Sorry this post is all over the place... If I wouldn't take so long between updates I know this wouldn't happen. Thank you all for your love on my birthday, your continued prayers for Izzy and your love for our family. You mean more to us than you know. XoXo

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Isabella's Room Reveal!!!!!!

Broono & Ginger are proud to announce that Isabella's room is complete!!!!

Broono is EXHAUSTED!! (As he sleeps on my birthday present box ~ Casey got me a Canon Rebel!!! More on that later...)

Our sweet little girl has more clothes than we do! These are just her newborn-six month dresses and such... the dresser is full of onsies and another adorableness!! We have been SO blessed!! Can't wait to dress her in it all!!

Her two car seats ~ She's set!! (Thanks to Aunt Mandy & Uncle Devin and Aunt Melissa!!)

The glider and quilt my 2nd grade teacher (Beth Winikie) made for Isabella and a shot of the two wall colors.

The oak dresser that Casey painted white! (It used to be Amanda's and had the N*SYNC character sticker residue still on it... hahahaha!) This picture doesn't do it justice... it looks A*MAZING!!

A horribly unclear picture of the wall and stencil.... will get another asap.

Isabella's A*MAZING bedding!!!!!!!!

Stencil over the crib ~ L-O-V-E it!

Her crib and bedding are just perfect... love it all!

View from the door; walking into the room.

Window valance is up ~ and so super adorable, don't you think?!

Over the closet doors....

Closer up.

Dresser and wall hangings complete!!

I really feel that these pictures don't do the room justice, it's just so sweet and better than we had even planned!! Also, we have decided to do the stars in stencil, as well, so those are ordered and we are just waiting for their arrival. We will still have each person (who wants to, of course) apply their star and write her a message on it if you want... then when we take them off to move we'll make it into a book ~ Thanks to my mom's genius idea!!! :) We really love her room ~ Please come see it in person!!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

29 & 30 Weeks


29 Weeks


30 Weeks


Expect Isabella's room reveal tomorrow!!!!! :D Can't wait to show you all ~ just going to say... it looks A*MAZING!!!!!!!