Another week already!

So it feels like yesterday when I last blogged.  Apparently time is flying!  This week Chris started a new job!  The bummer is he actually has to leave the house, which is kind of weird being here by myself on my days off.  I don't mind at all and actually did some cleaning, the biggest downside is I feel I have to start doing my share of cooking dinner on my days off :( I don't have a problem cooking it just has to be on my time and when I want to actually cook, which is rare.  I find it too time consuming and I am basically a horrible cook besides about 3 dishes and Chris is MUCH better than I am [this is not actually true].  On that note today looks like this....

Very gloomy (not that you can tell) because all the trees are in the way.  It has been drizzling all morning long. So on days like this you make dinners that look like this....

A lovely roast that will be served with crescent rolls when the husband arrives home from his long day at work.

I have also been very excited for fall to get here.  I really enjoyed the colors last fall because it is very different from AZ, and beautiful.  So in my excitement I bought this.....

ORANGE HOT CHOCOLATE!

I was really hoping it would taste like the chocolate oranges! Unfortunately it doesn't, it is very subtle but it turns this fun orange color!  [I say it looks like metamucil]

Another exciting thing about fall is Honeycrisp apples!!  Chris and I tried this apples last year at the Farmer's Market and LOVED them.  Saturday was the first day they were out!  They look okay right now but I am sure in a few weeks they will taste and look amazing.  We just bought one this past Saturday to share.  

It may not look that special but trust me it is!!

This is a picture of one from last year in October.  Mind you it is a little larger than a softball. Oh and the best ones we have tried so far have been grown in West Virginia.

I also love the sunflowers at the Farmer's Market.  These were my beauties from this past weekend.

There is a lovely rose in the middle.  The guy we get them from always puts one rose with the flowers you purchase.  This is by far the best looking rose I have ever gotten from him.  Chris also agreed!

One more exciting thing about fall is this little guy who is growing, kicking, and just hiding out in my belly will be making his debut!!  We are pretty pumped to meet him :)  

27 weeks!

Baby Boy Casson is about 14 1/2 inches and weighs about 2 lbs! About the size of a roast! Not like the one I am cooking today though but instead like this...

PS on rainy days you also make things like this...

Spit up rags out of cloth diapers.  Thanks etsy sellers for the awesome idea :)

Storm and a Stroller

So last Thursday we had a heck of a storm.  Chris and I were on our way to meet a man who was selling us stroller but we decided it was a bad idea.  The winds were as high as 80 mph and it just looked awful so we turned back and went home.  Apparently many in our area were without electricity, luckily we were not among them.  Here are a few pictures of the aftermath from the next morning when we went on our walk. We also saw a very unhappy owner of a Mercedes the next morning whose car was slightly damaged from a tree that uprooted and decided that his car looked like a nice resting spot!  (no picture of that though)

The park just across the street from us

As much as it sucks for these trees, a few days later we saw a very happy lab with a huge stick/branch in his mouth trotting around like he was a king.

Now here is some exciting news, we have a stroller!!!  After lots of research and many people telling us it is best to invest in a nice stroller so you don't end up with 3, we got this lovely City Select from Baby Jogger from a very nice man named Jim, who was selling through Craigslist.  I wanted to get a jogging stroller and now we have one that can do pretty much everything!  It can be a single or double stroller and has smooth wheels for running.  I attempted to run with it in the store to make sure, not that my running is all that awesome right now!

Lastly I am 26 weeks. I can't believe there is less than a 100 days left!  I have to go in for my glucose testing on Monday and I am not looking forward to it!

I tried to hold my shirt down so you could see the belly, I have finally decided to give in a buy some maternity clothes.  I still am squeezing in to most of my pants but maternity pants are AWFUL! Eventually I will have to give in!

Baby boy who still has no name is about 14 inches and weighs a little over 1 1/2 lbs.

Baby Boy Has a Bed!

This weekend Ryan and Michelle came up to go to a Nationals vs. Phillies game.  We were at the far top of the stadium with a TON of rowdy Phillies fans.  Apparently they bring people down by the bus loads to watch the game and were easily the majority.  Things were going well until an extremely drunk lady came and sat 2 seats away from Ryan which was fine until she thought it was okay to light up her nasty cigarette.  Normally I would have dealt with it, but being pregnant I had no tolerance and I immediately jumped out of my seat to find security.  This consisted of a very old man who accomplished nothing.  Then she quit and I thought it was going to be alright, NOPE I was wrong she lit up again. So I sent Chris on a mission for security.  They came and looked up towards us but never came up.  Then this classy lady spills her beer on Ryan.  At that point Michelle and I were on a mission to get new seats.  We wasted 3 innings trying to get something accomplished.  We first went to guest services which was ridiculous!  They said they would send security up right away and take care of it.  We explained how we have tried that already with nothing accomplished and kindly explained to this lady these were all Phillies fans that would probably beat us up.  Then the lady says, "Oh yeah Phillies I bet they would beat you up we'd have to get the police up there."  We told her we just wanted some new seats to watch the game.  She eventually sent us to ticket services, who gave us new seats.  Then, when we arrived to our new seat that particular row did not exist!  Luckily, they just sat us in some seat so we could finish watching the game.  We ended up in the Diamond club behind home plate. The last 3 innings were GREAT and the Nationals won on a walk-off three-run home-run in the bottom of the ninth by Ryan Zimmerman!  Thank goodness! We never plan on going to a Nationals vs. Phillies game again!  [The lesson, as always; Don't mess with a prego lady teamed up with a Harden Lady]

Today was exciting stuff!  We finally received our crib!  Yes our child will have a place to sleep.  We ordered it a month ago and the shipping from amazon took FOREVER.  Anyway,  Chris immediately took it upstairs and began construction.  We wanted to get it together and make sure it is sturdy enough/good enough for our precious child.  Anyway it seems to be good!

Chris hard at work! Don't worry I helped a little :)

The crib came together nicely and only took about 30 minutes.

Here are a few pictures of  baby boys space so far.  I told Chris I was tempted to paint the one wall a light blue.  He just stared at me and said it would be a pain.  I agreed with him but I am still tempted!

Finished crib! Don't worry all sheets and other bedding will be washed thoroughly before his arrival.

Inside view.

The little mans space. 

Sweet red and white polk-a-dot frame we found!

Lastly I am 25 weeks! Only 15 more to go! It is kind of crazy how fast it has been going. I have a feeling he will be here before we know it!

Baby Boy Casson is about 13-14 inches and weighs 1.5lbs.

Finished!

Well the baby quilt/blanket is officially put together!  I only had a few [million -WCC] fights with the sewing machine but we both eventually made it through!  I also found some plain wood whales and decided to paint them red - with white polka-dots of course!  They turned out pretty well.  We think we are going to place them on one of the walls with his name (once we figure out what it will be) Here is the picture of the blanket.

and the whales

Secondly, Mollie (with help from Brandi) had a baby book made from Etsy which was awesome looking.  I asked her for the website of the lady but she conveniently avoided letting me know what it was, because Mollie had one made for us and Brandi designed it.  It goes very well in the room!

 Lastly I am 24 weeks today and since my mom was tired of seeing the same door in the background I switched the picture up a little and went outside today!

Baby Boy Casson is approx the size of a foot long chili dog and weighs about 1.5lbs

Fun Stuff

I was unable to work on any of my many projects this week and share them with you all because I threw my back out!  Poor Chris had to basically carry me around on Friday and I will spare you some of the details!  At any rate, my chiropractor and my husband were my life savers over the weekend!  It is much better now and I am very glad for that.  We decided to share some of the fun things we have received over the weeks.  I know we have shared some of them but not all.

These our baby boy's very first pair of walking shoes! Thanks Grandma JoAnn

This is an alligator with book from the soon to be Grandma Casson.

Some cute little outfits from Megan.

Lastly Ryan and Michelle are trying to brainwash our baby at an early age ;) We thank all of you for the wonderful stuff.

Now then, I am officially 23 weeks today!  And baby boy is definitely let me know he is in there.  He has daily dance parties inside my stomach. Sometimes it makes me jump a little because I am not expecting his little love taps!

and the close up...

Baby boy is approx 10-11inches and weighs 1.1-1.3lbs his skin is thin and almost transparent.

Whales!

This week has been fairly uneventful.  On Saturday I made Chris go with me to Babies-R-Us.  We had a gift card, and since we know what we are having I thought we might as well go see what fun things we could find.  I have never really noticed whale blankets before but they had quite a few!  Therefore we had to buy this little guy.

I have also been obsessing over all the children's books I would like to have and the Dr. Seuss ones were on sale so of course I couldn't resist.  We each picked one out.

I have also been working on the whale bedding.  It took me awhile to lay my squares just the way I wanted them because completely random just didn't work right like I was hoping.  I started sewing 2 days ago and it is coming along nicely.

Brandi who is a super-star said she would paint us a whale to put in the bedroom and finished it!  She did an AMAZING job!  Here is a link so you can check it out.
WHALE!
She also made us this adorable stuffed whale which I also love.  She is helping our baby room move right along!

Oh yes and we received some surprise wedding gifts in the mail yesterday.  Aunt Kay made us a beautiful table cloth and napkins and Cindy and Amber Kramer made us a quilt with the wedding pictures on it. Here are a picture of the quilt.

Lastly I am 22 weeks today and we had an appointment.  Everything is looking good.  We are looking into saving the cord blood.  Has anyone else done that? Just wondering.  Anyway here are the photos of the week.

Our baby is 10-11in, weighs approx 1.1lbs About as long as a pack of Oreos and about as much as a bag of potato chips!

Beach and Fireworks (and a big ol' beatle)

This weekend was both eventful and, yet relaxed.  On Saturday we decided to go to Chesapeake Beach which is about 40 minutes away on a little patch of sand.  I, personally, needed it!  It was nice to soak in a little sun! Don't worry I wore sunblock, and I am still the palest I have ever been! Then, we came home and napped.  It was wonderful.  On the 4th of July we ran some errands, went to the grocery store for our BBQ purposes, and of course went to a craft store against Chris' will.  It was necessary though so I could make an AWESOME whale lamp for baby boy's room.

Chris playing in the water

This was a big hawk with babies, not that you can really tell from this picture!

Whale lamp with night light also!  Don't worry I found a smaller light bulb so it is not sticking over the top.

Kabobs! They were bueno

Boy meets grill and a cute little 4th of July umbrella.

So after dinner we had to decide were to watch the fireworks keeping in mind I would most likely need a restroom close by.  Chris decided that we should head over to the George Washington Memorial Masonic Temple, which is in Alexandria.  It worked out great.  We could see the National mall display and the National Harbor display very well.  On top of that we could see about 40 other shows in Maryland just across the river they were small but it was still pretty cool!

Masonic Temple

We are not always the most photogenic

Rhinoceros beetle that some guy found and like a 2 year old I asked if I could take a picture and then he let me hold it too!  It was pretty cool. Sorry the picture is blurry.

21 Weeks

Our baby is approx 9.1 inches and weighs about 13.7. His eyelashes and nails are starting to grow! He's about the size of a bottle of root beer.