2paws Designs

4/30/2009

30 Weeks

An update from my blog post at 28 weeks:

How far along? 30 weeks today

Total weight gain/loss: Two and a half pounds above my pre-pregnancy weight in October

Maternity clothes? Absolutely.

Stretch marks? Still not seeing any. *knock on wood*

Sleep: Good and bad. Some nights I wake up every 2 hours and some only a couple of times. I wish I could figure out what was making the difference so it would be more of the latter.

Best moment this week: Hearing the little guy's heart beat at our check-up on Tuesday morning. :) Strong 150.

Movement: A lot. He kicks my upper belly so much at times, I wonder if he's in there kickboxing. LOL

Food cravings: No strong cravings that I've noticed recently.

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button in or out? Still in, but it's getting closer to flat.

What I am looking forward to: Meeting the little guy.

Milestones: Trent & I took our last trip until after the baby is born. We plan to stick close to home from here on out. I'm quite happy about this right now since my legs and behind were hurting and/or tingling during the ride home. No matter how I shifted, I could not get comfortable.

Energy Level: Fairly high at the moment. I even had enough to help Trent with some yard work on Tuesday night.

A's 1st Birthday

7:10 AM birthday, digital designs, Photoshop, scrapbooking 2 comments

I've been on a digital kick this week. Made this one last night with some photos I took at our friends' son's first birthday in 2007.

Supplies: Erica Hernandez's Letter Template #8; Birthday Party paper & cake tag from Tia Bennett's Happea Birthday kit; Clocks paper & olive label from Tia Bennett's Comical JuniorPEA kit; Pupcat & 2Peas Blocks - Birthday fonts; date brushes from Rhonna Farrer's Celebration kit; Cocoaboard & Nightgraph papers from Miss Mint's After Midnight kit; Sunburst & Creamsicle papers from Miss Mint's Tropical Popsicle kit; Graphic Pop 7 paper from Scrapbooks Etc website.

Snapshots of our Weekend

6:15 AM digital designs, Photoshop, scrapbooking, vacation 7 comments

Quick digital page I created last night using photos from our weekend. The fun polaroid frames by Kate Teague made it easy for me to just drop in several photos. I used my tablet to handwrite the note on my belly photo.

Supplies: Kate Teague's Film Fun kit; Rhonna Farrer's Celebration kit; tag 2 from Miss Mint's Tropical Popsicle kit; Batik Regular font.

Beach Weekend

7:00 AM Project 365, vacation 5 comments

Trent & I took Friday off and spent a long weekend at the beach in South Carolina - our last trip before the baby is born. We couldn't have picked a better weekend as the weather was sunny and in the 80s. Perfect for enjoying the beach and relaxing.

1. 115/365: Sandy feet, 2. Seagull, 3. Ocean View, 4. Rainbow of Houses

PhotoHunt: Protection

8:00 AM home, nursery, our first house, PhotoHunt 6 comments

The first fully protected outlet in our house as we prepare for the baby:

This outlet is directly behind the crib so I made sure to install the safety covers before we put the crib in place. Definitely not a spot I wanted to forget as it would be easy in the future for curious little fingers to reach down to.

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6 Baby Names

7:00 AM baby, pregnancy, tagged 13 comments

Aimeslee tagged me in January to list 6 baby names that made our semi-finalist list. It was impossible for me to even start a list at the time because Trent & I had decided to wait until we knew the baby's gender before discussing ideas. Now that we've had some time to think about it, I'll share a few of the names that have come up in our discussions and reasons why they haven't made the list...

Gavin - I actually suggested this name and still like it, but I can't pronounce it! LOL Trent laughed every time I tried to say it.
Clark - too much of a tongue twister with our last name that begins with "C." Seriously, I stumbled over it the first time out of my mouth. One of those "say this 5 times fast" sort of things.
Braeden - Trent's first response was "like braidin' hair?" And off the list it went.
Russell - as a teenager I babysat for a little boy with this name and his 2 brothers - all were quite the handful. I haven't seen them in years, but those images stick with me so this was an instant no.
Henry - liked this one until I remembered it's the name of a coworker's dog. An association (even though unintended) that I don't want. Strike it.
Trent suggested Frank Ulysses as a joke. Nothing wrong with either name, but combine them with a last name that starts with "C"? Enough said. ;)

Wondering what name we have chosen? So far we can't agree on one! But, even if we had, my lips would be sealed. When we agreed to find out the baby's gender before birth (I initially wanted to wait, but finally sided with Trent on finding out early), we also agreed that we would keep the name a secret until the little fellow makes his appearance.

Happy Birthday

6:40 AM birthday, cards, dogs, family, stamping 4 comments

Happy birthday to my sister, Mary! :)

Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; miscellaneous light green cardstock; Prima flowers; Making Memories brads & patterned paper; Basic Grey patterned paper; Fiskars threading water punch; Stampin' Up stamps; StazOn ink.

Happy Earth Day!

7:00 AM cats, reusable bags 14 comments

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Painting Party

7:00 AM DIY projects, family, scrapbooking 5 comments

Last August, my dad & I spent a Saturday helping my sister & her husband paint the living room in their new house. I quickly scrapped photos from our painting party using sketch #18 from the Pink Sketches blog. I used this same sketch on a basketball layout in February. This time, I turned it sideways for a different look. The background cardstock is actually white, but looks pale blue in the scan.

Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Making Memories foam stamps; white acrylic paint; American Crafts rub-on letters; Martha Stewart Crafts sepia pen; Basic Grey chipboard.