Tipful Thursday

 

 This weeks tip is one you are REALLY going to want to remember.... when thinking up your life plans don't set a specific number to how many kids you want to have. Hubby and I have been saying for a while now that we only wanted to have 1 kid. One and Done we would say. Yesterday we went to our first ultrasound and we were soooo excited to see our little bean for the first time and then we got the shock of our lives....it's a boy, actually make that 2 boys! We are having twins!!!

 

 We are so happy! Very nervous and a little scared... but mostly just happy!I don't think it really hit me until last night when I was falling asleep, you see I am a list maker. I like to make lists for everything! So since we found out we had a little bundle of joy on the way as I'm falling asleep I make lists in my head. All the things we need to buy, names that I liked, health care plans to look up, things I want to do to the nursery. So last night as I 'm falling asleep I start making a list... Pick out a new crib (the one I wanted it too big to have 2 in the same room), pick out another name, update our registry so it shows 2 of everything... omg 2 babies... I am having 2 BABIES!!!! I'm still sorta in shock! I couldn't be more happy though.

For lots more updates on the boys (ahhhh 2 boys) please visit Justin's blog: 

http://theloveofadaddy.blogspot.com/

WILW

This week I am loving:

That on Thursday last week I got to hear our sweet babies heartbeat again! The doctor says everything is looking great. I have only gained 4ish pounds so far! Woo!! We have our first ultra sound on the 25th, we should be able to find out if we should start buying tiaras or basketballs :)

Today we are officially at 16 weeks and I am starting to feel a little better... minus the heartburn, back aches, and AWFUL headaches! My energy level is starting to get back to normal. Maybe now I will actually start working on the dang nursery!

I seriously have the best baby sisters in the whole world! Victoria is like my little shopping buddy, I love that I can almost always count on her to come along with me. I hate shopping alone and it's so much fun to get to hang out with her just the two of us! Alexis is one of the funniest, sweetest, caring people I know. She is living with the hubs and I right now and it has been sooo much fun! Justin tells me all the time he isn't sure what he was thinking agreeing to this arrangement. But I think we are hilarious together!

I am getting my hair done this weekend by the beautiful Alexis. Can't wait!

Saturday we went to our friends the Erickson's house for dinner and games. We never made it to the games but we did stay at there house until 4 am talking! Which meant Sunday we spent the entire day in bed with headaches! We still had lots of fun though :)

My mom is home from school right now... you can say it, "You're Mom goes to college". Yes, she does and I am so proud of her! Like I said she is on a break right now which means I get to see her at lunch everyday. It's so nice to get to just sit and talk with her. I so love that I have a wonderful mom to share this amazing time in my life with.

and as always I am loving my husband. He is the greatest man I could have ever asked for. He is so good to me and the growing bean. I am very blessed to have him.

WILW

This week I am loving:

That it is 2012! Woo hoo! 2011 was a fantastic year! We met new friends, went on a few adventures, fell more in love, and my favorite part...found out we are going to be parents!!

That this weekend we went to our friends the Erickson's house to celebrate New Years. It was so much fun! We played games, ate some SUPER tasty food, and laughed... A LOT! Before we knew it the clock read 3:00 a.m., I have not stayed awake that late since this baby took over my body! Needless to say I didn't wake up until after 1:00pm the next day :)

I finally went and got my blood work done for little baby Barrow. I had 5 weeks to do it and waited until the last minute because I hate giving blood. It's a good thing I took my adorable baby sister Victoria with me, well I guess she isn't really a baby anymore... she was my back up driver in case it made me sick! Let me just tell you they took 15 viles of blood!!! I about died when I saw the girl put them all down in front of me! Thank goodness that is over!

Monday the sista (Lex) and I went to get our nails done. I got this gel stuff done.... I LOVE it! They dry instantly, last about 2-3 weeks, and look FABULOUS!! One of the ladies in the salon told me some very interesting news... apparently this is a GREAT year to have a baby in her culture because it is the year of the dragon! I thought that was pretty cool :)

I have a pretty amazing husband. He is so good to me and our growing bean. I love that we can spend an entire day in bed (not exaggerating on that) watching the entire season 2 of SOA. I feel so blessed to share my forever with him :)

and last but not least I am loving these pictures of me and two of my favorite people in the world. A few years ago we decided that instead of buying Mom presents for Christmas we would have pictures of the three of us taken and give those to her. It's great for us because we have so much fun spending time together, and when split 3 ways it makes for a VERY affordable gift. But the best part is Mom loves and I mean LOVES this gift every year! Here are a few of my favorites from this years shoot:

Hoping everyone has a fantastic 2012 :)

Catching up...

Well the past few weeks have gone by WAY too fast. I have been a busy bee trying to get ready for Christmas.... still not totally ready! The baby and I are doing great, you know besides the exhaustion, soreness, nausea, and the new and oh so lovely heartburn! I keep trying to remind myself to enjoy this time but right now June 27th can't come soon enough!

I am usually a very organized person. I like to have things done and ready long before they need to be. So when we found out that 2 would be turning into 3 I went to Lowes picked out my paint colors and was ready to paint! Well that didn't exactly happen. What was the craft room (and is currently a war zone) is going to be the baby's room... so the hot pink and brown walls aren't going to work for the nursery theme I want (bumblee bees. So cute!) But lately the only thing I feel like doing is sleep! Im hoping in the next few weeks I will recieve all this energy I keep hearing about! I promise to post lots of pictures of the makeover process.

In other news hubby got a promotion at work this week. I am so proud of him! He works so hard for our little family, I am so blessed to have found such an amazing man to spend my forever with.

I hope you all have an amazing Christmas weekend! I will be spending lots of time with family, relaxing, and eating! Merry Christmas!!

WILW

This week I am loving:

Vampire Diaries! Once I finished One Tree Hill I decided to start Vampire Diaries. I really like it so far :)

Tomorrow is my 4 year anniversary with the world's best husband. I am so blessed to have such an amazing man in my life.

Saturday we are hanging out with some friends and I have my jazzercise Christmas party :)

Monday we had friends over for dinner and to decorate gingerbread houses. It was soooo fun! A few of the ladies didnt buy pre built houses... it was a disaster!

that our baby is finally the size of a fruit I can buy single-y (is that even a word?) this week baby Barrow is the size of a lime. I plan on taking weekly pictures to document the bump size and to incorporate the fruit to document baby's size too!

and more than ever I am loving my husband and this amazing life we share!

Life is changing...

Big things are happening at the Barrow house. Our lives are forever changing. We are having a baby! I cannot even begin to describe how happy, excited, and impatient I feel! I am about 11 weeks, my projected due date is June 27th (Which seems like FOREVER away). There is so much to get done but right now all I want to do is sleep! What a toll this little human has taken on my body and as I hear the worst is yet to come!

At this time in my life I feel so blessed to have such an amazing family. You may have noticed that "scared" was not in my list above explaining my feelings. I can honestly say I have no fear about this adorable baby coming into our lives (well besides the health of the baby of course) I feel very prepared. You see I have A LOT of experience when it comes to squishy little people. I am the oldest of 5, I worked in many daycares... including being the lead teacher in the infant room at one, and I have three little nieces and nephews that have allowed me to practices on them. I do realize it is different when it is your child and they are screaming at 3am but I really feel prepared for this journey. I know life is going to throw us curve balls but beyond being prepared I know what an amazing support group we have.

But what is even better than the amazing family I have is the amazing husband I have. I couldn't have asked for a more wonderful man to share this journey with. Justin is going to be a fantastic father! Our baby is so blessed to have him as a Dad. To prove to you just how amazing he is I challenge you to read his blog http://theloveofadaddy.blogspot.com/

Justin and I will continue to update our blogs so keep checking back for new news :)

WILW, TIPFUL THURSDAY...

So I haven't updated for a while... here's the thing I have been super busy (more like super lazy) here is what we have been up to the last week or so. Thanksgiving was great! It is always so wonderful to have extra days off with my lovely husband. Ashlee and Tyler came down from Utah with their sweet baby boy Raiden (he is seriously too cute for words) Lots of games were played and tons of food was devoured. We also took some family pictures over the weekend ( I'll post them at the end) Now I just need to get them printed and finish our Christmas cards.

So I missed WILW, yesterday I was home sick. I have a terrible cold and basically slept my entire day away. It was wonderful. I'll make up for it now. This week I am loving:

that it is December! I love the cold weather, Christmas, hot chocolate, family time, and presents :)

that I have all our Christmas decorations up, except the tree, we are going with a REAL tree this year (so excited) so we are going to wait a few weeks. Don't want it to die before Christmas gets here!

that I finally watched Water for Elephants. I loved it!!! Def a movie everyone should watch

that I finished all 8 seasons of One Tree Hill... that is 174 episodes, I have a lot of free time at work :) Really love the show and can't wait for the new season to start next month!

and as always I am loving my life, family. friends. I am so blessed and truly grateful for everything I have!

Now onto Tipful Thursday.... yesterday I was watching Ellen and she had a home remedy type person on her show. Basically it was things you probably have at home that you can use to stay healthy. The one that jumped out at me was.... Vodka cures ear infections?!?!?! My question is: who is the crazy person that does this first to figure out it works? I personally don't have any vodka in my home but if you do and happen to also have an ear infection... problem solved!

and here are the pictures I promised: