little guy stuff. it's cute.

happy friday!!! that is so nice to hear :) i love friday's...they mean freedom for 2 weeks...usually...if client's don't call or email in a panic over the weekend.

this weekend i plan to finish working on baby b's blankie. john and i went to jo-ann fabric and picked out fleece, ribbon, cotton and batting (the stuff between blankets) last week. after discussing with the fabric cutting lady for about 30 minutes, we finally decided on the size to make this thing. that was quite the decision! ...umm...maybe i shouldn't admit that. anyway, i have constructed the entire blanket and L-O-V-E it :) i am really getting into this whole boy thing. it is an experience, but the planes, trains and trucks are really growing on me...i call them "cute" now when i see them on clothes. dianosours and bugs...still getting used to that one.

ok, back to the blanket. so here is my weekend plans...sew this thing so the loopy ribbons don't fall out :) below is a picture of the blanket on each side - the printed side is fleece and the other is a cotton grey. so cuddly. just waiting for a little boy.

also, baby GAP has made me really love shopping for this child. their clearance is the best...check it out. we got some clothes for the little guy. some of my fav's are below. cute little ittby sandals and slip on shoes and a sweatshirt. i think all 4 pairs of shoes would fit in 1 of mine. how cute. can't help but smile :)

here is the printed side - loopy ribbons are still pinned...but it won't look much different when sewn.

here is the other side - warm, cozy grey.

little guy shoes. so cute.

...and my FAVORITE...little guy's sweatshirt. the arms are shorter in real life (this is from the website). they are like little short things that just stick out and can't even be folded too well. it is just adorable.

enjoy your weekend :)

frogs...trucks...sports...

this last weekend was life changing...literally! :) the 20 week ultrasound went perfectly. the cake revealing was wonderful (and delicious cake!!). the cake was......

BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!! baby boy!!!!!!!!! :)

my new due date is dec 31st. very excited...maybe this year yet we can meet the little guy. after we had the wonderful cake with wonderful friends and family, it was time to go shopping! my sisters, mom, john and i were off to Target! we each picked out an outfit and then found another outfit we could not resist. :)

i am still trying to figure out color schemes and themes for the nursery...but i figure i have a little bit of time.

baby stats:

fruit-a-like: banana (lenth of babes)

weight gained: 10 lbs...i might need to end this one at some point...

cravings: anything cherry flavored...i think DQ knows my car when i pull up...i always order a cherry artic rush...yummmm!

mood: getting back to the tired stage...but so excited to plan the nursery and SHOP! :)

baby weight: 11oz (as of last friday....so probably a pop can by now)

ahhhh...it's BLUE!!!! :)

daddy's outfit choice...notice the footballs on the footies also :)

mamma's outfit choice...by the fball it says "property of mommy"...awww...

our stud muffin's outfit we could not resist!!! :) he will take after his daddy :) (this is for 6-9 mo i think...so it will be a while)

present from grammie and gramps...so "JR" (as dad as named him...long ago) doesn't get too hot in the bath tub.

mamma - 21 weeks....and g.r.o.w.in.g...

that's all for now... :)

a day of "firsts" - part 2

part 1 is the post below this post...i couldn't upload 2 images for some strange reason. so here goes with my BIG day of "firsts"....

up to this point, we have not shared any pictures beyond text messages to friends and family of mamma and lil' babes. well that is all about to change!!! here is the first picture of lil' babes. since you can't read my shirt, it says "creating a bright future"....awww....doesn't that make you love baby p even more?!?! :)

here is week 19 at its finest....except the rainy day in the background. babes doesn't mind though.

...dare i admit this...i must...i laughed (just slightly). so much for needing part 1 and part 2. i couldn't get an image to upload on this post either. then, i look at the taskbar on the bottom of my screen, there it is...the "upload image" box. sitting there for me since part 1. seriously. whatever, this is written and not re-doing it now! :)

not sure why my back looks so curved...but my "dunn" is really making its presence known also. for those outside our Dunn family....the "dunn" is the rump.behind.backend.junk-in-the-trunk. now you know our secret...

enjoy!

a day of "firsts" - part 1

today is a BIG day. we made our first purchase for baby p. (actually we made it last night at like 10:30pm, but still). even though the whole stroller/car seat process was a bit overwhelming this weekend, we have done our research ahead of time and knew exactly what brand we wanted. britax or chicco. either of those brands had very similar looking "travel systems" (am i using the right lingo??? :)). they were red and grey...very universal for future children.


anyway, one of them went on closeout last night...AHHHH...PANIC!!! we went from overwhelmed-i-can't-decide to we-wanted-it-and-now-must-buy-it mode. of course we sat down for 2 hours and did more research to be 100% sure it is what we truly wanted (and what baby p wanted). this whole process started online at about 7:30pm and didn't end until 10:30pm...call us crazy...but i just know EVERY purchase for lil' babes can't take us 3 hours!!!!



we got free shipping - which means 2 days i guess - so the "travel system" gets here on Wednesday by 8pm. E X C I T E D. maybe this is just the inspiration we needed to make the rest of the decisions...for starters...which room are we going to use as the nursery...hmm...

well that is all for this post...i will make a part 2 since my blogger won't let me upload another image...

stay tuned.

babies 'r us & week 19

hello all my friends! i feel like i need to re-introduce myself as it has been so long since i wrote.

john and i had a fun adventure this weekend. we decided to head to babies 'r us on saturday. off topic...but this is why we went...this past weekend was my last "real" weekend with my hubs for about 4 months. we are entering football season. it is an entire season of its own. it doesn't share with fall. it is just football. he coaches at Crown College, so it is non stop from here till nov!

anyway, back to babies 'r us... we walk in, all excited to see cribs, strollers, car seats, etc. we start down aisle 1 (after making our way through the adorable clothes). so many cribs, dressers, changing tables and rockers. my oh my those prices! we will look past those for now and enjoy this. off to strollers, which spanned about 4 aisles. do we get one with a car seat or without? we tried for about 10 minutes getting the car seat off one of the strollers to see what it looked like without it, but we gave up after several looonnngg stares from passer-byers. we decided to look at the separate strollers and car seats (another 2 aisles). too many to look at....starting to go crazy.

off to the other 12 bazillion aisles with the "must-haves" that every good parent gets! we were not even half way down the first aisle, which contained bottles and baby video monitors, and john stopped. turned back around and said, "we need to leave. i am overwhelmed. we need something from every aisle!". guess those "good" parents have a lot more patience than we do right now. i promise we will buy so many unnecessary little trinkets, warmers and cushions for our child...but this was not the weekend.

so, back to the ever so cute baby clothes...it eased our minds and were fun to look at. we picked out the "come home from hospital" outfits if baby is a girl or a boy. john picked out some rather adorable girls clothes with pink, frills, rhinestones and sparklies. i was a proud mamma....if this is a girl :)

we decided no more shopping until we know the gender of our baby. more so it is an excuse, but it is really a lot to take in.

11 days...then we will know boy or girl! can't wait!! :)

Weekly Status:

Week: 19

Fruit-a-like: Mango

Baby Size: 6-7 inches (think of a half of Subway sub...)

Cravings: food. food makes me hungry. i like cheetos. a lot.

Weight Gained: 6lbs (as of a week ago...we don't own a scale at home)


:)