PREGNANCY - *37 weeks with baby #2*

(this update's a little late... but better than never right?!) How far along: 37 weeks -- FULL TERM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gender: BOY! Total weight gain so far: 38lbs Feeling: Like labor could happen at any time now. I've had severe "nesting" this last week, I finished his nursery (well... we still need curtains, but that's it!!), as well as cleaned like every other room...

What's In My Hospital Bag... for baby #2

My hospital bag this time around is much lighter than the first time! If you want a more in depth breakdown of what exactly is in my bag, and why... keep reading! For Mom: Nursing bras, light-weight robe, comfortable tank tops for nursing, and comfortable pants. All things comfortable. I also went out and bought some bigger sized boy short undies, for the supersized pads you wear at...

PREGNANCY - 36 weeks with baby #2

How far along: 36 weeks  Gender: BOY! Total weight gain so far: 38lbs Feeling: I feel like the end of this pregnancy is really, really creeping up on me! I can't believe I'm only 1 week away from full term (WHAT?!!). Movement: Little man LOVES to stretch his bum out one way, and shove his little feet out way on the other side of my belly... and this one...

Pregnancy #2 Favorites

I always enjoy reading about other mom's favorites and must haves for pregnancy. It gives me good ideas, and sometimes I think, "YUP! That's my must have too!" So I decided to put together the things I couldn't live without for pregnancy #2. I cannot sing the praises of coconut oil enough!!! I use coconut oil and a few drops of rosehip oil every day on my belly, thighs, butt, and boobs...

PREGNANCY - 34 weeks with baby #2

How far along: 34 weeks  Baby's name: starts with a J ;) Gender: BOY! Total weight gain so far: 35 lbs Feeling: I feel great! I feel like my belly isn't quite as big this time around, but when I compare photos from this same point in pregnancy with Gavin, it's about the same size! With Gavin, my belly got massive at about 38 weeks and continued to get even more...

PREGNANCY- 32 weeks with baby #2

How far along: 32 weeks... ONLY 8 WEEKS TO GO!?!?! Baby's name: starts with a J ;) Gender: BOY! Total weight gain so far: 34.6 lbs Feeling: I feel exhausted! But at the same time it's like I have supermom powers, because I want to be doing as much as possible with Gavin while I can! I think it's really hitting me that A: winter is coming and we will be stuck inside for...

All About Pregnancy #2

Well, I'm at 31 weeks in this pregnancy. It's been so fun comparing this pregnancy to my pregnancy with Gavin. I absolutely LOVE being pregnant, it's such an amazing, miraculous, crazy 9 month journey... So I decided to put together a fun post all about this pregnancy... so far! So, here you go: 1. How Did You Find Out: It was early for me to be taking a test, but I had like 50 of...

PREGNANCY- 30 weeks with baby #2

How far along: 30 weeks Baby's name: starts with a J ;) Gender: BOY Total weight gain so far: 30lbs. I'm gaining almost the exact same weight I did with Gavin! I gained exactly 40 lbs with Gavin, so I'm curious to see what it is this time around! Cravings: SWEETS!!!...and still cauliflower... for the last like 6 weeks I've been doing so good on not craving sweets. All of...

PREGNANCY- 29 weeks with baby #2

This pregnancy update is late... oops! And the bump picture is pretty pathetic this week, I know. It's the best I had since I haven't taken my official "bump" picture. hashtag slacker. p.s. the leggings are from Motherhood Maternity, and could quite possibly be my favorite maternity clothing purchase yet. They literally feel like I'm wearing no pants... which is freaking AWESOME!... since...

PREGNANCY - 28 weeks with baby #2

How far along: 28 weeks! HELLO 3RD TRIMESTER!!!!! Baby's name: starts with a J ;) Gender: BOY Cravings: broccoli & cauliflower... steamed or roasted. I kind of want to eat this with every meal lately... Best moment this week: Nothing out of the ordinary- just enjoying the fall weather, trips to the orchard, and all things FALL! Trying to make sure I soak up all my time...

PREGNANCY - 25 weeks with baby #2

How far along: 25 weeks Baby's name: starts with a J ;) Gender: BOY Best moment this week: We had Gavin's birthday party last weekend - which was so fun! He was crabby for about the first half of it... "it's my party and I'll cry if I want to" seemed to be his theme song for the day! Oh well, he can get away with that for a little while yet. ;) It was still a super...

PREGNANCY - 24 weeks with baby #2

How far along: 24 weeks Baby's name: We finally decided on a name! BUT... we're keeping it a secret until he's born :) Hint, it starts with a "J". Gender: BOY Best moment this week: Working on the nursery! I love being able to watch the room slowly come together! It's also a huge plus to be done with the painting and onto the fun stuff like picking furniture and decor!! Cravings:...

Gavin's 2nd Birthday

My little boy is turning 2 in a couple days... (enter sappy mom post...) I honestly can't believe my sweet baby boy is 2 years old. I can remember the day he was born like it happened yesterday. Everything about it. Everything from (finally) being in labor, the delivery, and then that awesome, miraculous moment I first laid eyes on him and snuggled him on my chest. Heavenly. I...

DIY Giant Magnetic Chalkboard

I have been DYING to do this project! I've seen so many cool, BIG chalkboards. Some people have them painted right onto their walls, which I considered doing, but our walls are pretty textured, and I didn't want to sand them down, because, well then that's a non-textured, chalkboard chunk of wall forever... unless you repaint, retexture... and you get the picture. I wanted a giant...

Baby J's Nursery Sneak Peak

Well first and foremost, our baby boy #2 finally has a name!!  It took us awhile to decide on a boys name, we had a couple that we kept going back and forth between. Then we finally had the right combination of first & middle name- and it was like BAM- that's his name! So we knew!  We've decided to keep it a secret until he's born, which is what we did with Gavin also. BUT, it...

PREGNANCY - 23 weeks with baby #2

How far along: 23 weeks Baby's name: We finally decided on a name! BUT... we're keeping it a secret until he's born :) Gender: BOY Best moment this week: I finished a project I've been dying to do........ that I'll be sharing a tutorial post for soon!!!... It's a giant, 3'x5' magnetic chalkboard in our playroom! I didn't have a tutorial to follow, since I had entirely my own idea on...

DIY Barnwood Towel Hanger

Comin at ya with a super easy, and cheap DIY project! I have about 1,000,004 little, crafty, decor projects I want to do in this house... and this was one of them! We didn't have any sort of hand towel hanger in our bathroom, which was not going to work for me.  I couldn't stand leaving our hand towel in a bunched up pile on our countertop any longer!!!  So today, I finally took...