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sweet song

this is one of the sweetest songs i’ve heard in a while and wanted to share!  enjoy! i’m adding this to my birthing playlist.

no baby yet, just random very mild contractions…

35 weeks

Actually, I will be 36 weeks this Thursday…time has stood still and gone by so fast at the same time for me.  Sometimes, I still can’t believe I am having a baby.  It really is the most amazing, surreal thing I’ve ever done. 

I have made some crafty stuff and when I find my camera, I will take pictures. Promise.  Most projects are baby related because that’s all I seem to think about!  That, and we live in a small apartment, so the baby won’t have a nursery, it’ll have a nook in our bedroom that I want to spruce up.  I’ll share all that soon.

Just checking in letting you know I’m doing great and will have a baby to share before I know it!  The Dr. checked the baby’s positioning yesterday and it’s ready….but am I? 

mother's day....

I hope everyone had an amazing Mother's Day! My first MD went well! My niece Mia suprised me with a beautiful bouquet of daisies, my brother Zeke gave me a huge sunflower he grew, and I got lots of hugs and kisses from my Grammy and Husband!  

I wasn't feeling all that great Sunday, we are moving and I think anxiety is getting the best of me.  I spent the day with the Husband and that made me feel 100% better.  He has really come to know how to ease my crazy mind, and I appreciate that more than I hink he will ever know. 

Lately I have been really "cup half full" which isn't in my character, but I am loving the newfound appreciation for the little things that this "little bean" has given me. 

My Husband set up a corner of our new apartment for my craftiness, so I hope to be sharing pictures soon!! I am hoping the inspiration bug bites me soon!

baby book pages

So here are some of my favorite pages from the baby book I managed to whip out.  I kept it very simple in comparison to other pages I normally make.  I used patterned paper, ribbon, and cardstock only.  All images were created with my Cricut Expression and my friend Kelli's "Create A Critter" cartridge.  If you don't have it, seriously, get it!! It is too stinking cute!!  I tried to stay gender neutral, but I think my eyes are drawn to brighter, and more masculine colors, so I figure that doesn't matter cuz once the pages are covered with baby pictures no one will notice!  All the paper and ribbon was purchased at ScrapbookLand at one point or another.  This isn't all the book, I've made about 36 pages and need a bathtime, beach, grandparents, and a great grandma pages and I will officially be done with Baby Villa's first scrapbook! I haven't added any titles either, but have post-it notes on the pages for working titles or pictures to remember to take.  Wow! That was a ramble! Hope you like what I came up with!

This will be the title page I think I'm going to have it say "just hatched" with a newborn piture of the baby and all the birth details (name, weight, birth date...)

These are some of my favorite characters and pages

(this doggy looks like one of mine)

(no, the baby isn't japanese, i just miss sushi and can't wait to have some, and this panda was too cute not to cut, right?  I hand tore all the sushi)

(lil' stinker)

(this will be a family tree layout with all of our immediate family on the tree and them holding the baby on the opposite side)

Here's some more cute characters:

I think by the time I'm done with the book, I will have cut out all the items on the cartridge!  Hope you enjoyed!! I can't wait to start taking pictures of this baby! I'm almost at my half point, 17 weeks today, and so far, thank God, everything is good!

on being happy…

I’ve neglected my little piece of cyber space for so long! I feel so bad, and I’m sorry.  I haven’t been very inspired lately and well it all has to do with BEING PREGNANT!!!

Ahhhh! It feels so good to say!  I’m pregnant, and I knew it wouldn’t be a piece o’ cake, but man, I didn’t expect it to kick my ass so hard!!! The “morning” sickness has been more like an all day sickness, some days I can have a whole apple and water, and others I’m lucky if I even have any water at all!!  So needless to say, I haven’t been very crafty in between barfing and sleeping. 

I’m at around 11 weeks now, and (knock on wood) I think Baby and I have reached a truce and I am slowly starting to feel better.  I hope so.

So I will be back soon (again, knock on wood) with lots of crafty craftiness that I am dreaming up!!

xoxo,

lizi

so busy…

There’s been a lot going on at my end,  the store has been inundated  with boxes from CHA, so I have not had much time to create.  That part of my job really does suck, you know seeing all the cute, new stuff and not being able to play!!

My hubby and I did go away for Valentine’s Day, we spent 4 whole days in Angeles Crest and had SO much fun!!! Can’t wait to scrap these!

  Love my little family.