It's a GIRL!!!!!

We had our level II sonogram Monday and found out it is a GIRL!!!!!  She is perfect, healthy and right on track.  I will post sonogram pictures soon.  We are doing major home renovations and have literally moved out of our house.  We are staying with my mom for a couple of weeks while the work is completed, so I am MIA from a scrapbook standpoint; but I will return shortly!

Miracles

My friend Anna sent me a quote today that I simply love and wanted to share:

"Trust in My timing, rely on My promises, wait for My answers, believe in My miracles, rejoice in My goodness."

Let's Scrap NSD Challenges!!!!

Hey scrappy girls!  Let's Scrap has turned NSD (National Scrapbook Day) into a full long month.  They are having a ton of fabulous challenges with prizes that are sure to get your creative juices flowing!  Head on over and check out all the fun....whether you do one challenge, or all of them..... I promise you'll love this blog site!   Here is the master list of all the challenges.

WeScrap - Favourite Things Crop

What are you planning for NSD?  There is a cool crop with lots of prizes.....check it out over at: the WeScrap Blog

Project Life Tuesday - Week 17

Welcome to Project Life Tuesday 2011! If you are new to my blog, welcome! I hope you will stay awhile. I'm Jessica and I am participating in Project Life, a different way to record our lives by taking one photo a day. This was inspired by the fabulous Becky Higgins who has put together a wonderful kit to make this challenge easier.

This was a really rough week for me.  I was swampped with work and worked everynight until almost 11:30pm.  That left little time for the extra hours of rest my pregnant body has been requiring, or any sort of scrapping.  Needless to say, that also left me very cranky.  This weekend was packed full of stuff we had to do, so I didn't get caught up much there.  Next week I am traveling all week for work, so I am really hoping to get a bit of rest this week.

And finally, my POTW:

Saturday - Here is our crew at the Scrappin Pad.  Shannon, Shannon's mom Debbie, me, Angie, and my mom, Becky!  Aren't we cute in our scrapping attire with no make-up?  LOL, I think so.  We had a great time!

 

Sunday - Me and my mommy on our last day of scrappin!  We got massages and facials and did a lot of laughing!

Monday - My wonderful hubby cleaned out our front walk this weekend while I was away.  He cleared all the leaves from the flower beds and rearranged all of the potted plants for the Spring.  Isn't he sweet?

Tuesday - I knew our front walk area looked good, but I didn't realize until today that the Home Owner's Association came this weekend and sandblasted our front gate and repainted it black.  It was looking pretty bad and desperately need the upgrade.

Wednesday - I am officially 16 weeks pregnant today! This week, our little alien is the size of an avocado. Pregnancy stats: 223.6 lbs. I've noticed that my pants are all a little too tight this week. I think my baby belly is beginning to pooch too much for regular pants, do you think I am starting to show? I am pretty happy that I've managed to control my weight so much. Only 5 lbs gain since I first got pregnant. I'm hoping to keep that stat under control until the thrid trimester. This week was a horribly stressful week at work. I worked until almost 11pm every night this week and have been running on empty.

Thursday - We had our monthly OB doctor's appointment today. Official weight: 224.4lbs. Blood pressure was great, they drew blood as well. I almost always pass out when they draw blood, hence the photo where I'm laying down.  My veins are deep and run, so it is usually a major ordeal.  Most importantly, we FINALLY heard the heartbeat!!!! Strong and fast, it was quite amazing. Juan and I both recorded it on our I-Phones. Since I am 35 years old, my Dr. has recommended a level 2 sonogram for the 20 week check. This one is more in depth and checks everything from measuring sections of the heart to length of the leg bones. I have to go to a specialist and hopefully we will learn the sex of the baby at that appoinment.

Update 5/2/2011!!!!!  OB nurse just called with my blood work results from the neural-tube defect test. This includes things like spina bifida. It was NEGATIVE!!!! Yeah, just one more hurdle we've leaped! I'm sooooo happy that everything continues to be positive and on track!

Friday - Tonight we had tickets to Lisa Lampenelli, comedian, at the Majestic Theater in downtown Dallas.  We decided to do dinner before the show and tried the newly opened Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck in Reunion Tower.  The views are still amazing of the downtown Dallas and the food was good; but not quite worth all the hype and expense.  Lisa was hilarious, although definitely on the more raunchy side.  I was exhausted by the end of the night, but I think Juan desperately needed a night out.

2011 Scrap Your Stash April Update!

I am trying to participate in Denise's "Scrap Your Stash" monthly challenges, over at Lala's World.  I did horrible in March and failed miserably to keep from buying more stash; but I did better in April. 

Here were my total scrap stash spending in April:
$25.98 Paypal - Spellbinders
$28.98 Paypal - Spellbinders
$31.27 Paypal - Spellbinders
$31.98 Paypal - Quickutz set (I bought this the very first day of April before I signed up for the challenge, so I don't think it really counts!)  :)
$42.69 Hancock Fabrics - I really need 36 different sets of rickrack.....LOL
$7.37 Big Lots - Who can resist $1 thickers?
$62.48 Hobby Lobby - seriously EVERYTHING was on sale!

Total: $230.75  That is seriously about 600% better than I did last month.  I think I need to try again in May!

If you need to use your stash and save your cash, join in the challenge for May over at Lala's World!

Project Life Tuesday - Week 16

 
Welcome to Project Life Tuesday 2011! If you are new to my blog, welcome! I hope you will stay awhile. I'm Jessica and I am participating in Project Life, a different way to record our lives by taking one photo a day. This was inspired by the fabulous Becky Higgins who has put together a wonderful kit to make this challenge easier.

Don't worry, I'm not leaving traditional scrapbooking behind. This just gives me the opportunity to focus my scrapbooking on trips and things that are important to me right now and not get all bogged down with every birthday, dinner, and holiday that comes along.

Each Tuesday, I will post my pictures/journaling from the previous week. Project Life Tuesday was created by Jessica Turner over at The Mom Creative and she hosts a linky for readers to link up their pictures. So if you want to join in or want to see others POTW, just click the Project Lift button at the top of this post.
And finally, my POTW:

Saturday - Since Mom and I will be scrapping next weekend for Easter, we had a pre-Easter party. We decorated eggs by drizzling them with crown shavings, made animals out of plastic eggs, and snorkle people! How cute are they? Jakob loved dying Easter eggs! He did a great job, but wanted each one to soak for like 20 minutes. How can a 2 year old have that much patience? I had to fight him to get the egg out and start another one. Silly boy! We also hid plastic eggs for him in the backyard and watched him "hunt" for them. Mom brought him and easter basket that was fuzzy and in the shape of an airplane. He looked adorable carrying it around and filling it with eggs!

Sunday - Juan has been doing his final editing of the Fashion Show from Friday .  Not only did he take great photos of the show, but he editing them very artistically.  The photo on the right is Amber Pickett, the model from P+W, where Juan works.  The model on the left is another model whose outfit I loved! Can you believe these outfits are all made out of building design materials?  Too cool!

Monday - Check out this awesome apron my mom made me!  I told her I needed one that wasn't Christmas since I have been cooking so much.  Isn't this just precious?  I just love it!  THANKS MOM!!!!

Tuesday - Look at the amazing gift I received in the mail today! My awesome blogging friend, Jolanda, from the Netherlands created this for me with our wedding photos.  Isn't she just the sweetest thing?  I absolutely LOVE it.  It is already hanging in our living room!  Thanks Jolanda!!!!  Check out her other amazing creations on her blog at: http://jolandascrapsels.blogspot.com/


Wednesday - Whoops, I forgot to take my picture today!  I am officially 15 weeks pregnant! Stats: 224.5 lbs.  Feeling good!  Sort of a let down that nothing seems to be happening at the moment.  Our next OB appointment isn't until next week.  I guess at this point no news is good news! :)  Our little alien is the size of an apple this week!

Thursday - Mom and I packed up her car and headed to Talequah, OK for a 4 day scrapbook retreat with Angie, Shannon, and Shannon's mom!  We were the first to arrive.  Angie and Shannon had a rough week and were ready to break open some wine.  Shannon pulled out the very high class, boxed wine and proceeded to drink from the spout!  LOL, not really, but the boxed wine cracked me up.

Friday - Another fun day at the Scrappin Pad!  We ran around town and even managed to get a few pages done.  Naps were a must for Angie, Shannon and I!  Aren't my girls super cute!

Project Life Tuesday - Week 15

 
Welcome to Project Life Tuesday 2011! If you are new to my blog, welcome! I hope you will stay awhile. I'm Jessica and I am participating in Project Life, a different way to record our lives by taking one photo a day. This was inspired by the fabulous Becky Higgins who has put together a wonderful kit to make this challenge easier.
Don't worry, I'm not leaving traditional scrapbooking behind. This just gives me the opportunity to focus my scrapbooking on trips and things that are important to me right now and not get all bogged down with every birthday, dinner, and holiday that comes along.
Each Tuesday, I will post my pictures/journaling from the previous week. Project Life Tuesday was created by Jessica Turner over at The Mom Creative and she hosts a linky for readers to link up their pictures. So if you want to join in or want to see others POTW, just click the Project Lift button at the top of this post.
And finally, my POTW:

Saturday - We headed over to the Arboretum to see the Arboretum in Bloom - Tulip Fest; but I was terribly sad that they were all dead and gone!  Instead we wandered through the 7 Storybook Houses currently on display.  This is the first year that P+W didn't participate in this annual design event. 
 
 

Sunday - Brunch with the Navarro's today to celebrate Juan's mother's birthday.  Delicious buffet, but unfortunately I don't remember the name.  It was way north in Frisco.  It was a beautiful day and great time with family.
 

Monday - Tonight was multicultural night at Vanessa's school.  I went to occupy Jakob while she served food in the cafeteria.  He was adorable and just wanted to climb every stair that we saw; even if they were the same ones we just climbed.  This is Vanessa's classroom with a multitude of art projects decorating the walls and ceiling.  How inspiring!

Tuesday - Miriam and I went to see a movie at Studio Movie Grille this evening.  We saw Source Code and although we didn't get to chat much, it was great to see her.  It seems like we never catch up with each other any more.
 

Wednesday - I am 14 weeks pregnant today!  Everything is going great and seems to be on track.  It's just a waiting game.  I'm still tired a lot, but otherwise, I feel fine.  Once in awhile I have round ligament pains, but they don't last for long.  Pregnancy stats: 223.1 lbs.  Our alien is the size of a lemon this week!

Thursday - Yummy, Agua de Mango (Mango Water) from Taco Diner!  Juan was having a difficult day with some Baylor clients so I met him after work for a happy hour of sorts.  He had a beer and I had this delicious beverage while sitting on the patio enjoying the sunshine!

Friday - Juan was asked to photograph the IIDA CRE8 Fashion Show.  This was a much bigger production that last year.  It was on the 47th floor of the Bank of America building in downtown Dallas and even had radio personality Jenna from Kidd Kraddick host it.  P+W had a dress and model in the competition and won the crowd favorite award.  For this fashion show each team (mostly architectural/design firms) must create an entire outfit out of design materials such as carpet samples, tiles, etc.  The outfits were amazing.

My Baby's Heartbeat!!!!

I had my 16 week OB appointment today and we heard our little alien's heartbeat for the first time!!!!!  YIPPPEEE, my dr. said that is a big milestone and everything looks great. 

My Layout was Posted at Scrap Out Stash Challenge - Bring in the Sun!!!!

Check this out!

My layout for the "Bring in the Sun" challenge over at Scrap Our Stash has been posted!  Go over and check it out here!  There is still time to play along!