Baby Bird - 13 Weeks

HaPpY HaLLoWeEn!  Due to Hurricane Sandy, we've had no power for a few days and there have been some huge trees and power lines down.  We're very thankful to have our power restored and hope everyone is staying safe.

On a different note, this Monday marked 13 weeks!  In some ways it's flying by but other days I feel like it's been longer.  I'm sure I'll regret saying this in another 27 weeks:)

On to our 13 week picture...

How far along? 13 Weeks

Total weight gain: 5 lbs. 

Maternity clothes? No but I can see them coming soon...no more skinny jeans for me

Stretch marks? none yet…hopefully it stays that way!

Sleep: Good for the most part

Best moment this week: Very thankful for power to be restored after the Hurricane 

Miss Anything? Deli sandwiches

Movement: Not that I can feel yet hopefully soon

Food cravings: Nothing this week so far...although 100 Grand candy bars are yummmmy

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not in the past few days

Gender: Don’t know yet…we find out Dec. 19th

Labor Signs: Nope.

Symptoms: Some lower back pain, permanent heartburn

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy...puppy is settling in and life is somewhat less crazy this week 

Looking forward to: Shopping for some new clothes

Hope everyone has a great Halloween! 

Baby Bird - 12 Weeks

Good Morning!  This post is a little late, as we just got a new puppy.  Calling me crazy?  Me too!  She's very sweet but super nuts energetic!!! 

She has kept me very busy the past few days!  We're so happy that we adopted her because I think she'll be a great little friend for the baby. 

Anyway, on to the 12 week update...Here is my take the picture right now because the puppy is squirming and the chalkboard is falling picture...

My chalkboard for the week...

This isn't a great picture of it, I really need to hang up the chalkboard but for now it will do.

How far along? 12 Weeks

Total weight gain: Between 3-5 lbs. 

Maternity clothes? No but I can see them coming soon...hello leggings

Stretch marks? none yet…hopefully it stays that way!

Sleep: Super tired…hmmm a certain puppy might have to do something with this

Best moment this week: Our 12 week sonogram...so cool to see the baby's arms and legs moving 

Miss Anything? My jeans seem to be tighter this week so I'd have to say I'm missing my jeans being comfortable

Movement: Not that I can feel…but we saw a lot on the ultrasound

Food cravings: I've been wanting a cheeseburger pretty much every day...not just any cheeseburger but a Five Guys cheeseburger...I've only had one but it was gooood...my hubby is very happy with this because burgers are his favorite food...mine not so much...so weird

Anything making you queasy or sick: I've been feeling a little queasy in the mornings...hoping that goes away as we hit the second trimester

Gender: Don’t know yet…we should know by Christmas!! Can’t wait to know! Prediction: Girl

Labor Signs: Nope.

Symptoms: Heartburn...how I loathe thee

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy...but feeling a little overwhelmed this week by our new addition

Looking forward to: Shopping for some new clothes

Hope you have a great week...off to do some puppy training!

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Baby Bird - 11 Weeks

Hello There!

It's been quite a while since I've posted and things have been quite busy around here at The Bird's Nest.  We just bought our first home and we're expecting our first baby in May!  From now on there will be a mix of diy home projects and super cute chalkboard updates about Baby Bird.  I love the idea of using a chalkboard to track the baby bump progress :)  I first found the chalkboard on Little Baby Garvin (so many cute ideas!) and of course all over Pinterest...so thank you for the inspiration!

To start, this is what my hubby came home to about 5 weeks ago:

and of course this:

He was super excited and we were both very surprised!  Fast forward about five weeks and this is the latest chalkboard update at 11 weeks:

I love my chalkboard!  Every Monday, I'll be another week along so another chalkboard update! :)  Now for some other updates...

How far along? 11 Weeks

Total weight gain: Not sure…finding out tomorrow at drs. Apt.

Maternity clothes? Nope

Stretch marks? none yet…hopefully it stays that way!

Sleep: Super tired…I’m lucky if I stay awake past 8…I’ve been in my pajamas since 5:45 most nights! J

Best moment this week: I can’t wait for my appt tomorrow, hopefully we can hear the heartbeat

Miss Anything? Sushi and sleeping through the night without having to get up to go to the bathroom every few hours!

Movement: Not that I can feel…we’ll see on the ultrasound on Monday J

Food cravings: Not yet…although a few days ago I was eating chips and salsa like I’d never have access them again!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Mustard – even thinking about it…thankfully I’ve had no morning sickness at all…just a little queasy if I don’t eat after I wake up

Gender: Don’t know yet…we should know by Christmas!! Can’t wait to know! Prediction: Girl

Labor Signs: Nope.

Symptoms: Worst heartburn of my life! Super tired…hoping to get my energy back soon

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy & excited…moody at times though…only when I’m hungryJ

Looking forward to: Drs. Appt tomorrow and ultrasound Monday!

That's all for now.  Off to do some organizing at the new house! Hope to see you check back soon for more updates!  Thanks for reading!

*Linking up to Serenity Now's Weekend Bloggy Reading*

Bachelorette Party Welcome Baskets

My sister's bachelorette party was this weekend and beforehand I wanted to do a little something to make our girls weekend start off extra special.  Here's what I came up with:

I made the labels and simply taped them on after peeling off the store labels - super easy and made them super cute and personalized.  Here's what the bachelorette welcome baskets included:

* Two personalized water bottles

*Chapstick

*Tissues

*Orbit gum

*Oatmeal breakfast squares

*Ghiradelli chocolate squares

*Nail file

The baskets were from the dollar spot in Target and there were a variety of colors and styles.  I think these came out so cute and you can definitely add other little things such as little bottles of wine, granola bars, nail polish, hair ponytails...etc!  Super cute and relatively inexpensive...hope this inspires you to make your own welcome baskets for all occasions!! Leaving you with some pictures of this past weekend's bachelorette festivities...

{Bridesmaid Teresa, Bride to be - Kristen, Me}

{Me, Bridesmaid Kelli}

{Kelli, Briana, Teresa, Me, Kristen - ending the night!}

More pics of my sister's bridal shower will be coming soon! 

Boy it's been a while!

Hello Friends!

I know it's been a while since I've posted, but exciting news here! I finally got another teaching job :) For those of you who haven't read earlier posts, I used to teach Kindergarten and the classroom was eliminated, therefore, eliminating me boo. As a result of that, I've become a stay at home wife and mom to my kitty :)

All that has changed and I'm now teaching 4th grade, covering a maternity leave. Yay!

I will definitely be posting more soon and have a ton of diy projects just waiting on my camera to be blogged about :)

Picture Walk: No Sew Rosette Pillow

Hello everyone!  This is a quickie picture walk for a no-sew rosette pillow! To begin:

{Measure for pillow size, leaving at least 1 inch on all sides}

{Turn inside out}

{Liquid Unique Stitch: aka no sew}

{Apply 1/2 inch in from cut side, repeat on 2 more sides}

{Insert pillow form and fold up the opening, apply unique stitch glue}

{Seal opening all the way}

{Cut stripes of fabric, about 1 inch wide}

{wrap around finger to create rosette, this may take a few times to get the "rose" look}

{create more rosettes...}

{arrange in your letter or design of choice}

{arrange rosettes on pillow}

{apply unique stitch glue to back of rosettes, insert small pin to hold middle in place}

{admire your no-sew rosette pillow!}

Hope you can create your own no-sew pillows using this picture walk to help!!

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Woohoo: Versatile Blogger Award!

So I was super excited to get the Versatile Blogger Award from Nifty Thrifty Things! 

Now to pass along the award & follow the rules I have to answer a few questions :)

Thank the person who awarded you & link them back in your post.

Thank you sooo much Nifty Thrifty Things!!! I'm so excited that you included me in your list!

Tell everyone 7 random facts about yourself.

1. I have a twin sister, but people would never know we were even sisters

2. I'm fairly new to blogging and I love it, at times I really should set a time limit as to how long I'm reading the blogs I love... who needs to do laundry right?!

  

3. I always add an extra “R” in survey when I’m typing…as in survery…

4. Some of the nicknames between the hubby and I came from an Orbit commercial

5. I love the movie "Elf" and I will watch it any season, any time

6. Our cat, Annabelle, is our little fur baby who acts like a real person and occasionally does ninja moves on our sliding glass doors. 

7. My mom met my hubby and my sister's fiance on the same day (it all started with a football) a while before we all started dating

Pass the award on to 15 bloggers.

Here are  15 amazing (and some new to me) bloggers! 

1. Serenity Now: A Mommy's Solution to Staying Sane

2. Domestic Fashionista

3. Dear Lillie

4. House of Smiths

5. I heart Naptime

6. Alison's Wonder Scraporium

7. Planner Perfect Meals

8. Ten June

9. Just Cook Already

10. Life with Sprinkles on Top

11. Two Story Cottage

12. Home Matters

13. Faith's Place

14. Honey We're Home

15. Stilettos and Diapers

Contact each bloggers and let them know you've passed the award on to them, & let the "giver" know you accept the award.

Notifying now :)

Have a great day!