Telling the news

to Nana and Papa (Heath's parents)

Pawpaw and Mawmaw (Heath's grandparents)

Grandma and Uncle T(my mom and brother)

G-dad and G-mom (my dad and step mom)

Sterling wanted to take a picture of us and he did a fabulous job!

Ok, first of all thank you for all of the sweet comments!! We are so excited! We were trying for this one (we did for Sterling as well) and it took us one try! God is so good!

On Thursday I will be 5 weeks...very early! My due date should be December 3 which would be the full 40 weeks. BUT if I get to go at 37 weeks, like I did with Sterling, (because he was already measuring over 9 lbs and ended up being 9.6 at 37 weeks) which is a strong possibility, then it would be around November 12th or so. So we shall have to wait and see how big this one decides to be!

I feel great so far. Just tired of course! I was not sick with Sterling so I'm crossing my fingers that this pregnancy is just the same, in that aspect anyway! (I don't want to be huge like I was with him!!!) I like to take weekly pictures so I will start that at 7 weeks or so. You guys are going to get a good laugh! :)

Sterling has something to show you...

Big Brother to be!!!

We are pregnant!!

apparently he doesn't know me that well...

...or just doesn't pay attention to what's going on. I'm going with the second answer!

Song- Black Velvet (Hotel California~Eagles) Food- Turkey (WHAT IN THE WORLD?!?!?! Cheese) Color- Pink (Chocolate Brown and pink) Time of day- Noon (5:30 when Heath gets home) Drink- Water with Lemon and splenda from Sonic (straight up Coke. I just drink the water to be healthy) Alcohol- Margarita (margarita's!) Store- JCPenneys (Hobby Lobby or Gap) City- Searcy (Searcy) Candy- Jelly Bellys (jelly bellys or reese's pb cups) Flower- Tulips (tulips) Holiday- Christmas (christmas) Restaurant – Coltons (Colton's)

Stampin' Up

Last week I was able to attend my very first (and second because I had two to go to in the same week!) Stampin' Up party! Little background...

I like to scrapbook.

I also like to make cards. However, I have only made a few and only make them for when I need them.

I am not very good and don't have all the tools/stamps/ink/everything that you need to make good cards. But I improvise!

Before I show you the cards I made at the parties I will show you some of mine that I have made...

I enjoy it, but am definitely no pro!

Here are the ones from the parties!

This is actually a book mark. It has magnets on the inside so you can slip it over the page you are reading...really cute!

the symplistic mind of a 3 year old

Sterling gave me some flowers the other day! they were alive in his mind and we needed to put them in some water!

Good ol Harding days

1. Do you remember your campus mail box number? Yeah right! I was doing good to remember it then!

2. What was your favorite class? my nursing classes, anatomy and physiology

3. Did you ever get dormed? What for? no, but probably should have been at some point! (those darn curfews!)

4. After leaving HU, how long before you got your first letter asking for donations? HA that's funny...um a few years I think?

5. Were you ever caught making out at the soccer fields? no way, we were much more discrete than that! haha

6. What was your favorite meal in the cafeteria? not very many...pizza and I always made me a salad with cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese...yummy!

7. Were you in a Social Club? Ko Jo Kai (Kojies)

8. Did you ever sneak out after curfew or have others sneak in? actually yes, only like three times though...girls of course! :) 9. Which dorm were you in? Kendell...blah

10. Do you still have your notes from class? surprisingly yes...nursing notes

11. Did you ever get in trouble for clothes you wore? no

12. Is there a song that makes you remember a time at HU? any Gary Allen song because Heath and I had just started dating when we went to Super Bull in LR and we got his autograph and watched him in concert there.

13. What did you major in? Nursing

14. Did you have a nickname? Laney-poo

15. What are some of your fondest memories? Spring Sing, club induction week, watching club sports, meeting sooo many wonderful people, most of the time Chapel, just living in the dorm...so fun, making so many lasting friendships, dating...there's so many!

16. What's one of the things you'd like to erase from your mind? I wish I could go back and give myself the confidence I have now! Not worry so much about what everyone else thought of me.

17. Who was your roommate? Hayley and Bekah

18. Circle of friends, all around social butterfly, or loner? pretty much circle of friends

19. Most memorable chapel? 9-11-2001...so sad

20. Did you ever have a crush that you never shared or pursued? oh yeah, lots of them!

21. Did you play intramural sports? that's a joke!

22. Did you have a job? I worked at the hospital full time and Colton's Steakhouse part time(had been there since high school)

23. Is there someone you've lost touch with and wish you could find? there are a few I can think of 24. Is there someone you didn't know well then, but now have grown close to? no not really

25. How did it make you better? What life lessons did you learn? going to a private college makes you become very disciplined and responsible person. (curfews are the devil!!!) I learned that I just really wanted to be married and have a family and that is what I did! :)

What do all of these pictures have in common?

fall mums

tulips

some kind of lily

fall blooming clematis

can't remember!

Easter lilies

Little boys in spring play clothes

They all tell me that spring is just around the corner!! (can ya tell that it's my favorite season!!) Almost time to get my garden ready...I'm so excited! Hey, it's the little things! :)

Introducing the newest member of our family...

If you don't have one...get one!! It's worth the wait, but good luck finding where to get it! (talking about the Wii Fit) I just happen to get ours from our new Target and it was the last one in the back. They all say as soon they stick it on the shelves they are gone. I don't doubt it one bit! Well worth the money spent! So if you need me, I'll be in my living room exercising! :)

house party

Some friends of ours from church, Sherry, went on vacation and we watched their sweet kids for an entire week! It was fun to see what it was like to have 4 kids...pretty exhausting but if my kids are as good as they are, it will be a sinch!

**Edited to add: no we DO NOT plan on having 4 kids, unless the Lord sees differently!**

Anyway, Sterling had a blast with "the kids" as he likes to call them! Here is where they spent some/most of their time....

on the Wii!

Then we made brownies one night and were having some fun...

Sterling was so worn out from playing chase, hide-n-go seek, and just constantly going all week, that he fell asleep like this on one of the last nights they were here!! Maybe they need to stay here more often! haha

We had fun with our 4 kids for the week, but are glad to be back into our own routine! But I will say, these were some of the best behaved kids you will ever meet!