Decking The Halls (Part 1)

"It's the most wonderful time of the year!" And no wonder, who doesn't like to decorate, shop, wrap presents, bake and sit by a warm fire with hot chocolate in hand?! This year I am a little bit more Suzy homemaker than normal. Maybe it's the new house and extra space or maybe my creative juices (a.k.a. hormones) are flowing, but all of our decorations are up! This year I even decided to make my own wreath. Here's how it went (sorry for all of the pictures that follow, but it was the only way to illustrate the process).

Started with a plain wreath on sale from Hobby Lobby $12.50

Added various accessories (also on sale) for $25

Pine cones

 

Silver picks

Silver flowers

Maroon Hydrangeas

And smaller maroon garnish

A repurposed sign from an old gift that had fallen apart

Added a few finishing touches (ribbon and ornament balls)

And... Tada! (All for under $40)

Then I moved on to the Christmas Tree!

The Stockings!

And finally, our miniature tree (which Dusty thinks is his)

What about you guys? Are you in the Christmas spirit yet? How are you decking your halls this year? Stay tuned for some more holiday hoopla (trying not to overload you with the longest post ever!). I just love this time of the year!

20 Weeks! (At last)

After letting the whole world know first, I can finally blog about our 20 week appointment.

The big reveal was quite delayed. The majority of people according to various polls had predicted a baby girl. If you remember my previous blog post, I actually assumed the opposite of the majority would be true. And low and behold, IT's A BOY! Baby boy was bashful and after 20 minutes of trying to get him to spread his legs for a peek, he finally gave us the goods for only a split second! Our tech was 100 percent certain he was all boy. Everything looked normal. He weighed in at 11 ounces, 11 inches and had a heart rate of 158 beats per minute. Mom and Dad are soo excited to be having a son! An added plus, the Carr name will not end with Chris either, pretty exciting for his family.

Meanwhile, here is my progress:

•Overall weight gain=5 lbs. Not too bad for 20 weeks, but still a little shocking.
•Blood pressure 110 over 77.
•Next appointment in 4weeks, Monday, December 20th.