craft day monday

Today was supposed to be a trip to IKEA but when I woke up feeling gross

with a sore throat and stuff Norah and I decided to do crafts.

Norah worked on painting a cupcake


While I worked on making some clipboards for my school friends for a little graduation present.
At the hospital clipboards are a great asset to have when caring for patients.

I just bought plain clipboards from Office Depot

and made them beautiful!
Then tonight Norah and I played an intense game of bowling
Wii style.
{I had a good game!}


Now I am waiting for Joe to get back with some Icees
{our favorite late night treat and perfect for a scratchy throat!}

Have a good week!

Week 23

The Week

23 weeks and growing
still in pre-pregnancy clothes but probably not for much longer

The Name
...sorry to say there is still no progress on the name...
we don't even talk about it at all.
I think for now we are stuck

Cravings
Pepsi.
I am a coke person, not a huge fan of Pepsi. Pregnancy is weird.

Symptoms
feeling pretty good really.

What Norah is saying
Okay...so Joe works for amazon.com and from his work we get
a Britax {an expensive carseat}So we were at Babys R Us checking out the different brands in person deciding
which one we are going to buy at Amazon.
{we always shop for things in stores then go home and buy them on amazon,
does anyone else do that???}
So Norah sees us looking at new carseats and she says...
{in a little bit of a screaming voice}

"WHAT...why does the baby get a new carseat??
What is WRONG with the orange one I used???"

ha...it was pretty hilarious but she was really upset.
We then explained to her that nothing is wrong with hers but someone is buying us a new one.
Yes it was hilarious...
but disturbing because this was the first in many times she will think life is not fair when compared to her sister.

Prayers for the little one
Continually and long waiting prayer for her little heart that she will come to know the Lord and live her life for Him alone.

Things I want to Buy
this diaper bag from Pottery Barn kids

what a difference a month makes

it is crazy how my life has changed in the last few months. As of January 1st I no longer work at the bakery. My mom decided to downsize her business and so with me graduating it made sense to not work there anymore. Well I immediately worked in my role transition for school 12 hour shifts for 5 weeks!! This was a crazy schedule but I loved every minute of it. In the midst of that I had my last 2 HUGE nursing exams which I am happy to say I passed. Now I am DONE. Role transition is finished and I do not have one more test to take before graduating. I only have two more weeks before I am a:

{The pinning ceremony is Friday March 16th!!}

Life now is totally different. I find myself looking around the house wondering what I need to be studying and working on. Yes...I know I still have the national board NCLEX test to take and I will study for that, but as far as the hoops that I had to jump through for school...there are no more!!

Norah and I get to hang out all the time. We shop, play, go to the zoo, cook, and have fun. It is so nice to get to hang out with her all day long. We also get to do a lot of training. We are currently going through a parenting class at church called Growing Kids God's Way. If you have a 3 year old or older, I highly recommend the class. It is so great to learn how to raise our kids with a Biblical theory as well as provide practical ways in which to raise our kids.

I do plan on getting a job as a nurse...not sure if that will happen before our little girl comes or not, but in the mean time I will enjoy this time I have. I also look forward to summer so we can hang out by the pool:)

Week 22

THE WEEK
22 weeks.

THE NAME
we have a short list but nothing we can both whole heartedly agree on...suggestions anyone???

CRAVINGS
Bananas and I really want to go to a Fish Fry on a Friday night.
The things you crave are soooo weird, I do not think I have ever eaten fish at a fish fry before.

SYMPTOMS
Heartburn.generalized aches and pains.
DO NOT hear me complaining though...it is worth all the pain!
What a Joy and Blessing to get to be carrying this little girl.

WHAT NORAH IS SAYING
The name she wants to use this week is:
SAMANTHA JOSEPHINE.
Dodo {aka Grandpa Boyers} placed that name in her mind.
Silly DODO.

PRAYERS/PRAISES
Okay...it's about to get real up in here.
All day yesterday I felt weird. I could not explain it any other way to Joe.
I just felt as though something wasn't right.
Well I got in bed early last night and realized my stomach felt really soft.
I could not feel the uterus resting on my belly button {where it belongs}
I got scared.
I realized I could not remember the last time I had felt the baby.
I told Joe I was going to give her one hour to wake up before we were going to the dr.

I started trying to wake her up.
Played music, walked around, ate sugary food.
45 minutes later I finally got ONE BIG KICK!
The best feeling in the world.
I do not take the movement I feel from her for granted.
It is wonderful to get kicked and punched by your little baby everyday!!

So today...we praise the Lord.
Thanking Him for being in control and being GOOD always.
Even in the hard times.

Week 21

THE WEEK

it is the 21st week!

THE GENDER/NAME

still a girl..so we think, ha.
The name list has become a little longer but nothing we both LOVE yet.

CRAVINGS

chinese food-yum.
I see a trip to Oriental Wok in my near future.
{I hope}

SYMPTOMS

horrible horrible tailbone/back aches.
it hurts to walk.sit.and lie down.
it is still awesome.
i have tried tylenol, sitting on pillows, and ice.
if anyone has any other ideas please let me know...i am desperate.
{and so is joe}

WHAT NORAH IS SAYING

She has been talking about all the things she has to teach the little baby.
Teach her how to behave during couch time.
Teach her how to make her bed.
Teach her how to write letters.
We went to the zoo today,
{oh yes...zoo in February, it was wonderful}
and NC said she has to teach the baby how to get in and out of the stroller correctly.
{she is going to be the best big sister}

PRAYERS

I pray for the girls relationship.
SISTERS
I have been thinking about the bickering and tattle-tailing that will ensue in our house.
I am already praying for patience and wisdom to deal with those fights.
Awww...it breaks my heart to think about how mean girls can be
...not to mention how mean sisters can be to one another.
I pray for Jesus...lots of LOVE in our house.

Halfway there!

The Week

20 Weeks
It feels like sooo much longer because I found out when I was just 3 weeks pregnant.
Looking forward to the next 20 weeks.

Gender/Name

Still in shock it is a girl.
I am so excited to say, "my daughters" and "the girls"
We have said these phrases is conversations throughout the week...I like the sound of it.
As far as a name...
We are clueless at this point.
{Will keep you posted as things progress though.}

Cravings

hmmm...not a lot of cravings again this week.
I do eat a lot of sweet things.
I went one year without eating sweet things.
ie. cake, cookies, soda, ice cream.
{Well I think I have eaten enough of those things this week to make up for that year.}

Symptoms

Tailbone pain is back...(haha no pun intended, i am a nerd)
I was thinking earlier this week that I was happy it wasn't bothering me
Then on Thursday and Friday...it like cracks everytime I take a step.
ewwww

What Norah is saying

hmmm...nothing really sticks out but I think it is taking some time to get used to the fact that the baby is indeed a girl and what it means to have a little sister.
I think she is processing it all.

Prayers

This week Joe and I have talked a lot about what it means to have 2 girls
and the challenges that holds.
One may be talkative, the other shy.
One may be competitive one may not.
Their talents and hopes will be different.
We are constantly redirecting our hope and trust in the Lord
because the thought of 2 girls really freaks us out if we think about it.

Other

I am unofficially almost done with school.
The load has lightened immensely and I have a lot more time now.
I hope to get to spend tons of time with Norah.
I also hope to get Norah's new room construction underway
as well as transform Norah's room back into a nursery.
Ideas to come soon!

p.s.
She must know I am typing this because she is kicking as I am writing this post:)

Week 19-The Reveal

The Week

19 weeks!!

Gender
It's a GIRL!!
I have to say...we are shocked. Both of US.
I was absolutely convinced it was a boy...I would have bet our life savings on it.
Everything seems different about this pregnancy so I just thought.."cool it's a boy."
We had a gender reveal party last night with our family
...only 2 people wore pink, the 2 grandmas!
Everyone else wore blue...we all thought it was a boy.
Anyway..I could go on and on about how surprised we are but we are THRILLED to have a girl!
I am practical...
I love that I have 6 full bins of girl clothes waiting to be worn again in the basement!
Name
Wow...now we have to think of girl names
We were only thinking of boy.ha


Cravings
hmmm...not really jonesing for anything right this minute.
I am sure that will change.

Symptoms
The tailbone has stopped hurting as much..answered prayer.

But...my jeans are officially starting to get a bit tight.

What Norah is Saying
Norah just wants to talk about the baby.
She sits down for lunch and says, "okay mom...lets talk about the baby."
She was also brainstorming names yesterday...
she came up with all names of kids in her class, Curious George, and Clifford.

Today with Daddy she came up with all the things she could see...
"plate, cup, flowers, and spoon."

So we are thinking Ella Spoon McVicker...kidding

oh...to be a child! Love her.

Prayers and Praises
HUGE...huge...huge prayer is that everything in the ultrasound looked great.
There was 2 cute hands, 2 little feet, a little heart with all 4 chambers, 2 kidneys, an intact spinal cord {which Norah called the teeth}...and a cute baby nose.

We are excited to meet her!

chao for now.