Baby Shower With Friends!

This past weekend, Jenn, Terra and Amanda threw me a baby shower. it was the so cute, and all of the decor matched baby Harlow's room. Terra brought a diaper cake and amanda picked out all the place mats that had Baby Hafen written on them and matching candle favors, and jenn turned into martha stewart and made cute polka dot cupcakes and decorated sugar cookies. sooo cute! I'm so glad everyone got together, its not often i get to see all of my friends together. as we get older our lives get busier and harder to coordinate times to see each other, especially with some of us not living in town anymore. I LOVE MY FRIENDS! YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING! i really enjoyed myself and had a blast. thank you, thank you, thank you! now everyone brush up on your baby skills cause next time we'll have a party at my house to welcome baby hafen. LOVE YOU!

Sam, Amanda, me, Terra and Jenn

Andrea, Ali, me and Meridith

eek, look at my chubby face!

the whole group

Place mats and cookies

Table all set up, soo cute!

Jenn, Terra and Sam

Jenn's cupcakes and cookies

Terra's diaper cake :)

of course, cheer picture just like the old days

ack! :(

Andrea, Ali, me and Mer

Ali got her a cute leotard, cant wait until shes prancing around in that!

Mer really liked the cupcakes :)

yum!

Remember this mirror from Pottery Barn that I LOVED? well for $699 it will never hang in my bedroom. but....

I found 2 of these this weekend at Home Goods! I love them even more than the Pottery Barn version, and they were MUCH cheaper. I cant wait to see them hanging side by side above my dresser.

Valentines Day this year was a bust. Pete won tickets to see the All-Star NBA game in Arlington Texas through his work. The owners of the company he works for took him and like 3 other guys to the game, put them up in hotels and paid for the flights and treated them to a great weekend. He was only suppose to be away from Wednesday to Saturday for a Managers meeting in Utah but turned out to be even longer. He did send me flowers while he was away though. So I made him his favorite cupcakes. Funfetti cupcakes with Funfetti frosting. I am attempting one more project for him but that one turned into a flop. I'll attempt a redo in a few days.

While Pete was away I had some time to get crafty. I saw this idea on a website and now I cant remember what site it was from. Loved that it was green so it kind of goes along with St. Patricks Day. it was an easy turn around from the Valentines Day one I had done earlier.

At Joann's i found sheets of Moss that i used to cover a cardboard "H" that i also found at Joanns.

I cant believe i forgot about the weekly pregnancy update this week, i think i'll just combine the 2 in the next one. i'm too lazy right now.

ANOTHER BLOG OF MANY TITLES

NEW CAR UPDATE:
the new car that pete "surprised" me with is starting to grow on me a little. it does drive smoothly, it looks nice, gas is great, and all the gadgets in it are pretty cool. not to say that i wouldnt have been just as happy with a 2010 Camry (especially because of the price difference). but whatever, pete makes car decisions, i make decorating decisions. he hasnt argued or put up a fight about anything i have wanted to do to the house or the baby's room. but next time we buy a car, i will definitely be going with him.

Lexus ES350

(not in love with the wood accents but what can you do?)

GARAGE REDO:

This Sunday, super bowl sunday to be exact, pete decided that he was going to prime and paint the garage. who am i to argue? i like a painted finished room more than anyone i know. it was his idea too, you would think that after painting the same bathroom twice in less than a week he would have no desire to want to paint anything any time soon. but the garage is his room, he can do what he wants with it. i think he's just excited for the big tool box he ordered. i dont think he realized how big of a project it really was. he also wants to epoxy the floor but i dont think that will happen for awhile after this. While Pete was priming and painting, i organized our shelves and made a give-away pile. so not only are our walls finished but things are put away in their proper place now. wow!

BEFORE

BEFORE

with one wall already primed

BEFORE

wall already primed

AFTER
the color is Glidden's Wood Smoke

AFTER

Pete ran out of primer so the ceiling will have to be finished at a later date. maybe whenever he gets around to putting epoxy on the floor (i dont see that happening any time soon).




BABY BEDDING:

last weekend we were able to finally put the baby bedding in the crib, her room is now complete!

BABY BASSINET:

pete also got around to putting together the baby's bassinet together this weekend. it is sooo cute! Thank you Grandma Lori!

NEW CAR

I sent my husband out on a mission to buy a car, i couldn't go with him to help pick it out because i had to work. but we talked long and hard about what kind of car we wanted and a budget we wanted to stick with.

HA!

so when we last talked we had settled on getting a 2010 Toyota Camry. a good reliable gas friendly car. and not to mention it was a price i didn't cringe at.

WHAT DOES HE COME HOME WITH?

definitely NOT a Camry or any Toyota at all. He came home with a Lexus ES350. first of all, thats not the kind of car we discussed or by far the price range we discussed. he thought he would just surprise me with it when he got home. WHAT IS IT WITH BOYS AND THEIR TOYS? let me just state that this is exactly what happened last time we bought a car. He went out to look at older used SUV's and he came home with the Yukon on 24's decked out with navigation, tinted windows, sunroof, etc. My husband is a salesman for a living but what he doesn't realize is that he got SOLD. how do you go to a dealership with your final decision you and your wife have discussed and come home with something so completely different? i would just like to state that i have LEARNED MY LESSON. never send your husband out alone to buy a car. it only took me two tries to learn this but... lesson learned. At least there isn't a third dirt bike somewhere in the garage too. it wouldn't surprise me if there was and he was just too scared to tell me about it now...

ask me again in about 3 weeks how i feel about the car. i may have softened a little by then. it is a NICE car, nicer than a Camry for sure. i'm just a little shocked.

32 Week Update

I'm a slacker, i haven't gotten around to this in awhile only because facebook gave my new laptop a virus and geek squad is currently holding it hostage. don't believe them when they say they will return it within 24 hours. liars!

32 WEEK UPDATE:

- this weekend we are taking a birthing class. usually i wouldn't go out of my way to take a class for anything i didn't need to BUT i get really anxious in new situations and when i don't know what to expect. better to have somewhat of a game plan then stressing myself out when there are other things i should be paying attention to.

- we had a baby shower last weekend. thank you to everyone who came.

- the baby's room now has the crib and bedding set up. clothes and diapers organized.

- everything else is pretty much the same

- more people have commented recently that they are starting to see the growth of my belly change more often. don't know if that's a good thing or not :/

- the baby is about 16.7 inches long from head to heel.

- she had toenails, fingernails and probably some hair (if shes anything like me)

- she weighs about 3.75 lbs according to babycenter.com

- only 50 more days to go!

Baby Shower with Family

This Sunday my family had a baby shower for me. We went to Sal's because I have been craving mexican food on a weekly basis. It was good to see everyone all together. Its rare that we all see each other outside of Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Years. Thank you to everyone who came.

While we were all at the baby shower, Pete went golfing with his brother and some friends. So as soon as he got home I put him to work unloading the car and taking everything upstairs to her room. We got to put the baby bedding in her crib (finally). I'ts so cute! And of course the first thing Pete had to play with was the Baby Monitor that he registered for. It was the only thing he REALLY wanted on the registry. Not my choice, it was 100% his.

My mom and Pete's mom

Cake

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING AND FOR THE WONDERFUL GIFTS!

ON A SIDE NOTE:

This morning it became offical. We sold the GMC Yukon. No more 24's, navigation, blacked out windows and tail lights. It was a rappers dream car. (or my husbands small glimpses of his youth). If you see it driving around Fresno, dont honk and wave, its not me anymore :( so as of 10 a.m. this morning I am carless. As we speak the Husband is out wheeling and dealing to get me a newer and better ride. We didnt need to sell the Yukon but it would just be smarter to have a smaller car payment and gas payment each month with a baby coming. What money we save we will be able to put towards a savings account. Which makes me, the worry rat, feel much better about our future and unforeseen emergencies. Not to mention, by selling the Yukon it could potentially enable us to have a car without a car payment. No who doesnt think that sounds nice? Hopefully by later this afternoon I'll have a car to get me to work twice a day, otherwise you might see a 32 Week pregnant lady riding a bike down Shepherd. wish us luck!

Bathroom Redo x2

Remember my oops in the bathroom? Pete painted the whole bathroom the color i told him to. when he was done i realized that i hated it. it turned out to be more blue than gray. but since Pete is so great (and he secretly agreed with me about the color being gross) he REpainted the bathroom (after i did all the taping). yea! i should have just gone with my first choice of color. this time we painted it the darker shade of gray that i second guessed myself on. now I LOVE IT!

BEFORE

BEFORE

BEFORE

BETTER AFTER! YEA!!!!

AFTER

AFTER

AFTER

AFTER

AFTER

Now all this bathroom needs is maybe some curtains and i'm thinking of adding a touch of bright yellow. but who knows....

oh yea, and please excuse the gross basic builders light fixture. hopefully that will be changed out for something nicer soon.

next up. the master bedroom. sometime in the near future it will get put together. i hope.

31 Week Update:

- i have gained 22 lbs! can you believe that!? 22 pounds!! holy cow!
- my bellybutton is *thisclosetopopping*
- i cant get my wedding ring off unless i'm freezing cold
- with that said, i'm HOT all the time!
- my back still aches all the time
- now my hips have been feeling pretty sore too.
- i cant for the life of me do the splits anymore. thats terrible for a gymnast!
- and remember how i said i can still hit a great handstand... not so much anymore, it takes me a couple of trys to find my center of balance. sad.
- the baby is over 16 inches long from head to heel
- and she weighs close to 4 lbs. (which makes it hard to believe i've gained 22 lbs, maybe donuts for breakfast need to stop)
-and she moves ALL the time.
- only 59 days to go.
- yeah for a baby shower this sudnay with the family!

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on a side note:
i have been extremly emotional. during the first few months i was pregnant i found out i was really emotional then too. you know that SPCA commercial that shows all the abused, battered and starving animals asking you to donate money? i had to either change the channel or hide my face under the covers, i could never bare to watch it. i would cry!

it has gotten much worse, but most times if i immediately think of something else it goes away. but today i read an online story about a mom who has had multiple miscarrages and even the birth and death of a baby in the same day. there were pictures too... i didnt just cry as i read her story, i bawled my eyes out. i had to stop mid story to grab tissues. I'M A MESS! how some women deal with such traumatic events and still come out strong in the end is beyond me. that is a kind of strength i dont think i would have. they are amazing women!

kitchen update & bathroom oops!

so one day i came home to see my favorite kitchen mat in the middle of the living room... with a hole chewed through it. who can guess who done it? yea, Buddha. that kitchen mat was the inspiration for my kitchen decor, i loved it. i wanted to decorate the kitchen to match. i was bummed he destroyed it. but thats what he does when it rains, he gets into trouble. pent up energy i guess.

but last week Pete and i had been talking about getting a large area rug for underneath our kitchen table because in the winter i never want to sit at the table because the tile floor is SO cold. we stopped in home depot one night and guess what! they had a 5x8 area rug in the same pattern as my little kitchen mat! NO WAY! oh the little things that make me happy!

it came in today and i was so excited to put it under the table. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

now we need to get curtains in the same family of colors, any ideas on what style would look good with those windows?

and now here's my OOPS!

i wanted to paint our guest bathroom upstairs. its already decorated a dark grey, black, and white. i picked out a couple of paint chips from home depot, came home and decided on the lighter shade of grey (pebble grey). that was my first OOPS, not that i knew it yet. (I SUGGEST YOU ALWAYS GET PAINT SAMPLES FIRST AND PAINT IT ON YOUR WALL BEFORE DOING THE WHOLE ROOM, AND DONT MAKE A DECISION UNTIL THE PAINT SAMPLE HAS DRIED!!) i went with the lighter shade because i thought the darker one would make the room appear smaller.

on sunday pete painted the bathroom. when he was done i went in to inspect it... our bathroom is a baby blue, dolphiny grey color... why me? i HATED IT!

so this morning, we went and got paint SAMPLES and i slapped some on the walls. and of course the darker shade of grey that i should have gone with was a better match. but i knew that if i asked pete to repaint it he would be MMMAAADDDD! so to help my case, today i spent a good hour taping off the bathroom so that he couldnt complain about having to do it too much. hopefully it gets done soon.

in these pictures, the walls dont look baby blue, dolphiny grey but they really are, even pete will admit it.

YUCK!

the color on the right is going to make it on the walls sometime soon (i think) and this time it will be the right shade of grey (fingers crossed).

the chosen color (on the right) is Granite Grey. what do you think? or should i go darker?

i guess i could still change my mind, we havent bought any paint yet, just the samples. so what do you think? the one on the left or the right?