20 Week Ultrasound

We went to our 20 week appointment today. The doctor recorded our ultra sound with baby Mazie! She was moving around a lot and moving her mouth too. The doctor said she was in the most awkward position for him to measure her spine and head. So he started stabbing my belly with the ultrasound gadget. It was pretty funny watching her on the flat screen tv he had (by the way, it was HUGE) She was bouncing all over the place. I was laughing so hard, I yelled EARTHQUAKE! Poor Mazie, hopefully she did not have a headache, but she did cooperate for the doc and he said she looks great. And we got to see her little heart. So precious. It made me smile for the rest of the day. I love her so much already. I can't wait to meet her and I know Jeremy is as excited as I am.

We love you Mazie!

Love,

Kristin

Baby Shower...So many ideas...

I have so many idea's for a baby shower in Cali with friends and family. But I think I have narrowed it down to pastel colors and flowers. I told Jeremy how I want to decorate Mazie's little corner and he said "ok, but I get to decorate when we have a boy". Oh no... hahaha! My plan this weekend is to start my baby shower invites for Cali and Utah family and friends. I am so excited to get them mailed out :) Hopefully my doctor is ok with me boarding a flight to Cali when I'm 30 weeks pregnant. That's 10 more weeks away! :) Now the hard part, forking up the cash to buy the plane ticket. Ugh...

Love,

Kristin

It's a..............................................

 We are having a baby girl! We are so excited to finally tell all of our friends and family. It was so hard to keep it a secret for 3 weeks. I really give parents props for not knowing what they are having until the baby is born. My mom and dad did that with my sister and I. CRAZY! We were so anxious.

So after Jeremy's graduation. We brought everyone back to give them the surprise. All of Jeremy's family and our friends were asking if we knew the gender yet and we kept saying no.....

So when we finally got home, we had the patio decorated in blue balloons. We stopped everyone at the driveway and told them we knew the gender and everyone got so happy, excited and mad that we lied! hahaha! We did not lie, we fibbed a little. So we took everyone to the porch where the blue balloons hung and everyone said "Oh it's a boy"! So we gathered everyone in the living room. Jeremy had rigged a little contraption up the night before. I have been working on a banner for the surprise, so Jeremy set the banner up and covered it with balloons tied to fish wire. Jeremy's mom said to me "Why am I not surprised that it's a boy". I laughed! Just so everyone knows the history behind the Hawley's, Joan and Rick had 6 boys. There has not been a Hawley girl yet. Until now! Jeremy said to his mom and dad "Well here it is" and he pulled the strings revealing the "IT'S A GIRL" banner. Everyone screamed!

It was a fun day! We all cried from the excitement! The most touching part was when we revealed the name.

Jeremy and I video tapped the whole thing. I will try to figure out how to get it on the computer and then my blog.

After all the congrats! We headed out to Cheesecake Factory to celebrate Jeremy's graduation and our friend Amber's 26th birthday! She is 2 weeks pregnant before me with a girl too! I wish we would have gotten a picture together. She is so tiny but she has a belly bump already! She is so cute!

We had a great day spent with family and friends!

Love,

Kristin

Jeremy's Graduation!

Congrats to Jeremy Hawley! I am so proud of him! He has worked his butt off studying and doing clinicals for the past 8 months. He deserves this!

I love you Jeremy and congrats!

Love,

Kristin

Sooooo Sleepy...

These past few weeks have been draining. I am just so tired. By the time I get home from work, we eat dinner and watch a little t.v., by 6:30 or 7:00 I am already passed out. I always seem to wake up around 9 or 10 and then I can't go back to sleep untill 11 or 12. Drives me crazy. I thought the 2nd trimester was supposed to bring back your energy. Not happening so far :(

Well anyways, Jeremy's family are coming to Utah to see Jeremy graduate from Paramedic school. We are sooooooo excited to see them all. It will be a short visit but really fun!

Jeremy graduates tomorrow morning and we are all so proud of him. I just can't believe he is already done!

I will post photo's soon of his graduation and our family/Easter weekend.

Happy Easter to Everyone!!!!!

Love,

Kristin

Spring Time.... Is that you?

18 Weeks Pregnant!

Alot of people are telling me I look so small, which is really nice, but I feel HUGE! hahaha!

I haven't been eating as much as I was in the 1st trimester, but I still crave food all the time. After my paronia scare on Tuesday, the baby has been kicking away and kicking hard. It is so awesome! And just last night, I was reading my chapter in "What to expect when expecting" and there was a page on "Why is my baby making movements for a few days and then the movements stop". Ugh! I wish I would have read this part before I freaked out. Makes me feel so much better.

Today at work, they were giving free 20 minute massages. They brought in professional massage therapists. I have never had a massage before so I decided to get one. It was the most relaxing 20 minutes. The massage was so nice! I can't wait to get another one when I get the pregnancy back aches.

You know it's Spring time when......

Your dog sits outside all day and does not want to come back inside the house.

Loney loves the Spring time as much as we do. We are just hoping the weather stays nice and no more snow.

Loney's favorite spot

Love,

Kristin

FREE SHIPPING!

Not only am I having a HUGE SALE in my shop, but now I am offering FREE SHIPPING!

Click on any 3 photo's to be directed to my shop.

Start shopping now! Happy Friday!

Love,

Kristin

Basket Case? Correct!

HAHA! So I went to the doctor yesterday morning to hear the babies heartbeat as an emergency appointment. I am so glad they got me in right when I got their. The doctor could tell I was really nervous and he told me the baby just changed positions and that is why I could not feel it. He told me he was surprised I was feeling the baby as soon as 16 weeks. He said usually heavy movement is not felt until up to 24 weeks. So after I heard the babies heart rate at 145, and he said it sounded GREAT. I left the office and went back to work. All my friends at work are so sweet. They asked if everything was ok and if the baby was doing fine. It's nice to have a team of work buddies who are like family and care about you and vice versa. So by the time I got home and started to rest on the couch, Jeremy came home with a huge Jalapeno Cheeseburger for me and the baby. I ate almost all of it. About 15 minutes later, the baby was kicking like crazy!!!! Moving all over my belly, Jeremy was so excited to feel the baby and said that was the most he has felt he or she move. I thank God for keeping my baby safe and putting my mind at ease.

Love,

Kristin

Basket Case...It's Normal, Right?

I think I have reached that point of Paranoia! Last night I woke up at 2 in the morning and did not go back to sleep until 3:30. I just layed in bed on my back staring at the ceiling and pushing on my belly waiting for the baby to kick back. But I felt nothing. I have been feeling the baby move since about 16 weeks here and there. At 17 weeks, the baby was moving a lot. But for the past 2 days, I have not felt much movement. That is why I woke up this morning in a panic trying to get the baby to move. It is driving me crazy. I love being pregnant but I hate the worried feeling I have every second. I feel like I can't pay attention to my husband, to work or to life. All I think about is the babies safety. My doctor was right, I am going to be a basket case....

For some of my family and friends that do not know, I had a miscarriage last July and it was pretty hard, not just on me, but on Jeremy too. We were so excited and then I lost the baby at around 6 to 8 weeks. I was lucky to have support from friends and family, but I feel like this Paranoia feeling will not go away until my next doctors appointment and then the appointment after that... I was really surprised to read and hear that several women go through miscarriages each year. I just really did not think I would be one of them. I feel for women who go through this or even worse. I called my nurse this morning and left a message. I get to anxious and I hope they will just tell me to drink a lemonade to get the baby going. I am just always praying that my pregnancy will go great this time around. I know God has a plan for us and for our new baby.

Love,

Kristin

P.S. All my pregnant friends who read this or any friends or family who have been pregnant before, email me your thoughts and what you are going through or what you remember from your pregnancy. The support is always great and we can all help each other :)

Snow Fall in the Spring Time...

Woke up Saturday morning to snow fall....then woke up Sunday morning to more snow fall...again?

The sun is now out and the clouds are diminishing which is a good thing. The grass is really green and the purple and yellow flowers in the field by our house are so colorful, I love it. I am so excited for Spring, I just wish it would get a little warmer.

My 17 weeks have come and gone!

Here are some photo's I took yesterday while the snow fell. I just love the wooden fence that seperates the field from our yard, it's very rustic and country with the barbed wire attached.

Love,

Kristin

Violet Bella

Check out this post from my friend Laura of Violet Bella.

She is such an amazing artist and a has such a great heart. She recently created this banner because she has someone who has been copying her work. I would be so sad if someone stole my creative ideas, so I feel for her. I love the way Laura puts her frustrations with someone and turns it into art. That is what God wants you to do. Go check out her blog by clicking the banner. You will be in for a treat!

Also, check out her etsy shop. She has the most amazing clothes, jewelry and photography.

http://www.violetbella.etsy.com/

I have received some great items from her. My favorite purchases on etsy. Below, I have added some photo's of her amazing pinafore and tunic dress that I bought awhile ago. I love them!

Also, I am planning on purchasing a photo from her photo shop for the babies room, well I should say babies corner since he or she will not have their own room yet :( I have always been in love with this photo of her's because I feel it expresses who I am and what I love. And feeling my baby kick day by day, I feel he or she will absolutley relate to the photo. I will post it soon once I purchase it.

Okay, one more thing! I have been working on a little baby art project that I am so excited to share. But..... It's not quite done yet. I have so many idea's. I can't wait!

Love,

Kristin

I'm ADDICTED!

Yes.. Yes.. I am addicted to food more then ever. That is nothing new since being pregnant. My cravings lately have been:

* Honey Bunches of Oats

* Strawberry Lemonade

* Del Taco Hard Tacos

They all taste so yummy. But this is not something I am addicted too. Since 15 weeks pregnant, I have been feeling the flutters of our baby and now that I am 17 weeks pregnant, I am starting to feel the kicks. I am completely and utterly obsessed, addicted and in love with feeling the kicking of our baby!!! I never knew this feeling could be so amazing. When I am at work during the day, all I think about is going home and seeing my husband of course! But I love to lay down on my back to rest from the day and put my hands on the lower part of my belly and just wait. Sometimes I will wait 5 minutes, sometimes I will wait for about an hour till I feel a movement. It's so hard for me to wake up in the morning because I just want to lay in bed and feel the movement of our baby. It is so exciting, and it makes me feel very connected to him or her.

Love,

Kristin

Yesterday.. Seems so far away..

Sunday morning we woke up to about 3 inches of snow on the ground. What happened to SPRING!!!!

It snowed on and off all day and the snow was blizzard like and it was freezing outside

Then Monday came around and the weather was in the high 40's and felt nice. The grass was green as if it never snowed. Utah weather is so unpredictable, but very exciting.

I also wanted to take the time to say goodbye to my Uncle Jack. My Uncle Jack is my mom's oldest sister's husband. He has been battling cancer for the past 2 months and was given till June to be his last days. He was going through chemo and on Sunday the 3rd he was submitted into the hospital. My mom contacted me today to let me know that he had passed away this morning. I felt sad. Even though my Uncle lives back east and I did not get to see him alot, he was still a special person. I am happy to know he is no longer in pain and is now spending eternity with Jesus. He was a great father to his 5 kids and they will always remember him for this reason. I am happy he was with his wife and family when he past.

I will miss him and I know we will see eachother again in heaven. He is now watching over his children and family and that puts a smile on my face. He will be missed and always loved.

Love,

Kristin

16 Weeks & Growing...

I am 16 weeks pregnant and the hunger feeling has gone away. Don't get me wrong, I am still hungrey, but I don't eat everything in sight like i was doing for the past 2 months! My stomach doesn't growl every hour for food. For awhile there I thought this baby was Godzilla. Constantly wanting me to feed it!

Love Kristin