Baby Shower

At the beginning of August my sister, Heather and my mom came up to participate in my baby shower.  My good friend, Mary volunteered to put on the event for me.  It was FABULOUS!! Everyone was so generous and it was so much fun to see all the cute things for my little girl.  I have waited a long time to have my own baby shower and it certainly didn't disappoint! :)

 

My friend Bobi made this cake.  Isn't it FABULOUS!!!

I have the BEST friends! :)

 

It was even Zebra striped on the inside!! :)

 

 

I (well Cambri really) made out like a bandit! :)

 

Left to right: My Mom, Sis-in-law Deidra, Mom-in-law Shawna

 

 

Left to right: Mary, Desi, and my sis Heather

 

FOOD!!!!!

 

 

 

It truly was a FUN day and so very much appreciated!! :)

 

 

Projects for the Little One

For the first time in a long time I used this summer as a true break from school! I didn't do one thing school related! Instead I kept myself occupied by preparing for my baby girl's arrival. I sewed and crafted until I was sewed and crafted out!! Here are some pics of my creations.

This was a onsie I found at a farmer's market

 and HAD to have it! :)

 

Of course I had to give it a little "style" :)

This is an all-in-one on-the-go changing pad I made.

I was actually pretty proud of myself for this one. 

It holds the diapers and wipes and has plastic on one side for changing.

 

 

This is what it looks like all folded up.

 

This is an up close pic of a cotton car seat cover I made to use

next summer.  My baby is so spoiled she gets a cover for every season! :)

 

This is the back of the cover.

 

This is the front.


                                        

 

This is a taz bib that I found at the same farmer's market as the onsie.

My husband likes Taz and Looney Tunes so I thought his

daughter could sport this. :)

 

This is another little onsie that I found and dressed up.

I CAN'T WAIT to see it on her! :)

 

Sorry this is sideways, but this is my diaper bag.

It is the diaper bag of MY DREAMS!! I LOVE it!!

Although it is proving to be a bit smaller than I had hoped.

Oh well, it's still DANG cute! :)

 

This is another car seat cover I made. 

It has these ADORABLE owls on the  front and

purple fleece on the back.  Nice and cozy for the winter!

 

Here is a close up of the flannel owls and the handles.

 

And yet ANOTHER car seat cover. I know, I know I'm spoiling her

already, but I just can't help myself!! :) This one is flannel on both sides.

Perfect for the "transition" seasons up here of fall and spring.

 

This was my own creation.  My husband and I both have leather seats

in our vehicles and we're pretty particular about it (ESPECIALLY the hubby!)

We always put a blanket down under carseats to prevent the leather from dimpling

and protect it from all the things kids throw and spill in a car.

This is a blanket that will cover the back and bottom of the seat.

The ribbons tie onto the headrests to hold it in place.  I hope it works! :)

 

This is a soft book I made for when she gets older. :)

 

I also made a nursing cover, a couple picture frames and some binkie clips.  I have IMMENSLY enjoyed my summer getting ready for my little girl to arrive.  Now the time is getting VERY close and I CAN'T WAIT to see her!! :)

 

 

 

My little one in 3D

When I went in for my 3D ultrasound they only printed off one picture for me and put the rest on a jump drive.  Unfortunately, the pictres didn't save right and came out as brown blobs!! But here is the one pic I did get of my cutie! :)

I think she has Rusty's cheeks. What do you think?

Baby Bump

I haven't been very good about taking pics of my GROWING bump, but here are the few I have taken.

 

16 weeks

This is when I first started "showing"

 

27 weeks

 

29 weeks

This is such a cute sized bump :)

 

36 weeks

Don't you just LOVE my slippers! ;)

 

A close up at 36 weeks

This size bump is just HUGE!! :)

 

I am now currently 37 weeks! WAHOOOOO!!! I will post some more pics probably around 38 or 40 weeks! Hopefully by 40 weeks I have pics of my beautiful baby to post! Fingers crossed!! :)

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

That's what MY little GIRL is made of!!

Yesterday, I had my 20 week ultrasound and not only did I get to see my precious little one now that she looks like a baby and not a jelly bean, but we also found that the baby is a she!!

This really came as a complete shock to me and most of my family, along with the in-laws.  We all figured it was a boy.  This assumption was partly due to the fact that Rusty's sister has 2 boys and Rusty's brother had 3 boys before he had a girl.  So boys just seem to run in the family, especially for the first born.  But we broke the mold and we couldn't be happier about it!! Rusty said he had a gut feeling it was girl even though he wanted a boy, but he doesn't seem to be too disappointed that it's a girl.  I think this little one is going to have her Daddy wrapped around her finger faster than you can blink!

We also discovered yesterday that this little girl is a WIGGLE WORM!!! They had me go to the bathroom 3 different times, so that the baby would move and the tech could see what needed seeing.  When it came time to take picutres my little bean was a bit bashful! First, she had her hands in front of her face, then she had her foot up there!!! Little stinker!! But we did manage to get a few good shots of her.  Here they are:

Here is my precious baby girl. 

Isn't that a good profile? :)

Here's a close up of the little munchkin.

My flexible little monkey!!

Can you see how she has folded herself in half and is staring at her foot?

So that is our exciting news!! After going through all of the heartbreak of waiting seeing my precious angel has filled my heart and humbled my soul.  I feel so very honored to be her mother.  I can't wait to see my baby girl!! I love her so much already!!!! :)

Baby FINALLY on board!

It has been a long journey to parenthood, but it looks like we are FINALLY on our way!! Here's the story:

Never in my life have I had a "regular" cycle, so getting preggers has been tough.  So for the last year I decided to just try and loose weight and then worry about the baby thing.  Over the course of that year I lost 30pounds.  Then, a miracle happened, for two months in a row I had the SAME cycle length!!! Wahoooooo!!  Because of this Rusty and I knew that pregnancy was a possibility, but experience has taught us not to get our hopes up.  On January 28th I decided to take a preg test just to make sure because I wanted to do some heavy lifting that day.  Much to my shock and surprise it came out POSITIVE!!!!!! Wanting to do it right this time I came up with a "cute" way to tell Rusty.  This is how I told him:

Rusty bought this onsie off of ebay when we very first starting

trying for a baby almost 3 1/2 years ago.

After that I made an appointment to see my doctor because given my history I wanted to get a quick jump on things.  My appointment rolled around a week later and at this point I wasn't sure if I was 5 or 6 weeks along (because of my cycle length).  I told the doctor that my progesterone (the hormone that keeps you pregnant in the first trimester) had been low in the past so I was a little worried about it.  He casually dismissed me and didn't run ANY labs!! I know, CRAZY right?!  He did however do an ultrasound at which he measured me as being 6 weeks along.  Unfortunately, he couldn't find a heartbeat.  I was DEVESTATED!! The doctor then proceeded to tell me to come back in a week, but not to expect anything because he didn't see a viable pregnancy and so I should go home and wait to misscarry!! What a jerk!!

After LOTS of tears and conversations with people I love I decided to get a second opinion.  I cancelled my appointment with Dr. Jerkface and made one with a FEMALE infertility specialist.  While waiting for this next apoointment to arrive a week later I found myself beginning to experience "morning sickness" (or all day sickness in my case).  The thought then occurred to me, "Why would I be getting sick, if I was loosing this baby?"  This was reassuring, but at the same time I have trained myself not to get my hopes up. 

Finally the day of my appointment rolled around.  We went into the ultrasound first (this time with an actual ultrasound tech that knows what she is doing!).  She first did an abdominal and couldn't find anything, so she had me go to the bathroom and come back for a vaginal ultrasound.  In the meantime, Rusty appraised her of our situation and what the previous doctor had told us.  About 2 seconds into the ultrasound she found a HEARTBEAT!!! YAY!!!!!!! We then all agreed that the previous doctor was in fact a jerk! It turns out that when he measured me I was really only 5 weeks along (which you shouldn't be able to see a heartbeat at 5 weeks), but he measured me wrong, and falsely diagnosed my baby as dead! Here's our little peanut at 6 weeks with a strong heat rate of 114:

Can you see my little jelly bean baby? :)

I then saw the doctor and they ran SEVERAL different labs on me that are standard proceedure and also ran my progesterone for my sanity.  It turns out I was right! My progesterone was low, so now I am on a progesterone supplement.  They have been so good to me at my new doctor's office, allowing me to come in as often as I want to check on my little peanut and have been so good about calling me and wanting me to call them so that we are all in the loop.  Man, I wish I had switched doctors ages ago!! I am so glad that Rusty and I followed the prompting to switch doctors because our little doodle bug might not still be here if we hadn't. 

I am now just over 9 weeks along and still sicker than a dog! But I just keep telling myself that it will all be worth it in the end!  I just had another ultrasound between 8 and 9 weeks and the doodle bug is growing nicely and now has a heart rate of 185!

The baby is on the left hand side and the dark spot is his/her brain.

Just below that on the left you can see a little arm starting to form.

Pretty exciting!! :)

It has been a long and stressful journey, but so far it looks as if I will be able to deliver a healthy little Tuckett around October 7th!! The Lord has kept his promise to us that we will be parents.  It's been a long journey, but one I wouldn't trade for anything!!! :)

Showing Rusty the Ocean

For Christmas we were able to go to Arizona to spend time with my family.  It was HEAVEN!! We were able to spend a WHOLE week there, which was EXACTLY what the doctor ordered ;)

Growing up in Yuma, we frequently took day trips over to San Diego, played in the ocean and did some shopping.  So it never occured to me that some people have NEVER seen the ocean!! Well, my hubby WAS one of those.  The last time he saw the ocean, he was 9 months old and his family went to the beach in Oregon.  Being so close to the ocean in Yuma, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to show Rusty the Ocean.

These are some pics from our adventures in San Diego.

The Shore. Rusty was so funny, he was pressing his foot in the sand and it would turn a lighter color then he would lift his foot, all the water would ruch back and the sand would look like jello.  He had never seen this before and was quite mesmorized. It was awesome :)

Me and my honey at the ocean.  Yes, we are BOTH wearing cowboy boots and jeans.

We are SO from Idaho :) Gotta love it!!

I have ALWAYS wanted to write my and my sweetheart's names in the sand, but I've never had another name to write.  Now I do and I couldn't think of a more perfect name attached to a better man! :)

Me and my littlest sister Dee :)

Me, Dee, and my other sister Kate.

Unfortunately, we were missing one sister, Heather. She had to work :(

Kate and her fiance Bradley.

It was fun to get to know him better.

Can't wait to make him a permanent member of the fam!

After the beach, what did we do? SHOPPING of course!! :)  So we went into the mall, which had a Walmart in it! Crazy right?! Well it gets CRAZIER!! This Walmart was two-story and had an ESCALATOR in it!!!!! NUTS! I felt like a major country girl and HAD to take a pic! :)

There is an up and down escalator, but the crazy part is in the middle.

In between the "people" escalators is a CART ESCALATOR!!

 How AWESOME is that?!