Updates on things that happened during end of pregnancy, might be too much detail so read at your own risk.

I have decided to write just a few things that have happened leading up to the delivery of Rayne, some of them are kind of probably too much information but it might be of some importance some day or to someone. I know how many times I googled gross sounding things throughout pregnancy because I wondered if it was leading to something or if it was something I should take notice of. So if this isn't to any importance to me later or to Rayne later than hopefully it will help out someone who just needs to know that it's normal...anyways here goes!


Thursday 5/3/12 Dr's apt. I was dilated to half a finger tip, had a thick mucus plug still and I don't think he mentioned her position, other than she was head down.

Thursday 5/10/12 Dr's apt. Dilated to 2 CM, 70% effaced and her head was at a 1. He said that I was doing great with no problems the whole time! All the tests have come back with good news and I have only ever swollen around my feet just slightly a few times.

Thursday 5/17/12 Dr's apt. Dilated to almost a 4, 70% effaced still and head still at a 1. He said it could be any day now and that I should try to not shoot for Friday or Saturday because he was going to be gone camping with his son. He said that it looked like everything was going to go very smoothly considering how things were progressing and that it should be an easy pregnancy.

That night I felt some cramping, which was normal, it would always get worse when I was about to go to bed. I went to the bathroom and saw a slightly bloody thing in there so I kind of freaked out and asked my mom to look at it haha she said it was most likely the mucus plug so I thought it would start with the labor pains and everything, but nothing happened after that at all. I have been losing the mucus plug a bit at a time I think, but it was never that color it was always a greenish...gross ...

Sunday 5/20/12 I went with my mom to see the solar eclipse and get something to eat as we were coming home I felt my abs tightening, I had been feeling this for months so it wasn't a big deal, but it seemed tighter than normal. I had always thought it was Rayne kicking around or like pushing her shins against my stomach, which now seems really dumb those were obviously my muscles, not hers! So I probably just started realizing that those muscles were mine a week or so before this. It wouldn't stop and lasted probably like 2 minutes and happened at least every hour for about 2 or 3 hours. I guess they were braxton hicks contractions because they didn't hurt, they were just uncomfortable because it felt like you were doing crunches while doing whatever you were doing at the same time.

I think that is all that has stood out really, I have an appointment today and he said he would strip the membrane so it might happen very soon.

Growing Rayne

Here we are, 39 weeks on Wednesday only 1 week to go...unless you come sooner, which is what i'm guessing. This time really has gone by so fast, but I know that I will always remember the little things that happened while you were in my belly. I will remind you of a few of these things too, like when daddy would kiss my belly and talk to you. Mostly all we said to you while you were in there was "when are you coming out?" and a lot of "Hey, baby Rayne"
We really can't wait to see you though and everyone I know can't wait either. Everyone is having dreams about what they think you will look like. I know you will be our perfect little Rayne and we will love you so much!

I have been having some tightening in my abs, probably just Braxton Hicks contractions...but it makes me think i'm so close! I'm really nervous and just unsure of what to expect in this whole situation, but we've made it this far and I know it will all be worth it.

I guess I just wanted to make this post so that you knew I was thinking about you all the time. I am already proud of you for being so strong and growing so perfectly. It's really incredible to create something and have everything work together with your body to grow a perfect little child.

We love you Rayne and we can't wait to see you. 

Here are a few pictures of how much you've grown ...31 weeks & 36 weeks

To: Rayne Annabella Roberts

You are now 26 weeks along, it's going by so fast. You are the size of a head of lettuce according to the internet and that's about how big my belly has gotten. You have been kicking like crazy this week and we can even see it sometimes. Last week you got to hear your daddy playing his guitar in a few shows, and I hope it wasn't too loud for you. I think I could tell what music you liked and which you didn't like by the way you kicked in there, but when the robots guide to living played you seemed to like it :) 

I am getting ready to take a trip to California this weekend so you will experience flying for the first time, please don't make me have to pee a lot, I hate using those tiny bathrooms. 

We are also going down to California for your baby shower in a couple of weeks, so get ready for lots of people you don't know yet talking to you and rubbing my belly. 

We are really excited to see how you are growing and love hearing your heartbeat at every doctor's appointment. 

Love, Your little family

Don't forget to smile...

I have had a strange month, a lot of ups and downs. There is one thing that I know, I am growing ...I am becoming who I will be forever, and I'm pretty excited about it. I have learned one thing through this month that will always be true, you should never go a day without smiling.

I am one lucky girl to have a man who, even after a day when nothing goes right, can make me laugh and for even a brief moment make everything blissful and beautiful. I love this man so!

Smiling is important, more important than taking your vitamins and exercisng daily,even if it's just a simple smile when you randomly see something you enjoy looking at and know you will one day have.

I know I don't laugh as much as I used to, but I hope I will be able to get back to that, having fun without even trying....

<3 Lisha

Life improvements....

I am finally figuring out who I want to be and what I picture my life as.

I need to start getting there. So I deceided to make a quick list of some things that will help me get there.

6 goals to reach by October 7th...

Wish me luck, and share any of your own goals with me so we can help motivate each other!

Oh, and P.S. I have lost about 3 pounds since cutting out soda! YAY!!

<3 Lish

challenges...

John, in a round about way,  has challenged me to stop drinking soda. At first I was like I'm not addicted to soda, I just like it so what's the harm?

But the more I think about it the more I wonder, would it be better if I stopped. If it was better for me than why wouldn't I try it?!
So I'm going to try it. It is going to be my little experiment...I'm even going to weigh myself and see if that changes because of taking out soda.


So I am going to be counting on these .....










As of now I have pretty dry skin, my hands are always dry and I hate it, so we will see if that is going to change during this process.

If anyone wants to join me and share our progress and results let me know!


& now I leave you with a song...this is the song for the day, at least for me.



<3 lisha

massages!

Who doesn't love massages, and who would want a free one!!? ....I know I do. Join me in trying to get one clickey click below!

Click>>>>>>>>>Check out this link to enter to win a free massage!!






<3

P.s. I'm going to start trying to post on here more often. I have a lot of inspiration lately and some more time off work :)

planning

Tonight's check list...I need to go get John from work at 9:40 so wish me luck! 

- Make pillows for the couch

- Put away clothes

- put together sparklers/matches so they are all pretty!
- Go buy something to draw the tree guestbook on
- Make extra invitations for work/school/etc.

 
woo for check lists!
P.S. Our wedding is a month away!!!! Crazy FAce!

wedding ideas!

silk flower ring pillow!

paper pom poms

pom poms for the car!

healthy, good food!

I've been trying to be a little inventive with food lately. I have to go to work in an hour so I thought i'd make something for lunch break other than a sandwich. So I made this........

Teriyaki Tofu with mushrooms almonds and green onions. It smells really good!

Wedding decorations & Ideas...

This is mostly for my wish list so I will know what to get when I get the money, but I hope you can enjoy it too!


  http://www.save-on-crafts.com/shellflowers.html

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/birchpots.html

To hang near photo-booth for cool prop

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/chandelier.html

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/beverageserver.html

Favor Idea.

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/rosecones.html

centerpiece w/ betta
http://www.save-on-crafts.com/roundflat.html

Groom gift idea.

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/cooljazz.html

Our view

It is such a nice day out today! 

Check Lists!

Change for the better!....

I noticed a trend in my life, and I want to change it.

Postponing things!

This has been a problem since I got out of High School. I even postpone things that I'd like to do and that are really enjoyable to me. I have finished sending out our wedding invitations and really can't do much to do with the wedding until I get some more money, so I decided today will be the day of doing those things I have been putting off.

Check list:

- Fill out NCE packet and get into envelopes to be sent out tomorrow!

- Make my nephew his shirt/cd that I promised him (this one makes me sad that I put it off at all)

- Buy that dress I want online

- Go through suit case

- Go for a walk with John

There are many things that people put aside for later that, in the long run are the most important.

What do you love to do, but haven't done because you've been too busy?

Send me a comment and let me know. Try doing it, even if it's just a small thing.

<3

good work outs...

So for the last week I have started to work out...I haven't quite gotten into my perfect routine yet, but I found a video that I really like. It's Jillian Michaels 30 shred. I love Jillian anyways, but after doing this video I love her even more. She pushes you just enough, at least for me...when you start feeling like "alright dude, i'm just going to stop for a second" she lets you know that you only have two more left and then it puts your mind at ease and I was like....oh, okay, I can do two more! The video has 3 stages, you are supposed to do each stage for 10 days. I am still on stage 1, my 3rd day technically because I skipped one day and did tae bo instead and yesterday I spent all day up north trying to figure out my wedding invitation situation so I didn't do anything.
Today I have done the video and am going to go jogging for a little bit to make up for yesterday.

I really do feel the results though and it's not anything too hard where you can't move the next day like when I ran 5 miles randomly.

I want to make up a calendar of what workouts i'll do for that week and change it up a bit because I get bored easily doing the same thing each time.

If anyone knows of any other good videos I should try out let me know! 

wedding planning!

The wedding planning has picked back up since I found a promising location finally! It is an hour away, but if it turns out as I imagine it will be well worth it. 

I have been sick the last week and the last two days of it I have been full of inspiration for the wedding. I thought I should write these ideas down so that I remember them when I need to. 

 - I have my dress, which I can't share on here for obvious reasons.
(although I am thinking of buying another dress to change into after the ceremony, something shorter and something less expensive so I don't need to worry if I spill something on it.)

- I have found the bridesmaid dresses that I am going to buy in black, it is the convertible dress so all the bridesmaids can change the style and I will be adding peacock feathers going down the side:

- as for the centerpieces I will have two bamboo stalks tied together in one clear dish for each guest at the table. Each dish will be filled with water colored to fit the peacock theme.

Two Stalk Bamboo Centerpieces

Two bamboo stalks together is the strongest significance of love, and bamboo is often presented this way in centerpieces. Tie two bamboo stalks together with some dried hemp or raffia grass. Place the stalks into some water held in a decorative glass.

- Bouquet: I found a unique idea for my bouquet...I've always had a problem with having a real bouquet that would die so this would be a perfect alternative that I could keep in our home long after the wedding.They custom make the bouquet out of any paper you want, love letters, printed pages, your wedding invitation, which makes it even more special!

Check it out here!

- and last I want to have a laid back bbq reception, I haven't talked to John about this yet, but he did say I'm the one who makes the decisions and he's happy as long as we get married so...I think he'll like it.

-lemonade stand with different types of lemonade

- buckets of ice with sodas and beer.

I think my brain is done thinking for today so if I can think of anything else I will share later!

I'm so excited to be Mrs. Roberts and to marry the love of my life!

New bands&week in photos

Hi, random post time!

A new band I found and can't stop listening to! They are amazing! Give them a listen!I chose their my favorite things cover because it fit, but listen to all of them, they are all amazing! <3






I know I haven't posted in a bit so here is the last few weeks in photos! My favorite!




1. Fresh baked cookies that actually came out amazing....but they were store bought, I still can't make cookies :(
2. I can make pumpkin pie cheesecake though! At my Grandma&Grandad's house for Thanksgiving, in a snow storm!
3. Punk in the tree, this was going to be a holiday tradition, but this year she knocked the tree over so it's off limits.
4. Punk'n by our fireplace that we got fixed by our amazing Realtor! can you believe it, he sold us the house over a year ago and he came over just to help us fix the fireplace! He's awesome!
5. John and I decorated our house! It turned out better than last year!
6. & The inside decorations for Christmas!
7. Pasta mmm
8. Beautiful bottles that my grandma gave me in our window.

-lish<3

A new day....

.Press.Play.&.Be.Inspired.

Today I vow to sing, create, and laugh.

Sometimes you just have to take it one day at a time. One moment at a time. One great experience at a time.


P.s. I have an etsy shop. I have no items yet, but I am excited none the less.



..Love lish

Amazing Deals...

So today's post is about shutterfly.com my family always uses this website to create gifts from their family photos and they are always so cute! This year for my mom's birthday my brother and his family sent her a book full of pictures of the grand kids and her playing around on the trip she just got back from. So I know that it is easy to do and doesn't take a long time to set up and ship out.

They have so many things to choose from and it always ends up being the perfect gift for anyone receiving! You can personalize your luggage tag with any picture, make your photos into a puzzle or decorate your room with poster sized pictures of their favorite place and people.

They also have some really great deals on their website during the holidays. I would recommend this website to those of you who are having a hard time finding the perfect gift. There are so many options that you are garenteed to find one for everyone on your list.
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards

Out of all of their great products I really love the Photo Calendars! I like that you can make the photographs useful as well. Here is a link to all of their calendars you can get and personalize for a really great price!
http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars

Getting organized

It's Friday!
I am trying to start getting organized and finally getting to things that I've needed to get done for months. It feels pretty good!

I am finally getting around to putting up things I am going to start selling soon. You guys should let me know which of these you would buy.

So on to the items:

1. Toothbrush bracelets.
These remind me of the 80's for some reason and that makes me like them even more! Just choose color & Style. I would have more options than just the pictured colors.


2. Cargo scarf. I made a bunch of these last year as gifts, I love them! They can be made with pockets for specific items if you want. I made John one for his phone, Ipod and credit cards. His also had a pen holder and a D ring for his keys. You could also choose fabric.


3. String Lampshade. I am kind of obsessed with lamp shades & I love these!


4. Bath mats.


5. Record bowls. I really love these you can use them a lot of different ways.


6. bow scarf. <3 I am also obsessed with scarves...

7. Wonderland lamp. This might be my favorite!


8. Coasters.


That is all for now. So let me know your opinion on these, and just for fun tell me how you stay organized!

My Fella eating egg drop soup!

I don't have much to put right now, but next time I post I am going to be putting up Items that I'm going to start selling online. I'm pretty excited so I want everyone to check it out.

As for right now though I thought I'd share that I finally got money after being broke for like a whole 3 months or so so I got some leggings and took john and I out for lunch at this amazing chinese place in town.