Let's talk about Friday, shall we?

Yes, the picture is true: Marc and I are married. I am now a Kaye!
And if you are reading my blog, wondering why the hell you were not informed: NO ONE knew. And we did this on purpose.
This decision was for me, Marc and Jordan - no one else. Of course we had to have witness's, so we invited Marc's grandparents and my parents.
We were planning on getting married this past late summer but when we decided to try for a baby, and succeeded, I wanted to put the brakes on the wedding idea as it would have been too much for us this year. I for one did not want to look and feel pregnant in my wedding pictures. And the thought of going to wedding planners, sampling food, cake, getting my hair done... it all seemed to overwhelming.
Marc and I have been going back and forth around the idea of marriage for the past nine months. I was very opposed of the idea of going to the Justice of the Peace and settling on a "shotgun" wedding. But the closer we were to see the 40 week point, the better the idea was actually sounding. Legally it's easier for all of us and right now I am all about making life easier!

So let us fast forward to next year:
We will be re newing our vows and having an official reception. This will be our time to celebrate with family, friends and ourselves, and planning on our much needed honeymoon. Because believe me... we were both asleep by 8 PM Friday night!
Right now Marc is still getting used to wearing his ring on his finger. He has never worn jewelry, except for the occasional watch, and it is driving him nuts! Me, I have always worn rings so this is nothing new. But when the diamonds catch light and sparkle and shine, I always catch myself looking down at it.

October will always be a busy month for us: our anniversary, my birthday and Jordan's birthday... all within a few weeks of one another.

Sunday, Sunday

Even though Sunday's are the start of the week and the day before Monday, I really do love my Sunday's. Marc and I have a date day, plopped in front of the TV watching football, eating pizza, not caring about our showers or the fact that we are still in our pajamas at six o'clock at night.
This Sunday is no different. I woke up at my usual 6 am pee session and headed downstairs to start making my coffee. Did the dishes from the night before and relaxed for a few hours reading New Moon. I also took some banana's out of the freezer to make some banana bread to munch on during the day. Why this sudden burst of energy? Who knows... maybe I am nesting!

My mom bought me a new Pumpkin Spiced candle and between the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg from the bread and the burning of the candle, it smells quite "fallish" in our home.
I am feeling a bit better. With only 12 more days until my due date, Marc and I are doing whatever it takes to bring this baby home! I think he has dropped some as well; I am not out of breath as I reach the top of the stairs. But my stomach is still growing, let me tell you that! Let's just hope that the doc has some good news for me on Tuesday, like "WOW, you are 2 cm dilated!". Hey, a pregnant girl can wish, right?

Happy October 1st!
I love October! Not only is it full of spookiness and fun, but October is getting fuller and fuller by the minute!
It contains numerous birthdays, including my very own. Being an October baby, I have always had a strong bond with autumn and Halloween. It is the perfect weather to snuggle inside with tea or cider, read a great book and to be perfectly okay with the fact that winter is approaching. I don't know why but I have never been a big fan summer. I guess I don't like the heat, the burns, the constant plans to do something all of the time... fall and winter are my excuse to relax for a few months. I am also very excited to share this same passion with Jordan! Not only Halloween, but the holidays in general will be full of excitement and memories. I cannot wait to start little traditions with our family for them all.
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Did you hear that? I have my very own family... just the thought brings so much joy to me and fills my heart with love! Call me corny and cheesy but it is the truth.
And because of this very thought, I have been building this very strong bubble around our little world and get very annoyed when something happens to interrupt our path and plans. I guess it is m motherly instinct kicking in... maybe?

But I must do a little venting with my awwwing.
Today was a shitty day: plain and simple. Jordan has been playing in my ribs ALL day long and they are very sore. So that means I cannot sit comfortably, I have been getting hot flashes, I have zero patience and have been on the verge of crying and screaming all at the same time. With so little time left, it feels like forever.

Vent over... for now.

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I have not personally experienced breast cancer with anyone close to me but I know it effects millions of women a year. I do my part to help donate where ever I can because one day anyone of us could be next.

Doctor Doctor... give me some news!

I had another weekly appointment this morning, another internal and my strep B test results back.
Here is a small wrap of what happened:
- lost 3 pounds ;), BP is great too
- negative on Strep B
- no dilation.. boooo
So much for the two dreams that Marc and I had last night. I dreamt that the doctor told me that I was 2 cm dilated and Marc had a dream that I was dilated as well. Oh well, I do have a few more weeks and Jordan better be ready to come out and start playing! And by my belly size, Jordan weighs aprox 8 pounds... this is somewhat scary to me. I was a little over 7 pounds as well as Marc: we are not very big people at all. With 2, give or take, weeks left I am just hoping that he stays at eight or is smaller than his prediction.

So while I have been sitting, anxiously waiting at home for his arrival I have been thinking and thinking; a lot about life: about my life, about Marc's life, about our life together, about Jordan's life and about our soon to be family life. With a little over two weeks to go, our household will be dramatically changed. Stay tuned for Friday's big news!!

Happy "Full-Term" to me!

37 weeks!



I am officially full term!
So what does that mean?? Well... it means a few things actually.
ONE: I can have Jordan at anytime and he would be 100% perfect and healthy. *hint hint*
TWO: I am HUGE
THREE: Only a few more weeks left of this pregnancy... can you believe it?!

I do like the look of my bare belly, though. I have had minimal problems with this area. No stretch marks, (the lines that you see are my veins being stretched out) belly button has not "fully" popped yet - a tad on top that you can see in the picture and it is as smooth as a... well, baby's butt!

Nursery is ALMOST completed. Damn Babies R Us has not gotten our dresser/changing table in yet and that is the last piece we are waiting on. I did paint his letters the other weekend and hung them up above his crib. I really like how they turned out!





And here is his finished blanket.


I guess there is ALWAYS more that could be done but I am not worrying about it.
Marc and I are picking up something very special and important today in a few hours... but you will just have to wait until next weekend to find out!

Are you ready for some football?

I just scored these today!

Aren't they adorable!? They are from Land of the Nod. I also had a code for free shipping, so these little cuties were less than 4 bucks!
I am pretty happy with myself right now :)

Wednesday Randoms

It is cloudy and a bit chilly here in the Seattle area - FINALLY! Call me weird but I love it when the cloud cover comes. Makes me want to stay inside, curl up with a book and a mug of tea and be totally self absorbed. Which is practically what I am doing right now that I am working from home, waiting for little J to arrive.

Here is something fun, well it is for me, that I have done in the past on other blogs of mine:

1. Four Jobs I have had in my life:
Apple Cider Presser
Yarn Department Manager
Nutritionist
Bank Teller

2. Four films I can watch over and over again:
Grosse Point Blank
Office Space
The Terminal
Bang Bang, Your Dead

3. Four places I have lived
*All in Washington State*
Leavenworth
Vancouver
Bellevue
Wenatchee

4. Four TV shows I watch
Foot Ball
News, boring I know
Baby Story, although they make me cry
Anything on the Discovery channel/Learning channel

5. Four places I went on vacation
Seattle, before I moved here
Vancouver, BC
St. Louis
California

6. Four Internet sites I visit a lot
thebump.com
etsy.com
blogger.com
google - I google everything!

7. Four dishes I couldn't/wouldn't want to eat
testicles of animals
tongue, of any kind
tripe
snails

8. Four dishes I love:
Sushi fo sho!
MY lasagna
apples
steak, rare

9. Four places I would like to be right now:
Italy
Belize
Vermont
Nepal


I am really feeling domesticated lately, too. Obviously I have been doing a lot of crafting and sewing, but I have been wanting to get in the kitchen and start making yummy good things! I have an awesome chili recipe for my slow cooker that I have been craving and some Pumpkin Pie!
I have always had a taste for cinnamon and nutmeg and I love pumpkin pie!

I don't know if I am going through a small state of "nesting" but I have been sewing my little heart out the past few days! Or maybe it is my bull headed mind thinking that I would love nothing more than to be a stay at home mom, making a living from my passion and unlimited ideas.
- Or maybe a little of both :) -

All of my new exciting items are on my Etsy site!



I love these little pillows! Since this matches Jordan's nursery I was contemplating whether or not I should keep it... we shall see.



This is a trial run for some gift package ideas that are running through my head.

And PS - Happy first day of Fall!

It's time

It's time for apple cider, the crisp bite to the air, cinnamon, the vibrant color change to the leaves, pumpkins, Halloween, my Birthday and baby Jordan. Although autumn signifies the dyeing of plants and warm weather, I embrace ever aspect of this underrated season. Growing up in Leavenworth, WA I was lucky enough to experience a true autumn in all of its glorious offerings. Being that I am in the Seattle area now, it just isn't the same. Seattle has... rain. Even Marc, who has lived here for his entire life, commented that the autumn season is not really autumn. To run wild through the woods, kicking up the leaves and breathing in the fresh air... what an exhilarating feeling!