Update Before Dakota Arrives!!

Well it has been very busy around here lately and it is only going to get more crazy in the next day or so. So I thought before it was to busy I would give you a little update of what has happened in out lives around here. First of all today I am 3 days overdue! Who gives due dates anyway they are never right it just makes the mom (me) go crazy over any change because it could be "the day" but I can't complain I have loved every minute of being pregnant and I think that I am going to miss the kicking and punching my insides and I'm serious it has just been a miracle and I love it! I will say that I can't wait to meet Dakota and I'm sure it will be better then anything I have imagined my whole life and that is what excites me! I just can't wait to see Daniel with him I feel like I have known him forever and I really want Daniel to be able to feel the same way so I can't wait to see them together. I told Daniel the other day that I will be surrounded by boys with him, Dakota and boz so Im going to have to hold my ground and make sure to keep some girly in me...

I am so pound of Daniel he has been working so hard for our family and this is us at his graduation... Such a great accomplishment and I couldn't be happier of him. This is also my 40 week picture so I'm glad we had something on that day to make sure I had a picture I am not very good at taking pictures I seem to always forget about it.. Daniel and Jeromy my brother went into the same degree and graduated the same time which was so fun that we could celebrate this day together. Jeromy is the first person in my family to graduate which is such a huge accomplishment I always thought it would be me but he beat me to it haha but I won't be far behind;)

Last week was my last day at work and I came to work with it decorated and it was super fun to see that you will be missed. I really enjoyed working where I did and will miss the people I worked with but I am super blessed to have the support of Daniel to do what we both feel is what I should be doing in staying home and raising our family.

I told everyone that I had been trying to get everything ready for Dakota to arrive and I finished everything for his nursery room and I love it! I made the blanked and the wall decorations, the window valance and the crib skirt.... It took me forever but I love how it turned out especially since I did everything without a pattern... Hopefully you will agree!

I had so many fun baby showers to prepare for Dakota and I loved them all this one to follow was done by my sisters/mom. Alicia my older sister wanted to make sure that everything was perfect for me and it was she put so much time and thought to make everything match perfect and let me tell you it was perfect!! Alicia worked so hard and is such a great example to me I love her so much... I have the greatest family in the whole world and they all mean the world to me I couldn't have asked for a better support!

As you can tell with all my pictures our theme for Dakotas nursery was farm animals Daniel and I have wanted to live on a farm when we move next and so as for right now this is as close as we will get to one. But they found the cutest decorations for this shower I loved it all!

My sisters made these cute little farm animal cake bites and I was super impressed! Seriously look how cute they are they make me smile everytime I look at them. They made chickens, ducks, cows and horses and they were adorable!

Aren't they all so cute!!!!

Last but not least Daniel and I decided to take maternity pictures I have always loved them and I want to remember this special time in our lives.... I know it isn't when I've looked my best but I know when I look back on these pictures I will always remember how amazing it was to know we are starting our little family and this was just one step in Daniel and I's life time of memories! Cheesy I know but I love every minute of it! In these pictures I am 38 weeks along!

Dakotas first little pair of shoes

One of my Favorites!

I love this picture!! Its my favorite

Sorry it was so long but I promised I would get you updated so I am all up to date and hopefully I can get the next pictures with Dakota up soon!!!

Baby Pool!!

Hey so I thought it would be fun to have a pool for when Dakota is born so everyone can play along so on the left hand side there is a widget to do so and I want to see who guesses right so go there and guess away and there might be something in it for you in the end!! Have fun we will see who is right!!

To all that might know better than I

So I am 37 Weeks along and so excited I have lots to blog about and tons of pictures with the nursery etc. I will post all that this week! But I have a question to those that might know from experience or have heard.. I am getting the bags ready for the hospital and am unsure what I need. What did you want the most when you were in the hospital and couldn't live without or wished that you had.... I'm new at this and don't really know all that happens... Like do you get to shower and so I need a blow dryer ect... Please forgive me I just don't know haha HELP!!

32 Weeks & Friends Baby Shower!!

So I have the best friends a girl could ask for they threw an awesome baby shower for me and went above and beyond to make me feel special!! Thanks everyone for coming to the shower it made us feel so special!!
I don't know what I would do without these girls (Lindsay, Kylee, & Malena) they did everything for this shower and it was awesome. I just love them so much and don't know where I would be without them!!

All the girls at the shower except my mom and mother in law who were nice enough to take the picture:) The best friends a girl could ask for they all gave me the cutest things for Dakota I can't wait to use everything!!

D is for Dakota I can't wait to hang this up in the baby room

Lots of baby clothes!!! They were all perfect:)

All these pictures are of the decorations from the shower.
The theme is owls and I loved everything they made!

The girls setting everything up before everyone got there

The cutest Diaper cake!

Me at 32 Weeks!
Time is going by pretty fast and I just realized how little time I have left and how much I have left to do before little Dakota arrives! I can hardly wait!

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

I know this is a little late but on Feb. 22, 2011 my mom turned 50!! So we wanted to make sure that she knew that we loved her so my sisters Alicia and Callee helped me make a Birthday cake for her I think it turned out awesome and every time I look at it I can see my mom... Many of you know my mom and her love for Alaska and for the outdoors so this is a little of her... I love my mom more then she will ever know she does everything for us and never makes us feel bad when we call at the worst times needing help... She is the most selfless person I know and I look up to her more then she will ever know. When I think of becoming a mom I just hope and pray that I can be a percentage of what my mom is. She was and is always there for me and I don't know what I would have done without her. I love you mom!!!

32+ weeks, new car etc.....

Well I am 32 weeks and 4 days!! Almost there and I can't believe how time has flown by! We are so excited to meet Dakota we can hardly wait any longer. I know he is growing big and strong because his kicks and punches are sure getting stronger by the day. Sometimes I think he is trying to see how hard he can kick me because it will move my stomach so much and then then next one moves my stomach even more. Daniel loves to cuddle me and have his hand on my stomach and see if he will kick daddy. We get to see him again this friday and hopefully we will get a good picture because he has been a stinker everytime and covers his face each time we go in so I'm hoping to just get one picture of him.
Some updates are....
*So far I have gained 18pounds so I'm hoping to stay at about 25 so we will see how I do that way I hope I can lose the weight alittle faster after he is born.
*I have started getting heart burn everyday and I can't figure out how to get rid of it without using and medicine so I might have to get some soon.
*I still haven't bought maternity clothes but I think I will go invest in the belly bands so I don't have to buy any new pants for just 7 weeks.
* I look like I have a basketball under my shirt and Daniel always tells me to leave the Basketball at home when I am going somewhere. He thinks he is a comedian! But I sure love him!
*We have the baby room painted thanks to the sweetest husband he wanted to do it all so I wouldn't have to smell the fumes so he did it while I was gone last week to surprise me. So now we just have to put everything together. I found the cutest pictures to put on the wall that I can't wait to use...
*I'm closer to finishing the blanket but I wish a magic fairy would do it all for me:) I just can't seem to find time to do it all...
*I had my friends baby shower this weekend and they did such a great job and went above and beyond! I just loved everything I have pictures to follow.. But I have the greatest friends ever so many girls came and supported me and so if your reading this thank you so much you guys all mean so much to me!! I love all my friends so much and would do anything for you guys! I know some weren't able to make it and that is okay we know you would have if you could have... Dakota and I can't wait for you everyone to come meet him when he makes it here:)
* We sold our car and bought a family/dog car haha... We figured we would need a car big enough for the baby and our dog boz so we bought this Trailblazer I love it and I think it will fit our little family perfect! We can't wait to put the car seat in there to see how it looks! Many photos to follow soon!

Pictures!!

Okay so I know some of you have asked for new pictures of my belly and so I have a few that I can share sorry they aren't that cute but here they are.... I think that they are pretty funny to look at I just took the last one so it is current. Daniel laughs at me every time I have him take a picture of my belly but he thinks its fun...

30 Weeks...

25 Weeks

17 Weeks

10 Weeks

7 Weeks

Hopefully this is okay for everyone haha:)