Thirty-One: May Special

May's Special!!

So we're already half way through the month but I wanted to let you know what the special is this month at Thirty-One.

For every $31 you spend, you get ANY thermal for HALF OFF!! There's 11 thermals to choose from and some new fabrics that are perfect for summer. Flip flops anyone?

Right now is the perfect time to stock up on some thermals for summer. Whether you're heading to the beach/pool, amusement park, or just running around, these will keep all of your cold things cold and hot things hot (think picnics, BBQs, or getting together with friends). 

Some fun uses for thermals that you may not have thought of:

• A Mini thermal tote for your purse/diaper bag to keep chapstick, sunscreen, and makeup from melting.
• Out 'N About thermal or the Picnic Thermal to bring drinks to the ball game or beach.
• Single Thermal Organizer paired with a Large Utility tote to keep snacks cool for the beach. Use the rest of the space in the Large Utility tote for towels, flip flops, toys, a book, etc. If you don't like getting sand in your bag, add a Top-a-Tote and you're good to go!
• The brand new Bring-a-Bottle to keep a drink cool while exercising, or just running errands. No one likes a hot drink on a hot day. (Unless you're weird like me and drink hot coffee year round)
• Use the Fresh Market tote for groceries. No one likes to have melted ice cream by the time you get home.

Head over to www.mythirtyone.com/tanagarland  to check out all the thermals.

33 Weeks

I turned 33wks on Sunday and am getting close to feeling like I'm done. It's hard to bend down and I have absolutely no energy anymore.

Due Date: June 30, 2013

Weight Gain: I have an appt on Thursday but as of two weeks ago, I'm up 27lbs (total with Carver: 26lbs; total with Noah: 28lbs). I'm ok with this because I only gained 1lb at my last appt!!! It sounds like cutting out most of the chocolate and cookies has helped keep the weight down. haha Go figure!

Symptoms:She was breech again at my last appt. If she hasn't moved by 36wks, my Dr will move her. Ouch!

What's different this time: Everything!

Cravings: fro-yo haha At least it's healthier than blizzards ;)

Aversions: meat and cooked peppers

Sleep:I'm getting up 2-4 times to go to the bathroom. When I'm asleep, it's great.

I am loving: Carver's face when he sees McKay move my belly

I miss:being able to bend down (and get back up!) without it taking a whole minute

I am looking forward to:Shopping with my mom and gramma on Saturday :)

I'm spazzing about: All the movement she's been doing! I'm kind of thinking she is back to head down but we'll see.

Best thing about this week: Last weekend was our last weekend in Ellensburg until after McKay comes.

Milestones:Had one baby shower and one more next weekend.

Movement:lots!! hoping from the movement I'm getting that she's head down

It's a...: Girl!!!

Exercise: Any walking that I do

Diet:Trying to get a lot more fruits and veggies. It helps that we're getting lettuce out of the garden for salads

Other goals:Keeping the weight gain to a minimum; Enjoying everything and not wishing it away too much; Getting to 37wks and then she can come anytime she wants ;)


What we've been up to:
We had a baby shower at my mom's house on the 4th. It was a lot of fun and it was great to catch up with everyone. We got a lot of clothes (should've expected that haha) and my mom and gramma got us the car seat. We installed it in the car and left it. It's kind of weird having it in the car this early.

My birthday was on the 8th. Chris asked if he and Carver could go shrimping so I got the house to myself for most of the day. Shrimping is only open for about 4 days out of the whole year (Wednesdays and Saturdays) so it was hard to say no even though I'm not really supposed to have seafood. I wasn't super productive while they were gone (I didn't even get dressed until after 10am) but it was nice to have the house to myself for awhile. I started getting lonely only about an hour before they got home which was ok. Oh, they woke me up at 6am to give me my present (new cowboy boots) and eat mini chocolate donuts before they left. When they got home, we went out for Mexican and fro-yo. It was perfect because Wednesdays are no-weight-Wednesday so it's a flat rate depending on the size of cup you get.  

We were supposed to bring the truck when we went over for the shower but it was acting up (ended up just being the battery) so we had to go over last weekend to pick up our excavator that my mom was using to clear some trees. We hadn't planned on coming over that weekend but it was really nice because that will be our last time before McKay comes.

That's up to today. Carver has his birthday party at school on Thursday since school gets out before his birthday. Mom, Gramma and I are going shopping on Saturday. I have a baby shower with all my church and Bible Study friends this coming week that I'm super excited about. :) That's it for now.

29 weeks picture

This was from a few weeks ago. I haven't been able to upload pictures on Blogger for some reason so here's 29 weeks. :)

Thirty-One's April Special

Here's the April special I was talking about earlier today. They are awesome bags and each come in five different colors (Red, Black, Blue/turquoise, Pink Lotsa Dots and Camo). The shoulder strap is $10 and comes in black, grey or pink. And personalization is only $7 more.:) Get them while they're hot because they're only around until April 30th.

Thirty-One Gifts

Hey everyone!!! Just a quick post to let you know of a new adventure I've embarked on.

I signed up to sell Thirty-One Gifts the end of March and I'm really excited about this new venture I'm on. So you may see me post the monthly specials but I won't bombard you with Thirty-One stuff. This is still a place where I update on pregnancy and family things.

If you get a chance, head over to my website (www.mythirtyone.com/tanagarland) and check out everything Thirty-One has to offer. There's a great special going on this month. We're offering two sizes of duffel bags for a great deal. They aren't in the catalog and will be gone, gone, gone as of April 30th. So get them while you can! And, if you spend $35 you get the small duffel for $10 (regularly $35) or the large for $25 (regularly $80!!!). That's a screaming deal!!!

Anyways, thanks for your support. :)

I'm going to try, really really hard, to get a 29wk bump pic and 30wk stats up later today when I have a little more time.

26 Week Stats

Due Date: June 30, 2013

Weight Gain: I haven't weighed myself and my next appointment is on Thursday so we'll see. Fingers crossed that it's not too much!

Symptoms: I can't breathe as easily anymore. But other than that, I'm pretty good!

What's different this time: Everything is different this time!

Cravings: chocolate! I'm trying to supplement the copious amounts of chocolate with some sort or fruit or smoothie to counteract

Aversions: meat, but that's not new

Sleep: pretty good lately!

I am loving: feeling her move. She loves kiwi and it's fun to feel her have a party after I eat one

I miss: not much

I am looking forward to: Easter

I'm spazzing about:McKay loving kiwi! I told my mom and she said that I loved it when I was little :)

Best thing about this week: Finding a stroller for $50!!!

Milestones: Got the stroller. Now all we have is the car seat for the big stuff. We also picked up an Expedit cube system from Ikea yesterday for my craft wall. We moved the two Target cubes I had into Carver and McKay's closet and its so much more organized now!

Movement: more and more

It's a...: Girl!!!

Exercise: I'm not nesting yet, but trying to clear stuff out of the house... so that's my exercise :)

Diet: Ideally, a lot of healthy stuff but it's honestly whatever is put in front of me.

Other goals: enjoying everything as it comes and not complaining. It's harder to enjoy the little things this time.

Noah's 1st birthday

Here's what we did for Noah's birthday on Tuesday. I'll get pictures up once I get a chance to get them off my phone and my friend, Mallorie's, camera.

We started the day but snuggling in bed until 8ish. Chris is usually out of the house by 7:15am so it was nice to just lay there and chat. As we were getting ready to head out the door, Chris's mom called to tell us that his grandma had been in the hospital all night with pneumonia and since she has congestive heart failure, it wasn't looking good. So we went to Starbucks for breakfast and ran through the McDonald's drive-thru to get some $5 gift cards. Then Carver and I stayed in the car while Chris ran in to see his grandma. I was having a rough morning and didn't want to go in.

Then when we left there, we went to Hello Cupcake to get some yummy cupcakes (March's flavor of the month is Irish Cream... yum!!) and we paid for an extra cupcake for whoever came in next. We chatted with my cousin, Allix, (the head baker) for awhile and went back to the car to find a little mom and pop place for lunch. When we got back to the car, we had a nice little surprise in the form of a parking ticket. We never pay for parking and this was the first time we'd actually gotten a ticket from it. Guess we should probably pay the $1 to park instead of the $25 ticket we got. Ooops!! We laughed it off though.

After lunch, we met my friend Mallorie (she was at the hospital when Noah was born) and drove up to Seattle. We had planned on going to Westlake Plaza to hand out the McD gift cards to the homeless but after not finding any open parking spots we left... after having to pay $4 for the 6 minutes we were in the parking garage. Chris wasn't thrilled about the idea but got over it quickly. So we started heading towards Woodland Park Zoo, but since we weren't coming from a way we were familiar with, we ended up driving around a lot. GPS didn't really help because we had two different directions going and they were saying to go the opposite way. But we found it and it was a good thing I was driving since I don't mind driving in the city.

The zoo was the highlight of everyone's day! We had so much fun. We saw the giraffes and got pictures with them (the one thing I wanted out of the whole day) and got to see tons of fun animals. At one point, we stopped to eat our cupcakes and after Carver was done with his, he yelled out "Happy Birthday Noah!!" It was the cutest thing! Carver and I got a picture with a bronze baby elephant for McKay and Carver loved the monkeys the best. It started raining around 3:30ish but we pressed on to finish the loop. We stopped in at the gift shop on the way out and I found a giraffe ornament that was perfect. I want to get some sort of giraffe every year on Noah's birthday to remember him by. I have a feeling when we're 80 we'll be surrounded by giraffes. :)

After we left the zoo (they were still on winter hours so they closed at 5pm) we went to Red Robin for dinner. We were starving!! It was super yummy and lots of fun. We were going to finish the day with Menchies but we all forgot about it since we were all exhausted by the busy day. We dropped Mallorie off at her car and came home.

It was a busy day but exactly what I wanted out of it. We ended up handing out four of the five McD gift cards we had to homeless people that we came across. It felt so good and I want that to be something we do every year. I figured that since we weren't paying for a birthday party and gifts we should pass some of that money on to people that could use it. We felt Noah with us all day and it was such a better day than if we had stayed home dwelling on the fact he wasn't with us.

Happy first birthday Noah! We love you!!