You should know

tank top: target   pants: walmart   wedges: old navy

that this outfit picture is from two weeks ago, so if you think my belly is shrinking it most definitely is not.  But I am not about to let an outfit picture go to waste these days. 

that you should not tell me that I look like a pumpkin in this picture.  Already noted. 

that I don't always wash my fruit before I eat it.   that I would happily eat breakfast foods for every meal.  Especially yogurt, fruit and granola. 
that I spell the words physical and supposed wrong the first time about 99% of the time.  Thank goodness for spell check. 
that I use Ponds moisturizing lotion for my face every night and my sister makes fun of me and calls me a grandma.  My mom and grandma both do use it so I guess she is kind of right. 
that my thumbs must be too fat because whenever I leave comments on instagram or text and mean to put multiple exclamation points it comes out like this !***

that I sat outside one day last week while my niece and nephew played in their little pool and burnt my stomach in a real attractive circle just on the top of my belly.  
Lucky for you I didn't take a picture of it.  

that I still kind of fear that my baby will come out and be a boy, which would definitely be a problem since I'd have to dress him in all these girl clothes. 

DIY Flower Lamp Shade

I am so happy to have finished this project, as it took quite awhile! It's one of those projects that you don't know if you would've started if you knew how long it took.  BUT I am so glad I did because I love it.  
I saw this pin on pinterest but there wasn't a tutorial attached to it, so I made my own.  Really easy directions, just time consuming! 
I found this lamp shade at Hobby Lobby and it was awesome because it has this paper on the outside that you peel off and the shade is sticky.  It's meant for you to put fabric around it, but worked really well because the flowers just stuck right on.  And it was only $4 (with a 40% off coupon).  
I probably used about 2 yards of fabric.  I always underestimate fabric and had to go back and get some more!   A friend gave me the base, as she wasn't using it anymore.  

First cut thin strips off fabric, about an inch thick.  They should be different lengths, as you are going to need different sided flowers to fit in your different spots.  I would just cut a few stripes at a time to see what size I wanted next.  
Take one strip and make your flower.  Start twisting the fabric, almost in a little ball and then twist and turn it around a few times.  Use your glue gun to glue in place.

Keep on twisting your fabric around the flower and glue every once in awhile.  Since the whole flower was going to be glued or stuck on the shade,, I didn't glue all too many times.

At the end glue the extra little fabric to the back.

Stick or glue onto your lamp shade.  I only made a flower or two at a time and then stuck them on as I went.  That way I could know what size flower I needed.  

And keep going for many many more hours!  All while you watch some good tv like Sister Wives or The Real World.  Quality reality tv makes it go faster. :)  

I LOVE how it turned out and despite the time, am glad I made it!

Linking up to: Saw it, Pinned It

It's a . . . .

It's a GIRL!!!!

We were pretty convinced after our 10 week ultrasound that our baby was a boy, so we were quite surprised to find out we are having a girl! 

We of course would have been thrilled with a boy, but both of us have always talked about and dreamed of having a daughter. 

I have been smiling non stop since Tuesday and get teary eyed every time I picture holding my daughter in July.  

I smile every time I get to say she and love this baby girl so much already.

I couldn't feel happier or more blessed that this process is getting more and more real each week. 

God is so good.