Jo Totes

Good morning everyone! As I mentioned last time, I thought I would post about this amazing camera bag I got from Jo Totes! Let me start from the beginning. When Eric and I found out we were going to be having a baby, we decided to have some fun with it. We made a bet as to which sex the baby would be. I knew deep in my heart we were having a little boy, so I stuck with my gut. Eric, on the other hand, was completely convinced we were going to be having a little girl. So we each picked a prize that we wanted if we 'won' the bet. But, let's be honest, we're having a Little Baby M, so we both win in the end. At 20 weeks, we went in for an untrasound and BAM! Little Boy. My prize of choice was a new camera bag. I had been using this big bulky Cannon camera bag that I never liked to carry because it was so big, so I never took it anywhere, instead just sticking my camera in my purse at the time. Not ideal for my camera. I had been perusing the internet and stumbled upon this awesome website, JoTotes. They have camera bags for women! AND they're really cute! Woah- my mind was officially blown. That's exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately, they were out of stock so I had to wait until the end of March to get my bag. Well, okaaaay. Let me tell you, it was worth the wait!

Front of the bag

Side

Front

Back

Inside

Print on the inside of the bag!

Isn't this bag awesome! (Sorry for the terrible lighting in the photos- it was 7:30a.m. when I took them and I didn't want to wake anyone up). This bag might look small, but I assure you it isn't. I was able to fit everything from the huge, chunky Cannon back into this one with no problems. Plus, there's space on top of everything so you could fit your wallet and phone (there's a phone pocket inside the bag, but I'm using it for my memory case). The top zips up and has two snaps so it closes up even further at the top so when you use the two handles and carry it over your shoulder, it's not bulky at all, which will be perfect when Little Bean gets here since I'll have a diaper bag too! It also has an across the body strap too which I'm thinking will come in very useful.

Point of the story, I guess, is if you know a girl that has a ton of photo equipment she has to carry around with her, suggest this site to her. The shipping was so fast I think I even got it the very next day!

As for any happenings around here, not much is going on. The weekends are too short and the work week is too long, which is the same for everyone I suppose. But only 7 more weeks until this little boy is due and I'm (we're) so ready to meet him.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

32 Weeks and Counting

~So I feel pretty terrible about how neglectful I have been with this blog. I thought it was going to be a place that I could update about what's going on with Little Baby M and such, but I feel as though I have been pushing it to the back burner lately. Although it might be understandable, you know, with getting this house ready for a new addition, I feel neglectful. So, as I've said so many times before, I'll try to be better.

Eric got me a new computer, so that's pretty sweet. I have to get used to not having the laptop as my main computer, but I think I'll be happier that I can edit pictures (which I have been slacking on due to lack of my computer agreeing with me) and maybe I'll find that this new computer is a little speedier, which I'm already noticing.

I just went to the doctor on Tuesday and found out that we are going to be having an ultrasound at out next appointment (which I'm totally stoked about, because last time I was at the doc, he said he didn't think I'd need another ultrasound because my pregnancy is going so well). Needless to say, I was a little sad about it. But this news perked me up! My doctor's office has the ability to do those 3D ultrasounds, so I'm hoping that the tech will hook us up!

Now that we're so far along and this little bean has been keeping me up at night already, we've all been imagining what Baby M is going to be like when he's born. What color eyes is he going to have? Is he going to look like mumma or daddy? Will he ever sleep? What's he going to be interested in when he gets older? What will his little voice sound like? Oh! All the things to consider. All-in-all, I think all friends and family are pretty pumped about this little guy's arrival to the world, whenever it is he decides to show up ( I'm hoping right before his due date, so let's just encourage him, hm?)

With all that being said, I'm feeling better about this little blog-o-mine. Maybe next time I'll post about the epic camera bag that I 'won' when we found out we were having a boy :) 

Until then, have a wonderful day!!

Oh! And Happy Star Wars Day!

A long time coming.....

So I've been terrible at keeping up with this Blogging thing. I guess it's just lack of motivation on my end.. Plus, we live a pretty boring life.

On Feb 7th we found out that our little Baby M is a little boy! How exciting. We would have been happy either way, but as the days ticked down before finding out, our bet was that much closer to closure. I won, clearly. Ha! A little boy to love and snuggle and cuddle and call our own! After all this time of being together (almost 12 years) I always hoped we'd get to this point, starting our little family.

Mom and Dad bought us a crib for Baby Boy M. We decorated his room. I'll post pictures soon. We're going with a forest theme and we found this extra cute wall decal of a tree with owls and birds and flowers. I love it so I hope it'll give out little boy something to look at while he's in his crib.

I've been picking up little bits of clothing here and there for him too. I found a lot at the Salvation Army, which after he's born, will be a savior since they grow out of things so quickly. It would cost a fortune to clothe this little boy with full priced/name brand things. I also found another fantastic place to get baby clothes. It's a 2nd hand store named Savers. It's fantastic. I got a whole bunch of Carters and Oshkosh stuff for not even $2 a piece! I'm not going to lie, I love it!
So other than baby business, nothing much is going on. Work is work. Other than that we're just so excited for this new little addition to our family that we can barely contain ourselves. Although, on a little side note, I've been feeling this litte one kick up a storm for the past few weeks.. I've felt him since 15 weeks rolling around but lately there have been a few times where I could actually feel him when I put my hand where he was kicking. Little Boy is getting stronger, and taller! I love it when I can feel him stretching out trying to get some room (I know I won't be saying that when I get further along, but for right now, I like the little reminder that he's still in there).

I've been in a pretty good mood this whole pregnancy too. Even when I don't feel too well, I try to boost my mood so that my positivity will transfer to him. I don't need a stressed out little boy! Trying not to get/stay angry has helped a lot and I can tell he knows when I'm happy too!

With all that being said, I'll try to be better at posting, but I can't make any promises!