What I'm Loving Wednesdays

I am linking up with Jamie for What I am loving Wednesday

1. I am loving that my last day with my current job is Friday and I start a new chapter in my life on Monday with a new company

2. I am loving watching how fast my little girl is growing, she is getting so big so fast!

3. I'm loving that I have set my weight loss goal for this year to lose the baby weight and then some! I can not wait to get this body back, if not better!

Thats what I am LOVING this Wednesday!

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Its Been a While, And its a New Year

I know its been a while since I have posted, but there has just been so much that is going on. My little angel is growing like a weed. Sometimes I wish I could just slow down time. She turned 2 months old and got her first round of shots. It really broke my heart when she started to cry. Mary is also sleeping through the nights now from about 9:00 pm to 4:00 am. I can not believe how well she does sleeping in her own bassinet.

Another big thing that is happening, I am starting a new job on January 17, 2010. I gave my notice at my current company because the amount of hours I spent working over Christmas and New Years was not fair to my daughter. Although I have been on-call with this company for more than 3 years, it is no longer symmetrical to my family life for me to continue it. I will be working a straight 9-5 M-F job and could not be happier about it

On another note, I have set my weight loss goal for this year. I want to lose a total of 55 lbs. 25 of that is to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight, the other 30 is to get the body back I had (if not better) when we went to Destin for my sisters wedding. I will be working out with our new Xbox Kinect (although I have not decided which program to use) and doing cardio on the treadmill at the gym.

That is all for now, I will be posting new pictures from this year shortly.

Christmas Card 2010

Rejoice Lord King Religious Christmas 5x7 folded card

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A Great Deal and Some Catch Up

Its been a long time since I have posted and I know there is alot to catch every one up on. I got put on bed rest 5 weeks before my due date on October 13th due to swelling in my legs and feet and high blood pressure. I was on bed rest for only 2 weeks when I woke up the morning of October 27th 2010 and realized my water broke. At 8 am that day we headed to the hospital. My gorgeous Angel, Mary Leigh Alston, was born at 6:52 pm that day. She was three weeks early, but she is perfectly healthy.

I ordered my birth announcements from Shutterfly. They have such amazing cards and designs. The process was so easy to upload my photos to design and order I know I am going to use them for our 2010 Christmas Cards. They are super I haven't decided whether or not I want to do a folder card or a post card style card this year. One thing is for sure, Mary will be the STAR of our Christmas cards this year.

The coolest part about this is Shutterfly is giving away 50 of their 2010 holiday cards to bloggers this year. This not only makes them one of my favorite places to store photos online, but also my choice for ordering photos and cards now! The entire website is so easy to use, I look forward to using them for more photo items and gifts as well, since I have a new little star to take many photos of!!!

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Belly Bump Picture Time

I have been getting Razzed a little bit for not posting belly pics. I figured I would put a couple on here as well as update every one on the baby. All is going well and we went in for an appointment today. Mary is doing well with her heart rate at 155. Mom is good too! Doctor said her head is down and that she is very low, which we already knew. I have been carrying her low since I got pregnant. In theory we have 10 weeks to go until she gets here. I am so blessed with all the family and friends that I have, I have 3 baby showers over the next month. One for family, one for friends, and one at work. God has blessed me more than I could ever ask. Well that is all for now. Please enjoy the belly pics below.

Got the Mom Car

Just a quick note on a new addition to the family. I didn't tell anyone because I didn't want to jinx myself. We were looking at getting me a new car. God works in mysterious ways is all I can say. I now have a 2008 Ford Escape XLT. I feel so much safe driving it and I LOVE IT! I guess some people would call it my "Mom Car", but I still feel hot driving it! Here are some pictures. A special thanks to my amazing husband.

Mary's Chic Nursery

Well I am still in the process of working on getting Mary's Nursery ready. I finally ordered the bedding yesterday. I decided to have it custom made because I couldn't find anything I liked in the stores. All of you that know me, know that I am not the pastel room type of person. I have decided to go with Black and White bedding for the crib. It fits perfectly with my inspiration room below. I have even found light switch and outlet covers that are done decoupage style in the same fabric as my bedding. I have included the photos below for your imagination! I should hopefully have all of the bedding by late September. I found a wonderful lady on Etsy (which is my new favorite site) who has worked with me the last 2 weeks to get the design finalized. I cant wait to see the finished product, and I can wait to show it to you! Have a great day!

Inspiration Room

Mary's Room with Bedding Super Imposed

Outside Bumper and Blanket Fabric

Black and White Dandy Damask by Michael Miller

Inside of Bumper and Blanket

Black Dot Minky

Bumper and Blanket Trim

Black Satin

Light and Outlet Covers

Decoupage Black and White Dandy Damask by Michael Miller