Belly Pics!

Here are some new pics of the large belly!








32 weeks

33 weeks

BEWARE Bare Belly Pics Ahead!!

I was not real into the whole pregnancy pics, but my wonderful cousin Lora...a graphic designer/photographer convinced me!

This is not edited at all...I just liked it...

I can't wait to meet you little girl!!!!

Camden Michael Torud

I am so excited to announce the news that Ben and I have a brand new nephew!! Camden Michael Torud was born on Wednesday the 8th of April. He was 7 pounds 12 ounces and 19.5 inches long. He is the most adorable baby in the world!! We got to cuddle him up yesterday and it was such a great day! We also were very honored to be asked to be his Godparents!! I am just a really proud aunt....isn't he handsome??

My new camera!

I got a new camera for my birthday! A Nikon D40! I love Ashley's photos so I asked her what kind of camera that she owns. She told me and I love it!! These are some of the first photos that my sister and I took with it. I have a lot to learn, so we aren't doing anything too fancy with it yet. My sister, mom, dad and I went and visited my cousin, Kaija, her husband Thad, and her four kids in Kansas City last weekend. That is where we took a lot of these pictures!

Here is a picture of Kasia, Remi, Brittany, and Hattie

This is our goddaughter Kalea...she is adorable!

Here is a picture of my mom's hand, my hand, and my baby belly!! It was Britt's idea...what a clever girl she is!

Here is a current picture of me at 31 weeks.

Sneak Peak at Nursery!!

Little by little we are getting ready to bring this little girl home.

Here are some pics of the nursery!!

A huge thanks to my mom for all the hard work she put into this nursery. She is the reason it

looks soooo great!! I am the luckiest daughter in the world!

Fabric!

Here is the fabric that we have picked out for the baby's bedding.

We are very excited and grateful that my mom has agreed to

make it for us!

When are you due??

Happy March!! March is probably one of my favorite months... It finally starts to warm up a little bit, it is my birthday month, and it also means I am one month closer to meeting my daughter. I am feeling her move around so much lately and I am sooo anxious to finally be able to stare at her, hold her, and love her to pieces!! I have to say that I am finally starting to feel large. I am having a lot of heart burn - which I never had before I became pregnant. I am also finding it a bit harder to get up out of bed. My back and feet hurt a bit more as well. All of which are a blessing because that means she is getting bigger and stronger!

So almost everyday I have a stranger ask me when I am due. I understand this because that is a question that I would ask a pregnant person as well. When I tell them that I am due May 30th, they kind of gasp and say, "Wow, you still have a long way to go!!", while implying, "You are going to be HUGE in May!". I really don't mind at all. It is true! I am pretty big, but it is only because I am so short. I have a really short torso and that is why I am showing so much at this point. So I am comfortable with it. I have asked the doctor if I have gained too much weight (17 lbs at my last appointment), and she said no that I have gained by the book so far. So hopefully I should be ok!

Here are some more belly shots!

23 weeks

24 weeks

25 weeks

26 weeks

Update on crib and bedding!! After looking through fabrics and such my mom and I decided to not use the rosebud fabric for her bedding. We will just make another quilt for her with that fabric. It was too hard to find other fabric to go with it.

Here is the crib we ordered!

My great idea!

My great idea is to post some pictures of our plans for our baby bedding, our stroller, and a few outfits that I have picked up in the past four weeks. I loved when Ashley posted these pictures when she was still pregnant with her baby boy and so I thought what the heck! Someone might find it all as exciting as I do!

Our baby bedding...this was a very hard decision for me. I am a picky lady and could not decide what I wanted. So in the end I bought a bumper and asked my mom if she would make the rest!! The cool thing about it is that we will partly be using left over fabric from a quilt my mom made me 3 or 4 years ago. When I was born, my mom called my grandma up and said, "Mom, I finally got my little rosebud." So, since I was my mom's rosebud I wanted to have rosebud's on my quilt. At the time I did put away the extra fabric, just in case, one day, I would have my own little rosebud. Well the time is here and we will get to incorporate that fabric in her bedding!!

This is the bumper

This is my quilt and the fabric we will be using for our little girl's bedding!

These are some "signs" that I plan on putting in her room. The brown one was given to us by Grandma Kris and it is one that looks like it is painted on the wall.

Here is the stroller!!

And finally...here is a sampling of the clothes that I have tried not to buy, but have bought anyway. However, I am going to try not to go overboard and buy too much more!




I love blankies!!!


I should mention that Grandma Kris is making a rag quilt for this baby as well. We picked out the fabric last week and it is going to be adorable! So, she will have many blankets and that is just how I like it! My mom and I are going to look at more fabric for her bedding on Wednesday!! I am so excited! We will also be looking for cribs in another few weeks!