39 Weeks- This is it!

I am packed and ready to go. See you all soon! I have one more belly shot I want my husband to get of me tomorrow, but I will share that with you later after this babe arrives. Keep me in your thoughts!!!!

Getting Ready!

Every night I feel as though I am going to go into Labor. Whatever happens I know I will be meeting this special little baby soon and can't wait to share it with all of you. For now the bags are packed...I was so unprepared last time around...this time...I have even packed snacks!!!

Happy Weekend!

Hope you are all enjoying the weekend. We have had a little rain so Miss V has been entertaining herself inside with some thrifted dance costumes ( best $1 I ever spent) and her tap shoes. She even let me put her hair in a pony!!! There is a dance studio that we can walk to from our home. I am going to check out a class for her for the Fall. We are planning to homeschool her for awhile, but this social butterfly is already asking about when she is going to be dropped off. Be sure to find some time for a little dance this weekend.

This Moment (inspired by Soulemama)

Happy Friday!! This moment - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Have a lovely weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Wash Wednesday

Gardenmama is still doing this fabulous weekly post. Head over there to check it out. My clothesline this week featured the onesies my friends and family made for the new babe at the Blessingway. I think they came out amazing!

38 Weeks

My good friend with great artistic talent did some Henna on my belly yesterday. I think it came out great. Getting to the end of this pregnancy I am having trouble sleeping again. I think I need to see the Chiro again. When I see her regularly my feet don't go crazy at night. I will miss the sweet baby kicks and turns the most, but I will not miss people saying "Wow you're huge" or feeling like my bowels are twisted. I can't wait to see if we are having a boy or girl. What is your guess?

Summer Solstice

Hope you are all enjoying the Solstice. Happy Summer! What did you do on this longest day of the year?

300th Post And Strawberry Picking

This is my 300th post! I can't believe it. I love this blogging thing. I eventually would love to get my blog printed into a book. I would love to hear if any of you have done so. We went strawberry picking today. It went better than expected. I wasn't sure what to expect, but Violet loved it and Brian seemed to enjoy it too. I am so thankful I brought that umbrella. We picked 4 boxes to bring home and make jam. I am going to give it my first try tonight! Wish me luck!

This Moment (inspired by Soulemama)

Happy Friday!! This moment - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment.This was from my blessingway ceremony this week. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Have a lovely weekend and thanks for stopping by!

More Blessingway Photos

Here are some more shots!

Blessingway

Tonight we had a Blessingway in honor of this new babe. My closest friends and family were present and it was great. There were readings, footbaths, massage, mamacord blessing and more. It went great and I am so thankful for everyone that was present. Every guest brought a bead, a scrap of fabric, a nature find and some onesies. We tie dyes the onesies, made a birthing bracelet with the beads and I plan to make a small quilt with the fabric and a mobile with the nature finds. We also made a painting for the babies room. Enjoy the photos!

Happy Monday!

Lots of nesting going on around here. Even Violet is cleaning. Blessingway was postponed until tomorrow night. I am so looking forward to it. This is the last week of classes at the gym. Two more shifts a week apart at the hospital and then vacation...oh I mean having a baby. Pretty crazy that my vacation will be spent giving birth. Can't wait to find out what we are having. We finally have some awesome names!!!!

This Moment (inspired by Soulemama)

Happy Friday!! This moment - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Have a lovely weekend and thanks for stopping by!

36 Weeks

I think I have run out of room....I can't eat, can 't sleep. I am so looking forward to meeting this little one. It's 3 am and I am heading to bed. Lots of nesting happened tonight. We'll just finishing up projects. I took this photo last night. Violet is getting cuter everyday. I recently introduced her to the old Shirley Temple movies. She loves them and has even started acting like her. So much better than Disney flicks. Happy Wednesday!

New Funky Mommy Creation

I have worn this ring everyday since I made it. I am going to have a custom listing in the SHOP very soon. I will also be selling them at the Haverhill Farmers Market this summer. 3 or 4 more weeks to go until I meet this little babe. We are having a Blessingway this Thursday night. I am sad that a lot of my friends and family aren't going to make it. Everyone seems to be so busy. I really want to honor this second baby in a special way. I was a second child and noticed a huge difference in the # of photos, videos, etc taken of me. Thank goodness I was a girl! Anyhow...let me know what you think of this new creation.

This Moment (inspired by Soulemama)

Happy Friday!! This moment - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Have a lovely weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Canning Lesson

I finally got a lesson in canning. A friend of mine arranged for her mother with many years of experience to come speak to my mother's group about canning. It was GREAT! I am not so overwhelmed to try anymore. I am going to keep it simple though and just stick with jam and applesauce this first year. I also will continue to freeze fresh blueberries, peaches and corn just like I did last year. There is nothing like having that in the middle of winter. How about you? Do you can?