Final Four Names!

We finally decided to agree-to-disagree and we were able to come down to the final four names! We are so excited but dread having to move onto another round. This is so hard! I want to pick one soon because I'm feeling super crafty and want to make things with her name on them! We thought about going to the hospital with two names and choosing one when we see her but we don't want to be arguing over names in the hospital when were loving on our little girl! I don't know what we will do but for now we are pretty pleased with ourselves for getting down to four names! So without further adieu...

A couple of weeks ago I posted about her baby quilt for her bedding that I was attempting to make. After lots of hard work and numerous amount of hours (I've decided I'm not a quilter, nor do I have the patience to deal with all those stupid squares) I finally finished! I'm actually pretty please with the final product. Its super soft and warm and I find Lance using it constantly while he's laying on the couch watching TV. I folded down the top corner so you are able to see the back of it. Its a brown fleece on the black and super cozy! 

We finally started to shop for her and I am so happy and relieved we started to get prepared for her arrival!  I absolutely loved going out shopping for baby stuff!  I'm starting my third trimester on Tuesday and we are shocked at how fast this is going by! We will have our little one here in about 87 days!

25 Weeks-I promised a picture...

25 weeks down only 15 more to go!  I'm feeling really great, this pregnancy thing so far has been a breeze (knock on wood).  The only complaint I have so far is the intense leg cramps/charley horse's I get at night, every night! Last night I woke up to one in both legs at the same time! I didn't know what to do, I just flung both legs up in the air attempting to stretch and flex while I winced in pain. They really are no fun!

Other than that the second trimester has been great. I've had the majority of my energy back, my emotions are somewhat in check (depending on the day... ok depending on the minute), and I've loved seeing and feeling this little girl kick me!

Now that the second trimester is winding down and I'm getting closer to the third, I'm starting to get more tired and my emotions are starting to get out of whack again. I'm starting once again to cry over everything. I even cry over the fact that I don't know why I'm crying. Lance really is a champ, he has been so supportive and will just sit and hold me and try his hardest not to laugh when I'm crying over nothing.

I'm starting to feel more and more like I did during the first trimester-Sleepy all the time, cranky, and emotional. The only problem is with this growing belly, sleeping is starting to get more and more difficult and I end up waking up multiple times in the night. I have a feeling this last trimester is going to get a bit tough. But on the bright side, it is preparing me for sleepless nights that I will have once this little girl gets here.

6 months 1 week and 3 days pregnant! 

Lance and I cannot wait for her to get here but at the same time we are trying to enjoy the last bit of time we have with just the two of us. We have decided to take another trip before her arrival- we are going back to either  DC or Chicago. I'm pretty sure it'll be DC because we realized the other day there are THREE Cafe Rio's out here on the east coast and one happens to be only a few miles away from DC. Seeing how I crave that place even when I'm not pregnant, I hold the trump card. I'm just upset we didn't realize its location last fall when we were there!

Only 102 days till her arrival! YAY!

Baby Names: The Elite 8

After much deliberation Lance and I were able to pick the elite 8. I'm so glad we have another 3 months to figure out this name thing because it is not easy.We are attempting to do the next round this weekend but we probably won't have it figured out for a while. Stay tuned. :)

P.S We hope everyone has a great Easter weekend :) 

Baby bedding costs WHAT?

As the months are winding down and we are getting closer and closer to our little girls arrival I'm starting to realize we have NOTHING ready. I know we have over 3 months but my nesting instinct is kicking in high gear and I want everything ready NOW! We are slowly purchasing little things but I'm starting to get anxiety over the fact that we don't have any necessary items.

I've been thinking about the nursery a lot lately and trying to decide what I want to do with it. I'm really not a fan of the girly girl colors, I don't know why but an all pink room makes me VERY uncomfortable. Plus, our dressers and clothes have to stay in the nursery as well because whoever designed the homes in Cleveland decided that people can live in tiny rooms that barely fit a queen bed. So lance has to be able to go into the room without gagging over all the pink.

I narrowed down my colors. I want to do a Pink/Green/Brown room. The room will be mostly brown and green with pink accents. That way its more neutral with a little splash of "girlyness". So the searching began, I searched, and searched, and searched. I must be really picky because I wasn't finding anything I could even compromise with.  After days of searching I finally found a couple bedding sets that I absolutely LOVED. They were perfect, not to girly, just enough pink to stand out but not make me gag. Everything was great until I looked at the price tag...$250 dollars!! WHAT!? You have got to be kidding me! It was a 4 piece set for that insane amount. Lance and I got a 10 piece queen bedding set  for our room that is gorgeous for under $100. There was no way we were going to get it. Ok, I'll confess I was still going to get it but Lance talked some sense into me and made me realize that if we get it I won't be getting as many clothes for her. Not wanting a naked baby, I agreed.

So the searching began again, and I found NOTHING.

Luckily I've been on a craft kick so I made the decision to make her bedding.  I decided to make her a quilt that will mimic the ones that I loved for a fraction of the cost.  I really don't know how its going to go, I'm really quite nervous.

Lance and I went to Joann's Fabrics and picked out the colors. After 2 hours of cutting 7x7 squares I'm almost ready to start sewing tomorrow. I sure hope it turns out good, I don't really know how to sew that well. The last sewing class I took was in 8 grade where I became a pro at sewing a pillow in the shape of a foot. Seeing how that isn't going to help me in slightest I hope I remember the crash course Lance's mom gave me before we moved out here.

The soon to be front of the quilt-I still need to work the pattern a bit. And I still may add another brown color in there...too many decisions!  

Tomorrow will be spent cutting out more 7x7 squares for the back and somehow learning to quilt while quilting. Wish me luck!

6th months!

I can't believe how close we are getting. I hit my 6th month mark yesterday and I can't believe how fast time is flying by! My stomach finally popped and I am looking VERY pregnant. I am feeling really good and am getting anxious for this little girl to get here.

I'm slowly learning my limitations, something that I am not liking. The simple task of bending over is now a 5 minute project with a lot of grunting and moaning.  Lance continues to tease me about getting me one of those extendable claws that picks up things for old people. I laugh, but am slowly realizing how much of a help that would actually be :) He is being such a great help, even the task of getting off of the couch now includes him pulling or pushing me up.

Lance and I have been talking about the possibility of me coming home to Utah because I've had a couple people tell me they want to throw baby showers. I am so grateful for the offers but unfortunately that isn't going to be a possibility even though I would LOVE to come home and visit. 

We decided to register online for those who still want to get us something but don't really know what we need or want. The truth is, we don't really know what we "need" so we are grateful for anything! :) Below are the links to our Walmart and Babies R' Us Registry: 

Walmart: http://www.walmart.com/giftregistry/gr_detail.do?registryId=80520692060

Babies R'Us: http://www.toysrus.com/registry/index.jsp?ab=BRU_Header:Utility2:Baby-Registry:Registry

     The Babies R' Us site isn't too user friendly so you will have to do a search for our registry. You can find this by searching Heather Brown in Parma, Ohio. Pretty simple.

Also, here is our address, we have had a few people ask us for it as well: 

Heather and Lance Brown

3802 Walter Avenue

Parma, OH 44134

We are so thankful for those who are wanting to help and we are so excited to bring her home this Christmas for all of you to meet her! It is so crazy to think that the next time we are home we will have a 5 month old! 

Also, as most of you know I have always been against "bump" pictures but after being told over and over how I need to post some I finally made up my mind that I'll post a couple later on this week. So look for those because they won't come too often :)