PREGNANCY WK 34

Our little guy is being a bit uncooperative right now. He has decided he really likes to sit in the breech position. Hopefully he'll turn on his own in the next little bit or my Dr. will have to try to turn him. I have to admit I am terrified of having a C-section. I watched one on You-Tube and all I can say is "No thank you!" and "Why one earth do some ladies ELECT to do that??"

I have also watched some rather "interesting" videos on how women try to turn their babies through different inverted maternal positionings, chiropractor alignments, and some weird thing involving an incense stick and accupuncture points. I think it was called moxibustion. WEIRD!

One benefit of little mans' uncooperative state of being has been that I am not so fixated on the fact that we still don't know what we are going to name him. So here are my current favorite names for our little bambino...in no particular order.

*Tate Alden Courtney
*Joseph Alden Courtney
*Andrew Joseph Courtney
*Carson Tate Courtney

I LOVE BLACK AND WHITE

It seems that I am daydreaming about decorating my house almost daily. It mostly involves a base of traditional/cottage style black and white and creams with splashes of fun bright colors to change with the seasons. In my mini web-wandering session of the day, I ran across this great blog all about black and white. Whoever started it does my web wandering for me and has put a huge collection of gorgeous things together on one site with links to the sites where they were found. Aaahhhh....I love you Person! What makes it even cooler is that it has links to other sites designated to other fabulous colors like turquiose, greens, blues, browns, reds....whatever your heart desires! So I thought I'd share with you this fun blog just in case you are like me and enjoy daydreaming daily about your dream home.
http://www.blackandwhitedelight.com/

SLEDDING-SMITH PARK

Me and Mei. And for all those wondering...no I did NOT participate! :(

Some little "snippets" of the kids sledding. They had a blast and didn't want to leave....once in the car however, they realized just how cold their fingers and toes were and were glad to be going home for some grilled cheese sandwiches and soup.

BOY'S ROOM

So for some crazy reason I can't get into my word program I ALWAYS use to add another inspirational room photo to. Sooo.......I guess I'll put stuff on here so I don't have to go search for it again!


Boy's Room-Only difference is we will use red in place of the green for Digger colors/sports theme instead of fishies. But I LOVE the stripes. I think it will grow with them. I also love the metal shelves.

Oh. And I found this blog a week or so ago where this lady is decorating her home in the same style that I have been dying to have for years now but never known how to start. I love her ideas and her DIY methods and how bright and open her spaces feel. So if you see my house morphing, you'll know where it's coming from. Check it out. http://www.houseofsmiths.blogspot.com/

2011 PINEWOOD DERBY

Steven participated in his 2nd Pinewood Derby race last night. The cub master prepared a wonderful "opening ceremony" where she handed out awards earned this past month, new neckerchief slides, and talked about sportsmanship. (The boys held up the word "Sportsmanship" and told what it means)
Then the races began! It was so much fun to see each boys' cars and how unique they were. My favorite was Tallis Barkers' car. He created his from legos! It was so creative and he could change it however he wanted. Too fun. Steven's design was inspired from his favorite book series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians. He painted his car black with an ocean blue Trident on it. With A LOT of his dad's help and a little bit of Poseidon's luck, it was super fast and won each race it competed in. He was so excited! His car took awards for "Fastest Car" and "Sportiest Paint Job." Way to go Pal!

NAME THAT BABY!!!

Let's play a little game called "Name that Baby!" We are in need of help naming our new little bambino that will be joining us in April. It's normally a no-brainer for us, but this guy is stumping us. I usually have at least one name that means something to me or is after someone we admire, etc. but not this time! Anything goes!

So...here are a few name combos that I like. Leave me a comment on which one you like or put them in ABC order of how you like 'em. You can also tell me you don't like any of them and leave your own REALISTIC suggestion!

Thanks for playing!

A- Clay Alden Courtney
B- Andrew Tate Courtney
C- Carston Reid Courtney

DI SCORE

I don't know about you, but I L-O-V-E shopping at thrift stores! I popped into the good ole' DI yesterday just to pass some time and walked out with quite a good deal (if I do say so myself!).

I bought 3 bags full of random Strawberry Shortcake, Sesame Street, Mickey Mouse, My Little Ponies, Disney Princesses, and Littlest Pet Shop (which I am most excited about) toys for a whoppin' $9! There were at least 55 pets plus accessories, and 4 pet shop mini playsets (perfect to take along to church). Boo-yah!!! The kids have been having an absolute blast....even the boys. Shhh...don't tell them I told ya!


I also bought this pretty little tray for my nightstand for $1.50. It's perfect to hold my IPod, cell phone, and book light. Love it!