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day 4 & 3D ultrasound.

so here is day 4. a bit off schedule here. that is so typical of me lately. man, i just cant seem to stay on any type of schedule or routine. plus, i havent been feeling so good lately. dont know what the deal is. so tired & have zero energy to do anything productive. but i am trying.

also, here is a photo from the ultrasound bigger, so you can see it better, cause it is so real looking.
this image is so crazy to me. so so real. here's the story, we went in to get an ultrasound, to just make sure everything is going smoothly, since i have less than 4 weeks left now, the doc. just wanted to make sure. the ultrasound tech is so so nice. (i think she likes us a lot) & so she pulled out this 3D ultrasound thing when she didnt even have to or need to for what they were measuring. but super nice of her to do. she seriously spent like an extra 15 minutes with us, just trying to get the perfect image of his little face. i love this photo. all smooshed, but looks so comfy at the same time, with his arm tucked under his cheek. man, i cant wait until he is here. anytime now though. so you gotta love that.

in other news: i had my baby shower this past weekend. it was so much fun to see so many people that i know & who support david & i in this new journey as parents. plus, i got so many great things that Dax & i will need when he arrives. it made me even more excited for him to get here.
i will post photos soon from the shower.
now i am on a mission to write thank you cards. i have quite a few to do, so i better get the ball rolling.

day 2 & 3.

ok, so i have been keeping up with the challenge. taking my 1 photo a day, but i didnt take photos of the actual journal until this morning. so i thought i would post day 2 & 3. i will really try my best to post the actual journal everyday. i also started a photo album on the left of the 21 day challenge, so that i have all days in there. it will good to see the progression of the whole process. i am really enjoying creating everyday. its so good for me. oh also, thought i would mention, i know its really day 4, but here's the deal, because i am taking a photo a day for my challenge, i dont know exactly when the photo will be taken, it could be early in the morning or late at night, so i have decided to stay 1 day behind so that i can use the photo from the day before on the page i create the next day. make sense?? hope so.
on to today:
i have an ultrasound this afternoon. looking forward to that! cant wait to see what position he is in & how big he has gotten since the last time i had an ultrasound, which has been a few months. also, running a few errands & then putting my feet up later on this evening. my feet & ankles (cankles) are so swollen. seriously, what is the deal with that. didnt think that would happen. guess pregnancy is unpredictable. ha. hope everyone has a good day.

day 1 & purging.

so...day 1 is done. my goal for this challenge is: 1 photo daily. i have been really bad about taking photos lately. i dont know if its the whole pregnancy thing, (i know i blame a lot on being prego) but maybe thats why? but i havent been taking out my camera like i wish i would. & with a baby on the way i want to get into the habit of taking more photos! so that is my goal. done.

yesterday i cleaned out my studio. went through every cupboard & drawer of my scrapbooking/paper arts supplies & purged so much stuff. i love that feeling. it also helps me remember what i do have, stuff i have totally forgotten about. i really need to do this every few months. just renew & refresh what it is i have to use in my creative process.

so i combined my day 1 of the challenge with my studio clean out. here is also the cover of my challenge journal & the goal page i created. cant wait to take more photos & make time to create everyday. something that really has been missing from my daily routine. good habits all around.

lacking ambition.

i dont know what the freaking deal is. but lately, i just havent had much ambition. ok. ok. its really been like the last 8-9 months. seriously. i guess its the whole being pregnant thing. i am trying to get past that whole thing. so, i am going to join rhonna's 21 day challenge that starts tomorrow, sept. 15th. i am going to work on my journal today & tomorrow, so that i am all set for saturday. i am not sure exactly on my goal or habit i want to form yet, but i think its going to be taking a photo a day. i have been so bad about taking photos lately. it just totally skips my mind. so with a baby coming & all, i thought it would be good to break the camera out again & start using it.

david took this photo of me last night. its horrible, but it does show my (getting so huge) belly at 35 weeks. seriously, he keeps kicking me in the ribs & it hurts.
i have to say, i look pretty lazy in this photo. hoping to change that, at least for a small portion of the day, by doing this challenge.

oh, i know, something i havent been lazy about, crocheting blankets. seriously, i am on a rampage. i am on my 4th blanket right now. i can get one done in about 1 week. its so much fun too. i am even taking a crochet class this month. so excited about it!

i have also been working on doing stuff around my house. making picture frames & shelfs for various rooms in my house. all stuff i want to get done before the baby comes. also making a cabinet for our family room. hoping to start on that this weekend. ok, that makes me feel a bit better. maybe i havent lost all ambition.

one last thing. i am planning on posting my daily challenge here. so check back to see what i create!
should be fun & (hopefully) motivating.