Half way there!

Last Wednesday I had an appointment at the doctor's office.  Not just a regular appointment but THE appointment.  The one where I was counting down the days and when the day arrived, my heart was fluttering hours before.  I kept sending CW messages with updates like, "3 hours to go!"; then, "ONE HOUR TO GO!!!" ; and, "See you in 10 MINUTES!"

You see, this was the appointment where we got to find out if Baby is: Ashley Jr. or Cody Jr.

When I met CW outside the doctor's office, he showed me the cutest thing.  He had taken two extra ties to work that day;  one was pink, and one was blue.  That way he could change into the one that showed what baby was when he went back to work.  

SO.... we went in and had our Ultra Sound, which kept me in a mixture of laughter and tears of joy the entire time.  When the big moment came, the tech asked me one final time what I thought the baby would be.  I told her I was almost certain it was a boy, and guess what!?

I couldn't be happier to have been wrong!

YES!  A LITTLE GIRL!!!  WOO HOO! 

Cody ended up wearing a pink tie back to work.  :) 

A. B. C. - Ashley. Baby. Cody.!

Guess what!?  Cody and I are so blessed, we get to be parents!  Can you believe it?  We are so happy.  

I made the above print to tell his siblings.  It was his sister Ginger's birthday and we had her unwrap a box filled with a baby toy and card-board letters of 'A B C'.  Their reactions were priceless!  There was crying, delightful squealing, jumping up and down.  It was beautiful.

   

When I told Cody that he was going to be a Dad, back near the beginning of December, I made him this print below and framed it.  He is so excited to be a father, and his reaction was beautiful.  He is going to be the best Daddy.  I know this little one will have him wrapped around its tiny finger.  

When I told my sisters Erin and Aubrey, I got a balloon and tied it to a box filled with goodies and gave them each this with a letter from Baby Webb:

We told my parents a little before Christmas.  I gave them a couple of my favorite books they would read to me when I was little:  Little Critters, and Where the Wild Things Are.  They also got a sweet letter from Baby Webb. 

Then I made a flip book to tell Cody's parents.  It has major events per month that happened in the Webb family:

(The due date on here was after my first visit to the doc.  On my 2nd visit they re-estimated Baby's due-date.  Also, this last page has just a few reasons why Cody and I are thrilled to be parents.  Go ahead and read it if you have a moment.)

It has been so fun telling family and friends our good news.  It is life changing news for certain.  We couldn't be happier and more ready to welcome this little one into our lives!  I just feel so loved, blessed, ecstatic, over-joyed, and happy beyond words can express.    

Play-Lists... Yeah!

 My sisters and I have an addiction... to play-lists.  I think Erin started it.  She usually starts most addictions,  but so does Aubrey.  So between the two of them I find myself addicted to everything from Jane Eyre, to Jane Austin, to chocolate truffles, and play-lists.  

This is a cover I made for my first play list.  It has a theme... if you didn't notice.

This one, I also made for my second play-list.  Also, themed.  They're love songs.  Just to put that out there.  

We sure do have fun making play-lists.  CW thinks its quirky and "old-school".  Pssh... As If!  
But, hey, if you have a chance, check out some of these songs.  I find them also highly addictive.  Enjoy!

Photo Prop Cards

An adorable gal I served with in Young Women's (Jamie Page) just had a baby girl, and she asked me to make some photo-prop cards for her!  The idea is, you take a sweet picture with the little baby next to the coordinating card for months 1-12, and, if you want, you can put together a book of their first year, or something along those lines.  The final product is quite adorable. 

There are two styles here.  The other set, I made for Jamie to give to a friend who was also expecting.

I made the cards out of heavy card stock paper, and finished them with different patterns of printed paper on the opposite side.  They turned out really nice, and I'm mad at myself for not taking pictures of the finished cards.    

Snellen Eye Chart Printable

There have been a lot of Snellen-type prints lately. Seems to be a bit of a fad going on, so I thought I'd join the party. Can you tell what it says? This could make a good hand out for a church lesson, or something.

V-Ball

This is Mo. (The cute blondie on the left) She is my lil' sister in law and one of the sweetest gals you'll ever meet. She is also a Volleyball star. Obviously I need to get some pics of her playing v-ball, rather than in her cheer uniform.

Anywhooo... Volleyball season just ended and I found this tag I was asked (by my Mother in law) to make to put on a gift for the team last year. It was tied to Gatorade bottles with tulle and flair! What's pretty cool is that it's generic enough to use for any athletic season, just change the school colors!

Retro Paper Designs!

These designs have so many uses. You can use them for anything from wrapping paper, to cards, to tags. The options are endless. Just save them and print on some card stock and create!