They Call it Nesting

Picking a name for this little guy, was easy for us. Chaz Jeffrey Gillespie. We have liked the name Chaz for about 3 years, and the day we found out we are having a boy, we instantly started calling him that without any question! It seams like there is so much anticipation for people to know what you are going to name your baby. They can't wait to hear! For us we picture Chaz to be a stud, and amazing at everything he does, and when we are at his baseball games we can hear ourselves yelling, "GO CHAZ!" I also personally love that the name Chaz is a nick name for Charles. I can also see myself throwing that in with an English accent here and there!

We started working on Chaz's nursery about a month ago, and it has been so fun to try and imagine a baby in here! I really didn't want it to look too babyish. I wanted some uniquness, funness and happy! Cause that's exactly what I picture about a boy made by Travis and I! We still need to get a glider chair, but we put this one in there for now! We still need to hang some things on the wall, and put different things on the night stand and dresser.

We found this mini armore on KSL. It was red. I painted the edges tourquoise, then painted it all white, then sanded the edges so the tourquoise would show through, then glazed it gray. Then mod podged cute orange paper on ( you can't see the cute pattern on the paper here) Then added cute knobs!

This is how it all started! I found this rug from Anthropology and I died. So this is the focal point. But I decided to leave out the fuchsia!

We found this awsome brick panelling at Lowe's. It's 3D, and all we had to do was nail it to the wall! I still need to find bedding, which I just want to be white or gray.Travis got this hammock on his mission in the Carribean. He used to sleep in it, and it couldn't be a more perfect fun addition to this room!

Bright orange, and it has little birdies knitted into it!!!!

I was so excited to show trav this lamp after I bought it! Nothing other than a fly rod!

AAAAhhhhhh yes, here is the proud momma! I can't believe how hard this little dude already kicks me! I only have about 7 weeks left!! It really is soooo exciting. Even though I'm scared to death to give birth, cause there is only one way this guy's coming out and from the way he has already been a stinker, I can only imagine, he won't let me forget it!!

I really hate posing for pictures while I'm prego, and this is what I really want to do to the camera! But that's my only complaint for right now!!

Maui Babymoon!

Aww! I miss it so much! Maui! It was our first time, and what a way to spend my whole 24th week of pregnantness! It was so great and really was relaxing! First things FIRST! We found the best shaved ice place. Macadamia nut ice cream on bottom, then coconut flavor with leche and sweet and condensed milk! We had to get one everyday!

This was at Gazebo, the BESTEST breakfast place ever! Macadamia nut french toast with coconut syrup! I loved eating here, and I loved being pregnant here because I took total advantage!

Saved ya some!

??? Everyone needs a vacation

Like I said, they had the best food and we ate a ton! This was at Aloha Mixed Plate, another one of our favorites!

We tried paddle boarding and it was our favorite thing we did in Maui! So fun and peaceful! Even for a 6 month prego lady!

Trav went surfing, I was bummed I couldn't

This is where we went snorkeling, at Honalua Bay

We drove the Road to Hana and did a hike to 7 waterfalls, and this was the one at the end. It was so gorgeous

One of the waterfalls on the way...
We rented a jeep which was so fun. This is when we stopped at a stand to get fresh pineapple and banana bread

So WHAT is the "flattering" show off my belly pose? We took 87 pics trying to get a cute one... uuuuhh no.

Eating dinner and watching a Luau

Right outside our resort. Seriously, best week of pregnancy so far! This was a month ago so a little late, and my belly is definitely bigger!!!

Mama's BOY!!!!!

Oh BOY! That's right!( That explains why all I want is man food, lots of meat and cheese!) And we could not be more excited about it!! Knowing that he is in fact a he, and not one bit shy about it according to the ultrasound, has made this even more real and exciting for us! We were so relieved to know that everything else looks great and healthy! We promptly ran out right after the appt to buy him his first clothes! I cannot wait to meet and dress this little man, and he

is indubitably going to be one spoiled little BOY!!
We also felt it was very appropriate that his very first outfit be a swimming suit, and we plan on raising him on the boat!!;)

Ok so, shopping around for baby stuff right now kind of feels like me trying to write a song. I have no idea what I'm doing and what to shop for. So I want to ask all mom's what their favorites are. Anything, strollers, diapers, blankets, binkies, cribs, clothes, your must haves, etc. Also stuff for being prego, maternity clothes, supplements, just whatever! I'm dreading mom jeans (Mom to be jeans). I tried some on and I felt as hideous as they seem to be to me. This whole metamorphosis of my body is not so cute to me. Doesn't help that I'm kind of always ornery, sick, but I somehow want to eat the grossest things, like a Big Mac or spaghettios and meat balls. Don't worry, I'll even eat those weird circus peanut candy things. I used to always think, "why do they even make those, and who would ever eat them?" The person who did make them, was obviously pregnant. I'll tell you what though, my favorite thing right now, every night taking a bubble bath while eating gobstoppers, and listening to music while playing solitaire. Heaven.

Well I'd love your input, so please spill the beans!!

Tricking Me

This is what looking in a mirror feels like being pregnant.... On a positive note, we find out in 3 weeks what we are having, AND I'll be half way!

Secret's Out!

Travis and I are so excited! I am pregnant and due July 11th! So I'm about 3 months along, and so far, the only good thing is, if I don't want to do something, I just say I'm sick! But I pretty much am all the time! We surprised our families on Christmas Eve and told them, and they were all so shocked and excited! It was so hard not to tell anyone and I'll never wait that long again, but we wanted to make sure it was safe, and also because we thought it'd be fun! I've found it interesting how our focus has totally changed. The things we used to worry about, don't seem to matter. We always talk about what's he (according to Travis) will look like. What type of personality, attributes of each other our baby will have. It really seamed time for us and we can't wait! So here we go!

Fall

This fall the weather this was was incredible, and so we were able to get out a lot and do the things we love!
These were family pics we took over Thanksgiving with my family. Looking at these pics made me realize how big my family is getting!

We did a bit of biking. Here we are with Mallory and Greg, (Trav's sister and her husband) at the Wasatch Crest trail. It started in Big Cottonwood canyon and ended in Mill Creek Canyon. It was beautiful!

These are our pics from hiking Timp in Oct! So glad I finally did it! Can't wait to do it again!