Friday, October 30, 2009

Koston Alex Garner

Koston Alex Garner

Born October 25, 2009 at 11:19 AM

8 lb. 1 Oz.

21 1/4 in.

Yes he's here and life couldn't be more blissful. I love this little guy so much... I can't imagine life without him now! I am SO blessed to be his mommy... he is just an angel. He really has been such a good baby. He sleeps a ton, eat's a lot and loves to be snuggled with :) I love being a mom. Here's a few pictures for your enjoyment. I could just stare at him all day!


Proud Papa


Koston with cousin Makenna born 19 hrs. apart :) My brother J.C. and Sis. in law Stephanie had their first baby as well. It was really cool to be at the hospital and share this experience with them.







Friday, October 23, 2009

Tomorrow's the BIG day!

Yep, tomorrow's the day we've been waiting for... Well, kind of. I'm going in to be induced at 3:00 PM. My doctor felt like we should do it now rather than wait any longer because she thinks he's going to be a pretty big boy! :) I'd rather him come on his own... but then again, I don't want to push out a 10, 11 lb. baby... So i'm fine with it. I get to see him sooner too which i'm reallllly excited for! My nerves are starting to set in though. I haven't been too bad, but now that there's a day and a time set, I know that it's going to happen and it's almost here! It's just so crazy how fast it's gone.

I'm so excited and grateful to be a mom. I can't wait for all of the fun experiences and sweet little moments I'll have with him... I know it will be the greatest feeling and most rewarding experience I could ever imagine.

Until next time! Wish me luck :)


Wednesday, October 21, 2009

I'm so over this.

This is what I've felt like the past week and a half...


9 months pregnant + major head & chest congestion = the worst combination ever.

And there's really not much you can take when you're pregnant. Please help! Haha. I want to be normal again and not feel like my head is trapped in a bubble anymore. It really throws things off when all you can hear is yourself... and nothing else!

Oh my poor husband... I love you Brian! Thank you for being the best, most supportive hubby ever... and still loving me even when I complain or cough all over you :)

I know this is a pointless post. I'm just so over this sick stuff and I want my baby here! :)






Friday, October 16, 2009

Prego update!!!... and some other stuff...

... It's a little OBVIOUS that I've been slacking on keeping up with the updates... I do better at looking at other blogs rather than keeping up with mine :) Where do i start...

My awesome friends threw me a baby shower! Thanks Danie, Tiffany, Amanda, Katie, Shellene, Britney, Michelle and Mom for all helping out! It turned out great and i got TONS of fun stuff! Seriously, I was looking through everything and realized if I hadn't of had a shower, I would have nothing. So thanks to you who came and spoiled Koston :) I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. He's one lucky boy! I would post pictures of it but for some reason blogger isn't allowing me and it's driving me crazy. I Guess I'll save them for another time.

I had an ultra sound on Wednesday at my Doctors request to kind of see how big he is because i've been measuring pretty big these last few weeks at my check ups. Well it was confirmed. He's a big boy already! The tech said he was about 8.8 lbs. give or take a 1/2 a lb. Lets not forget I still had a week and a half at that point! I was supposed to have an appointment with my Dr. the next day because she had been wanting to possibly induce me early... well my appointment was cancelled because she was out sick. I won't see her till my next appointment which is next Thursday ( 3 days before I'm due) so I'm sure he'll be a pretty good size by then! haha. Last week she said I was about 1 cm. dialated and 50% effaced, so he's making some progress! Brian and I are kind of over it ... We're tired of waiting. We can't wait for him to be here so we can squeeze his chubby little cheeks and bum :)

For some reason it won't let me post any of the pictures other than this one, so you'll have to settle with this. Here he is! ( he looks like Brian to a T. I think he has his lips and nose)


( Yes, i know it says Liesl Hall... My insurance hasn't been changed to Garner yet. I know, i'm a bad wife. Brian gives me heck all the time about it... which I guess is understandable :/)

I put this picture up of him as my screen saver and i can't stop looking at it :) He is such a cutie! I guess it will just have to hold me over until he decides to make his debut. Ok... I desperately need sleep so i'll end for now, but i promise I'll do better with my next update. Haha. Night!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Why I love my husband...

Because he gets me roses for NO reason at all! I am definitely spoiled!



Also... I've figured out what I'm doing for Koston's bedding!!! (I think this is the first time i've announced his name on the blog :)) It will be slightly different though. Instead of the blue with brown polka dots, I found a really cute sage/olive green fabric with brown polka dots. The rest is exactly the same :) Well, besides the crib, we have yet to figure that out! I'm attempting to make the bedding my self, so cross your fingers for me that it'll turn out! My wonderful mother is going to help me of course. There's NO WAY I could do it myself, haha. Here's what it will look like!... Kind of....


Yeah... paisley right... kind of girly? Well i like it anyway! :) Here's the green fabric that I'll be using...


I got my inspiration from here. I figured I better credit them. I love all of their stuff!
Hopefully all the fabric will be here next week so i can start on it by the weekend! Time's a flyin' now! I can't believe it :)

8 weeks!


Saturday, August 22, 2009

Belly pic!

31 weeks!

After a few requests of a belly shot, i broke down and finally took one!

I know...

I have a shelf on me.


Just in case you didn't know...



And one more, just for fun. Mmm kisses! haha.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

What we've been up to Part 2

For Gary's B- day my mom booked about 7 rooms at a resort in Las Vegas and invited Gary's kids and my siblings to stay at for a week. The resort was really nice, equipped with about 3 or 4 pools, including a lazy river, and much more.


The resort was literally just a few minutes away from the strip so whoever wanted to venture that way had easy access. Brian and i had our own room which was super nice, although we did have a couple problems, aka a leak from the ceiling, But i guess the employees there were in no rush to fix it because they never showed up the entire weekend we were there!

One of Brian's fav. mission companions had been at lake Powell the previous week and wanted to meet up with Brian before he left on a study abroad trip to Spain, so he drove down to Vegas and stayed with us a couple nights. Al, yes that's his name :), was an instant hit with the fam. We all enjoyed his company and were really glad he got to come visit... especially Brian. I mean, we are naming our son after him.... so he ought to be pretty cool :)

{Cheyenne, Tacye (the mexican)... she get's so tan! and Tanesha}

We all hopped in a shuttle and went down to the strip. Brian heard of this "Miracle mile mall" so we wanted to go check it out.

P.S. the strip is CRAZY!

{Al and Brian}

{More pretty nieces}


{This picture kinda makes me laugh..... Happy B - day Gary!}


* Now that "So you think you can dance" is over, i've shifted my interest to....

Chubby Love

Haha this show is great.
I swear i used to never watch T.V. But since we've gotten DVR, I've been hooked on my shows!

* The song, "My life would suck without you" has been the theme of my weekend. Brian flew up Thursday to Oregon and won't be back till Wednesday night :( I miss him. It sucks. haha.

* Also... in my attempts of being "artsy" and decorating on a budget, this is what I've made.


Project #1
Free ninety nine baby.


I have at least 10 or more frames from when we got married so i've been trying to put them to good use. I went here -----> http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/, printed out 3 pics that i liked, typed up some letters on word, glued them to the pictures, then used a little bit of this

(Which i love)

and whala! haha it was a pretty simple project, but i was happy with it.

Project#2

Extra frame

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Project #3

I've found so many yummy recipes that i've wanted to keep or try out and wanted something fun to put them in. Haha. I feel like little miss home maker over here... I guess I've just had a lot of time on my hands!


*Anyway, life's good... we're good... the baby's good.... only 11 more weeks! Can you believe it?! I sure can't! But boy am I excited for this little guy to come! We really haven't done anything to prepare for him, so i guess those 11 weeks are a good thing right now. We really need to get on it! Hope everyone has a good week! :) Peace out.