Baby Shower

Our baby shower was last Saturday. It was awesome! We got so many things and shockingly we don't have doubles of anything! We received lots and lots of clothes, some diapers, wipes, toys, blankets (2 were hand made!), a high chair/booster seat, my dream diaper bag, towels, and so much more!

My sister Stephanie made this cake. Isn't it frickin' cute! Zebra layer, giraffe layer and an elephant topper. All made by Steph.

Another picture of the awesome cake.

These are all of the presents. People went nuts shopping!

And I'm so happy they did! :)

This tray was used for one of the games. Afterwards I got to take all the goodies on it.

Me opening up one of the many gifts.

And trying to hide from the camera.

The baby shower was awesome! My Mom and sister Samantha planned all of the activities. They did a great job. There will be more pictures coming as soon as I get my hands on my Mom's camera.

Baby Shower Eve

It's kinda like Christmas eve around here! I'm so excited for the baby shower tomorrow! I'm REALLY looking forward to the good food, ha ha!

On a side note, I've ordered some books from ebay and I can't friggin wait for them to be here. Like I said, It's like Christmas time in the Perkins house!!

101 Things I love

I'm making this list so I can look at it whenever I'm feeling down or troubled. This has helped me find myself and not take things for granted. I am a lucky person. I have an amazing life. It is about time I appreciate it.

The following is a list of 101 things that make me blissfully happy:

1. My husband, the love of my life, Justin
2. Our baby boy, Jasper
3. Sitting by a river
4. Walking on the beach
5. Christmas
6. Disneyland
7. Road trips
8. Laying my head in my special spot on Justin's chest
9. Autumn
10. The color of deep amber
11. When the trees change colors
12. Blossoms on trees
13. Peonies
14. Reading a good book
15. A farm
16. The smell of the country
17. Clear night skies
18. A clean house
19. Gardens
20. Koi fish ponds
21. Full moons
22. Pumpkins
23. Camping
24. Playing games
25. Fuzzy slippers
26. Churros
27. Getting my hair done
28. Going to the movies
29. Wolves
30. The idea of fairies and magic
31. Kittens and Puppies
32. Crabbing
33. Getting a new tattoo
34. Justin's muscles
35. Fireworks
36. The smell of a campfire
37. Not having to go to work
38. Cotton candy once a year
39. Swimming when it's hot out
40. Falling snowflakes
41. The zoo
42. The aquarium
43. The smell when the first raindrops fall and wet the ground
44. Love notes
45. A great nights sleep
46. Taking a bath and relaxing
47. Our cats
48. A hot cup of coffee
49. Watching a storm
50. Family get togethers
51. The excitement of concerts
52. Eating amazing foods
53. Home cooked meals
54. Having the toilet paper go "over" not "under"
55. Rainbows
56. Stretching after a workout
57. Apple picking
58. Home grown tomatoes
59. Staying in a hotel
60. Being loved and respected
61. The black and orange woolly caterpillars in the fall
62. Dark, dark bedrooms for sleeping
63. Wandering around stores/second hand stores/mall leisurely
64. Good hearty laughing
65. The way my legs feel after I shave and moisturize
66. Whimsical country style
67. Working out in workout clothes
68. Laying out in the sunshine
69. Smiling when I'm happy
70. Mood music, upbeat for peppy, something to sing with for lovey, songs that are a bit naughty
71. Amazing views
72. Baking with an apron on
73. Books and bookmarks
74. Putting on fresh pj's and lounging all day
75. Putting on warm sweats/sweatshirt after a day of swimming in the river
76. A massage from Justin
77. Getting my nails done
78. Giving the cats catnip and watching them act goofy
79. Clean sheets and pillowcases
80. Painted tootsies
81. Romantic passion and sex with my husband!
82. Getting surprised with a gift
83. Oversized plush towels
84. Chopping wood
85. Beautiful classical music that perfectly describes love
86. Dangling my feet into the water
87. Photographs of Scotland, Ireland and Alaska
88. Unhurried hiking
89. Picnics
90. Sunlight breaking through the forest onto moss covered ground
91. Birds, bird seed and bird baths
92. Chickens
93. Doing daily chores on a farm like feeding all of the animals
94. My wedding ring
95. Good magazine subscriptions
96. Ice cream cones
97. Shimmery things like sand, snow, or stones
98. Amethyst
99. Sitting by a fire, inside our out
100. Birds singing
101. Flowers blooming
102. Perfume

And there it is! What makes me happy, peaceful, loved and zen!

My First Onesie

I was bitten by the sewing bug! I've never used a sewing machine before this project. EVER! For some reason I was feeling very crafty and decided that I wanted to take up sewing. It would be a great way for me to get crafty and the final products would actually be useful. Always a plus! My first attempt into the world of sewing was a onesie for Jasper. I probably could have picked an easier first project but this was so much fun and knowing that I was making something useful for Jasper was kind of exciting in an extremely cheesy way.

I didn't have a pattern so I took one of the shorts onesies we purchased and winged it. The "shorts onesie" is just a regular onesie but with a tank top upper half and shorts for the bottom.

I am so proud of how this turned out! In the beginning I was wondering if I was going to ever actually put this on Jasper. Now I can say I can't wait until he's here so I can try it on him!

The front of the onesie.

A different angle of the front

The back, I love the pearl snaps on the fanny. Butt bling!

A close up of the collar area and the snaps on the neck.

A different view of the top of the onesie.

I'm going to add a little pocket to the right butt cheek, maybe the left too. On the front I'm going to go on an applique hunt for something really cute and boyish. So this onesie still has some finishing touches I'd like to add to really make it pop and be cute. I can't wait until I can actually put it on Jasper to see how it fits!

Country Dreams

It's my dream to live in a fairie-esk country setting. With chickens, god how I want chickens. A nice private house with very distant neighbors and lots of space. We will have a garden, and chickens of course. Maybe a goat, a duck, a goose, a cow, some dogs, outside cats. There has to be a pond for them all to play in. And since there's a pond, some koi fish and regular old goldfish. There will be a vegetable garden and a flower garden. A nice water feature to go with the pond.

The house will sit on at least a few acres, more would be nice but we don't want to get so much land that we don't use it all. The house itself can either be a fixer upper or move in ready. It just depends on which one gives us the best land/house package deal. I would actually prefer to have a fixer upper because then we can (slowly but surely) customize it to our liking. Down to the very last detail.

My top priorities are:
the location must be able to have chickens - I want them that bad!
4 bed
2 bath
NO MOLD!
garage or shop
lots of space
long driveway

Wish list:
nice size kitchen w/island
2nd living room or "mancave"
fenced in section of property
barn

So many things I will do when we have this house of our dreams.

Jasper Update

Dear Jasper,

Me and your daddy went to the doctor today for a prenatal checkup. Everything is normal and looking good. I've gained a grand total of 17lb so far. That is measuring from my lowest weight during pregnancy to my highest, which is now. Ulgh, thanks a lot, ha ha! I'm actually only 11 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight so that's not too bad. I tell people the latter numbers. :) My blood pressure was excellent, 122/67.

When the nurse assistant tried to find your heartbeat you were a little wiggle worm. She would find it for a second and then you'd move away. It cracked her up! She thought it was the funniest thing. Then she asked your name and started talking to you. You wiggled even more! When she put her hand on my tummy to try to find your position you kicked her like a kung fu pro. Eventually another nursing assistant came in and after a few wiggles from you she was able to find it long enough to get a reading. Your heartbeat was 150-ish. Kind of hard to measure it when you kept moving away or kicking the doppler.

Then our doctor Amy Card came in and felt your position, head down. You kicked and punched her too. You were vicious today!

We asked her about the delivery room and how we can keep people out. She told us that the hospital has no problem corraling the unwanted visitors and ushering them out. :) You have no idea how much of a huge stress releiver that is!! And, if we request no visitors, which we will, then the receptionist people will not even be able to buzz the unwanted's back! Woop woop! No visitors until we are all good and ready for them. Darn straight!!

It's not that I'm against the family because I'm sooooo not. But having you is going to be pretty overwhelming for me, to say the least. The last thing I need is throngs of family members breezing in and out of our room, opening and closing the door, catching some nice flashes of my hoo-ha(among other body parts) while I'm panting, anxious and grumpy with sweat matting my hair. Ya, I'm really going to want visitors, I'm sure.

After you are born I have a whole new set of reasons. Me and your daddy want some time to bond with you as a family. To hold you close, cuddle with you and revel in the fact that you are our baby. Man, that just blows me away. You are going to be our baby.

On top of getting some much needed family cuddly bonding time, me and you are going to be learning how to breastfeed. Again, people coming in and out of the room to meet you is not my idea of fun when my boobies will be out. Not. Fun. How are we supposed to get the hang of things when family keep interupting?

Soooooo, our plan is that no one but me and your daddy will be in the delivery room. After you are born we are going to play it by ear and allow about 2 family members back at a time ONLY after we have had as much time with you as we want. Whether it be a half hour (doubtful) or 6. Selfish, maybe, but that's one of the perks of being the mommy and daddy. We got dibs on you! :)

The Accidental Demon Slayer - Part 2

This was such a great book! One of the best I've read in a long time. It was hilarious, sexy and witchy. What's not to love? The authors name is Angie Fox and you should check out her website. She has some fun quizzes on there. Let's see my biker witch name is Lusty Lucinda No Pants. So, my biker witch alter ego is...a streaker. Awesome. Justin's biker witch name was Chicken Legs Hard Rider. Ha ha ha! Chicken Legs, cracks me up. My supernatural pet is Zippy the three-headed dragon. Suh-weet!! Dragons rock, fire is fun (and smells so good), and come on who's gonna mess with you with a guard dragon around? What's your supernatural pet?

Baby Dragon

I had hoped she'd written another book and that it continued with this story, well guess what? She's written two!! SCORE! Man, I can not wait for those books to get here.