tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62870729987108839142024-03-12T22:41:54.050-07:00Ah... My Married LifeKaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.comBlogger397125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-29640956039793622062013-06-20T22:33:00.001-07:002013-06-20T22:33:01.461-07:00StuckLately I've been feeling stuck. Stuck in our living situation. I love living with my parents (most of the time), but we have definitely lost some privacy. I also think we have lost some of our independence. Stuck in this body that I hate. I want to lose weight and better myself for Andrew but its hard. I have zero self control. Again, this goes back to the living situation. I want to Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-39989449901307214712013-04-14T13:26:00.000-07:002013-04-27T14:27:06.131-07:004 & 5 MonthsDear Andrew:
Mommy is a slacker so I'm combining your 4 and 5 month update. I rarely get on the computer when I'm home since I'm usually spending all my time with you.
The past two months have passed by so quickly. Soon you'll be 6 months old; that's half a year! Where did that time go?
In your 4th month you found your feet! Once you found them you wouldn't let them go. It was theKaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-24781393345425662972013-01-25T20:30:00.000-07:002013-01-28T20:33:14.566-07:003 MonthsDear Andrew,
You're huge! And perfect. Even the pediatrician told us that. He also told us you are literally off the charts for your height and weight and your head is in the 90th percentile.
You haven't started laughing yet but you've reached a new octave with your voice. You now enjoy squealing. It's hilarious. But I seriously cannot wait to hear you start Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-31801593393451567932012-12-25T19:46:00.000-07:002013-01-28T20:33:07.820-07:002 MonthsDear Andrew,
You're officially two months old. Merry Christmas, handsome guy. This year we didn't really do much for Christmas since you're still so little. We had breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa Gill then went over to Grandma and Grandpa Shafer's house.
Along with this being your first Christmas you also got to go on your first boat ride. You had to wear a Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-91396436886089071482012-12-16T12:31:00.002-07:002012-12-16T12:39:25.965-07:00Andrew's Birth Story Told By My Doula
The
Birth Story of Andrew Jackson Shafer
By
Doula Diana Petersen
On October
24 at around 5:00pm, I got a call from doula Dianne Hamre asking me if I could
attend the birth of a wonderful couple named Kaitlin and Rob who were about to
have their first baby. I quickly and
happily agreed, and an hour later I met Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-30212596147882096872012-11-25T13:32:00.000-07:002012-12-10T22:55:42.358-07:001 MonthDear Andrew,
As I write this you are asleep on my chest, which is my favorite place for you to be. I am so in love with you it hard for me to put it in words. There are times I find myself staring at you in absolute disbelief that we could make something so perfect.
I am absolutely baffled that you are are already a month old. It feels like just yesterday your dad and I Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-30735258987844340112012-11-07T20:12:00.000-07:002012-11-07T20:12:25.291-07:00Welcome To The World
Andrew Jackson Shafer
I'm a little late in posting these considering everyone on Twitter has already seen a million pictures of Andrew, but here is my little man.
I plan on posting his birth story, eventually. I just need to get all the details down and in order! Everything became a blur!
Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-21460319030910816952012-09-11T07:33:00.000-07:002012-09-11T07:33:03.187-07:00Baby Shower / Birthday Party
On September 1st we had our baby shower which also happened to be my birthday. I knew my birthday would be overshadowed by the baby shower and that was perfectly alright with me! I'd rather celebrate Andrew!
The balloon baby! My MIL had him made with brown hair and blue eyes.
The husband and I with our diaper cake!
We surprisingly had a lot of people show up. The Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-78447198610505200082012-09-09T18:46:00.001-07:002012-09-09T18:52:54.804-07:00Belly UpdatesWell you've got to love Instagram! I love posting them there, then grabbing them to put on my blog or Facebook. I used to use Picnik to edit photos, but they shut down. :( Is there a site that you like to use to edit photos?
It's really interesting seeing how much my belly has grown. I can't tell the growth week by week. Also, these are obviously not each week. Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-62838147135866276532012-09-07T12:33:00.001-07:002012-09-07T12:34:00.499-07:00Wow!It's been a long time. I'm a big failure.
BUT I plan on fixing that this weekend.
I want to overload you with pictures of the baby's room.
And some of the pictures of my belly that I've been Instagraming.
I really hope you're prepared for this! :)Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-91096146370872523182012-06-23T21:01:00.000-07:002012-06-23T21:01:14.800-07:00Birthday Party PreggersSo today was the birthday party for my nephews. They were born 2 years and a week apart so
they get to share birthday parties. It works out! Grayson is now 3
(well his birthday is really on the 30th) and Noah just turned 1 today!
Anyways, that wasn't the point of this post.
The point was that I'm pregnant. You all
knew that. But what I mean is that I was pregnant at a family Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-41874574387926665742012-06-06T09:20:00.000-07:002012-06-06T09:20:40.384-07:00eShakti Giveaway Winner!I want to apologize for this taking me so long to post!
The winner is...
So congratulations go to Gina! I'll be emailing you shortly.
Gina has 48 hours to respond or I will pick a new winner.
Congrats again!Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-74507462904412612002012-05-30T08:35:00.000-07:002012-05-30T08:35:25.727-07:00Wordless Wednesday
I updated the baby photo at my desk today! :)
Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-49024982142837139902012-05-28T15:33:00.002-07:002012-05-28T15:33:58.749-07:00It's a...BOY!
Hi, baby boy. <3
I could have posted this on Friday, but I was busy this weekend.
I did inform Twitter, though!
So, on Saturday I wanted to had to get some clothes for the baby. I mean, we finally know the sex! I just had to!
The "Most Eligible Bachelor" onesie is my favorite!
My parents also bought some clothes for the baby!
After the ultrasound, my MIL and SIL gaveKaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-3332107491960322642012-05-24T20:05:00.000-07:002012-05-24T20:05:26.278-07:00Tomorrow!Tomorrow is THE day!
Tomorrow is the anatomy scan.
Tomorrow we find out if our baby is a little boy or girl.
Tomorrow! I can't believe it!
Taken last week at 18 weeks 1 day.
Today I am 19 weeks pregnant.
I still can't believe I'm going to be a mom!Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-89057210162217099002012-05-21T07:00:00.000-07:002012-05-21T07:00:02.899-07:00eShakti Giveaway!
The fabulous people at eShakti are offering a fabulous giveaway for my readers! One lucky winner will get a product of their choice (which can be custom-sized/custom-styled)!
Check out some of my favorite items! Their dresses are just to die for!
embroidered dot print sundress
owl print corset style dress
bow ties are cool dress
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1. Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-54937596189740760162012-05-16T20:23:00.000-07:002012-05-16T20:23:53.670-07:00Happy (belated) Mother's Day!Well, this was my first Mother's Day. Which is just such a weird concept for me to grasp. I still can't believe that in less than 5 months I'm going to be a mom to a tiny little human.
My fabulous husband bought me a necklace and wrote me a cute note. :) He even sat with me to watch Fifteen and Pregnant. Such an awful movie, by the way. But he stuck it out with me! I alsoKaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-22310867779453465492012-05-10T12:17:00.000-07:002012-05-10T12:17:03.551-07:0017 Weeks!Holy freakin' cow. 17 weeks!
On Monday I have an appointment with my midwife. This time we should hear the heartbeat. Last time it was still a little early, but we got to see the heartbeat the next day when we got an ultrasound.
In 15 days we find out the gender, hopefully!
I will admit going a bit crazy worrying that something is wrong, but that's just because I haven't Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-54768238512410290442012-05-04T09:09:00.003-07:002012-05-04T09:38:12.888-07:00Hi there!I have a bad habit of popping in and posting then disappearing again. I'd really like to fix that. But things have been busy with us lately.
We recently moved in with my parents. They've given us two rooms; one for us and one for the baby. They even created a doorway to combine them. We just got tile done in the baby's room yesterday.
Speaking of the baby, Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-42940653484272713592012-03-29T07:47:00.000-07:002012-03-29T07:47:21.509-07:00Surprise!Well, I've been gone for a long time, haven't I?
There have been so many times I thought about coming by to write something, but then I'd forget. Or I'd just not know what to write. Then somehow almost three months has passed. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? Life gets in the way.
I have some big news blogger friends. Some of you may know already, but some of you who don't frequentKaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-14075200269123685032011-12-25T01:46:00.002-07:002011-12-25T02:09:14.288-07:00Merry Merry Merry Christmas
The mister and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
[from my company's holiday party]
If you ever need help remembering if it's Christmas, then go here.
Also, if you feel like being generous, don't forget about my wish list.
I'd also like to say THANK YOU to the followers that have stuck around the past few months. I'm not sure if there are many of you out there (please Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-78491202535628060042011-12-23T09:09:00.005-07:002011-12-23T09:12:44.454-07:00Yep.
[via]
I seriously don't know why I am working today.
At least I have Monday off.Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-8275478596142337482011-12-20T11:07:00.000-07:002011-12-20T11:07:10.427-07:00Dear Santa
I had to. [via]
So, it seriously doesn't feel like Christmas to me.
We have two decorations in our entire apartment. It's pathetic.
We don't need much for Christmas, but these would be nice.
Books. If you know me even a little, then this would be obvious. I have an entire wish list dedicated to books I want.
Money. We need a little bit of green. We've been trying to save Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-63108349205290660792011-12-19T15:22:00.001-07:002011-12-19T15:35:15.684-07:00Geeked OutSo this weekend, I was a complete nerd.
I don't play computer games. Like ever.
I'll play random iPhone games, sure. But that's about it.
But this weekend, I spent NINE HOURS playing Star Wars: The Old Republic.
I'm not sure what came over me. But I really had fun.
I am a Chiss Bounty Hunter. And she's hot for being blue.
And I totally named her VeronicaMars.
Sorry for the Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6287072998710883914.post-31435945867694257622011-12-19T12:53:00.000-07:002011-12-19T12:53:22.236-07:00Ultimate TTC Giveaway Winner!
And the winner of the Ultimate TTC Giveaway is...
Whitney from A Magnolia Heart
The winner has been contact via email. She will have 48 hours to respond.
Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14824893119014306595noreply@blogger.com1