The day our baby was due

July 30th, the day I have been counting down for 9 months, has now come and gone.  I never knew how hard this day would be with no signs of baby coming. I made the mistake of sitting at home most the day feeling super emotional about our baby boy not here yet and just hoping for something to happen.  I should have kept myself busy and out doing something to keep my mind off of it. I was hoping so bad to not have to be pregnant longer than I have to be and really thought he would be early or come on the due date. Since this is my first baby, I have to go one week over to get induced.  Since that one week mark falls on a Saturday, they are making me wait till the following Monday, August 8, to be induced.  That day seems FOREVER away but is now my new countdown. 

Anyways, Tyson wanted to take me up to this spot to do some video footage for when the baby does decide to come.  I was glad he did this to help me get out and focus on something else for a minute.  We also did a few shots since we really haven't taken any maternity pictures so why not take them on our 40 week mark? And also...how hot is my husband!!?? Swooning. 

xo,

Hayley

P.s. Here is our latest vlog Tyson posted on our youtube page

MY STROLLER PICK....NUNA TAVO

Let's just start with saying that when it comes to putting things together (furniture, crafts, strollers, chairs, pretty much anything) I am not the first one volunteering.  I would rather buy things already made for me and that just come to me as the finished product.  With that being said, me and the Nuna Tavo stroller were a match made in heaven.  It was the easiest thing to put together with just a few snaps and clicks!  There was no drills, allen wrenchs, screws, nothing. The directions were very user friendly for people like me and took me less than 5 minutes to have it put together.  It also was shipped to my house in just a few days! I am literally obsessed with this stroller!! Not only does it look beautiful, but it is so well made and steers amazingly.  I had my sister Whitney, who is a mom of two boys, test out the stroller since she is experienced in that department, and she also said it was a win.  She told me the true test of a stroller is if you can push it with one hand and can steer just fine. The Nuna Tavo passed that test with flying colors.  Right away I ordered myself the Nuna Pipa carseat and base to go with it and I am just dying to push my little babe around in it now! You can purchase your Nuna Tavo stroller here and your Nuna Pipa carseat here! 

Also check out our vlog featuring the stroller and how my husband does with using it!

 

PROJECT NURSERY W/ VIDEO

(This wall is still a work in progress)

I've been waiting to post pictures of the nursery until it is completely finished but I figured that is going to take a lot longer to happen so here is what is done so far! About a year ago, I saw this wallpaper on pinterest and told myself I was going to have that one day in my house.  It took me a while to look for it but I FINALLY found it and it was EVERYTHING I had hoped for!! I had never used wallpaper before so I was really nervous about ordering it.  The girls that own Anewall were so amazing to work with and have such quality watercolor wallpapers.  This is the tradition vinyl ordered in a custom size and sticks smoothly to the wall.  Couldn't be more happy with it! I also received this gorgeous, soft rug from Lorena Canals!  What's cool about all of their rugs is that they are machine washable! WIN!! They also donate a percentage to help support education for kids in India. The bedding and toy bag is from a company in Sweden called Tellkiddo and they have the CUTEST nursery decor!!! They ship internationally so check them out!  I get so excited to think that our baby could really be here any day!  I walk by the nursery all the time and just stand in there thinking about our baby boy who is about to join our family.  We can't wait to meet him!!

Links for Product:

watercolor cactus wallpaper: Anewall

kiddo duvet set: Tellkiddo

sleeping bear paper bag: Tellkiddo  

rug: Lorena Canals  

crib: Target 

dresser: Target 

stool: Hobby Lobby  

Also here is the lastest vlog on our channel featuring the nursery! 

 

BUMPstyle BOX

Ok. I wish I had heard about BumpStyle Box way earlier on in my pregnancy! This is seriously one of the most perfect ways to treat yourself during pregnancy because you feel like its Christmas every month! All you do is sign up online and fill out information that matches your style.  You then get assigned a personal stylist that puts together at least 4 different outfits and ships them all straight to your door.  You keep the ones that you want, and send the rest of the clothes back and just get charged for the pieces you keep! My stylist was so amazing and I loved every piece of clothing I was sent!  Here is the link to their site so you can go order yours! 

xo,

Hayley

OWLET BABY MONITOR

Anyone heard of the Owlet Baby Monitor?  I heard about this monitor before I was even pregnant and I already had known that this was an absolute MUST for me to have for my baby. There's nothing that will make me more comfortable as a new mom then knowing that my baby's vitals are where they should be when he's sleeping. I'm sure with me being an ER nurse I am even more paranoid about this! I am so excited to have this device to give me that piece of mind with these extra set of eyes watching over my babe! 

How it works:

The box comes with smart socks in different sizes to fit to your baby. It fits snug on the baby's foot to monitor the heart rate and oxygen levels while the baby sleeps. The Owlet is designed to alert you if your baby's heart rate and oxygen go out of parameters. There is also an Owlet app you can download to your phone to see what the levels are at at all times. 

I'm so excited to try this out on my baby boy when he gets here and will let you all know how it is!! If you'd like to purchase your Owlet, click here! 

Third Trimester Already?

It's so crazy to think that I am already in my third trimester and just coming up to 30 weeks pregnant! This pregnancy has literally FLOWN by! Tyson and I are both getting even more excited and anxious now for this little man to join our family.  Every opportunity we have to go out together, take a vacation, go camping, or see a movie, we take it knowing that those things won't be as easy when the baby gets here. We also have a name that we are pretty set on as well and as long as he comes out looking like that name then we are good to go! These next two months are jam packed for us which hopefully will make our due date come soon! We just got back from a work trip in Lake Powell, will be packing and getting the house ready for renters this weekend, moving into our new home next week, leaving to Hawaii next weekend for our 2 year Anniversary/Baby Moon, then the baby shower, visiting family in Idaho and then...Nesting time! So excited for everything to come and to finally get the nursery together!! 

P.S  This dress is one of my FAVORITES!!! Its from Pink Blush Maternity and literally is so comfy and perfectly fitting for my belly! I love that it can be worn more casual with sandals, or dressed up with heels. I'll be posting a giveaway on my IG so all you preggo mammas go look out for it!

xo,

Hayley

THE BUMP

It's such a crazy thing to think I am almost half way through this pregnancy with our baby BOY!! We are now at 18 weeks and just finished up another OB appt where the babe is measuring right where he should be at the size of a sweet potato. As you can see, he's not doing a very good job at hiding himself anymore. The bump has made its debut and thanks to Tyson for taking these pictures of it! These past two weeks I have felt lots of flutters going on and then just within the past few days I have been feeling actual movements more and more! It is the coolest and weirdest thing and it almost scares me when it happens. Now that we know what we are having, I just can't help but look at baby boy clothes EVERY where we go or on the internet allll the time. I also may have jumped the gun a little early and bought myself my all time favorite fawn design diaper bag that I just want to use right now but not sure if that would be weird or not. Anyways I have to say that one of my absolute favorite things right now is how cute Tyson is with our baby boy. It is seriously the funniest and cutest thing when he talks to him through my belly. He will talk to him as if I'm not around and then when I start laughing he will ask me in all seriousness to give him some alone time with our son hahahaha. It never gets old! Well two more weeks till our full anatomy ultrasound which we can't wait for to see our baby again! In case you missed it, click here for our latest video of our gender reveal at 14 weeks! 

xo,

hayley