babe on a budget: onsie diy

welcome to my new series!

~babe on a budget~

i've never done a series before, mainly because there's never been a real focus to this blog other than documenting life. but, this topic happens to be pretty relevant these days and i thought it would be fun to track our progress getting set for baby in a thrifty way.

first project: dressin' up onsies

i scoured pinterest for inspiration and found all kinds of nifty ideas.

one of my favorites was decorating things with felt.

i love felt! it's cheap, it comes in a bazillion different colors and it's got some structure so it's easy to work with (in my opinion)

onsies $10

felt $3

+ buttons, thread and fabric glue lying around the house

this was such a simple project. i cut out the shapes, tacked them with glue and stitched the edges.

the possibilities are endless and voila, you end up with four darling and unique onsies for the price of one!

(sorry, that one on the bottom is still drying)

mister or miss???

folks :)

i would like to introduce

~ Miss Hazel Sevin Peters ~

we are thrilled beyond words for our healthy baby girl :)

Hazel is a family name, my great aunt's name.

she and my uncle warren never had children of their own and always treated me like a grandchild.

Sevin, pronounced saveen, is an azeri word.

the command form of love.

we pray that love will flow freely and genuinely from her life and that others will be inspired and compelled to love God and love people more by being around her. 

tim and kelsey's wedding

two weeks ago we road tripped up to minneapolis for my sister in law's wedding.

we were really looking forward to this trip for a few reasons.

1. we live states away from family so any time we get to spend with them is cherished.

2. many of our dear friends live there and seeing them always refreshes our hearts.

3. the fact that all this was taking place in minne was just a bonus because well, we love that place. we met there, started dating there, fell in love there, almost eloped there. just kidding ;)

it was just an all around lovely trip. we shared a room with ryan's three little siblings.

that was fun :) they enjoyed seeing my growing belly.

in fact, they kept an eye on my daily progress. "yep, your belly sure is getting fatter" lol.

the wedding was beautiful. outdoors on a sunny spring day by a little river.

go check out their amazing wedding pictures here

by the talented Ryan Stadler.

some of my iphone pics from the week

kicks and wiggles

this babe is a MOVER. the kicks just keep coming and getting stronger and stronger. tonight while we were hanging out on the couch i had my shirt up over my belly (because that's how I waddle around the house these days) and we were entertained for a good few minutes watching my belly move as little thang tap danced around in there. i am SO aware that there is a little person growing inside my belly. i remember when i first started feeling kicks it was the craziest thing. it just felt so other than. like something with a mind of it's own was in there moving around.

my teacher told us a story today that i thought was just fascinating. when she was an apprentice she attended the birth of a woman who had been laboring for awhile. this particular woman had birthed with them before and normally went quickly, so the midwife decided to check the baby's position to make sure she hadn't turned breech. when the midwife went to feel for a head, she squealed and pulled her hand out. she quickly reassured everyone with a smile and told them that the baby was most definitely face down because she had just tried to suck on her finger.

insane :)

16 weeks

16 weeks along!

belts are heading north. waistbands are heading south.

my bladder wakes me up like clockwork every morning.

my belly button is starting to take the shape of an oval.

this week i've been extra tired and in curl up with a cozy blanket mode- what ryan and his family so sweetly refer to as a "soggy kitty" we don't use that expression in the redneck ghetto of houston, texas if you can imagine :)

something exciting- i'm almost positive i started feeling baby movements.

it feels like pressure, but in the form of kicks and wiggles. pretty certain it's baby :)

being pregnant is an adventure.

 i've read a zillion books and heard tons of birth stories but now i'm actually experiencing it for myself.

everything is new. different. amazing. a little crazy. sometimes uncomfortable. initially very uncomfortable. praise jesus that part is over :)

right now we have a cinnamon roll candle burning in our living room and i keep thinking ryan must be in the kitchen making pancakes. time for a little snack...

Progress

12 weeks, barely there

14.5 weeks, hello baby!

I'm not quite sure how all of that happened in a mere 2 weeks, but I do know that if we keep up this pace I am going to be large and in charge in no time.

Already I am...

waddling like a duck

holding my lower back

wearing leggings as pants

eating 15 meals a day

oh, and we made our first big baby purchase :-) a stroller.

I never thought I could fall so in love with a stroller.

We found it on super clearance and there was only one left, so it was surely meant to be.

today we...

1. ate some very authentic tacos with homemade tortillas from a little taco stand.

2. scored 36 tomato plants for $5.

3. went strawberry picking at a u-pick strawberry farm.

4. saw a very large pig sleeping in the sun and twitching while having sweet piggy dreams.

5. made friends with a lovely little goat and snuck him strawberries.

6. got lost driving around the countryside.

my phone was dead so i only got one picture but it was a sweet, sweet saturday indeed.