Simply Jaimie

At Hannah's baby shower, my sister made her a beautiful rag quilt. Hannah loves it and uses it all the time.  ( This is where I would insert a picture of Hannah and her rag quilt; however, I can not find one picture of Hannah and her rag quilt anywhere! You will just have to trust me when I tell you she loves it.)   I wanted to make one for Lilly because these really are the cutest quilts EVER! It's not perfect but I am extremely happy with how it turned out. Here is how I did it :  #1. Pick your fabric. I went with flannel because it is really soft. My quilt is five squares by five squares so I pick five different, half a yard, fabric patterns.  . #2. Cut fabric into eight by eight inch squares. I ended up cutting 50 eight by eight inch squares . . . . this was by far the most time consuming part.   #3. Place the fabric ugly sides together. This will give you twenty five squares. #4. Sew around all twenty fi...

I am now officially considered full term! So Lilly can come NOW . . . . . please. I'm feeling good. I went and got my hair done by my friend Shelly (this pic was before.) I'm trying to get as much of my house packed up before Lilly arrives. Not an easy task when you want to do this and that and your body says nope too much. . . frustrating! In case you were wondering . . . . Weight gain : At my last doctors appointment I weighed 158lbs.  That is a total weight gain of 33lbs.  158lbs was also the amount the weighed when I went into labor with Hannah. Maternity Clothes : I think it is pretty evident now that I live in yoga pants and tank tops : ) Sleep : Who can really sleep at nine months pregnant when they have to get up and pee three times a night? Not me Movement : Lilly is a fidget. I feel her moving throughout the day and I love it! Sickness : I am still taking my anti nausea pills. Pregnancy really would be completely miserabl...

My little Hannah was SO excited on go on a date with Daddy.  She loves her Daddy! I asked Aaron to take lots of pictures on their date; however, Aaron hates taking pictures (especially if he is in it,) and he isn't the best photo taker. I'm not at all complaining. I'm just happy I got any pictures of their adorable Daddy Daughter Date.   First stop on their date was some yummy breakfast. Our favorite breakfast place is called The Broken Yolk in Oceanside, CA.  Hannah loves to play with the jam containers while we wait for our food to arrive.  Aaron said they were playing a matching game which Hannah of course won because she makes up the rules as she goes. : ) Hey whatever keeps a three year old happy. Hannah always orders the Mickey Mouse pancake with sausage. If she could she would eat pancakes and hot dogs everyday.  After breakfast. it was off to the cinema.  Hannah and Aaron went and saw Home .  They ...

It's GymBuck time!! Hannah and I went to Gymboree and Gymboree Outlet to get some summer clothes.  I kept asking Hannah what she liked, but she was more interested in the little TV they had playing.  Oh well, I was happy to pick out the clothes I liked : ) (links to available items down below) Sequin Stripe Heart Tee Striped Leggings Jacquard Dot Yellow Dress

Saturday I love lazy Saturday mornings. Our only goal on Saturday was to organize the garage. This way we can start moving boxes from the house to the garage for our upcoming move. While Aaron started organizing the garage, Hannah and I went to buy some delicious doughnuts. Hannah choose strawberry frosted with sprinkles, Aaron got a variety, and I stuck with the only doughnut I ever get, chocolate frosted. After our not so healthy yet delicious breakfast, it was back to work. Aaron and Hannah worked so hard. I didn't realize just how much stuff we had accumulated till we started doing this. There was also a lot of bug killing taking place. I am so grateful Aaron was able to do that because I hate bugs!  Now, we have a very organized garage; however, it did come at a price.  Hannah learned that gravity can sometimes suck. She tripped, at full three year old running speed, and went straight down on the concrete. She scraped up her elbow and knee p...

I am so excited! I am only one month away from meeting this gorgeous baby girl!  Our house is now being filled with the cutest baby stuff.  These are just some of my newborn baby essentials. (links down below) Arm's Reach Mini Co Sleeper With moving a couple weeks after Lilly is born, we needed something travel friendly. This is the perfect size and folds up pretty small. I love that it sits right next to my side of the bed. And bonus, I got an amazing deal on it! Car Seat + Car Seat Cover Originally, I thought an infant car seat was one thing I could do with out. I quickly realized, after a day of running errands with a very energetic three year old, an infant car seat was a MUST!  The car seat cover was made by my very talented sister, and is super cute. A Swing This swing was my lifesaver with Hannah. I could put her in it and then was free to clean, cook, or just relax for ten minutes. She loved being in it. I'm ho...

Hannah's Birth Story On Wednesday October 12th, I had my 40 week appointment. I, of course, explained to my doctor that I was miserable and wanted this baby out. I was hoping he would pick up on my hint to be induced right now. He did not. Instead, he told me I would have Hannah this weekend. Feeling down, I headed home.  On Friday October 14th, I woke up at 2:30am and was sure I had just felt my first contraction. After I felt it again, I woke up Aaron and let him know I was going to lay on the couch and watch some TV. I was too excited to sleep. Aaron headed off to work around 7am. I called him about an hour later begging him to come home. I wasn't in much pain, but just wanted the company. Aaron had no complaints about leaving work and headed home.   My Mum told me the best thing to do while in labour was, first, stay home as long as possible, and second, walk, walk, walk. Aaron and I walked around our neighborhood again and again. Around 5pm, I felt it would be ...