Beautiful Evening

Considering all of the cold, snowy, icy weather we have had before the official winter season, this weekend has been a wonderful break.  I caught this beautiful sunset out our front door.

Which also makes me think about campfires.  I LOVE campfires! Not hard to imagine since I named this blog after them.  Unfortunately, I had a lot of braxton hicks and cramping last night and I'm trying to rest as much as possible so no fires for us tonight.  I couldn't help but think about them.  The marshmallows, cooking on them and hearing the crackling of the fire.   I can't wait until Ethan is big enough to enjoy this cute little stuffed campfire pillows I found on Land of Nod.

Let's hope I can get some rest tonight.  Maybe I'll nod off to the imaginary aroma of a campfire. Ahhhhh....

The Nutcracker

I have been feeling bad that I haven't done any doodling in my journal for a pretty long time.   I decided to sign up for Creative Every Day's 2014 Creative Challenge.  I need a good kick in the pants to get motivated lately.   I sketched this out last night and put some color on it tonight.

I am lounging tonight.  My belly has been really tight and crampy, not sure what that means but I plan on taking it easy.  One of my fave new blogs I have been looking over is Hello Jack.  She has a lot of great blogs to check out.  So I think that is what my night will consist of.  Yep, Friday night on the sofa.  

Happy Friday Night Surfing!

The Night Before Christmas

It's hard to believe Christmas is tomorrow. Everything baby has consumed me this year, to the point of not even being ready for the holidays. Also being in my 3rd trimester and quite uncomfortable, I feel terrible I have not been able to help those less fortunate this season aside from providing donations. I had every intention of helping out through volunteering but that is just not possible this year.  We did at least get some lights up on the house.


This will be an usual Christmas for us, we are staying put and not traveling anywhere. My husband just put together his very first computer from the ground up last week so he has his present early and well I really don't need anything. So our gifts under the tree are limited aside from a couple here and there from family. Not that I have a problem with that. What I am concerned about is Christmas dinner. I didn't plan on making anything because the hubby wanted to go to this big spread they have on post for the holidays. Unfortunately, he told me this afternoon they are not planning on having it this year. Hmmm, that means I have to think of something last minute. I won't sugar coat this but I am not much of a cook. Not that I don't like it, I just get frustrated and I don't get the enjoyment some people do. With that said, since I am not much a ham lover we plan on having fried chicken tenders, mashed potatoes with country gravy and sautéed green beans. Real creative huh?

Speaking of gifts though, I did just pick me up a little something the other day and I just love them. I have considered Nars products before but just went with another brand at Sephora until now. I have been missing out! My new faves: Nars Funny Face Lipstick, Nars Gold Digger Lipgloss and Essie Candy Apple Mint Nailpolish. I think I am being a little more bold in my color palette since I'm so big right now. Whatever the reason is, I am glad I am breaking out. :)

Back to watching "A Christmas Story". Good night everyone!

32 Weeks and Counting

I tried starting this page, what I like to describe as my little corner of the internet, with one of my other pregnancies but after losing yet another baby I became too sad and withdrawn from any creativity. The loss of a baby at any stage of a pregnancy is just devastating. If there is any glimmer of light with any of my 3 miscarriages, I was fortunate that they happened in the very beginning stages. My heart aches for those mommas out there that have had to endure a late stage miscarriage or stillbirth. May God comfort them and lift them up.

I can now officially say I'm 32 weeks pregnant. It still really has not sunk in. I keep looking at YouTube videos of babies who were born at this time and try and imagine my little guy is developed to that extent. I am just still in shock, I think, that I am carrying this baby so long. What a blessing God has given us.



I wish I could say I'm perfectly on-track with my weight gain. However, my doctor's nurse likes to remind me I'm on the high end of the weight gain. So far I have gained 44 pounds at my last check-in. Okay, okay, I won't lie while I'm not eating quantity for 2, I have indulged in deliciously rich foods. Ever since I found out I was pregnant my typical healthy eating just did not sound good, carbs, carbs and more carbs is what I really want. Everything else going smoothly. Little man is measuring where he needs to be, my vitals are grew and I passed my glucose test.

Some of the uncomfortable things I have faced lately are upper back aches, braxton hicks, hip joint pains while sleeping and overall mobility issues. I really try not to complain since I'm absolutely blessed to be carrying him, but it definitely makes me wonder why there are women out there that say they love being pregnant. I do love seeing him roll around in there, it is such a reassuring feeling. Enough about the uncomfortableness, here are some pics of the nursery.