The Brintons: January 2011

1.28.2011

Laundry Room

This is one of the many projects I had all up in my head... and it probably would have stayed all up in my head if it were not for my mom. She came out and got things moving... or rather me moving. The Laundry room was white and not impressive. And is located right off the kitchen... so things had to change.

My sister and I saw this girls blog and she mentioned how she stenciled her office, with the stencil I ended up using. It was all stenciled by hand, obviously - don't look too close! And then painted with chalk board paint that was left over from the opposite wall. That whole wall is chalk board paint. The kids LOVE it... or have been. I hung three little crowns {one for H, R and ?Boy}... to hang coats, bags whatever. It turned out really cute. I have some artwork I am wanting to frame, and when that happens I will post it. Until then. This is the laundry room.

A whole lot of "not much"

Nothing truly "BIG" has happened... aka no baby.

I have officially passed the date of when reagan was born. She was a day shy of 4 weeks early... I am 2 weeks and 6 days from my due date... and am thinking I might not last much longer.

Contractions come and go, a lot of hips pulling in all ways not natural {or so I feel at the moment}, things moving around down "there"... I won't get too descriptive. But I would put money on it that I come before the "day".... fingers crossed.

This weekend this : below : will be finished... or all the handy work. Decor will shortly follow.

We have had a bout with the pink eye, nasty little bugger, running it's course through all in the family. I have yet to be involved... although I am sure it is coming. R has it as of right now. Hudson first had it, then Spencer had it {plus a head cold}... let's hope this has run its course. I hate the thought of a sick home and new baby...

{I love her teeth, we are already saving for dental work... major dental that is. haha. Oh how I love her}

And this is what I find every day {almost} in Hudson's room. He is the creative little man around here. I have had this new deal that before television in the morning we eat, and then read a scripture story {otherwise I never "find" the time to do so}. The days were it works, meaning I remember, are the days that run a lot more smoothly. After which I let them watch 30-60 min of cartoons... then off it goes. That is when the creative juices flow. They both wonder off and I happen to come upon R playing kitchen, following me pleading for more food {she eats out of boredom I swear} or playing in H's shadow. Hudson I can always bet on two things... one he is building some sort of airpot, city or anything with airplanes and cars... or legos. He is pretty rad at making/building "Lego - Ships". We have them everywhere. That is a love - hate thing I have... legos everywhere. But at least he is using his mind.

So - we are just hanging out. Yes I have LOADS of projects I have all up in my mind that I want done... but really I don't think they will all happen in the next week or so. So I just keep writing them down for when I have more free time {insert me laughing}.

1.12.2011

A first for us

This little man had his first trip to the ER on Monday night. We thought we would make FHE real exciting this week.

Spencer and the kids were wrestling on our bed and Hudson flew back and whopped his head. We are talking REALLY hard. I had never heard him cry like that before. I ran in and wanted to scream at all of them for being too rough... but the poor little boy got the better of me. Poor thing. Nothing broke open, nothing was bleeding it was just the Goose eggs of goose eggs right on the crown of his head. I am talking like 2 inches, Spencer says one inch - I say two inches of goose egg.

So we talked to a Dr. friend and he told us to go in just to make sure - as we thought. So off we went... Hudson was afraid he was getting shots in the head and cried for that reason. But everything turned out alright... he is back to his old self, just a little more tender on top.

So last night as I was watching him I noticed he had a lot of goobers coming out of his eyes - now the poor kid has pink eye in both eyes. Lovely. Well, at least he is getting it all out before this baby comes.

Which could be any day {I am due in 5 weeks... but R came 4 weeks early}!!! I am having a hard time realizing this one. I have WAY. TOO. MUCH. TO. DO!!!! I mean a lot. So now I need to get my "nesting" geared towards all things baby.

1.08.2011

C & S engagements

Here are some more of C & S:

Are they not beautiful? Great chemistry... as it should be - of course.

1.05.2011

Snow White has found her prince...

Yesterday my sister Rachael and I were able to meet Snow White {Christina} and her love {Simon}.

Here is a sneak peek of 2 photos... that we love.

{Christina & Simon, engagement photos 1/2011}

1.01.2011

I am a hater...

Of a certain kind of "pregnancy pictures". Please do not let me offend you, but I just can't {myself} pose for certain things. It just is well not really natural. I really do not mind clothed pregnancy pictures... those great... the naked ones... welp just don't tell me you have done them... or do not expect me to think they are great. I won't. I can't get past the awkwardness of it all. It just is.

SO when I came across this ladies blog {sited at end of post} I about died. I laughed out loud, cringed and vomited in my mouth, well almost. But I had good reason to want to.

I also want to mention, before the unfolding takes place that some pictures near the end {ahem the end} are not viewing pleasure for children, well for anyone really. No, no "parts" are shown... but it is nasty all the same. People are just plain weirdoes. WHERE ARE THE NORMAL PEOPLE??!!

I also want to say that I was about to enlarge these pictures, but for the mere fact that they are enough as they are... that is why they will be kept the size they came.

Let the "Walmart" of pregnancy pictures begin...

Watermelon and Gun, that is about how every woman feels late in pregnancy. As big as a watermelon and wanting to shoot anyone and everyone for how uncomfortable she is.

Just plain strange, would you put this up in thier house? It is strange. And kind of scary.

I would guess midwestern home grown... what that offends you?...

let's say central midwest... or I don't know... you guess?

What the crap?

A trash bag? IS she waiting for her water to break?

He needs sleeves first of all... and is he in a plie position?

But really... not as bad as this... {just warning they will get worse and worse... just FYI}

Not cute. In any way.

Do these two not look like they are 17? Graduation pictures they sent out?

Just assuming.

Really Spencer and I were thinking about embarking on this one for Christmas to send to all of our loved ones... but knowing how well this one above turned out... we could have never done better... so we left the groping Christmas picture to the two above.

Does he look like her dad? Or could be her dad? And a tire? I really really don't want to know the symbolism in the tire.

Just so you know, it would be very difficult, no no to be honest I just don't think we could be friends if you have a picture of yourself like the above one. It just is not right.

All pictures found here:

http://pregnantchicken.squarespace.com/

{Just WARNING you, there are others...

and well... they may not ever leave your memory.}