It's a Boy!

Riley at 16 weeks, 1day from an ultrasound we did to find out his gender

How far along: 17 weeks, 5 days

Total weight gain/loss: 8lbs. but it's hard to be sure b/c dr's office scales were crazy different each time.

Stretch marks: On my breasts and they are so PURPLE! Gah.....

Sleep: Depends on the night, sometimes I get plenty but other nights I can't even get 4 hours in.

Movement: I don't think I've felt the baby yet but I'm not sure...lol

Food cravings: Citrus fruits, grapes, brownies

Frustrations: Not fitting into bras, even new ones...

What I miss: Sushi!!!

Weekly Wisdom: Invest in Tums.

Milestones: Getting a baby belly

Surprise!

Ryan and I are having a baby!!! :)

The Big Day!

Still waiting on the professional pics to come in but here are a few family shots for now!


It was the best day of my life so far! I can't believe it has been 3 weeks already since this day. :)

30 Days of Me- Day 6

My favorite superhero and why...umm, yeah I really don't like superheros in the traditional sense.

I love the everyday superheros that you can find fighting on the frontlines in our military, protecting the streets from crime, and keeping people and property safe from fires and emergencies.

I am marrying a career firefighter in less than 2 weeks and I cannot be more happy about it. I am so proud of the work he does day in and day out.

Haha...

Wandered into the kitchen to put some dishes in the sink and look what I found...

30 Days of Me- Day 5

http://neonshadows.tumblr.com/page/57

A picture of a place you have been... it's been quite awhile but I loved every moment of it.

30 Days of Me- Day 4

A Habit You Wish You Didn't Have...

I have such a bad habit of letting dirty dishes pile up in the sink for so long. It will get to the point where my fiance is tired of asking me to deal with them so he will just do it himself. I don't know why I have such an issue with getting them done especially since we have a dishwasher. Lol.

30 Days of Me- Day 3

My sister, on the far right, is my best friend in the whole world. :)

Day 2

Day 2- The Meaning Behind my Blog Name

Hmmmm... I guess it started in high school when I made a collage that I titled "The Chaos of High School", then I named my LiveJournal account "The Chaos of LIFE" and for some reason when I started my blog I kept with that theme. I figured my life was still chaos (in a good way) and I liked creating things more then I ever had before. It was initially named "Creative Chaos" but sadly I found out that the name was already taken by another well-known blogger. I changed it to Chaotic Creation to avoid confusion but I still feel like a copycat to this day...would it be too late to change it now? Lol.

30 Days of Me-Day 1

So since I have been so bad at keeping up with blogging lately I have decided that participating in the ever so popular "30 Days of Me" would be a good way to get my blogging juices flowing.

Day One: Post a recent pic of yourself and share 15 facts about yourself.

Taken at my bridal shower early in August.

1. I decorate cakes for a living currently but really need to find a career in the field of psychology.

2. I am looking into going back to school for graduate classes.

3. My fiance is a firefighter for the city of Portsmouth, VA and absolutely loves his career.

4. We have 3 cats all under the age of 1: Paisley Jane, Whineybaby, and Meanieboy. They all desperately need to be spayed/neutered...hopefully next week.

5. There is a hurricane that may hit our coastline tomm night; we'll see. Bad weather makes me so nervous. I get all imaginative about the possible scenarios that could occur b/c of it.

6. I am addicted to vintage items and craft supplies.

7. Frontierville on Facebook is my new procrastination tool.

8. I love having pen pals and participating in swaps.

9. My wedding is in 45 days!

10. Etsy is my weakness.

11. I have recently started attending a church here somewhat regularly. It's Wave Church in VA Beach and I guess it's a popular mega-church associated with Hillsong...the pastor has bodyguards.

12. I had my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the year yesterday and it was so yummy.

13. I am looking forward to married life with my hunny.

14. I am also looking forward to our honeymoon in Oct. We are going down to Orlando and have a date set up to visit Discovery Cove to swim with the dolphins....eeeeppp! So excited. :)

15. My favorite food is bread. lol.



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New Kitty Babies!!!

2 months ago Ryan decided that we were going to be parents to 2 new fur babies! They were found outside his co-worker's beach house and his wife bottlefed them back to health.



This one is Whineybaby! :)


This one is Meanieboy! :)


And here are the 2 rascals together.

Paisley struggled with them at first but now you'd never know that they were ever not together. Here's a new pic of Miss Paisley.

I've Moved...

to Virginia!

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Happy Mail!

Hey hey! Just felt like I had to share some awesome gifties I received recently. :)

Numero uno: I participated in a Craft Swap organized by Katie of Skunkboy Creatures. My partner was the awesome Jamie House of House of My Life Imagined. She sent me the coolest felted purse, some cute handmade tags, a pretty golden headband, crocheted flower and yummy candies. I love it all!




And of course, Paisley couldn't help getting involved...lol. :)

Numero dos: My January Happy Mail partner was the lovely Mandy of Miss Indie. She has the best knitted and crocheted wares. :) Here's a lookie at the great package she sent.



Anyone spy that gorgeous American Eagle scarf in there?! :)

Thanks a bunch ladies! :)