No, I do NOT know all the words to "Let it Go"

In fact, I had to actually google the song title to write this blog post. Cause honestly, all I could think of was the title "Let Her Cry". Then I realized that's cause it's an awesome Hootie and the Blowfish song. I am not literate in the "Frozen" world. For some odd reason, Frozen is one of the only Disney movies my boys do not care for. So no, I do not know all the words to the song (clearly, I don't even know the song title). And I look like a complete idiot when moms are talking with their kids about the movie, and they turn to me and say "oh you know what it's like". Ummm…. no I don't.

Instead I'm immersed into a world of Lego, Skulls, Pirates, (occasionally Dora) and mostly all BOY things! Not saying Frozen is not for the boys. But just not my boys. So for all you non-Frozen moms out there (and for the few other strange children who did not like the movie) here is some awesome new Quinn & Lane swag that is NOT Frozen related..

Character Mitten Clips $6/pair or 3 pairs for $16
Exclusive to Facebook Fans ONLY! Dozens more
styles available http://facebook.com/quinnandlane 

And of course for you Frozen freaks fans… (did you really think I would forget about you and leave you out of this awesomeness?)

Character Mitten Clips $6/pair or 3 pairs for $16
Exclusive to Facebook Fans ONLY! Dozens more
styles available http://facebook.com/quinnandlane

Now the only catch to these beauties is that they are EXCLUSIVE to Facebook Fans only! All my character Mitten Clips can be viewed and ordered through the Quinn & Lane Facebook Fan Page. However for those of you who prefer to shop through my Etsy page, you will be happy to find tons more different styles there too! Check them out under the Mitten Clips section!

Oh, and for the Hootie fans, here you go…

Everything is Growing...

The grass is growing (the dandelions too) and so is my little boy. He is learning so much and discovering everything around him. He is going to be a year old soon. A little too soon if you ask me. He is so awesome!

And our little Hobo #2 in my belly is growing! We picked up the heartbeat on our home Doppler last week for the first time. I can't believe that by the end of this week I will be starting the second trimester!!!

Life is amazing, I am so blessed and haven't forgotten that for a second.

Growing with the flow,

This is one time I wish I wasn't right!

So yeah, as previously posted, I was right! My boy is teething! Litterally only hours after posting those pics, his first tooth broke through the skin. He handled it like a champ! Until today. He was up at 5:30am and was not a happy little boy.

He's already gone down for his first nap of the day at 8am. Luckily I have a good sleeper and he was in dreamland within seconds. I hope he can manage his pain with sleep and that it doesn't interfere. Poor monkey! But I'm also excited at the same time. I can't even imagine what he's gonna look like with teefers! I can't wait!

Anyway, here is a video from yesterday afternoon playing with his new Little Zoomers from Grandma (thanks Grandma). Obviously we need to teach him better how to share with the cat as he doesn't seem so good at it. I think Daddy might be having a bit more fun then Mr. Quinn.


Excited to play Tooth Fairy,

My first box of toys!

First time playing in his box of toys by himself sitting up.

Love playing with my boy,

All at once!

So within the span of just a couple minutes, we've got coughing, burping, pooping, farting, spitting, drooling, yawning... Whew! A baby's work is never done!

That's my boy!

This NEVER gets old...

...and it's even more fun now that we can add Quinn to our crazy Elf-selves!

Gettin' Elfy with it,

Just Because He's Cute!

Ok so he's really not doing anything special in this video (although as his mother I happen to think every breath he takes is special) but I thought I'd post and share anyway cause he's just so stinkin' CUTE!!!

Not at all biased,

Jumperoo!!!

Ok. So he's not quite big enough yet but we had to try. So glad we did because he absolutely LOVED playing in his Jumperoo for the first time (at only 11 weeks, 5 days old)!

This baby-raising thing is gonna be so much fun!

Gettin' Bouncy,

My Wish for Quinn

My baby is 1 month old today,

The Bouncing Belly!

Ok, I promised I'd post this for those of you who are not on my facebook friends list. This was taken at 28 weeks pregnant (this past week). Quinn is getting so much strong and is able to make my belly do all kinds of tricks.

Very fun to watch (for us atleast). We are still amazed and sometimes can't beleive he is actually in there! Way cool!

UPDATE on Baby & Me!

Wow, so sorry it has been so long since I posted. I've pretty much avoided my studio (where my computer is) since we found out we were preg (too much of a disaster to tackle for me lately) and been living on my iphone instead for internet access which pretty much makes it impossible to update this blog. But...

I'm in my studio today, tidying up and going to start on our baby's first scrapbook! So that also means more frequent blog updates and hopefully some new layouts to share! So here is the most recent news on "Baby Stewart" (aka: Hobo)...

It's a BOY!!!! And we are calling him Quinn Alexander Stewart. Neither first or middle names are in our family. Completely original "new" names, for a unique little boy on the way! I'm almost 28 weeks pregnant and things are going VERY well! All my ultrasounds and tests have come back completely normal. We aren't used to so much good news but we are so fortunate and blessed and know how lucky we are.

We went for a 3D ultrasound last week. Here are some of our favorite pics from the scan and a few videos as well. I'll leave you with these for now, and will be back very soon to share Quinn's first few pages in his very own scrapbook!






Video (2D): Quinn Drinking
If you look for movement in the middle of the screen, you will see that this is a side view (profile shot) of his face. The movement is his mouth opening and closing and his tongue moving in and out drinking amniotic fluid.

Video 3D: Smiling
Quinn giving us a really BIG smile! Melts my heart!


Video 3D: Yawning & Kicks to the Head
Quinn yawning twice and his foot up near his head (such a little monkey)! Watch the foot right at the beginning and a bit before the second yawn (you will see it come up near his head)! Two really big yawns (it's a hard life in there)!



Thanks for all your prayers and words of encouragement.

We love you,

Long Overdue Update with BIG News!!!

So it's been a while since I blogged. Been a little (well ok, ALOT) preoccupied with life. A new little life actually.....

YES...I'm pregnant! Finally! After trying for over 2 years since we lost our little Danica, we've finally conceived all on our own! What a miracle. Although it's not been an easy road for me thus far, as my anxiety has been through the roof worrying about everything!

But I'm happy to say we've finally made the 12 week mark and had a fantastic ultrasound yesterday. Our baby (aka: "Hobo") is doing very well. Here is a little pic for you:We are also very fortunate that we have a doppler that we can use at home to listen to Hobo's heartbeat whenever we want to (like the one the doctors use). This has been very reassuring for us. Here is a little recording I did of the heartbeat a couple weeks go:



Hobo is due around mid July but will most likely make his/her appearance a couple weeks early as I will have a scheduled c-section. Seems like forever away, but already the time has gone by quickly and I can't believe I'm already 3 months pregnant!

I promise I will update often on how we are all doing and of course continue to share my scrapbooking goodness (did a couple LO's last week that I need to scan and upload to share with you).

In the meantime please keep your fingers crossed and keep us in your thoughts and prayers that everything continues to go well!

Baby Dust to all who need it,