Last fall, we painted our kitchen cabinets and the walls!
It is AMAZING what a few cans of paint can do…

Want to see what our kitchen looked like before?!
Here is a peak:
(you can find a “before” post here)

(I am not too sure why that one cabinet looks like it is a different color, but I promise it wasn’t!)

Ross and I were amazed that the brick wall had gray in it!
The Gray paint really made it POP!

 On the side a cabinet hangs this fun chalkboard for the littles to play with while I am preparing meals!
I bought a mirror from Walmart, , spray painted the glass with chalkboard paint and the frame white to match the cabinets!
This is definitely a hit!

 And because everything in our house is centered around the kids,
Ross’s table from when he was a little boy is in the center of our kitchen!
(Of course I am DYING to paint it… but the Hubs said NO WAY!)

Isn’t amazing how a little paint can totally transform the feeling of a room?!

The one downside of our kitchen is that there is no space for a kitchen table…
But that’s ok because now I have a street lamp in the kitchen with a fun bench!
The street lamp was purchased at Lowe’s.
It was originally about $160 but we got it for $50!
Gotta love a great deal!

I am in LOVE with this gray and am thinking about painting our Master Bedroom in this color!
Doesn’t it have a cool, calming effect?!

Just in case you want to know,
Here are the paint colors we used in our kitchen:

“Essential Gray” Sherwin Williams #6002 (for the walls)
&
“Pure Whitet” Sherwin Williams #7005 (for the caninets)

 Happy Monday!

I ran across this super cute and happy sign on Pinterest:

I wanted it SOOO bad, but the link on Pinterest just pulled up the picture…
(UPDATE: You can purchase this sign here from the fabulous Susie Harris )
sooooo, I made my own!

And it hangs in our kitchen right where we will see it first thing every morning…
and throughout the day!

 In the middle of the chaos that comes along with having
a child with CP, a tantrum throwing toddler and managing a high risk pregnancy,
this sign is a nice reminder that
“EVERY little thing IS gonna be ALRIGHT!”

When I walk into our kitchen I smile.
Every.single.time.

Happy Monday!

Oh yea, did I tell you that we completely repainted our ENTIRE kitchen including the cabinets?!
The kitchen reveal is coming up next week!
I can’t wait to show you!

Remember that post last week abut Google Friend Connect?!
Well, in a few weeks it will be GONE…
and no one knows what to expect.
Will the 1280 of you who follow JIAD through GFC still get updated posts?
NO ONE seems to know…
Well a bunch of bloggers are jumping on the Linky Follower band wagon because there is a rumor that
GFC will eventually be complelely phased out all together.

If you haven’t already,
head on over to Linky Followers and create an account today!
Then come on back and follow JIAD through Linky Followers over on our sidebar, leave me a comment saying you did
and I will for sure follow you back!

This is all about
supporting each other as we transition from GFC to Linky Followers!

I love each comment, email and
most of all, the connections we have formed over the past 1 1/2 years!
Each of you inspire me and I really want to make sure no one gets
“lost” when the GFC widget is disabled.

Happy Sunday!

 Today, I am 14 weeks along!
When is that second trimester “boot of energy” supposed to kick in?!
My nausea is finally calming down a little but I am still having to take Zofran pretty much everyday to prevent the throw ups…
Yuck!

The “bump” is now more like a BELLY that seems to grow daily!
I am seriously worried about how big my belly will be this time around…
Ross thinks I won’t be able to stand up in a few months!

{13 weeks 1 day}

I had an ultrasound yesterday and they tried to tell us if the baby is a boy or a girl…
but the baby was sitting like this:

Yep.
Legs crossed for the ENTIRE 20 minute ultrasound!
Good thing I already have another one scheduled for next week before my surgery!
(HOPEFULLY baby will cooperate then… we will see!)

 More importantly,
everything looks perfect and HEALTHY with Three!
Ross and I are so thankful!

Here is a hand:

{13 weeks 6 days}

A face picture with an arm too:

{13 weeks 6 days}

Baby sucking it’s thumb (I love this!):

{13 weeks 6 days}

Baby tossing up a gang sign:
(LOL! Totally kidding! It was waving to us!)

Next Friday, I will go into surgery to have my cerclage placed.
Please pray that I will not have the excruciating pain I felt the last time.
Please pray that the baby does well during the procedure.

Most of all, please pray that the baby continues to be healthy and this pregnancy progresses smoothly!
Thank you all for your support and prayers!

I am two days late choosing a winner…
oopsies!

The winner is….

April Vsays: Google+ 2

Remember all those pretty, smiling faces that used to be on my sidebar?!

 Well…
I am sure you have heard that Google Friend Connect will no longer be avaliable on non-Blogger blogs next month.
Bummer, I know…
But that’s not going to stop us from hanging out, right?!

There is a new way to follow your favorite blogs called Linky Followers!
I noticed this popping up on all over blogland:

So, I jumped on board, created my own account and started following all of my favorite blogs!
You can sign up for an account here!
It really is an easy way to follow your favorite blogs no matter what platform they use!

If you would rather, feel free to connect with JIAD through these options:
(you can click each button to take you the different places)