Cambria Anne Hobby. 7 lbs 7 oz. 21 inches. 7/9/10 3:28pm.
7.10.2010
7.08.2010
Yep...
5 days past due date and still pregnant!
(not liking this dress for maternity wear now that I see this pic!!)
(not liking this dress for maternity wear now that I see this pic!!)7.01.2010
Showered!
Some good friends from Church threw me such a lovely baby shower! Sadly I have no pictures since the camera battery charger was lost and the battery was dead :( We had delicious and cute cookies like the ones above, raspberry punch, cake, and other delicious snacks and great company and conversation. Baby girl now has tons of cute outfits, toys, and goodies for her arrival. Thanks everyone for making the day special!
6.22.2010
Happy 26th Amos! (x3)
Amos got to have 3 celebrations this year for his Birthday! That's right, THREE.
His work schedule had him in Canada on his actual birthday, but the dealership he was working with surprised him with his very own personalized cake! Quite a rare gesture considering the industry - needless to say, he was impressed. He said the Canadians were nice, friendly people that he enjoyed working with.
Then he managed another travel surprise, getting home from that trip a day earlier than originally planned (Friday night instead of Saturday night) so that we were able to spend Saturday together relaxing, watching Australia in the World Cup, and going to his new "favorite" store, Lowes. "Favorite" being a relative term for the store we most find ourselves leaving with a full car and an empty wallet. I've mentioned how much he loves his lawn and his garage, and this time it was a garage trip. He put some storage shelving up and is getting ready to hang the tools, but I digress...
For his birthday this year he requested his Mum's famous Pineapple Cream Pie that I have been terrified to make, because myself and all my sisters-in-law know all too well that you can never make it "as good as Mum does." Nevertheless I did try, and we had it for dessert on Sunday after one of his other favorite meals, Spaghetti Casserole. He said I got pretty close, turns out I just need to work on my meringue making a little bit and we'll be good to go.
Then, later that evening some good friends of ours told us they had made a birthday cake and wanted to celebrate, so off we went to spend some good times yet again.
He also received many thoughtful cards and gifts from dear friends and family. Thanks everyone for helping to make sure Amos had a special birthday this year!!
His work schedule had him in Canada on his actual birthday, but the dealership he was working with surprised him with his very own personalized cake! Quite a rare gesture considering the industry - needless to say, he was impressed. He said the Canadians were nice, friendly people that he enjoyed working with.
Then he managed another travel surprise, getting home from that trip a day earlier than originally planned (Friday night instead of Saturday night) so that we were able to spend Saturday together relaxing, watching Australia in the World Cup, and going to his new "favorite" store, Lowes. "Favorite" being a relative term for the store we most find ourselves leaving with a full car and an empty wallet. I've mentioned how much he loves his lawn and his garage, and this time it was a garage trip. He put some storage shelving up and is getting ready to hang the tools, but I digress...For his birthday this year he requested his Mum's famous Pineapple Cream Pie that I have been terrified to make, because myself and all my sisters-in-law know all too well that you can never make it "as good as Mum does." Nevertheless I did try, and we had it for dessert on Sunday after one of his other favorite meals, Spaghetti Casserole. He said I got pretty close, turns out I just need to work on my meringue making a little bit and we'll be good to go.
Then, later that evening some good friends of ours told us they had made a birthday cake and wanted to celebrate, so off we went to spend some good times yet again.
He also received many thoughtful cards and gifts from dear friends and family. Thanks everyone for helping to make sure Amos had a special birthday this year!!
6.07.2010
Beach Vacation with a Surprise!
Last Saturday I headed with my family down to Kiawah Island, SC for our annual vacation. This year we also were joined by both sets of my grandparents for some extra fun. It was just me, since Amos couldn't make it due to his work schedule. The weather was great and we saw alligators, crabs, dolphins, sand dollars, egrets and all kinds of other wildlife as usual.
The temperature and weather were great, and we had a lot of time to relax and get some sun. I used every opportunity I could to tell Amos how much he was missing out.
Tuesday night I went to sleep fairly late, around 11:30 but was woken up in the middle of the night by Amos walking into my room surprising me!! It was dark so I was having trouble actually believing it was him, since I thought there was NO WAY that he'd be able to make that happen. I had even talked to him earlier in the day and knew which airport he was at, so I checked online and there were no flights at all to Charleston from that airport and TWO flights to Detroit. Not to mention, even though I had been REALLY hoping he'd have a surprise up his sleeve, I knew that he'd have to call me to get him or at least tell him where we were staying. I'd given up.
Well, it turns out my parents were in on the surprise and my dad went to pick him up and was able to sneak out when I was asleep on the couch. Everyone in the house, including my grandparents knew his secret and no one let it spill at all. I was shocked! I finally believed it was him once I felt his face in the dark. I was so asleep I couldn't even tell it was him by the way he spoke. Best surprise ever :) Especially since I had really been hoping we'd have a chance to get away just one last time before the baby comes. We had a great rest of the week...
But we had fun too!
I got to lay on my stomach for the first time in quite a few months! Sand is great!
Dolphin Watching
We stayed in a beautiful beach house that my mom found. Amos and I even had our own loft living room and bedroom. We got lots of bike riding in, the meals and snacks made by mom and the grandmas were delicious, it was fun catching up with my grandparents, and we all came back tan and relaxed. Thanks for such a great vacation! And for the surprise!
The temperature and weather were great, and we had a lot of time to relax and get some sun. I used every opportunity I could to tell Amos how much he was missing out.
Tuesday night I went to sleep fairly late, around 11:30 but was woken up in the middle of the night by Amos walking into my room surprising me!! It was dark so I was having trouble actually believing it was him, since I thought there was NO WAY that he'd be able to make that happen. I had even talked to him earlier in the day and knew which airport he was at, so I checked online and there were no flights at all to Charleston from that airport and TWO flights to Detroit. Not to mention, even though I had been REALLY hoping he'd have a surprise up his sleeve, I knew that he'd have to call me to get him or at least tell him where we were staying. I'd given up.Well, it turns out my parents were in on the surprise and my dad went to pick him up and was able to sneak out when I was asleep on the couch. Everyone in the house, including my grandparents knew his secret and no one let it spill at all. I was shocked! I finally believed it was him once I felt his face in the dark. I was so asleep I couldn't even tell it was him by the way he spoke. Best surprise ever :) Especially since I had really been hoping we'd have a chance to get away just one last time before the baby comes. We had a great rest of the week...
He worked hard still...
But we had fun too!I got to lay on my stomach for the first time in quite a few months! Sand is great!
Dolphin Watching
Ocean Kayaking
Explaining to the Grandparents why smartphones are awesome
We stayed in a beautiful beach house that my mom found. Amos and I even had our own loft living room and bedroom. We got lots of bike riding in, the meals and snacks made by mom and the grandmas were delicious, it was fun catching up with my grandparents, and we all came back tan and relaxed. Thanks for such a great vacation! And for the surprise!Last Day
6.02.2010
Baby Shower!
My sweet mother threw me such a lovely baby shower on the Saturday of Mother's Day weekend. It was so great to catch up with my Aunts, Cousins, and College Roommates. Thanks so much for all the well wishes and generosity. Love you all!
4 Generations (almost!)
5.13.2010
4.15.2010
New Hair!
I actually decided to cut it SHORT. Anyone who knows me knows this is very uncharacteristic of me. When I told my mom I cut it she was shocked and mentioned 'that's very unlike you'. I have ALWAYS had long hair and loved having it that way. However, as of lately due to the fact that it had no style whatsoever, got me mistaken for a high schooler, was a constant pain to wash and brush out, and there's a baby on the way, I decided it was time for it to go.
Even when the stylist was cutting it I kept having to tell her, 'a little shorter please' 'go ahead and take off 2 more inches' etc. I was very happy with the final result and feel much more confident now that it's cut, not to mention it takes me hardly any time to style it. Yay for summer haircuts!
Getting Bigger...
She kicks me ALL THE TIME now. It's so much fun! When Amos is home he talks to her and reads her stories. In return she gives him little *fist bumps*. Recent cravings have been Napa Cabbage Salad (yum!) and orange soda (oops!) and of course anything buffalo flavored or spicy. Weight gain as of 24 weeks was 14lbs so far.
A Relaxing Easter
Since this Easter fell on the weekend of General Conference (where our Prophet and apostles speak to us from Salt Lake City via TV or Satellite Broadcast) we didn't have church in our regular chapel, we had it through the TV. This meant we didn't really dress up or have Easter baskets and eggs and all that other fun stuff we'll have next year for baby girl. We did, however, have some delicious Easter candy from mom, and some strawberries, strawberry shortcakes, and cheesy buttery biscuits with ham. I think I will have to make strawberry shortcakes a Spring Conference tradition!
Getting Ready for Baby!
We've been busy making sure we have everything all ready before she arrives.
Amos putting together her travel system. The handle on the stroller flips both ways so she can either face us, or face the world. (and if she misbehaves as a toddler I can make her face me!)
Painting the nursery. We decided on the middle color, a blue green. I wanted it to be versatile enough for a boy or a girl. We're going to pair it with pinks and yellows to make the room girly.
And this doesn't have to do with the baby but since the previous owner left some white paint, Amos decided to paint the garage. I have never seen someone so excited to get the garage painted. Apparently he hates splotchy garages.
I'll admit it does look good now. A few days afterwards he'd still wander down there just to admire his work. :)
Amos putting together her travel system. The handle on the stroller flips both ways so she can either face us, or face the world. (and if she misbehaves as a toddler I can make her face me!)Painting the nursery. We decided on the middle color, a blue green. I wanted it to be versatile enough for a boy or a girl. We're going to pair it with pinks and yellows to make the room girly.
And this doesn't have to do with the baby but since the previous owner left some white paint, Amos decided to paint the garage. I have never seen someone so excited to get the garage painted. Apparently he hates splotchy garages.
I'll admit it does look good now. A few days afterwards he'd still wander down there just to admire his work. :)
Turning 27
For my birthday my parents and brother got to come visit our new house! My mom, never to disappoint, brought my FAVORITE - homemade Red Velvet Cake. We all got to hang out and have lunch and cake together. Thanks for the fun visit!
Then a few days later on my actual birthday Amos made sure that I blew out a candle in my brownie sundae :)
Here's me relaxing in my birthday Zero gravity chair from my husband! Perfect for springtime on the deck and for when I get bigger and am in the "uncomfortable-to-sit-and-stand" pregnancy phase I've heard about! Yay!
Then a few days later on my actual birthday Amos made sure that I blew out a candle in my brownie sundae :)
Here's me relaxing in my birthday Zero gravity chair from my husband! Perfect for springtime on the deck and for when I get bigger and am in the "uncomfortable-to-sit-and-stand" pregnancy phase I've heard about! Yay!
3.16.2010
Great Advice from Momedy
I just read this post and loved it. It's some great advice and I hope I will always keep it in mind. Definitely worth a read:
2.27.2010
It's a Girl!!
Amos got home very late last night so we waited until morning to open the top secret sealed envelope containing the gender of little baby Hobby! We are having a girl!
I then proceeded to jump around the room like a three year old child with a sugar high. SO excited!
Shortly after finding out, she was kicking around a lot so Amos got to feel her kick for the first time! A little fist bump to Daddy from baby :)
I then proceeded to jump around the room like a three year old child with a sugar high. SO excited!
Shortly after finding out, she was kicking around a lot so Amos got to feel her kick for the first time! A little fist bump to Daddy from baby :)
2.24.2010
Snowpocalypse 2010
The snow on the ground from the last storm is FINALLY almost melted and we're already in for another snowstorm at the end of this week...
I hope my snow shoveler doesn't get stranded in the airport again!
I hope my snow shoveler doesn't get stranded in the airport again!
2.16.2010
1.03.2010
Baby Bean
Here's the latest picture of bubba/peanut/baby/bubs/baby bean/baby Hobby at 14 weeks.
Cravings so far: pineapple, fruit, smoothies, bean salad, french fries, cheetos, and apple juice.
Cravings so far: pineapple, fruit, smoothies, bean salad, french fries, cheetos, and apple juice.
12.25.2009
A Year of travel......
When you graduate from college with a finance degree you expect to end up working for a company, sitting in a small cubicle pushing paper, adding and subtracting numbers and on the odd occasion taking a trip to see a client to review their books..... Well when i graduated with a finance degree i did so at one of the worst possible times. The finance markets were in turmoil, and still are to a certain degree. What i ended up doing was taking a brilliant job with an Automotive software company. WHAT?! That's right i can hear you scream in bewilderment. He couldn't get a finance job because of the economy so he went to work in the automotive industry? Isn't that in just as bad a situation as the finance section?! Well....yes and no. Business has been booming for my company and so i have plenty of work to keep me busy.
As a part of my job i do A LOT of flying and general travel. Having a Dad who travels a lot for work i thought i would be able to adjust quickly as i thought i knew what to expect. How wrong i was. Travel is not quite what is cracked up to be. Just to give you an idea of how much I've traveled we are talking into the 100's of thousands of air miles and into double figures for thousands of miles driven. Good news is that i rarely fail to get upgraded to first class which makes the travel a little more bearable. Especially with the knowledge that somewhere in regular coach class is a 400 lbs fat person taking up not only their seat but also overflowing over the arm rest and into the persons chair who has the privilege of squishing in next to them (At times i have been that lucky person.) I'm also checking off the amount of states i have visited and am up to 26 states in America with trips to various parts of Canada coming up in early 2010.
Although the travel is rough at times and i am not home as much as i would like there are some fantastic moments such as my birthday on the beach in Florida and how could i forget all those wonderful hours spent in Airports!! One of the best moments came when i asked a salesman to use the mouse and click on a particular part of the computer screen and he physically picked up the mouse and put it on the screen and started clicking. CLASSIC i tell you.
As we all know people do the stupidest of things sometimes. Take for instance the wonderfully caring busy air hostess. who was getting the plane ready to land while we were descending. What she forgot though was that she needed to sit down when the plane actually landed. No serious injury occurred but it was an event to remember when she went flying as the plane touched down.
Expect more snippets of the funny experiences and the down right nasty people that i meet during the upcoming year as i try and add to the amount of states i hit up.
As a part of my job i do A LOT of flying and general travel. Having a Dad who travels a lot for work i thought i would be able to adjust quickly as i thought i knew what to expect. How wrong i was. Travel is not quite what is cracked up to be. Just to give you an idea of how much I've traveled we are talking into the 100's of thousands of air miles and into double figures for thousands of miles driven. Good news is that i rarely fail to get upgraded to first class which makes the travel a little more bearable. Especially with the knowledge that somewhere in regular coach class is a 400 lbs fat person taking up not only their seat but also overflowing over the arm rest and into the persons chair who has the privilege of squishing in next to them (At times i have been that lucky person.) I'm also checking off the amount of states i have visited and am up to 26 states in America with trips to various parts of Canada coming up in early 2010.
Although the travel is rough at times and i am not home as much as i would like there are some fantastic moments such as my birthday on the beach in Florida and how could i forget all those wonderful hours spent in Airports!! One of the best moments came when i asked a salesman to use the mouse and click on a particular part of the computer screen and he physically picked up the mouse and put it on the screen and started clicking. CLASSIC i tell you.
As we all know people do the stupidest of things sometimes. Take for instance the wonderfully caring busy air hostess. who was getting the plane ready to land while we were descending. What she forgot though was that she needed to sit down when the plane actually landed. No serious injury occurred but it was an event to remember when she went flying as the plane touched down.
Expect more snippets of the funny experiences and the down right nasty people that i meet during the upcoming year as i try and add to the amount of states i hit up.
12.24.2009
Our Visit to DC
On Tuesday Amos and I headed out to explore DC, since he has never had the chance to see the Nation's Capitol. We walked around the snow-covered Mall and explored the American History, Natural History, and Air and Space Museums. Left tons more to see for another day...
I found my favorite quote at the Natural History Museum :)
I found my favorite quote at the Natural History Museum :)
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