the growing bump...

...the quickly growing belly at 12 weeks....

Madeline's "Alice in wonderland" furniture

The inspiration for these two pieces was a book from the 50's!! I had fun painting these...

they were a bit of a challenge when it came to taking apart the book rack and then getting it put back together....ask Emily. lol

Baby Larkin's Furniture

I am almost positive that I am misspelling this adorable name...
i hope not....but, if so i will fix it when Mommy and Daddy come by to see me again :)
Not much longer until sweet baby girl is here...about 4 weeks...i cant wait to see her!!!

-Jess

today.....

{the way my desk appeared for a majority of the day}

Today was another one of those days...

i have good intentions of getting a lot done, but, am slightly unmotivated and considering the lack of caffeine (decaf for me and baby) and fatigue caused by these always changing pregnancy hormones...

I'm lazy.

enough said.

Tomorrow is a new day...

and tomorrow i WILL accomplish more than i did today.

:)

Love it!!

...Couldn't help myself......Isn't she a DOLL??!!

Karsen's wall letters

first ultrasound

i had my first ultrasound on September 22, 2009
@ 7 weeks!!
i can't wait to meet baby.....

boy or girl

baby Boy or Girl? we don't yet know what the stork will bring!
head on over to the poll on the right--------------->
place your guess and we shall soon see what this little baby will be!

and if you are into the old wives tales...here are the answers to some of those...
chinese gender predictor : boy
this quiz : girl
i prefer tasting sweet to sour : girl
hubby isn't gaining weight along with me : boy
acne? yes! : girl
hold a necklace over your hand/belly and let it swing : boy

...almost everyone I know seems to think boy
let's see what you think.
We will find out for sure on December 14th!!!

Shiloh's Toybox

Caleigh's New SPARKLES shoes

CF walk Turnout

We had 42 walkers on TEAM SPARKLES!!

Thank everyone for coming to walk with us for the cause....

So far we have raised over $900 for the organization.

Donations can still be made at www.cff.org

under TEAM SPARKLES

Sparkles 1 year Anniversary!!!

It's really hard to believe that the store has already been opened for a year....

It seems like yesterday I opened my doors...

A lot of sweat, tears heartbreak & friends made.

I just want to thank everyone who has stood by my side and believed in me.

Thank you to all of my wonderful Vendors who are all great friends.

Thank you V & E for letting me be bossy without complaining.

most of all...

Thank you LORD....

for blessing me in so many ways...

& for giving me the self control not to severely hurt Emily ;)

CHEERS to another year!!!

A LOT more to come....

-Jessica

Calling the drawing winner.....

YUMMO...hahaha

and the basket winner is.....

MARLENA INGRAM!!!

CF walk at Bergfeld Park 9/26/09

Just a reminder that this Saturday is The Cystic Fibrosis walk in Tyler at Bergfeld Park. Registration is at 8:00 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:00 a.m.

Every donation helps and brings us closer to finding

The Cure.

FIGHT CF!!

Donations can be made at the Cystic Fibrosis Website

www.cff.org

TEAM SPARKLES

McKenlee's Dresser

Tatum is going to be a BIG SISTER!!!

On September 9, 2009....after 2 years of trying and the month before my doctor started me on fertility treatments....I found out I'M PREGNANT!!!

Ben and I are both SUPER excited (I think Ben is in shock lol) but, I think Tay is the most excited. She tells EVERYONE that she is going to be a BIG SISTER.

::below is a pic of Tay Tay in her "Big Sister" shirt::

{this is how we told everyone I was pregnant}

(she was sure to inform everyone before they even got a chance to notice the shirt)

Custom Zebra & Silver chair

Mayci's LADYBUG Furniture & wall letters

"DANDELION FLUFF" Preemie clothes by Alexia Jean

I am very excited about this new line. Dandelion Fluff preemie outfits by Alexia Jean are soooo cute!!! My daughter Tatum was not premature (only 10 days early actually) but she only weighed 5 lbs. 13 oz. This was a complete shock to Ben and Me considering they estimated that she would weigh atleast 9 lbs!!!! My mom actually had go out and find her a "preemie" outfit to bring her home in because the dress we had intended for her to wear (which was actually the same dress I came home from the hospital in) was HUGE next to her....I'm pretty sure you could have wrapped it around her 3 or 4 times.....and she wasn't able to wear it until her 3 month pictures at Ggallery!!!! Anyway....she wore preemie clothes for 2 months....I searched and searched for cute preemie clothes for she but was never successful in finding any that I was truly happy with. My child lived in Wal-mart onesies. I was determined to design/start a cute line in bright and fun patterns for preemies.....but, I DON'T and CAN'T sew. I am soooo glad I found Alexia. She perfected my vision on these adorable preemie outfits. I am tempted to take one home and save it for my next baby.....but you never know....my next baby could very well weigh 9 lbs!!!!

Thanks Alexia....

You are a Godsend!!!!

-Jess

{soon to come.....CUSTOM bedding by AlexiaJean.....I am very excited about this!!!}