To soon?...

I couldn't resist! Even if there isn't enough hair!

{this picture is from my phone so I had to add it because her face is irresistible!}

She's saying..."Mom whatcha' doin' with my hair? Did you give me an updo?"

Do you notice how my little girl is sitting up all on her own!?! She loves to sit and play with her toys!

I had to add the {eye} picture! Ha ha it is hilarious! I didn't use the flash in any of these pictures!

She is just anticipating it I guess...notice the lip/nostril curl again!...L.O.V.E.!

I cannot count how many times I kiss those precious cheeks everyday!

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Date Night!

Every Friday Jeff and I make our way to Idaho Falls for some dinner and grocery shopping...it isn't anything that intense for date night but it is time with Jeff to sit, talk and have some fun.

Outfit shout out!

I am obsessed with fashion so I am going to share my outfits with all of you more often!!

Reagan is 6 months old and I am still not back to my pre-pregnancy weight! I haven't put many pictures up of me lately due to the fact that I am extremely self-conscious but I am going to be courageous and take pictures anyways! I am working-out like crazy and eating great so I feel great...why not take some pictures!!

Blazer: Panache (boutique in Rexburg, ID)

Tank top: Shade Clothing

Necklace: Sadie Jane (ME) creations

Jeans: Panache

Boats: Black Friday Find (Sears) crazy huh! I never shop there but HI...they were 25 bucks! I couldn't let that deal pass me by!

Think I'm crazy for pairing grey with brown?...well if you look close enough the blazer has a brown button on it!! TOTALLY works!

I am struggling to the most intense degree with my hair lately! I cut it off...worst idea of my life and I started losing it after having Reagan!! Like hand-full and hand-fulls! It has started to grow back a little bit but that means I have tons of little hairs all over my head making it very difficult to do my hair the way I want to!! I am hoping this phase goes by quickly!! Can you say EXTENSIONS!! YES PLEASE!!

Reagan came along with us!! She is such a great baby...I say it all the time but it's true! She just sits in her car seat and plays!! Hey it saves us money we would have spent on a babysitter!!

Oh yeah have you told you all lately how much I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!! Seriously could he get any more HANDSOME!! Don't think so!! This weekend he has major babysitting duty while I work!! He is the best dad and husband! He even finished painting our bedroom!! I love you babe!

PICTURES TO COME!!

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THOUGHTS...

...My visiting teachers are coming in an hour and I still need to shower my post-work-out body and fold the laundry but I can't...
...{This} is all I can think about...

...It's been 3 months since it happened...I haven't thought about it for awhile!

...I was feeding Reagan and BANG...it hit me like a truck...

...The tears keep coming...

...It is still so fresh in my mind...I can still feel the lifelessness in my hands...

and yet the reasons of why it happened are so cloudy...

...WHY?...I still don't get it!

...No one will understand how much a patient affects a nurse...

...No one will understand the love I have for that babe...

...No one will understand why I still think about it...

...It still eats at my core...

...I tell myself over and over again in my mind..."I did everything I could"...

...I still get butterflies every time I step into room 3001!

...My heart still races and thuds out of my chest every time a new life is brought into this world in that room!

...I still have a hard time falling asleep when I think about it at night...

...I am grateful that the Lord knows my feelings! That is all I need...

...All of us involved have never been through something so horrible...

...WORST CASE SCENARIO...the doctor of 25 years experience tells me...

...I've walked through every room twice...no...three times...looking to see where all the CODE BUTTONS are...

...never again...

...horrible things like that only happen to nurses once in their career...they keep telling me...

...I have to be strong...

...breakdowns over...

...get up and face the day...

...he is where he needs to be...

...Christ needed him with Him...

...the wound will continue to heal...

...there will always be a scar...

...I will never forget...

...it will always be a thought...never a memory...

...I love him...I hope he knows that...

...I can remember what his cheeks felt like...

...I regret not kissing them...if I could do anything different that day...

...I would have kissed his cheeks!...

...I wonder how she is doing?...

...I hope she can feel my love...

...I am usually so strong...I have to be...but this will forever be in my heart...

...I see the poster I bought recently...

KEEP CALM and CARRY ON

...that is all I needed...

I am a nurse

I am strong

I look to Christ

I have faith

I strengthen others

I lean on others

I am service

I am a nurse

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LOOK WHOSE 6 MONTHS OLD TODAY!!

Oh how I love this little pea-pod of ours!

I can hardly believe it has already been 6 months! She continues to grow and amaze me everyday!

{notice the double fo-hawk that Jeff gave her after the bath}

Just when I think she can't get any more perfect and wonderful she blows my mind and does something with even more amazingness...that isn't even a word!

Oh well I am full of love and goodness because of this bundle of wonderfulness!

{can you tell her cute little toes are painted...A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.}

She is twisting and turning around the floor more and more lately!

She loves her daddy!

She is SUPER ticklish!

She loves to play with mommy!

Every time someone looks at her she smiles!

She loves to grab and eat her toes and her fingers!
She STILL only has her 2 bottom teeth that she got when she was 3 1/2 months old!

She is such a happy baby!

She cries maybe once a week! I am totally SERIOUS! She talks and smiles when she wakes up and when she is tired she 'complains'...that is what Jeff and I call it but it is more like moaning and groaning!

{She is in the Baby Bjorn in this pic! Courtesy of Liza and Jason Ruys...my amazing sister lends me all of her baby clothes and the much needed accessories, like this Bjorn! Your amazing Liza thanks so much}

Oh I love her and I feel so grateful and humbled that I get to be her mother and raise her! She is the best thing that has ever happened to Jeff and I!

She LOVES her green beans!! Check out this video to see just how much!!

I hope that I can do what is best for her and raise her right!

All the hours of sleep lost...

All the extra weight gained...

All the stretch marks...

It is ALL worth it!

I love you REAGAN JANE SABIN!

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Please excuse me...

from life as I know it...while I rest from my labors today!

Yes people of the world I, Sadie Jane, am a night nurse.

My shift starts at 6 PM and ends at 630 AM...

Last night brought two new beautiful faces into the world at MMH, and although there is no other place I would rather work...when 4 AM hits my sweet warm bed is calling my name.

Yes I have worked nights for over 2 years but I am convinced that no matter how long you work doing those dreaded hours of the night there is no way possible to get used to it.

Especially when you wake up at 6 AM the previous morning and couldn't find time to take a nap between...laundry, dishes, working out, and play time with the bebe's!

So as I am writing this I have currently received 2.5 hours of sleep in the last 30 hours and it is currently 1:00 but I must hang on until Reagan's next nap...must stay awake...must keep my eye lids open...muuuussstttt nnnnoooootttt fffffffaaaaaalllll aaaaaasssssllleepppp........

Are you loving the hair? Yeah, I thought so! I rock this DO on many-a-days! I especially love the peacock feather-like fly aways in the back!

Oh yes...don't you worry...Reagan is still in her P.J.'s and she probably will be the rest of the day...Hey you might call that a bad mother but at least I try to stay coherent enough to play with her. Putting her in clothes would merely waste my time and hers. Which time we do not have to waste because ever minute counts when you only get a few to sleep! So I must leave you now and say goodnight...I will be up I am sure in an hour or so...whenever my little Pea-pod decides to grace me with her coos and goos! And just so you all know I wouldn't have it any other way!!
...she closes her eyes when I take pictures now even when the flash is off!...oh I love her with every fiber of my being!

I must say...my life is BLISS!

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Giddy much?...

OK I know what your thinking...'Man she online shops a lot!!'

haha truth is...Jeff and I stick to a great budget and the budget allows me money every month JUST FOR ME!

Can you believe that?

I am one lucky girl!

The budget just works for Jeff and I! I may not be able to do that if I didn't work along side Jeff...which I won't be doing my whole life but for now it is perfect for our little family!

Getting back on topic! I choose to spend my money on brilliant, delicious, creative, wonderful things that make my heart melt or possible make it beat just a little stronger!

{Amanda Lynne Designs} makes beautiful custom hand-stamped jewelry.

I got this beautiful necklace in the mail today. You would've thought a giddy little teenager lived here when I opened the package.

{really I'm not that far off from the teen years so maybe a giddy teen does live here}

For me this necklace had so many wonderful meanings!

To know that I can look in the mirror and see the word {believe} around my neck reminds me that I can be who I want to be!

I {believe} I can be beautiful...

I {believe} I can be powerful...

I {believe} I can be a great mother...

I {believe} I can make a difference...

I {believe} my voice will be heard...

I {believe} in my Gospel...

She has so many different options and designs that are custom made just for you so you can feel good too!

Check out her {store} to get your custom made necklace just in time for VALENTINES DAY!

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20,000!!

I hit the big 20,000 views today!!

How fun! It may not be a big deal to some but to me it's awesome!

Thanks to all my viewers! I hope that you will continue to stop by daily to get your little piece of our {simply delicious} lives!

I LOVE YOU ALL!

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Redberry Blog giveaway!

Look what I just won!!

YEAH

This adorable blog is amazing! She does some amazing stuff with Canvas!

Jenn hosted a giveaway from {Canvas Corp}.

Check out {Jenn's blog} for some adorable ideas and just to see how amazing she is!!

Thanks again Jenn I can't wait to get all my stuff and create something WoNderFuL!!

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I was thinking...

About starting up an Etsy store...
I would sell things I make like all the necklaces, baby bows and headbands, even sewing projects.

Click here to see some of my examples

What do you think?...should I or shouldn't I!?!

{Notice the white paint splatters on my arm and hand...painting is in session! Pictures soon}

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Dear CHIZ'S

GET A BETTER CONTAINER FOR THE LOVE!

Why must you tempt me with your perfectly tasting ranch dressing...

an almost BRAND NEW container.

If you weren't so annoyingly delicious I wouldn't bother buying you!

Reagan was annoyed to!!

Notice her raised left nostril!

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Family Time

Jeff and I took the 10 hour drive once again to see our amazing family in Mattawa, WA!

This is my amazing mother and father in-law! Really they are like parents to me. I seriously lucked out on the in-law department. They are always so great when Jeff and I come into town. Making amazing meals and treats and spending some much needed quality time with us! Every single minute is appreciated and treasured in my heart!

During the weekend we were able to watch 2 of Jared's basketball games! It was fun cheering with the family and feeling the rush and frustration of high school games.

Lindsey and Reagan reunited once again! 1 week apart! They are best friends already.

The trip was great! Full of laughs, food and much needed family time! This is Grandma and Grandpa Wright! We also saw Grandma and Grandpa Sabin. It was the first time they met Reagan.

DISCLAIMER: I don't usually just give Reagan the binky but dang she did not like life during picture time with the grandparents

Some of the cousins! They all loved little Reagan!

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intruder?...

This morning I could have sworn someone was trying to break into my house. I was in my room looking at blogs while Reagan was sleeping and all the sudden I heard scratching on my window. I was completely creeped out. I went over to the window and slowly raised one of the blinds, trying to see if I could secretly look at who was trying to get in. Later I thought to myself, 'Why didn't I throw the blinds open so I could see the 'person' that was trying to get in.' Needless to say I couldn't see anyone but the screen on my window was pulled away from the window frame! I was convinced someone had tried to come in! It would have been the perfect day! The fog was so thick I couldn't even see my neighbors house! It was like a scene from Watcher in the Woods...except there are no woods and it's the 21st century! I thought for a second that I would be able to see footprints in the snow but the snow is melting and the culprit could have easily avoided the snow.

I called Jeff and he told me to make sure everything was locked, it was, and to make sure there were no new footprints in the snow, there weren't. I mean from what I could see there weren't any...but I still didn't know if there were some on the west side of the house. Jeff insisted that I go outside and investigate...um no thank you! I will stay inside, hold Reagan close with a knife in hand and pray that they don't come back.

After posting my drama on facebook my sister Sara called to make sure I was alright. She convinced me to go outside and look. "Take a baseball bat and stay on the phone with me." My weapon of choice was a knife! But after setting Reagan down and getting the courage up to even open the front door I looked down at my hand and realized I had totally forgetting any kind of defense weapon...let alone the dang knife! I was going to have to use my intense break dancing skills to scare them off!

There was no turning back at this point. Taking a big, deep breathe I started to round the corner to look for clue or possibly even look at my enemy straight in the face. As I searched the snow for any kind of new footprints I realized the snow had been untouched for a while now...my nerves eased a little bit.

Rounding the corner I laughed out loud when I saw what I saw. REALLY...BIRDS!! Yep...4 of them cheeping and jumping around next to my bedroom window like is was nothing.

I told Sara my findings and see explained how her house in Utah always had a bird tugging at the screen in her bedroom window...someone could have helped a new homeowner out and told her to except that!

I was about ready to go into hiding with Reagan in the attic FOR THE LOVE!

I really need to learn how to be less dramatic!

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Want to win a Silhouette cutter?

Check out how @houseofsmiths http://bit.ly/f7pz6v

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look what came in the mail for me today!

This adorable pettiskirt along with headbands up to my eyeballs!

Wanna know where I got it!?!

www.haloheaven.com

Possibly the most ghetto website I have ever seen but don't let it fool you!

It's amazingly cheap and has some great stuff!

I thought it was time to take a picture of these amazing Smartie Pant Diaper Covers!

My sisters friend Meg is extremely talented and she made this pair for Reagan!

Wanna Pair?

Go to www.littlelondyn.blogspot.com

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Grateful...

Our amazing realtor stop by our house the other day to see how everything was going. He brought along this beautiful gift! I asked him how he remembered when Jeff and I got married and he said he wrote it down. If any of you are ever looking for a home I know just the guy to help you out! Troy Killpack is great! Pin It Now!

CHARGE

Ok this picture is from like 2 years ago but I didn't have any other pictures of me in scrubs so I decided to use it anyways.

Last week I put my big girl panties on and was the CHARGE NURSE!

This may not be a big deal to many people but I digress! I blog about everything so this of course made the list!

Things are a little different up there in Laborland. There is only one charge over all the units so it makes charging a bit more difficult than before but I made it through the night.

Here's to many stressful nights ahead!

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inspired by goodness

For some unknown reason I stopped crafting...maybe it was the fact that I had a child, went back to work full-time and moved into a home all within 5 months of each other. My sister-in-law Sara get the creative bugs working again in my mind! Hobby Lobby, Porters and Sadie's craft closet held the materials that were needed for some inspired works of art that will grace my neck on some glorious occasion.
To see how to master this work of art...go to http://littlemissmomma.blogspot.com/2010/12/pom-pom-bib-necklace-tutorial-lmm.html

This blog, along with many others, is my new obsession. I may have a slight problem!

My sister Sara taught me how to do these rosettes almost 2 years ago.

I even made some for Reagan

This necklace I vamped up with some much needed extras.

This is just the beginning...I have opened a can of worms that cannot be closed!

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