My First Breakdown/ belly

Everything is going great so far. 24 weeks down, 16 to go!

I had my first official crazy pregnant lady breakdown. It was pretty much ridiculous. Dane and I had his work Christmas party to go to at Rockledge Gardens. It was a casual party most of the people were still in their work clothes, just pizza and beer.

Well I start to get ready and what happens? I have NOTHING to wear. My jeans don't fit me and all the shirts I have are from my sister who was pregnant in the summer. So I somehow come to the conclusion that I can not wear a summery shirt (even though it is 80 degrees outside) and jeans that don't fit me. If it was one or the other it would be fine, just not both.

So what do I do you ask? I start crying, and I mean bawling. I can't stop, even though I know that I am being totally stupid. I keep telling Dane how "I don't want to be a crazy pregnant lady, I am so sorry."

I finally stopped crying, even though I still wasn't dressed and ready to go. I was sitting on the computer thinking, trying to figure out the solution to this huge problem, and it starts all over again. The tears start flowing and I simply cannot figure what we should do.

Needless to say Dane says come on lets go, and I get in the car and make a quick trip to Ross, to find something to wear. I ended up getting a really cute dress for $15!

Long story short, I have know idea why my head was processing this "problem" the way it did, all I can do is blame all those stinking Publix commercials that started the flow of the water works earlier in the day.

Side view 24 weeks

front view 24 weeks

Tropical Storm Fay, BOAT RACE

So during Tropical Storm Fay, a couple months ago, our street was flooded so we couldn't go anywhere. What better to do than have an aluminum foil boat race? We used and old pizza box, some aluminum foil, tape and staples. We actually spent a good half hour or so building our boats, and probably another half hour playing outside in the rain. Here is how it went:

Dane's finished boat, very nice, stable, little sail

My boat, not very stable, but huge sail to catch the wind

on your mark... get set... go!

my boat sank right away, as you can see Dane's
actually worked! not bad. Cooper making an appearance while
trying to push me in the water

my dripping wet boat, Dane's boat, still sailing!

Belly and Paint

here are some belly updates, and i am standing in the baby room so that is the wall color. Dane says it seems like we should paint fish on the wall. We love how it came out. and it looks great with all the bedding and crib.

20 weeks, My shirt is not very tight so I look lumpy

quilt, walls, contrast of the door/trim against the walls!

22 weeks from the front

22 weeks from the side!

I feel like i get bigger every day. I am still in that weird maternity pant fit funny but my jeans are too small for my belly stage. So I pretty much am really glad for the warm enough for a dress weather!

BABY GIRL!

Well we had our first ultrasound and ITS A GIRL! She is almost exact to the day with her measurements and all of her organs and such are working as they should be. It seriously was the coolest thing getting to see her move around, it makes every thing so real!

top of her head, and her knees bent up by her face
profile of her face, not too clear she was smashed
up against the top of my uterus

Dane and I have also begun working on the nursery! It is painted, we have a crib, I have made a bed skirt and quilt, and we have a rug!

fabric details from the quilt, the colors are not very girls so I am using the butterflies from the cream and brown fabric as my inspiration for decoration.


a blurry image of the whole quilt...you get the idea
the rug, art work that i have made so far, and the quilt against the wall color!

back of the quilt, the coral color on the front comes
from the fabric on the back, you just cant see it.

Neti Pot

So I have started to feel a little congested all in my nose and head, like I'm coming down with a cold of sorts. It could just be from the weather change, or because I'm pregnant and my body is apparently making more mucous. Any how Dane and I decided to go to the store and invest in a Neti Pot.(below)

I'm almost positive many of you have not ever heard of, let alone used a Neti Pot, so I am going to describe the process to you.

1. fill Neti Pot with luck warm water and saline solution, mixing well
2. tilt your head forward and sideways, inserting Neti Pot into nostril number one
3. tip Neti Pot until water begins to flow out the other nostril, and Neti Pot is emptied (below)
4. repeat step one through four on other side.

Now this may seem like a perfectly normal simple procedure, unless you grew up around the ocean. For those of you who, have ever been knocked down by a wave and then repeatedly hit over and over, (below) the part when you suck up all the salt water into your nose, well that is what this feels like. Dane said it felt like he was drowning. To me it was more the water in the nose burning behind your eyes and running down my throat.

It was very effective, but for a first timer, a little strange the childhood memories it evoked. I can remember going to the beach when we had stuffy noses with my dad to "clear our sinuses" because it was inevitable that you would get a nose full of ocean water. Who knew someone would invent a tool to cause that exact thing.

Overall a great thing, work well, cleared the head and nose, now I can breathe. I would recommend a Neti Pot to anyone who doesn't like to take all those cold meds.

My First Post

So I am new to this whole blogging thing, but I figured since I am married and having a baby hopefully somebody would be interested in my updates on life. So for my fist post I am going to introduce you to the Dernier family as it stands thus far.

Dane - the husband, best friend, Landscape Designer, head of house, going to be the best dad ever, really cute Kid

Cooper- the puppy/ practice child, Dachshund mix (either Papillon or Jack Russel, not Beagle) gives Dane a run for his money in the adolescence cuteness category

Me (Kayla)- the wife, seamstress, ex-softball player, going to be a mom, with the sisters (wow), 7th grade Christmas dance at Delaura Middle School

Dane and I have been married for almost 4 months now, but we dated for over 7 years prior to the wedding. We went through 3 years of long distance, Savannah to Melbourne dating. It was one of the best thing for our relationship, we grew and got to know each other so much better than we ever would have. I highly recommend the long distance thing, yes it sucks but it will be better in the end.

Cooper is seriously our child right now, he is approx. 6 months old for all we know. That is one of the problems with craigslist, people lie! He wright about 12 pounds and loves to run and play in the back yard. I'm pretty sure he knows that he is training us for a baby, but he might think it is for a 2 year old.

Well I hope that this was a good introduction to the family. We have grown and matured a little since these pictures were taken but only minimally. We look forward to hearing your comments and keeping up with everyone!