Sunday, February 1

My little popeye



Meet:
Parker Rhiley Kreml
January 28th, 2009
8:53pm
7 pounds 10ounces
20 inches long.

*Birth Story to come

Wednesday, January 21

&me...my version

Every morning as I get ready for the day, I read a blog of a very talented artist by the name of Kal Barteski. She is my inspiration for design and life. She also happens to be a week behind me in pregnancy and today had a post that hit me in a wonderful and somewhat scary way. To read: Kal's blog Along with her post she has several pictures truly captures the moment of pregnancy in a real way...not glorified and dreamy as you see everywhere else. This has inspired me to do the same. So here is my attempt at self-pregnancy portraits at 38 1/2 weeks.





Thursday, January 15

Jewelry With Love

I am finished with another site: www.jewelrywithlove.com!
Sara is a jewelry maker that specializes in hand-stamped silver. She has georgeous designs and was wonderful to work with. She is still working on a few more products but check out her site!

Wednesday, January 7

Tweet Tweet

I am now on Twitter!
Follow me here: http://twitter.com/christinkreml

Bump!

So, even though I'm a fatty with a double chin in this pic...here is the latest and biggest BABY BUMP at 36 weeks baking:

Saturday, January 3

Time Flys!

Well, I know it's been a while since my last post...the time has just slipped away from me. With trying to get ready for the baby, the holidays, and the amount of work that I have gotten through the studio, I have been going going going.

So, I should start out with an update on my "problem" i was having with the baby. It turns out that I DON'T have any abruption, that it's just expanding bones that just hurt like no other! So all is good in the baby hood. I now have exactly 4 weeks till I'm due and have started having Braxton hicks contractions that are beginning to hurt and come more frequently. So, hopefully she is here a little earlier than her due date. But not tooo early...she can still be a premie at this point.

I almost forgot...Happy New Year!
Wow! This year has been a whirlwind of emotions and happenings. Here is a little timeline of my life in the past year:
I graduated from college
Got engaged
Found out I was pregnant
Moved 2 states away (from Texas) to Colorado
Started a "real" job
Got Married (Oct 2nd)!
Became a NAVY WIFE!
Lost my grandfather.
and started a business...

Whew..It wares me out just thinking about all that has happened in the past year, but makes me excited about what 2009 will bring and what NEW changes will take place. Just to name a couple: Have a BABY, Move to CHICAGO!(Keith's Navy Schooling for 2 years)

New things in store for Sweet Pea Design Studio...more detail later. I've probably bored you by now.

So, Happy 2009!

Monday, December 15

33 weeks and counting

Lots of stuff has been happening around the studio. First off I now offer Pre-made template for those that need an economical choice in web design. If there is a design that you would like to see shoot me an e-mail and let me know and I'll see what I can do! (It wont be custom and will be available for others to download, but also a great choice in saving money!) View the templates

Another great thing at the studio is that I am offering a sale on the Basic Custom E-commerce Package. 20% off + Free blog design to match! That's a $200 value!!
Not sure when this will end so order now before it's too late! View more Details

On a personal note, I am now 33 weeks pregnant. Only a few more weeks left!!
I have had a pretty mild pregnancy thus far until a couple of weekend ago I started having lower abdomen pains. I went to my doctor last Tuesday and she sent me to the hospital for an emergency ultra sound. It turns out that I might have a slight "placenta abruption" This is where the placenta tears away from the uterus and the baby doesn't get any nutrients or oxygen. If I would to abrupt more than I would have to go for an emergency c-section NOT something that I want!
So, I am on a "take it easy" regimen and I have to go in to the doc twice a week for baby monitoring. I also go back for another Sonogram to see if another doctor can tell me if I actually have the abruption or not. Will keep ya posted.

Here's to negative degree weather, hot chocolate, and healthy babies!