I'm obsessed...

...with my dog! I am totally convinced that I have the best dog in the world. If you have a dog...I'm pretty sure you feel the same way. For those of you that don't know her, she is a border collie named Dixie, but also goes by Dixie Mae, Mamie Sue, Mame and Mamer. She is incredibly smart, affectionate and loves everyone! Blake and I got her at the end of my junior year in HS and the end of his freshman year at SMU. She is a little over 6 years old and is our CHILD. I swear sometimes she is human. As funny as it may sound, I have caught myself wondering if I will love my precious baby boy as much as I love her. :) This dog potties on command, goes to sleep on command...When you say "do you want me to rub your belly?" She lies on her back and lifts her leg. When I say "Where is daddy?" NOMATTER where Blake is she finds him, jumps in his lap and licks his face! (just to name a FEW) It is truly amazing and even though she is a dog... She truly is a family member, buddy and best friend. Check out the video below...Blake was on the roof, calls her name and she comes running...UP THE LADDER!

The latest...

*Congrats to our dear friends Will & Erin Benson on their new baby girl. Brylee Ann Benson was born at 2am weighing in at 5.4lbs and 17 inches long. She was 5 weeks early due to Mommy Erin's Toxemia/high blood pressure. The 12 hour wait in the waiting room with family and friends was well worth the wait! So glad to be apart of it! Both Mom & baby are at home and doing great! We love you guys!




*Only 9 more days until my sister becomes a wife. YAY! She will be the most beautiful bride EVER and I can't wait to stand up there with her on the best day of her life (in all my preggers glory). October 4th here we come!


*Dove hunting is here and I have been blessed with a husband who is OBSESSED! Meaning, he leaves every weekend to go the ranch and when we get back he hunts at fields around our house everyday... if I give him permission. And of course, I would never tell him no. Last week,I went 3 times and enjoyed watching Star work (she gets the birds and brings them back) and being with Blake doing what he loves most. As for me, I sit in my chair next to them with blow pops on hand and my handy dandy iphone playing solitaire or calling out trivia to compete with Blake. Oh the things we do to be with the ones we love :)



*We are 22.5 weeks and going strong! Over half way there!!


Other than that, no new news. I hope everybody is enjoying their beginning of fall. All of the greatly anticipated season premiers are finally here! Tonight = GREY'S!! and Sunday = Desperate! Gotta love it!

Done, done, & done!

* Go to Church...CHECK


* Lunch with the Family...CHECK


* Paint the Nursery...CHECK


* Make Sopapilla Cheesecake...CHECK


* Load unneeded furniture to be stored...CHECK


* Be on time to the "Kreck Family Social" at 4:00...CHECK

What a productive day! Here is the nursery thus far...painted and with the barnwood porch made with love by Blake. Baby's crib will go underneath it. Yes, its perfectly safe and constructed as if it were outside. Blake hung on it and its NOT coming down :) It's hard to see in the picture and I wish everyone of you could see it in person, but the picture does not do it justice. The posts and top is made out of barnwood and the roof is sheets of metal. Its not quite finished. Blake is going to add a sign in the middle and maybe some deer antlers etc... on it as well. There will be shutters on the window no curtains. Next up...buy fabric tomorrow for the bedding!

At Last....things do work out :)

The cleaners called today notifying me that the person who received my pants BROUGHT THEM BACK! I happily picked them up today and life is good.

My mother-in-law and I went fabric shopping for the nursery today and found some AMAZING choices! I can't wait to see it all come together. As we speak, Blake is building away a fabulous "old west town porch" on one wall of the nursery with the metal angled roof and barn wood. It's hard to imagine...but I can see it in my head :) and you will get to see the ending project when its finished. Next up, get paint!

Tragedy!!!

I'm on my way into "town" to pick up a few things for dinner at the store and run by the cleaners to pick up my jeans (the maternity 7's that just so happen to be the ONLY pants that fit and I wear them EVERYDAY). I arrive at the cleaners first, handed the lady my ticket, waited patiently in the car for her to come back with my jeans so I might initial the ticket and happily drive away. It wasn't 2 minutes later she comes back with khaki old man jeans that look nothing like my 7's I dropped off the day before. I nicely tell her they aren't my pants...she double checks the ticket and says "are you sure?" Once again, I smile and say "I'm sure!" She goes back inside and I wait and I wait and I wait...After about 35-40 minutes she comes back and gives me the most terrible news..."It looks like your jeans got switched with another order." As I look at her in terror, I repeatedly ask "what now?" "How can I get them back" "What if they don't come back" etc...She proceeds to tell me that they have to wait a week to see if the person who got them brings them back and if they don't she says her supervisor normally gives a store credit. "STORE CREDIT??? I ask " You mean to tell me you are going to give me $250 store credit to a dry cleaners?! and you actually think I'm coming back here?!" I'm trying to stay calm at this point, really I am! She says that she will call me if they come back and if not we will try to work something out. I assure her that I will be reimbursed for the pants and will be driving by everyday until something gets resolved.

Of course, I call my mom and tell her the tragic news which she replys, "honey, you can buy more and its just a thing...we can't take it with us." Leave it to mom to bring me back down to earth in the midst of a seriously small issue in the scheme of things. Thanks mom! I love you! (For some reason, non important issues really seem a lot bigger/worse when you're preggers)

And if anybody reading this is like my friend Kelsey...I'm sure you're thoughts are "who dry cleans their jeans?" Well, I do! I guess not anymore...at least not there! I'm so hoping whoever got my pants will return them. Hopefully they don't need maternity jeans and are thinking about the little ole pregnant girl without pants :) If I ever needed a glass/bottle of wine...it would be now. Dang!

Ok...I'm done now and happily eating my jar of nutella while watching TV. I'll keep you posted on the mystery of the lost pants. Pray for my sanity. :)

Going to the chapel...with Haley!

My older sister and partner in crime (Haley) is getting married! Exactly 24 days until the big day! I have yet to get my bridesmaids dress altered, but mom was smart enough to buy a BIG size so I can wait for alterations to ensure a perfect fit. I am happy to report Haley's best friend and other matron of honor is preggers as well. So at least she and I get to stand together in all of our pregnant glory!

Haley's bridal shower last Sunday was quite a success...She received EVERYTHING on her registry! Maybe, just maybe she will put the pots and pans to good use!

Last, but not least...Me and Baby K are 20 weeks! Here is the 20 week belly...

Wish me luck on the baby nursery!

The baby that never got a name...

It has been non stop..."what about this name?" "What about this one?" All to be followed by, "no" "I don't like that one" "I want it to be one syllable" "I want it to start with a B" "I like it, but don't love it"...AHHH!! It seems as if I should just let EVERYONE ELSE name this baby! I thought it was MY baby, but I guess I was terribly mistaken :) I have a few more months until the birth certificate has to be signed, so maybe we can come up with something that will please EVERYONE...myself included!

Needless to say, we are ecstatic about our little boy or "baby buckmaster" as Blake likes to call him. Apparently, he will be born with a shotgun in his hand and wearing camo. I don't doubt it for a second! Next up...decorate the nursery. I would like to start this process before I can't see my feet anymore. Looks like I have some work to do in the next few weeks as well as looking forward to my older sister's wedding! But I'll put that in a different post. I hope everybody has had a great end of their summer...and I'll leave you with our most recent sonogram pics of baby K from our 18.5 week sonogram!...Mom says he has "the most beautiful head" lol I'm not quite sure how she decides these things, but I'll take the compliment :) Thanks mom!