Jeremyah was a Bull Frog

Video's of Baby Jeremyah

Jeremyah Has Arrived!

I started labor on May 11th at 8am- and had contractions 6 to 8 minuets apart lasting for about 45 seconds. We thought it was going to be the real thing- but that lasted for about only 2 hours. I went out with my mom and got a pedicure and then went to my 39 week appointment. They said I was 4cm dilated and 80% effaced. They scrapped my membrane- meaning they separated my cervix from the bag of waters. I then went into labor at 5pm- having contractions at 3 to 5 minuets apart last for 1 minuet to 2 1/2 minuets. I went into the birthing center at 9:30pm. I got into the bath at around 11:30 pm. and started pushing at around 1am. He was born on May 12th at 2:06am. He is 8lbs 3oz; 20 1/2 inches long. He is healthy and so beautiful!

Pictures of Baby Jeremyah : Click Here and Click Here

38 week appoinment

everything is going fine- i am 2cm dilated and 50% effaced!

needless to say- i am trying to get baby out with exercise!!

37 weeks

I did my pregnancy cast this week :)

Please take a look :)

Pregnancy Cast Pictures Click Here

36 weeks :) 4 more weeks left

Circle of Moms Baby Profile: Follow Jeremyah Jacob Byrum's Updates (Click Here)

I am now 36 weeks, I went to my midwife appointment today, and I am measuring 37 1/2 cm, which means he could be a week early!!! everything else is in good order!

36 weeks at our Baby Moon !!!

Giveaways!

Curriculum Clean-Out

Hello! if you guys have any curriculum you'd like to giveaway or win please click on the above link.

Also please view a few of my favorite giveaways!!!

Spell out loud giveaway!and the time to learn preschool pack

2010 Ultimate Blog Party!!!

Welcome Ultimate Blog Party! This year we’re participating in The Ultimate Blog Party, sponsored by our friends at 5MinutesForMom.com. We encourage you to use this as an opportunity to check out other blog communities. Share with us your favorite finds and be sure to introduce us to the new friends you make along the way! For those new to Byrum Boutique, we know you have many stops to make so here’s a brief introduction to our blog and website.

Q: What is The Byrum Love Blog ?

A: This is a blog about my family, and how we are making it starting young, married and in love. We will be giving insight on parenting, homeschooling, and christian living on our blog

Q: Who is behind the site?

A: Paris Raedine Starr Byrum, 20 years old, a California native currently residing in Idaho. She is the oldest of four, and is married to Jonathan Byrum. Paris living with her husband, her dog named Bear, with baby Jeremyah on the way.

Paris graduated from Agoura High School in 2007 and earned her certificate in Meeting and Event Planning from California State University Dominguez Hills. She also earned a certificate with the Wedding Planning Institute, for Wedding Planning.

Paris has experience in customer service, working for the City of Agoura Hills. She also has great retail and management skills, working as an In House Coordinator, and Manager. at the Marry Me Lounge, in Temecula, Ca. Paris loves to sew and designing products for friends and family. She also takes classes seasonally at Jo-ann’s Craft stores, to keep up with trends. She has always been crafty, turning old things new again. Keeping up with the fashion trends has always made her think on her feet of what she will make next.

She believes that God presented this opportunity to her, to help people, and connect with people on a religious level.


Q: What gets featured in your blog?

A: Parenting, recycling, crafting, homeschooling, christian living and much much more!



Thanks for your support!!!



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Guess Baby Jeremyah's Birthday

Guess Baby Jeremyah's Birthday- click here

A prize will be provided for the person who guesses closest to actual date, time & weight of baby Jeremyah!!!

EDC: 08.24.09
EDD: 05.17.10

please be specific!
example: 05.17.10 8 lbs 6 oz @ 12:32pm

Paris: Early, 5lbs 11oz
Jon: Early, 7lbs 2oz

p.s. at my 34 week appointment I was measuring 34cm excatly! so he may be right on time!

you can guess on here or on facebook!!

Happy April

Hey everyone! i hope you all had a great Passover and Easter!!

The baby is growing just right- size of a small roasted chicken!!! I am growing huge! but i have only gained 10lbs ... and his bottom is right under my rib cage OUCH!!!! but other than that and the regular back problems... everything is good. We have 6 more weeks! we are hoping for sooner though.

everyone is getting sick up here- so of course i caught something... but its okay- im getting over it now... i just hope i dont pass it to Jon.

Jon still has his job and still working nights, he will have two weeks off starting from when the baby is born, so if you want to visit, just let us know!!!

This summer we will be participating in many craft shows for our new business, so that should be fun!

I also joined a bunch of Moms groups here in north idaho, and i am meeting alot of new people (i should have been doing this the whole time we have been here) but we are now just getting settled in :) we also just signed another lease, this time for 1 year! so we are super excited to finally say " we are home" :) Pictures coming soon :)

The Nursery

Yahooo! We just finished the nursery, and we are so proud to say we did it on a budget and creativity! I made very affordable wall art (all under $10.00) and it looks great! We incorporated some of Papa Jon's baseball memorabilia, from when he was younger, and used that to accent the room.

Jon's older siblings from California pitched in and purchased us a crib and changing table that made the room! p.s. I built it all by myself! (it was really easy)

we bought the futon and entertainment center (which we made into a dresser) off of craigs list. We added coordinating colored baskets to the new "dresser" to make it useful :)

please click on the link below to view the pictures of the nursery! ENJOY

Pictures of Baby Jeremyah's Room

About Birthing Baby Jeremyah

Hello all! Many of you guys have been asking about the birth of the baby, so i will answer all of your questions in this email.

Q: Will you be having the baby in California?
A: No, we are happy to say that since we have been living here for the past 10 months, that this is our new home,and we will be having the baby here in idaho

Q: Will you be coming down to California after the baby is born?
A: We will not be going down to California until the baby is 6 months old (so we will be there for thanksgiving)

Q: What type of birth are you having?
A: We are having a home water birth. (in a birthing home, not ours)

Q: Why are you not having it at a hospital, won't it be unsafe?
A: We are not having a hospital birth for a few reasons, 1. we dont have medical insurance, so birthing the baby will be an outrageous amount of money, 2. we want to have a natural birth (vaginal, without drugs) 3. we feel that it will put less stress on the baby and i, to be in an environment that is under control (rather then having people we dont know in the room), and there are many many more.

Q: Since you do not have medical insurance, how will you ensure the babies health post birth?
A: Well, we will be having weekly check-ups with our midwife, until the baby is 6 wks old, to ensure the proper growth of the baby. Since, we are nursing the baby (breast feeding) we know the baby will get the proper nutrition. also because we are nursing, we feel that the baby will not need to get vaccinated or be injected with vitamins that the baby will get from me, as well as the anti- bodies from my milk.

Q: Who will be there to help you give birth?
A: We have an experienced midwife, that i have been seeing for the duration of my pregnancy that will be there to help with all the medical things. Jon took a 10 week birthing coach class, and he will be the one who will be coaching me through the labor process. We feel that no one else should be there in the room who was not intimately involved in the process of creating the child. We feel that this is a very intimate bonding experience, and would like no distractions of random people, family or friends walking in and out of the room.

Q: Can we visit after the baby is born?
A: Yes! My mom will be coming from May 10th- June 7th, Jons mom and aunt will be coming in the beginning of June, and so we would love to have visitors this summer!

If you guys have anymore questions, please feel free to email us, we would be happy to answer them!

Love Jonathan & Paris

Our Business Venture!!

We just launched our website http://www.byrumboutique.com

We are so excited! we have all new inventory and have been working very hard to get into crafts shows this summer, and organizing everything before the baby comes.

Please support us, and check out our website, and give us feedback on if its user friendly or not.

Thanks!

Wedding 02/20/10

The wedding was great! Here are the links to my pictures below:

Getting Ready

The Ceremony

Formal Pictures

The Details

Family & Friends

Reception Part 1

Reception Part 2

We hope you all enjoyed our wedding, and enjoy our pictures as well!!!

California Trip

We are planning our trip to California for the next two weeks. While there we will be having a baby shower and a wedding! We will also be celebrating our 2 year anniversary!!!

We finally got a dj for our wedding! and i am picking up my wedding dress tomorrow! Will post pictures after the wedding.

As far as the Boutique business, we will be working hard to launch that in March 2010!!!

Wedding

Since we got married in july,in idaho at a contest we won, and were unable to have a family and friends there to witness, we decided to have a more traditional wedding in California (where we are originally from)

its coming up in 30 days!!!!

Since I went to school well wedding planning and event planning, I have most things planned, but we are on a supppper tight budget: $2500

I feel like its impossible, especially having it in southern California with a guest list of 100 people coming!

we are doing well, we are just having a hard time coming up with the money, as we do not want to get into debt, by taking out a loan or putting it on a credit card...

so far:

Venue: My Aunts house in the high desert
Linens by: Creative Touch Linens
Photography by: FD Atelier Photography
Favors by: Decadance
Rentals by: La Fiesta Party Rentals
Floral & decor by: The Divine Event

Baby Room

today we went shopping for fabric to make wall art for baby Jeremyah's bedroom.

Our color theme is light blue, dark blue, brown and tan and maybe some orange (if i can convince Jon). We chose these colors, so that it can grow with him, as he becomes a toddler.

I am making quilt square to put in picture frames on the wall, and also putting fabric in embroidery hoops to make inexpensive wall art as well.

pictures coming soon!

Ultrasound Pictures!

The blue ones are at 11 weeks pregnant, and the rest are at 22 weeks pregnant :) Enjoy

Wedding: July 2009

WE WON!!!! we got first place in the Wedneck Wedding Contest. We got a free car and a free wedding (which by the way took place the day after!!! which was on 7.11.09!)so we are officially married! unfortunately we found out the night before that we won, so we couldnt give any advanced notice! but no worries! WE ARE STILL HAVING A CALIFORNIA WEDDING!!! if you would like to see what the contest entitled please view below:

Garter Removal Contest

1. The Guy sits in a chair and has five garters placed on his leg above his knee.
2. The Girl has to remove the garters as fast as she can using no hands only her teeth.
3. The Girl then has to shoot all 5 garters into a basket placed in front of her.
4. Points are awarded for the event.

Wedding Music Contest

1. This is a contest where couples work together to name songs.
2. There will be a music track with a mixture of songs presented to each couple.
3. The music track will be played two times.
4. The couple has five minutes to write down on a piece of paper the songs they heard on the music track.
5. The couple will be ranked by the number of songs they identified on the music track.
6. Points will be awarded for the event.

Bridal Bouquet Contest

1. The Guy is given three silk bridal bouquets to toss.
2. The Guy has to face away from the circular target marked on the ground and throw each bouquet over his head.
3. The Guy gets points by throwing his bridal bouquet closest to the bulls-eye in the circle.
4. Points are awarded for the event.

Obstacle Course Contest

1. There will be an obstacle course throughout the corals that has straw bales, mud, bells and other obstacles that has to be completed as fast as possible.
2. The obstacle course is a timed event with both the Guy and the Girl participating in the obstacle course.
3. The Guy goes first and attempts to complete the course as fast as possible. He receives a time that he has completed the event.
4. The Girl goes second and attempts to complete the course as fast as possible. She receives a time that she has completed the event.
5. The times for the Guy and Girl are then added together for a total time for each couple.
6. Points are awarded for the event.

Wedding Cake Eating Contest

1. This is a timed contest where each couple has to work together to get a piece of wedding cake on a table and then eat it.
2. The Girl will be blind folded and have to walk to a table where there will be pieces of wedding cake on plates.
3. The Guy has to give her directions to get back to the table where he is sitting.
4. The Guy has to eat the piece of wedding cake as fast as he can with no hands.
5. Points are awarded for the event based upon the couples time to complete the event.
6. The couples receive a time and our ranked against other couples.

Wedding Rings in a Hay Stack Contest

1. This is a timed contest where each couple must find two rings in a pile of hay.
2. Each couple will enter the area where rings are hidden in hay and find two rings as fast as they can do it.
3. Each couple will then bring the ring to the judge and place it in his or her hand and the task will be completed.
4. The times will be calculated and points are awarded for the event.

Trash the Tux and Wedding Dress Contest

1. This is a contest where each couple has ten shots each with a paintball gun to hit a target (person or thing).
2. The couple gets points for each target hit.
3. Points are awarded for the event.
4. The couple has a combined point total that will be added to their total score.

Kiss the Pig Contest

1. This is a timed contest.
2. The Girl will enter the ring where there is a greased pig.
3. The Girl will grab the pig and take it to the guy.
4. The guy will have to kiss the pig on the snout.
5. The couple will receive a time for the event.
6. Points are awarded for the event.
7. The couple will have points added to their total

Wedding Planning

1. This is a timed contest where each couple has to work together to complete the task.
2. The couple will determine who will be blind folded and who will give directions.
3. The blindfolded person has to go to three different stations.
4. Station #1-Flowers | Station #2- Invitations and Marriage License | Station #3- Rings
5. The blindfolded person will then directed to go to the altar.
6. Points will be rewarded for this event.

Chocolate Covered Hot Dog and Dill Pickle Eating Contest

1. This is an eating contest between couples.
2. There will a large table set up where couples will be compete against each other.
3. The Girl and the Guy have to each eat one chocolate covered hot dog and one chocolate covered dill pickle as fast as they can do it.
4. To move on to the next round each couple must complete the contest.
5. The combined time of each couple is calculated.
6. Points are awarded for the event.

We had tons of fun performing these games and of course winning.

Jon and I love it here in IDAHO; especially with our 4 wheel drive, a 2000 dodge darango!

Our Proposal

Date of event
5/10/2009
How we got engaged

Last year Jon and Paris went to a state park called Wheeler Gorge. It is a camp ground with a creek and places to hike as well. They carved their names in a tree and could not wait until they could see it again!

Jon took Paris to Wheeler Gorge, and they were climbing rocks through the creek filled with water. They were have normal conversations, and playing around in the water, and making bets to see how long it was to the tree that they had previously carved in.

Of course Paris won, because the tree was as close as she remembers it to be. He took her to the tree, and there were two old guys sitting under the bridge, and Jon felt that proposing in front of them would not be romantic at all. So they went to go look at the tree and the rock that they carved into, took a few pictures, and started walking back down the creek.

They made a pit stop at what they called the "Love Rock" because it was the only rock that was like a couch in the middle of the dammed up part of the creek. So they sat down and they started to talk. Jon and Paris exclaimed that they both really liked this place. Jon asked "Do you want to make this place special." At that point Paris knew.

He pulled out a box with a beautiful ring in it and Jon stated " Let me be your man, and I promise to love you with a love that never ends. I want you to be the one beside me on our rocking chairs watching the green grass grow. there is no one I would rather be with or care for than you. You are my Sunshine and without you my life is dark. So be my wife and we will spend the rest of our lives together forever and ever Amen!"

Paris said "So are you asking me to marry you?!" Jon said, "Will you marry me?" and of course Paris said YES!

They were engaged on May 10th, 2009 at 7:30pm

How We Met

They met when they were 12 years old when they were in 8th grade. Jon lived in Redondo Beach and Paris lived in Calabasas (of course with the parents). Jon and Paris' parents took them to the Comic Book / Horror Convention at the Burbank Hilton Hotel. Paris and her younger sister Alannah were always scoping out new boys to talk to (as they were at that age), and Alannah saw Jordan (Jon's younger step brother) and thought he was totally hott! Alannah quickly called Paris to go check him out, and this time, Jon was there with Jordan. Paris eyed Jon as Alannah eyed Jordan. They all hung out for the rest of the day, and when it came to an end, they exchanged contact information. Paris and Jon kept up a phone conversation for a couple of weeks, until their parents realized they were racking up the phone bill. So they decided to write each other, but that quickly went away. 3 years later when they were 15, myspace became the new thing to be on. They found each other on there, and had a few conversations. They then lost contact until 01.15.08 when Alannah exclaimed to Paris that she found "JB" again! Paris messaged Jon on myspace, and they coordinated a time to meet on February 3rd, 2008, where they had their first date.

They have been inseparable ever since :)

Happy New Year!

We are the Byrum Family!

My name is Paris, and I am married to my wonderful husband Jonathan. We live in Northern Idaho. We have a cockapoo named Bear, and he is sooo lovely to have around. We are expecting baby Jeremyah on the way in May 2010.

We are starting this blog for our friends and family to keep up to date on us, as our family grows everyday :)

whats new?

Our official wedding is on Feb 20th 2010, coming up very soon!!!

We just had a 5 1/2 month ultra sound, and of course we found out it is going to be a baby boy, Jeremyah Jacob.

We are excited to take this journey as new bloggers!

We look forward to our followers!