1. I love petit fors; especially when they are a surprise from sweet friends at work. 2. Ella "thought" she loved petit fors, but quickly learned she was wrong! 3. I love being pregnant, but I'm tired and ready for Sophie to get here. 4. Sophie is low. Really low. As in, the doctor said she's pretty sure she's lower than Ella was after 10 hours of labor when we decided on a C-section. 5. I have made no progress towards delivery, which is a good thing. I'm holding out for the 14th. 6. Sophie weighs 5 lbs and 15 ounces today. She is measuring a little small for 36 weeks and her estimated weight at delivery is around 6.5 pounds. 7. Only Sophie's lips and chin are discernible by ultrasound at this point... she is too low to get on film. 8. Ella really LOVES hearing SK's ...
sophie
Baby Belly, Week 36
...
Sunday’s Pretties
Guess whose Easter dresses were delivered this week? Now, I know SK shouldn't be here for Easter, but now she'll have a pretty dress just in case and she & Ella will have pretty matching dresses to wear all summer. Isn't the detail beautiful? Sophie also has something pretty to wear home from the hospital and I couldn't love it any more. We decided on a french hand-sewn dress instead of smocking and I love the tiny pink flowers and bonnet crafted from an antique hankie. As if that wasn't pretty enough, here's a sweet little secret. The slip from Ella's coming home dress had her name embroidered at the hem, so we added sweet Sophie's name just above it. Isn't that a wonderful thing for them to share? Isn't Gran amazing? ...
Nursery Update | Skeletons in the Closet
Wanna know what you can do with $1.61? This might be my favorite transformation yet. Although my original nursery plan included built-in bookcases on either side of the fireplace, the closer I got to my due date the less responsible I felt about spending several hundred dollars on one project. I decided I might feel better about waiting until summer and bringing in some other piece for storage in the meantime. I shopped my own house and ended up with this. It's an old "skeleton-closet" from the local elementary school that completes the set we have in our living room as an entertainment center. It has been hanging out behind the dining room door, full of hooks and bins as our makeshift coat closet. Since winter is coming to a close, we figured we could re-purpose it for the nursery ...
A Two-Post Kind of Day
Does your heart beat a little faster when you get a package in the mail? Mine does... especially when it is something that I didn't order myself. That has happened to me twice this week. Today, however, might have been the best. When I saw this box on the kitchen counter at my parents' house I knew it was going to be a good one... When I opened the box and saw this, it was confirmed. please excuse this awful picture... it is awfully gloomy outside and I tried multiple locations before giving up. you women who take your own belly pictures deserve kudos!! A week or so ago, my Aunt Lane {who lives in Kentucky and supplies us with all of those lovely Thyme Baby lotions and potions} emailed me about what I needed or wanted for the baby. I told her several practical things that we ...
Baby Belly, Week 35
...
Nursery Update | Sneak Peek
Guess whose room is finished? REALLY finished? Except that cord dangling over there... it's getting a mini make-over later in the week. As soon as I get home before dark to take the pictures, I'll have LOTS of pretty things to share. I just couldn't resist giving you a little sneak peek in the meantime. ...
Happy
This makes me exceedingly happy. Two sweet rooms for two little girls and a sweet dog to watch over them both. ...