Watch Me Grow!

...now THAT'S a SMILE!

Watch Me Grow!

...can you believe I am one month old already???

Puj Tub

One of the items I registered for before Tessa was born, was the Puj tub. When I received it at my baby shower, there were many people who said, "That is so cool! Let me know how it works!" So, here you go...

We love it...and so does Tessa! It's so simple, but it really keeps her stable, cozy and happy! It's super convenient too! When bath time is over, you just unfold it, and hang it behind the bathroom door! Here is a before picture of bath time (sponge bath)

Puj bath :) :

Last Week!!

Well, I have made it to my final (hopefully) week of pregnancy. Here is the last belly picture update :)

20 weeks:

Thirty weeks:

Thirty nine weeks:

Brother-in-Law

As some of you may already know, my brother-in-law, Jesse, is living with us. He moved in about two weeks ago. I just wanted to share one of the many perks to having him around...

He bakes you brownies.

(...notice the oil pooling at the bottom)
...and! not only does he bake, but he experiments! Can you see the sixlets!? (also, peanut butter and extra margarine...however, no eggs) :)

...he said, "It must have been a bad mix" :)

I sense the beginning of a great partnership! :)

Nursery Reveal

Baby's room is finally finished...well for the most part! ;) I just love the way everything turned out. It's fun to see it go from an idea, to a reality.

...We started with the crib, and picked the wall color from there. I found the spring branch wall decal on etsy.com.

Here is a close up of the bedding, that I love!! I found the fabrics online, and had two talented friends make it for me!

We were blessed with many awesome children's books at my baby showers. Here is the beginning of baby's collection, in some cute display shelves!

The Bessie Pease wall prints are from my childhood. I got the rocker from Pier One on clearance! I also scored the lamp from TJ Maxx!

The dresser is a restored jewel from my mom's garage. My wonderful husband spent many long hours refinishing it. We picked out new hardware, and "wha-la", baby's changing table! :)

Here is the room all put together. There are a few finishing touches I would like to add, but there's plenty of time for that ;)

Cravings

When people ask me if I have any pregnancy cravings, I typically answer "no." Nothing ever seems like an "over the top" craving. I definitely don't have any strange cravings, but one that has really developed has been my love affair with fruit! :) Throughout my whole pregnancy, it has always sounded good. When I've had the opportunity to have fresh fruit within the last few months, I usually go on and on about how good it is. I even picked up frozen fruit over the winter, so that I could have some resemblance of fresh... Last night I "broke" and insisted that we go to the store at 8:00 to get fruit. Josh, with some persuading ;) , decided to accompany me (I'm horrible at picking ripe fruit!). This is what we came back with. We got lucky with the watermelon! It's to die for! The cantaloupe...not as good, but it will do. I'm looking forward to a week with fruit at my fingertips! ...Not a craving to complain about, right???