Mission Motherhood

The Lola Bean

Any of you that know me, know that I have a slight obsession with my dog. (Cause really, she’s the best.)
I actually forget sometimes that I didn’t birth her myself.
So, really, is anyone surprised that I was excited to spot this:
(Can you find the smooshy face?) So cute! Yes, my son [...]

Nursery - the final installment

Alright fokes a decision has been made. (Finally, right?)
And once again - we picked a design that wasn’t on the initial list. Go figure. Koka liked the softer yellow accents more than the bright orange, so I let him win this battle. (He’s got to win sometimes, right?)
I went ahead and ordered the fabulously [...]

Happy Anniversary to us!

Next Wednesday is my three year wedding anniversary. I can’t believe how fast time has flown. And I’m marry the man again in a heartbeat.
In honor of our impending baby and in celebration of our marriage - we picked up this little beauty.
A VW Touareg
OK, it wasn’t really an anniversary present - but now we’re [...]

I’m feeling a little behind

This whole ‘having a baby’ thing requires a lot more prep than I anticipated.
So far - my to do list only has one item:

Write to do list

I guess I should get on that?

Overdue 22 week update

Sadly, I’ve been horrible at making regular updates in here. At the beginning of the pregnancy I bought a journal that I’ve been updating, so all is not lost, but I still wish I’d been better at keeping track of my progress. Oh well, too late now!
So far, so good with the little [...]

I’m growing Big Foot.

Seriously, it’s no joke:

Another one…

Nursery idea boards

Just gathering some ideas…

And I found this after I’d already gotten started:

Things no one tells you…

Let me preface with the fact that I’m a pretty happy pregnant lady. So far - I’ve enjoyed the experience. That said, why didn’t anyone tell me about these things!?
Gas.Seriously, the worst gas of your life when you’re knocked up. I think I could single handedly kill a room full of puppies if I let [...]

Nursery Decorating

Since I can’t decide on bedding - I started looking at prints. Here are some great ones I found on Etsy.
Super cute ABC prints by Lindsayart
Critters by Creative Thursday
Animal illustrations by GumballGrenade
Adorable bird prints by Barking Bird Art
And something totally different and hilarious. “By Order of the Management” prints by John W Golden
Although, [...]

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