and....

apparently i came to the realization that curls where not worth the hassle. a haircut made much more sense...

and deeeeeep breath

this weekend was a very long one.

saturday morning started out with stephen heading to little league evaluations and harry waking up extra early (and extra cranky).

by 10 i HAD to get out of the house. my mom and i went to raleigh to look for some fabric. i forget the name of the store, but it was a little quilting shop that had a ton of fabrics that places like joanns or hancock doesn't carry. my score of the day was a pretty yard of some gorgeous amy butler fabric that will eventually become something baby related....after the fabric store and a very interesting coffee shop (let's just say that it was the most "spiritual" coffee shop that i have ever seen), harry and i spent a few hours with aunt dusty looking for comfy sweats and hoodies. (nothing fits the same when you're pregnant).

stephen was home when we got back, and our little family of three headed over to our pastor's house to spend some time with some good friends and eat good food.

by 8 it was definitely time to head home, and while stephen and harry were spending time getting ready for bed, i sewed. i actually completed a project this weekend, too. (which is a miracle in and of itself). the pattern is from one of the books i got for my birthday (yeah the one in august). it wasn't the easiest pattern i have ever used... i am not a huge fan of using patterns from books... but it was clear enough to get the job done. and viola. the newest newborn accessory... a snuggler. i am pretty much in love with the result.

sunday has been gloriously low key. breakfast downtown, church, thrifting with aimee and an afternoon/evening of relaxation with some pretty awesome neighbors. after ending the weekend on such a high note, it would be nice to have a great week. we'll see how it pans out. stephen is going to be gone a lot this week for little league, and i try to keep myself well paced to last the entire week by myself with a rambunctious 2 year old and a very large belly. so... there it is.

maybe i will get really brave and get a vision for the pathetic excuse for a nursery that continues to remain behind closed doors at the end of the hall... or maybe i will be content to hang out in the living room for 5 straight days just trying to survive. ha. lovely....

and here is a terrible picture of my largeness at 34 weeks and 2 days.....

inspiration

so, my goal is going to be to get this baby weight off fairly quickly once little man shows up.

this goal requires quite a bit of inspiration (and motivation, stephen, hint hint)

here is my inspiration...

one, two, three

a week in pictures

this has been one very long and exhausting week....

my 2 year old wants EVERYTHING in his bed with him

refuses to wear pants

he's been sick, so we have basically been housebound for several days...

even he wanted to get out

when i finally got a chance to relax and get a nice long shower, i find this little disaster left by hank... (yes, those are my comforter's guts all over my floor)

and the "nursery" still looks like this.

oi.

i could be doing something...

but i'm looking at pretty nurseries (like this one) instead...

curls

I really want this or this hairstyle right now....

this is amazing but impossible without some major extensions...

so i'll settle for the shorter one.

something about curls...

i am loved...

i got the chair. apparently not EVERYONE on craigslist is as dependable as the mister and i... some of them actually don't show up, thus leaving the next person in line (muah) to score an awesome deal.

now i just need a rug....
i love my life!

has it really been 8 months????

i have been slowly but surely getting little bits of life together in preparation for this little man's arrival. i am actually really proud of the progress. the guest room has been completely dismantled. the bed is gone, the dresser has been moved into harry's room, a very large quantity of "stuff" has made it's way to various donation centers, and i am starting to see the possibility that room holds as a room for a tiny guy instead of a room for various guests or a junk collection room.

we have also done a bit of work to make harry's room as comfy as possible for him to make life just a bit easier. we bought a new mattress and comforter set (on target.com) to complete the "big boy bed"...

(notice his sleeping buddies never leave)

i am personally in love with it.... now if only stephen would let me order the sheets and rug to match...

stephen spent last weekend making a shelf for all of his toys and random stuff, we are just waiting on a good day to prime and paint it. (hopefully this weekend, fingers crossed)

also,i have been searching for weeks for the perfect rocking chair for the nursery... to no avail. well, that's not completely true. i have found a ton that i like, but nothing that fits into the budget. can i help it that i have really good (read expensive) taste????

yesterday, the clouds opened for a second and i found this beauty on craigslist.
i emailed the woman as soon as i saw it and prayed that somehow i could get my dream rocker!ug. someone else had already asked for it.... the search continues.

and finally, we have a name:

this little guy is no longer "kid" or "belly monster"...
Westley John will be here sometime this spring. (let's hope for earlier rather than later though... or belly monster might just have to become a permanent nickname....)