growing...

and still feeling good at 38 weeks...luckily. My mom came out yesterday and drove me to La Jolla to PB Kids. Had a nice morning and lunch with her...always do. Hope I'm as good of a mommy as she is! Guess we will find out soon enough. xoxo

foof-a-life...

is here! Excited to be a part of this project with Autumn Leaves and to be in it amongst some friends and talented people that I admire...Emily Falconbridge, Kelli Crowe, Becky Novacek, Jenni Bowlin, Marlyn Healey, Jennifer Pebbles, Candice Carpenter and Jackie Bonette. I was first asked to be a part of Foofala a few years ago before Teresa McFayden (one sweet gal and dear friend) before her company joined Autumn Leaves. Never did I imagine that she would lead a book with a company that I have been lucky enough to be able to create for. Maybe Teresa will pop on here and tell you what her meaning of Foofala is. (thanks miss T!) If you're near a scrapbook store, you should check Foof-A-Life out! xoxo

chair...

thought it was going to be my favorite spot in the house but looks like someone else may have claimed it. ha! silly grammie...although don't blame her afterall it is in the baby's room and is oh so very comfy! xoxo

fun stuff...

for wee ones...but why are some so expensive? Guess some of them are handmade. Just had to share since they make me smile!

anne claire petit ...the weiner dog is my fav! Just adorable! Love them all!

sigikid ...gotta love the croc which encourages learning with the zipper mouth, buttons and ties.

love this site... so bright and fun!

if you have wee ones, what are your favorite toys for them? I know it will be a while before our little guy is playing with things like this but fun to start thinking about it now. xoxo

daddy...

in the making. This is similar to the new chair we bought for the babies room....ours was way less expensive than this one and is so very soft and cushy (is that a word? it is in my vocabulary). Bought ours at Costco. Will be one of my favorite spots for sure. Just couldn't resist this photo of dave testing it out.

want to welcome our dear friends the Falconbridges to San Diego! Can't wait to spend more time with you...espeically after our babes come! Hope you are getting settled and enjoying your company!

Today is my first day at home from work and so excited to be able to relax and enjoy some time before our lives change for the better.

xoxo

less...

than one month for a big birthday! :-) Looking forward to finishing up at work before my leave...only a handful of days left. Really looking forward to going to the Oasis tomorrow for a Tim Holtz class. Will be sure to take a pic of the finished project. Hoping that I finish. xoxo

2 things...

that make me smile! This sock monkey that my mom made...reminds me of the one she made for me when I was a wee one and this hat that I found today at a cute store I found in encinitas! xoxox

music and the week in review...

love finding new music and this is definitely one I'm happy I found. Was looking for sweet children's music and found the Innocence Mission on the Land of Nod. Scooped up that CD (love her voice) on i tunes along with the newest cd they have called "we walked in song". Hope you enjoy them as much as I have.

Was a busy week! Tring to get ready at work for being gone for 4 months. In fact, going in for a short time today. Had a late night there one day last week, another night we went to disney for a sneak peek of the new submarine ride, "finding nemo" to find out it was out of service...so home late that night...then another night was a baby care class which was great to have some one on one time with a pedatrician.

Went to Babies R' Us yesterday to stock up on more baby things...diapers (love how teeny tiny they are and the smell of them (wonder how I'll feel about the smell once baby boy has worn them)), crib mattress, and more...so getting there! Baby boy's room is almost in ship-shape condition. Hard to believe just a little over a month to go.

Was talking with another preggo friend about hiccups and how we haven't felt our wee ones have them yet...welp, he had them twice yesterday. Makes me smile.

Have so many photos that I've been wanting to share just been so busy...hopefully soon! xoxo

whirlwind...

what a weekend! Finally winding down to get ready for work tomorrow! Had a dream weekend with friends and family...started off with my mom and Bryan and Bryan coming to our doc appt. on Fri. and being able to see baby boy and then our baby shower yesterday with some of my favorite ladies (and a couple guys) (only wish the rest of my favorite ladies could've joined us for the celebration...Chihiro, June, Kimberly, Suzanne, Suzie and Emily to just name a few) and then Sea World with our best friends today...along with purchasing our stroller and then hanging out with same friends tonight. Feel like I'm on cloud 9 and can only imagine what it will be like on baby boy's birthday! Will be sure to share photos once Dave sends them to me. So grateful and blessed to have such great memories from this weekend!
p.s. don't think I will have time this week to post until then...have something going on every night this week. sweet dreams! xoxo

you can see some of the pictures on my mom's blog here!