A Pouf and a Car Seat

I've had a lot of projects that I've wanted to do lately, and some that I have to do.

This pouf (which I love) was a "have-to-do" -----

Adorable, isn't it?? I LOVE it!! If it didn't take 20+ hours to assemble, I would make myself one...maybe.


On my list of "want-to-do" projects, was the car seat. SUPER easy (only took like 3 hours - maybe) and SO adorable!!! I didn't replace the edge color, but I did replace the patterned fabric and the binding around the edge. A quick, simple, and adorable update! So can't wait to put a chubby baby in it!

Before: It wasn't bad...just boyish and dirty - I still like it, just wanted something a little more girly

After: I LOVE it SO much!!! Love the bright clean colors!!

After: Complete with some nice semi-homemade binding

After: Closer view of the pattern. I love it so much!

It's been, and will be, a crazy couple of weeks. But hopefully I'll still get to work on projects!!!


Also, I should probably pack my house.
Ah.

Bubbles

Sometimes, the most important thing you can do in a day, is to NOT get dressed, NOT to work around the house and to play with bubbles.

So when Dad came home from work, that's what we did.

It was lovely.

Lime Green Romper

This little gem... the romper - not the baby (although that baby is adorable) ... is now the newest member of my baby girls closet!! YAY!!!!!! I'm so excited about it I can't even tell you. I found this promotion for it on line through Mommy's Little Sunshine (click on image below to go to their website)

If you pick out a Petit Romper (any color) and put in the promotional code (Summer12) it's FREE!!! -- I think it only goes through July 7th but I'm not sure -- (plus shipping - which is only like $8 or $9 or something) But hey!!! Saved me a bunch of money and now I don't have to make one myself (ruffle fabric is so bloody expensive anyways it would have cost me more than $8 or $9 to make it anyways)


SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!! Won't my baby be adorable?? Yes. She will be. Think of all the cute pictures I can get in this outfit.

Baby Bedding Dilemma

Well, it's really not a dilemma ... Just a matter of monies.

I love to make things and I thought I wanted to make this baby girls bedding for the crib - but I honestly don't know when I'm going to get the time to do it.  So I was searching for bedding online and I found this adorable site that has matching crib and toddler bedding ( Max is going into a toddler bed and they're sharing a room ) !!

How adorable is that??? (if you like lime green like I do - it's pretty adorable!) Here's what I think... I could buy that main things in matching colors but then do everything else different..so they match, but it's different colors? Does that make sense? I think I'm rambling.

Example - Green bumper pads and crib skirt on the crib - but with a pink or white crib sheet...

Exmple 2 - Green toddler comforter and pillowcase but turquoise or white sheets...

Make sense??

Now, here's my dilemma.... even if I ONLY bought the bumper pads and the crib skirt and the toddler comforter and the pillowcase - it would cost me....get ready.... $300.00!!!!! WHAT???!!!!!

Argh. Problem is now I like the idea of the bedding semi matching, and I can't afford $300.00 so I'm going to have to make it I think.

Project #8721 added to the list.

Dang it all.

Unless someone wants to give me $300.00....then you'd be my best friend. Literally.

Suggestions Welcome!!

Kyle and I found an apartment in Chicago yesterday, filled out the application, and paid some of the deposit. Yay!! Can't tell you how relieved that makes me, that's one less thing that I have to worry about doing by myself when I get out there. Now I can just focus on....um....all the other things I have to do before I get out there.

The complex is call Brook Hill Apartments. I've been in contact with a few people that are living out there now and they all love it. Plus is 1.3miles away from Kyle's campus, and there are about 6 or 7 other LDS couples that live there that also attend the Dental School. Perks all the way around...


I was stressing (and still might be a little bit) about not physically seeing it before we made a decision, but I figured I can live anywhere for a year. Plus, there are more perks to it than negatives. Although I really do feel like I'm making some good compromises. Like only getting a 2 bedroom instead of a 3 bedroom, and not seeing it before hand. But oh well, you've got to do what you have to do. But now that we have the apartment, my dilemma is where to put my office?? In a 3 bedroom I'd have a whole separate room that I could work from home in. But I'm trying to figure out where to do it in this apartment.

I would LOVE some ideas and suggestions - I REALLY DON'T want my work space to be out in the open so everyone who comes over can see it. Unless I could somehow separate it from the rest of the room somehow (room dividers?? tacky??)

So I went ahead and put it where I thought it might work the best - but can anyone tell me if they've had issues with an office in their bedroom - both Kyle and I don't want it to feel cluttered. Also, my kitchen table can fit in the kitchen so I can convert the dining room space to an office if need be.

Suggestions??? Ideas??? I know lots of people have way better ideas than I do, so help me!!

layout of the apartment - roughly 1200 sq. ft.

what I came up with for an office so far - obviously I'm hoping to make an IKEA run when I get to Chicago

Nico and Kyra

My cousin Nico and his girlfriend Kyra came down from Spokane yesterday to spend some time with me before I move to Chicago in a couple of weeks. It was so nice to see them and it always is nice to get to do something extra fun. Good thing my brother-in-law Kent is so awesome! He gave Nico and Kyra helicopter rides and I didn't hear the end of it for the rest of the day!! Nico thought it was the coolest thing ever - especially since Kent let him fly it! 

So thanks Nico for coming to see me, and thanks Kent for stealing my thunder!!! haha

oh geez...i look huge and swollen. i guess that happens at 30 weeks pregnant

My Sweet Husband

Happy Father's Day to the most wonderful man around!!

You are an excellent father!  You are the perfect example to set for Max and I know that he's going to grow up wanting to be just like his Daddy because you are so AWESOME!!

Sweetheart, you are the man of my dreams, I love you so much!!