Chickadee

This platter was giving to me by my MIL for Mother's Day. It is so pleasing to look at and makes me smile each time I walk by it.  Sometimes a material possession can bring you such joy that you just want to hold it and stare at it for hours.  Happy little birds.

Crate & Barrel

34 Weeks

Here I am only a day away from hitting 35 weeks.  I can't believe that baby can come in two weeks (when Blake came) or up to five more weeks.  I am feeling super healthy besides the constant heartburn and having to walk super slow to let my pelvis catch up.

The Braxton Hicks contractions have come back and stop me in my tracks to remind me not to over exert myself.  I got one big time because I forgot to turn on the fan when I jumped in the shower.  I tried really hard to reach carefully across the room for the switch so I wouldn't slip and fall out of the shower.  My body immediately went into put-that-baby-back-where-she-was-mode.  I also got two more this afternoon from panic.  The first would be when a mama duck walked her ducklings across a six lane, busy street in front of us.  Thank goodness no one ran over them and the car in front of us stopped to let them pass.  My second, fear induced contraction happened at the BBQ last night when Laz dropped one of his drink glasses on the floor to prove to me it was shatterproof.  Thanks for that contraction!

Hello cankles.

Past bump picture here.

M's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there.

I picked up the desk yesterday and am so pleased with how it fits into my nook.  Like a good daughter-in-law, I dropped the desk off at Ellen's so she can sand and prime the thing for me.  Isn't that nice of me to offload that project on her?  I owe her big time!  We had a great lunch over there and I can't wait to show you pictures of the new shelves/sewing space.

The last half of the day was spent BBQ'ing with friends in their backyard. Fun having all those kids run amok.

Megana holding Taliesin and Penny

I went outside and found Taliesin trying hard to get to the watermelon.

Spring time food.

Enzo and Turtle racing around the backyard.

George eating watermelon while being a unicorn.

Kids prompted to yell "Happy Mother's Day."

Diligence

Off to SF I go (tomorrow) to pick up this table off of craigslist. I loved that the title of the post said, "Selling Grandma's Table." Those are always good words. I am ditching the family and get to enjoy a few hours just to myself (Happy Mother's Day to me!). I can't promise my minivan won't veer off at exits where thrift stores may be lurking.

Would love to paint this baby white!

My drawers are starting to fill back up with fresh, laundered baby things.

I usually don't like knit pants, but the ruching got me (and the $0.99 thrift store price tag).

Named

We did it. We named baby-to-be. It is a normal name too! An actual first name you find in baby books. We can't wait to introduce her to the world with her new name. You will have to wait 2.5-5 weeks to find out since we aren't telling a soul!

Photo

Seashore

                                                                                                                         

Sandpiper

I found this pattern:














I found these fabrics:

Coral Weed

Urchin

Now, do I have the time to make this?  Oh, and the fabrics are not available anymore!

Creams

I am not a product junkie.  I usually buy what is on sale or what looks good in that moment.  Here are a few things I just can't seem to live without these days.

1) Coconut Milk Shampoo from Organix.  I can't believe I have found something that can get past my pregnancy-induced, superhuman sense of smell.  Instead of wincing, I take deeps breaths when I am in the shower.  Yum and it doesn't break the bank:

2)Only weeks ago, I wore a scarf and jacket while on a neighborhood walk.  You should have seen the look of surprise when a mosquito buzzed up and bit me on the face.  We hadn't had any warms days so that only meant that mosquito season would be extra horrible this year.  So far, so horrible.  Everyone has lumps and bumps all over their exposed skin.  Ellen gave this to me and so far it is the only thing that cuts the itch and helps the kids stop scratching.  I am not a fan of homeopathic remedies (um, what was I thinking when I got pink eye from the kids I was nannying for?), but this stuff seems to do the trick for now.  SssstingStop:

3)I have a crush on this Spoiled Mama Tummy Butter.   I picked up a jar in a chic mommy boutique only to be blown away by the $70 price tag for the large jar that is the size of a $5 Vaseline tub.  Anyways, the woman sent me home with a sample.  Damn her!  Now I am hooked on the stuff and even went back to blow my money on the smaller, $31 jar.  I know it won't help my skin look any better, but it makes a difference in how it feels today.