I’ve finally got the nursery to a point where I like it… One thing you don’t see? A rocking chair. That’s because we didn’t have one when I took these photos… but we have one now! The rocking chair is in the corner where the swing was, so just imagine it there with… Read More The Nursery
I’m so glad that it’s cooling off around here… it means I can wear scarves on a fairly regular basis 🙂 Really need to get a bedskirt/dust ruffle for our bed… or learn how to make one that will fit our ridiculously high bed frame. Side View – took this one the next morning, hence… Read More 36 1/2 Weeks
4 1/2 weeks to go… 33 days… Where did the time go? I have so much to do! I got an email from one of those “your pregnancy this week…” groups, and it said that if you’re a procrastinator, now’s the time to stop procrastinating and get. things. done. Great – now I’m getting guilt… Read More Counting Down
I am so excited to meet our baby boy! I’m amazed at how much love I feel for him, and he’s not even born yet. Only a few more weeks 🙂 Today, I want to talk about getting out of the house with a little one. Baby boy will be our first, but I’ve… Read More Getting Out of the House with Baby
My handsome hubby, Chris, modeling the Baby Bjorn “Air” Carrier that I got on eBay {for $11.00 – oh, yeah!}. To say that he was reluctant to put this thing on (let alone pose for pictures) is an understatement! A little blurry, but I can’t help it – he makes me laugh and I can’t… Read More Did I Marry a Good-Looking Guy or What?
…is a long ways away from New Zealand. We are heading into winter! View from one of our windows Winter in New Zealand means many things to me. It means: Cups of hot (decaf) tea with milk Cups of hot cocoa (Cadbury brand, naturally – what else would I drink in NZ?!) Raincoats and mudboots… Read More Summer…
We have diapers! Lots and lots… …of baby diapers! When Chris was unloading them from his trip back to the States, I said, “Ooooh – so many diapers!” He responded by saying, “I said the same thing, but in a much different tone of voice!” In the end, I decided to purchase a mix of… Read More Special Delivery
Now that I know that I can officially begin to decorate the nursery, I’ve been looking to buy a few more prints to go on the walls. Have you heard about Felt? I came across it a few weeks ago. It’s kind of like the New Zealand version of Etsy. They have an entire section… Read More Felt.co.nz
Up till this week, not much progress has been made in baby boy’s nursery. We had a lot of stuff that needed doing: Yikes – talk about a cluttered room. This photo makes it look so dark and tiny in there, too. I’m happy to say that progress has been made thanks to some muscles… Read More Lots to Do
We’re part of a pretty great church here in New Zealand. When we found out that we were expecting, one of the women in the church came up and offered us the use of her family’s bassinet. I knew that I wanted to have a bassinet or cradle for the first few month’s of baby… Read More Baby Bassinet
I twisted my own arm and took another pregnancy photo to share with all of you: 28.5 Weeks Pregnant I took this prior to my morning run, er, jog/fast walk. Lookin’ stylish in my maternity tank and runner’s tights, oh yeah. I’ve gotten most of what we need for baby boy… it’s just not here… Read More 28.5 Weeks = Bigger and Better + A Question On Car Seats
Did you know that over two-thirds of American parents have not stipulated guardians for their children? That’s a lot of children. We didn’t want to fall into that particular statistic, so we had the slightly depressing conversation about what we would want in the instance that we died or were unable to care for baby… Read More Something to Think About
Shelly, Dirk, and Cindy {l – r} How’s this for precious? It’s a photo of my 3 eldest siblings. I wonder what ever happened to those car seats…
When you hear the word “mei-tai”, you might be thinking “alcoholic beverage” {or, if you’re a family member of my husband’s, you might be thinking of a certain adorably named dog}. Wrong! That would be a mai tai, which sounds fabulous to this pregnant lady right now but isn’t going to be on the menu… Read More Oyako Mei-Tai
Several people have wondered which stroller we decided to purchase for baby boy. So, without further ado, I give you the Baby Jogger City Mini 2011 in black! image via I’m so happy with this stroller. It satisfies my 3 main criteria that any stroller must meet: One handed fold {So easy! You pull up… Read More The Stroller
I’ve been mainly in research mode up till now in terms of buying baby supplies. On Friday, I took my research and put it into practice: we went shopping! I’ve mentioned before that we decided not to buy a car here. Luckily, some friends of ours are out of the country for the next month… Read More Shopping for Baby Supplies in New Zealand
Hello, my lovely readers 🙂 I hope that your week is off to a good start. I know that many of you have been cold in the States, but it is hot-hot-hot here in New Zealand! Parts of the South Island made the news for reaching 40.3C {104.5F} over the weekend! It hasn’t been quite… Read More Warm Weather, Womb Updates, and Winnings
Today, I’m thankful for Andrea, Brooke, Catherine, Emma, Erin, Danae, Jane, Rebecca, and Shannon. All of the above were at my baby shower on Saturday. It was so much fun! During one of the many moments of laughter and chit-chat, I looked out and felt a lot of gratitude. One of my worries regarding moving… Read More Thankful
Thank you so much for the many congratulations and comments about our Kiwi baby boy. It really was amazing to lie on the table and see everything on the screen above me. The radiologist even did a few 3D images, which I have to say were just a bit strange but still cool 🙂 We… Read More Thanks 🙂
First off, everything looks healthy and just as it should. We are definitely right on track with an estimated date of delivery for June 6th. Our little baby was moving and kicking and swallowing and squirming – lots of activity! And thankfully, baby was cooperative and we were able to find out that we are… Read More We’re Having A…
