What $75,000,000 Will Getcha

I'm heading to the Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse today and thought I'd check out the sales listing for this year's townhome. I can't wait to see what a $75,000,000 home looks like on the inside...I better be impressed...seriously impressed...sheesh.

I Want This

This...
And this...

Since nothing in my wardrobe fits me besides my maternity clothes and I refuse to buy new clothes until I lose my "baby weight" (25 pounds of it! Eeeek!!), I'm focusing my attention on jewelry these days.

Stunning

Just a quickie post for you on this beautiful Friday. Here is another gorgeous photo from my favorite wedding photographer Jessica Claire. She's engaged now (yaaay!) and I can't wait to see what she's got planned for her wedding!

5 Weeks

{Grayson's first trip to Central Park - slept the whole time}

So, it's been 5 weeks since I gave birth to Grayson and I feel the need to get some things off my chest. In trying to "keep it real" here on my blog I want to share some thoughts, things that were surprising to me about child birth and after, with those who may be interested...particularly new moms-to-be.

I wasn't aware that...

...child birth wouldn't be THAT bad. Really, it wasn't THAT BAD at all. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not something I want to do very often, but I'm actually looking forward to (hopefully) going through it again (and again after that). If anyone is interested, I'll share more details about labor in another post. I know that when I was pregnant, I loved reading and hearing POSITIVE birth stories from other new moms. I had had enough of the stories of three day long labors and emergency c-sections to give me nightmares for days.

...recovering from child birth would be so gross. I won't elaborate...it was just icky, really icky.

...breastfeeding wouldn't come easy for me. It hurt and my little one had some major power!

...I would feel like such a failure when after 4 weeks of trying (and practically starving my baby due to underproduction), I gave up on breastfeeding. I still cry about it. I keep thinking that I could've done more...I was lazy...I'm a horrible mom.

...what people say about the emotional rollercoaster following child birth is completely TRUE! I bawled my eyes out a handful of times (mainly in the shower where no one could see) just because. I'm not a "crier" by nature, but man let me tell you, I am now!

...I would be SO tired during the first week home from the hospital. I even had my mother here to help, but trying to nurse every two hours can really take a lot out of you. I was beyond exhausted.

...a little baby boy can shoot pee straight across the room! Our Aura (washable) paint has paid off in the nursery big time!

...they can also shoot poop (not as far as the pee, but still) and spit-up too. How does one get poo out of cashmere? Note to self: don't wear cashmere while changing baby.

...my stomach, after 5 weeks, would still look like a deflated water balloon and stretch marks can appear AFTER child birth. Just when I thought I was in the clear, BAM there they are.

...boobs can leak even after you've stopped breastfeeding completely. Lovely.

...the maternal bond that everyone talks about may not kick in right away (and you may feel guilty for not feeling it).

...I could love another human being as much as I love my little boy.

Warm Fuzzies and Nursery Decor

{current state of the nursery - not quite perfect, but good enough}

I want to thank you all for your sweet comments regarding my blog/personal identity crisis post. You all really know how to make this new mom feel great!

{inexpensive wall decor - Etsy seller: Art and Philanthropy }

So, the wall mural that I was going to paint myself on the large wall in the nursery didn't exactly happen simply because I got a little too lazy towards the end of my pregnancy and Grayson also decided to come early.

{I punched holes in the prints, hung them with knitting yarn and tacked some craft dragonflies at each end}

I'm still in search of some large scale art work for this wall or I may tackle the mural project, but until that happens, these little prints will do the trick.

{painted dresser from Goodwill with changing table top from Bellini Furniture}

{Painted chair is from the Well Appointed House}

{glider from Serena and Lily}

Having spent numerous hours in this chair (many of them napping), I can honestly say it's the most comfortable chair EVER!

{Two small paintings I found during a trip to Chiang Mai Thailand a few years ago}

{Grayson chillin' after getting his bum cleaned}

Too Tired To Create A Clever Title

{photos taken a week before baby Grayson arrived}

So, this blog is going through an identy crisis (as am I, but that's a whole other story). When I first started posting a year ago, we were living in Brooklyn NY and I was a full time interior design student at the New York School of Interior Design with a husband, a cat and no kids.

I had no idea blogging would be so much fun nor did I know that I would "meet" so many great people in Blogland. At that time I was fully consumed with interior design and this blog was just a little outlet for me to share my ideas with others. Well, a lot has changed in a year.

We decided to move to the 'burbs and start a family and design school has been put on hold until this summer. Now, I find myself obsessed with our new little one and all things to do with raising a child. Gone are the days of contemplating what paint color to paint my bathroom, scouring the internet for designer furniture knock-offs and spending countless hours at my drafting table. This also has to do with the fact that I'm rather happy with the state of our current home and have no more works-in-progress (phew!).

I guess this is my long-winded way of saying that this blog may take a turn down Mommy Lane because that's just where I'm at right now. I hope you'll join me in this new journey!

Moms With Blogs

How do you do it? I'm doing a "drive by" blog post right now between a diaper change and trying to get my butt in the shower. When do moms find the time to maintain their blogs? Inquiring minds want to know. I have so much I've been DYING to share with everyone, but no time to do it. UGH.

What Grayson does really well...sleep (and poop).

What Mom has been enjoying lately...champagne, oh how I've missed you!

Woooooooooo!

Grayson is super pumped the University of North Carolina (his dad's alma mater) basketball team won last night. "Woooohoooo!"