Big Belly Big Baby

{our little boy}

I'm officially 35 weeks pregnant, but after an ultrasound showed that our little boy is almost 7 lbs already, my doctor thinks I'm more like 37 weeks along (man, do I sure look like it!). Oh my!

{Big Mama}

I don't know why this has thrown me for a loop, but I've been frantically running around the house trying to get things ready for the baby and packing my hospital bag (is this what they call "nesting"??). The thought that I could go into labor any day now has me wishing I hadn't procrastinated.

Master Bedroom Revamp - Preview

House Progress - My Office / Den

Since my husband has his "Man Room", I decided I needed a space to let my inner girly-girl go crazy. The room looked like this when we moved in last Spring...

It wasn't really my taste, so I decided to paint the walls and built-ins a crisp white by Donald Kauffman (color DK67) which I absolutely love.

On the opposite side of the room from the built-ins is a niche with a skylight above. I used a table cloth as a make-shift slipcover to go over an old futon we've had for ages. I found this little area a great place for afternoon napping!

It also gets great afternoon sunlight which the plants love! The swan planter was a find from Anthropologie.

I also found the niche to be the perfect spot for the ever-so-popular west elm capiz shell chandelier that was sitting in a closet waiting for a home. The comfy lumbar pillows are from Amy Butler.

I have plenty of space for bins and storage in the built-in cubbies. I left the other desk area without a chair because my husband I are rarely in here at the same time so there is really no need.

The interiors of the upper cabinets are painted in BM Peony (with a hint of white to lighten it up a bit).

I decided to lean an oil painted that was looking for a home against the window. My husband hates the painting (he calls it"motel art"), but I like it so in my den it goes. The window has a pretty undesirable view of the neighbor's house, so I don't mind covering it up one bit. The room still needs some tweeking, but this pregnant chick is tired, so it's good enough for now. : )

Photographer Crush

I'm still totally bogged down with a million things to do these days. My house is a wreck from the painters that were here all last week and my kitchen tile is still not finished (I ran out of tile...who said I was good at math?).

I just wanted to share with you all one of my favorite blogs/photographer, Jessica Claire. I loved her style so much, we hired her to photograph our wedding in Cabo San Lucas 4 years ago. She is young and energetic and just all around a fun person which, I think, is apparent in her photography style. Here are some of my favorite Jessica Claire photos...

{me and the hubby the day after our wedding}

A Clever Idea & Kitchen Sneak Preview

Check out Design Sponge for details on this project. I'm going to give this one a try someday!

Here's what's going on at my house...

Woohoo, new subway tile is being installed in the kitchen!

Our plain old white melamine cabinets are being painted today - I can't wait to see the finished product. In the meantime, I have to vacate the house due to all of the fumes. Off to the in-laws house for a few days.

Cupcakes Cupcakes Everywhere

{little birdie cupcakes from baby shower #1}

{butterfly cupcakes from baby shower #2}

(I'm slowly recovering from cupcake withdrawl)

So, I'm still completely busy this week and won't be able to post for a couple more days. However, I'm so excited to get back into blogging action because I have some great things to show you - some updates from my home (a van full of painters are working hard as I write this post!) and MIL's house as well as baby shower recaps. Now, back to writing thank you notes courtesy of Pink Loves Brown/Making It Lovely (love them!!).

Swamped

First of all, I want to thank everyone for leaving such sweet (and funny) comments, stories and well wishes. You really know how to make a girl feel all warm and fuzzy.

{decor/dessert inspiration for baby shower this weekend - courtesy of Martha Stewart}

Second, I've been absolutely crazy busy this week trying to get ready for houseguests and helping to organize my baby shower(s) (I know, control freak much?). I have two this weekend (lucky me!) and I'm beyond excited to see all of my friends and family! I won't have much time to post anything until next week.

Since my brain is occupied with all things baby shower, I wanted to point you to my all time favorite baby shower post courtesy of Mrs.Limestone (hostess with the mostest/renovator/DIY-er extraordinaire). She helped to organize an INCREDIBLE event. It's a stunner!

See you later, my friends.

Never Tell a Pregnant Woman That "She's HUGE"

I don't care if she's carrying octuplets. The last thing a pregnant woman wants to hear from people is that she looks massive. Come on, people. Of course I'm aware that I look like Humpty Dumpty right now, but just LIE TO MY FACE and tell me I don't.

The End.

{Kate Gosslin from the t.v. show Jon and Kate Plus 8}