Belated posts ...

I've started this long overdue post over and over again and just cannot seem to find the inspiration to write something worth while. SO much has been going on in our lives right now, all good of course, but it has been a whirlwind of activity and I've found myself too wiped out to come up with anything interesting to share.

I have managed to upload a picture that was taken after Baby Erhardt's upstate shower .... after the last guest left and I found Magnus outside power-washing the garage of it's built-up residue with an A etched into the dirt ...

* If you look closely you can see the A behind me ... (33 weeks preggo)

This particular day was gloriously sunny and I wish I could have trapped it in a bottle to let it out this week during all the rain and humidity. Let's hope it all dissipates before the long weekend coming up! I see sun in the forecast and I could do without my hair looking like Diana Ross for at least a day.

I totally want to get into Baby Erhardt's dual showers (both in BK and in Bainbridge), however, let's touch back on the nursery topic. It has been a while and although I THOUGHT Mags and I were dead-set on a replica of Jenna Lyons nursery (yellow and white striped ceiling .... black accent wall), it started to all feel a little too harsh for the little lady we are about to bring into this world. Granted, I also don't want an all pink situation either, but with all white furniture and draperies, I think a couple hints of pink and maybe gray (I know, so played out) could be the better option. Everyone keeps asking the theme for the babies room but we honestly don't have one. It will be a cross between contemporary (crib), traditional (changing table) and then some romantic touches.... I clearly have issues deciding on just one idea!

So here are my NEW inspiration items for the room:

We have both of these items already, but here comes the tricky part .... do we go with a more modern zig zag carpet ...

A little less modern scallop pattern ...

OR this modern take on the traditional oriental design to brighten up an otherwise all white nursery?



All carpets are courtesy of UrbanOutfitters, bed is Bloom and Jenny Lind changing table comes from Amazon.

In terms of lighting, we will be needing a night light, so I was thinking this little guy from Restoration Hardware could do the trick since we have a gift card there ...

These mirrors from RH also keep calling to me from the other side of my monitor ...

*I especially love the rectangular one in the bottom right

This will certainly end up being a very eclectic nursery and I cannot wait to share photos of it once it all comes together!



We will also be painting some very subtle stripes on the ceiling in a pale pale pink to break up the all white paint.

As we plan out the baby's nursery, Mommy is also making some changes to the master bedroom since I figure we will be spending loads of time there soon :) Pictures of everything to come!

We've been busy ....

therefore, sadly neglecting our blog. We are 32 weeks into the pregnancy and time could not be moving any faster. Before you know it the baby will be here and things will be crazy. We are really trying to enjoy our free time and friends/family before the big day but it's so hard when the time is just slipping through your fingers.

This past weekend my lovely friends threw Hubs and I a fantastic shower at this great little Mexican joint in our neighborhood ... Rosarito Fish Shack. The food was fantastic as usual and the company was beyond ;) It is always so great to have all of your close friends under one roof together and realize just how many special people you are surrounded with in this life! Baby A made out like a bandit and is the most spoiled little lady I know and she isn't even here yet. She is going to have some very special people in her life soon!

To get back on track with our housing projects, I have been told by my Uncle that our glass shower door has been installed and I can't wait to see it with my own two eyes this weekend! Besides the installation of the shower door, there really isn't a ton of stuff left to be done in terms of projects inside the house until we decide to finally upgrade the downstairs bathroom. Which will probably be a while ....

Outside the house is a WHOLE other story! Since the planting of our tree-fence out back, we have decided to possibly fill in the gaps with more mature trees to just give us and our neighbor some additional privacy. On the agenda for the summer we also have "installing a stone patio" right off of the back of our house. The pic below pretty  much sums up the look we are going for (although we have not yet discussed shape and size):

And in a perfect world, I would have this patio leading to an inground pool, however, we have a little lady on the way who will be demanding all our time and money this summer. With that being said, this is more along the lines of how you can expect me to be cooling off this summer ...

We better wrap up all of these tasks soon before the little one takes over our lives :)