Our House is Becoming a Home!

Yay for our furniture that finally arrived! We also ordered a rug from Target that I am obsessed with. It was a great deal! And it looks nice in our kitchen.There are a few other things I got but let's be honest I could not post them yet because my house was in such disarray that I couldn't photograph the other pieces...welcome to mommyhood. Someday I'll show you the leopard bench at the foot of my bed and the new desk in our office. But for now...

our new sofa table and lamps

still looking for something to go above that mantel...

our cute new target rug! i love how fun the print is

i can't remember if I posted these new target chairs yet.

Once my sis-in-law organizes my home office I can give you a sneak peak of that as well :) I'm dying to get into my scrapbooking stuff again! I hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend. Last year at this time I was heading up to San Luis Obispo to attend the Annual Beer Festival with my college roommates...oh my how my life has changed! This year we have the SUV packed with a baby swing, beach shade tent, baby floatie etc. and are heading down to San Clemente beach for the weekend. Much different than last year but still looking forward to it. :)

PS Monday is a national holiday. I will not be blogging. :) See you Tuesday!

Spoiled Rotten

Last night I decided sleep was more important than my blogging...hence the late post! Yesterday I was SO SO spoiled by a friend of mine that I used to teach with. I had lunch with her and since she was unable to come to B's shower back in February she gave me her gifts while we were hanging out. Below are the things that B received...

tutu cute!

juicy sweatsuit!? that she will not be sweating in...

her hubby picked this out... :)

these cute prints came with it!

true statements :)

you should only draw attention to your bum when your age is still a single digit number...

for next summer from aunt brandy and uncle roger!

And here is what my friend got me for my birthday...

scrap kits

gorgeous marc jacobs bow earrings...adorb!

forgot to add these to B's gift section

And she got me some darling scrap ribbon for B's baby book (when will I ever get to that?!). Thank you Letty for all my gifts...you know I love to be spoiled rotten :). Tell Carlos he did a good job too :) Tomorrow we go to the beach! I'm excited for B's first beach trip!

Wordless Wednesday

M says this is B's "Navajo princess" outfit because of the embroidery :)

Today I am going to one of the old elementary school's that I used to teach at to have lunch with some friends. I'll be bringing my cutest accessory ( B, of course!). After that I'll be running some errands around town. Yesterday I found an adorable one piece at Old Navy but I need to return the 6 other suits I brought home to try on. Just another day in the life of a mommy!

Sleep update: we're still not getting any... ok it's not that bad but sigh....when will she sleep through the night? She is still waking up to eat every three hours but I am glad that she sleeps in her own bed, in her own room. Her naps are SO unpredictable. I'm dying for her to sleep anywhere but on me, but I'm not willing to duke it out with her by myself. It's too exhausting. It's so much easier when someone else is around for moral support. So I guess I'm digging my own grave with this one... 

Grace Interior Design

Last weekend I was able to spend some quality time with my brother and his wife. I just love hanging out with them and feel like we have so much in common! One thing my sister-in-law, Tiffany, and I share a love for is organization. I truly enjoy organizing things but with baby it is seriously nearly impossible for me to get my office organized at our new home. We are STILL living out of boxes... Luckily I have this girl...

Tiffany and baby B ;)

 This is where Tiffany comes in. She and my brother have started their own company in addition to their day jobs called Grace Interior Organizing. Tiffany is a full time nanny in Manhattan Beach and has become incredibly good at organizing other peoples' things. I'm planning on giving her a run for her money starting with our home office...

Make sure you check out her very new blog here. She has some great ideas that I want to try for re-purposing and re-cycling everyday household items. Don't forget to go to their facebook page and like them! 

And if you missed their GORGEOUS wedding here is the link to some photos from that for fun. :)

Dedicated

On Saturday B was dedicated to the Lord. It was a very sweet service with family. She was an angel all day and of course had a mini meltdown during the dedication. My brother prayed for B to chose a life that is glorifying to Christ...it was very sweet. Afterwards we had everyone over to our house for a BBQ. Here we are...

daddy mommy and baby

aunt tiff, uncle kev, daddy, mommy, and B

our little family

our big family

our big family again!

auntie and uncle

aunt lisa met B for the first time! 

It was a fun weekend filled with lots of time spent with family...which is how we like it! I can NOT wait for memorial day weekend...san clemente beach with the family again! yippee!

Stroller Brigade

Last night M and I went on a walk to the top of a local mountain (hill) with a huge group of other mommies and daddies. We had SUCH a good time! We pretty much took over the trail with all of our strollers. I called it a stroller renegade and M said it was a "brigade." Renegade, brigade...what's the diff? It was totally what I needed after a crappy Wednesday. M admitted that it was what he needed too. He loves fellowship with other couples our age and getting out of our little world of the three of us. I loved seeing other families in action with their little ones. It really gave me some perspective that there really is no one right way to raise a child, and that pretty much everyone is dealing with or has dealt with the same issues we're going through with a newborn baby. God definitely knew that I needed to get some perspective and realize that B is not going to fit into a box like I want her to. Some days are easier than others but I think I need to have an overall understanding that she will reach her milestones in her time, not mine. Plus I know the Lord is using this time of trial to grow me in my relationship with Him. And it's working! I am in a state of constant prayer..."Dear God, please help B to sleep more than one hour at a time tonight..." ;) But really I have found myself asking for patience, wisdom, strength, trust, contentment etc.

Tomorrow B is getting dedicated to the Lord. When she knows and understands who Jesus is she will make the conscious decision to get baptized but until then M and I are making a public claim to raise her up in a way that glorifies Jesus. To teach her who her creator is and how much He loves her. Afterwards we are having a BBQ at our house. It should be a good weekend with friends and family!

Grinning Away

While I was at the baby shower last weekend one of the hosts caught Blair's smile on camera. I was pretty happy because I have yet to get a big grin on camera! I've captured a side grin here and there but nothing like this...

this is what I usually get...

Oh Blair...I can't wait for you to be more consistent with your smiles! Among other things...consistency with nighttime sleep, daytime naps, etc. Yesterday was "one of those days." When will I learn that I can not stay at home all day and have a "good day?" I have to leave the house and run one errand or visit a friend every day for my sanity. Otherwise I start to go stir crazy and get bored/lonely/feel unproductive/ feel sorry for myself...need I go on? Being the mommy of an infant is SO hard! I just feel like every day is Groundhog's day where I wake up and everything repeats itself.

Today I am getting out and going on a walk with some mommy friends which should be good (morning AND evening!). I also plan on spending some time with my mom which always makes me happy. I'm thinking about nailing someone down once or twice a week so I can either get out and run errands or get some things done around the house. Maybe a certain mom or mother-in-law will be interested? Subtlety is not my strong suit...

Have a great Thursday!