I’m trying to convince Derek that Grayson NEEDS this piece of art in his room.  It’s so perfect.  I love that it is Mod just like his room.  The color is bright and beautiful.  Not to mention…the breed of dog…

The print is from the ModDogShop on Etsy.

Being pregnant I read a lot of mommy blogs, and children decor/design blogs.  Okay, so I read a lot of blogs…period.  But that’s not the point.  One of my new favorite things now is reading blogs about children party designs, and baby shower designs.  I’ve never given anyone a baby shower, but I sure would love to.  I found the pictures of an adorable party below @ Style Me Gorgeous.

This party was actually a naming party where Sarah Thompson from Style Me Gorgeous revealed her son’s name to friends and family.

Courtesy of Style Me Gorgeous

Courtesy of Style Me Gorgeous

Courtesy of Style Me Gorgeous

Courtesy of Style Me Gorgeous

Wasn’t this party adorable?  I need a friend to get preggo so I can do something like this for them.  I wouldn’t mind if this were a shower someone threw for me.  Hint, hint.

Since I don’t have any friends that are my size I had to buy new maternity clothes.  I have been trying to hit up Old Navy when they have sales so I can rack up on essentials.  All of my friends that are pregnant or were pregnant are smaller than me.  Yea for me!  That’s okay because it gives me something to look forward to, something both new and pretty.  Since I am in a stage in life where it is very easy to feel FAT and UGLY, I am enjoying a few things to make me feel better about myself.

However, I’m still waiting for all of the wonderfully adorable dresses to hit the stores, because I plan on wearing mostly light and airy dresses this summer.  Yep, that’s right folks….I’m gonna be pregnant, in Memphis, during the dead of the summer.  I am just thankful that my in-laws have a pool that stays a chilly 80 degrees during the summer (they have a lot of trees shading the pool).  I will be spending quite a bit of time in those frigid waters during the dog days of summer.

Now all I have to decide is what type of awesome maternity swimsuit I plan on wearing.  I think pregnant women, in all their big bellied glory, are adorable in maternity swimsuits.  Don’t you?

So here are a few of my maternity basics so  far…

Old Navy & Motherhood

I think I left out a few tanks and a basic pair of black dress pants, but you know what those look like.

Derek’s co-worker and our friend, Erin, made the bean some adorable onesies.  We totally think she needs to open an Etsy Shop and start selling these adorable little masterpieces.  We offered our child as a model when she starts up this booming business venture.  I’ll let ya’ll know when (and if) she gets that store up and running.  So get on it, Erin!

I mean how clever is this one?

(p.s. – RSS is a blog feed…get it?!)

About a week ago, I mentioned to Derek that if he wanted to buy me and the baby a present I had the perfect item for him to purchase.  It’s an adorable soft and cuddly mat that looks like a lamb.  I just knew our soon to be child could not live without.  This little lamb mat is so friggin’ adorable.  It’s little lamb face is just waiting for a sweet little baby head to nuzzle up in all of it’s plush glory. 

Did I mention it’s only $40.00?!  How can you beat that?  You can’t!  My little lamb was waiting for me on our front doorstep Thursday afternoon.  I have taken it everywhere and shown everyone.  I am in love with it that much.

I’m thinking of taking a picture of the baby on it (once it’s born of course) and using that shot as the birth announcement picture.  Cute right?

Last Saturday, I was shopping at Target and came across an adorable table cloth by Dwell Studio.  I love Dwell Studio!  I love our table and would never dream of putting a table cloth on it and cover up it’s beautiful wood.  It’s so yummy!

However, I adored the design on the table cloth, that I didn’t need, so I put my brain to work and came up with a way to put it to use.  We just purchased a new ultra comfy couch from Pottery Barn and it is in need of some pillows.  What a wonderful fabric to snaz it up.  Just one problem….I don’t really sew that well, but my mother-in-law does.

So, I left Target with a round table cloth in hand and proceeded to call my mother-in-law.  She agreed to help me with this little project that same afternoon.  Wicked Awesome!

I headed out to her house with the pillows I wanted to recover and the table cloth I wanted to cover them with.  And presto change-o three hours later (after a while spent deciding on how to layout the pattern) I had new pillows. Pretty sweet, ehhh!?!

Thing is….I decided that I like the newly recovered pillows better on our club chairs.

What do you think?

It’s here, it’s really here.  Pottery Barn finally called last week and delivered our couch.  Although the color may be lack luster let me tell you that we tested many colors and fabrics before we settled on this one, and the Brushed Canvas in Walnut was a perfect camouflage for our two dogs massive amounts of fur they shed each day.   The dogs are not allowed on the furniture and we still find plenty of fur on the cushions.  It’s chaos I tell you.  The color of the couch is a nice neutral to our boldly green walls.  I think with a few colorful pillows added to the mix it will really look nice.

The picture below is before I ironed the slipcovers.  I have since ironed them and put them on properly and it looks even more wonderful.

Anywho….when Derek opened the door for the delivery guys to bring in our new family member he was met by a man standing with red roses in his hand.  Derek asked the guy if this was the most awkward part of each delivery.  The man answered YES.

The rose is part of what PB calls their White Glove Delivery.  Two delivery men come to your home with your new furniture with you guessed it, white gloves, and totally set up your new furniture.  This is accompanied by a hand written note from a PB employee (not really certain who) and a rose.  I think the rose is typically for the woman of the house, but occasionally they get awkward situations like the one today with Derek, when the lady of the house is not at home.

Did I mention that this has to be the most comfortable couch in the world?  Well, I meant to.  When you sit on this thing it’s like melting into a cloud.  Really!  You just m-e-l-t.  Derek and I honestly considered sleeping on the the couch together the 1st night.  This couch is deep enough for two adults to lay all the way across at the same time without the risk of one of them teetering on the edge and falling off.