Allo Allo

I've had a bunch of links saved of things I've loved recently. I'm finally getting around to sharing them. First, I spotted these greeting cards on Oh Happy Day.






Instead of using them as cards, I'm going to frame/hang them in a corner in the office. For only $3.95 a piece, they're a great, inexpensive way to get some art. Check out GreetQ, for other cards.

I've seen several upholstered headboards these days, and they've been tempting me to try it, perhaps in the baby room. I'm considering keeping a bed in there for reading, sleeping, guests, etc.

{via Design Sponge}
Grace is nice enough to include complete instructions on how to upholster the headboard.

{via Little Green Notebook}

You MUST check out this room makeover for these little girls. She gives some tutorials on some of what she did in this room, including the comforter and the window covering. There are lots of other pictures. I love that this room suits little girls without being to "cutesy" or "kiddish". There's no princess bedding, but I think the girls probably feel like princesses in the room.

And lastly, here are some recent pics. The day after we flew into Cancun (which I should put up some pics soon), I acquired a belly. It was literally overnight.

Halfway

We are halfway through this pregnancy! I am currently 20 weeks and feeling great. I love feeling her move and kick. Yes, "she" is indeed a she.

We had our ultrasound Monday, and we saw three little lines this time confirming her girlness. We didn't get any great shots of her though because she was in the STRANGEST position the whole time. She was upside down, with her feet completely over her head. The picture below is supposed to be a profile shot. This was the best we could do, even though most of her face is obstructed by her body. Hey, as long as she's content... I tried to label so you could try to make sense of what is going on.

We are also halfway done with the office. We painted the walls last weekend (see above pic) and picked up some new furniture and light fixtures. We just need to wallpaper, finish the clock and add a few art prints and I'll be ready to show off the new office. We're loving it already!

We're off to Cancun! Sadly, I still do not have my camera fixed so all you will see are my crummy shots. Can't wait to be in the warm sun again. Fall/Winter came a bit too abruptly here in Provo!

Up and Coming

Adam and I have lots of projects that we're hoping to do before the baby comes. We are planning on redoing the office. And by redoing, I just mean actually doing anything to it. By the time we had painted all the other rooms in the house, we kind of gave up and said the office was "fine for now". But while I was in Miami, every time I would think about the office, it would drive me nuts! It's still painted the weird green color that the whole house (including ceilings) was painted in. And we literally have done nothing to it!

I finally got some ideas together and decided on what we want to do. We're going with fresh white paint, with the colors black, white and a pop of tealy blue. We're going to wallpaper one small wall as an accent. Most likely in this wallpaper.

I'm hoping to add this poster, as the room is an office/craft room.

Remember this? I'm excited to work on my clock. I posted this clock awhile ago, and my awesome mother in law gave it to me as a graduation gift! I love that it is completely customizable, so I can make it fit in with the new look of the office. I have the perfect wall for it!
Once we get the office finished, we'll hopefully be ready to start on the baby room. The baby room doesn't have a closet, so my Dad will be coming to help us build one. We're also hoping to have him help us expand our own closet and hopefully redo our kitchen. I feel very lucky to have such a helpful Dad!

I hope to post Before/Afters when we finally get around to working on it. I'm hoping this post will bring motivation!

P.S. On an unrelated note, I'm dying to grab up this pair of baby boots! However, I'm holding off until our ultrasound next Monday! {found via Your Heart Out }

Not That Coolpix

I almost don't want to post these pictures because they are awful, but I will for my family! My nice camera needs repair and so we're left with our point-and-shoot, which really isn't doing it for me these days. Blech...But hopefully my camera will be back and running ASAP so I can actually have some good pictures of this pregnancy.





I realized that these pictures make it appear as if nothing is there. I'm not sure how that happened because I think it's noticeable now! In other exciting news, I started feeling "her" move and kick around. It makes it much more real!

Here are the first 2 outfits we got when we found out it was a "girl".

Since she's a Valentine's baby and all...

Here "She" Is

Well, Adam and I just couldn't wait. When we came back to Utah (yes we're back and so glad!), my doctor scheduled our next ultrasound at 20 weeks, at the end of this month. Well, in Florida we were on a different schedule and would have gotten our big ultrasound a few weeks sooner. So, we went to an ultrasound place in the mall. Our tech was a man who was a former European OBGYN. He was quite positive we are having a girl. However, I'm a bit skeptical since she was in this lounge position the whole time and wasn't giving us the clear toilet shot. So I guess we'll get another confirmation (or big shock) at the end of the month. But here "she" is...

Not sure what the arrow is supposed to be pointing to...









Here she is propping her feet up!



Either way, we are so excited for this baby! It has been a bit of a journey to get here and we're not taking anything for granted.

I'm hoping to get back to blogging now that I'm home! I'll also post a few belly shots since pretty much all of our family is out of state!

Roses Are Red...

Dramatic

Why don't I own this?!

Or this one. (In yellow of course)

500 Days of Summer

Earlier this year, I went to Sundance and saw 500 Days of Summer. I have been anxiously waiting for it to officially come out since Adam wasn't able to see it with me. I loved this movie! As it will tell you in the beginning, it is not a love story, it's a story about love. It's not cheesy and utterly predictable and it's one your significant other will enjoy too. It has great funny moments that are perfectly timed. It's directed by Marc Webb (no relation...or maybe...) who is actually a music video director. So color has a lot of meaning in the movie which is really interesting. It's a little bit indie, for those of you who may not like that type of film...be warned. I highly recommend it!

Here are two trailers. I love this first Teaser Trailer because I'm in love with the song playing. Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap.



The Official Trailer:

Birds and More Birds

Man, it must be great to be a bird these days...

Jessi Lou

My sister Jess came to visit a few weeks ago! She has grown up so much and I'm so glad she came to play! We decided to take some "Senior Pictures". Lou's having her real ones taken in a few weeks, but Mechanicsburg doesn't exactly have the best photographers around. The pics have weird backdrops, the same props since I was in high school (5 years ago!), and glowing halos above their heads. This was our attempt at some more fun pics.



I love this next one! She's gorgeous!