a little surprise...

today was our 6 week follow-up ultrasound for my placenta previa.
the placenta has had movement to one side and the doctor is hopeful that it will continue to move, but for now...still on moderate bedrest.


and in other shocking news...
we got a better look at this baby of ours and....SURPRISE!
it's a GIRL.
wait...what?

yes, that's right.
our first ultrasound gender prediction was incorrect.
and now there is no question...this baby is female.


and just look at that cute little face in the 3D ultrasound.
she'll be a little beauty like her sisters.

Don't Bother Me...

Project Runway is about to start.
My one true love.(oh yeah, except for my family)
Our phones are off.
I have treats and a big ice water.
And I am ready to revel in the fashion and drama.

the girls' bedroom progresses

Remember a while back when I posted about decorating my Girls' bedroom? Well, we have had a break through in the design process.

The girls' grandparents have purchased two beautiful bedding sets that are exactly what I was looking for. In fact, they exceeded my expectations. And the girls absolutely love them! Note: This is the image from the packaging...NOT the girls' actual room.


We will be painting the walls a pale yellow and adding various accents, pulling the pink color from the sets.

I bought a large white paper lattern from Ikea for the lighting and I am thinking of adding a great little bookshelf that I saw on CSNstores.com - which I have been browsing for ideas and inspiration. I have been dreaming of getting this bedroom vanity for kids. Wouldn't two very girly toddlers love primping with that in their room?

recent discoveries and rediscoveries

discoveries:

- Sonic hand mixes each and every fountain drink you order so you never get a grossy mix of soda. If I had known that earlier I might have stalked it the way I do now. The strawberry lemonade at happy hour is sooooo right.

<------ I just discovered a new and delightful store for cool kids clothes. Crazy 8 has retail stores and an online shop much like Gymboree/The Children's Place, but less expensive. And everything ships for a $5 flat rate. Love it!

- Modern Family. Last season this was in a competing time slot with Glee. And...well....Glee won out. But now Glee has moved days and that means this is the Summer to catch up on Season 1 of Modern Family and Matt and I are loving this quirky comedy. The gay dads are my favorite.

- My serger. Yes, I have had it now for more than a year. And it has sat, patiently waiting, in it's original box while I overcame my intimidation of it. This weekend I busted it out and made a maternity skirt from an existing denim skirt and it was fabulous!

rediscoveries:

- Pandora online radio is back in my life, thanks to our new computer. And I couldn't be happier.

- The Summer Reading program at our local library has made me rediscover how much I adore children's picture books. We have two more to read aloud to the kids and then they get prizes from local businesses. Later in the Summer I will make a blog post dedicated to books we discovered this Summer that we fell in love with.

Have YOU discovered anything lately that you want to share?

The Pregnancy Update

24 weeks pregnant:

- Can't stop looking online at little boy clothes. I think people are crazy who complain about the lack of cute boy clothes out there.
- Our baby is the size of an ear of corn.

- This baby is moving A LOT more than the other two did at this point. Possibly an early indicator that this boy plans on being rowdy.

- I am kind of hoping for a non-redhead this time. Just for some variety.

- Is craving protein like crazy. Burgers and red meat are a top priority, even though I am usually not much of a red meat eater.

- We have two baby names in mind, but have decided not to divulge until the baby comes. This decision comes on the heals of my last pregnancy when someone laughed in my face when I considered the name Finneas for a boy and other family members let me know my choice for a girl's name was too masculine sounding. For now we are dubbing this poor kid "Garfunkle".

- My urge to sew and create has bloomed. Watch for a surge of finished projects on my craft blog.

- Is gaining excitement to have a boy to butch up this family. Just think, by the time the next World Cup rolls around, Matt can have a little buddy to indoctrinate.