Practice makes perfect

We had a few little test subjects in town over the weekend, so we tried out our skills. They made it home alive...but getting a onesie off a flopper is a bit of a trick :)

Fun with Grandpa at the Meijer Gardens.

Dressed for Sunday!

When they left, Linds said, 'See you when you're a mom!'

Holy Moly.

Spoiled Bebe

Our Bebe is already a very loved little one. So much generosity and kindness has been shown to Bebe and to us and we're so thankful.

On Friday, my coworkers threw me an afternoon shower, so many generous gifts including a baby carrier! Peter's excited to use it! 'Carry the baby like a rucksack!"

Beautiful and delicious cake

On Saturday, Peter's family threw us a shower too. The food was wonderful and the decorations were so darling and generous in their own right!

Diaper cake with 300 diapers! and so many gifts too!

 Theo is testing out one of Bebe's new gifts :)

That's a wrap on showers before my due date, now we're just eagerly anticipating our little one's arrival! 

What will Bebe be?!

My Funny Valentine

Just ask, he's hilarious! A card really :)

Valentine's comes as the last hurrah of celebrations around our house. We celebrate Christmas, our anniversary, my birthday, and Valentines with quite a number of other family birthdays sprinkled in there too. It's almost like sweet relief to make it to the 14th and we usually keep things pretty simple. 

A birdhouse bursting with love notes and beautiful decor.

Jet's Pizza got us this year, they really did!

True love doesnt need to be dolled up, right?

Merry Christmas Mom

Over the weekend we cashed in on Mom's Christmas gift - Disney on Ice!

It happened to be Valentice weekend downtown too, so there was a very cool ice sculpture outside of the arena, cool!

This was my favorite part, all the princesses!

I have wonderful memories of going to these sorts of things as a kid and it's just as good in adulthood!

Showers of Blessings

My Dad's side of our family threw me a shower recently and it was just darling and so generous, I'm so thankful!

Cute baby diaper napkins, delicious food, and a teddy bear too!

Great Aunts Faith and Eunice

Mom and Darcy

Mom gifted me clothes she received for her first baby that Grandma V had knit. So sweet!

Lots of helpful and handy gifts too, I was quite overwhelmed with how thoughtful things were, so appreciated!

Getting in on the act

Everyone's doing their part to welcome Bebe to the world and our home.

Bebe's bassinet is an antique laundry basket my grandpa slept in, I had new fabrics made for it and Peter reinforced the hinges and now we cant wait to lay our little one in it.

Everything that comes in the house she thinks is for her...this could be a rough transition :)

Birthday Time

All weekend we did nice things to celebrate my birthday, but I have to say, it just didnt feel like my birthday. It was wonderfully overshadowed by the bigger life events going on for us right now. Almost like my first 'motherhood' moment of learning to be selfless, my birthday (and so much more) now takes second place; this Bebe and preparing for him or her is more important. 

The best part is, I liked it, I really did. :)

Breakfast out was followed by the ballet with the most beautiful dancing blue bird.

After the ballet we headed south for 5th grade girls basketball and late lunch with Peter's family at Chinn Chinn's (the most delicious Asian Bistro) to mark Uncle Bob's birthday and mine. The basketball game just happened to be hosted by Peter's elementary school, fun times on Memory Lane!

Gifts in the morning before church and gifts at the 616 brunch.

Sunday afternoon brought furry family time watching the Kitten Bowl and then a Super Pan of brownies with the youth groupies :)

When I pointed out that this was my last kidless birthday, Peter gave me the best gift by referring to me as a hot young thing! 35 weeks pregnant doesnt usually solicit titles like that, so I'll take it! :)

A little project

Why not tear apart your upstairs just before Christmas?! and have the project linger into the new year... I suppose there's never a good time and now's better than March or April!

Our dining room became the holding zone for all the junk we had squirreled away upstairs. We were shocked and sort of ashamed by the amount of junk...HS letter jacket anyone?! This photo really doesnt do justice to how much stuff was in there. Perhaps my closet full was already in the basement?

This was after Day 1 of work. All floor surfaces you see, aside from the green room, were carpeted. Yes, even the bathroom.

 Midway through the painting. fresh!

Then we got our stairs redone bc they looked like exhibit A. No more squeaks is a bonus!

 Madgie loooooooves to help with all the projects, or get in the way, idk ask the painters!

After a several week hiatus, the floors upstairs were repaired, sanded,

and refinished!  Ooo lala Bebe is going to love their new room! :)

The bathroom got tiled too, it looks great!

And that's a wrap! Whew! Just in the nick of time, now we can get on to setting up Bebe's room :)

Oh Lovely Duckie!

Over the weekend my very sweet girlfriends threw me and Bebe a darling shower. It was so fun to spend time with them and celebrate the little one growing strong inside me. It was a duckie theme and no cute left detail out :)

Waddle it be???

Super cute duck pond punch bowl

Duckie soap favors and a cheery table spread - fresh greens in the winter, thumbs up!

Instead of games the guests were able to decorate wooden blocks for Le Bebe.

Guests could also pamper themselves, two of them took it upon themselves to pamper me!

On top of it all they lavished wonderful gifts on me and Bebe.

Group shot!

Beautiful hostesses with the mostestess!

Thank you dear friends, looking forward to sharing Bebe with you!