brown goat
the life of city dwellers with a healthy obsession with natureadult recess
one of the MANY things (and, BOY, there are SO many things that await that i am uber-excited about!) that i am looking forward to this late fall and winter is establishing an adult recess.
wouldn’t it be sweet to have a designated hour, (nearly) every night, set aside to enjoy each other? a cocktail hour- where the conversation is kept leisurely, the air light–an hour to remember each other and to enjoy an adult beverage.
as parents of a newborn, i know it will be difficult to find time between working, changing diapers, nursing, bathing a baby, and cleaning and organizing our belongings, but this also makes it that much more necessary. i love the notion of having a set time and a go-to drink reserved for this certain time of day.
what would your drink of choice be for your adult recess? a frosty cold beer that coincides with the season? a nice glass of wine? or would it be a fancy cocktail? our drink of choice and time of day…to be determined and likely postponed for a bit until we get this baby raising thing under way.
freezer meals
i want to start making and freezing things for david and i to enjoy once baby jack is here, so we don’t end up eating take out or prepared foods every. single. night. my mom has very graciously agreed to help in this endeavor and she is planning to make homemade spaghetti sauce, banana bread, vegetable soup, and chicken and dumplings for our freezer…YUMMY! plus, she will be with us for the first week and cooking every meal for us—thanks, mom! and, i have plans to make a big slow cooker full of pinto beans to freeze as well as a few different types of lasagna.
but, i am out of other ideas…do any of you have any food for thought? what keeps well in the freezer to be enjoyed during those first few weeks of learning how to be someone’s mommy and daddy?
shower me with baby love.
we have been so grateful to have two of the most amazing baby showers for our little jack-a-roo. it’s overwhelming to think of how much everyone did, and i don’t quite know how to explain what it means to me, which is why i think i was putting off writing this post. i wish every baby could come into this world as fortunate as baby jack.
here’s a peek at some of the fabulousness from our showers:
blue whale boutique
i am so excited to announce the website launch and grand opening of a fantastic new online store- blue whale boutique!
blue whale boutique is a cottage shop started by one of my besties (i am SO proud of her!!!) offering super cute and unique handmade creations for children ( ages newborn through age 8 ) and even a few treats for their mommies. everything they sell is handmade or embellished with hand crafted finishes. in addition to her own handmade goods, she also carries the handmade goods of a few other local designers (all of whom are fabulous) - NanaBug, Shelly’s Handmade, Sweet Cherub, Handmade by Jen & “I’m This Many”.
please check out the site and indulge in some handcrafted fabulousness!
happy weekend!
i hope everyone has fun plans for the weekend. we are looking forward to visiting with family, relaxing, watching some movies, cheering for our football teams, and running errands, but a big part of me wishes instead that we could be here…
wouldn’t a small town beach vacation be nice right now?! i am so looking forward to taking baby jack here one day SOON (or escaping for a weekend alone with just david…)- both sound lovely.
happy weekend! xxo-
GO GATORS (and war eagle)!
around here, we are so excited that college football has started! even baby jack is geared up…
but, we have noticed that we still need to buy jack some game day outfits for his first games- we don’t have any 0-3 month florida or auburn outfits, yet. hopefully one day, jack will choose to cheer for the gators, just like his mommy and big sister ,
and then we won’t have to pacify his daddy with game day outfit switches!
here’s wishing for another gator dominated football season!
jack’s first toys
i recently bought our baby boy his first toys…i have a little obsession with wooden toys (i think its because they seem so pure and old-fashioned), so i couldn’t resist buying several of these adorable wooden animals- especially after i saw the goat and the elephant! i know they will just be sitting on his bookshelf for a while, but won’t they be sweet sitting there?!
a pregnant girl’s dream bar
look how fun! i would be so happy with color-coordinated mega beverage selections…with these choices, i would challenge anyone to a drink off! bring it on!!!
booties for baby
i am loving these booties! probably the only time in life when it is cute and acceptable to wear koala bears on your feet!
three months to go…
i cannot even believe it…my pregnancy has been such smooth sailing, that it is really flying by! i have three months until my due date of november fifth…three months until we meet our first born child, our precious little baby boy! did you hear me??!!…THREE MONTHS! i don’t know if i feel more disbelief or excitement, but i know it’s a good mix of both.
since i haven’t posted any bump pictures in a while, i thought i would use the three month mark as an opportunity to show off my new figure! over the past 6 weeks or so, i have truly popped out…just look for yourself-
belly picture week 19
belly picture week 21
belly picture week 24
belly picture week 25
thirteen or so weeks for our little one to grow…then, instead of belly pictures, we will have cuter pictures- baby pictures- to show off!
