progress

32 weeks today! I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is moving along! Norah's little body is growing and now weighs approximately 3.5 lbs. She still kicks, jolts, and spazzes, but lately I've enjoyed the progression to "belly waves." :) Caleb and I watched in awe last night as my belly would roll like a wave with her movements. I get the occasional bones pushing out but we haven't seen any actual hand or footprints yet. Due to my weird-already inny-outty belly button, I look like a turkey that has the red button popped out indicating "done." I'm feeling good, a little tired at times, but nothing too uncomfortable. I definitely feel pregnant, though. :)

I began working on her crib bedding yesterday and hope to finish this week...minus the quilt. I am so in love with the fabric. Her nursery still has a ways to go. We have three small pieces of furniture that need to be painted, and I haven't purchased any other decorations. I figured most of the baby necessities will take up room and then I would fill in the gaps as needed.

Caleb and I are taking a Baby Moon this weekend to Austin. I am soooo excited....except that I haven't booked a hotel. Kinda overwhelmed and not sure why. :)

March 31st is our shower in San Antonio. Super excited about that, too!

My mom visited for a few days last week over her spring break. We had such a wonderful time. She is my personal decorator. :) We had pencil marks all over the walls for Caleb to hang things, which he finished last night. I love that we are less than 3 hours from my parents. :) We also purchased our dining room table last week. WOOHOO! It's 10 feet long! I still need to pick out chairs (8 for the sides and 2 larger chairs for the ends), but hey, it's progress.

Other than that, life is great! Our to-do lists are always growing but we are still making progress....both inside the belly and the home. :)

repurposed filing cabinet

My parents gave us an old filing cabinet that was tan, scratched, and boring. I had seen a few pictures on Pinterest of repurposed filing cabinets and new instantly that we could do the same. My sewing room is the one place in the house where I use brighter colors and patterns. I would love to eventually bring this throughout our house, but everything else is fairly calm, rustic, Pottery Barn-ish, etc.

So rather than repainting the cabinet cream, tan, or brown, I opted for a slate blue spray paint since we were going to place the cabinet in my sewing room. My sweet husband did the painting to protect baby Norah from the fumes. Then yesterday morning I had my first experience with Mod Podge and covered the front of the drawers with fabric I already had in my stash.

The result....

Caleb and I LOVE it! Filing and organizing will be much more enjoyable now! :)

cutting tags

Does anyone else still have tags on their bath and kitchen towels? One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing the tags sticking out of a hanging or folded towel. I am always tucking those suckers in. Why did it just occur to me to cut them off? It's not like I need to refer back to the care instructions for towels. I just purchased another pack of kitchen towels at Costco...my favorites...and did a large towel load. So I got the scissors and cut off each tag as I folded. It was WONDERFUL!

Oh the little things in life that bring joy. :)