september 15.

we're a little excited. sean pretty much only reads dan brown, and i'm a fan too. so you know what we'll be doing on september 15th!

i just love rainy days.
they make me want to
stay inside.
take a hot shower.
cuddle up.
read a book.
have tomato soup & grilled cheese for lunch.
stare out the window.
and maybe go for a rainy drive.

i hope i get to all of these things today. especially the shower part. why is it so hard to get showered & ready for the day with a baby around?

a new and clueless mom's request for advice.

dear friends,

you may remember that i swore my baby would sleep in the nursery from day 1. no bassinets for us. well i was out of my mind and i don't know how i would have survived without one. that being said, i am curious about how long you kept your baby in a bassinet in your room. i am already feeling like i should get her used to sleeping in her crib {which she NEVER does... not even for naps in the day}. but the thought of having her in the other room makes me panic. not because i'm worried about her. i'm worried about me and the prospect of getting even less sleep if i'm back & forth between rooms all night. also, she's gotten into the bad habit of refusing to go back to sleep after her middle of the night feeding unless i'm holding her or she's on the bed next to me. she flips when i put her back in the bassinet and is totally fine the second i pick her up. even if i let her fall asleep in my arms, the second i put her in the bassinet, she's wide awake and mad at her mama. if she was in the nursery i maybe would just let her cry, but when she's in our room i hate to have her waking sean up. anyway, i'm sure this is nothing new to you moms, but your thoughts would be appreciated!

thanks in advance.

xo

i ♥ the nursery.

and for once i'm not talking about serena's nursery! i'm talking about j&j. for my bday my mom gave me a pot and today we went to the nursery to pick out some flowers to plant in it.

we ended up deciding to take the pot back and buy a planter that was already planted :). you know, cut out the dirty work! they were all so pretty, i had a hard time choosing one.

this is the one i chose. and now the fun part: trying to keep it alive.

have you been to j&j? they have a huge section of really cool home decor stuff that i didn't get a chance to wander around in. i'm going to have to make my way back there soon.

mommy blogging.

i just need to let everyone in on our celebration today. after 4 rough days of no pooping... she finally did it! hooooooray! who knew one day i would be jumping for joy over a messy diaper? serena is much happier now, which means mom & dad are much happier now. i wish i had put her in her lucky pooping outfit sooner! {literally every time she has had a blowout she's been wearing this outfit.}