leaves.

{more not-so-awesome pictures taken with my phone...}

before & after.

i finally got around to putting hardware on serena's new dresser, so here are the before & after photos!

before:

after:

a fresh coat of white paint, new hardware, and voila! {that makes it sound like it was easy... it was actually a lot of work...} i kind of love it in serena's room.

it's beginning to look a lot like...

home.

same stuff. different configuration. it's kind of bizarre to have basically the same house, but everything is backwards. i still can't figure out where anything is in my kitchen. and i always want to turn right at the top of the stairs to go to our bedroom.

but it kind of feels like home now.

{don't mind the terrible photo... still can't find the camera cord that was lost somewhere between the hospital and home.}

♥ baby harper ♥

a little preview from jen. love it!

happy thoughts.

because lately, when i'm so so so so so beyond tired from not sleeping at night {harper has her days and nights completely backwards}, and my eye twitch is getting progressively worse, and i've just told serena "NOOOOOO" for the 100th time today, i need reminding of the happy things in life.

1. had a shopping spree at ikea. curtains & curtain rods for the whole house!
2. harper slept through her newborn photos yesterday. can't wait to see them!
3. serena has has the sweetest kiss-fests with us after bedtime prayers.
4. sean took serena to the cabin today. it's been over 5 hours since i had to tell her "no"!
5. internet is finally up & running in the new house. {lost the camera cord, so no good photos...}
6. mom is hard at work hemming my curtains! thankyouthankyouthankyou!
7. a lemon cake, just for me :)
8. a nice new view of something besides my neighbor's house when i look out the window.
9. serena spent the last hour of nursery without her dad on sunday! wahoo! hopefully she continues to like it.
10. a far easier recovery after this baby.

i feel better already.