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50 Days of Cute Friday (a day late)!

If I'm being honest, I forgot to blog yesterday. Friday really snuck up on me! Here's yesterday's 50 Days of Cute!

My little woman and I played dress up the other day. By the time we got to this point, I had taken about 80 pictures. I guess I don't blame her for getting mad. Out of the 80 pictures I took, I think I kept about 15. Its hard getting good pictures of a 6 week old!

Vintage dress: OhSydney shop on Etsy

Headband and flower: Ladies in Waiting

Happy Friday!

50 Days of Cute Friday!

Today's 50 Days of Cute is all about little woman...

Sweater and pants: Dwell Studio for Target

Headband: Zuzii shop on Etsy

My dad's boots from when he was a baby! I can't wait until they fit Caroline!

I'm off to Dallas this weekend with the husband for our anniversary! Ikea here I come!

50 Days of Cute...a look back!

Since tomorrow is the first day of the new 50 Days of Cute, I thought I would take a look back at some the outfits from 2010...

See you tomorrow for the new 50 Days of Cute!

Modcloth wish list...

If only money grew on trees...

the vintage dress hunt...

I've been on a vintage clothing kick lately, but have a hard time finding things for myself. I have absolutely no problem finding things for little woman though and she has quite the collection of vintage dresses. I made a trip to Goodwill today to check out what they had and I found two amazing vintage dresses that needed a little repurposing. I immediately had ideas running through my mind for one of the dresses and then I checked out the price. I'll pay $10 for a vintage dress on Etsy, but at Goodwill? I don't think so. Especially since it needed some work. Maybe I'm just being cheap, but $10 at Goodwill seemed a little pricey to me. I then checked out the baby girl section and found 2 vintage dresses for Caroline. Once again, I find something for little woman and not myself. One thing that I've wanted to find for Caroline is cute vintage shoes. I haven't had much luck, but then my dad pulled out his red cowboy boots from when he was a baby! They are over 50 years old and so fun! Who knew such awesomeness was right there all along? I can't wait to put her in them and take some pictures! That might just be my next 50 Days of Cute!

bringing it back...

Remember 50 Days of Cute? My first attempt at this didn't go very well, but I've decided to give it another try, possibly against my better judgement. :) This time will go a little differently though. 50 Days of Cute will be every Friday, and instead of just featuring my outfits, I'm going to feature little woman's outfits too! I'll also be featuring fun vintage and hand made goodies! Hope you'll join for me for the second round of 50 Days of Cute!

bring it on 2011...

Some goals for 2011...

*Blog more and give my little space on the net a makeover.

*Take tons and tons of photos of my little woman.

*Get caught up on our scrapbooks.

*Sew lots of pretty things for myself and little woman.

*Cook more yummy dinners.

*Get back into my jeans (and maybe a size smaller!).

*Make regular exercise a habit so I can get back into those jeans.

*Spend more quality time with family and friends and enjoy every minute.

One of the things I would love to make this year for little woman is this...

How adorable is this doll house from Hart and Sew?! I would have never thought to turn an old suitcase into a doll house! I think this will be a challenge for my sewing skills, but I'm willing to try!

Since I've been on maternity leave I've watched lots of movies and documentaries thanks to Netflix instant que. I recently saw Rosemary's Baby for the first time and fell in love with some of her outfits!

I would love to sew some Mia Farrow inspired dresses! Purchasing vintage patterns may be in the near future.

What do you have planned for 2011?

so this is the new year...

In the last three weeks I've started several new posts and haven't posted any. There is so much going on that I'm not sure where to start or what to say. For now I'm just going to introduce our precious little woman...

Caroline Isabella came into the world on December 15. She weighed 8lbs 5oz and was 20 inches long. We are absolutely smitten and I can't imagine my life without her. Hopefully I'll get my mojo back soon and the posts will be more frequent! Happy New Year!

happy graduation day husband!

My husband graduated from Basic Training today! After 2 long months, we have finally gotten to this point. There were definitely days when I wasn't sure if I'd make it, but here we are. I'm so proud of him! And I've found a strength I didn't even know I had. The old saying is cliche, but its so true. What doesn't kill you really does make you stronger!

My handsome husband and our friend, Ben. Its so strange to see Carl look this way. I'm used to my bearded, Converse wearing, some what shaggy, husband. This is the complete opposite, but he is still the most handsome boy I know. While he has been away, I've received a total of 8 letters. I carry them with me in my purse. I'm a dork like that. :) I usually cry reading them, but this got me good...

"You and Caroline keep me going when things get though".

My husband is not a very emotional guy and can hide feelings very well. This made me melt. I have a pretty fantastic husband. Hopefully, he won't mind me sharing that. :) Caroline will be here in 5 days! Crazy to think about! I'm heading to dinner with the girls tonight for one last hoorah before becoming a mommy. Enjoy your weekend friends!

lately...

Random snippets of my life these days:

*I have 12 days until my due date!

*Caroline currently weighs approximately 7 lbs, 5 oz.

*I get to see my husband in 20 days!!! (But hopefully sooner...crossed fingers!)

*Tomorrow is my last day of work until I return from maternity leave.

*I have been watching The Family Stone over and over and over.

*Our little home is completely decorated for Christmas. Our Charlie Brown tree...

I really wanted a real tree this year, but decided against it since I'm 9 months pregnant and husbandless. I'm extremely thankful my husbandless situation is only temporary!

*Caroline's room is so close to being complete! Only lacking the bedding...

Oh, and the something fun that is going above her crib!

*I'm extremely tired of everyone's opinions and advice on motherhood, babies, c sections, etc. And if one more person says "You haven't had that baby yet?!", I think I might scream. :)

That's about it. Nothing too exciting around here lately. Give me a month or so and then I'll have lots of fun stories! Happy Thursday!

recent vintage goodness...

I know...I'm the worst blogger ever. A little something happened on Wednesday evening and it threw me off for a few days. My husband might not get home until late February now, but I'm trying not to think about it. I've been drowning my sorrows in retail therapy and getting more things ready for Caroline. I did mention something about sharing my latest vintage finds, so here it is...

The few things I've bought for myself recently. I think the paint by number will go in Caroline's room, but I'm not too sure about the rest...

My mom and I went to an estate sale a few weeks back and I hit the jackpot on cute baby vintage!

I picked up a few other pieces that need a little TLC. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to keep the beauties clean and in one piece. Do you just throw them in the wash like everything else?

Yesterday was my final baby shower. I enjoyed it, but glad most of the hooplah is over. There are lots of people who love us and baby Caroline! Thank you all soooo much!

Retail therapy was needed last night, so my lovely Beth and I hit up a few places. I knocked out a Christmas present for Carl (even though we said we weren't getting each other gifts this year) and got a few presents for myself. Apparently TJ Maxx got a very lovely shipment in of all things cute and paper like. I wanted to die when I found all of this...

This is why I love TJ Maxx. You never know when you're going to find something amazing by a designer that you love. There were several more Orla Kiely things to choose from, but I guess I have to practice some sort of self control. :) I also grabbed a book for Caroline, a fun turquoise picture frame, and 2 of the cutest coffee mugs. It was a good trip! Happy Sunday!

drum roll please...

Well, its almost done. There are still a few things that need to be finished, but I'm excited to see this room look this good! I'm still waiting on the bedding from Etsy and the curtain rods need to be installed (that's my Daddy's job), but those are the main things left to. Remember what this room looked like a few months ago?!

And here it is now!

I'm not too sure how we managed to get rid of all that mess. Several bags of things went to Goodwill and the old brown desk found a home in the dumpster (believe me, no one else did or would want it!). Everything else found its way into a closet. I'm still shocked we had enough space for everything!

Oh, I still need a crib mattress too. :) I'm planning on getting that this weekend when I can use my Dad's truck. Most of the little things in Caroline's room are vintage that I've picked up here and there. I know I'll have to change some things once she starts crawling and standing, but I like it for now. Its definitely not girly, which is what I was going for. I do wish the rocker and bench were black, but painting those is something I'm not going to take on with Carl gone. I'm ordering something fun to hang above her crib. I'll share that when it finished! Here are the fabrics for the bedding...

The demask is going to be the bumper and the birdie fabric is the crib skirt. :) I'll share more when the room is completely finished!

blogging blues...

You would think with a baby coming in 4 weeks and a husband who is not at home, I would be stressing over bigger issues than blogging. :) I've started about 3 new blog posts since my last and have yet to finish any of them. I guess it seems there is so much to share that I don't know where to start. If I was a good blogger, I would have not let it get this piled up and just would have blogged by now! Anyway, I've decided that the best way to get caught up is to just pick a few things I want to share and forget the rest. So...tomorrow you will get a lovely little update on Caroline's digs. I've been working like a mad woman (with some help from my parents) and it finally feels like its coming together! Tuesday will bring my newest vintage finds and Wednesday I'll share my latest sewing projects. See you tomorrow!

an update...

This last week has been exhausting in all kinds of ways. If you didn't already know, my husband left on Tuesday for 8 weeks for Basic Training. Its amazing all of the emotions this brings. For the most part I'm doing pretty good and trying to stay busy, but its still hard. I miss him terribly. I'm going to use this time to watch lots of girly movies, scrapbook constantly, get Caroline's room together, and perfect my sewing skills. :) Of course, I still wish he was here! We took belly pictures before he left and I thought I'dshare a few...

I've already framed and scrap-booked a few. My plan is to send some to Carl so he can see them, but I'm not sure if he can get pictures or not. Last night I put my sewing machine to good use and made Caroline a Christmas burp cloth and a Saints blankie!

I used Minky fabric for the back of both and it is hard to sew! It stretches and pulls a lot, so it took a little longer than I thought. I also did another page in Caroline's little book...

I need to get more pictures printed so I can do more pages! With Carl being gone, our dinning room table has turned into my craft spot. There is definitely no room to eat!

Sometimes I think I need to pick it up, but what's the point right now? :) I'm trying to decide what to do tonight and pondering my options. Part of me wants to stay home, but I've been here all day. It starts to get too quiet around. I miss my husband!! My blog posts might be few and far between in the upcoming weeks, but hopefully I'll keep it up!

oh, caroline...

Dear Caroline,

You are one spoiled little lady. You are not due to make your grand entrance until December, but you already have a closet full of cute clothes and a box full of good reading material. It is very hard for me to pass up adorable little baby things or an Eric Carle book at TJMaxx. The other day I picked you up some leg warmers at Old Navy. You are so much fun to shop for and I can't wait to play dress up. I really just can't wait to hold you and see that face. I'm sure you will be the most precious baby on the planet! You are very active these days and I like to think its because you are like me...a little loud and feisty at times. :) Being pregnant doesn't always bring out the best in me, but I know you are worth it. Your Mimi and I have ventured into the world of bow making and this was the result...

I guess they turned out pretty good considering it was our first attempt. I've also been browsing Etsy lately for fun baby vintage for you. I bought one dress that I'm still waiting to get shipped, but I did find this smocked number for 4 bucks at a vintage store!

See you soon precious!

Love,

Mommy

P.S. As you know, your daddy has been reading you bedtime stories lately. Hope you enjoy them! I think he's very fond of you. :)

Caroline's nursery...

I think I've finally decided on a color scheme for Caroline's little room. The walls are staying yellow, so I need something to match well with that, but still look girly. Here is what I have found so far and I'm super excited!

Some fabric swatches for bedding and curtains...

Not sure which ones I'll go with, or if I'll end up using any of these, but I really like the colors and patterns of these fabrics!

I definitely want a big shaggy rug for the room. I'm thinking of going with gray. A black one might be too much.

I've also decided on a black Jenny Lind crib. I really like the style, but thought they only came in white and brown. I was excited to find one on Target.com!

I might add a few pops of teal here and there for a little extra color. I'm ready to see this room come together!