yum!

It's been a LONG time since I posted! Instagram and Pinterest have kind of made my need for a blog obsolete I guess. Anyway, Miss A started oat cereal yesterday. Very exciting! 

the start of winter

 Here's a couple little snaps of my little loveys. L around 18 months and his sibling to come (about 20 weeks at the time).

walkin' shoes

The long-awaited feat has been conquered! Lachlan is walking. We honestly placed our bets that he'd be walking at 10 months (my guess) or 11 months (B's guess) but our expert crawler decided to wait until he was a pro at 15 months. He doesn't really like to fall, which is any mommy's dream!

Today I ordered some cute new shoes for him since his tiny feet have grown a bit. I'm pretty excited for them to arrive and Tiny Soles seems like a pretty sweet spot to order toddler shoes from. I had to get another pair of pedipeds (top) - the camo pair he has are hands down the best and most worn pair of shoes in his closet... many thanks Linz! We are also trying out some Stride-rite kicks (middle) and cute Robeez ducky boots (bottom) to keep L's feet dry on dewy mornings.

 

 

almost one!

Next weekend is our little dude's first birthday party! These are the invites I designed for his Truck-themed affair.

11 months already!

It's so hard to believe that it's already time to start planning Lachlan's first birthday party. Life is so seriously fun with our little guy and time goes by so so fast. He's talking up a storm and it's the cuuuuutest thing. His faves include: truck (obsessed!), car, ball, duck... and mama and dad occasionally. He's an expert crawler and stander and has 7 big chompers. And today started walking while holding our hands!

go Pens!

8.5 months!

6.5 months!

Our little lovey dovey is almost 7 months old - where has the time gone?!

wish list

Skip Hop makes such cute/practical things. Almost anything and everything from them is on my wish list.

5 months!

Our little sir is 5 months old already. He's mastered rolling over and loves playing on his tummy. He makes tons of chatty noises and it just melts my heart to hear him say mum-mum-mum even if he's just making sounds. He's also really in love with Berkeley, its so adorable.

baby favs

Our other favourite baby item is hands-down our Video Baby Monitor. It has been so handy to be able to check in on Lachlan while he's sleeping. Sometimes he makes noises but isn't awake and sometimes he's awake but not yet making much noise. And we get to see the adorable positions he sleeps in! Our favourite is bum in the air.

best baby purchase

One of the BEST purchases for Lachlan has definitely been our Bumbleride Indie. Recently a friend sent me a message about which stroller I have and I replied in a rambling response going on and on about why I LOVE this stroller. I have zero complaints, seriously. It has gotten a ton of use - on our gravel road, out and about in town and even on a boat a few weeks ago.

We also have the carrycot and used it as Lachlan's bassinet in the early months but probably didn't use it to its full potential with the stroller. We used his car seat (our friend's Peg Perego Primo Viaggo - lovingly borrowed) with the attachment in the stroller more since we were usually coming to/from the car.

[Just playing in the stroller after a walk. I realize the danger potential in this photo - he was fully supervised!]

little lachlan

My baby boy has been keeping me busy, but mommyhood is just wonderful. Our little mister is 2.5 month already and its crazy how time flies (and yet some days just crawl). Lachlan is full of adorable smiles and noises, already quite the little flirty guy.

lachlan's pad

Finally! Here are some pics of our little guy's nursery. At the moment we use it for changing diapers because Lachlan sleeps in his Bumbleride Carrycot in our room. Here's a little run down of where things are from:
Crib - Walmart (USA)
Dresser, Carpet, B Bookend & Fabric for Curtains - Ikea
Chair - Kijiji (and then refinished)
Change table - Already owned (and then refinished)
Elephant canvas - Home Sense
Elephant clock & decoration in the window - Superstore
Plush Owl - Pier One

baby b is here!

Our handsome little guy arrived Tuesday, May 3rd at 8:52pm! Lachlan was 7 lbs 1 oz and 20.5 inches and we are the most proud and happy parents :)

chair makeover

My little pre-baby project is complete! (well... close enough to complete that I could take some pics, the back panel still needs sewing but what the heck). It may seem silly to change beige upholstery to a different beige upholstery but I think the new one is much much fresher and nicer. It was my first re-upholstery challenge so perfection it is not! But I love it none the less :) And B did an amazing job refinishing the arms for me!

Total cost was $50 (chair on kijiji) + $20 (memory foam) + $6 (upholstery ends on clearance). Plus many many hours of course. This rocker will either stay in the nursery or go into our room since we do also have the La-Z-Boy for hanging out with baby.

full term

Woo Hoo, baby is full term now (37 weeks)! My due date is somewhere between April 27th and 29th and I've got 2 more weeks of work planned. My fingers are crossed for the wee one to arrive before my birthday, May 5th because 28 sounds so much younger than 29 :)

On a side note, ohdeedoh featured this amazing collection of lullabies today, which supports an amazing cause, is incredibly designed and the songs are really good.

more cute bedding

Another line of adorable bedding has popped up! Auggie's super cute and simple combo of trees and horses would have been just perfect for our nursery. Why oh why must I find these things when the room is 90% done? Maybe that's why I've still been holding off on finishing the crib skirt and bumper pads (which won't get used for quite some time anyway)...

too cute!

Skip Hop just introduced a new line of bedding that might just be one of my all-time faves. I definitely would have used it as inspiration for our nursery! Some things are still a little in progress with the nursery so maaaaaybe I can work some of these cute owl items in. Or maybe I have to just finish the few projects that are on the go and call it a day, hahaha.

I am currently taking my first crack at reupholstering a chair found on kijiji. So far, so good and I will post before/after pics when it is complete! And B has been doing an amazing job of refinishing a dresser which will be our change table, soon to be complete. Plus he's painting the closet for me - small detail but I think it'll be nice when its done.

pinterest-ing

I've joined Pinterest! Noteworthy things that I find in my internet travels are posted there, which is kind of nice because it helps me keep track of where I've found things. Below is a sample of something pinned to my "nursery inspiration" board - a cool poster by Julie Mercier.