I’m continuing to make progress this week, around the house and in the nursery.  I’ve been sorting through all the gifts from the baby shower and trying to find spots for everything.

When I first arrived home, I loaded all of the small gifts and clothes into the crib while I figured out what to do next.

This baby is going to be very well dressed!  So many clothes!  And I still haven’t figured out where to hang our wall art.

Last weekend I went to Land of Nod and picked up a few things we didn’t have yet – crib sheets, changing pad covers, storage bins, and this cute yellow lamp for the dresser that is buried behind a stack of books.  Whoops.

The storage bins are for the closet so that I can have a place to organize things, since I’m planning on keeping the closet doors off (to open up the space).  Still need to get the rest of the extra stuff out of there though.

I unpacked the clothes from the crib and finally got our mattress pad cover, crib skirt, and sheets onto the crib!  I literally squealed with glee when I saw the finished product.

This quilt goes with the bedding, but will probably be thrown over the glider once it finally arrives. 

Check out the adorable chick pillow from Auntie Kath! 

The floor is now covered in piles of clothing organized by size and style.  I think we are in great shape until he’s 6 months old.  After that he might be naked.

I have zero interest in shopping for myself these days, since there is nothing in the world cuter than baby clothes.  Seriously, check out the dinosaurs on these footie pajamas.  DINOSAURS!  I love little boys.

I’m finding more and more that I’m a lot hungrier these days, even though my stomach doesn’t actually have much room.  I’ve been stocking up on more snack stuff like fruit and granola bars so that I can grab something quickly while I’m working during the day.  Yesterday’s grocery trip involved the purchase of 48 Clif bars…

These Mojo bars are my favorites – every flavor I have tried has been good!  Perfect afternoon snack for when my uterus demands more food.

Tonight will hopefully involve the creation of a delicious recipe featuring our week 30 butternut squash.  If you don’t see the recipe, you know it was a flop.

My house is really cold and breezy today, so I’m wearing Casey’s Patagonia jacket inside.  None of my winter clothes fit and I refuse to buy any more maternity gear, so I’m making do with anything I can zip past my belly at this point.

Last but not least, the dogs told me they are feeling a little hurt that they haven’t been on the blog for a while.

I’ll make sure to start including them more often. 

Back to work!

It’s Friday afternoon and our weekend is almost here.  Which makes me realize I didn’t show you our fun adventure from last weekend – whoops!  We took advantage of a perfect cool Seattle summer day, packed up a backpack, and went hiking in Seattle’s Discovery Park. 

It was much more of a trail hike than I was expecting (like paved roads), and it turned out to be really fun.  At the bottom of a giant hill we discovered gorgeous views of the mountains and the water.

And look who else got to come…

Now that we are living in the Pacific Northwest and there is all this fun outdoor adventure to be had, I am determined that we are going to have normal dogs that can do normal dog things – like hiking with us on Sundays!  Our city dogs are a bit pampered and don’t always behave well in public, but bit by bit I think they are getting the hang of it.

It’s so much more fun when we have them with us too! 

Absolutely gorgeous.  I can’t wait to explore more of this park on a day when I have more energy.  Only had a few miles in me this time!

Time to keep moving…

Attempts to get a family portrait.  Probably the best you can do with two moving targets!

Days like this make me so happy that we live out here.  The air is cooler and different, and definitely in a good way.

I was always mesmerized when I saw the monuments in DC, and it never got old to drive or walk and around and see their massive presence.  Out here, I feel the same way about the mountains.  This could absolutely never get old.

If you can believe it, this coming weekend is Sarah’s LAST weekend here with us in Seattle.  It truly feels like she just got here, and I think I’m in denial that two months have flown by so quickly. 

We are going to fill it with as much fun as we possibly can.  Have a great weekend!