Bunting Materials

I've been thinking of making a banner for the nursery. I like both sets of fabric above, and I think they'd work if the baby turns out to be a boy or a girl. I know it's still early, but might as well do the crafty projects while I feel like it, because who knows what I'll feel like doing in a few months. Any preferences?

posted by Rose

Nightlights

I really like these nightlights. They're a little on the expensive side, but a girl can dream, can't she?

Pregnancy Ticker

Feeling exceptionally queasier today. I don't know if my Mom had morning sickness with any of us kids, but I can tell you I feel pretty darn crappy and tired. Created a pregnancy ticker to help visually show my progress. I can't believe it's so early in the pregnancy, I feel as if I've known for months.
posted by Rose

Lodi Lake 2/16/09

Justin and I rolled out of bed, poured ourselves some orange juice and went on a small walk around Lodi Lake this morning. It was drizzling out, but not too bad; we didn't need an umbrella. We ended up bringing our camera along. Unfortunately, a lot of the photos we took just did not turn out (I blame the camera and not the operator!). Which is why I think it's more than time to update my camera. I've been using the same old point and shoot Canon for over 7 years now, and I've definitely noticed a decline in functionality this past year. I think it's time to bite the bullet and get ourselves a digital SLR. Especially now that we'll be wanting to document the milestone of parenthood we're approaching. If that's not a perfect excuse, I don't know what is. (Are you getting my hints yet, Justin?)

In other news, the wind from the storm we had yesterday ripped the rain spout clean off the garage. Exciting times, I tell you.
posted by Rose


So I thought we were going to write a little bit more about all the animals and dead mushrooms we saw on the trail, but once Rose saw how crappy all the pictures came out, that changed real fast! Well, shortly after embarking on our wilderness adventure we came upon two deer bedded down. Once we were getting ready to take a picture we noticed two more; one of which was a small buck. Other mildly interesting animals we noticed on our walk were: red squirrels, grey squirrels, a black bunny, blue jays, and I think a pair of vultures, and that's about it.
posted by Justin

Currently Reading

As soon as I found out I was pregnant I checked these books out from the library. As far as pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting books go, I already own What to Expect When You're Expecting from the first time I was pregnant. I didn't really like it, but am keeping it around because it's okay to thumb through if I have a question about something specific. I actually liked the Caveman's Pregnancy Companion better than the Pregnancy for Dummies book. It was nice to read with Justin, though I have admittedly read more of the book than he has. My favorite out of the bunch is the only one not about pregnancy, but how to make everyday products fresh and more naturally. I may actually pick up a copy of that one since it has a lot of recipes that sound good and may end up being a good standby.
posted by Rose

News Flash!

Sorry for the blurry photo (we desperately need a new camera). But that isn't important. What's important is that we are finally pregnant again! I took this particular test about two weeks ago. Since then, I have taken two others with the same results (the line is considerably darker now). We're very excited and very nervous. On the TMI front, I've been throwing up every night for the past week. And Justin gave me his cold. Other than that, things are going well thus far. We just wanted to show you the good news and include out proof :)

Love you,
Rose

P.S.: I have an inkling that you'll be seeing a lot of baby related posts from me in the near future.