Mrs. Priss

I found this in an old Photobucket account from a few years ago. It was most likely the result of a lazy day at the front desk (with nothing but Microsoft Paint to keep me occupied) combined with some serious baby fever.

Not Far Off in Justin’s Future:

Look at those skills. I matched those colors perfectly.

Sorry, babe. I’m afraid I might have passed down the frowning, huge glasses gene to our baby girl.

I’ve been saying how crafty I’ve been lately, which is sort of a lie.  It’s more like… Hi. I have the full intention to be creative and domestic and fulfill my nesting duties, but I’m too lazy at the moment and would rather eat my weight in macaroni and cheese while watching I Survived a Japanese Game Show than do something productive.

Pending Projects:

• Unpacking (almost 3 months later) all our clothes and getting our closet in order.  Currently, if you were to peek into the black hole that is my closet, you’d see about 3 of Justin’s shirts that are actually on hangers and the rest of our entire clothing collection (and my shoes.  and my purses.) heaped up in a huge pile on the floor.  I know.
• Unpacking (…almost 3 months later) the spare room/office/nursery.  I’m telling you… it’s a problem.
• Painting a baby dresser I found at a yard sale and finding some cute knobs (Anthropologie — oh yeahh).
• Painting and recovering a rocking chair I found at a yard sale.
• Going to yard sales and finding more cheap, fabulous items.
• I like yard sales.
• A lot.

It really doesn’t seem like a lot to do, but I just can’t seem to get motivated!

One thing I actually did was make this wall hanging for the nursery…

I went to the craft store one day last week and bought a wooden frame and the letter M, painted them white (took about 3 seconds), stuck a piece of scrap booking paper in the frame, and glued the wooden letter to it.  Easiest thing I’ve ever done!

Really, all I need is some white paint and a few hours to get that dresser finished.  Maybe this weekend?  We’ll see…

Okay, I don’t know if you all can tell, but it really seems like this belly of mine blew up over the past week.  On Saturday morning when I was laying in bed, I looked down at my stomach and BAM — it was like it popped out 3 inches overnight.

You know when you’re really bloated, but you can still lay on your back and your stomach flattens out?  (Is it just me that completely obsesses over having a flat stomach?)  Yeahhh, that doesn’t work anymore.  It’s exciting, though… I feel like I’m actually progressing in this whole pregnancy thing when I can see myself changing so much.

Yesterday, Justin and I went to the children’s hospital to have a fetal echo done, which is basically an ultrasound to look at the baby’s heart.  I don’t think I’ve mentioned this yet, but Justin’s little niece was born with a heart defect (she’s a perfectly healthy toddler now and completely adorable, so no worries!), so my doctor has been taking a few precautions to make sure our little one doesn’t have anything similar.

Our BIG ultrasound was actually VERY big — we were sent in to see a lady who specializes in genetic abnormalities and multiples, and had a very lengthy scan done.  Seriously, they gave Justin and I somewhere between 20 and 25 pictures of just about every part of her body (they even did a cross-section of her brain, which kind of creeped me out).  Thankfully, nothing was wrong with Madelyn, but yesterday’s appointment just laid to rest any worries we had about heart defects.  Praise the Lord, she’s perfectly healthy.

In more uplifting news (sorry about the complete buzz kill, haha) I was thinking about trying to catch her movement on camera because OMG YOU CAN TOTALLY SEE IT FROM THE OUTSIDE NOW.  It’s full-on Alien status.  We’ll see if she cooperates later on tonight. :)

Congratulations to Talia, who just found out some very happy news!  I think we can all agree that this 3rd little one is going to be completely, out of this world adorable.

• The Pioneer Woman: First of all, the lady is hilarious. I can’t tell if she’s joking half the time or not (you’ll have to check it out to see what I mean), but it seems as though she used to be a real diva before she settled down and had kids. Now, she spends her time taking care of her family and loves it. She has a few different parts of her site, including a photography section, but the one I’m finding I love the most are her recipes.

Try her take on lasagna — it really is the best!

• Cake Wrecks: Lisa showed me this blog and I’ve been cracking up ever since. The commentary isn’t even necessary half the time — the hideous cakes pretty much speak for themselves.

• Tip Junkie: Whoever runs this one is my new BFF. This is a great source for DIY ideas of all sorts (especially for the scrap booking type), and she always has plenty of contests and giveaways.
• This fabulous article on being more assertive, written by the inspiring Gala Darling. And while you’re over there, poke around a bit and check out some of the other things this pretty purple-haired lady has been up to — such a fun read.

• The Maxi Dress (whose name always has me struggling not to stick a “pad” in there somewhere) really has won me over. I think it was Ashlee Simpson that did me in on this one. She just looks too cute. You know, in a hippie, pregnant sort of way.

• Two Words: Jamba. Juice. I went through a phase where I couldn’t stand the sight of the stuff, but with the revamping of the menu (which slightly confuses me, I have to admit), they brought back an old favorite — the Strawberry Surf Rider (formerly known as the Strawberry Tsunami)… Strawberries, lemonade, peaches, lime sherbet - man, oh man. Oh yeah, here’s buy one, get one free coupon, perfect for a cheap date, yesss.

And that would be all for now, my lovelies. What are some things that are making you swoon at the moment? Spill it!

Thank you, Lisa — you are such a doll!  I can’t wait to put this on my baby girl’s bald little head.  (She made it, ladies, and I’m so amazed at how great the quality is!  Talented, right?)