organized.

my maternity leave ends on monday.
10 weeks, not too shabby.
it's been a wonderful break.
this semester i'll only be teaching 2 nights a week, and will is going to watch violet.

i'm hoping i can stay organized this year with baby on the brain!!!
photo via pinterest

two months!

oh my goodness.

two months old!

violet is so much fun now.

instead of fussing, she loves to talk and look at her mommy & daddy.

she is as smiley as can be.

she is sleeping so much better at night! 11 hours, and only waking up twice to eat!

she is starting to nap better during the day too!

and she is so much fun to dress up and tote around town like my little doll.

we love hanging out with her so much!

things i love.

some things i have been loving lately:

baby shoes by gracious may.

i'm obsessed with the moccasin boots,

and i adore the embelished yellow mary janes!

tofu edamame nuggets from trader joe's.

just recently discovered these, and i crave them daily!

remote app on my iphone.

 to control my apple tv (netflix) and itunes when i'm stuck on the couch nursing.

we keep losing those tiny little silver remotes anyway.

violet's nursery.

we moved in august so luckily our future baby's room was a blank canvas.
i had so much fun decorating it.
somehow i got it all finished before she came.
when i was pregnant, i'd sit in the rocking chair,
and think about our little baby girl.
it was such a calm and peaceful place.

now i get to rock my little baby in there,

and put her down in her sweet little crib.

i love it!

here is a tour of violet's nursery.

this is what you see when you first walk in...

(i need to make some curtains!)

main colors are yellow & blue,

but there is also a rainbow theme going on.

the chevron rug is from urban outfitters.

by her door i hung a sunburst clock,

and installed a baroque switchplate.

 two-tone modern crib.

will and i made the yarn-wrapped letters together.
cardboard letters, yarn, & a little glue-gunning.

i planned on making her bedding, but found some good deals & this just came together.

vintage afghan, vintage crib bumper, floral crib sheet, & yellow gingham crib skirt. 

her stuffed animals were all gifts.
owl. elephant. the monster was handmade by my friend carly!

on the right of her crib is her changing table.

changing table. baskets. the picture is vintage.

i love her yellow ottoman.
it doubles as a roomy storage bench for her blankets & sheets.

here is my favorite little corner of her room.

we bought the chair at an estate sale in our neighborhood.

i couldn't believe how perfectly it matched her room!

the pillow is from urban outfitters.

the little yellow shelves are vintage.

the bird cage is from michael's ($1) and spray painted.

the bird was thrifted ($1).

dresser.

owl lamp. 

the headband tree is from ross (it's for hanging jewelry).

the gold-framed mirror is vintage.

the 3 vintage harlequin doll paintings are vintage.

the other 2 frames are thrifted but the art is by nan lawson.

another one of my favorite parts of her room...

the closet! this little lady has already collected quite the wardrobe.

and there you have it. 

it's probably my favorite room of the house :)

violet's baby blessing.

sunday january 1st was a special day at our church.

violet was given her baby blessing by her daddy!

she had a special dress given to her that was handmade,

and over 100 years old, but it was too small for her. 

i'll have to take some photographs of it!

instead she wore this dress from babygap.

 

proud parents

 i made her headband just for her blessing day

 her sweet little ballerina flats

i love knowing that this precious little gal will be part of our family forever!

bun in the oven.

awhile back i shared a preview of our maternity photos.
we received so many lovely ones.
what a special time to remember!
i think i actually loved being pregnant!

i tried to pick a few more photos to share.
thank you so much lyndzee & cindel, i love you girls :)
all photos by eplove.