The One with the Newborn Pictures

It seems like forever ago that we had Liam's newborn pictures taken.

He was just about two weeks old when the amazingly talented Julie Furtado came to our house to shoot his pictures.  Julie took Grizzly's pictures in the summer of 2010 and we have stayed in touch with her through the years.  She does fantastic work and is so easy to work with.  She didn't blink when Liam peed on her props and wouldn't fall asleep to take those oh-so-cute sleepy newborn pictures.

We tried to get Max in some of the pictures but he was just too wild so he had to hang outside in his pen while Liam was modeling.  But Julie got some cute pictures of Max by himself.

We ordered the CD with all the images and I just put together Liam's birth announcement using some of the pictures.

I am so thrilled with how they came out.

Here is just a small sampling of the pictures Julie took.

You may remember this post and this post about the infamous Ford Raptor.  It had to make an appearance in Liam's pictures.

 

 Little Man posed himself like this.

 Cracks me up that his hair looks almost red here.  It's really blond still and I think the red wall in our dining room is giving it that reddish hue.

 I'm not listening Mom.

 The hair is terrible in these pictures.  And God, we look exhausted!

 

 Please let me out of here guys!

I highly recommend Julie to anyone who is local and looking to have picture of their families or pets taken.  She is awesome!

I'm off to hopefully take a quick nap while Liam sleeps.

The One with the Weekly Pregnancy Update

It's been quite a busy beginning to week 23 and it is becoming even more real that this little man will be arriving in ::gasp:: less than 17ish weeks.  When the heck did I get so far into this pregnancy?!

23 Weeks

This week's picture is brought to you by polka dot pajamas.  Just couldn't handle real clothes tonight.

How far along? 23 weeks (papaya...we were that last week too so I think The Bump messed up)

Total weight gain/loss: Still right around +6 pounds.

Maternity clothes: Yes please!  Gap and ON had a big sale on their maternity stuff (which doesn't happen often) so I picked up a few more pieces.  I am thinking I'm going to need to start getting some spring/summer stuff soon because if it gets warm before this baby arrives, I only have sweaters.  And my fat ass will probably be in maternity clothes for a little while after this baby arrives.  I also got a pair of maternity jeans that I actually like from Gap.

Sleep: Getting tired again more easily.
Best moment this week: Nursery furniture baby!  More on that below.
Miss Anything? Goat cheese.  Random I know, but I really feel like having some with craisins and crackers and it's not allowed.  Boo!

Movement: Frequent and strong.  I'm convinced Hubs could feel him if I could get him (Hubs that is) to be patient enough to sit there and wait.
Food cravings: Back to pears again.  Still loving carbs and could eat macaroni for just about every meal.  I also had to have an Auntie Annie's pretzel yesterday when we were out shopping.
Anything making you queasy or sick? The smell of cooked chicken was making me feel a little off the other day.
Gender: Boy to the end.
Labor Signs: Thankfully no.
Symptoms: Back and feet pain and more tired than usual.

Major purchases this week? Oh this may require it's own post, but some of you may remember the post I did about Hubs' dream shopping for the baby way back in the fall.  So it's not a dream anymore.  We are now official owners of a Power Wheels blue Ford Raptor. Hubs was a madman on Friday finding a WalMart near us that had it in stock.  He was convinced they wouldn't have one later on when our son can actually use it.  I just couldn't argue with his excitement about it!

This ginormous box (it's almost as tall as me!) is living in my dining room right now and will probably be there for the foreseeable future because it won't fit downstairs.  

We also picked out and ordered our nursery furniture this weekend.  I'm going to do a separate post about the nursery but I am super excited about what we ordered!

Weekly wisdom: Take breaks to sit when you need it.  I sat down in Pottery Barn Kids yesterday in one of their comfy chairs because I needed to get off my feet.
Looking forward to: My trip to Chicago this weekend to visit my BFF.  She just moved into a new house and I can't wait to see it.  Plus she is working on wedding planning and since I will be missing out on her shower and not able to help much this spring, I am looking forward to talking wedding stuff with her.

Hope everyone is having a fabulous Monday!

The One with the Double Post

I haven't been so great at keeping up with the daily posts for NaBloPoMo.  Call it life getting in the way.  Really I just fall asleep at 7:30 at night and don't have a free minute during the school day to get anything done.

Here is what I planned on writing about yesterday (warning, it's all food related)...

I am dying to make this Caramel Marshmallow Popcorn that I saw on Pinterest.  It has been pinned about a million times so it must be awesome.  I think it may be my after school snack today.

Original image from chef in training.

Speaking of Pinterest, I got scolded by a friend this weekend for my lack of organization on my Food and Drink board!  And it is a hot mess.  My plan for the day after Thanksgiving (because I'm not doing any Black Friday shopping this year) is to get it organized into different categories.  There are so many things I want to make but I get very overwhelmed when I look at it because there is so much going on there.

Uh and while I'm on the recipe discussion, make this Baked French Toast Casserole for Thanksgiving or Christmas morning.  It's uber-easy and oh so delicious.  Plus, it's a Paula Dean recipe which means it will clearly clog your arteries which obviously makes it taste fantastic!

And onto today's post...

I do admit to a lot of dream shopping online for this baby.

I mean, I just can't resist looking at bedding and nursery ideas and clothes and strollers and car seats.  

But I never thought Hubs would indulge.  That is until he saw this...

Original image from here.

Little background on why this toy is significant.  Hubs drives a blue Ford Raptor.  It's his dream vehicle that he worked very hard to get.  He custom designed it and we waited almost six months for it to come in.  It's pretty high on his list of important things.  

So, he sees this Power Wheels replica of his truck in the Walmart ad a few weeks ago and is insisting that we get it for our unborn child.  He is adamant that our child will love it no matter what.  I told him I'd think about it and maybe we could get a deal on it after Christmas.  

But I did have to laugh at his dream shopping for our baby.  It is pretty cute.

Hope everyone has a happy hump day!