WIWW: Preggo Edition

It's been awhile since I posted for WIWW, so I thought I'd dust off a few of the pictures over the last month and show off the growing bump :).

Dressing is getting harder -- just out grew another pair of pants, and down to one pair of actual work pants. I was really hoping to make it the last 8.5 wks without buying more maternity clothes, but I'm sure my work peeps would appreciate me wearing more than just the same brown pants to every meeting. Thinking of selling a few things to Clothes Mentor, and seeing what "gently used" maternity clothes they have. Sometimes those kinds of places aren't worth the trip, but it might be to save a few bucks!

work meeting

dress ~ Target

black cardi ~ J. Crew

maternity leggings ~ borrowed

silver ruffle flats ~ Ann Taylor Outlet

sunglasses ~ Coach Outlet

necklace ~ Tiffany

casual day at the office

coral tank ~ Target

old black skirt ~ GUESS Outlet

jean jacket ~ Gap

flop wedges ~ made by my MIL

working at the coffee shop

{thinking my bum is bigger than my bump here?}

headband ~ Target

black maternity tee ~ Target

Joe's maternity jeans ~ Pea in a Pod

coral sandals ~ Old Navy

flower ring ~ Pier 1

work meeting

navy maternity dress ~ gift from mom

same silver ruffle flats

friend's baby shower

dress ~ Target

black tank ~ Target

maternity leggings ~ borrowed

same flop wedges

hanging around the house

{now that's a baby bump!}

teal tank ~ Target

black cotton gauchos ~ Target

casual day at the office

maternity dress ~ Target

white cardi ~ Ann Taylor Outlet

earrings ~ Target

silver flops ~ Old Navy

same Coach sunglasses

Linking up to these fabulous parties:

what I wore wednesday @ the pleated poppy

Mould It, Baby!

We're finally making progress with the baby room -- seems like the ball's really rolling now and every thing's starting to fall into place. Or, at least, I have a picture in my mind of what it'll {hopefully} look like when it's done!

J got the moulding up this week. I know, I know, some people spell it "molding" -- but that always brings to mind that green fuzzy stuff I find on muffins when I leave them out too long. Or the veggies left in the fridge for months... I digress...

I originally wanted to do a board & batten treatment like this or this, but after much debating with the hubs (and many more grey hairs), we decided on just a simple moulding hung around the room. Kind of like a chair rail, only wider and higher. I think it's actually a wide baseboard turned upside down.

So, after a few trips to Lowe's for supplies and new "toys" J insisted he needed, the actual process of putting up the moulding went fairly quick. And our game room? Became the workshop.

Once we decided on a spot above the light switch, J used a level to mark a line all the way around the room. He then went back with a stud finder and marked all the studs.

He used a little wall adhesive and a nail gun to hang the moulding. I pretended to help by holding the pieces while he nailed.

Sorry the pictures are so crappy -- our camera takes better outdoor photos than inside. But, at least it's water proof so there's no chance of me dropping it into a river this time. Anyway, this room has a Jack-n-Jill bathroom, so when it came to the opening around the sink area, J angled the edges so that it would lay flat against the wall.

The only corner that was a pain was where we have one rounded corner where the wall juts out. It only took him a couple of tries to get it cut right -- I think it went easier than either of us expected!

After the nails were in, J went around all the edges with paintable caulk and filled in the nail holes.

Once that dried, he went over everything with primer, and we had the baseboard moulding color-matched. I figure it's not too big of a deal if the colors aren't exact. And, I even managed to finally pick a paint color out of this color sample mess!

Seriously, I think I have a paint-picking problem. But I love the colors we chose -- J should have the room painted in the next couple of days, so I'll share it this week!

Linking up to these fabulous parties:

Mad Skills Monday @ Support Blog for Mom's of BOYS!

DIY Project Parade @ The DIY Show Off

Baby Room Progress

So, I think I've posted the "before" picture of our baby room. Just incase you missed it...

A.k.a., the junk room. So awful, it's almost embarrassing! After a garage sale, freecycling and just plain organizing, it's now this:

My parents were awesome enough to buy us the crib, and we bought the chocolate brown glider (most. comfortable. thing. ever.). Not sure what I'm doing with the white letters on the floor yet, but they were a Hobby Lobby clearance that I couldn't pass up.

And I never thought it would be hard to shop for baby boy stuff, but trying to find bedding that wasn't themed and not too girlie was exhausting. Finally found a set online at Target, and I just love the colors and patterns:

J started on the moulding for the room last night, so I'll post that once it's done. Now I just need to pick a paint color...

...the samples are starting to multiply like rabbits!

Linking up to these fabulous parties:

Making the World Cuter Monday @ Making the World Cuter

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Before & After Party @ Thrifty Decor Chick

Hippo Towels

Putting together a post on the baby room's progress, but wanted to share these adorable hippo & frog towels I just ordered from Potterybarn Kids -- on sale and I had a 10% off coupon! We're not really doing a "theme" but the colors are blue, brown and green, so I thought these were perfect.

Aren't they cute?!

Hello Again!

My, how quickly time flies. I can't believe it's been over two months since my last post -- and boy, are things changing around here! I do have a couple of projects to share, so hopefully I'll get those up in the next week. Making {small} progress on the baby room -- but hopefully that'll be done in the next week or two (Seems like I keep saying that?). Looking forward to maternity leave just so I can blog and catch up! But, in the mean time, I'll try to post a little ... and read a lot. And there's always my tweets over there on the right if you get bored ;).

Oh, and wondering how the bump is coming along?

Yep, that baby's running out of room in there -- just 10 weeks to go!

WIWW: Preggo Edition

My wardrobe's quickly becoming obsolete, so I attempted to go shopping for some maternity clothes. I'm just going to throw this out there: if any of you talented ladies are into clothing design, please design a maternity line that's stylish, comfy, affordable, and made from materials that will hold up longer than one wash! Seriously, I went to SEVERAL stores and, after picking up a couple of maternity things, ended up at Target buying "normal" clothes in bigger sizes. I figured at least that way I'd get more use out of it after baby, too.

Anyhoo, that's my rant for the day ... hopefully :). As for WIWW, I don't have many photos to share. I think it was a combo of wearing a TON of sweats this week and being too much in a rush to take a photo of anything else. And I still need to Windex that mirror...

work meetings

gold top ~ Target

grey cardi ~ Target (new)

brown maternity pants ~ Kohl's (new)

beige patent heels ~ DSW

casual work lunch

brown maternity tee ~ Old Navy (new)

Joe's maternity jeans ~ Pea in the Pod

brown flop wedges ~ Walmart (new, $3!)

earrings ~ World Market

sunglasses ~ Coach Outlet

lunch with a friend

floral tank ~ Target (new)

blue cardi ~ Target (new)

maternity jeans ~ Motherhood Maternity

necklace ~ Tiffany

same Coach sunglasses

old silver flops

and, what I wore most days: sweats

green tank ~ Target

black hoodie ~ Target

old striped sweats ~ gift, I think

bump ~ courtesy of baby :)

Linking up to these fabulous parties:

what I wore wednesday @ the pleated poppy

Bejeweled Wednesdays @ Jewelscapes

It's About Time...

We finally started on the baby room. It's a small start, but at least I got a few paint samples on the wall! :)

I think I'm liking the last two, but will wait until we get the bedding this weekend to officially pick one. Our next project will be doing board & batten on the walls. I first fell in love with it when I saw this photo at Restoration Hardware:

Since, I've seen numerous tutorials floating around blog land, so I'm hoping it won't be too hard to do. While I've bookmarked several of the tutorials I've seen, please let me know if you have one too ~ I'd love to check it out!