Nursery reveal

Great Aunt Carol made these hot air balloon decorations for the baby shower she and Great Aunt Beth threw for us!

A Family Heirloom from Great Grandma Demos

Some of Great Grandma Demos' Beatrix Potter Collection

My old piggy bank and Dad's old pull toy

Drapes from Target, rug from Overstock, Crib is Babyletto, bedding and tround bins are Petit Pehr from Nordstroms, mirrors are from TJ Maxx, camel from Land of Nod

Pottery Barn ladder shelves , chair was a hand me down that I had reupholstered in leftover fabric that I originally used on our living room couch, rust colored metal cart is from Ikea, and all the vintage travel posters I got for $4 a piece on Groupon.

White Hemnes dresser from Ikea, diaper organizer from Pottery Barn Baby, lamps from TJ Maxx, vintage travel posters were custom framed at Michael's, and the changing pad cover is also Petit Pehr.

The Pottery Barn Kids My Size chair is so cute in the navy gingham print with a white monogram.

Many a nights have been spent sitting in that chair feeding our sweet boy. It seems like forever ago that we brought him home, but at the same time just like yesterday. We're already transitioning certain newborn items out of his room, like that ladder shelf. That thing is a climbing accident waiting to happen. 

Maybe by the time he's in college, I will post an updated non-newborn nursery update.

Four Month Update

I'm really trying to be a little more timely with the monthly updates on my sweet baby, but y'all, kids are no joke. If I thought I was busy before a baby, then I don't know what I'd call it now.
Anyway, here's a look at month four, by far one of my most favorite to date. It's been pretty awesome!
We packed so much into month four that it's going to be hard to not bombard the internet with massive amounts of photos, so I'm not even going to apologize as I post with reckless abandon.
First family photos done by our favorite photographer, Susan Stewart Jordan of Love Hunters Photography  (she also was our engagement, wedding, and maternity photographer!) This session was by far my favorite, so much so that I didn't even care that I'm still boasting an extra 15 pounds of pregnancy weight. Our boys just look too perfectly adorable!

This month also came with a lot of other firsts, first Romp Bluegrass Festival, first Fourth of July, first KY Crushed Stone and KY Concrete Association Summer Conventions, starting day care, first time rolling over (front and back!) and about a million other firsts and changes!

It's going by so quickly and before I know it, it will be his first birthday. So I'm trying to savor every moment, every smile, every giggle, and every snuggle while I can. It's bittersweet looking back at those first few weeks with him as a newborn and knowing that he'll never be that little again,. Those sweet, exhausted, hazy moments that blend into one memory and make my mama heart ache for time to stop moving. Yet at the same time, I can't wait to see what he does next. Every stage is so much fun, his personality growing so much more into the little human Drew and I created.
Someone once told me that the days are long, but the weeks are short. I don't think a truer sentiment has ever been made. Stay sweet, doodle bug, your mama loves you more than you'll ever know.

Three Month Update

Month Three Memories

• Throwing your first fit at Grandma's when she was babysitting so Mom and Dad could go out for their one year anniversary
• First trip to Seneca Park and Cove Springs
• First time in a brewery...uhh, not sure if I should be admitting this or not. For the record, I didn't drink! Tee hee.

Month Three Milestones

• Bearing weight on your legs and using them to push up to standing when someone holds up your arms
• Almost rolling over :)
• Eating about 4 ounces every two or three hours
• Sleeping almost through the night, only waking up once to eat, usually while still half asleep
• Still in size one diapers and zero to three month clothes.
• Plenty of other things that I can't remember because I'm posting this two months too late.

We still love every day of our lives with you and I can't believe how complete you have made our family!