tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68777560150308836692024-03-06T03:05:41.916-05:00living in a world of ecstaskiKerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334515838241942185noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-5138317727598242802011-03-13T13:25:00.003-04:002011-03-13T13:30:14.975-04:00Mom Rule #37Always pack your own diaper bag. It kind of falls alongs the lines of "packing your own parachute".Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-61403044079761377612010-08-11T13:25:00.003-04:002010-08-11T13:30:16.335-04:00Welcome Violet AlainaBaby Violet has arrived! <br /><br />Born August 1, 2010 at 8:39 p.m.<br />Six pounds and fifteen ounces<br />Twenty and a half inches long<br /><br />A beautiful, healthy girl!<br /><br />I can't believe a week has already flown by! I hope to get better about the updates and pictures. I'm still trying to get my feet on the ground. It's been overwhelming and wonderful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P4rBOHOsTuHU_rjktGKvvW62O3zbar1GjNdtV6XLf76ekl8dv5x_KXkWKW1vCBhp7S7WBY5Bfvv5SLoFrwqm5NeJqU3sBDClYcD-i8LWgBsGXrHw6qiAeKZOUq2TlPeTF5uaF7HxtJM/s1600/KerViolet2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P4rBOHOsTuHU_rjktGKvvW62O3zbar1GjNdtV6XLf76ekl8dv5x_KXkWKW1vCBhp7S7WBY5Bfvv5SLoFrwqm5NeJqU3sBDClYcD-i8LWgBsGXrHw6qiAeKZOUq2TlPeTF5uaF7HxtJM/s400/KerViolet2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504205088224807826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFntnV6JN4jaD49HCGOkkErBcetd_xiufHnSY1MBgIGIx6G9tHJepx9hfLHVJpHx_ynSBundxIGBXYtula1OWibzzzFnBc4FsqkbO_JYK2C1nDOzgQigl4ZHWbHVYbM_CAAojvDJOQNo8/s1600/Violet2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFntnV6JN4jaD49HCGOkkErBcetd_xiufHnSY1MBgIGIx6G9tHJepx9hfLHVJpHx_ynSBundxIGBXYtula1OWibzzzFnBc4FsqkbO_JYK2C1nDOzgQigl4ZHWbHVYbM_CAAojvDJOQNo8/s400/Violet2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504205083280677170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NhHWfYB01kEZYRsSfS9d8O_8oZ200mgwFUs1mRoN-XgckUyhGi_R9oBvue0ehSDNS_i5oIdnt7JVPMnKUsGklvGqdo5qF2eqUXpjjFy1p_Imj9fxt8Qijf2DBXk57aP6KEMdQbvQuoM/s1600/Violet1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NhHWfYB01kEZYRsSfS9d8O_8oZ200mgwFUs1mRoN-XgckUyhGi_R9oBvue0ehSDNS_i5oIdnt7JVPMnKUsGklvGqdo5qF2eqUXpjjFy1p_Imj9fxt8Qijf2DBXk57aP6KEMdQbvQuoM/s400/Violet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504205078361386930" border="0" /></a>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-46795087672110946352010-07-30T19:05:00.002-04:002010-07-30T19:24:47.047-04:00Due Date!Today is my due date! I made it! Back around 36-37 weeks I was having so much cramping that I never thought I'd make it to my due date. I thought I'd deliver sometime in the 39th week easily. But here I am!<br /><br />Today I woke up the most uncomfortable I've been yet. My joints hurt, and all of them! Even my fingers hurt to bend them! I feel like I have a pinched nerve in my right leg, in the upper thigh where the inside would meet the pelvic area. I'm wondering if the baby moved again. Quite possibly. <br /><br />Other than the physical pains that are setting in, I'm doing just fine. Hanging in there. I'm waiting and anxiously wondering when this baby is going to make an arrival. <br /><br />We got our emergency plumbing issues taken care of yesterday, the house is clean, so we just have to be patient. I'm doing just fine waiting. I've actually been enjoying my time off work and being around home. I've been cleaning periodically, getting a lot of reading done, making sure to rest my body since sleep at night is not happening these days. I'm guessing my hormones are keeping me up, along with my hourly trips to the loo, because I'm certainly not sleeping from lack of tiredness. My body is ready to rid itself of this extra person! I'm so fortunate that I didn't start having problems getting up and moving around or have pain until the last week or two. Up until then, it was all smooth sailing. Lucky me.<br /><br />The Husband and I went out to a nice dinner tonight at the <a href="http://www.thegilmorecollection.com/thornapple.php">Thornapple Grill</a>. We thought this could very well be our last dinner out before the baby. I also keep trying to tell the cats that pretty soon a baby is going to be joining them here. I'm not sure they get it. They still seem confused when they jump up in my lap when they can't curl up on my stomach like they used to. Soon enough, my fury friends. Soon enough. Although they may be competing for space with the baby, who is going to be getting tons of snuggle time with mama.<br /><br />So here I sit. Baby Watch continues. It looks like I just may be getting an August baby after all!Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-84970303353429977932010-07-28T13:13:00.004-04:002010-07-28T13:30:22.284-04:00Convertible Car SeatYesterday FAO Schwarz had a private sale and one of the featured items was the Britax Boulevard Convertible Car Seat. I was able to snag this car seat for $124.00 plus free shipping! It retails for $309.99! <br /><br />During this time of year, I realize the stores are clearing out their inventory for the new stock to arrive in August, but purchasing an early 2010 manufactured seat doesn't bother me at that price. I only purchased one, which I'm now kicking myself over, but I wanted to see if it fits in my VW Jetta first. I know it will definitely fit into the Husband's Mercury Mariner. Heck, if it didn't fit in my Jetta, I could have sold it on craigslist and made a profit! Darn it, I wasn't thinking! Hopefully by the time I need a second one, I will come across another sweet deal.<br /><br />The seat was only available in Castlerock color, which is the color I wanted anyway, so it worked out perfect. A good deal always makes me excited.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42-_ALjIUexHjolvoYNy9bZ6nfkdBDyZrflwwxeVIse2do4JgOAWaM-3k0FmZke9ZLhayahn33Rb16NRbAmaJSfL25EpUTjvetQzZDuQu8HlGHbZ9XNt525kuC5C36ue9ExichXkNNvI/s1600/Castlerock.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42-_ALjIUexHjolvoYNy9bZ6nfkdBDyZrflwwxeVIse2do4JgOAWaM-3k0FmZke9ZLhayahn33Rb16NRbAmaJSfL25EpUTjvetQzZDuQu8HlGHbZ9XNt525kuC5C36ue9ExichXkNNvI/s400/Castlerock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499008378286599330" border="0" /></a>I'll report back on the seat and give a review when it arrives and we start to use it. Baby Bargains rates it at an A-.Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-15920185761449086982010-07-28T12:50:00.003-04:002010-07-28T13:05:31.394-04:0039 Weeks, 5 Days, 13 Hours....I really don't know if it's 13-hours, but it's definitely 39 weeks and five days of pregnancy for me. I had a doctor's appointment this morning. I am now at zero station. This baby's head is low. The drop must have just happened too, because I was feeling OK yesterday, but today, not so much. I feel like an 80-year old woman with arthritis. I'm waddling around, moving in complete slow motion. There is so much pressure. Wowie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwX4459Hr5h-bfelfSxzDiiA57eG3Ps_o85mMF3xK29EczFEDoANI8Y6wKGA9tWljjOT2R1dy1-QHgVj8TlpncauwNWieIcs4tj9cPpSjBzX9_89tIq91uWZyHXkmpYy9WkrmsPfwubw/s1600/Stations.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwX4459Hr5h-bfelfSxzDiiA57eG3Ps_o85mMF3xK29EczFEDoANI8Y6wKGA9tWljjOT2R1dy1-QHgVj8TlpncauwNWieIcs4tj9cPpSjBzX9_89tIq91uWZyHXkmpYy9WkrmsPfwubw/s400/Stations.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499001508701416034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The doctor was unable to tell me how dilated or effaced I am, because the baby's head is in the way! She can't even get in there and get around the little bugger! The upside: She thinks my labor will be much shorter. Heck, this baby is practically out! I'm hoping I make it to the hospital in time!<br /><br />The bad news for today. I found out my doctor is going to be out of town from Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon. That's not all that good for a lady who is about to deliver. Luckily, her back-up is someone I've met with a couple of times, and both the Husband and I liked him. I guess at the point of delivery, does it really matter who catches the baby? It would be nice to have someone there who knows all my history and knows me though. Oh well. I can't dwell on things I cannot control.<br /><br />More bad news for today. Last night the Husband found a leak in our basement. Our sewage pipe is evidently all backed up, and it cracked. Whenever someone would use our half bath, it would leak liquid sewage into our closet where all of my Christmas stuff is stored. I lost a couple of Christmas trees, and some decor, but all in all, at least we found the leak early. It had only been going on for a couple of a days. Really, with how often we use this closet, I'm thankful we didn't find a month's worth of leaking or have the pipe burst on us. How awful would that be? But still, not the stress I needed day(s) before delivery. Someone is looking at it today, and hopefully the problem will be solved very soon!<br /><br />The baby watch continues.Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-13316953073123585752010-07-27T15:10:00.004-04:002010-07-27T15:32:43.046-04:00Flowers 2010My flowers and gardening aren't going so well this year. I decided to cut back anyway due to the pregnancy, and my cutting back has resulted in pretty much just watering when necessary. The weeds are out of control along with the insects, which have managed to kill so many of my beloved plants. I seem to have got myself a spider problem this summer. How weird is that? They have wiped out many of my plants with their disgusting webs. I have never seen this happen before. Any insight from anyone on it? Something also managed to wipe out every single one of my Sweet Williams as well. It looked like bugs ate through the leaves. The same with my rose bushes. I cut everything back to the ground, and growth is starting to resume, but I'm not sure if any of my Sweet Williams will make it back this year let alone next. The roses seem to be coming back OK, but the leaves still look somewhat damaged. I don't see any bugs on the plants, so I'm baffled. Unfortunately, I just don't have the desire to deal with it this summer. It's been hotter than blazes (seriously, how many 90-degree days did we have in July, and the humidity, my gosh??), and being in my third trimester for the entire summer hasn't helped any either. I just can't get down to ground level for the necessary weeding and attending to the plants like they need. There's always next year!<br /><br />And to showcase what actually survived...<br />New this year: Jumping Johnnies (part of the viola family). These guys should come back next spring hopefully. In the background are Impatiens and gladiolus leaves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCC7dAJtVsdC-AMTVa9WYSDk2gBp7qBWM17hvxd4WWRYRYsg-A5XZSaskJyA82-EmRKNhrwAzfMkkTjNELrcdFG4Bifsc5jXEKfUXzjDLrOGMcEVHkjyBYJlmqcfJ6tp_eqRuBeOyRGGg/s1600/IMG_0665.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCC7dAJtVsdC-AMTVa9WYSDk2gBp7qBWM17hvxd4WWRYRYsg-A5XZSaskJyA82-EmRKNhrwAzfMkkTjNELrcdFG4Bifsc5jXEKfUXzjDLrOGMcEVHkjyBYJlmqcfJ6tp_eqRuBeOyRGGg/s400/IMG_0665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498667080218092706" border="0" /></a><br />Begonias.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtipNRqb-a72M7QJJqap7jueUh9HOLWxr4Bsi5RLO74eKZdwN5ZAADJsomVtUPKeJaPghpaTtDd-gRTce0jvPdUPktvBOONP0Zp7FDS1sMvS10hJwOlEXjbdjT4dkHhsyJRuAQJpFHLs/s1600/IMG_0667.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtipNRqb-a72M7QJJqap7jueUh9HOLWxr4Bsi5RLO74eKZdwN5ZAADJsomVtUPKeJaPghpaTtDd-gRTce0jvPdUPktvBOONP0Zp7FDS1sMvS10hJwOlEXjbdjT4dkHhsyJRuAQJpFHLs/s400/IMG_0667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498666693275697778" border="0" /></a><br />Purple Coneflower.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nG3D-sjGUU0GyCss1Yt1at5XBPiyaf5aKUZ57azJnE8cb-aqch1lDIjH4rg8QAq9m72rSu5gppSAUcz0oIx1GAL4dAPXUTtXARbHN84EiJNutCVT3P50QR1YnpLrv0_GG8STpCYBfbI/s1600/IMG_0669.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nG3D-sjGUU0GyCss1Yt1at5XBPiyaf5aKUZ57azJnE8cb-aqch1lDIjH4rg8QAq9m72rSu5gppSAUcz0oIx1GAL4dAPXUTtXARbHN84EiJNutCVT3P50QR1YnpLrv0_GG8STpCYBfbI/s400/IMG_0669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498666681712016258" border="0" /></a><br />Black Eyed Susans.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubsyV1U-GX900lJq-MwxXdfPhPRz40ElLRvHf7deYKW4WUAfZzpsm8IkHZTSS3netq2QPd3J0xB_3vkrDW-dG-gQ9GWJhvODH3qezFP3d9jrEG940AVwkSrGgnMlxs0zEZWKRKmQX6WM/s1600/IMG_0670.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubsyV1U-GX900lJq-MwxXdfPhPRz40ElLRvHf7deYKW4WUAfZzpsm8IkHZTSS3netq2QPd3J0xB_3vkrDW-dG-gQ9GWJhvODH3qezFP3d9jrEG940AVwkSrGgnMlxs0zEZWKRKmQX6WM/s400/IMG_0670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498666672195185394" border="0" /></a><br />Phlox.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNRvpvQsEuKhr1SctedJyyICcsN0ENcwrRHF-QEs13gB27C8nohyphenhyphenvPqBx_EkmslULW-VgpMQRzJsaIR-s5gO4-GL3jNaUBZQFVK2vPeeIAKL9hMeIrDQpxDBziWr0O8nUiB-db8k54tY/s1600/IMG_0671.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNRvpvQsEuKhr1SctedJyyICcsN0ENcwrRHF-QEs13gB27C8nohyphenhyphenvPqBx_EkmslULW-VgpMQRzJsaIR-s5gO4-GL3jNaUBZQFVK2vPeeIAKL9hMeIrDQpxDBziWr0O8nUiB-db8k54tY/s400/IMG_0671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498666666550328754" border="0" /></a><br />Gladiolus.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAp7y3sf9gQBWw9rHi4sIh-6P9CKQY5S8iCRcvFtcYW-85pmxBhW5YSbyOMY_ZaX_pPhQ_nJZqzZg6FDgI_Aji_vTfSt6Xm4GJOKJ_Zv9XT46WVGqaN_K2BvKrHBY19ECQW8fsfd24pc/s1600/IMG_0672.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAp7y3sf9gQBWw9rHi4sIh-6P9CKQY5S8iCRcvFtcYW-85pmxBhW5YSbyOMY_ZaX_pPhQ_nJZqzZg6FDgI_Aji_vTfSt6Xm4GJOKJ_Zv9XT46WVGqaN_K2BvKrHBY19ECQW8fsfd24pc/s400/IMG_0672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498666660896077330" border="0" /></a><br />Roses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKrp23kMhmQKQtAcjaWNzYNElcpEP-vC9OeDClHuqxnvbpsK_uM8AlEiDZgX0SOGrvY5Z0r7l0N72VFIOwZjaZJNIpswEvAq0xgwLrTFlCOuWTRec2ztEjm5t_3osrcg1AUKZ6_pjQW4/s1600/IMG_0673.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKrp23kMhmQKQtAcjaWNzYNElcpEP-vC9OeDClHuqxnvbpsK_uM8AlEiDZgX0SOGrvY5Z0r7l0N72VFIOwZjaZJNIpswEvAq0xgwLrTFlCOuWTRec2ztEjm5t_3osrcg1AUKZ6_pjQW4/s400/IMG_0673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498666144583352866" border="0" /></a><br />Day Lily (notice the tiny little spider crawling on it? 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Here are some of my favorites!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohj2wqDkCa1jCsm1LZMtfzTWz6zUszwkjd8ghGIICb9deoH35xXWmRbvoQCwhOLtWut7Jo8fpdJTVo75YjBhChwBZO0Tk71Pfaa4CAa5dwfjvmIIetPBDdMWtfwW1u4MypjAkl3bOwRQ/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-6763.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohj2wqDkCa1jCsm1LZMtfzTWz6zUszwkjd8ghGIICb9deoH35xXWmRbvoQCwhOLtWut7Jo8fpdJTVo75YjBhChwBZO0Tk71Pfaa4CAa5dwfjvmIIetPBDdMWtfwW1u4MypjAkl3bOwRQ/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-6763.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498007183747311266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYO8zrj-ByKtMiw77K6GzTfYKlRbezuWnTvEZy6x1VL4HY-Y6zvVoZSWxWeUVxMn6DiwJc_qzemPwc9eucAD0_lsA2Rw-KWqnLMMc-oBcgCwtYoq44273GKRdRFpzwoSfhP6gQ63VFjc/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-6774.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYO8zrj-ByKtMiw77K6GzTfYKlRbezuWnTvEZy6x1VL4HY-Y6zvVoZSWxWeUVxMn6DiwJc_qzemPwc9eucAD0_lsA2Rw-KWqnLMMc-oBcgCwtYoq44273GKRdRFpzwoSfhP6gQ63VFjc/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-6774.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003771495286130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OHlRnuT5ydi441nYBq7fzL4SxR8PMZawkeP_OMnge52XulQgb0sWgV-ojTIjzKKHPe1JsnDyBvoBrAvA6OHK4e5smnyCPtEqxRdBr6esbD-SCo8ptygwUGga8ACcEM4G0RSFP_RAFIE/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-6895.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OHlRnuT5ydi441nYBq7fzL4SxR8PMZawkeP_OMnge52XulQgb0sWgV-ojTIjzKKHPe1JsnDyBvoBrAvA6OHK4e5smnyCPtEqxRdBr6esbD-SCo8ptygwUGga8ACcEM4G0RSFP_RAFIE/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-6895.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003766221152354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwEcQdKIken9or8Tcecm8Fx2RYsP7VNVu7DwOB_kUKNCJvtu47eOm782R48SjQzVLa0GDsW2m9mfClhIrJ5dUNVl_yvZaqfj9DH4doaFeljFkVAdoejx9q8tfEqoIZrhipsjxDqAIVtI/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7023.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwEcQdKIken9or8Tcecm8Fx2RYsP7VNVu7DwOB_kUKNCJvtu47eOm782R48SjQzVLa0GDsW2m9mfClhIrJ5dUNVl_yvZaqfj9DH4doaFeljFkVAdoejx9q8tfEqoIZrhipsjxDqAIVtI/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003753140716578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3KAUqmXryQZzLIyG9QQrlKh5KFgGurVFBulYp0pIQMcJfMS_qP_07g-FI3_5Q993BiWUBf1L3ZRrLrmvk_28xwDYpGmRNVnGtor6hIRobx3zTMp2VyjxmQSLl3CENsuo721zaFC4LGc/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7120.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3KAUqmXryQZzLIyG9QQrlKh5KFgGurVFBulYp0pIQMcJfMS_qP_07g-FI3_5Q993BiWUBf1L3ZRrLrmvk_28xwDYpGmRNVnGtor6hIRobx3zTMp2VyjxmQSLl3CENsuo721zaFC4LGc/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003743697719762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvwXWmhZHTy4GvCwYC7jQdy_Uw94NUIIR-oRT7bDvK9-L1ZTfM2I0APbNccHRnwGFD32VTkmBGJdEtdBxS1HiuON56-4o_fddah5dRDb4lM9MzNKQXZv1wXlYbxq4RdIo23pbN7zsmmA/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7178.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvwXWmhZHTy4GvCwYC7jQdy_Uw94NUIIR-oRT7bDvK9-L1ZTfM2I0APbNccHRnwGFD32VTkmBGJdEtdBxS1HiuON56-4o_fddah5dRDb4lM9MzNKQXZv1wXlYbxq4RdIo23pbN7zsmmA/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003738837453474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7pu-ao8SqK1-WvqlxC6SwxU_zP9ADoZfUgfu4y7pgwqPLEKeJCA9m-4xDFKh_-F2lSGAHcBGx5uVMr7rw9Pa-Y4RsDqarwPuxGWZjWjmAP8JZbIAJvis3UNiIUtzRJWa5kI28RFcoh0/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7pu-ao8SqK1-WvqlxC6SwxU_zP9ADoZfUgfu4y7pgwqPLEKeJCA9m-4xDFKh_-F2lSGAHcBGx5uVMr7rw9Pa-Y4RsDqarwPuxGWZjWjmAP8JZbIAJvis3UNiIUtzRJWa5kI28RFcoh0/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003062575983954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5n0VJXS1Q8IW7wvtxb17BwLItezH_a_FBSdGTqcxryZ2lU0vyYHnMre1IJME10xuCAKWEUAzGzV6yeguFvjc9cxj9wsrDRPaTXfLRyUm3aiAQtKmHxK6jYMC85mwfsZIsn7NNRtoQaNA/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7609.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5n0VJXS1Q8IW7wvtxb17BwLItezH_a_FBSdGTqcxryZ2lU0vyYHnMre1IJME10xuCAKWEUAzGzV6yeguFvjc9cxj9wsrDRPaTXfLRyUm3aiAQtKmHxK6jYMC85mwfsZIsn7NNRtoQaNA/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003046664984034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha18EDZwTuv13tsoDIG1dq-s4KVBSkI01RMI-DYK_KKpbWXB3io30HHhzJh_2yddjahpzGnZAue49lerStr66AjXhoSLIbd0sWwX76YMzeBWCwqP80M_Ip62XZCaCNYjfHBCwMY1lULso/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7640.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha18EDZwTuv13tsoDIG1dq-s4KVBSkI01RMI-DYK_KKpbWXB3io30HHhzJh_2yddjahpzGnZAue49lerStr66AjXhoSLIbd0sWwX76YMzeBWCwqP80M_Ip62XZCaCNYjfHBCwMY1lULso/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003043297596018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIyKfHQ6rkrXtZZjZO8lFouZE3Dzf61TB8tn0LOMMcw-HqKNZh-lBSQo2l-B08gW7kP5tEw4zur3ijg-DSsplL3FPK9GzAwaIP7aIF0WBl3veHt108CxRjdZfd9GJbMEv4UjrwG3qFGw/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7799.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIyKfHQ6rkrXtZZjZO8lFouZE3Dzf61TB8tn0LOMMcw-HqKNZh-lBSQo2l-B08gW7kP5tEw4zur3ijg-DSsplL3FPK9GzAwaIP7aIF0WBl3veHt108CxRjdZfd9GJbMEv4UjrwG3qFGw/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003024800559682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE75OqC4aqok89_09kyGPPlwUj52hVlVr0tVxrPMimajmxkBW8QI5K2GKvYMMJTwuj0rLENFJyiN1ZSGesGADWgOKkaw5u6DZeq6JF5S2nldyMBDx88Sfqx68y5Ym0BGjOqSWxftBXoN0/s1600/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7764.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE75OqC4aqok89_09kyGPPlwUj52hVlVr0tVxrPMimajmxkBW8QI5K2GKvYMMJTwuj0rLENFJyiN1ZSGesGADWgOKkaw5u6DZeq6JF5S2nldyMBDx88Sfqx68y5Ym0BGjOqSWxftBXoN0/s400/Kerri-060610-LowRes-7764.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498003021664721762" border="0" /></a>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-33105087169173321842010-07-23T15:59:00.013-04:002010-07-23T16:54:48.741-04:00The NurseryBefore pictures when the nursery was our office. I probably shouldn't have waited until we had the room near empty before taking photos, but this is the gist of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHE1g__-eRVZ7Hi-nBHG3BRijScNPIBNEBnaUO-6FaqcqFdVsxrAWr6kxXGrJa67f3Yj9RaehUaguRjrRSI9aM67Xmx-N1CS4fT4mQEqZA96aKrkxbGzlqK-0braoYOwPFnRElRkCFco/s1600/IMG_0101.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHE1g__-eRVZ7Hi-nBHG3BRijScNPIBNEBnaUO-6FaqcqFdVsxrAWr6kxXGrJa67f3Yj9RaehUaguRjrRSI9aM67Xmx-N1CS4fT4mQEqZA96aKrkxbGzlqK-0braoYOwPFnRElRkCFco/s400/IMG_0101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497195377975892018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqwKLvVN5vFLf8d2PmBZPvieUbxh-ZEuqvhVOThXbv8GZhKeW6dO4W5EoEJ6pAQqErshO1nkatBUlrkA2YduclhSkP60Nu2t_pPbRqafmsxnGphQ3dwxCOMmMu2ATAcL1bP3ai2DyB04/s1600/IMG_0102.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqwKLvVN5vFLf8d2PmBZPvieUbxh-ZEuqvhVOThXbv8GZhKeW6dO4W5EoEJ6pAQqErshO1nkatBUlrkA2YduclhSkP60Nu2t_pPbRqafmsxnGphQ3dwxCOMmMu2ATAcL1bP3ai2DyB04/s400/IMG_0102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497195369560526114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwqYXBWv9PQLzTIFj3zvuA3PJfVzNiDYlCeBU9qwr_WyHkPD2Cz1K9s_Iw9CnOws5MBJaWgHTILxIHyVaOu4KlJYL82uCozNRJ33wBZsoOsIWO5TiNt_dTEfiToNeeH-7MwBVl57XtwY/s1600/IMG_0103.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwqYXBWv9PQLzTIFj3zvuA3PJfVzNiDYlCeBU9qwr_WyHkPD2Cz1K9s_Iw9CnOws5MBJaWgHTILxIHyVaOu4KlJYL82uCozNRJ33wBZsoOsIWO5TiNt_dTEfiToNeeH-7MwBVl57XtwY/s400/IMG_0103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497195155246710418" border="0" /></a><br />AFTER:<br />Looking in from the hallway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxrE2x1fDtMM0LUk-jnM6y4OJ3WqE_IjY1ElhwrBSQjeS3JxS7fQ_FzRae4eKBwO8ynOTgG0iA7ZazBBGe4KjisxL4OEjJG6k60Ezl1LebpApN5g_Pu1_X3BbHc5nTvew0ZtlYQW2mC0/s1600/IMG_0649.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxrE2x1fDtMM0LUk-jnM6y4OJ3WqE_IjY1ElhwrBSQjeS3JxS7fQ_FzRae4eKBwO8ynOTgG0iA7ZazBBGe4KjisxL4OEjJG6k60Ezl1LebpApN5g_Pu1_X3BbHc5nTvew0ZtlYQW2mC0/s400/IMG_0649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497195152190947842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6m7jA5dEom2_nmf7Fk_mmQqS0AyTKJQae_rmU2PcHfArTx1pY3WoYGTeYuqcoRAaq9n1kwgr3RUJcZRLsmux6qiccfiWuaB-9uuGRj7PRGIuAkQ9avtDEH2pRgR-qQYTFKNg1DK_4aI/s1600/IMG_0650.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6m7jA5dEom2_nmf7Fk_mmQqS0AyTKJQae_rmU2PcHfArTx1pY3WoYGTeYuqcoRAaq9n1kwgr3RUJcZRLsmux6qiccfiWuaB-9uuGRj7PRGIuAkQ9avtDEH2pRgR-qQYTFKNg1DK_4aI/s400/IMG_0650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497195141860889330" border="0" /></a><br />From inside the nursery:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLPe_9MjvvD2b7hwpJLoqTmop3AhkdeoBBxgHTy6FzMGXsD_aXt1yWL5UaR9kvuCqrkUa6ZvWQA-skQs9rWKKwJWiiJcHKn_UQGABOLCJ9LsffSZ743X64VTMt4Zi1Kvh6r13C91CKcg/s1600/IMG_0651.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLPe_9MjvvD2b7hwpJLoqTmop3AhkdeoBBxgHTy6FzMGXsD_aXt1yWL5UaR9kvuCqrkUa6ZvWQA-skQs9rWKKwJWiiJcHKn_UQGABOLCJ9LsffSZ743X64VTMt4Zi1Kvh6r13C91CKcg/s400/IMG_0651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497195129506485010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjox5PQtZjtNhtzTBEEmwp65g8MPAQ_dB-qk5d_zRdXfOvpy34QfCHYI5vfnt-eNJ6-l-ydxxpzo30Mn9wOr3luJeF8DOli_C_6cGmYXJosXNq0SdNhzFI0Ug7JRYAEgH-Y2ybrC3Lwxco/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjox5PQtZjtNhtzTBEEmwp65g8MPAQ_dB-qk5d_zRdXfOvpy34QfCHYI5vfnt-eNJ6-l-ydxxpzo30Mn9wOr3luJeF8DOli_C_6cGmYXJosXNq0SdNhzFI0Ug7JRYAEgH-Y2ybrC3Lwxco/s400/IMG_0652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497195123267329042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuyiN8JPi3pxjPoRLUZWA2kRiebNKU7LLyWRRtEZnqpAEGDtQj_ndIVTOOFw_x_FaA6RnHnT9AgcQN69TrvCqeC8wnHApVJzWkygIi6pXplkMI1WY2n9bpAmnpsH3tmgpM39q9eZgT08/s1600/IMG_0653.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuyiN8JPi3pxjPoRLUZWA2kRiebNKU7LLyWRRtEZnqpAEGDtQj_ndIVTOOFw_x_FaA6RnHnT9AgcQN69TrvCqeC8wnHApVJzWkygIi6pXplkMI1WY2n9bpAmnpsH3tmgpM39q9eZgT08/s400/IMG_0653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497194406088895554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKTQMYYen-jPYALOOam3UvgOxLmdKsOGX4XxHh-LSPO4UpdbUw2J6oMyVWDP9BfuFKVAHFuq1Y-uKyokybVM0C0yD-1Tq3EPeUlRmSyJsr_yGQG9LWdmcMUnVKIai6Kbu8VurW1J2O20/s1600/IMG_0654.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKTQMYYen-jPYALOOam3UvgOxLmdKsOGX4XxHh-LSPO4UpdbUw2J6oMyVWDP9BfuFKVAHFuq1Y-uKyokybVM0C0yD-1Tq3EPeUlRmSyJsr_yGQG9LWdmcMUnVKIai6Kbu8VurW1J2O20/s400/IMG_0654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497194394370550946" border="0" /></a><br />After the baby is born, I have wooden letters from Hobby Lobby to hang above the crib to spell out the baby's name, along with some wall art for either a boy or girl from Babies R Us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZa9HFjuFY7bz-yH8xKP8HxMPFmwbhnrPfZU4EoyOi_aMi0stqws6-MiesSPahnSj2s0uX4glzajkZDdwc3iY5Db_GkkEre9FMf4wKEH3Z2AHKm9ztkdwciem0xNjHbFnEzbOxiKw6FI/s1600/IMG_0656.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZa9HFjuFY7bz-yH8xKP8HxMPFmwbhnrPfZU4EoyOi_aMi0stqws6-MiesSPahnSj2s0uX4glzajkZDdwc3iY5Db_GkkEre9FMf4wKEH3Z2AHKm9ztkdwciem0xNjHbFnEzbOxiKw6FI/s400/IMG_0656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497194391156177378" border="0" /></a><br />I found ribbon at Joann Fabric that matched the damask fabric in the crib bedding perfectly. It worked great as tiebacks for the sheers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7mLsxPoQMLtbxKfhYQcA9263mlZnVr0v455rLNM6Qwu6oWTPzXeMl0fUMhmh9YQw1X3j8BGQ-6v5EUiJs-Mh5c1lgWHrmMvVAeeQzEhNu0q21pTmj-w2zm-_rwHXyQQpZXqJvO2cdrA/s1600/IMG_0658.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7mLsxPoQMLtbxKfhYQcA9263mlZnVr0v455rLNM6Qwu6oWTPzXeMl0fUMhmh9YQw1X3j8BGQ-6v5EUiJs-Mh5c1lgWHrmMvVAeeQzEhNu0q21pTmj-w2zm-_rwHXyQQpZXqJvO2cdrA/s400/IMG_0658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497194376836065298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_-LHA-pUKGOgYUJpk7HTZY0ndj1Lep7j1iPT4gSiCISBRGmIcy_y_WnZ1TwzjM7blJypjsXZAR0q2w0kxfbQGbO1jpMDCk5fwBUjKtvNTOwEwN0Dv1FWi8a1U_dZH9y9HR0tRiDs0dk/s1600/IMG_0660.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_-LHA-pUKGOgYUJpk7HTZY0ndj1Lep7j1iPT4gSiCISBRGmIcy_y_WnZ1TwzjM7blJypjsXZAR0q2w0kxfbQGbO1jpMDCk5fwBUjKtvNTOwEwN0Dv1FWi8a1U_dZH9y9HR0tRiDs0dk/s400/IMG_0660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497194376261114610" border="0" /></a>We were going for a gender neutral nursery since we don't know the sex of the baby. Hopefully I hit the target on that one. I started doing an owl and bird theme with the artwork. Birds are so hot right now. Kinda like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQJUoo0YHME">Hansel</a>. <br /><br />Crib: <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cadence-4-in-1-Convertible-Crib-Crib-and-Toddler-Mattress-Bundle-Espresso/14245024">Baby Mod by Million Dollar Baby</a> from walmart.com<br />Dresser and Night Stand: <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Canopy-6-Drawer-Dresser/7732487">Canopy</a> from walmart.com<br />Mirror: Hobby Lobby<br />Window Sheers: Meijer<br />Flokati Rug: <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hand-Woven-Natural-New-Zealand-Wool-Flokati-Shag-Rug-5-x-7/3712645/product.html">Overstock.com </a><br />Glider and Ottoman: <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Storkcraft-Bowback-Glider-Rocker/6006620">Storkcraft</a> from walmart.com<br />Paint: <a href="http://seek.autodesk.com/product/latest/agg/autodeskbim/SherwinWilliams/15083">Sherwin Williams</a> "Functional Gray"<br />Crib Bedding: Custom order from etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fingersandtoes?ref=seller_info">fingers and toes</a><br />Alpha Birdies and Counting Birdies Artwork: From etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bluefinchstudios">Blue Finch Studios</a><br />Tree and Bird Decal: From etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/janeymacpress?ref=seller_info">Janey Mac Press</a><br />Floating Shelves: <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomePageView?storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&langId=-1">homedepot.com </a><br />Ceiling Fan: Home Depot<br /><br />Once I knew the furniture and decor I wanted to purchase, I kept my eye on the websites and stores for deals. Almost everything I purchased was on sale. It's a little tougher to score deals on custom orders and etsy purchases, but the rest you can definitely find sales, coupon codes and the like. If you have any questions about my nursery, please let me know!Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-91027522902691625762010-07-15T15:57:00.002-04:002010-07-15T16:10:28.702-04:00Baby Shower<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HDFeQTpwYHb-uc_8FUZabKTkiylVUOuvWurovx2zykmoRMrUiiOIzMHUc7OImzszlksV99XwDJ6UCPC3Rj6FqY_BKDrZpnWZBCrkNe2xa-qdKlZjUoDgOMgwYVYcnnfJxeiCCjRoiJM/s1600/IMG_0373.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HDFeQTpwYHb-uc_8FUZabKTkiylVUOuvWurovx2zykmoRMrUiiOIzMHUc7OImzszlksV99XwDJ6UCPC3Rj6FqY_BKDrZpnWZBCrkNe2xa-qdKlZjUoDgOMgwYVYcnnfJxeiCCjRoiJM/s400/IMG_0373.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AcFw0fAdMf06ZHEvBpHr2TlO6VO87FfNhsB1v8qdpEhGcZHtLTPRvXcqnX2Zt9VMGNZHNTe0tqilNcXaCfC2pXsBNQnxU09UShu_Dc1emd4NSQnhRF88mvz0v2JOLhZ_X-RDKZUgKjU/s1600/IMG_0378.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AcFw0fAdMf06ZHEvBpHr2TlO6VO87FfNhsB1v8qdpEhGcZHtLTPRvXcqnX2Zt9VMGNZHNTe0tqilNcXaCfC2pXsBNQnxU09UShu_Dc1emd4NSQnhRF88mvz0v2JOLhZ_X-RDKZUgKjU/s400/IMG_0378.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTVaAyUAgSw6DhUfURAW1EpH2zXOGuGtS5F5SZZbtrB9IfwksIG-3YEmIa8suqQQurbQXmDenQHgXdq9tASzTTeEumnoY4EVC4zEfn03XhkRzs5JXBiKT1MiKR_e6TXSwisXosrh-MTQ/s1600/IMG_0383.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTVaAyUAgSw6DhUfURAW1EpH2zXOGuGtS5F5SZZbtrB9IfwksIG-3YEmIa8suqQQurbQXmDenQHgXdq9tASzTTeEumnoY4EVC4zEfn03XhkRzs5JXBiKT1MiKR_e6TXSwisXosrh-MTQ/s400/IMG_0383.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xnya_T7qO3wlwJZ5nBHyFQ-3fsfmTuOnF-fW9EFAocBz52BMo-1Q2w6zL55w8UtAUkuGVHQo-peD4SGNA4t0UDbGh_YSU9gnhf1e7U1Te66a6CQms7UPTq_stj5bq-0xqzwSgJ7prQk/s1600/IMG_0394.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xnya_T7qO3wlwJZ5nBHyFQ-3fsfmTuOnF-fW9EFAocBz52BMo-1Q2w6zL55w8UtAUkuGVHQo-peD4SGNA4t0UDbGh_YSU9gnhf1e7U1Te66a6CQms7UPTq_stj5bq-0xqzwSgJ7prQk/s400/IMG_0394.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://localhost:53279/f0a42df12670810994c81ed2f15d0e36/image/f18cc03c1eb5d0aa.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:53279/f0a42df12670810994c81ed2f15d0e36/image/f18cc03c1eb5d0aa.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://localhost:53279/f0a42df12670810994c81ed2f15d0e36/image/3089af2bebde93a7.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:53279/f0a42df12670810994c81ed2f15d0e36/image/3089af2bebde93a7.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://localhost:53279/f0a42df12670810994c81ed2f15d0e36/image/18f470cd37c22438.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:53279/f0a42df12670810994c81ed2f15d0e36/image/18f470cd37c22438.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://localhost:53279/f0a42df12670810994c81ed2f15d0e36/image/f6b86821d0f79270.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:53279/f0a42df12670810994c81ed2f15d0e36/image/f6b86821d0f79270.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://localhost:53279/545d6c6040591d7ee642a77000380407/image/2311e54d81fcb6da.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:53279/545d6c6040591d7ee642a77000380407/image/2311e54d81fcb6da.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://localhost:53279/545d6c6040591d7ee642a77000380407/image/41f8c3dccf2bde60.jpg"><img src="http://localhost:53279/545d6c6040591d7ee642a77000380407/image/41f8c3dccf2bde60.jpg?size=400" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br />The Husband and I were thrown a beautiful baby shower at the <a href="http://www.meijergardens.org/">Meijer Gardens</a> on June 13. We were joined by our loving and generous family and friends. It was a top notch venue, and the service was wonderful. The hard part was finding a place to put all of the gifts we received! Baby gear takes up so much room!Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-23174114264450492592010-07-15T12:27:00.002-04:002010-07-15T12:30:28.280-04:00The Existing Babies<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E-TJ4QwfJxwB5NaklVSI2kKtUXuOM8yZFB9MZCXLwYUsYvOZ3gvIOSG-vMlTbLZAz8BbbC8p2ydJoVFcl-3k0PenLqMijfgpuhDC8KhhbWkTWdwHY7ra-CrhRzbAxrpJ9Tp0FnkOi5E/s1600/IMG_0506.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E-TJ4QwfJxwB5NaklVSI2kKtUXuOM8yZFB9MZCXLwYUsYvOZ3gvIOSG-vMlTbLZAz8BbbC8p2ydJoVFcl-3k0PenLqMijfgpuhDC8KhhbWkTWdwHY7ra-CrhRzbAxrpJ9Tp0FnkOi5E/s400/IMG_0506.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNP-18sDb9PdVIFwXyf5HuhbbO3s6R15YQaDonmWVTmTym_UvAETS6wlmHKT7M47ZPFEEY3hO67e1ZOhbVn2AUmtftmNWLPu-lGGgrBunb7Pg6EzfRwrFszlKPqKl5hkFaumq-CZRPSIs/s1600/IMG_0507.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNP-18sDb9PdVIFwXyf5HuhbbO3s6R15YQaDonmWVTmTym_UvAETS6wlmHKT7M47ZPFEEY3hO67e1ZOhbVn2AUmtftmNWLPu-lGGgrBunb7Pg6EzfRwrFszlKPqKl5hkFaumq-CZRPSIs/s400/IMG_0507.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ3JSXF_N5ltH1s8z-rqRLPQE1cIfTGCjRvoC0DfIXGEeWqzYpGqFZ1aSAgBw-tYUhPEODsA37NEKcEBhCgeub9nUupni1juMA8ZxwC4r13wYjPZdv_5kIBsw63nsR3DQq5o3NPQNP5I/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ3JSXF_N5ltH1s8z-rqRLPQE1cIfTGCjRvoC0DfIXGEeWqzYpGqFZ1aSAgBw-tYUhPEODsA37NEKcEBhCgeub9nUupni1juMA8ZxwC4r13wYjPZdv_5kIBsw63nsR3DQq5o3NPQNP5I/s400/IMG_0508.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3I5TDX69B5fAfAmj4EMZGfJgBE9ny6XLw-RBRgk_LALBKQJmkMvab-b-4WehxEKesUh_hAIwDIF0P8IMsak6n4HrdpfL34TabuT2Xo7jizGNJHTQhPdk2flZZ2Z4vcMCvsHaws6_spo/s1600/IMG_0509.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3I5TDX69B5fAfAmj4EMZGfJgBE9ny6XLw-RBRgk_LALBKQJmkMvab-b-4WehxEKesUh_hAIwDIF0P8IMsak6n4HrdpfL34TabuT2Xo7jizGNJHTQhPdk2flZZ2Z4vcMCvsHaws6_spo/s400/IMG_0509.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />These could be some of the last photos taken of the kitties before the baby arrives. I wanted to practice with a newer lens that we got before taking it to the hospital. These guys have always been the babies in the house. Things are about to change for everyone. Any day now...Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-23033836919650363102010-07-14T19:37:00.001-04:002010-07-14T19:38:08.912-04:0036 Weeks<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc9PcA9LjJDOFe3PT808nk91qeGs1ySeKK5-ECjFXM4lfGHiKBe-CPEtKXwnKhSxCmzhg-Y7ym7JlyON-GBroWN31b9UVAejB_SqM78gdGQowruwl2zGxW4ot8k4m8m_nDgy1GDoq9-Q/s1600/IMG_0503.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc9PcA9LjJDOFe3PT808nk91qeGs1ySeKK5-ECjFXM4lfGHiKBe-CPEtKXwnKhSxCmzhg-Y7ym7JlyON-GBroWN31b9UVAejB_SqM78gdGQowruwl2zGxW4ot8k4m8m_nDgy1GDoq9-Q/s400/IMG_0503.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-44075761347126587262010-07-09T20:48:00.002-04:002010-07-09T21:34:25.506-04:00Car Seat InstallationToday we met with two representatives of <a href="http://www.devoschildrens.org/body.cfm?id=206&fr=true">Safe Kids</a>, an affiliate of Helen DeVos Children's Hospital for assistance with our infant car seat. We got help from Jennifer and Amy who were absolutely wonderful. We got a ton of useful information, and had both car seat bases installed in two vehicles in less than an hour. We were shown how to use the LATCH system, and how to install a base using the seat belt. I'm really glad we went. <br /><br />We learned things like keeping the harness straps at or below shoulder level, putting the harness clip at armpit level and using the pinch test to ensure that shoulder straps are snug. <br /><br />I would highly recommend a visit to Safe Kids if you need any assistance with any type of car seat. The staff is incredibly friendly and very knowledgeable!<br /><br />Our car seat is a Graco Snugride in Platinum. So far it seems quite easy to use. It's one of the top rated infant seats. It's also on the lighter side weight wise, which is a huge bonus for me. The seat has front adjusting straps - so anyone in the market for a new seat might want to consider that. We scored an awesome deal at <a href="http://www.diapers.com/">diapers.com</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUktQIgB-CuVvhzPZ6khnbxy3NoVdRFUHBA6mj9AIY2cSQe9tJoVIQlU7G7iyErG6YCQ40tDWiAaYGNaoF8vFUK5fmWBhjNOZkUgrEwsgm1wh9ZKk6IiR9gfXsboL_zkr4tJunynriXVI/s1600/snugride"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUktQIgB-CuVvhzPZ6khnbxy3NoVdRFUHBA6mj9AIY2cSQe9tJoVIQlU7G7iyErG6YCQ40tDWiAaYGNaoF8vFUK5fmWBhjNOZkUgrEwsgm1wh9ZKk6IiR9gfXsboL_zkr4tJunynriXVI/s400/snugride" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492076170040310754" border="0" /></a>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-12051398644177989422010-07-06T10:17:00.012-04:002010-07-07T21:30:45.064-04:00My Timeline and Milestones<div>Month One (Weeks 1-4)</div>Week 1: October 30, 2009<br />Week 2: November 6, 2009<br />Week 3: November 13, 2009<br />Week 4: November 20, 2009<br />*Found out we were having a baby on Thursday, November 26, 2009.<br /><br /><div>Month Two (Weeks 5-8)</div>Week 5: November 27, 2009<br />Week 6: December 4, 2009<br />Week 7: December 11, 2009<br />Week 8: December 18, 2009<br /><br /><div>Month Three (Weeks 9-13)</div>Week 9: December 25, 2009<br />Week 10: January 1, 2010<br />Week 11: January 8, 2010<br />Week 12: January 15, 2010<br />Week 13: January 22, 2010<br />*January 8, 2010 heard baby's heartbeat for the first time by Doppler. Afterwards we told the world we were having a baby!<br /><div>*January 19, 2010 had our first ultrasound and got to see a picture of the baby.<br /></div><br />Month Four (Weeks 14-17)<br />Week 14: January 14, 2010<br />Week 15: February 5, 2010<br />Week 16: February 12, 2010<br />Week 17: February 19, 2010<br /><br />Month Five (Weeks 18-22)<br />Week 18: February 26, 2010<br />Week 19: March 5, 2010<br />Week 20: March 12, 2010<br />Week 21: March 19, 2010<br />Week 22: March 26, 2010<br />*Had our halfway point ultrasound, and decided not to find out the sex of the baby on March 10, 2010.<br /><br /><div>Month Six (Weeks 23-27)<br />Week 23: April 2, 2010</div>Week 24: April 9, 2010<br />Week 25: April 25, 2010<br />Week 26: April 23, 2010<br />Week 27: April 30, 2010<br />*Started taking birthing classes on May 3, 2010.<br /><br /><div></div>Month Seven (Weeks 28-31)<br />Week 28: May 7, 2010<br />Week 29: Mary 14, 2010<br />Week 30: May 21, 2010<br />Week 31: May 28, 2010<br />*Failed my glucose screening and found out I have gestational diabetes on May 14, 2010. :-(<br />*Took a breastfeeding class on May 18, 2010.<br />*Took our Babymoon in Toronto over Memorial Day weekend.<br /><br />Month Eight (Weeks 32-35)<br />Week 32: June 4, 2010<br />Week 33: June 11, 2010<br />Week 34: June 18, 2010<br />Week 35: June 25, 2010<br />*Maternity pictures on June 6, 2010.<br />*Family and friends shower at the Meijer Gardens on June 13, 2010.<br />*Growth ultrasound on June 15, 2010. Baby weighs approximately 5 lbs and has hair!<br />*Work shower on June 23, 2010.<br /><br />Month Nine (Weeks 36-40)<br />Week 36: July 2, 2010<br />Week 37: July 9, 2010<br />Week 38: July 16, 2010<br />Week 39: July 23, 2010<br />Week 40: July 30, 2010<br />*Last day of work on July 8, 2010 - maternity leave begins!<br /><div>____________</div><br /><div>Weight gain to date: 21 pounds</div>Stretch marks: None<br /><div>Feelings: Nervous! Excited! Unprepared. Uncertain. Delighted. Apprehensive. Joyful......emotional.<br />Words of wisdom: Never turn down a cupcake or a bathroom break. <br /> </div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-18372624271264672532010-07-01T21:32:00.009-04:002010-07-02T09:03:47.844-04:00TorontoThe Husband and I went to Toronto for our Baby Moon over Memorial Day. This was my second trip there; his first. I had gone once when I was a kid with my family. I didn't remember it at all though. We drove there from Grand Rapids, and took a few breaks along the way for restroom breaks and to stretch our legs. It's a pretty easy drive actually.<br /><br />We stayed at the <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1084">Westin Harbour Castle </a>right on the water. We were able to secure a great nightly rate through Priceline, and on a U.S. holiday weekend too! I would recommend this hotel.<br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLi1peX9rdzduV7KVJQmExx8JWqL6F5sgxp4K9kHcBp_i4_HCbYBcfEpzfJhiZ5PZGG4uarBvAhlb2TtHLNV1kvxioi5rbD-Iz0L8XiVdtJxY5hRzrc1XoRKEFMnz7YTJhOwqUjfJNQ0/s1600/DSCN0004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489124205137376530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLi1peX9rdzduV7KVJQmExx8JWqL6F5sgxp4K9kHcBp_i4_HCbYBcfEpzfJhiZ5PZGG4uarBvAhlb2TtHLNV1kvxioi5rbD-Iz0L8XiVdtJxY5hRzrc1XoRKEFMnz7YTJhOwqUjfJNQ0/s400/DSCN0004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a photo of us walking along the boardwalk on the harbor with the CN Tower in the background.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACkZiI17GbzbGfk8PrCb0h2yH6-ffWC24i2drDY88C-11iMoBJkQSuYvvpUQS-q88hMn3pJEreNr262Qd7ERpbvkIJPAaWty90yfe3lWM5P49tXsrhSAdA9i4OkgHveXrTEPqOHG0i5E/s1600/DSCN0012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489124213080165778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACkZiI17GbzbGfk8PrCb0h2yH6-ffWC24i2drDY88C-11iMoBJkQSuYvvpUQS-q88hMn3pJEreNr262Qd7ERpbvkIJPAaWty90yfe3lWM5P49tXsrhSAdA9i4OkgHveXrTEPqOHG0i5E/s400/DSCN0012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlCVYGwGJ_jCV9r_CHGPEFXPlLYoYNfqGxP62J5BGIWAjSjxL18haDjAGy6Aziiylb-h4jj-lPaBwj1uwV8znnmGmmZHmlnM5KtfoQAC3Zcn31OJkCbrT7-B5y1_V4Hy-GvAoPkm9FDQ/s1600/DSCN0022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489124196490634306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlCVYGwGJ_jCV9r_CHGPEFXPlLYoYNfqGxP62J5BGIWAjSjxL18haDjAGy6Aziiylb-h4jj-lPaBwj1uwV8znnmGmmZHmlnM5KtfoQAC3Zcn31OJkCbrT7-B5y1_V4Hy-GvAoPkm9FDQ/s400/DSCN0022.JPG" border="0" /></a>A shot from the hotel pool. They had an indoor pool which was really nice. Every afternoon after we'd walk around and site see all morning, we'd come back to the hotel and hang out at the pool for a bit to relax and cool off. It was in the 80's temperature wise and sunny. Does that ever happen on Memorial Weekend in our parts??? </p><p><br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxP_sDGyoDNNx-7_DdV6mPHklS3KfnsweSHX1u7GDwVvUYcAFEhAFmh25Ej2FolyedNX2mrgkzRqS4_tlotKtd5M2NML-qpIjiAtrZcAF3-KrZLFNUyNlv4FZNC_nOHS0IKmycGqZmuU/s1600/DSCN0032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489124193031539186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxP_sDGyoDNNx-7_DdV6mPHklS3KfnsweSHX1u7GDwVvUYcAFEhAFmh25Ej2FolyedNX2mrgkzRqS4_tlotKtd5M2NML-qpIjiAtrZcAF3-KrZLFNUyNlv4FZNC_nOHS0IKmycGqZmuU/s400/DSCN0032.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>A picture from our table at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kijapanese.com/">Ki</a>, which is modern Japanese sushi + bar. One of the most expensive meals we've had since our trip to Paris, and one of us wasn't even drinking. It was delicious though!</p><p><br /> </p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9I__wF_IWffIbxraNHy0Upc181Mnm26gSwUYrWI4ZF5M03PaJ1w9Tkw323tw-E04fWoXRkrwwC2_yG7nn1fH7tidHCBDJpntV4PtSldq0aO9geN8ZcRwWog_pKr0LByPtSA3o2mTAzCo/s1600/DSCN0034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489124178176223250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9I__wF_IWffIbxraNHy0Upc181Mnm26gSwUYrWI4ZF5M03PaJ1w9Tkw323tw-E04fWoXRkrwwC2_yG7nn1fH7tidHCBDJpntV4PtSldq0aO9geN8ZcRwWog_pKr0LByPtSA3o2mTAzCo/s400/DSCN0034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm90hT04pkvwueOcGK3g00YZ8mov-025Pby2_aJSkvaIfFBm219M_ku51hE9adnn9PQ2W0nd01f3IgoLo9oom1C1BLAcr-rRKFeYN2YiwxxEe1j2Fj928S7pAC2Zvjgbe-bNVHWuU6fyY/s1600/DSCN0036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489123277016849714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm90hT04pkvwueOcGK3g00YZ8mov-025Pby2_aJSkvaIfFBm219M_ku51hE9adnn9PQ2W0nd01f3IgoLo9oom1C1BLAcr-rRKFeYN2YiwxxEe1j2Fj928S7pAC2Zvjgbe-bNVHWuU6fyY/s400/DSCN0036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6T0o1Y_G1Fy5LqhrhhY2c17e_zRvqUANZJ1hdybuQv7XC0ZwnRXTBBuuw2XfdN1qPGOiTdWbsdiq03giLzy1sXm2gnl81Qpb2VCa7Zm-Kk94Bg5gIwv-Fy2YiG0aPlLRNsDtQykXnq5Y/s1600/DSCN0047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489123262466039298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6T0o1Y_G1Fy5LqhrhhY2c17e_zRvqUANZJ1hdybuQv7XC0ZwnRXTBBuuw2XfdN1qPGOiTdWbsdiq03giLzy1sXm2gnl81Qpb2VCa7Zm-Kk94Bg5gIwv-Fy2YiG0aPlLRNsDtQykXnq5Y/s400/DSCN0047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQhCmIB70v2UIesINZZgbb-MjTfO0FRtAzGPNcA2jg2j9syMgoVxIMKmc0ezZfpsv4xEa1tchJTCJlOiP80OmRBeDd1F1LFdtgytbh-uXXMbroTbA37E2KoSPjJeet0ZErDhgoPUOnDE/s1600/DSCN0057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489123257065012978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQhCmIB70v2UIesINZZgbb-MjTfO0FRtAzGPNcA2jg2j9syMgoVxIMKmc0ezZfpsv4xEa1tchJTCJlOiP80OmRBeDd1F1LFdtgytbh-uXXMbroTbA37E2KoSPjJeet0ZErDhgoPUOnDE/s400/DSCN0057.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNpV_VzCHLKFKE5WjOIlgFcbIUB4hmcCVXJRML3JmhAkqfilk5ODOGHBjfv179838pAJORHqGWottQUUIbxZnk55SPnEHKiSQYEcjRF5fL7AKYi2FaI-6GEjUmxdH55xFdOt9taXLaNA/s1600/DSCN0061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489123249687467506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNpV_VzCHLKFKE5WjOIlgFcbIUB4hmcCVXJRML3JmhAkqfilk5ODOGHBjfv179838pAJORHqGWottQUUIbxZnk55SPnEHKiSQYEcjRF5fL7AKYi2FaI-6GEjUmxdH55xFdOt9taXLaNA/s400/DSCN0061.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF37kROu8387lwwViJyzZvUPUu5B-tXJw3vYCmyYmcnTKo8UqxBMuL4HVdurbx2PHBsWAxzctMhOXpdnMKI1csveo25vMf0WIoSTHN0m-Y1m6TToDd0gegvvlEg3HtLmb9fOcVznC1M60/s1600/DSCN0079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489123243183788658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF37kROu8387lwwViJyzZvUPUu5B-tXJw3vYCmyYmcnTKo8UqxBMuL4HVdurbx2PHBsWAxzctMhOXpdnMKI1csveo25vMf0WIoSTHN0m-Y1m6TToDd0gegvvlEg3HtLmb9fOcVznC1M60/s400/DSCN0079.JPG" border="0" /></a>On Sunday of our trip we went to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Husband seemed to have a fabulous time. I thought it was neat too. Well worth seeing, since the Stanley Cup is there! </p><p><br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oK3xY3LPTKwRRBxLs_4yWo55WVO8yQROUq-Fh15CRC3p1rJ0EMlxk0GyYPwCgZPmODco5d2kht_1nfOINAaxzEOE1AYANiyZ4oNQFd2rjcUsCAkO7FAtH52hqCjfy1Jfh4FH2a43hXk/s1600/DSCN0080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122257631680114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oK3xY3LPTKwRRBxLs_4yWo55WVO8yQROUq-Fh15CRC3p1rJ0EMlxk0GyYPwCgZPmODco5d2kht_1nfOINAaxzEOE1AYANiyZ4oNQFd2rjcUsCAkO7FAtH52hqCjfy1Jfh4FH2a43hXk/s400/DSCN0080.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLx3Pkdlwjq5L45trDkdR_McosFCMOtaSkpwVLNJglyX2qhRkXjGQImY6jJqHiKD0nxhP3CVE8Js-YIIMnrdhRFTf6myKkE-tdx6v_5lWvhHsMGBa7wHZTvolEsBClQGwQpSQh-f8LSM/s1600/DSCN0116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122243572138242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLx3Pkdlwjq5L45trDkdR_McosFCMOtaSkpwVLNJglyX2qhRkXjGQImY6jJqHiKD0nxhP3CVE8Js-YIIMnrdhRFTf6myKkE-tdx6v_5lWvhHsMGBa7wHZTvolEsBClQGwQpSQh-f8LSM/s400/DSCN0116.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>One last night shot of the city.<br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTSBOdsNFOT2C0o3TQ5vnJnGC3TVZLv8s7SLZRoTz5y5U-gJ0-lDG7FtQuNCl2iBV6FzsHWZYeiJq-zvQDqvEMrP2NyfV2wnwt2rVKK0pO2btPiuTR-VRVDbwcfNQLOu7tb7BDh3vtac/s1600/DSCN0151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122237438734834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTSBOdsNFOT2C0o3TQ5vnJnGC3TVZLv8s7SLZRoTz5y5U-gJ0-lDG7FtQuNCl2iBV6FzsHWZYeiJq-zvQDqvEMrP2NyfV2wnwt2rVKK0pO2btPiuTR-VRVDbwcfNQLOu7tb7BDh3vtac/s400/DSCN0151.JPG" border="0" /></a> On the bridge back to Michigan!</p><p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWpUgoQ-Ie4tSWOd4e3yHP8j4UBZTIIFzbl1hnt29_y5TVCT4NNf4Ifi0VBLab22ZGICJNotSiL3i9eybStd4RK62vYnGNLzl3RqCIFwQAm-QHZhLUffN6cCwwoJmictPE2OWhVbxLuM/s1600/DSCN0182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122226744110306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWpUgoQ-Ie4tSWOd4e3yHP8j4UBZTIIFzbl1hnt29_y5TVCT4NNf4Ifi0VBLab22ZGICJNotSiL3i9eybStd4RK62vYnGNLzl3RqCIFwQAm-QHZhLUffN6cCwwoJmictPE2OWhVbxLuM/s400/DSCN0182.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNKZZuwqEXPd3at2ncFUthmHbUsU1ne1bOBpzKUwT8KT9TW4EKIZUHK64zNd9CDEQXZQwRLC4TdIsIZXmwCOG09fSEoTtYH0p50GHllGPikZ0tR-I47CVX1ht0MMHZ7j3FdVaeY-VdxE/s1600/DSCN0184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122218852951394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNKZZuwqEXPd3at2ncFUthmHbUsU1ne1bOBpzKUwT8KT9TW4EKIZUHK64zNd9CDEQXZQwRLC4TdIsIZXmwCOG09fSEoTtYH0p50GHllGPikZ0tR-I47CVX1ht0MMHZ7j3FdVaeY-VdxE/s400/DSCN0184.JPG" border="0" /></a> I found Toronto a great city to visit. We were so impressed with how clean the city was. It was easy to get around too. We walked everywhere we wanted to go. Overall we spent the majority of our time just tooling around the city checking out sites, grabbing some great meals, and relaxing at the hotel. It was the perfect little getaway from the baby arrives!</p>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-14181158633348072042010-07-01T21:03:00.004-04:002010-07-01T21:14:42.991-04:008 MonthsWeek 32 are maternity pictures that were taken by <a href="http://grhfamily.blogspot.com/">Christina</a> of <a href="http://closertotheheartphotography.blogspot.com/">Closer to the Heart Photography.</a> I will post pics when they become available.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpWiet9gj5WI1SVKp258wgNJDdSMBnpZiwZMsYFE2K073YVQo1zkABMIoPT-nB1B5fmamD7NGmAtfXaeZ5VWcKA-QvgopBhm75BAbcmht_wcRncL-DNQl4ekQ0PIiRHZEqHlijr5wp0c/s1600/IMG_0370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpWiet9gj5WI1SVKp258wgNJDdSMBnpZiwZMsYFE2K073YVQo1zkABMIoPT-nB1B5fmamD7NGmAtfXaeZ5VWcKA-QvgopBhm75BAbcmht_wcRncL-DNQl4ekQ0PIiRHZEqHlijr5wp0c/s400/IMG_0370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489109949567631298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7MOI9B4Q9hWx7yNxLmqvEko-cslX25gOtF4PkXYg6LokanbOv0ntIMi7uTBdlSxIuWwH3XrbBYR0y5d3HtXHa5BHaknx-5ugMwUbfxFEEAPhUnXid2xZhbRi2Gva0rUFVXrqnVffHOk/s1600/IMG_0491.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7MOI9B4Q9hWx7yNxLmqvEko-cslX25gOtF4PkXYg6LokanbOv0ntIMi7uTBdlSxIuWwH3XrbBYR0y5d3HtXHa5BHaknx-5ugMwUbfxFEEAPhUnXid2xZhbRi2Gva0rUFVXrqnVffHOk/s400/IMG_0491.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489109967581896674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysAuCy-HSJ51M7sEFM9-vU761OqHs5zWm389UVs16PYkWdEFUObBYkohUBDkR9PYZLcSVL-uWsF04kXMBMCFrvnNy4Zl-C8cG5N397ZxhALBD1gVEIRSoVdDkpThPXxUmQaIG1FqlPcQ/s1600/IMG_0498-35+Weeks.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysAuCy-HSJ51M7sEFM9-vU761OqHs5zWm389UVs16PYkWdEFUObBYkohUBDkR9PYZLcSVL-uWsF04kXMBMCFrvnNy4Zl-C8cG5N397ZxhALBD1gVEIRSoVdDkpThPXxUmQaIG1FqlPcQ/s400/IMG_0498-35+Weeks.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489109984153382290" /></a>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-19899979988271954222010-07-01T10:59:00.005-04:002010-07-01T11:04:37.413-04:00Boy or Girl?Time is winding down. I'll be 36-weeks (9 months) tomorrow! Yikes, for real, this has gone by way too fast. I will officially go on record as saying I can hold out another month for little Babeski to show up! No problem at all with that at all!<br /><br /><br />I'm still feeling guilty about the lack of posts. I'm trying to make up for it now. I've created a <a href="http://expectnet.com/game.php">Baby Pool</a>, so if you feel like participating, have at it! It's been a lot of fun reading the guesses. I'm as much in the dark as everyone else!<br /><br /><br />That being said, earlier this week I purchased a couple of items from Etsy to have on hand for my newborn photos. How darling are these?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488953332775307634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeYhBpbebmXxkSUAFfZd7ZAruH6YB9X6PBm5DMc4txmIsDxZkIAObGxtvT-kNcD8ohx3ak08q5i1gtD5gxW_RFNwWtVXIo9ubL6AH6Jvc-TJ1nXyFZ2fKVww98QGaSgS6Uhj-sOY_ZFk/s400/Pom+Pom+Hat.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488953323649604994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 395px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ajR7ZaLWhdI35swEaWm6sOOM_BfqwYSM7Zn4hyphenhyphen39SDs43z_Acz-dkbK2Q4voBN1ex0bBLgds1HRojeTjTnYdHyUKhAr6QZvKlmIJp70lQIDdGCFY036LuyNqu5Gu3-UuD8uodhwr3-o/s400/Headband.jpg" border="0" />Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-21964220184170760502010-06-26T20:54:00.005-04:002010-07-01T21:32:40.962-04:007 Months<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAEC_b1aJYtO0HlsYaFI_i84-kOK7VNjTKcPW1S0RFFNpO1wturPnwHBqD13Av5yMecekrSGTpX_PpCQa5oS0AxJqCo_J83Zf7s5q9cb6pkBop2TkdjWvFJBo4PWQUf9c5drTM0TzwLs/s1600/IMG_0319.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAEC_b1aJYtO0HlsYaFI_i84-kOK7VNjTKcPW1S0RFFNpO1wturPnwHBqD13Av5yMecekrSGTpX_PpCQa5oS0AxJqCo_J83Zf7s5q9cb6pkBop2TkdjWvFJBo4PWQUf9c5drTM0TzwLs/s400/IMG_0319.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhywE2HbVQwiEyT_4gGUuynQ8L2Yr-z_70AdEVsUFQ7MbAxT837PPWi96DjUCJRF09xW2H4LhKbBvnO-2x3QJGCp_V0PsZEOdCol5plFIylYbA8WPAjqqRIvFLg_fEy_AjhwUNirC41M/s1600/IMG_0355.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhywE2HbVQwiEyT_4gGUuynQ8L2Yr-z_70AdEVsUFQ7MbAxT837PPWi96DjUCJRF09xW2H4LhKbBvnO-2x3QJGCp_V0PsZEOdCol5plFIylYbA8WPAjqqRIvFLg_fEy_AjhwUNirC41M/s400/IMG_0355.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvIC3W59EruqG6dN4FkPUQ2xK5YL4zkXT4KCz8M_Qs3qU67VIDfyIM54WIsSzfVeFm2M4VreBHa_9VRBOSq2KTlTg-stsuBXPjX2mIYRsprPKPuqW4uqmwfDsZBhy4Munvdfl4-Le204/s1600/DSCN0158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvIC3W59EruqG6dN4FkPUQ2xK5YL4zkXT4KCz8M_Qs3qU67VIDfyIM54WIsSzfVeFm2M4VreBHa_9VRBOSq2KTlTg-stsuBXPjX2mIYRsprPKPuqW4uqmwfDsZBhy4Munvdfl4-Le204/s400/DSCN0158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489112961833575170" /></a><br />I missed taking a photo during Week 29. It's kind of a bummer, but I've been trying to keep up. Week 29 was a bad week for me pregnancy related, but I'm all about moving forward. Month 8 will be showing up shortly!Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-39467913239786085362010-06-26T16:36:00.004-04:002010-06-26T20:56:36.083-04:00What I Accomplished TodayI've been lacking in the posts lately, and for that I apologize. Mostly to myself, since I'm going to flip back through this blog one day and wonder what was going on for so many weeks. I've been busy, but mostly tired, so I have a lot of catching up to do.<br /><br />I had a burst of energy this week (Week 35) and on Saturday I got a lot of stuff done. Well, a lot of stuff for me, being just short of 9 months pregnant.<br /><br />Bassinet is put together and in the bedroom<br />High chair put together<br />Baby Einstein Musical Jumper assembled<br />Kitchen cleaned up (more to do on that though)<br />Two loads of laundry<br />A trip to Hobby Lobby<br />Outdoor flowers watered, one bed weeded and maintained<br /><br />I think it's time to take a bath, relax and do some reading.Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-74812206851645874902010-06-14T20:09:00.002-04:002010-06-14T20:14:30.081-04:00Week 27<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27BZ3IoJwDLMTRlQCvJ_Xcrww67tfpQRgWO85DK20Bt8mSdBmHZPYmQpPZNFbmw49Z_eqaO1fwJ5D80lKLuJeHVrNL-ELBnAMC9XGybV8PSzsyIpk2aHnEpGbR8o8l_oozY9l7LBR_S4/s1600/IMG_0313.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27BZ3IoJwDLMTRlQCvJ_Xcrww67tfpQRgWO85DK20Bt8mSdBmHZPYmQpPZNFbmw49Z_eqaO1fwJ5D80lKLuJeHVrNL-ELBnAMC9XGybV8PSzsyIpk2aHnEpGbR8o8l_oozY9l7LBR_S4/s400/IMG_0313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482787002514607202" border="0" /></a>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-82958947857590715782010-05-13T20:25:00.002-04:002010-05-13T20:36:53.975-04:00Scarf Post - Follow-upI never get follow-up questions. Funsie!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If you don't mind sharing, where did you find those and what would you wear with them them?? </span><br /><br />I found both scarves at Anthropologie <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=&id=944592&catId=ACCESSORIES-WRAPS&pushId=ACCESSORIES-WRAPS&popId=JEWELRYACCESSORIES&sortProperties=&navCount=15&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=004&colorName=STEEL%20GREY&isSubcategory=&isProduct=true&isBigImage=true&templateType=templateC">here</a> and <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=18469973&parentid=BAYNOTE">here</a>. <br /><br />I find myself often going through my closet and pulling out plain, cotton shirts, either in black, cream or white wishing that I had something to dress them up. I have v-necks and crew neck shirts. I thought the grey scarf would work great for that, especially once fall and winter roll around.<br /><br />The mint scarf I purchased specifically for my upcoming trip to Toronto. I plan to pair it with a pair of black boot cut pants, a fitted white tee or tank with a denim jacket over top. I need to go out and find a jacket before we go though! I also own a ridiculous amount of purple shirts in various shades. Again, I find myself pulling these shirts out of my closet wondering what I could do with them to dress them up, since plain shirts get a little boring after a while. This scarf has just the right amount of purple in it to pull it all together with a pair of jeans or white capris with sandals.Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-4563533788467253512010-05-13T12:54:00.003-04:002010-05-13T13:00:02.234-04:00Too Much Down Time...<div><div>Is never a good thing for my pocketbook. Online shopping is a near obsession. </div><br /><div></div><div>My latest goodies:</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470800229745011042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBj-Q9E3aitctcrD31GNaRwS_mwjDxLdG9X-qzkCJCDJg39jPyVICNf90GKsdBzOfDeoDuuwtEyb8ZbplfhcBy9aRAOUy_RB1nHkDscoi7NhE0Oc0vA0lW_sKroz4J2rEX4Sw6ZCPvFQg/s400/anthro-1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470800236077442290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKSV59KMrnAyYWx9eoVrBq1Vh0E-9YnbpKdj3cRCMP0_8a9es06Fd6kNsiApXOyu_GTkkU46fZUtvjOHsAcoVa9NisuUrMAGJIYQ1tj02D1mJD5xm0rQm8I18qmtqtZeyrEb2NbnRsR0/s400/anthro-2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-59298724243263852742010-05-10T15:20:00.002-04:002010-05-10T15:37:17.134-04:00Third TrimesterI have entered the third trimester! As I type that out, my stomach drops a little bit. There is really no turning back now. I mean really. I'm getting nervous. I'm excited too, but mostly nervous at this point. I don't sleep well. I think my thoughts keep waking me up. But I'm doing well overall. I've got some intense back pain that I can only tack up to my sciatic nerve being aggravated by the baby's position. Other than that, I feel pretty good. We got the crib and dresser put together - so pretty. Now I need to put the final decorating touches on the nursery. We also need to finish up our home improvement projects. Should I tell you what we're doing at the end of May and June? Oh, just a little kitchen renovation, that's all. New floors, counters, back splash, paint, trim, fixtures, etc. No stress there, right? :-)<br /><br />In celebration of my last trimester, I downloaded myself the <a href="http://www.apptism.com/apps/labor-mate">Labor Mate </a>application on my iPhone. When the time comes, this little number will track my contractions for me, so that I know when it's time to go to the hospital. Neato, huh? <br /><br />Also on the horizon the Husband and I have a trip planned to visit Toronto. One last hoorah before the baby comes. I'm looking forward to experiencing a little bit of what Canada has to offer. I haven't been to Toronto since I was a kid, and I don't remember it well at all; other than the hotel we stayed in had an escalator. That was the first time I'd ever ridden an escalator, which seemed like a big deal. I wonder if where we're staying this time has one? Only time will tell. . .<br /><br />Week 28: May 7, 2010Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-55709033945433572792010-05-04T08:08:00.003-04:002010-05-04T08:18:16.858-04:00My Downgrade<div>It's time to get back to basics. I've turned into a "big bag lady", but now that a baby is on the way, I'm taking the <em>less is more</em> approach. </div><div> </div><div>A while back I was fixated on replacing my current bag with either a turquoise or fuchsia one. I wanted something fresh and bright. I purchased a Steve Madden bag in fuchsia, but it was just too big. Yes, there is a such thing. So back it went to the store, and my search started over. Then I got to thinking that maybe it'd be a good idea for me to downgrade and get something smaller that I could just toss into a diaper bag and go. Yeah, that's what I need. Something that will hold my cards, license, phone, lip gloss and keys. Something small and handheld. So the Kristin wristlet is what I decided upon. It also fits the turquoise criteria as well. The purse arrives on Thursday. I hope it works out!</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467387513245459378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3irItA1Vr4P5MO7x3l0V0FWU9Wvs1Ovqs2yrAqt_qLXe0MIwKYzsitu42P5pOCRqIWHX3d2gA4Zdrp-msJZhubfnbA7Sb5QPX7C60ZmjHf1M54hIY_WHPx4qjkbima0bT5lQMcu9H-c/s400/kristin.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-29542619850395057932010-04-29T20:23:00.003-04:002010-04-29T20:30:57.057-04:00Bumpity Bump<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau8XoQpi9r37hWXazIVdOqqvl8NaLLua0RbytRmDQxt96CArbc_MPbtzHlh_LHkFQPkQtbwZMLp3UpstXnzqassWHX9srzripaTKSR9bGJzKc5Gk2UXPd2_JYpAKyT-muDTM8-ueFsKA/s1600/IMG_0152-24+WeeksE.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTE0VCVlojNOwndZqcfEadHXq1WpRk6zZMtXf_a0qlfwHWpRdqiFHWOvqvj_4mWXZi-QQflvZnVgs2wUOVfVcQrRIylpRL8698DHq17ZAxW6ciRukZU5icyJlTCQ3puWeKqMmNDJL8WgA/s400/IMG_0204-25+WeeksE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465720648768705570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvwxESUdTVrO-4HUkpHMgx45skvXCieEHQVxrfY6wv5BFyWjcrDDNHfQ5GZqR6C2R_pVXu2nG7IOiaOZ5mi7j7_SaTobx7BF26q8CqmyQbA2V6jCwBqYQSfP-w15KY5hvElCMLQSECzY/s1600/IMG_0307-26+WeeksE.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvwxESUdTVrO-4HUkpHMgx45skvXCieEHQVxrfY6wv5BFyWjcrDDNHfQ5GZqR6C2R_pVXu2nG7IOiaOZ5mi7j7_SaTobx7BF26q8CqmyQbA2V6jCwBqYQSfP-w15KY5hvElCMLQSECzY/s400/IMG_0307-26+WeeksE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465720640290260994" border="0" /></a>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877756015030883669.post-33794975882785597022010-04-16T09:00:00.008-04:002010-04-16T09:53:01.024-04:00What I've Got<div><div><div>The "office" has finally been cleared out, and here is what I have picked out for the nursery thus far...<br /></div><div><div><div>The crib - Baby Mod Convertible in Espresso</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460720516002918514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbREVt5CrqZug6voQkiHmhmhhyjZdgNsHYPXYbZtfTh_hVaJb2-1O9uiDCQIT5ZXkwEGeciznkH_dEUGRUK6hGMpwcjMl8zQkZ4UgneASoNzUb-zUZPCYXnoJYPuNI4OC9MXNJ7ByoI0/s400/Crib.jpg" border="0" /> The furniture - Canopy Six Drawer Dresser and End Table in Mahogany<br />Don't fret my pets, the colors match up, I verified.<br /></div><div>The dresser will double as a changing table, and the end table will go next to the glider, which I have yet to pick out.</div><div> </div><div></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460721858391583730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_COU2V8x9Dmbm19RJURbftgQFmKgEkLUKEgIHmxhSrUfgiqCoGjTSWi1isQ9zvbsn-F0LPOBZU-YKmGpIJm3iGDoo2ysoFEd2u4dkG_PpFpkVzKHwaxJO8CxrV4kx4lXB0tCOkwvvWc/s400/Dresser.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460721865055211906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrW1Fk3JFEZf75TU-NFPQT-AhqmqM1iAMqnL73MyNbQ9VLs-04mivBZmp6jcommppbKEZlSQJCE9teFcDTeOHcPQWIXI4Htp8F4pSaG6cRNqt7bpfMQhlFSHKw9iIc-wgnrvUwDozzMcw/s400/Night+stand.jpg" border="0" />Crib bedding - Custom order from a seller on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.etsy.com">Etsy</a></div><div align="left">This is a picture of some the seller's work, and what my order is based on. Chartreuse green and white damask, minus pink, since we don't know the sex of the baby!</div><br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460723470681944402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 395px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwmrF3-dqP-qnCXti5gHcq3Qw8HyrFIdCNM0NiGNgMAd3nilFyJqAhskp1rnt-BfSdB2OdJYrEJ4BtFSeR6jFvB6yHbIr6MUAcbbx1APaSDfrep0iYRFAJypEWUNsUA1EPfNX3AxFoyk/s400/Crib+Set.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="left">My mock-up crib set. The reverse side of the bumper and baby blanket will be white <a href="http://minkydelight.com/minkydotwhite.html">minky dot fabric</a>. Minky fabric is soooo snugly. The bumper will also have a chartreuse piping added to the top. </div><br /><div align="left">Depending on if the baby is a boy or girl, I plan to pair up either lilac or robin's egg blue accents to go with the green and white.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460723475166168626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeYwtJlfo-sHhi9Jdhd8NMkoCtGTn7A1-sseZ8H2YovloxLZsjBRxjWfNfcZujej9oOTrI2mP1igFrpxw0D48BN_qYv-dDBy6TrREQSjRy12JoPfl9fIsQ9xGmXd8unWTcI8VMsR7Gq4/s400/Crib+Set+Mock-up.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Since our floors are all hardwood, I will be ordering a white flokati rug for the center of the room.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460725131779467202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoetol40yrKuTkLq9CyGdZB_rCaGtN0YXCxJQ6TWb-qQ99ojqC0u5RoA7ryeGPkf76rzjCTQCF6bA7KDQoGw2BKDGNrLzgz191OCbWetSQvJACSVQOHPXm13sFWla6gdtofq5K9wRMdcw/s400/Flokati.jpg" border="0" />Curtains still need to be determined, along with paint color. I'm waiting for my fabric swatches to arrive in the mail so I can pick out paint, which should be any day now! I'm also planning on doing a wainscoting on the wall with the crib.</div><div> </div><div>Here are some wall decals I will be ordering in my color scheme as soon as my swatches arrive as well. These are from Etsy.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460729439626235970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 399px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PSFbibeA65dKe3fOS5yB-EoT51yG1xr8YgoUjRV9v-CgwgT27KNpiS9ksZIun6ywJHAo0UOFVdIlKrRd8C5RsMdIRGeT6NioskOZQveRHj3Xfc29Hq5smEo7lPzOBYPGa2yuBDnWxxQ/s400/Birds.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div>For a boy...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460730696622895106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDddwWm09HVvc8FIFokiX8Gxb5AtcbZedn5XDHJtTxLtdqN4xzaBkx-E7-n9lSQnrlwVIKoEHMUQHdAvnETjK__srutIncJM8sz7LVQ4pNKpOE5ABFDXtCD8ETSPssSK1ReKmcqq1hY0/s400/Boy+decal.jpg" border="0" /><br />For a girl...</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460730703800989106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1DFsqkpA0LYNyOx5XOlKTgxqea2Jr8V6Or-lfviIaRzvAxprr0vv5O_nHcCUAclH7jrOFSsa0R2neD12TrhuxF-UFQdm8Cfqcez0p8l1mVpGLxhMlF6BE68kc6P8iwLEXju_glajWPw/s400/Girl+Decal.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><br /></div>Are you curious how it's all going to come together? Then stay tuned!<br /><div> </div></div></div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01660883850118493252noreply@blogger.com3