Etsy Baby Spotlight

I've been going crazy on Etsy looking for cute stuff for our little girl. Here are just some of the cute shops and items I've found so far. I think I'm going to definitely post more of these because if I posted all of them in one post, it would be so long. What are some of your favorite Etsy shops? Please share!

I LOVE these personalized elephants from Luna and Bean, they're so cute. You can personalize them with your child's name, choose the fabrics, and also get matching burp cloths from the same shop!

So I know our little Baby L (that's just the initial of our last name, not a hint!) is most likely going to be bald. I barely had any hair for years so I'm just assuming she'll take after me. Plus, I haven't had any heartburn which I totally believe is a sign of hair, wives tale or not. So, obviously our little lady will need some cute-tootie headbands. Little Bitty Blossom has these adorable ones and I love how simple and chic they are. Perfect for any outfit. I plan on making a few of my own, so I love that you can buy the lace headband and attach bows/flowers to them. Perfect! 

I haven't made any decisions on a mobile yet, I'm waiting to choose bedding and such, but these mobiles from Lovely Friend are adorable! I love the colors and sweet themes they have.

I also LOVE these cute mobiles, they're so feminine and whimsical. They're from Butterfly Orbs and come in different sizes and are able to choose the colors (both brights and pastels). I think these would be perfect not only as a mobile, but in the corner of a reading nook or above a rocking chair/glider. 

Obviously, I'll need a necklace adorned with her name or initials- duh. I love these simple ones from Momentus New York, they'd be great to wear everyday and layer with other jewelry. They also have multiple layered ones, or charms side by side if you need multiple initials/names for children.

For your little ones, children, nieces/nephews, etc. where do you like to shop? 

Hot Man Parade

Bumpdate Week 21

A few cuties I picked up this weekend

How far along? 21 weeks  today (but these posts review the previous week, so below is about week 20)

Total weight gain: I don't have a scale and have an appointment with my Dr next week so I'll know my trust weight gain then. I'm assuming around 3-4 lbs though. 

Maternity clothes: Not yet, but my pants are starting to get the rubber band trick (where you loop the band through the hole and around the button) on some of them. I attended a wedding this weekend (in the midst of moving) and had to find a dress to wear. It is so hard to find a bump appropriate dress where it isn't too short in the front due to the bump or has an elastic waist that only works above the bump, thus making the dress too short. I had about 3 options from my current wardrobe.

Belly Button in or out?: I think it's going to pop out soon. It's getting pretty shallow over there.

Sleep: Pregnancy insomnia is kicking in. As I'm writing this, I have to get up at 415am for work and I'm wide awake. I should have gone to bed around 830 and I'm well past that bedtime. 

Best moment this week: Matt can feel baby girl move!! We try every night when we lay in bed without luck. We knew it would be any day and on Sunday baby was moving a lot and I had him put his hand there and he could feel her! It was one of the best moments so far.

Worst moment this week: At the wedding this weekend, I ordered my signature drink of a Shirley Temple with a lime wedge and when I tried it, it tasted funny. My first thought was it was alcohol, but then since it's a non-alcoholic drink on it's own I figured maybe there was too much grenadine or the lime was bad? I had two others try it and they both said it didn't taste like alcohol but I didn't want to drink it just to be safe. Matt then asked the bartender if there was alcohol in it and she said yes of course. Matt was shocked, he was like you just served my pregnant wife alcohol. She apologized and then informed us that we need to order it virgin. Um lady, it's a drink named after a child. If I wanted booze I would have ordered a Dirty Shirley. I was pretty upset, but everyone assured me that two sips wouldn't hurt my baby, only prayer helped me feel better. I complained to the manager about it too, and he said that he would talk to her since Shirley Temples are non-alcoholic drinks. 

Have you told family and friends: Yes ma'am.

Miss Anything? Nothing too much this week, we were really busy with the move.

Movement: Yes! It was amazing when Matt could feel her move, I wanted to cry I was so happy.


Food cravings: Fruit still and I've been in love with Special K with Strawberries these last two weeks.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.

Have you started to show yet: Totally. Some days more than others, but even on my "skinny" days I'm still showing. 

Gender: Girl, girl, girl!

Symptoms: I'm getting really tired at the end of the day. I still have a lot of energy during the day, but around 8pm I begin to poop out.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Putting together her room. We just need to clear out the boxes and get to ordering/buying the goods!

busy little bee

So, as of last Monday, my hubs and I found out we were moving this past Saturday (that's only 4 days notice!). We've been looking for a house for almost a year now and have been renting a room from my parents in the meantime. Now with our baby girl on the way, it was time for us to get out. I'm halfway through my pregnancy, and between now and when Babywatch 2013 starts, we only have one weekend free each month. The hubs and I talked and decided house hunting will have to be put on hold til post-baby and we need to find a place in the next month.

We looked last week at a few places to rent and found an awesome spot close to his parents, with a 6 month lease, with month-month afterwards that totally works with when we want our house hunting to resume. Luckily, with this past weekend being a long one, it was best for us to move out now. So we packed everything up and started settling in. Almost everything is done, but I use the word "almost" loosely.

The hubs and I have both lived on our own before, but kind of took the place of a leaving roommate so we don't have anything substantial of our own. You know, like furniture. LOL. I'm sitting on the floor of a bare living room. We do have a table and chairs so that's nice. Luckily, we got amazing wedding gifts and I feel like I should send out a 2nd thank you to everyone because we're finally getting use them! It felt like Christmas unloading all of them. I didn't realize I had so much cute stuff to pull our home together! Or how many things we're missing. I've been to Target 3 times in two days to get stuff!! I promise to take some home pics one we're more settled.

Want to know the best part? This is the first time we've EVER lived ALONE. We didn't live together before marriage and moved in with family right away. Being together alone is the bomb. Plus, we can decorate however we like, walk around in the nude, have a walk-in closet instead of a dorm sized one to share, and it's much quieter.

I'll probably be a bit quiet this week, I'm also super behind on catching up on everyone's blogs. But before I go, I have a few questions for you all.

1. Are you interested in what I'm looking to buy for baby stuff? I was thinking about doing an Etsy spotlight post about some adorable personalized items I've found.

2. I don't really want to use nails in this apartment since we'll hopefully be here less than a year, but I want to put something on these bare walls. Any nail alternatives out there that works well? Anyone tried these command strips before?

Thanks loves! Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Hot Man Parade

I will probably be MIA this next week, my hubs and I are in the process of moving to a bigger place so I'll be preoccupied. Moving is the worst! Hope you all have a great weekend!