I’ve got lots of pictures to document the weekend this week! All the colors in the photos feel so fall and warm and beautiful to me. Friday night we celebrated Meg and Zan’s mom’s birthday with family, Saturday we brought Penny to the beach and visited little Rose (our friends’ adorable new baby!), and Sunday was for hanging out with Nell and her bridesmaids and most importantly for baking pie. OH, YUM– that was amazing and delicious pie.
I’m still feeling really good this week and feeling so many little kicks. I think that’s probably my favorite. This week the baby is the size of a grapefruit and is actually over a pound in weight now. Amazing! I am still fairly small in the bump department and so far, I am liking it that way — I’m feeling very comfortable in my body and would like it to last as long as possible.
Pennylane has been so cuddly lately. Some people have told me it’s because she knows the baby is here, but I kind of think she just likes to snuggle when the weather starts to get colder. Either way, I’ll take it! I love that girl and am so glad she’s around. I need to start reading how to introduce a baby and a puppy to each other. I hope they’ll love each other and I have a good feeling that they will.
// Other things I need/want to do:
Start thinking about decorating the baby’s room.
Find a rug that I love
Thrift an old dresser
Work on this DIY project
Pick out a stroller and carseat.
Look into signing up for some pre-birth classes.
When Zan and I were at the beach in Ipswich a few weeks ago we came across a free couch on the side of the road and that’s the couch you now see in that picture from our bedroom up there. We cleaned it up good and it fits so perfectly in the space. Penny likes it (clearly, HA), and we like it, too! Just in time for feeding and changing and laying around with a little babe. So excited. I just can’t wait.
A side of the road furniture score! I live for those!! And it’s so beautiful, too – what a find. :) Think of all the little baby photos you’ll take on there with all the light pouring in through that window! xoxo
Thanks, friend! XOXO!
Lovely photos!
I myself don’t have a dog or a child, but I have heard from friends that a good way to introduce the two is to have your dog sniff something of the baby’s before you and the babe go home — a onesie, a blanket, even a pair of socks, but just something that has the baby’s scent on it. That way the smell is familiar to the dog, and it helps with the adjustment.
Congrats, and I can’t wait to continue following along! xx
Yes, I have heard that too!
I love reading wit and delight by Kate Arends Peters and I believe she mentioned a little bit about introducing her dog to her newborn. Look into her blog if you haven’t yet! That pie looks absolutely lovely, and I enjoy reading your entries here. Best wishes for the exciting journey you’re on and thanks for sharing <3
Oh, I love Kate’s blog. I will have to look back for that post.
Thanks, Kristen :)
Anna, I hate to be that person, but I’ve been conveting your top since you posted this! Do you mind sharing where you got it? (No hard feelings if you do mind/want to judge me for this forever.)
I love these questions, actually! Not even kidding.
It is from Pea in the Pod! And I love it so much too! http://www.apeainthepod.com/mobile/Product.asp?Product_Id=168660429&MasterCategory_Id=MC35#productChange