I’ll be into my 27th week on Saturday. It still feels a long way off, but I’m starting to get more and more eager to meet my little guy. His crazy movements often make me laugh, and I love feeling his tiny little head pressed against my belly. He’s already keeping me up at night,…

Thus far, I’ve kept a positive perspective on my pregnancy weight gain. We don’t own a scale, so I’ve relied entirely on my OB appointments to track my “progress.” You can image my distress when last week the nurse weighing me in exclaimed as the scale leveled out: “Are you wearing heavy shoes or what?!”…

If it’s snowing outside, should I take down my fall decor? Then why is Thanksgiving decor always based around fall leaves? What’s the best way to clean hardwood floors? Ever tried fried green tomatoes? Is it best to clean one’s house on a schedule- or as it seems needful? I’ve discovered the secret to fabulous…

I grouted yesterday and now the shower floor looks like this!Sneak peak of the other side of the bathroom. The mirror is just the 45 minute installation process away of being put in. There really isn’t a lot of counter space- something I realized mostly yesterday when I put it in there. . . ooops.…

I’ve been waking up more at night. I’ll lay there half-awake as my mind races through ideas of how to make our home more baby ready. In the words of my sister: “It’s called nesting, and you’ve got it bad!”

Tom really wanted to take me to Brescia, one of the cities in which he served on his mission. He kept telling me that Brescia was an ugly city, but that it had perhaps his favorite church in Italy. He said it was a very simple church, but that he loved it. It is known…

This afternoon Tom and I laid the tile on the floor of the shower. Obviously it still needs grout- but we’re on our way!