and this...

... is what everyday is turning into. "you're only 7 months along? looks like he's going to be a lot earlier than you think!" hmmmmmm. i read in 'what to expect' yesterday that over the next 11 week Jax is going to possibly triple in size. this is both exciting and frightening.

monday monday

40 work days left until it's time for operation: wait for baby. things are starting to wrap up in the household preparation and to be honest my biggest concern these days is why is betty all of a sudden emptying her litter box onto the floor every single day?

i need some sleep and a little fairy to come in and clean up my kitty litter issue.

in the meantime, the random craft projects continue! this weekend yielded a key holder.

i seem to be incapable of putting those hooks in on any kind of level line but, like i said, i need some sleep.

is it weird that james has and has had a lanyard on his keys for the entire 4 years i've known him? i feel like that's the fanny pack of key accessories. riveting stuff eh?

we're attempting to make this for dinner tonight, wish us luck!

love love love love love

silver lining

what an absolutely INSANE 14 days in a row of work. we have been killing ourselves here to try and get a website ready for launch which was set to go tomorrow. due to unforeseen client decisions, it has been delayed. for how long, who knows.

all in all i thought well, at least now i'll be able to make it to the pre-natal yoga class i've had in the books for a month. that's pretty sweet.

and them the instructor called and the space we were going to practice in had flooded. class is cancelled.

silver lining? i am getting a Whopper and going home to spend quality time with my husband and kittens for the first time in 2 weeks.

hells yes.

ps: the "little" one is on some sort of insane growth spurt!

a tree for Jax

between answering emails this weekend jimmy and i finally tackled something i think we had been avoiding due to apprehension of the task at hand - well i know i was avoiding it anyway.

we ordered a sweet little tree decal for baby Jax's corner of the bedroom and it was time to finally put it up.

pretty plain and bare before - the little one needed something fun to look at!

and then we opened the tube it came in and cut out the 1 million pieces. o.m.g.

but it all went up so easily and piece by piece jimmy and i got to do something for the babe and we had a pretty fun time doing it. plus it was straight and nothing ripped - thank the lord! so cute.

the rest of the weekend was work and netflix and playing with the 2 little furballs. best thing about getting bernie well exercised is her dog face - she's been doing it since day one! looks like another work weekend ahead of me, let's hope i can get some sleep this week!

working for...

baby boy had his first bout of hiccups this morning around 4:30am. i think i maxed out at about 2 hours of sleep. weekend plans have taken a bit of a shift and looks like i am making up for having a week off by ... working for the weekend. yeah i did it - you know you love loverboy. whatever, i'm tired.

latest obession

can't lose the love for music ... it's just not possible. especially when it's this good :)

25 weeks down

back to work today after a much needed week off. i started the week with a spa trip with nina, then was able to fit in time with both families and some alone time with jimmy. with me as always, was Garth - or Jax.

things are coming along nicely with the little one. he is constantly kicking and i think trying to find a weak spot in there for his eventual escape. for some reason i have this feeling that he is going to be early. this absolutely must mean that he is going to be super late.

i was able to get some more sewing done for him over this past weekend and have only 2 blankets and 3 bibs left in the 'to do' pile. i even managed to get some curtains made for the kitchen and tear apart the couches so i could wash everything and anything possible. nesting is a strange phenomenon but i feel like i am getting to the end of the mental list i have been keeping for the past few months. 

only 2 more full months of work and 15 weeks to go until it's 'go' time.

craziest day (week/month/year) ever at work and i am 15 minutes away from 10 days off in a row.

happy weekend!

LOVE

we began baby Jax's musical education last night, and what better place is there to begin that with The Beatles? Furthermore, with a compilation of their greatest put together by George Martin & Dhani Harrison. LOVE.

if you haven't had a chance to listen to this album, do yourself a favour on this friday and give it some attention. Jax sure seemed to like it, after it was done he slept, well he slept like a baby!

did I mention we named the little lad? mommy and daddy are debating the spelling (Jackson vs Jaxon) but Jax is the short form no matter which route we choose. we'll see how this debate ends up! (i'm team jaxon)

happy friday!

a lion called Christian

a weakness for cats, a weakness for brits and a serious weakness for this much love makes this 5 part series the perfect tear jerking storm for this girl. i don't even think i could blame it on the pregnancy hormones - this is just such a great story!

part 1


part 2


part 3


part 4


part 5

what a lucky babe

before he's even born, Jax will have attended Noah and the Whale, The Kooks, The National, The Wooden Sky, Great Lake Swimmers and Radiohead shows.













love it.

3 reasons why i...

love LOVE etsy. not only was my wedding 95% etsy made but i've found and ordered a few super adorable things for baby Jax and the apt.

if there was some way i was supposed to resist ordering these little loafers, i am not sure i would have ever been able to think of it. 

cute! cute! cute! cute! cute! cute! cute! cute! cute!

and finally, for Jax's corner of the room a tree and some shelves to baby it up a bit. we've also got all of the (Owl print) baby bedding en route (thank you ebay) and i am in the midst of choosing a mobile although i am pretty sure it's going to be this guy right here:

cuteness overload.

oh and this guy? i'm pretty sure he'll be winging his way to our place very soon. i have a feeling Jax is going to be a Calvin - just like his dad and every Calvin needs a Hobbes!

blah

ok, here comes the only negative things i am going to say about being pregnant:

(keep in mind i am only 6 months along so i am sure around the 8-9 month mark i will be thinking many other things)

1) oh my god, will i ever sleep again?
2) i am still digesting a meal i ate on saturday
3) braxton hicks - well you're a fun little surprise aren't you?
4) zzzzzzzzzzzzz....zzzzz... oh sorry, i dozed off, i haven't slept in 2 weeks!
5) this.kid.is.heavy.

ok i'm done. truth be told the pros far outweigh the cons but if a pregnant woman ever says she has absolutely no complaints about this miracle of life, well, to her i say "liar liar giant elastic band at the top of your pants on fire".

xo