The One with Ready for October & Ready for Fox

Tomorrow is October 1st. Tomorrow I get to say, "I'm having a baby this month!" I can't believe tomorrow is October! It still feels like Fox is never going to come and I'm going to be pregnant for.ev.er.I was in a festive mood this afternoon and went to the grocery store down the street and bought some pumpkins to jazz up the front porch. This is the one month of the year I'll be happy the new owner...

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The One with What I Like Today

Turning to my handy dandy inspiration folder for today's post.Pretty pillows from I don't know where. I've gotta figure out a solution to this problem of liking things and not knowing where I found them...These arrows by Danielle Thompson. I am definitely envisioning these in older Fox's room.This vinyl wall decor from Domestic. Sooooo pretty.I want one. Joey does too.This amazing handmade butterfly...

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The One with Favorite Maternity Shots

I got all the lovely pictures from my maternity shoot with Caroline today. Seems like so long ago - how am I STILL pregnant? And my how I've grown since then! I'm like five times as big now! Here are a few of my favorites.All pictures courtesy/copyright Caroline Ikeji.PS - I obviously don't know what to do with my hands other than put them on my belly! Live'n'learn!Thanks again Caroline - LOVE th...

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The One with Above Fox's Crib

Little things make me happy these days.Sooooooooo I've been contemplating what to put on the big empty wall above Fox's bed.At first I envisioned a frame wall, but I realized that's just too dangerous. I've been through two too many earthquakes since living here for only a year and things have fallen off our walls. Hence the frame wall was moved to this wall and I like how it's the first thing you...

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The One with the Home Depot Commercial

Movies, TV shows, and commercials are filmed around here a lot. Like a lot a lot. It feels like not a day goes by that I don't see orange cones set up that say "no parking tomorrow from 7am-10pm" meaning they're going to be filming at that location at that time. There's a grassy knoll a block down from our apartment and lots of cute houses surrounding it that are always being filmed at. So I didn't...

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The One with 37 Weeks = Full Term...Let the Guessing Games Begin!

All three of my pregnancy Bibles/resources (What To Expect, Baby Center, and I Am Pregnant) say that today marks a big milestone in my pregnancy - I've reached full term! If Fox were born today, he wouldn't be a preemie, he'd just be a brand new baby :) And I didn't think I'd make it past 33 weeks cuz all my Braxton Hicks... I worry too much.(Super cute fox cross-stitch courtesy of my friend Jenny...

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The One with Two Peas in a Pod Layout

The scrapiness continues! But I can't even show the entire thing here, haha. Here is a sneak:Hopefully it's enough to entice you to go to the American Crafts Blog to see the entire proje...

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The One with September American Crafts Layouts

I took a break from scrapping in August, but now I'm back to share two layouts that took me allllllll day to make. I'm a li'l rusty :)EXPECTINGTips/tricks: This layout is a bit (okay, a lot) crazier and busier and more colorful than I'm used to, but I had fun playing with misting! First I put my piece of 12 x 12 white cardstock in the sink, then I put down some templates (I used two butterflies and...

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