"Lettuce" Bid Adieu...

Moving right along we cruise into week 33 and I'm feeling good!  Pete left for "Musky Round-Up" in WI yesterday so I'm flying solo this week until Thursday when my mom comes to stay for the weekend.  We will have several days to prep for the baby shower and just "ooh" and "ahh" over all the baby goodies.  If we are this excited about all the "stuff", I can't imagine how cuckoo we are going to be once Baby Doyle actually arrives!  

Here's to another great week!

Think the belly has hit a growth plateau over the past several weeks.

Here's me not in my weekly outfit!  Just to prove I do wear other clothes:)

About As Done As It's Going To Be

The nursery has been coming together over the past several months.  After the baby shower this coming Saturday, I will be able to put away the last of all the gifts and let the nursery lay in wait for Baby Doyle's arrival!  I went with a simple gray crib skirt and gray crib sheet for now.  If a baby girl arrives, I want to go feminine with lots of soft whites, creams and blush pink.  If it's a boy, I want navy blues, turquoise, and yellow!  It will be a fun project to have after Baby D is a couple of months old and ready to move into his/her room!  Here are a few pictures of some nursery details:

Plain & simple awaiting the big day!

Adorable crib quilt from Aunt Lindsay & a ridic soft baby blanket from the Chicago shower

Dresser details - Buying a tray from West Elm to put my little cups in - just have to wait for the baby to pick the color!

The rocker.  Some sweet little friends that come home with us from Chicago are enjoying it for now.

Sweetest mobile - going to hang with fishing wire over the changing pad for Baby D's enjoyment. 

These are maps of lakes up in WI near Dairymen's

I have 4 altogether - if it's a boy they stay in the nursery (over the crib or changing table)
If it's a girl - they are going in the playroom

Lots of swaddle blankets!!! So adorable!

Mr. Palmer or Miss Reese?

Can't wait to meet Baby Doyle!

Another week down and another week closer to finding out whether we have a little Pete or a little Heather!  I had my last flight of this pregnancy this weekend.  It was for my Chicago baby shower!  The shower was hosted by Pete's mom's best friends and it was fantastic!  There was so much excitement, love and support...not to mention all the adorable baby goodies.  We are so thankful that everyone has helped us put together all the necessities (and quite a few luxuries) for Baby Doyle's arrival!  My sister in law's camera is holding all the shower pictures hostage so once I get those I shall share.  One of the gifts is highlighted right here - the 31 week picture was taken with a snazzy new Canon Power Shot that Pete's Aunt Jenny bought for us!  We are officially prepared to take hours of video and hoards of pictures once baby arrives.

In home news:  we have decided we love the color of the guest bathroom and nursery so much we are going to go wild and paint the great room/stairway/upstairs hall that color, too!  This is going to make picking out the new fireplace tile a breeze because I fell in love with some grey marble that just wasn't going to work with the current tan color on the walls.  We are really trying to squeeze in as much home improvement as possible before we have our new family member!  I'm sure with 2 months left there will be a few other projects we can squeeze in!  

Here are some randoms that go along with recent happenings:

Here's the tile I want for the fireplace - but laid horizontally

Fall @ the front door

And Fall @ the side door

Baby shower goodies!!!

Baby shower outfit - was sending pic off for pre-approval!