What we are up to today...

To say we have a busy week ahead is a complete understatement.

However, C and I have stayed in our pajamas the entire day so far and it's looking like we will be rocking this look for the rest of the day.

No worries though we will be showering and putting on our big girl clothes bright and early tomorrow since we have some last minute shopping and groceries to pick up before the snow storm hits our little part of the world.

So on the to do list:

1. Last minute food items for several Christmas parties

2. Groceries for our home in general

3. Pick up Mr. Stanley something for his stocking

4. 1 more gift card for a gift exchange

5. Black tights for C's Christmas Eve outfit

This is just what I could think of at this point but I'm sure our list will grow by the time we leave tomorrow.

Also laundry needs to be finished, sheets need to be changed, presents needs to be wrapped and meals need to be cooked.

However for today there will be play-doh playing, coloring, cookie eating, nap taking and snuggle fests ensuing.

So let the craziness begin...tomorrow!

Who doesn't love a good plan?

With an arrival hopefully in the near future of new baby (side note: not pregnant), Nate and I have had conflicting issues about what to do with the arrangement of our bedrooms.

We live in two bedroom craftsmen home with a solarium.

Our plans are for us to move into the solarium (off the family room) have C move into our room and keep her room a nursery.

Nate thinks that they can just share a room, but who wants to share a room with a newborn who has the potential of waking up multiple times during the night?  Plus C is the loudest snorer ever! This actually gave me comfort when she was newborn because I could hear that she was still breathing even in the next room.

However to a baby they might not think it's as cool.

So once we get the good news we are expecting a sprout we will be making lots of transitions.

But being the planner that I am I have C's room already picked out and if by chance we have another girl, when they get big enough we can just get another twin bed and bedding and that leaves the nursery open for fingers crossed a boy :).

So being bored while C was napping here is a little sneak peek of what will be C's room within the next year (hopefully).

Lots of greens, pinks and touches of yellow and the walls will be a pretty blue, to contrast with everything. Her room now as it shows in the link is very bright and girly, this is just a different version of that only a bit turned down. This is something that she can grow into and by the time it's time for a new room we will hopefully be moving into a bigger home.

A few reasons why I choose the things I did...1. All the furniture is classic and we will always be able to either replace or add to the room from the same collection. 2. The color scheme is girly but not baby with pops of color not all one big bright room. 3. I love the idea of the lanterns for fun, but we will have the orange and green ones. 4. The storage suitcases are to die for adorable and I know C will love to actually use them to pack stuff in.

So there is a little inspiration for you...now I'm making one for what will be our master one day...

This Mama is a basket case...yuck.

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun, however I wont be posting anything about it anytime soon because as of this afternoon just a few short hours after waking up after Thanksgiving our darling daughter has come down with the flu.

I'm completely lost as to how to take care of a toddler who is throwing up and trying to tell me through throwing up that she "doesn't like it, Mommy." It's awful to hear your baby in pain and uncomfortable, in fact it's so awful I cried. Each time she threw up I cried. My husband is a champ and completely aware that his wife is a totally basket case when it comes to throwing up.

So we are cuddled up on the couch with a small bucket for the little one to throw up in and a little sippy cup of 7up and water for some sipping.

She has finally gone an hour with out throwing up, so I think we are on the downside of it.

Let's up so because Mr.Stanley is leaving all day tomorrow to go hunting and I'm sure I will not be able to hold back the tears if she got sick again.

So I will be back with a good post about how we spent our Thanksgiving, until then I will be snuggling with C until she no longer lets me (the only advantage of this situation).

Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend with their loved ones.



On a much brighter note

So I as I mentioned in a previous post that I was really starting to get down about this whole ttc, again thing.

I know that it took us awhile with C, so it wasn't something out of the ordinary for us the second go around.

However, for some reason I feel like it's been taking a toll on me more so than when trying for C.

When mentioning this to my husband it was a bit of a disagreement but last night we got a chance to talk about how we were both feeling about this and the pressure it was putting on me.

He knows he doesn't fully understand how I feel and I don't blame him for that.

It was really good to talk about things, we didn't fully come to a decision about what we will end up doing, but I'm still leaning towards the idea of taking a break, maybe not a permanent break but at least a few cycles.

So today I'm feeling a lot better.

So instead of the rain and the clouds, I'm feeling a little bit more like this, an it's a much needed improvement.

Also look at how cute C is with her bunny hat and mittens.

We had a great weekend and got a lot of family time in.

We also got around to getting our Christmas decorations up so that immediately puts me into a festive mood and C is enthralled with all the little holiday trinkets and her stocking that she recognizes her name on.

So with Thanksgiving only a week and 3 days away, I'm looking forward to that and black Friday shopping with some friends.

So once this cycle ends we will be taking a break for the holidays for sure and just enjoy spending time with our family and friends.

Hope everyone has a fantastic start to the week.