(little) Fashion Friday (a little late)

Goodness things have been so crazy around our house I've been slacking on some of my posts lately.

So Friday we had a beautiful day here in the Midwest, the temperatures were in the low 50s!

However, the next day we had blizzard warnings and are now experiencing Arctic weather.

Typical Midwest weather.

So Friday we had some errands to run per usual, and since C didn't need her super heavy coat her little pea coat was perfect.

(I really need to stop taking pictures in our kitchen)

Once the storm hit on Saturday we spent most of the weekend in our small town and helped our good friends bake cookies and C got to play with her best friend Henry.

As usually they had a pretty good time.

Last night after C went to bed I figured it was about time that I got to wrapping some gifts. However, since we have a very curious toddler presents are not safe under the tree so I found a much better replacement site for them until she is a little bit better behaved.

I think they look so cute up there.

Hope everyone has had a great weekend.

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...

Just not up for it

Sorry I have been a little m.i.a but the above picture kind of reflects how I have been feeling lately, emotionally.

On Sunday the husband and I had a bit of an argument slash discussion about ttc baby #2. We have had a pretty good cycle this month, but we have been at this for so long for the second time and even though we haven't gotten a negative yet I don't feel like this is it for us either.

So Sunday I had just had enough I just started crying and becoming emotionally upset, and no there was no way it could be to pregnancy to soon.

Anyway, I basically blurted out "I think I'm done." I'm pretty sure it put my husband in a huge state of shock but I just had this overwhelming feeling like God has blessed us with such a fantastic child. C is so smart, beautiful, loving, energetic and completely the apple of our eye why not just enjoy the happiness and blessing God gave us? My husband basically said " I know you want more children, I know I want more children, so it will happen when it happens."

I couldn't believe he just said that to me, knowing how I feel about that comment and ttc, it just makes me angry.

I'm sure he might have been angry, actually I know he was angry because he got up and left the room. My darling husband and I don't fight very often, we more bicker about silly things like taking out the trash and reminding him to brush his teeth type of bickering, so I of course burst into a mess of tears and started to really start thinking about what just came out of my mouth.

I think I might have decided that this will be a better decision for me. That doesn't mean it's the best decision for my husband or our only daughter. One of my biggest fears was not being able to give C someone to lean on after we are gone,  permanent best friend. I don't know, even typing that out seems stupid.

I love those two more than myself and everything on earth but what will help me be happy so that I can be a supportive wife and a great mother.

I need to do a lot more thinking about this and figure out what needs to happen and when I need to draw the line to stop ttc and be happy with the life I have. Which is a great life.

So I have a lot of thinking to do and a lot more discussing with my husband.

However this girl always makes me smile and look forward to another day.

How can she not look at the darling girl.

She is such a big girl and I love everything about her.

Also I saw this on a blog I love to check in on and for the life of me can't remember who's it was so sorry for no source, but I'm thinking I might try to recreate these festive Christmas balls, that have sheets of Christmas stories and holiday songs.

I'm thinking they will look pretty awesome hanging from my mantel.

Such a cute idea.