Today I got right to it and scrubbed both bathrooms and the kitchen, dusted, vacuumed, mopped, put away the dishes, did 3 loads of laundry and made up both our bed and Peyton's crib with fresh from the dryer sheets AND I went grocery shopping... all before noon. I feel great!
The only thing I did today that was NOT amazing was fall over the baby gate this morning. I could feel myself going down in slow motion and I landed right on top of our semi-flexible laundry basket after slamming the top part of my body into the kitchen counter thereby throwing the spoon rest that sits on our counter nearly all the way across the stove. It was all kinds of hilarious. You should have been there. And Mom, I'm fine, really. ;-) I will have a nice looking bruise on my ankle tomorrow though!
In other news, this week Troy takes the BAR for the third and {hopefully} final time. He passed the Louisiana State Bar since that's where he went to school; then one of the firms he worked for wanted him licensed in Alabama since they had offices over there so he took it and added another successful Bar exam under his belt and now he's going for number three here in Texas since this will be our permanent home {or at least until we retire}.
That means he's been holed up for the last two weeks only coming out for meals or to talk to me for a minute or two before returning to his dungeon. I'll be glad when this is done. So keep him in your thoughts and prayers this week because even though I'm sure he'll pass, it can't hurt to have some mental well wishing sent his way!
So what have I been doing to pass the time while Troy is away? Well, seeing how I'm about to have a new little baby here soon, I've been shopping online for things that I know I'll need for the first couple of months. A lot of it has been sleep related items like a white noise CD, swaddling blankets, pacifiers, etc. But Friday, I went crazy on Etsy and started looking at hair bows since I'm not as crafty {or as patient!} as Stacy who is making her own bows .
I haven't bought Chloë a single outfit but man {oh man!} that girl is going to have some cute hair! Here is what I've gotten so far:
First I bought some small bows that you stick on with hair gel since who knows if Chloë will even HAVE any hair when she shows up. I visited the Etsy shop: Itty Bitty Baby Bows for these and was able to pick out 24 colors I liked. She's sure to have a bow to match almost anything!
Stick on newborn infant baby hair bows
I got my next two sets from LiliBug Boutique. Aren't they precious?!
Spring Flowers newborn hairclip set
Summer Retro Flowers newborn hairclip set
I fell in love with these colorful clips from Mom's Blankies.
Tutti Fruiti Hair Clip Set
The store I went crazy in was Berkley's Clippies. Her work is so adorable I couldn't resist getting one or two {ok, so it was really four!}.
The Hailey Clip
The Berkely Clip
The Meredith Clip
The Beth Clip
I haven't even peeked at the cute homemade outfits I know they have on Etsy because I would really be in trouble! Once Troy is done with the BAR, we'll be taking some of Peyton's old clothing and baby bedding to a children's consignment shop to see what we can trade for them. That's when the shopping will really begin! Oh, and there's an outlet mall with Gymboree, Carters, Gap and The Children's Place stores only 20 minutes away. We're in big trouble! :-)
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you should see the cute stuff my sister in law makes. she has an etsy shop. look at catherine and daniel in my list of blogs and two posts down she's got some pictures and i think a link.
by the way...i'm SOOOO glad you're okay after your fall! I keep trying to picture how you did it and every time I do, I thank Heavenly Father that you're okay!
Cute bows! The newborn stick-ons are totally worth buying because it would cost so much to get enough ribbon to have all of those colors. I'm going to copy the felt flower clips. Those are adorable! I was just at Michaels today checking out the ribbon and buttons. We're in the same trouble right now. I promised myself not to buy anymore clothes until after the baby shower. I want to wait for the spring clothes to go on sale anyway. Thanks for the teeth compliment! That made my day. As far as preggo bellies go, I agree, I am carrying differently this time and don't feel as huge!! We're nearing the third trimester. Are you ready?
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