what you've been waiting for...

A PIC OF MY BUMP!

sorry I look like such a bum...we were headed to the old apartment to clean it...haha. oh well! too bad I don't have photoshop to touch up my imperfections :)

and well, here are some pics of the new place.... it's amazing how messy it looks in the pictures, but in real life - it seems pretty clean! except for the bedroom :/

these are pictures of the living room and dining area... the kitchen is to the left of the dining area, and I did upload a pic, but it mysteriously vanished... hmmm.

this is our "messy" bedroom/office

this is the guest bed/ Suri Jean's room

it obviously needs a lot more styling :)

and a quick shot of the bathroom - mainly cause I love my shower curtain

So I'm hoping for a lot of changes in the nursery - obviously. but besides all the baby stuff, I want to get a new bedding set for the guest bed that will coordinate much better. sorry nate berkus... ya gotta go bye-bye for now :( [speaking of which, I cannot wait for his new show to start this fall!!] So I'm thinking a more muted bedding, definitely creams and browns, nothing to overpower the room or the baby's stuff, and to make it more relaxing than the bold orange :) my hopes & dreams - too bad they require $$$

xoxo <3>

Baby Suri's Nursery

Well, after long deliberation...I have finally figured out what Suri Jean's nursery will look like... hopefully.

where to start: the crib - is from Target, and Seth's mom is getting it. We love it because it converts from a crib to a toddler bed, to a daybed to a full bed. And the attached changing table will save room in our tiny apartment :)

Next - bedding: We were going to stick with neutrals, so we could keep stuff for Baby #2, but we started looking at girl bedding & my mom said she would take care of it. So we have neutrals on our registry & secretly...(not so much now)... mom's going to get the girly bedding.

and with that bedding are the decor accessories: the lamp, musical mobile & diaper stacker.

then gifts from my sis-in-law, ashley & BFF carla mae - very talented ladies!

Ashley is making Suri a quilt with this fabric:

and Carla Mae found fabric from the same collection and made this adorable stuffed elephant:

I can't wait to get everything and put it together!

It's A Girl!

We found out we are having a baby girl!! YAY! We are sooooo excited! Seth got teary eyed in the ultrasound room when the tech said it was a girl :)

As soon as we got out, I called my mom & she was super excited! Seth's dad shouted, "WOOHOO!" and then we sent mass text messages to everyone we knew! Everyone is thrilled for a little girl!

Then we came home and talked about names....for about 2 straight hours!! And finally came to a decision... Suri Jean! A beautiful name for a beautiful little girl! :)

And then came questions like, "Did you pick that name cause of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes?" Umm...absolutely NOT!! Suri is actually a nickname for Sarah, and Jean - we just liked it from the beginning with Suri. Seth likes it cause it gives her a bit of a tomboy edge!

She was so adorable to watch during the ultrasound because she made little sucking motions with her mouth, her little heart was beating so fast, she flexed her little muscle (to show daddy she's strong), and then she was reclined and kicking like she was relaxing at the beach & playing in the water! What a California girl! :)

We cannot wait for her arrival on (or around) January 7th! She's gonna have Daddy wrapped around her little finger...