Cover a Lamp Shade with Fabric

I've been working on projects for the baby's room. I am currently making a banner with the secret boy's name on it, a blanket and an ottoman cover.

I mentioned in a previous post that i was interested in this Michael Miller bird fabric I saw on Fabric.com. 

Well I purchased 2 yards and put it to good use by covering a lamp shade. I'll probably use the rest on the blanket I'm making.

This was so simple to make, and all i used was a glue gun! I found the tutorial on Young House Love blog and I'm looking forward to covering more lamps!
Hey! It's Spring! Yippy!

The Truth Comes Out...

Well we did it, we took the plunge. We weren't going to find out the sex of our baby, but with an ultrasound every 6 weeks it just got harder and harder not to find out. If we had just one or two ultrasounds i would've been very content not knowing and having it be a surprise in the delivery room. But I have some health issues that need to be addressed so after my 6th ultrasound I started saying, Okay I think I need to find out.
Plus everything this past year has been so whirlwind crazy, engagement, marriage, pregnancy, moving, selling a house, medical issues, possibility of pre-term labor, I just felt like i needed something that was simple. Something that I could prepare for and put my mind at ease.
So on Monday we went to my 7th ultrasound (i can't even keep track now really) and we said OKAY TELL US!!
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And then she pointed at something and said, There's the Turtle Head. Which I didn't get at all, until she said, It's a BOY!
BOY!
Thankfully i wasn't 100% set on a girl, because from day 1 we thought it was a girl. But lately i have been thinking boy and that just felt right. Even in my dreams I was having a boy...
So i am excited for our little monkey boy to make an appearance. I can stop looking at shabby chic stuff and start thinking about little boy things. And OH BOY am I excited!!! We both are! We can't stop beaming!

Home Sweet Home

As of today my sweet little house is going on the market. It's so bittersweet for me in so many ways. And although I know the move to my hubby's house was the best for our growing family, I truly am going to miss my house. I adored this house from the moment i walked through the doors. The beautiful tiled and hardwood floors, the arched entrances to each room, the windows and the glass blocks. The front breeze way and the back porch. And of course my most loved and treasured backyard oasis! I still get a little sad thinking about not being able to be out there this summer. I was blessed with a plethora of perennial plants and shrubs. Including about many different varieties of hostas and glorious Peonies. I think of all the friends & family I hosted & entertained out on the patio, including our rehearsal dinner. I got engaged in that house, found I was pregnant in that house and had so many happy memories there. Don't get me wrong, I am looking forward to the next phase of my life as a mom and the house we will bring our baby home to will be wonderful! But it's a letting go process and I'm ready to move on.

P.S. If you know anyone in the Minneapolis metro area looking for a house... send them our way. :)

For Ms. SoS

If I wasn't pregnant I would think Megan was a big baby. But I can relate!!!! And yet, it's so worth it too...