Spiced Lemon Cake

More nesting this week. I've moved on to baking.

Yum!

Musical Furniture

As many of you now know, plans fell through on the new house for reasons beyond our control. So we are making do for the moment with this one. My parents came over last weekend to help me rearrange some furniture to make a spot for Olivia. I found this sweet 1930's dresser at an antique store in north Phoenix, called Not Too Shabby. After Olivia is born, I plan on moving the changing pad out of Patrick's room and on top of this dresser for easy middle-of-the-night access.

The glass office desk that was in this corner is now in our bedroom. Perhaps I will post pictures of the new set-up in there when it is a bit more presentable. It looks a bit like an explosion went off in a clothing factory right now.

The crib that Patrick had been using is now in the studio as well, where the futon used to be. The futon is also now in our bedroom. I also rearranged the canvas collage to work in this adorable "Olivia" sign I found at TJ Maxx. And in case you're wondering, no there is not a mattress in the crib as of yet... it should be arriving sometime this week!


The room is now half nursery and half studio. I was a little nervous at first about trying to make it all fit together, but I am seriously in love with this room now. It all looks like it was meant to be together. I can't wait to bring the new baby home to this beautiful room (minus the mess... sorry 'bout that).

We also got Patrick's new bed assembled, and by "we" I mean my dad and my brother, as I am not much help at this point and Luke was busy working from home all day. Eventually, the side will come off and it will turn into a toddler bed, and then somewhere down the line, it can also be a full bed. And a side note... after a couple people mentioning it, I am now aware that perhaps the "i" is actually a "j". I always knew something didn't look quite right, but I couldn't figure out what. So in case anyone is wondering, no, I am not one of those weird people (no offense if you are one of those people) who chose to make life difficult for my child by spelling his name with a "j" instead of an "i"... I just couldn't tell the difference apparently between the two when shopping for cardboard letters for the wall. So, for the moment, if only in this room, Patrick's name will remain Patrjck... In case anyone was interested.

Walking away from the computer now and sparing anyone who has actually read this far from any further pain...

...It is sooooo time for me to have this baby now...

Happy Headwear

I had found a pattern for a baby hat but could not for the life of me figure out how to read it, so I just made up my own pattern. I basically just made a large circle, and then once it was big enough, started adding rings of the same size, causing it to curve downward. I then found a tutorial on how to do a scalloped edge and added that to the bottom. The flower pattern came from here. The yarn for the hat is cotton and doesn't stretch much, so I really hope it fits!

I also made this little headband from this pattern and then made up the flower myself when I couldn't find a pattern that I liked. I can't wait for Olivia to wear these, and I'm sure I'll be making more hats and headbands for her as she grows.

The Many Faces of Patrick

I walked into the living room the other day, where Patrick had been playing, to find him sitting in his toy basket as he emptied it of its contents. He was quite pleased with himself.

And this one... well... this one speaks for itself.