vintage baby

{I had this little package, from miss 3ringcircus herself, tucked away for months waiting for baby to arrive.}

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Is there anything sweeter than a sleeping babe?

I had this guy dressed and ready before rocking him to sleep for naptime, knowing I was going to click away quietly with my camera after I carefully layed him down. He, on the other hand, had no idea and no plans other than to snore gently and dream sweetly in his warm, cozy spot.
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And since it's dad week, and we're on the subject of vintage,

here's baby Jeff and baby Graham in the same knit onesie.

Graham is his mini clone, am I right?

And before you go, check out clone's latest trick...

...he can bop his own nose. Ah! I can't handle the heart swell sometimes!

etsy inspires

With valentine's on monday, you could have these etsy items rush delivered to your house. Or, you can do as I do, and use etsy as a mega inspiration search site for handmade holiday ideas to try at home.

Let's see... paper, paper, paper, thread, felt.

Make it or buy it... either way, they are too fun to pass up!

buggs

baby uggs have been popping up over here.

A pair for my new little one due March, a pair for my sis's new little due July,

aaaaaaaand a pair for my sis-in-law's new little one due August!

Yep, another baby on the way for this family!

Next Christmas we're going from two cousins to FIVE. Can't wait.

And now that Christmas is over, I've got baby crochet on the brain.

I just started logging (nerd alert!) all my works-in-progress on Ravelry...

{ baby bootie pattern found here }

etsy birthday wishlist

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I never do a christmas list, but I kinda love birthday wishlists.

And as you can see, I have a thing for yellow and gold. I'll take one of each above. :)
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Since clothes are out of the question for my birthday on the 20th, I'm in the market for some girlie accessories. And I'm in the mood for a girlie, special day. Since my birthday comes up so fast after the holidays, I usually get my gifts wrapped in left over christmas wrapping. And since I share the birthday month with my husband (16th) and two brother in-laws (30th &31st), we usually all get gifted dvds and joint dinner gift cards, since my poor family gets hit with 4 birthdays celebrated together right after the holidays. And since I'm 7 months pregnant with a boy, living in a household of boys, and share my birthday every year with the boys, I'm dying to feel a little special and girlie this year. And let's just blame the pregnancy hormones for making me totally unrestrained in saying all this out loud.

So, I pulled these etsy items from my favorites list. And now I'm gonna go shop online at some of my favorite stores and leave an "anonymous" list for Jeff in his golf bag. :)

vintage baby

Look what I got today from my friend Heather...

And i got some fabulous boy name suggestions... they're so hard!
We met up for a picnic at the park with our babies.

You probably know Heather (and Pippi!) too... she's all over the place right now!

I met her when we moved back to the oc 3 years ago, and now she's on fire! go Heather, go Heather... :)

Maybe you've seen her blog, her shop...

And she was recently featured on Smile and Wave, Cakies, and Moddern Kiddo.

Back to the vintage sweater set... it came with pants too!

Straight from her etsy shop to my newborn clothes collection,

I'm feeling oh so lucky to have it.

for the specials

aka Molly. :)

It's a BOY!

Most of you guessed right.

And I was right in thinking my belly looked exactly as it did with ewan.

Here comes boy #2! Brothers! Two little men! So excited.

original header design by: molly of tank and tink

first ever etsy purchase

It came! I'm no longer an Etsy virgin.

I set up my new account, bulked up my paypal balance, and shopped away.

First purchase, a birthday shirt for the little man.

I made his shirt last year, but was more than happy to just buy it this year. :)

He turns 2 on Saturday! Big beach bash is in the works.

Awww, he's cute.

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And now for your viewing pleasure, the attitude...

If that's not a 2 year old for ya, I don't know what is.

The face, the growl, the drop to the knees, the turn away in anguish. Oh, then the face plant, body sprawl onto the floor. You know, the protest that takes place anytime, anywhere, over everything. Oh, joy.

But oh, how I love this boy. xoxo

So excited for Saturday!

Shirt from HappyFamily!

lazy sunday

{print found here}

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Yesterday, we did nothing.

And it was perfect.

sun and slide

print from: slide sideways

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Happy daylight savings today. :)