So, we had our ultrasound today but to be honest we already knew the gender of our baby!  I know- I can't believe I kept it a secret for 7 days.  WHAT?!  I'll tell you that story later because I know you want to get to the good stuff...So...here....Goes...............................................................................

Does anyone else stress about telling your family the big news?!  I really wanted to do something special. With it being our final pregnancy and having a few "failed" (or at the very least, anti-climactic) attempts, the pressure was on. And I must say I was motivated by my friend Jessica's adorable announcement method (see it here).  

Whenever I'm too busy to blog, I usually ask myself what's keeping me so busy and that's how I come up with a post when I finally have a few minutes.  I'll go through a list which looks something like this:

I finally finished Nadia's month by month book. I always post my projects when I finish them.  And not just because of the coupon I get for doing so. I promise.  I do it because:

I can't believe this sweet girl is almost 15 months.  It's just a tiny bit sad!  I can't believe she's all grown up.  Talking a TON. Walking.  Running. Growing teeth.  Copying me. Laughing. Cuddling. Even went poo on the potty a couple of times!  Where did my baby go?

Have you heard about Heidi Klum's new fashion line for kids?  As if she wasn't already rockin our worlds with her "Loved" and "Lavish" maternity lines.  She's at it again--this time with "Truly Scrumptious"--an adorable, fashionable, and fun line for bebes of all stages.  It debuts at Babies-R-Us in stores and online today.  Check out these cool duds:

So I haven't posted in a loooong time.  And I'm sorry about that.  But I wanted you to see the reason why.  I mean, if you had this deliciousness all to yourself, would you tear yourself away to blog? ;)  Ok that's only been the truth lately.  Prior to that there was this phase of desperation sprinkled with some colic and a dose of sleep deprivation mixed in.  But now we are getting a cool 8-10 hours of sleep a night and my Nadia is happy 85% of the time.  See?

So Nadia is 5 1/2 weeks old and yes, the nursery is still progressing.  I have a few more tasks to accomplish.  But just so you don't think I'm lying about it, I figured I'd post this photo that Melanie of  Simply Mella was kind enough to take when I wasn't even looking.  I love all of these elements she captured and if I could have chosen three items to take pictures of in a room full of stuff I would have chosen these three!  So take a look...and I promise a full nursery reveal is coming....

 1.  Inspirational Print.  2. Fun chandy. 3. Lantern and Pom cluster (to be detailed in a later post :)

I am having fun trying things with Nadia that I didn't with Genevieve.  Since I was unemployed for Genevieve's first 9 months, had my mom here to help for most of it (yes, I was super duper spoiled!), and didn't have another banshee- um, I mean toddler running around, I had plenty of time to take pictures of Genevieve.  I made her a scrapbook, journaled throughout my pregnancy (loved this book), took maternity photos and at least bi-weekly belly shots...and more.  My fear has been that I will never be able to live up to that for baby number 2 (don't consecutive kids always get the shaft?!)!  But I am trying to do the things I missed doing for Genevieve so they will both have fun memories to look back on as they grow up. I already posted about the newborn photos we did for Nadia, and now I want to talk about documenting the milestones.

 I've seen this done with such amazing style and clever ideas.  Sherry at Young House Love actually did weekly photos and the finished product was simply amazing!  I considered that idea (loved the fabric element), but was afraid of the commitment it required.  I plan to keep it simple with monthly photos in the same chair with the same backdrop and outfit,- white onesie with a pink flower headband.  I'm a bit bummed because I meant to take her first one in Genevieve's adorable pink chair but forgot before she (Genevieve- the banshee I referred to earlier) ripped the sticker off of Nadia.  Have I mentioned how much fun it is to have TWO kids?! ;)  Anyway, I love that YHL added the dates en post via photoshop but if you are not that technologically savvy or ambitious (I'm neither!) head over to Etsy where you can buy fun labels in tons of fun patterns and colors to achieve the same effect.  After searching for a bit I settled upon this seller.  She was very professional, great customer service, and created the labels in the color of my choice.  [I didn't choose the labels pictured above but how cute are they?!] 

I love how the first couple turned out.  Hopefully I can keep it up and at the end of her first year, I'll have an adorable collage that I can hang on her wall, put in a scrapbook, feature at her 1st birthday party, or all of the above.