Clara's Big Girl Room Part Un

Now that the pink couch has finally been donated to the NC Children's Promise charity, its time to paint. Here are the finalist colors... (from left to right)

Lavender Ice, Raspberry Ice, & Taming Teal

I originally had wanted to go with something like the "Taming Teal". Upon getting it up on the wall, it was discovered how very not tame it actually is. It also does not go with the very cute bedding, I have picked out. So we moved on to the purples. I think a whole room of "Lavender Ice" would be too dark for what I'd like to be a bright and cheery little girl's room, so "Raspberry Ice" it is. (Plus of all three colors, that one sounds like it would make the best dessert :) )

Clara the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Anyone who has seen us at all in 2009 has probably noticed Clara's nose. What started as an innocent scratch by her fingernail one night has turned into a bane of my existence. This was Clara's attempt to pick in peace while waiting for dinner, proclaiming, "I need pick."

35 Weeks

Today I am 35 weeks along which seems both impossibly near to and far from my due date. I have been worrying more about preterm labor this time around... I can't go into labor yet, I still have so much to do!

Here are belly shots taken at 34 weeks for this pregnancy and with Clara. Things look pretty similar though my belly seems angled slightly lower this time around.

The Schaeffers Visit

This past weekend the Schaeffers came down to visit us for the first time. We had a blast hanging out and watching Luke and Clara play together. As always with toddlers, things were dicey at times, but as the picture shows there were smiles too. On Sunday we took the kids to the park in Clara's new wagon.

Welcome!

Inspired by my addiction to the Barnes Family Blog, I decided to create a blog. I don't promise any great revelations or insights, just a way for those far away to keep up with Clara and soon-to-be Baby Deux through pictures, videos, and anecdotes.

Enjoy!