Baby Dobson 2nd Trimester!

I suppose I should share some more deets about our little bundle arriving in March! 

 

The biggest news is that we are expecting a BOY!  We found out the day before we left for our Californa babymoon.  It was so much fun knowing what we were having and were able to celebrate it on our vacation!

 

Here is our little bundle at 20 weeks!

 

 

Here is how we found out what we are having!! =]

 

 

 

We decided to keep most everyone in suspense and make a fun announcement via Facebook from Disneyland!

 

I have been horrible at taking belly photos!  I even neglected to take one over Thanksgiving weekend! =[

 

Here I am at 21 weeks...

22 weeks dressed up as Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian for Halloween...

 

26 weeks and decorating the house for Christmas!

 

 

 

I feel absolutely wonderful!  I don't really have any specific craving but I do love me some comfort food!  I can feel him move and it's the most wonderful feeling!  I am 26 weeks this week and feeling great! My goal is to get a TON of stuff done around the house in the next few months and I will be so happy when the house is all cleaned out, organized and ready for our little boy!

I also shared in this post what I would like to do with the baby nursery.  It's very eclectic but with a retro feel.

 

Welp, that's about it for the baby recap...  I can't believe how quickly it's going! I am so excited to meet our baby!

 

SUPER SCORE!!

This year being 6 months pregnant I decided to forgo the Black Friday madness I had participated in the past 2 years.  As I perused the ads I was pained at this vanity that was on sale for $99!!! Vanity base and top for $99!  Not to mention the perfect size, additional storage and is exactly what we have been looking for!!!

 

You can imagine my sadness when I went to the store on Saturday just to see if maybe I could get my hands on this great deal.  Having only the display left (that was already spoken for) I was able to physically see the wonderfulness of this piece.  It is even a perfect height for my tall hubby. 

 

None were left and I was sad.

 

Now, lets fast forward to Cyber Monday!  I almost piddled my pantaloons when I saw this!

 

 

Then I saw this! There are 3 in stock in the home depot that is 5 minutes away from my work!

 

So I added two to my cart and for $215 I have two beautiful vanities that I get to bring home! This price is amazing! Even just a normal ol pedestal sink would have been at least $250 a piece.

 

Needless to say I am giddy with excitement and can't wait to get these babies set up! We will keep you posted!!! YIPPEE!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you all had a fantastic holiday, I know we sure did!

 

I started the long weekend off with a little craft that I wanted to share. I found this site on Pinterest that gives you access to print every letter, number etc and cut them into a cute bunting shape.

So I printed off G I V E  T H A N K S and glued them onto the backs of some paper bags I had lying around.  I punched two holes at the top of each and ran some fallish ribbon I had through and strung it up on the fire place. It's cheap (free) and cute!  I plan on making one for Christmas too!
 

 

Wednesday evening my in-law came into town and we celebrated a Thanksgiving brunch with them on Thursday morning.  Then Hubs and I went off to my dads home to spend it with a bunch of out of town family!

 

Here is my aunt Cindi, Sister-in-law Erica, me and my Bonus mom Donna!

 

Justin, Rick and Jeff watching football....

 

Erica, Alex, Papa and the boys..

 

 

My adorable niece and nephew Riley and Cale.

 

 

And  little happy Cashy!

 

 

Friday I hosted my 2nd annual Bridge Lighting Party.  I made my very first batch of chili and family came over to eat, visit and enjoy a small town celebration to the start of a new season!

 

 

The Sumner Bridge and Old Cannery all festive!

 

 

The Dobson 6... and a half :)

 

My Best Friend...

Mama, Sissy and I.

 

The rest of the weekend was spent getting my sewing machine running, putting up Christmas decor and relaxing with my two favorite furry boys!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! I'm slowly working on getting all the decor up and we plan on getting our tree this weekend...  

Mud Hall Mini Makeover

We don't have room in our house to have an official "Mud Room" so I decided to turn the hallway by the garage and basement door into a "Mud Hall".   I want a place to hang things like dog leashes, kids backpacks, my purse or whatever else might find itself there.

 

We are working with very minimal space but I think it will work perfect for the uses we need.

Here is the space we are working with:

 

You can see the wall through the door opening from the kitchen to the hallway.  Those pictures will be removed and replaced.

Here is the hall view.  The door at the very end of the hall leads out to the garage which is where we go in an out often with the pups.  The hooks will be great for leashes, sweatshirts and whatever else we may need the hooks for...

Here is the function I hope this mini makeover brings to our home.

 

Doggie Station 

The garage is where we enter and exit after trips to the park, potty trips, playing out back, etc. You get my drift.  I want an area with hooks to hang their leashes / collars and chuck it on.

 

Command Center

Right now I have a frame collage going on that I'm not too excited about, but I know I can rework it into something that would be useful to us.  I have 3 matching frames and in them I want to have calendars for the current month and the next two upcoming months.  Our lives are busy and especially with the holidays and bball coming, we can each write what we have going on and be in the know.

 

I will most likely add another chalkboard area. (I know, I have a problem)...

 

and I want to add a couple of these Lidan baskets from IKEA to a hook for Justin to throw his keys, wallet, headphones, whatever.  It can be his place for his things =]

 

Homey Art

I was given an awesome cross stitch of a black lab that I want to hang in this space.  I'm going to revamp the frame situation but I love how it will be an homage to our boys and is a one of a kind piece.  I also want to make some of my own art (via computer) of our house numbers or something.  I also have a wood sign with our last name and EST. 2009 date that I want to hang there. 

 

I got my inspiration from.... PINTEREST!  (I know that is so shocking)... from Jenna Sue's blog which I recently became obsessed with. 

 

 

 

I will play copycat with the moulding and hooks bit and got some ideas to make my own homey art.  We have scrap wood that I can paint and or stain.  Her space is similar to ours with the fact that we really only have wall space to play with.  We don't have room for shoe storage or anything of that sort so everything must go up on the wall.

 

I will need to buy the hooks/baskets, create the art, patch and paint a few screw holes and the project will be super inexpensive with a wonderful result!

 

I also want to get a door mat for the bottom stoop near both the basement and garage doors.  I'm digging both of these from IKEA, the HESSUM and the TRAMPA door mats. The HESSUM (bottom) has a matching runner so that may be another completely necessary purchase. =]

 

I am really hoping to get this done this weekend.  I'm really motivated to get stuff done around the house and I don't want to stop while the momentum is up!

Stay tuned!!



Sticky Steps

 

The stairway by our garage and basement doors were disgusting.  The previous owner had put in a light colored sticky tile linoleum that showed every scratch, piece of dirt... well, everything!

I failed to get a before picture, but we decided to rip up the old and start over in what is the beginning of my "Mud Hall" Mini Makeover...

We started the process by ripping up all the old stick tile, metal corner strip and quarter round that framed the side of the steps.

After that, we measured and leveled the stick tile and set it in place.  We used the level to make sure our cuts were even and straight.  As you can see, I stood on the level to make sure it didn't move.

Teamwork makes the dream work...

 

 

Justin moved along pretty quickly after we got the first step done and we weren't too concerned with the edges since we knew we would be covering them up.

 

Our sweet boys watched us from the hallway. =]

 

 

Here are the steps all finished up without the metal corner strips and quarter round. 

 

 

The next step was to get all the edges covered.  I was torn on what color to choose for the metal strips and wasn't sure if silver or gold would be a better bet.  I thought those two colors were my only options but was super excited to see in store the third option of pewter! I has the perfect bronzy finish that matches the brown in the tiles perfectly!

 

 

After adding white quarter round to the edges, this project is D O N E.  It looks so good and didn't cost much at all. This was about a $50 project and so worth it.  It hides the dust and dirt  and matches our style so much better than the old stuff.

 

 

Like I mentioned earlier, this is the first step for my "Mud Hall" Mini Makeover.  I will give you the deets on the rest of my plans later this week!

 

Baby D Nursery

I am so excited to decorate the nursery for our sweet little boy! I want him to have a fun and unique room that will be visually stimulating for his developing eyes and incorporate pieces that can mature from a nursery to a "big boy" room.

 

The subtle theme I chose was "retro Disney" and want to incorporate an eclectic mix of textures, patterns and colors.  I already have a couple pieces I want to use in combination of a bunch of new stuff.  :)

 

With that said, I give you Baby D's Nursery!

 

 

 

1. Here is the actual room baby will be sleeping in! Since this picture has been taken, I have painted the cubby blue, hubs trimmed the scallops to create a straight line and chocolate carpet has been put in.

 

2. This red desk was a street find I mentioned in this post.  We will need to secure it to the wall, but it will be perfect with all the drawers and shelf underneath.  We'll just need to add a changing pad to the top!

 

3. I want to incorporate either a bold rug or bold window treatments.  I haven't decided which yet...

 

4. I've always wanted a marquee light too.  Once we figure out the name I think it would be cool to get his initials in these lights.

 

5. I'm obsessed with this industrial style light.  I love everything about this light.  It's happening.

 

6. I also want to get a good floor lamp like this one.  Some accent lighting is nice so you don't have to have the overhead light on all the time.

 

7. To support my theme, I want to incorporate vintage Disney attraction posters as the room art.  I'm going to pick more of the "boyish" posters (obviously).  This allows me to instill my love of Disney to my bebe without having Mickey plastered all over the walls...

 

8. I am also obsessed with this crib.  It adds the perfect touch of retro to the space. This will also be happening.

 

9.  I registered for this chair and ottoman.  I love how it brings a more traditional feel to the space and I chose an ivory color because there is going to be a lot color and patterns going on in the room.

 

10. I also want to do a wall of book storage like this one I found on pinterest.  Some friends of ours gave us a bunch of children's books and I can't wait to display them all!  What a fun idea to add function and a playful accent wall.

 

11. Fun baby accessories like this mobile, owl bank, books and stuffed animals will tie this room together.

 

We haven't bought anything for the space but I can't wait to do so!