Cru Allen Dobson

It's been over a month since my last post. The reason being we finally welcomed our little bundle into the world. He is god greatest gift to us and we are so richly blessed to be his Mommy and Daddy!

Here is a short version of Cru's birth story.  We don't want to bore you or gross you out with too many details:

 

Cru Allen Dobson was born on 2/27/13 at 9:52 pm. I was a nervous wreck when we checked into the hospital that morning. The unknown of what the day was going to bring left me feeling very anxious and scared. We checked in at 11:30 am and once we were settled around 1:00 pm my dr started the pitocin and broke my water. Contractions were bearable until about 3:00 pm when we ordered the epidural.   Two hours later the anesthesiologist FINALLY showed up and after she worked her magic, the rest of the day was a piece if cake! Around 9:20 pm I started pushing and at 9:52 we welcomed our sweet, precious boy!

Justin (with the help of the dr) delivered our son and cut the cord. The whole experience was so peaceful and wonderful! It turned out so much better then either Justin or I could have imagined! I know it was because so many people were praying for us and once again god showed us his faithfulness and awesomeness and made the day perfect with no complications.

Cru was born at 8.85 lbs and 20.5 inches. He cried for a short second and after that was so alert and mellow!  Our love for him was an intense and instantaneous love. I couldn't believe the miracle of growing and having him, it sometimes still doesn't seem real that I am his mommy!

The hospital staff and our dr were incredible. They doted on us and made our stay perfect!

Cru is a perfect baby! He eats well, sleeps well and is all around a perfect boy! We are completely smitten!

So that's my short little birth story for y'all!  Here are some photos of the day, Justin did a great job of capturing everything! 

                                       last meal (chinese food yuuummm)                  last pregnancy photo 39 weeks and 4 days!

 



                                  checking in!                                                                       our room

                                      our room                                                               scared and ready to go!

                        me with my amazing parents!                                                 our sweet baby Cru!

                                Cru with Daddy                                                                Cru with Mommy

Mama Likey!

This. Is. It. This is the missing puzzle piece to our living room. I want it and I need it. It is exactly what I am looking for and I think you get the point.

Allow me to introduce to you Pottery Barn's Leena Media Console. It is red, antiqued and perfect.

There is only one problem. 

$599.99

Holy Buckets. That's not going to work for the Dobson household. Sad face.

Soooooo............... I came across another option.

Ana White is a Wood Working Diva, she can build any and everything and she even has a tutorial (here) to built a close replica to my Sweet Leena.

The only problem with this option is that it looks pretty tricky. There is a lot of detail going into this project....but who knows, maybe we'll give it a go?

Another thing I thought might work is finding an old dresser, cutting it down, adding legs and molding where it's needed and painting it red...

Hmmmm.... choices, choices...

Along with a new Media Cabinet comes a new TV. I want something smaller and flat that will blend nicely into the space instead of yelling "LOOK AT ME"...

This is something that will most likely happen a little later in the year but I am excited that I have found a visual for my design vision.

TBD.

Guest Room Inspiration

As you know, we decided to paint the guest room a bold blue!

I wanted to share with you the inspiration that I found when we decided that blue was the right way to go. This photos are amazing and I love how even though the rooms are the same color, they all have completely different looks to them.

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So now you know what I'm thinking for the upstairs guest room.  I love the boldness of a color and how it really makes a statement for each room.  It is also breath of fresh air from the neutral main floor of the house.  I already know that once we finish the upstairs, I will most likely be repainting a couple of the rooms on that level :]

Gotta love paint, it is the cheapest and can be the most dramatic change to a space!

Little Touches that Touch my Heart

The one thing that I absolutely love about Disneyland is the detail that goes into everything.  When you visit the park you will find everything in immaculate condition.  There is not one piece of trash on the ground and every square inch is decorated to the theme of the ride or land it resides on. Disney doesn't mess around and I think that it's a large reason for its long standing success.

The attention to detail is the same in Disney's Hotels.  I knew I wanted to create a separate post just to show our hotel room and the magic it holds. :)

As I mentioned, we had the privilege of staying at the Disneyland Hotel on our girls trip to CA. Here is where we got to rest our weary little heads...

 
The lobby is filled with pictures of Celebrities and Royals that have stayed at the hotel...

Not even the carpet lacks detail!

This AMAZING headboard canvases the two guest beds and has a special feature we didn't find until later that evening.

These pillows made my heart melt, just a teeny tiny little bit.

The pool outside our window was all Peter Pan themed complete with a pirate ship!

The wall art played tribute to the Master Mind himself, Mr. Walt.

The bathroom vanity was adorned with sconces held in Mickey's hands.

and all the faucets had that famous little three circled head on them.

Here is the "special feature" headboard I mentioned earlier! The fireworks above the castle light up and a lullaby rendition of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" plays out of the room speakers.

Ahhhh, so simple yet so Disney.  The color scheme of the room was rather plain consisting of white bed and bathroom linens, chocolate furniture pieces and and stainless fixtures but all the things touched on in this post makes the room just as special and magical as the Disney Parks themselves.

Can't wait to go back!