kitchen inspiration

Moving to a new place really gets my DIY/decorating wheels turning. I've spent hours making boards on Pinterest of items I want in my new place! One thing though is realizing that as long as we rent, we are limited in many areas. One in particular, is the kitchen. I like a lot of things about our new kitchen, but others I could really do without, namely, the cheap-o cabinets and the dastardly small and shallow sink. It's awful. Anyway, I came across this kitchen reno today and was totally inspired! Still can't probably do a lot with my apartment, but WOW...she did a great job! I love the cabinets and the sink! And that pot rack! Very cool. Check it out.


http://meandjilly.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-family-currently-resides-in-our.html


(pictures of our new place coming soon!)

More Kate

Can't get enough of this girl!

gotta love the newborn funny faces

She is a funny sleeper - waking around 7:30am, maybe or maybe not taking a morning nap, taking a forever long (4+ hrs!) afternoon nap, maybe or maybe not taking a late afternoon nap, and going down for the night at 8-9pm. AMAZING. What newborn sleeps 10+ hrs at night? She wakes to eat of course, but goes right back down. We are so grateful for a better sleeper!

She is smiling like crazy. Very happy when she is awake. Liking a paci. Sometimes liking a bath. Still goes cross-eyed occasionally. Has the greatest leg rolls and enormous double chin! Is getting SO LONG. Such a joy!!

Sweet Kate

Second child syndrome appears to have happened on the blog...sweet Kate hasn't gotten nearly the mention she deserves! She truly is a sweet baby. She is very content and miracle of all miracles, falls asleep on her own!! She started smiling at 4 weeks and loves smiling at her big sister. She cuddles readily and loves snuggling. She is a chunk and we all love it! She is already fitting very comfortably into 0-3 month clothes and she is 6 weeks old! 

Last week I took some pics to compare with Ava as a newborn:

Ava was feeling left out so she hopped in the picture. First I got this:

then this:

and finally, this:

Here are both girls. 

Ava, 3 weeks

Kate, 6 weeks

Kate has a lot more hair and it is a totally different color. Her eyes are a lot closer set, too. I'm so interested to see how much they will look alike as they get older!

Enjoying the heat