I should be in bed...

...but I'm not! I'm blogging! Shocker. I could be up for awhile with all this chocolate milk coursing through my veins (chocolate's caffeinated, right?). I did attempt to drink a glass of cherry wine from the Traverse City Cherry Festival from last year, but I made it through, um, half a glass before my eyes could barely hold themselves open. And then my darling dearest thought the other half would accent our white carpet nicely. Oops.

In other news, Baby B slept from 11:30pm until 5am this morning. Praise God. I'm not going to count on this being an every night occurence, but it was nice to get a semi-full night's sleep. I seriously can't complain though. He usually only gets up once between 2-4am and then sleeps until B leaves for work. Sigh. He's such a precious child. Five weeks tomorrow, you know? We're working on picking out birth announcements, and have chosen the picture for it. I'm dying to post it here, but then what fun would it be if you'd already seen it before you even got the announcement?

On the homefront, the hanging of the new glass door and the installation of the new door hardware has been postponed due to our incompetence in the area of door-hanging. Who knew you actually have to, like, drill holes and such? B and his dad are going to conquer this project together sometime in the next week. I'll let you know how it goes.

Okay, I'm off to bed.

PS. Say a prayer that a part-time kindergarten position opens up at school. I'll post more about this topic later... Night!

For the love of the softie...

Baby B comes by his love of the softie (i.e. burp cloth) honestly via Aunt Aubz. Do you see it??? We miss ya Camille!!!!

No Good Title Comes to Mind

Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, and Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time.

- Will Ferrell as Frank, Old School

This quote pretty much sums up this past weekend at the M household. In fact, I think we've been to Home Depot, um, 5 days in a row. And, we're totally going back tonight. We just can't get enough. Actually, we decided to do some much needed updates to the outside of our home. We re-landscaped, and are replacing our storm door, shutters, and mailbox. I'll have to post some before and after photos eventually.

I spent Saturday and Sunday planting and mulching. This is the second time we've mulched this year. The first batch of mulch petered out to a very dull, unmulchy color about a week after we laid it. Annoying. B spent Saturday and Sunday digging a moat, I mean edging. Here he is looking super proud of his impressive moat-digging skills:

Are you going to put crocodiles in there???

Yesterday was a great day. Why? Because Starbucks was giving away FREE Vivanno Smoothies if you showed your gym membership! I love me some free, so I called my momma, Chels, and Soph and we all met up for these deliciously FREE treats. And, guess what? They're going to be FREE every Tuesday! Can't beat that.

Soph, totally thinking she's taking a picture of me. Cutiepie.

I also bought some new decorating accessories from Kirkland's for jazzing up the living room. They have great sales there. Might do some thrifting today to see if I can find some other goodies for bee-yoo-tifying the home on a budget.

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Ten on Tuesday

Top Ten Favorite Time Wasters

1. Doodling. Oh, how I love a good Sharpie and a blank piece of paper. Pure. Bliss.
2. Blog stalking. I could read about other people's lives for hours upon end. I'm nosy, what can I say?
3. Walking. (or waddling...still. I don't think my hip joints are ever going to recover.)
4. Reading. Love me some good summer novels. Jane Green. Sophie Kinsella. Judy Blume. Megan McCafferty. Ann Brashares.
5. Window shopping. Any store, any time, any place. I just enjoy looking. Okay, I buy things. Sometimes.
6. Napping with Baby B.
7. Two words: Celebrity. Gossip.
8. Bake sweet things that are soooo not good for my get-back-to-pre-baby-body diet.
9. Visit with my momma and/or my sisters.
10. House hunting. No, we're not looking to move any time soon, but how fun is it to browse through all the current listings and dream? This habit combines my love of window shopping with my nosiness. He he he.

And, per request, here is the original pic of Baby B before he was Warholized. Isn't he darling?

Baby B - Warholized...

Precious, just precious. Be jealous.

One Month Onesie

Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy One Month Birthday, Baby B! Happy birthday to you!

Chuck, The Protector of the Pack-n-Play

As I mentioned last week in our zoo post, B insisted that he buy our infant son a cheetah stuffed animal. The Cheetah stuffed animal? The one that is $16? I asked. Why not a $4 cheetah figurine or a book about a cheetah that might enrich his intelligence in years to come? But, no, the cheetah stuffed animal it was. So our family adopted Chuck the Cheetah, as I have fondly named him. I think that B forsees a strong bond between Baby B and Chuck. Like Chuck will be the stuffed animal that Baby B becomes attached to and drags all over the place when he's two.

Well, despite my skepticism, adopting Chuck was a wise choice. He currently resides in the Pack-n-Play where Baby B takes his daily naps, and it appears that he actually enjoys Chuck's company.

Baby B + Chuck = BFF.