happy halloween weekend!!!

we've been anxiously awaiting halloween this year

because october 31st is also kingsley's 1st birthday!

we are so excited!

have a wonderful halloween weekend!

xo

p.s. thanks so much for the kind comments on my 30 weeks pregnancy post.

not sleeping well at night means i'm cranky and my back hurts during the day

so it made me feel better reading all those sweet comments. xoxo

giveaway winner announced!

congrats to notes from holly st.

for winning the chulamama giveaway!

please email me your shipping info!

thanks to all who entered!

xoxo

30 weeks!

30 weeks!

currently crave apple jacks cereal all day long.

baby kicks a bajillion times each hour. sometimes they're sweet kicks, sometimes they really really hurt. i still love them either way.

going over baby names with my husband each night before bed or emailing each other random ones through out the day is our new favorite thing to do.

finding a comfortable sleeping position at night has become nearly impossible... so i don't sleep. which isn't good for me or anyone who has to spend time with me.

i cry a lot more these days. stress has slowly crept back into my life.

also, my bladder is now the size of a peanut.

but just so you know, i don't think i've ever been happier. and i think it's safe to say josh is happier than ever, too. he tells me so often... and even if he hadn't said a thing, i see it all over his face. there is no hiding it.

the ballerina project.

have you heard of the ballerina project?

i can't get over all the dancers beautiful lines against the city landscape.

absolutely breathtaking.

see more here and buy limited edition prints here.

a donut date.

we were out in alexandria saturday evening on a little date and one of us had a craving for a donut (i can't seem to remember who it was, but does it matter?) so we found ourselves at good ol' krispy kreme where they make the donuts fresh and hot and all festive for the holidays. (we picked up a couple dozen so we'd have treats for a youth event at church the following morning, so no, we didn't eat all of them. although i probably could have. baby likes sugar just as much as mama does. still shocked i passed that glucose test at the hospital the other week.)

rockstar giveaway! (closed)

today we have a fabulous giveaway for you sponsored by chulamama!

they are offering one lucky reader a $50 gift certificate to their online shop! whether you're expecting, already a mother or gearing up for holiday shopping with little friends and loved ones in mind, you must check out chulamama, because they have the most darling selection of everything!

chulamama is a baby and maternity boutique based in boston, created and run by two boston-area mothers. both online and in the shop, "chulamama carries some of those off-the-beaten-path products and brands that you won't find at a big chain store. from furniture to bedding to strollers to designer maternity jeans, chulamama has what you're looking for!" also be sure to check out the new chulamama blog!

to enter to win the $50 gift certificate,

please visit chulamama and leave a comment below

before friday, october 30th!

good luck!

kingsley + winston.

winston is an english bulldog who lives around the corner from us. we first met him when he was just 3 months old, and kingsley was 7 weeks! kingsley loves playing with winston, especially since they're practically the same size now.

at one point during this particular play date, josh put kingsley on the opposite side of the fence for a few minutes to have a break (he gets overly excited and doesn't know how to pace himself or his breathing). but both bullies still wanted to play, so they got down on the ground and started playing paws under the fence! i thought it was the cutest thing ever.

and i just hope kingsley doesn't play like this (see below) with the baby in a few months. hopefully he'll be a little more gentle.

saturday...

...photos around capitol hill, eastern market and home.

where'd my feet go?

while my baby bump might have taken a while to show in the beginning, i think it's making up for lost time now. every morning when i wake up it looks and feels bigger than the day before. and i absolutely love it. while i might be sick most of the time and not look it, my baby bump makes me feel more beautiful than i've ever felt before.

we cannot wait to meet our little one soon. we are excited/ scared/ nervous/ scared some more and excited again. i can't wait for that moment when josh tells me "it's a boy!" or "it's a girl" and we finally meet this little blessing in person. i might have bought one too many baby girl dresses in paris this summer (ok, maybe i've been secretly stocking up for years) so i am sort of hoping for "girl" but i already know having a mini josh running around would melt my heart, too. (and don't worry, i've been stocking up on plenty of "boy" things these last few years as well. but why are baby girl clothes so much more darling? at least in my opinion...)

and i also hope that after this baby arrives, i'll have my appetite back for hamburgers. because i still love them so, even if i haven't been able to stomach looking at one since early july. :(

the big 50.

i haven't done a birthday post in forever,

but today my dad turns the big 50!

i think that warrants a birthday post.

happy 50th birthday dad!

thanks for introducing me to black licorice and star trek

and for coming to all my shows and driving me to all my lessons

and for all the fun daddy daughter dates and phone calls!

can't wait to see you as a "grandpa" in about 10-ish weeks!

our baby is gonna be lucky...

i looooove you...

giveaway winner announced!

congrats to moocy below for winning our giveaway!

please email me your shipping info and poster choice! thanks!

fireplace.

i woke up cold this morning. and when i took kingsley outside to potty shortly after, i needed my winter jacket and a scarf.

this means two things. 1. it's time to break out the firewood and build a fire! 2. josh doesn't know it yet, but we're totally roasting marshmallows and making s'mores this evening, too!

*photo from last february. during one of d.c.'s numerous snow storms that left us snowed in for an entire weekend.

rockstar giveaway! (closed)

today we have a sponsored giveaway for you by annilygreen! annilygreen is offering one lucky reader a poster of their choosing from the shop! click here to see all posters (and other fun clutches and pillows!)

annilygreen puts her personal spin on common products. these days that personal spin means lots of color and shine (metallic leather!) and parallelograms. see and read more on the annilygreen blog.

to enter to win a poster of your choice, please visit annilygreen and leave a comment below before friday, october 22nd!

good luck!

orange october on capitol hill.

taking walks around the hill these days proves to be extra special since orange is popping up everywhere. i love autumn.

marcel the shell with shoes on.

my favorite part is her little dog.

how perfect.

thanks to my sister rachel for sharing this with me.

kingsley gets his football on.

while in florida last week, we went to the homecoming game of josh's old high school, the bolles school. wanna guess the bolles school mascot? a bulldog! josh bought kingsley a little toddler bolles shirt in the gift shop and he was a hit at the tail gate party and game running around the field with his little football. we felt proud.

and here's kingsley, looking over and admiring

bruno, the real bolles bulldog mascot!