The Photos were Hung by the Crib with Care....

I was super excited when I got home and my photos had arrived in the mail.  I bought the photos from myself though my online portfolio site.  http://kristinsavko.smugmug.com/  I have got to start by saying that my photo lab is AMAZING.  After working in photofinishing for 6 years, it takes excellent print quailty to impress me...and I was impressed.  So impressed in fact that I had to get them in frames and hung right away!   In keeping with our theme, all the prints are of animals.  I'm really happy to see things coming together!

Finally...Curtains!

I thought that my request was an easy one...I wanted curtains that were heavy enough to turn the nursery into a bat cave.  As for style, I was looking for something with a subtle leaf like pattern.  I mean, how can you have a jungle without foliage?  Oh yeah, and they can't look girly.  Seems easy, right?  Wrong!  I found a few "leafy" sheers...but I was not sacrificing the cave.  I looked at making them from fabric.  Found some leaves, but they were far from subtle.  I finally found these at Kmart...and as curtains go, they were rather inexpensive.  In the end, I'm really happy with them, and they look great on the curtain rod I found at the Christmas Tree Shops for less than $5!

3/4 down, 1/4 to go!

The best part of week 30?  The 3lb kiddo has a new habit...NAPPING!  That's right...definite times where there is no movement for over an hour!  I've got to say, I welcome the break!  Now, if only I could sneak in one of those for myself....

'Cause Every Girl's Crazy 'Bout a Sharp Dressed Man...

I promised myself that I wouldn't go crazy buying baby cloths, although I couldn't completely deny myself the joy of baby shopping (especially when the shopping came at a good price!)  Friday I went to the Carter's outlet, and bought a mix of outfits in different baby sizes.  Stacey also helped add to the collection (Thanks Stacey!!)

This weekend was also Charlie's yearly birthday trip to BrewFest.  We never miss BrewFest---or Robots vs. Wrestlers!  (you should be watching How I Met Your Mother...)  Anyhow, we were introduced to Old Forge last year at BrewFest.  This year, we left with a little piece of my hometown!

My Baby is a Steelers Fan

Of course he's a football fan...arriving just in time for football season to begin! (Truly 'Born to be a Steelers fan!') We're very excited to share this year's season with our little one, well outfitted for the occasion!  Thanks Dana!!

As for other sporting events...he'll have to rely on his Uncle Keith for that....

Like Father like Son...

When we went in for our 20 week ultrasound, we had no idea that our office did both the 2D and the 3D ultrasound scans as standard practice.  It ended up being a nice surprise.  When the flashed his 3D profile up on the screen, the resemblance was uncanny!

Baby Registry

I've been getting some inquiries dribbling in for baby registry info.  The registry took me hours of research and comparison, but I finally have it in place.  We're registered in 3 locations (based on best prices and selection). 

Our nursery has a subtle "jungle" theme.  Our color pallet is blues, greens, and browns based off of the Carter's mix and match bedding sets.  (Photos to come as nursery progress moves forward)

We're not registered for a lot of clothing (although we do have a few pieces listed).  We of course do need clothing (3-6 month and larger is great), and other staples (like diapers!).

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