Baby's New Ride

Check out Baby Correa's new wheels!




This is a gift from my dad and Janna, Aunt Candy and Dalton, and Granny and Papa. Jerry and I LOVE this stroller - the Bob Revolution. It is perfect for the bumpy sidewalks in our neighborhood, the terrain of the hiking trails around town, and just all-around travel to wherever. My Aunt Candy thought this stroller would be perfect for where we live. I think she's right.

We couldn't be more excited! Thank you guys!

Baby Bump 23 Weeks

Baby Correa is growing! And kicking! And growing! And kicking!

Before and Afters

The sheet rock work is finished. The painting is finished. And I am celebrating. Here are a few before and afters. (We still have to put the rooms together, but it's coming along.)

Here's the dining room before.


And here it is now.



Here's the office before.

And here it is now.


Here's the kitchen before. (Please note the crackle paint. Everywhere.)


And here it is now - a work in progress. (But at least the crackle paint is no more!)


I must give a shout out to Jerry once again for his handy work. He built the wainscoting on the wall to the right of the black built-in cabinet, and he spent all weekend putting in the tile backsplash. Once he does the grout this week, I can begin to clean the floors (and all of the dishes covered in sheet rock dust) and put everything in order.

Progress. Slowly but surely.

Hints of Spring

Hip hip hooray! It felt like spring today! And I enjoyed every single second of the sunshine and 79º weather.

One of the highlights of my day was sitting on our front porch swing and talking to my mom on the phone. And then I read my Southern Living and Living magazines. And every once in a while, I would look up and count my blessings that my view included two of my most favorite houses on the street.


After sitting on the front porch, I decided to strap on my camera and take a walk to explore our neighborhood a little more and look for signs of spring. I hit the park that sits in the center of our neighborhood - it's one street over from ours. This is a view from the top of the hill.

And you may remember this view from the post we made last weekend when everything was covered in snow.


Now, this sweet little restaurant (Wildflour) is nestled right in the middle of our neighborhood, too. And they make desserts that can satisfy any sweet tooth.


As I walked by Wildflour, I found the hint of spring that I was looking for. One of the first flower blooms of the season had broken through the still-leaf-covered ground to smile at me. Thank you little flower.

The Nursery Design

Thanks to all of you who weighed in on the nursery theme. (Even if several of you thought my favorite - the bunny, monkey, frog print – was "creepy.")

Not too long after we made the post, I got a call from my granny saying that she had found a cute little bedding set that she wanted us to see. And so she put some fabric samples in the mail.

And when she offered to make us a bed skirt (out of the red and white polka dots) and a crib bumper (out of the sock monkeys and ticking stripe), well, I just couldn't resist.

So we repainted the nursery khaki.


And I think it will look really good with the new furniture we bought. A little black dresser that will be used as a changing table.

And a little black armoire - because the closet in the baby's room is about the size of a matchbox.


When it's all put together, it will look kind of like this. Except we'll have polka dots on the skirt which will be way cuter.


Now to find a black crib...

Banana Baby

If Baby Correa were born today, he'd be about this big. Or small, depending upon how you look at it.

He weighs about 10 ounces. His 10 ounces should have gained me 10 pounds by now. (How, I ask you, is this fair?) Well, I haven't done a weigh-in in a while so I'm not sure where I'm tracking on this. And let's face it. Even if I did know, that's not the kind of information a gal gets excited about putting on her blog.

Today is a milestone for baby and me. Because today, we have reached 20 weeks which means that I am halfway through the pregnancy. Doesn't seem possible. And I know that July 21 will be here before we know it. (Please, Lord, help us get the house finished in time.)

I've been feeling him move since week 17. He's getting stronger as the weeks go by, and his movements are more pronounced now. I like feeling the flutters. It gives me peace of mind that he's growing.

And since he's growing (and time's passing so quickly), Jerry and I have a lot of things on our to-do list. Let's see...
• Baby needs a name
• Baby needs some furniture and a nursery theme
• Baby needs the house to be finished so that he can have visitors come July

But for now, baby needs some dinner so I'm signing off for the night. XOXO

Baby It's Cold Outside

This morning Jerry and I had planned to set out on a trip to Greensboro, NC, so that we could register at Babies R Us. Well, when we looked outside and saw snow, we thought that it might be better to stay in Roanoke. Good thing we did - by late afternoon the roads were turning slushy because of the amount of snowfall we had and temperatures are dropping down to 26º tonight.

Here's a photo to show you what it was like this morning.


And here's what Mirabelle looked like by late afternoon.


And this is the little park in our neighborhood around the same time.

Baby Bump 19 Weeks

Baby Correa is growing!