{29 weeks}

After working in the yard/garden all day! Baby Bozarth is going to have a GREEN THUMB!

Look at that belly button.

How far along? 29 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: The dr. said I had gained only 13 lbs :) and 3 lbs. 4 oz is baby! He is measuring big.  The sono tech asked us if either of us were big babies....Uh Oh....... She said he is in the 68 percentile for growth.  Wow! He's a grower! Head and belly are measuring ahead to 30 weeks and legs measuring right on track at 29 weeks. He looked so sweet and cozy in there and was rubbing his eyes.  Tired boy.
Maternity clothes? not too many.  I own one pair of maternity skinny jeans that I love.  My co-worker on Friday said "How the heck are you still wearing skinny jeans...?" I had to laugh because they are my only maternity jeans and the only jeans that really fit without using the hair tie trick. 
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: Sleeping well, but still tired.
Best moment this week: I feel like we are getting so close to meeting our baby! Stroller ready to go and we finally got it on Friday! {SEE THAT POST HERE}, car seats are ready to go, nursery almost ready to go! I'm excited! Mama also did some shopping for herself yesterday.  It's about time.  I now have my dresses for both showers, and bought some clothes {not maternity} that I can wear now and later.  I bought this peach shirt that is just beautiful!  
My mama and I also did some gardening/planting this weekend, which I love! After about $100 of plants and things {her and I both} we made some progress.  So pretty!

And as cheesy as it sounds, yesterday when I woke up I felt an overwhelming thankfulness for my husband and my puppy and our home and everything that we have been blessed with.   I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!
Miss Anything? Wine :( Sangria - Mike and I had a date night at Lidia's by Union Station on Saturday night.  Everyone was drinking all sorts of yumminess..... :( The food was delish as always.  We got a pic of us just because I feel like we never get dressed up much anymore.  It was so much fun!

Movement: Oh yes, it was funny to see the sonogram and see where all the movement I feel is coming from. His butt is right up under my right rib cage, his little piggies are on my left side and his head is down.
Food cravings: Mac & Cheese, potatoes, SWEETS! As always my biggest weakness is sweets.  Mike made fun of me at dinner because I barely ate my meal, he said I was subconsciously saving room for dessert {which I did ironically eat all of.... }

Can't live without my tiramisu and decaf coffee. I mean baby B cant.......

Anything making you queasy or sick: some meat
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: No, I was getting some pain yesterday but it quickly passed.  
Symptoms: Very tired, feeling stuffed, lower back pain
Belly Button in or out? OUT! I think it's cute :)
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!
Looking forward to: Next weekend, just because it's the weekend...and my baby showers! May 5th - family and family friends and May 19th my friends shower. 

{22 weeks}

How far along? 22 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: close to 10 lbs I think! Pretty proud of myself! And of course baby is now 1 pound! Yay little one, getting bigger!
Maternity clothes? yep
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: Sleeping very well! I actually took a quick power nap and I never take naps!
Best moment this week: nursery coming together, definitely! Oh it's so very handsome! Mike and my MIL painted and my FIL & Mike put together the crib.  It was such a huge help for us! My mom and I went to Good Ju Ju because I figured I probably shouldn't be around those fumes anyway. When I got home I ran to the room to see and screamed! I started jumping up and down! The color is exactly what I had envisioned for the nursery and so are all the rest of the elements of the room!!

This room gets so much light! It is really coming together  perfectly! And it's just so calming already in there...and really isn't that what you want in a nursery? 

This was taken at night, but on Sunday we bought a new lamp and I LOVE IT!

I bought these sweet little numbers at a couple different antique stores on Saturday.  They'll go on the shelf{s} going above the changing table. 

This week we also booked another photographer, Moments & Memories, to take pictures of our little one when he gets here.  I figure you can't have too many pictures. And the photographer was running a great deal on Facebook!
Miss Anything? Girls slumber party on Friday night made me miss my wine again, but really it's all worth it. 
Movement: Oh yes! He is very active in the morning and evening.  He doesn't move much during the day yet {that I can feel} but I think I just don't notice it because I am so busy.
Food cravings: Red jelly with cream cheese and tortilla chips, chocolate, red peppers, apples!
Anything making you queasy or sick: chicken, last week I was fine with chicken this week it's grossing me out.  Along with all other meat.
Gender: A BEAUTIFUL BOY!
Labor Signs: No thank you.
Symptoms: I feel like my center of gravity is off at times.  I feel myself waddling a bit.
Belly Button in or out? hmmm, good question.  Trying to be a little bit of both.
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!
Looking forward to: March 21st, our next appointment! And some spring weather.  I can't wait for walks in the park and on the Plaza with our boy when it'll be so nice outside! Ahh maternity leave. 

{Fallin' in Love}

The iron posts were dropped off on our doorstop from Lowe's on last Wednesday; the finishing touches! It's official, we have a MUCH cooler deck! We have been looking so forward to this deck being finished, and it's finally there!  Here are some updated photos that will give you an idea of just how far we've come! Very exciting, indeed!

Please, don't worry, more to come.  We decided to keep the same outdoor furniture for a while and just get new cushions.  We really liked a pattern at Home Goods, but I didn't want to settle...you know me.  I wanted to look around some more.  We need 8 cushions total! 1 chaise lounge, 6 lounge chairs and one bench/loveseat cushion.  They don't necessarily have to match, just blend. I really am going to look at Pottery Barn too.  I always am a fan of the 'classic stripe' and I know they have some outdoor cushions in that pattern....*sigh*

While all of this deck business was finishing up, I was falling in love.  With an artist.  Her name is Katie Daisy.  *sigh* I'm going buy two prints from her website once I make up my mind. I love the messages in the prints, and I just love the feeling these prints give me.  So inspiring! When I first came across her on another blog, my heart really, no really, went pitter-patter {do you think I should get that checked out?}  Be still, my Katie Daisy-lovin' heart, be still.

I can not decide which ones to buy! I'm thinking I love the Rumi quote one {Let the beauty you love be what you do}, and the Ralph Waldo Emerson one {Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air}. I mean don't they make you happy just hearing them?

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Do these prints 'fit' with our decor? Nope not really.  We're more Pottery Barn-esque over here.  I normally have two standards for anything that steps foot in our house {decor, not people...although I guess these qualifications would work for people too}: it must have a 'place' and we must LOVE it.  If we say 'no' to one of those things, no dice.  These prints met 50% but that was still passing for me, I would say it was closer an 80% because all the love {on my part} made up for them not having a 'place'. 

These prints just cheer me right up and I know every morning before I go to work or if I'm getting ready to enjoy the day with my hubby, these will automatically put a smile on my face when walking past! You should check her out if you get a chance over at katiedaisy.com and enjoy all the eye-candy.  Prepare to leave with a smile.

Ciao!

{Decked Out}

Well, not yet! I. CAN. NOT. WAIT. until this deck is complete.  It's going to be AMAZING!  The building happened last weekend, it will continue this coming Saturday and possibly into the next weekend.  We thought we'd be nice and give him Easter off.  Just kidding, he told us he wouldn't be working on Easter.  I didn't expect him to, there's way to much candy to eat on that holiday for anyone to be spending it building a deck.  Here are some pictures of the progress:



This is the cute little before.  Pardon the terrible weeds and random branches.  We didn't keep up our yard/landscaping very well during the fall and winter.



This was the 1st day.  We added on to our existing deck for now.  The last part he will tear off is the existing deck to match the rest of the wood and wood posts.

You can see in the picture below how small the old deck was compared to the new deck {the lighter wood obvi}  SO MUCH BIGGER! We will have 2 levels and the bottom step. 

End of Day Two. Progress! My favorite word!

This deck is going to be HUGE! Yess!



We are constantly entertaining over here.  We always hang out on the deck with people crammed into every corner of that 8x10 space.  Now we can   s p r e a d    o u t   quite a bit.  So, here's what I have envisioned for the deck.  First, we (and by we I mean Mike) will be staining/painting the deck.  We really can't decide.  He wants to paint and I want to stain. So opinionated....him not me...moving on. 

After that bridge has been crossed, we will concentrate on some sa-weet patio furniture.

Before our builder was even finished with the first day, this girl {me} was checking out some patio furniture.  I got very excited looking at all the selection that is out there! I first went to NFM online.  They are pretty proud... $800 for a basic bistro {which is a mini table and 2 chairs}!! And that was the cheapest one I found that I liked.  Pssshhht.  A flippin' bistro for $800?!Who do I need to talk to about this?  {that's what I say to Mike when I don't agree with something. Ex. When he said football's season would be longer, I said "Who do I need to talk to about this?" His answer, "the commissioner".  You get the idea}

 We have never bought outdoor patio furniture before.  We got some hand-me-downs that are still in pretty good shape from before we were married.  We could just still use those, but we are looking for something more substantial that will fill some major space *because we have some now tehehe* 

This is what 'they' call a 'conversation set'.  Whatever they call it I want one.  We were talking about getting a set like this.  I love the detail in the back of the chairs/love seat.  I wish I could show you a zoomed in picture.  The reviews on this set said that the color looks way more sage than lime green as the picture shows.  To be honest, I would be fine with either.  I love the set THAT much.  {Sage is more appealing to me though}

I'm thinking this set on the lower tier of the deck...with a fire pit!

This is the matching dining set.  How much do you love it!!?!? I need this set bad! I'm definitely thinking a 7-piecer.  Yeah, I just said piecer...and spell-check just corrected me on it.  This table would go on the upper tier along with the grill.

Well, there's all of my exciting news on the deck situation! How fun was that?

In other news:

My lavender sprouted up about a week ago and now has little tiny leaves on it!!

annnnd

Stay tuned to see what I do with this wood.  My Uncle Ed tore down an old farm on his property in Liberty and saved lots of barn wood for my mom and I! Cool right? I have something in mind, but we'll see.  I need to think about how I will do it...

Look at that patina!

My sweet hubs and I are SO looking forward to spending this weekend together and with all our family, going to church and just spending time together.  Saturday, we're going to my favorite antique store {River Market Antiques} to search for a bench.  My mom and brother said they saw some there this past weekend, and since I heard that I've been itching to go!

The next weekend, we have a bachelorette/bachelor party.  One of our favorite couples!  Girls are going to Hermann, Missouri on a train to hit up the wineries and guys are going golfing and relaxing at Lake of the Ozarks.  It will be so fun!  We will see how many of our upcoming projects can be completed before then.  I'm guessing not many.

Until next time!!

{Best Day}

I had the best day with you today...

We woke up early and you made some omelets for our growling stomachs.  We talked about how the day seems a little longer the earlier you wake up.  (Weird, huh?)

We planted some flowers into the earth.  Including but not limited to:

these gorgeous tulips,

a few hostas...

We put the new screens on the windows.  You mowed, I edged.  You seeded, I planted some more.   

We took a nice walk to the fruit and vegatable stand near our house, with some cash in hand.  We came home with a bunch of goodies....

We were so excited to dig in!





quite possibly the best strawberries ever.

 We munched and chatted while we chopped it all up. 

The conversation continued outside while you grilled and I snuggled under my blanket...

We drank some Red Stripes because it always reminds us of our honeymoon.  We smiled a lot and talked for hours...

I love you and I had the best day with you today :-)

{Spring has Sprung}

Happy Spring, Friends!



I know they're weeds.  But they are pretty to me, so I picked some and brought them in!



So, I wish that this blog had a scratch n' sniff right now.  My house smells like a never ending field of fresh flowers.  Delicious!! Has anyone ever tried Aromatique's house fragrances? They have potpourri, candles, room spray and diffusers galore! I love it and smell it all day long at work! The one I'm in L.O.V.E. with for Spring is called 'The Smell of Spring'....can't forget that...right?  I already had a Woodwick diffuser container that is really nice and didn't want to clutter up the home with another bottle.  I simply rinsed the Biscotti scent out and put the Smell of Spring scent in, with some new reeds! It's heaven, people!  It doesn't smell like an artificial flower scent either, not too sweet, just so FRESH!




Here is a picture of the bottle in case anyone is interested in purchasing.  I think it was around $12 or so.  BEWARE: You will become ADDICTED to this scent and may feel the need to buy in bulk.





Mr. Hubby and I have just been doing some major spring cleaning.  The nice weather, attic fan and open windows really motivates us to organize and clean.  The two cups of coffee this morning I'm sure played no part in my speed cleaning.  I get so much accomplished when I'm all hopped up on coffee, seriously.  We haven't done much project-wise in the past week.  Just spray painting the plantation shutters for the guest bedroom and we will need to do so for the office soon because they are both very visible in the front of our house and won't match each other.  Can you kind of begin to see how one project leads to another?

Here is some Spring cleaning that happened in this household.  We got down on some clutter! YEE HAW!

First up was the linen closet in the hallway. Hot. Mess.  This closet may or may not have been cleaned since I moved in after we got married.  It goes without saying that Mike has never cleaned it. I spray painted the three wooden shelves, in an effort to remove all this oak looking stuff! Good golly, it's hiding in places that we didn't even know it existed.  Partially because of all the junk on the shelves.

Before:

This is my nightmare...

What is behind this door?! It's clean and neat again!

It seems like whenever we need cold medicine all we have is Tylenol.  We can never find anything, that or it's been expired for two years.  Also, when I try to grab some medicine in the back I end up knocking over every other medicine on the shelf and normally don't pick it up ever so it just stays on the floor. Nice, huh? Would you want to live with me? I came up with a tactic:



Wait are those really tags? What in the world is she going to create with Target basket tags?



I cut the tags in half and spray painted them with chalkboard paint.  I then used my new chalk pen to write all the categories out.  We decided on 6 categories:  First Aid, Colds, Allergy, Aches, Kailey's and Other.  Yep, that pretty much covers all bases I think. 

How precious...and organized.

Who says you can't have greenery in your linen closet? It looks so pretty. 

...and then there are the little beach towels.  Who's ready for summer?? That beige striped one is awesome (it is folded over to slip right over your chair at the beach/pool) and huge!! A Christmas present from my mother-in-law, in a monogrammed beach bag of course!

Here's the boring upper shelf for all you Curious Georges!

the whole organized closet! WOOHOO!

We buy a few things in bulk at Sam's: Q-tips, toothpaste, soap, toilet paper and paper towels.  We never like to run out of any of these.  Can you blame us?  So we have started storing the extras in here in the linen closet.  It's worked out quite nicely :-)

Next up the coat closet.  Oh, major. hot. mess...This closet needs some TLC...BAD.  When I'm finished with one of my decorations, guess where I store it?  Yup, in the bottom of this closet. Does that make any sense? I think I just put it all there because I'm scared of going down to the sub-basement.  It's all cold and creepy and there was a spider down there at one time.  I don't like it.  Not my cup of tea.  The pictures for this one won't be as fun, so I probably won't post them unless you want to see a bunch of coats...

I also was able to finish the little 'His' and 'Hers' knobs.  They're pretty cute.  Not my favorite project.  They were kind of a pain to paint... Especially "His". Go figure right? I used a wooden skewer to paint the letters.  Random, I know.  I had to work with what I had.

I haven't sanded 'his' yet, but they look really cute!

That's all folks!

Just a Touch of Spring...

I just love these two pictures of small touches of s.p.r.i.n.g in our home...I know it is right around the corner but why does it seem so far away? 



Hello, birdie!



Hydrangeas...love

We are *thisclose* to being finished with the wainscoting project in the guest bedroom. Need to paint the trim and then blog the after photos.  I also have another project in the works for next week! I'm pretty excited about it.  I stole it from another blogger.... :-)

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 Centsational Girl

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