Monthly Archives: August 2011

Baby Books

Posted on August 31, 2011 by brieanne

As the arrival of my baby girl approaches, I’m trying to prepare for some of the major B’s–Birth, Breastfeeding and Baby.  The different books/methods/theories/approaches out there are overwhelming (and conflicting!) and it’s all about finding what works for you, and … Continue reading →

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Young America Furniture

Posted on August 30, 2011 by erica

(Mix Crib from Young America) A friend from architecture school works as an interior designer for the furniture company I’m featuring today, Young America.  I was catching up with her and browsed around the site before last weeks Little Fireman … Continue reading →

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Southern Charm Nursery Mood Board

Posted on August 29, 2011 by brieanne

I just got back from my babymoon to the South.  We started out in Nashville for a wedding, then made our way to Charleston, Hilton Head and Savannah (thankfully Irene decided to skip our area and we made it out … Continue reading →

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5 years ago today was a good day!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by erica

Five years ago I married my best friend. It seems like it has flown by so quickly. Sometimes we think back to the good ole days when we were in college, or the good ole days when we were living … Continue reading →

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Handmade Baby Announcements

Posted on August 25, 2011 by erica

Have all of the baby announcements you keep getting start to look alike? Remember real photos? Glossy photos that you could hold in your hand? They do exist! I have been wanting to try out what I hoped would be … Continue reading →

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Jackson is 8 months! Holy Sleep!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by erica

We’ve been dealing with two five letter words that have become four letter words around here. Sleep and Teeth. The teeth are coming in and the sleeping is going away. I know it’s just a phase, a part of the … Continue reading →

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Ottoman Inspiration

Posted on August 23, 2011 by brieanne

While browsing for this weeks’ nursery mood board, I ran across this Samar Ottoman from Crate & Barrel.  Wouldn’t it look great in our Anchors Away Nursery, our Mermaid Nursery, or even our Under the Sea Nursery?

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Nursery for a Little Fireman

Posted on August 22, 2011 by erica

In Friday’s post I shared some photos of our trip to visit Jessi and Weston.  We missed their husband/dad during our day trip to Capitola.  He is a firefighter in the East Bay and was on a four day shift … Continue reading →

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A day at the beach: Catching up with Jessi & Weston

Posted on August 19, 2011 by erica

Last weekend we went over to Capitola, near Santa Cruz, for a day at the beach. It was fun catching up with an old friend, Jessi (who helped with this post of ‘top 5 maternity must haves’) and her son, Weston. … Continue reading →

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O’verlays

Posted on August 18, 2011 by brieanne

We are currently in the planning stage (and when I say planning, I mean logistically planning how we will accomodate a baby in our 1 bedroom apartment, not actual nursery design) for our “nursery.” Part of that includes figuring out … Continue reading →

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