Welcome to the World, Jack Nicholas!

 Jack Nicholas was born on April 29th at 12:53pm at 7lbs, 4oz and 20.5 inches

I am completely in love...

Our first Family photo at home. 

Shoes!

I've started my maternity leave this week - even though I'm still waiting for my little one to arrive! I'm getting pretty uncomfortable and the weather hasn't been so great, so I've been spending some time surfing the web. Today I started looking at spring shoes. Here are a few of my faves.

Which ones do you love?

1. Here  2. Here 3. Here

4. Here  5. Here

I am not at all in the market for fabulous - and expensive! - new shoes, but if I were... I'd buy #2 and #5!

Which would you choose?

Now these aren't exactly practical for walking a Baby through the Park... but can't you see Carrie Bradshaw marching down the street in these? Wow!

Eat, Pray, Love

 Eat, Pray, Love is one of my all-time favorite books! I found it to be an incredible journey that really resonated with me personally. I often enjoy memoirs and books with strong female characters. But this book made me feel like I was taking the journey with her. I could go on and on - but I won't! 

First, I'd love to know if you've read the book and what you thought! Second, are you planning to see the movie? 

At first I wasn't excited about the movie - sometimes the movie version of a favorite book can be such a let down! But then I saw the trailer... now I think I'm excited to see the movie!

What do you think? Will you see it?

Walking & Waiting...

... My 2 new favorite pastimes! I am due in just 9 short days, but my family somehow convinced me that my Baby Boy was coming early! I spent this weekend walking the streets of NYC waiting for my Boy to decide he was ready to come into the World. Needless to say I'm practicing the waiting today... 

I snapped a couple of pictures from my iPhone yesterday as we were walking through Central Park. Spring has arrived in NYC and it's so beautiful! 

I was hoping that the picture on the right might be my last belly shot before we head to the hospital... we'll see!

Happy Monday, friends! 

Nursery Pics

Yesterday Jo posted some nursery inspiration on her blog and it got me thinking that I hadn't shared any pics of our nursery! We spend a ton of time this weekend working on the finishing touches and I think we're finally ready for the little guy to get here - whenever he's ready, of course! Our "nursery" is actually a part of our living room, since we live in a one bedroom apartment. But I must say that I think we did a good job of making it all come together, while still feeling like separate, comfortable spaces. Here are two pictures that I have of the space while we were working on it. I'll update a picture of the completed space later. 

What do you think?

Where did you - or would you! - get inspiration for your baby's nursery?

Daddy's taking a well deserved rest in the glider! 

The flag above the crib is actually a painted canvas, done by my fabulous husband (pictured here!). The painting above the glider on the left was actually done by my Mother-In-Law. They are a talented family and I hope Baby got some of those genes!

The armoire & dresser are from IKEA, the crib is a mini-crib from Babies R Us, and the glider is from WalMart - you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find a small glider! 

Now that the letters are up on the flag and the sheets are on the crib, it's starting to sink in!

Completed pictures to follow... I promise!

6 Weeks to Go!

Our Sweet Baby will be here in roughly 6 weeks! Can you believe it?! This past weekend we had a 3D/4D sonogram, which was amazing! Everytime I see this picture of my Baby Boy yawning it melts my heart. I can't wait to meet him!

Lavish

Leave it to Heidi Klum to create fab maternity clothes! How great is her collection?

 

 I would love this number for a night out!

  

 I love this tunic! It would spice up my leggings!

  

This dress is cute and looks comfy, what preggo doesn't love that combo?

 

I'm thinking that this might be a necessity to spice up my maternity wordrobe!

All the photos found here.

Diaper Bag?

Wouldn't this make a perfect diaper bag? I think it would make a perfect just-about-anything bag, but the fact that it's already worn-in tells me it might also be very Mom friendly! The bag is made from recycled WWII era military laundry bags, doesn't that make you love it even more?!

 Check out the Forest Bound Etsy shop for more fabulous recycled bags!

I found the shop thanks to Nina who posted about the bags here! I just love Nina!!

 

Ocean Front Wedding

 You know I love ocean front weddings!! How beautiful is this one?! Jen at Green Wedding Shoes posted this one here.

Julie & Bill got married here, at the Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, CA.

The whole thing is just breathtaking!

  

  

 And look at this stunning reception decor!

 

There are more pictures from this beautiful event here.

12 more weeks...

... until I get to meet my Sweet Baby Boy! 

Please excuse the tacky, taken with my iPhone in the bathroom mirror picture. But I was actually feeling kinda cute today and decided to capture the moment however I could! 

I can't believe I'm starting my 3rd trimester! My little guy will be here before I know it!

I can't wait to meet you, Jack!!

Wishful Thinking

Some fabulous Spring accessories that I can't help but fantasize about!

 

Vera Wang necklace found here.

These darling Diane von Furstenberg sandals were found here.

 

Fabulous Prada sandles were found here. 

They look so soft and luxurious to me, makes me want to slide my foot right in!

Zac Posen for Target

Is this new, or new to me? Maybe I'm behind on the fashion curve here, but I just found out that Zac Posen is designing for Target! How exciting for all of us budget fashionistas! It looks like it will be in Target stores on April 25th. 

Here are a few of my faves, but you can see the whole collection here!

 

 

 

  

All photos were found here.

Spring Fever

Happy Groundhog Day!

Even though the Groundhog saw his shadow, I am in the mood for Spring today and I am swooning for these fabulous Spring pieces from Kate Spade!

 

 

Is it just me, or are you ready for Spring?

Photos found: here, here, here and here.

Top Shop Maternity?

I just learned that Top Shop sells maternity clothes!! Is this new, or just new to me? I've been getting by with the Gap & Old Navy - don't get me wrong, I love the jeans and sweaters! - but this seems like a whole new world! How cute are these pieces?

Snow in the City

Yesterday morning it was snowing in New York! While I am having a hard time with the cold of Winter, I can't help but love how pretty this city looks with a little snow. I snapped a couple of pics in Central Park on my iPhone while walking my dog, everything just looks so pretty covered in white! I've also recently discovered the Camera Bag app for the iPhone, so I had some fun with these pics. What do you think?

 

 

Another Beautiful Wedding!

After my wedding obsessed day on Tuesday, I visited one of my favorite blogs - A Cup of Jo - on Wednesday where I found these beautiful images from a perfect backyard wedding. Doesn't it look like the kind of wedding you would love to be a guest at? I bet it was so romantic!

Joanna also posted this gorgeous wedding dress with these pictures!

If I were in the market for a wedding dress I can promise you that this would be a top contender! It's so similar to my wedding dress, but with the flair of those flowers. I absolutely love it! Leave it to J.Crew to come up with another fabulous style!

Do weddings ever get old?

Weddings Can Always Make a Girl Smile...

Yesterday was a cold, rainy day in NY and today it's just plain cold! Needless to say, I'm getting stuck in that winter rut of cold, blah. In an attempt to brighten things up, I started looking at wedding pictures. Can't they always just make you smile? I started browsing the wedding blog circuit, but ended up looking at my own wedding pictures... they can always make me smile! In any event, I decided to share a few with you... I hope they might make you smile too!

I was lucky enough to have 2 weddings! A beautiful small ceremony by the Ocean in La Jolla, California and a fabulous party to celebrate a month later in New York City!
I wish I could do it again!

My dress was Nicole Miller with Jimmy Choo shoes

Nick wore a Hugo Boss suit

Our photographer in California was Lori Vallier

Our photographer in New York was Michael Gray

The California photos were all taken at Cuvier Park in La Jolla, CA

The photos from New York were taking in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, along 5th Avenue and on the Brooklyn Promenade with Manhattan in the background.