Kate's New Room

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Kate has a new room! We moved her to the next bedroom down the hall upstairs. It shares an adjoining bathroom with her old room (Caroline's nursery). I LOVE the results. The color on the walls (similar to the light blue/green in the blog design) is so soothing and compliments the dark furniture well. The details are old-fashioned (just like before), which makes sense since we just moved her bedding and a lot of her accessories over. Now the pink nursery is looking a little bare (accessory-wise) at the moment, but I don't think it'll take much to get it ready for baby Caroline.

The funny thing is, I think Kate really loves her new room, too. It took her a few days to get used to going to sleep in there, but she's gotten back to her regular easy-to-put-to-bed self over the last couple of days. She really enjoys being in there!

This is just a smattering of a few shots. To see more, scroll down to the Flickr slideshow.




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{rockabye baby}
I'm so glad I had my camera ready right at this moment. I was taking pictures of Kate's new room (stay tuned for another post) while Kate played. She pulled out her doll, put it on the rocking chair, and started rocking it back and forth. It was definitely a "NO WAY she's doing that!" kind of moment... her first evident pretend play. It gives me a glimmer of hope for this soon-to-be big sister and the real baby girl who's about to join our family.

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{mother's day out}
I've been pretty worn out lately. Nick's been out of town a lot, and what with being 30+ weeks pregnant and overly-emotional, I needed a day off! My sweet mom could see this, and she offered to watch Kate while I spent the day sans toddler. I did a million errands, and now I'm enjoying Wifi and a Chocolate Chip Frolatte at Saxby's. I have so enjoyed my day off, but I'm really looking forward to seeing my little booger when I get home soon.

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{you had me at "balloon"}
photo credit to Nick
Add balloons to Kate's list of favorite things (which already included dogs and fans).
When I pointed out that Goodnight Moon has a balloon on several pages, she was hooked. I think we read this book about 50 times tonight, and Kate excitedly pointed to the balloon throughout. I wish now I had taken some video of her yelling "boon" (translation: balloon) again and again and again. I think we have yet another favorite book!

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{tiptoeing through the tulips}
Nick's parents are in town this weekend, so we drove down to the Arboretum to see the "Dallas Blooms" tulips. Everything was gorgeous, but the trip didn't turn out to be the photo op I was hoping for; Kate was running all over the place, and it is getting harder and harder for me to keep up with her!

One reason I chose this pic is so you can admire Kate's hair growth there in the back! It shone so brightly blonde in the sunshine today.

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{Lens Baby: "At the Beach"}
Today Kate and I met up with our LB group at the Village of Fairview's new beach area. It was SO much fun! It was basically a sand playground with lots of mini beach chairs and sand toys. Kate really enjoyed it, and since she was well-contained, I didn't feel like I was chasing her the whole time.

We headed over to the splash pad for a few minutes before leaving. She ran up to the area and started clapping, but when the water shot up right next to her, she panicked and ran back to me. It continued like this - running up to the scene and clapping, then running back to me when the water got a little close. So cute! Hopefully she'll get a little braver with more exposure.

We'll definitely be back to this area!


Enjoy a few more shots of sweet Kate at the "beach..."