Flip This House

Does anyone else watch this show, on A&E??  Hubs and I have spent many Saturdays and Sundays laying around on the couch alllll day watching home improvements shows...this being one of our favs.  I love it.  And, I especially love it when they show the group of guys that flip houses right in our neighborhood.  They've even flipped a house on our street...only 4/5 houses down from ours!  I think it's pretty cool.  ;)  It never gets old watching it with Hubs and being like, 'Babe, look!  There's the town hall!'...or, 'Babe, look!  There's the gas station we go to all the time.'  lol  It's the little things that excite me. 

Anyways...the point of this post if that our house is in some serious need of home improvement.  Well, more like decorating improvement, since there's pretty much, none.  Just ask this girl!  She's seen pictures of our very sadly 'decorated' living room, and can tell you first-hand how Martha Stewart I am NOT.  Haha.  It's pretty sad.

We've actually completely re-arranged our living room for the first time in almost 5 years, so I'm really looking forward to starting to make this place look like a home for once...I mean, it's only been 5 years since we moved in!  It's about damn time.

But, our main problem in our living room (well, it's a big problem to Hubs and I, who collectively have the decorating skills of a dog.  Does that even make sense??  No.  That's how bad our decorating skills are.  Ha.) are these green couches...

(Sorry, this is the best picture I have of the color of our couches...it's actually a little more green in person, esp. when the light hits it.  And, our living rooms looks nothing like this anymore.  We've completely re-arranged and ripped up the carpet, so now there's hardwood floor in the entire room, that is in serious need of being re-finished...but, that's a whole other project.)

Ok, so our problem is....we feel like NOTHING goes with this color green.  And, we need a complete make-over, but unfortunately, we have to keep these couches.  If we had the extra $$, we'd definitely be going out today to buy new ones....neutral ones! 

So, I need your help ladies!  PLEASE!  I'm seriously begging...no shame.  ;)  Our mains concerns are...

{1}  What color walls should we paint our living room??  We need something neutral, but don't want it to be a boring white/cream/beige color. 

{2}  What color throw pillows can I get to bring another color into the room??  Hubs mentioned red/burgundy, but then I was afraid that it would look like Christmas all year round.  Notsocute. 

{3}  Also, what color curtains should we get??  Did I mention that our curtains are also green?!  Ugh, we definitely went overboard on the green when we first moved in.  What were we thinking?!

{4}  And my last main concern is...how the heck do I decorate this room?!?!  lol  I am SO bad at figuring out what pieces go together, what to put on the walls, what colors match....pretty much everything. 

{5}  Oh yeah, AND, we need to get a big area rug once we get the floors re-finished.  Any suggestions on good colors/patterns to go with?

*sigh*  Ok, I think that's it...for now.  If any of you ladies out there can help me at all, I would greatly appreciate it!  Even if you can point me in the direction of a good website/store that can help, I'll take it!  :)

I hope you're all having a great weekend, so far!  I'm trying to get Hubs to go pumpkin picking today, so hopefully I'll have some fun pictures for next week if we end up going today.

This sucker better be worth it!

Because I just spent $42 (with a 20% off coupon....originally $54.  Crazy!) of my hard earned money on this stupid pillow.  Yep, a pillow.

It's a little scary looking if you ask me.  lol  But, hopefully this preggo pillow works!  My back/muscles have been in some serious pain every morning when I wake up, so I'm hoping this will do the trick.  We'll see!

Any mamas out there have any experience with the Snoogle?  Is it worth it?  Should I have gotten the Boppy Total Body Pillow instead?  I was torn between the two.  I hope I made the right choice!

And the obsession has started....

Look what came in the mail today!  :D

I cannot wait to dress Baby B up in her little outfits and these headbands!  Too. darn. cute.  And, I'm pretty happy because I found a great website to buy them at!  They sell the headbands and flowers separately, and it only cost .38 cents per headband and $1.99 per flower!  Pretty good deal if you ask me.  ;)  Here's the website if anyone's interested....www.girlscrochetheadbands.com. 

Oh yeah, and, I have more little clippy bows (like my technical name for them?) coming in the mail that I ordered yesterday!  They were on sale for $1 each, so I couldn't pass it up. 

Seriously, it's becoming an obsession. 

Half baked!!

How am I 20 weeks pregnant already?!?

Seriously, I cannot believe how quickly time has been flying by!  (I know, I say that ALL the time...but, it's so true!)  Didn't I just post my 6 week bloat/bump pic like, last week??  Craziness!

Here's my 20 week bump pic:

PS - You like my new headband??  Check out Jenn's blog, and then check out her Etsy site and you can purchase her handmade headbands and other great items!  Her stuff is adorable!  :)

I've been having so much fun since we found out we're having a little girl.  The shopping has definitely begun, and I actually just placed my order for a whole bunch of adorable crochet headbands/flower clips in all different colors!!  Eeeeek!  I LOVE babies in little headbands, bows, clips, etc....they're so adorable.  I can't wait to dress her all up and put those in her hair.  Oh, and speaking of hair, I'm afraid this little lady is going to have a TON of hair, seeing that both me and Hubs had a lot when we were born.  Oh boy!  Well, at least I'll have something to clip all her little bows to, right?  ;)

So, other than shopping, finishing up our registry, and spending time with Hubs' brother/SIL and their new baby boy, things have been pretty quiet around here.  Seeing my new little nephew does make me want my little girl here SO badly, though!  He is absolutely adorable, and I can't wait to hold my own baby.  I have the feeling the next 5 months are going to be looooong ones.  We'll see!

And now, on to the fun stuff!  Here's a few pics of the things I've picked up for the little babe in the past week or so...I can't resist the cuteness!!  I'm in trouble these next couple of months.  Ha.

This one is from my girlfriend Mandy...does it get any cuter?!  Love it.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!  Happy Fall!  :)

Baby B is a.....

little GIRL!!!!!!  :D  :D

I don't have much time to post this morning (so busy at work!), but I didn't want to leave you all hanging all day! 

Hubs and I are SO excited, and we can't believe we can finally start calling our baby 'she', instead of 'it'.  It's the best feeling!!  She has all her arms/legs/fingers/toes and is healthy and happy! 

And, now the SHOPPING begins!!  Ohhhhh boy...I'm in some serious trouble.  ;)

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

**OH!  And, I forgot to add....my sister-in-law is at the hospital RIGHT NOW having her baby boy!!  I'm going to be an auntie today and finally get to meet my little nephew!  Eeeek, I can't wait!!  :D

What is that....Popcorn? A teeny tiny drum? A fish??

It's me finally feeling Baby B moving/kicking/swimming in my belly!!!  :)  :)  :)

For the past week or so, I've been laying flat every night before bed and trying so hard to feel any movement from the baby...but, no real luck other than a bunch of gas bubbles.  But, there was no mistaking what I was feeling today!!  It felt like little taps/pops in my lower abdomen, and it came in 3/4/5 taps/pops in a row.  The BEST feeling.

And, now that I'm home laying down and really concentrating on it (while I poke at my stomach over and over...I can't help it!), it literally feels like I have a tiny little fish swimming around in my belly.  It's so strange...but so awesome. 

I cannot wait until I start feeling these kicks daily and even stronger...and I really can't wait for Hubs to start feeling some kicks from the outside!  He's never felt a baby kick before, and he's been saying that the first baby he wants to feel move is our baby.  So, I'm hoping it's sooner than later for him.  It's going to be so amazing to see his face the first time he actually feels him/her!

Oh, and just in case you were wondering...only 6 MORE DAYS until our big ultrasound!!  :D

Look over to the right....

I stole borrowed this idea from Lindsey's blog, who's now pregnant with her 2nd little munchkin.  Her baby Noah is just the cutest, and their little family of 3 (soon to be 4!) is absolutely adorable...definitely go check her blog out!  ;)

Sooo, please give me a little idea of what you all think Baby B is going to be and vote....a little girl or a little boy?!  Only 11 more days until the BIG ultrasound....I really cannot wait.

Thanks, ladies!!  :)