GreenPea Nursery

There's a fabulous new baby shop in downtown Apex, NC called GreenPea Nursery. If you're in the area and haven't been, you need to check it out! They have a fabulous selection of natural and eco-friendly products for baby. Everything from clothes to toys to furniture and strollers.

Mom and I were in the store yesterday chatting with the owner, Krista Cathey. She started the store on-line and was so happy with the results that she opened the brick & mortar location in December 2008. I am glad the business is doing so well because our area needs an eco-friendly destination for children's products. Not only that, but she also carries all of Scandinavian Child's excellent products! Svan, Anka, Cariboo, Micralite, lillebaby and Beaba

19 Weeks!

First of all, my belly seems to have substantially grown overnight! It is no longer 'giggly' like a beer belly, but is now much firmer (which is nice). Baby girl is now about 6 inches long from head to bottom... that's half a foot! She weighs over 8 ounces and some research suggests that she can now hear me (and possibly others). Here's her size comparison pic for this week...

Things are still going well in the Thomas household. Kevin is super busy with school work. I am trying to convince him to take a semester off once this one is over. Our air conditioner is still broken... yes, it did not work over the weekend when we reached record temperatures! We survived, though. It cools off pretty well at night so we keep the windows open from about 8pm to 8am. We are getting a new unit Wed. I am keeping busy going through baby clothes, organizing the closet and making the mobile for the nursery. I found a great template on-line! I am sewing little birds (about 10 of them) with funky fabrics and stuffing them. They will then hang from and sit on sticks and twigs from outside. I think it's going to be adorable! I will try to remember to take a pic of the ones I have sewn already.

Another busy day

Today was a good day... I am exhausted, though! It started out with a visit to a new Sunday School class. It was a small class with five other couples and they were very welcoming. After that, we headed home where Kevin studied and I began taping the walls in the nursery for the last stripe (green). We then headed to Kristin's second piano recital. She played solo and then a duet with her teacher. She did so well! It reminded me of my days playing the piano when I was her age. We came home and painted the last stripe in the nursery... cleaned around the house a little... then had a fabulous dinner on the patio. We made a new, delicious salad with feta cheese, yellow peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers. The dressing was made with extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic and mint. YUM! It was so refreshing; the flavors just burst in your mouth. Kevin grilled fillets wrapped in bacon (they were on sale for $4 each at Food Lion!).

So, back to the nursery... we have finished the walls. Just need to re-paint the wood trim and doors and we're done! Here's what the walls look like now:



I just love it! Once the white furniture, the adorable bedding and decorations are in there, it will look fabulous!

Only 150 days?!

In approximately 150 days Kevin and I will have a new baby girl!!! CRAZY! Even though this is something we have wanted for a very long time and it took a long time to achieve, it still scares me a little! We are both big planners, though, and are really enjoying these few months to just plan (probably me more so than Kevin!). We are accumulating lots of baby stuff... clothes, shoes, blankets, bibs, carriers, high chair, bedding, bouncer, pack-n-play, diaper bags, monitor, diapers, etc... and, thankfully, a lot of it was free or very cheap! I can't wait to pull everything out of the closet and lay it all out once we finish painting the nursery (this weekend or next).

The weather is finally getting warm, if not hot, this weekend. I am very happy about that! The only problem is that our air conditioning unit is broken. Nice. But, someone should be out in the next few days to replace it (watch... then it will get cold, again!). I think the neighborhood pool opens soon and I plan on being there a lot this summer!

Things are going well for us right now. I can't believe I am almost half way through this pregnancy already. It amazes me every single day when I feel Baby Girl squirming around in there. I am a MOMMY!!!

geee these diapers are so cute...

And they are much better for the environment than disposables. I just love gDiapers and can not wait to try them out!

gDiapers, which stands for green diapers, consist of a washable, cotton outer cover and a plastic-free flushable diaper refill. They are made of breathable material just like sports clothing. So, babies stay dry and happy and are far less likely to get diaper rash. Check out their site to see how the inserts can be flushed (or how quickly they break down when tossed). They have great little "starter kits" and lots of fun and cute patterns.




How can you resist these cute little bums??? I hope they don't disappoint because baby girl Thomas will be so adorable with these on under her dresses!