sweetgrass: April 2011

4.19.2011

Just like that...

...our precious boy is here.

Michael Roque Garcia

Born April 16, 2011 at 6:13 am

7 lbs 12oz, 21 inches

4.15.2011

A few details are still unfinished, but for the most part the nursery is ready for our little man! It's a mix of styles and ideas, but I think it turned out just right. Inspiration came from the colors in these rooms...

...and the desire to include woodland animals in our nursery. (Even though it's been done to death lately, we couldn't resist "putting a bird on it". Haha!) Here's how it turned out:

alphabet print ink tree press

number print trendypeas

fox pillow cover by yellow bug boutique

gulliver crib from ikea

print by sugarfresh

mobile by petit collage

joya rocker

slipcover by aunt fox designs, fabric by joel dewberry

gulliver changing table from ikea

prints by letterpress

4.12.2011

Homes I love

house beautiful via turquoise, tulips and bliss

4.11.2011

When the maternity clothes don't fit anymore...

...it's time to have a baby. There is no way I'm buying bigger clothes now! I'll wear a bathrobe until delivery before I buy more maternity clothes. And our due-date is still two weeks away...that's not a good sign. *sigh* (Is it obvious that I'm getting a little impatient here?)

I'm trying to keep things in perspective - I've had a very easy pregnancy, and even now my list of maladies is short. I fully believe that God, in His infinite wisdom, made gestation the perfect length of time (for me, anyway). It has taken me the full nine and a half months to absorb the shock of getting pregnant, enjoy the wonders of pregnancy, come to grips with the reality that a new soul is on the way, and finally be so ready to meet said little soul that I am wishing for labor. Incredible. I never, ever thought I would wish for labor. So, I'm thankful that I've had all this time to get ready, but there are definitely some things I'm looking forward to:

eating sushi, rare beef, soft cheeses...the good stuff

wearing belts (around my waist - NOT my ribs)

jogging

power yoga

pants with zippers and buttons

breathing through my nose again

walking at a reasonable speed

sleeping on my back

or my stomach

or however the heck I want

On the other hand, I'm sure I will miss:

little feet poking out of my side

his hiccups every time I eat

this (relatively) simple form of taking care of a baby

doing things according to my timetable

I debated, but have decided to include this most un-flattering self portrait because I think it really hits the last-few-weeks-of-pregnancy nail on the head: I feel like I've become a tiny little head orbiting around a ginormous belly. It's time! We're waiting! Come on, Bun!!

4.10.2011

Jesus's prayer for His followers

I'm saying these things in the world's hearing

So my people can experience

My joy completed in them.

I gave them your word;

The godless world hated them because of it,

Because they didn't join the world's ways,

Just as I didn't join the world's ways.

I'm not asking that you take them out of the world

But that you guard them from the Evil One.

They are no more defined by the world

Than I am defined by the world.

Make them holy—consecrated—with the truth;

Your word is consecrating truth.

In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world,

I give them a mission in the world.

I'm consecrating myself for their sakes

So they'll be truth-consecrated in their mission.

I'm praying not only for them

But also for those who will believe in me

Because of them and their witness about me.

The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind—

Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you,

So they might be one heart and mind with us.

Then the world might believe that you, in fact, sent me.

John 17:13-22

The Message

4.04.2011

Faves

Good morning! It's been a while, but here are some recent favorite things from around the interwebs. Hope they bring you a bit of inspiration, or at least bring a smile to your face!