I can hardly believe how quickly time is going by.
{And that I haven't posted anything since February 17th! Sorry for being such a bad blogger these days.}
I have been keeping very busy and enjoying the second trimester {a lot more than the first}...
As we speak, I am 20 1/2 weeks...and halfway along...
In a little more than 19 weeks a new life will enter our world.
And we could not be happier.
It seems theses days that my heart has moved a bit lower.
Reality sunk in for me when we had our last ultrasound and we heard the words...
Little Girl
Now I spend my days dreaming about my daughter.
Wondering what she will be like, who she will look like, what will she love? Will she be like me? Will she be like Joshua?
So many beautiful things await us as we wait for her to come and join us.
But while I wait for these questions {and so many more} to be answered, I spend my days planning and preparing.
With regained energy this trimester, I have been able to start cleaning, organizing, and even do a little decorating {and redecorating} here and there.
We even purchased our daughter's first piece of furniture.
An antique oak dresser that will be used as the changing table in her nursery.
For now it resides in our living room, and I have enjoyed dressing it up a bit.
Joshua brought me home these beautiful dried hydrangeas last week.
He sure loves me.
And I have been enjoying cooking and baking {now that I have an appetite again}...
I made these chocolate chip pecan cookies a few weeks ago...they went pretty fast.
Well, there is still lots to do before our baby girl gets here...so I guess I should go get to it!
Till next time...
yay you!!!!
you will be the cutest little mommy
xo
Posted by: paige | April 15, 2011 at 01:42 PM
What a beautiful post! In every way! The photography, the heart behind it, the words... I'm sooooo happy for you and Josh!!! :)
XOXO
Ruth
Posted by: The Beautiful Life | April 15, 2011 at 01:50 PM
How exciting for you to be having a little girl! Of course, you already have your Renoir, so you need a little girl now. Your pictures in this post are so beautiful, dreamy, and those cookies.....yummy!
Posted by: Mitzi Curi | April 15, 2011 at 02:06 PM
How exciting! Little girls are so fun! My firstborn is a girl(now 32)! I remember those same thoughts and questions, too! She will be beautiful and a perfect combination of the two of you with her own bit of uniqueness added in! She will be like you and different from you! She will be precious and she will steal your hearts away!
So glad to hear that you're feeling better! Now you can really get things ready!
Blessings to you Alice~
;-D Kathleen
Posted by: Kathleen Ellis | April 15, 2011 at 02:06 PM
You truly are beautiful ~ and she will be too....Many, many blessings to the three of you (and Renoir too). Hugs ~ Rebecca
Posted by: Rebecca | April 15, 2011 at 02:13 PM
as a mum to a four year old fabulous diva, I am totally biased. Little girls are such a blessing. And what a lucky little girl to have such a creative mummy!
look after yourself, and enjoy your pregnancy. xx
Posted by: sadie | April 15, 2011 at 02:49 PM
Oh Alice how exciting! You look beautiful!!!!!! Love seeing a pregnant tummy on a happy mom to be! She is one lucky little girl as she will be well loved and cared for. God is giving you and Joshua a precious little jewel from heaven!!
Hugs~
Posted by: Sandi | April 15, 2011 at 03:04 PM
Oh Alice, I've been waiting for some news...a little girl!! I am so excited & happy for you and Joshua:) You & "baby belly" look beautiful! Enjoy every moment...
P.S. Love the dresser; but, of course, I knew it was going to be a beauty;)
Posted by: Leah C | April 15, 2011 at 03:12 PM
how wonderful to see a post from you!!! Cannot wait to see more!
Posted by: Allison | April 15, 2011 at 04:01 PM
A baby girl! How wonderful for you and Joshua! I love the photos of you and the photos of your home, Alice. Blessings to you and Joshua (and baby girl.)
xo
Claudia
Posted by: Claudia | April 15, 2011 at 04:04 PM
Hello dear friend... I was so happy to see this post from you!... how exciting you are having a little girl... do you have a name picked out yet?... she will be just precious, just like her mama... I'm glad you are feeling some better too... those cookies you made look yummy!... sending much love and happiness to you and Josh and sweet baby girl, and of course little Renoir!... xoxo Julie Marie
Posted by: Julie Marie Vicknair | April 15, 2011 at 04:59 PM
What a wonderful and exciting time of life for you!! A girl to dress up and play with!!
Posted by: Maija lepore | April 15, 2011 at 05:09 PM
Oh sweet Alice! How cute are you with that lil belly?! So excited for you both on the baby girl news :) All of your darling touches in the nursery will have splashes of vintage pink now! Sending you hugs my dear XOX
Posted by: Lolo | April 15, 2011 at 05:46 PM
I love the photos of your pregnant belly Alice. Take lots of those, because one day when mini Alice is old enugh she'll love looking at them and saying "is that me in your belly?". Glad to hear that you are well and enjoying your second trimester. Like everyone else I'm excited to see this new little lady in your life.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
Posted by: Kerryanne English | April 15, 2011 at 06:34 PM
I Love you so much Alice, I couldn't be happier! I'm so excited and looking forward to being a grandma!! I love You and Josh and my little grand-daughter already, love seeing our family grow. You will be great parents, I know you'll be a much better mom than I was, wish I had been more like you when you were little. I'm so proud!!
LOVE YOU,
MOM
Posted by: Janine | April 15, 2011 at 07:01 PM
Have you decided on how you will decorate BABY GIRL's room? Shades of cottage white, flecks of grey and touches of pink :-) ?? Guess I better get busy making BABY GIRL a quilt ;-)
Posted by: Cheryl ~ Casual Cottage Chic | April 15, 2011 at 07:28 PM
I was so happy to see your post Alice! Such wonderful news, a baby girl. She will be cherished by such loving parents. You look beautiful! Wish I dressed that way when I was expecting. :)
- Susan
Posted by: Susan Frick | April 15, 2011 at 08:19 PM
Love your photos of your belly. Enjoy every moment of this time God has blessed you all with. So excited to see this beautiful little lady!
Posted by: Sheila R | April 15, 2011 at 08:28 PM
Enjoy this special time....
a lovely and sweet post!
:)
Posted by: Laura @ 52 FLEA | April 15, 2011 at 10:48 PM
Congrats on everything!
You are oozing happiness
these are beautiful pictures
you are so lucky to have that energy back already.
Enjoy every moment of this time.
Amy
Posted by: mittens | April 15, 2011 at 11:32 PM
Congratulations Alice
Best wishes, Carolyn
Posted by: Carolyn Saxby | April 16, 2011 at 05:08 AM
The beautiful post was worth the wait. You capture the HeArT of the human spirit. You truly have no idea how time flies by. Ask your own mom if it doesn't seem, at times ,like yesterday when she was dreaming of YoUr arrival! :) Enjoy every moment.
Posted by: CeCe | April 16, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Congrats Alice
I cannot wait to see the babies room and hear what you name her :)
It seemed like yeasterday I was naming my daughter "Hannah Bailey, Callaway" now she is grown and I still think of her as my little sweet baby! Oh! and it will never end, you will be doing her room over and over! as I have for my daughter, that the fun with having a girl!
See you soon! what a beautiful Mommy! you are.
xx
Dore
Posted by: Dore | April 17, 2011 at 09:14 PM
Alice I'm so happy for you and Joshua and so glad you're back and feeling a lot better you will truly enjoy your little baby girl as I did and still do mine now she's 31 and will be 32 in a few weeks and she has her own little baby girl and it's like me having her all over again. Much love to you Joshua and our little Renoir.
Posted by: Debra | April 17, 2011 at 09:54 PM
Wow! I knew it had been a while since my last visit, but I had no idea it had been 20 1/2 weeks! Congratulations on the wonderful news, Alice. Children add the most incedible dimensions to our lives. Just wait! ;)
Blessings,
Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage | April 18, 2011 at 02:02 PM
Sending you blessings for a safe delivery.... Oh what fun you have in store. My baby girl just turned FORTY. She changed my life and I've never looked back. PURE joy.
Blessings,
Spencer
Posted by: Spencer | April 20, 2011 at 11:45 AM
I'm so happy for you! The way you cherish beauty has been a great inspiration to me.
I'm sure that you and Joshua will make the best parents anyone could have :)
Blessings,
Mari-Ell from Estonia
Posted by: Mari-Ell | April 21, 2011 at 02:06 PM
this is so sweet, the photos are just beautiful! we had our daughter first and i was so happy to have her. she has been such a gift to us. i'm so happy for you. being a mother is such a blessing. hugs, susan
Posted by: susan | April 22, 2011 at 02:36 PM
I am so happy for you! I recently found your blog and read it from start to finish. Congrats on your little girl. I know she will be so blessed to have such a creative and insightful mommy. God bless.
Posted by: Shaylyn Kay | April 25, 2011 at 02:38 PM
Congratulations on the baby girl in your womb. You are a beautiful mommy already! That dresser is perfect. I loved everything about having babies and being a mommie. I know you will too.
Posted by: kerrie sanderson | April 27, 2011 at 04:23 PM
what a wonderful blog and congratulations with your miracle! you have a new follower :)
greetings from the Netherlands,
Claire (with also a miracle in the belly)
24homes
Posted by: claire | May 02, 2011 at 02:59 PM
Somehow I lost track of your blog and just now found it again...and look what I've missed! Congratulations! I AM so happy for you! I have 5 girls and one boy! Babies and children are just SUCH blessings! All my best to you, your husband, and the growing little one inside of you. Such a special, special time.
Posted by: jill | May 05, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Hello Alice,
Oh how wonderful, a baby girl!! She will be beautiful that is for sure. She will be a combination of you, and your hubby, and special in her own way. You look beautiful!
Blessings,
Debbie
Posted by: Debbie | May 09, 2011 at 11:49 AM
So excited for you! How special to have a little girl coming along the way!!! I have such a random question, so please forgive me,- but my husband & I just found out we're pregnant too (only 8 weeks!) :) - and we have a ton of old flea market finds & chipped old furniture & I've been reading that lead is really dangerous for the baby. We also just moved into an old vintage apartment (the building is 150 yrs old according to our landlords) and I'm just so nervous that lead is EVERYWHERE! Have you & Joshua done anything to your furniture or in your home to protect against lead?
So random- sorry for that! :) I just thought another pregnant, lover of old things, might have some advice. :) Take care!
Kirra
Posted by: Kirra Sue | May 18, 2011 at 03:28 PM
A big congratulations to you Alice. How exciting to know that you will soon have a baby girl. I bet you look wonderful. I glowed when I was pregnant. Very happy for you.
Have a fun week,
xo
Janet
Janet's Creative Pillows
Posted by: janet bernasconi | June 22, 2011 at 04:48 PM