Hair Changes

I've been wanting to make some changes to my hair for several years, but I've always been too scared.  I have never dyed my hair in fear that I wouldn't like it or I would have to continue dying it so it didn't look outgrown and weird. Well, I decided to finally bite the bullet and make a change. I went to a local salon and told her that I wanted a really subtle balayage and go lighter. She did a great job and I love having something a little lighter (more blonde, which is what I consider myself). I don't know if I'll keep it up or just let it grow out, but it was fun and I'm enjoying the color! 

Of course I forgot to take before pictures...

House Updates

The house is coming along. Man, house projects are exhausting and take so much longer than you think they are going to. Since moving in, we've been tackling a million things. Our biggest projects were painting the entire house including trim and baseboards and then painting the kitchen cabinets. I'm really not a fan of the oak look in the kitchen, so we made plans to do a two-tone kitchen with gray cabinets on the bottom and white on the top. I felt like we over planned for how long it would take, but it still took much, much longer. 

Let's do this!

Sanding party.

Josh decided to trim out the cabinet boxes to add to their look. I thought he was crazy adding more work to our load, but I am so thankful now that he did because they look so much nicer!

The doors are what took us the longest! Those things were a beast to paint and sand. 

What a difference!

Obsessed! Seriously, I love our kitchen so much.

A little re-upholstery job with the benches my dad gave us with our farm table.

New family room sectional, rug, entertainment center and curtains!

All framed out!

Shoe organization from IKEA.

Things are certainly coming along!

Winter Randomness

Here's a whole bunch of winter randomness for you!

The girls love the baby!

Date night!

Zoo trip with friends in Columbia.

Baby bump.

Matching post-french braid hair!

Lunch with my girls downtown. 

The girls started sharing a room when we moved into the house. Piper also went from a crib to a normal bed. Several times during the first few weeks, we would go in to check on the girls and bonk Piper on the way in. She would fall asleep right in front of the door. 

Oh Piper.

Baby bump in the bathroom at the movie theater. 

Sweet sleeping girl.

Max and Piper love being in nursery together!

IKEA time! 

Grabbing some Mongolian for lunch one day. 

Grocery pickup! Life changing I tell you! 

20 weeks with baby 3

20 weeks! We made it! Halfway to baby!

It's a Girl!

For this pregnancy, I've decided to use a midwife! I found a midwifery clinic/birthing center where I've been going for my appointments. I'm so excited to try for a unmedicated delivery again, this time with a midwife! I will be delivering at the hospital, but I'm looking forward to trying some things I didn't get to try with my previous deliveries. 

At 20 weeks, I got a referral to an OB in town to get an ultrasound. And guess what...it's another girl! We couldn't be more excited to welcome another little girl into our family. We're pretty good at making girls. At least we think so. 

Little baby girl was incredibly stubborn at the ultrasound. We jiggled her, I did some deep coughing, I even had to get up and run in place to try and get her to be a little less...prude. The cord was running right between her legs so we couldn't see much but the ultrasound tech finally said she was pretty sure it was a girl! So, there's a small chance the baby will come out a boy, haha. But I doubt it. :)

Girls Room Reveal

Remember this room??

Well...

Bunk bed from Josh's parents. Bedding from Target.

Dresser from IKEA with added knobs from Hobby Lobby.

Looking into the toy room.

Toy room! Shelving from IKEA.

Reading corner in the toy room. 

Toy room looking into the bedroom.

I could not be more happy with how the girl's room turned out!