Hair

With a little guy who loves to tug on his mommy's tresses (I think my next etsy purchase is going to be one of these), I'm feeling inspired by these styles via Month of Hair Calendar via Refinery 29. These styles are perfect for when we're dancing around his nursery in late morning (the perfect cure to soothe a fussy newborn). I've played all sorts of music for dancing, but Thomas is particularly smitten with And if Venice is Sinking (which I played after hearing on an episode of Being Erica a few evenings ago) even though Greg's rooting for the boy to like Stereolab.

Tummy Time

One of my favourite times of the day - holding a sleeping Thomas on my chest.

Birthday

Happy 1 week, Thomas! Love, Mommy and Daddy.

We're celebrating one week together with a neighbourhood stroll in our new Ergo!

New

Our little family grew by one last Thursday evening. At 7:35 pm, Greg and I welcomed our sweet son, Thomas Walter - a 8 lbs 7 oz bundle of joy - six days early. Over the past six days, we've been taking time to bond as a family - lots of skin-to-skin contact, story time and monologues spoken to him by each of us about any number of topics regarding our life together, our home and our family. It's been a blissful, dreamy and sleepy few days.

Welcome Thomas. We love you with everything we have. The world has never known someone exactly like you, and we're blessed to be your parents. xo

Cards

I'm loving Lagdom Design's greeting cards. Wouldn't they certainly secure a smile if you were to find one in your post box?

Shoes

Since becoming pregnant, my once narrow size 9 feet (we're talking AA) have become a 10 wide (a C!). Seriously. While I'm sure the wide factor will be a figment of the past post-delivery (as it is a by-product of swelling - sexy, huh?), the 10 has the possibility of sticking around. If this is the case, I'll need to invest in a few new pairs of shoes for fall. At the top of my wish list? Horizontal striped flats.

Emersonmade

With a baby arriving shortly, I've been thinking about ways to streamline my style regimen. Emersonmade has the perfect pieces to help keep it simple - a three-quarter sleeved little black dress that's fitting for every occasion, a button-front shirt for nursing, red trousers to keep a punch of style in a new mom's wardrobe, and a navy blazer with brass buttons that goes with everything.