Rockin'

And once again I’m a slacker. Sometimes I struggle with finding something interesting to say or share and figure maybe no news is better than boring news?

Anyway, my belly has completely exploded over the last few weeks, so for any of you asking, I highly doubt I’ll be posting any photos any time soon. And since this is a time of self-consciousness, not sure I will be joining the club in pursuing maternity photos. Plus, we figure that maybe we can put a little more into a really great photographer for a newborn session. We’ll see.

We were in Chicago this weekend, catching up with some friends and running *lots* of errands. Let’s face it, Milwaukee does not have the greatest store or item selection whether it comes to home décor, baby furniture OR clothes. We ended up picking out a cute rolling dresser and a few bins for the nursery room closet, a small bench for the upstairs bathroom, a pair of jeans and a tank top from Forever 21’s maternity section (yes, I said maternity! And they are soooo comfy) but we still are still lacking in the ‘decor’ piece to our new home. Soon.

We did buy the cutest rocker online – it’s called the Nurseryworks Sleepytime Rocker, photo below, only the one I ordered has a higher back. I was going back and forth … and back and forth (no pun intended, ha) … on deciding if I really needed a rocker or if I should just get a comfy chair for the nursery. I tried to get opinions from present and past moms, but they were definitely mixed – some couldn’t do without their rocker, some preferred a nice chair that they could eventually move to the living room. I then found the below online – which I think is a good mix. It’s totally modern and a neutral color, so I think some day when our kids (oh goodness) are all grown up we could move it elsewhere.

In the meantime, I’ve been looking everywhere for a knock-off of this Jonathan Adler lamp, below left. How. Cute. Is. This. Bad news? Somehow it's $395. Who the heck can buy a lamp for $395!? The closest I could find was this second version at a shop in Madison (below right), but they aren’t sure they’ll get one in until September. I guess it will do, but nowhere near as cute. 

Time for bed. I'm exhausted. The shortness of breath and dizziness has kicked in here at the end of week 23!