diy woven chain bracelet

This is beautiful! DIY woven chain bracelet (photos and instructions on Honestly...WTF, stumbled upon via Where the Lovely Things Are.)

inspiration

This kid's room is just amazing! (From Weekday Carnival, found via Lily).

baby belly

Just past the halfway mark! Baby belly at 21 weeks (+ 4 days, if we're being pedantic). She is moving around a lot more now, kicking and punching me daily. She also likes to give me a good wallop in the bladder when I am obviously encroaching on her personal space - always a great toilet reminder.

So, yes, we're having a girl! I was quite convinced for some months there was a little boy in there, so it was a beautiful surprise! I should have known - a few weeks ago I dreamt of a baby girl, about 9 months old; she wasn't walking yet but was sitting up and had quite a personality, smiling and giggling. And then she laughed - oh! the most devine laugh! - a sharp, loud laugh ('Just like her Mum,' Mark said, when I described it to him). So it was quite a surreal moment being told 'it' was a 'she'.

We can't wait to meet her!

black + grey

I have been in bed the last five days with a fever and chest infection (my immune system kindly telling me I must take my vitamins every day), so I am feeling a little uninspired.

The postman has been good to me though.

[above: Tiny Mammoth hooded jumpsuit and musical owl from mimishop]

going dotty

The husband and I always joke about our unlucky streak - the kind where it starts to pour with rain just as you get out of the car (one of us seriously must have done something awful in a past life!) - so I was super excited when I received an email from the Natalie Walton herself of Daily Imprint letting me know I'd won a print of my choice from Ubabub.

I couldn't decide which one to choose, so ended up going with the Dotty print as it seemed the most unisex and it was also the husband's favourite. I finally opened it today, after it arrived in the post before Christmas, and it's simply lovely! If only I had a baby's room to hang it in... ha! (We have made some progress - the spare room is almost cleared of boxes, so we should be able to start painting later this month when we have a weekend free.)

Our 20 week scan is this afternoon, so hopefully we'll be able to find out if the Little One is a he or a she! Knowing our luck the cheeky bugger will have it's legs firmly crossed!