wordless wednesday 5.22.13

another post proclaiming my love for the a beautiful mess photo app. ;)

{iphone photo 5.18.13 chicago - the loop - no filter.}
and sorry for those of you who have already seen this on facebook or instagram... have some readers who don't visit either of those and thought they might enjoy this as well.

ten on tuesday 5.21.13

- forgot to post yesterday. oops! got distracted by an impromptu gathering with friends.

- hoping to figure out the new computer and have some posts for this week. {think nick will be angry if i continue to use the mac when i have a new, shiny laptop!}

- booked our newborn photo shoots and mini maternity sessions. phew! so excited.

- remember my wild turkey question from a few weeks back? well, i have confirmation. i'm not crazy. there are wild turkeys in st. john. nick even admitted it after he thought i went nuts!

- saw a convertible the other day and ben asked, 'mommy why is his head outside of the car?' so cute. had to explain how they worked and now he's fascinated by them whenever we see one.

- have been so super productive around the house. makes me happy. crossing things off my list like crazy.

- looking forward to the long weekend. might be a bit hectic. going to play it by ear.

- thankful for friends {within walking distance} with new, heated, in ground pools! love that ben is such a fish.

- bath and body works has a new candle, watermelon lemonade, so good. so summery.

- speaking of yummy smells. totally enjoying my new scentsy purchases. did pretty good picking scents without smelling them. i liked all but one. that never happens!

wip 4.6.13

friday:
after a pretty chaotic afternoon, nick and i headed out for some grown up time. ben's teacher, miss shelley, had been asking to babysit him for months. it was the first time we left him with a non family member! and we had to pay! ;) totally worth it though. he loves miss shelley!

nick and i went to cooper's hawk for dinner. just wasn't the same not being able to do the wine tasting before our meal. we really lived it up and had some fancy lemonades!

dinner was good. was nice to just talk. things had been so hectic that sometimes it's easy to disconnect.

i got play doh updates from miss shelley. {i cannot stand the smell of play doh.} she had bought ben some in his birthday pressie. so they played for quite some time. and apparently, she loves the smell... weirdo! ;)

we saw gi joe. was pretty good. i'm not much of an action movie kinda girl but usually we see those kind of movies at the theater and save the rom coms and other genres for home viewing. i think bruce willis is getting cuter with age. i know, i know. whatever. judge away. i wish that joseph gordon levitt was in it. and more channing tatum. but the rock was in it, so that helped! and he is totally growing on me.


saturday:
nick left early to go to work. ben asked to watch lacrosse on tv. he's learning about it during his pee-wee sports class at school. thankfully, i was able to find some. he sat there for a good 35 minutes watching

nick came home, and then got called out to work almost immediately after.
ben and i took the time to enjoy a snuggle-y nap. after our naps, we headed outside to enjoy the warm weather. it was just so gosh darn windy!!

decided to use the wind to my advantage and let it blow bubbles for me!
i even found another bubble wand and ben's holster for his sword, and let him pretend the bubbles were bad guys and he ran around popping them for what seemed like forever!

yay! daddy's home!
they tried out a kite. who knew it could be too windy for them? they gave it a valliant effort, though.

that evening we lounged around and watched the final four. ben wanted to watch some of 'his shows' on the computer.

i tried to read. just couldn't get into it. i'm thinking i won't finish a book for a very long time now. just can't get into the mood.

nick was so into his book. was trying to find time to read it whenever he could. i believe it was battle royale. i might try to squeeze it in before baby. maybe. nick really enjoyed it.

sunday:
tried on his new birthday clothes. some body is short. ;D

then met the cooper clan to see the croods. was a last minute idea. so glad it worked.

after the show, we hung out and talked and the kids had fun playing in the photo booth.

there was a camera on the outside of the booth. once the kids figured it out, they were hamming it up. would like to know what was going on behind that closed curtain!

ran a few errands before we headed home. someone was super slap happy.

wordless wednesday. fun with photos.

{iphone photos taken mother's day at shedd aquarium edited with a beautiful mess photo app.}

ten on tuesday 5.14.13

- why must body builders be orange? or that insanely dark brown?

- heard someone say that he 'bred his wife.' ew. really? she's not a horse.

- was trying to type aggressive. ended up singing that old high school cheer to figure it out. yeah, i'm a dork.

- had a patient tell me that her pixie from fannie may almost brought her to orgasm. seriously. what is wrong with people??! funnily enough, the lady sitting next to her replied, 'there's fanny may?'

- found a new breakfast of the moment: english muffin with tomato and avocado {a little salt and pepper}. totally tasty!

- i am beyond obsessed with my new app purchase. highly recommended. especially for $0.99!

- nick listened to our house voice mails today. the first message was from 2/18. oops!

- i dislike stinky people. especially when they should know better. and don't blame it on their smoking status. good hygiene is good hygiene regardless of their inability to smell.

- got a new camera for mom's day. need to figure out how to get it hooked up to the wifi. yay for easier photo sharing.

- i guess it's technology time in the pressner house. debating a new laptop. can't believe mine is 5 years old. it's dying a slow death and we're hoping to purchase before that happens.

sooo very sleepy!

i had huge plans for this evening. especially when i found out that nick would have to go back into work. was super excited to upload a boatload of pictures and catch up on wip posts. but once i got ben to sleep and cleaned up and climbed into bed with my macbook, i got very sleepy.
so much so, that i'm not going to fight it. that despite my giant to do lists and wanting to cross blogging off the list, i'm going to bed! before 10! that almost never happens.
hoping i can catch up on sleep tonight and try this all over again tomorrow evening.
i know it's a generic post, but i really did want to post something. then i can at least say that i blogged. {even if it was lame!}

first new baby purchase....

i'm feeling not so prepared when it comes to this little one. i've said it before, i now understand that whole second child gets the shaft phenomenon. ;)

told nick we really need to get cracking and start ordering a few things. thought we should start with the diaper bag. well, it's because it was the last one where i was ordering it from... not because i had any logical reason for starting there.

came in the mail yesterday and i think i'm gonna like it.

we decided to go for a convertible one. thinking we need the backpack option with a four year old and a little one.

still have lots on the list.
~ diapers
~ wipes
~ formula?
~ nursing supplies: cover, creams, pads...
~ video monitor
~ a new carrier. {the bjorn kinda hurt my back.}
~ maybe a sling
~ new swaddling blankets
~ a custom changing pad and bag from etsy
~ a cute hat ;)

have a private wish list on amazon that we started. not sure why i'm waiting? maybe it's because i don't want to buy anything gender specific in case the lady was wrong? but now i might need to have another ultrasound. {i'll know more after my next appointment.} thinking if i can get additional confirmation, maybe i'll feel more secure in buying that blue or pink stuff!

also on my to do list is just random unpacking and cleaning of ben's baby stuff. seriously, the piles of lists are growing! i actually went out and bought some legal pads to leave in the house, so i could write notes to myself. i know i can put them in my phone, but there's just something so gratifying about crossing it off the list!  maybe i've shared that already, i can't remember. maybe i should have written that down. ;P