oh BOY.

It's a BOY! Looks like my "maternal instincts" are malfunctioning...I was almost certain my little "it" was a girl, but I was wrong (fancy that.) And I am completely okay with it! We could not be more excited, really I don't think we could be. 

My sweet as can be sister put together a little "gender reveal" for us as opposed to the traditional finding out in the doctors office. It was PERFECT. She, with the help of some friends, put together a little box full of blue to tell us that we're having a boy. I must admit, from the time I entered the doctors office to the moment we stood beneath that tree seemed like the LONGEST 3 hours of my life. Dave and I almost gave in and told the nurse to just tell us already, we were so excited. But I am SO glad we decided to do it this way. We were able to share the moment with family via FaceTime and close friends. One friend was good enough to catch the moment on film for us:

Now knowing that he is a he, this whole pregnancy thing seems SO much more real. I feel bad because I've been calling him her for a while now and singing Taylor Swift's Shake it Off telling her (who is really a him) that I can't wait to have dance parties with her (him.) Hopefully he'll still be down for that...

I've become one of those women who start their baby shopping the moment they find out the gender. I've already picked out the majority of what I want for the nursery (Peter Pan themed, obviously,) and I have a bunch of adorable little outfits in my basket online on numerous sites. My next step is to create a registry! 

Now it's just a matter of us finding the perfect name for our little guy. I can't wait to see you in just 4 months my little man! (Ah, I'm going to be a mom in 4 months...is this real!?)

Just a little DIY

Lately, I've been in love with the idea of DIY projects. My Pinterest board is full of wonderful & beautiful things that I dream of one day creating for my future home. 

While I've dabbled in projects here and there--(most of which including the simplicity of mod podging scrapbook paper to wooden objects & feeling so artsy)-- tonight I completed a project with the help of some friends that I am in LOVE with.

We started with some old barn wood, nails, a hammer, & an outline of Idaho. We simply taped the outline where we wanted it & began hammering away along the outline. (This took a little bit longer than expected...but, in the end--totally worth it.)

After hammering nails along the outline of the state, we hammered nails along the outline of the board. (& this took much longer than expected...mostly because I was too focused on aligning them perfectly. Which was very unnecessary in the end because, with the yarn you cannot even tell how well aligned the nails are.) 

After hammering all those nails in the wood, we took some colorful yarn of our choice and began weaving it back and forth between the outline of the state & the outline of the board. (Naturally, I struggled with this and many times ended up morphing my Idaho becoming to weave crazy...so if you're planning on trying this out--don't do that.)

We decided to add a little heart where we live & met our sweethearts to add a little personalized touch, which is my favorite part!

I think the reason why I loved this project so much is because it was SO simple, and turned out SO adorable. If you're looking for a fun & easy DIY project, give this a try!

PS- I can in no way take any credit for the creativity behind this project. That pretty thing in the middle, Aubree, is basically a DIY goddess. I mean, check out that wall behind us, all her.