Baby (BOY) Update

Hi. I feel a little self conscious about dumping my gross pregnant problems onto you, so if you want to keep it light and fluffy, I don't blame you one bit -- see you tomorrow! For everyone else, I decided I should stop being so cryptic because you're probably all imaging worse things than are actually happening, like maybe I'm growing a hydatiform mole in my stomach. Or a Snooki. But no, it's just a baby. And he looks great, and also very well hung if I may say so myself. The problem is that I have this giant bleed in between my uterine wall and amniotic sac called a subchorionic hemorrhage. It's actually not that uncommon; what's uncommon is the size (ginormous) and how late it appeared in the pregnancy (2nd trimester). Also it doesn't seem to be absorbing and shrinking, which means that every time I go to the bathroom and blood comes out (sorry, but this is my life right now), I start panicking that the baby is next. This occurs on almost an hourly basis.

But the clot appears to be stable for now, and the baby is stable for now. So really all I can do is wait and stress out and do very little in the way of work. Who's going to do all the wallpapering for me? And the painting??? I have TWO hunky baby rooms to design and unless I learn how to wiggle my nose and make magic happen, I don't know how it's all going to come together.

You know what, big effing deal. It will probably make the blog boring since there will be a little more conversation and a little less action, but I'll do my best to spice things up. With blood and guts (hopefully kidding).

Now let's get busy dreaming up some fancy boy rooms. I really thought it was a girl so that penis threw me for a loop, but luckily I already have experience in the field.

And luckily I love boys.

[Francois Halard]

Are You Pinterested?

While I am still just a noob, I find myself getting sucked deeper and deeper into the wild world of Pinterest. It's so much better than storing all of my favorite images on ye olde overburdened hard drive. Plus I've been revisiting some old DC posts (we've been doing this for 3 1/2 years.... yikes!) and pinning pictures that continue to inspire me. Boy have my tastes changed with time (thank Jeebus).

Anyway, I'd love for you to join me! Follow me HERE.

My account is still in its formative stages, but I promise to continue stocking it with oodles of glitz, glam, and kapow zing!

It would also be cool if you posted lots of awesome stuff to your pinterest so I can steal it. Thank you.

[Elle Decor via MFAMB]

Turkey is a State of Mind

I feel like every post I write begins with an apology -- for being sick, for moving, for having a kid, for maybe sort of kind of trying to have a life. Truth is, I'm tired. I get up every day and write a post because I still love blogging, but lately my posts have been crap. Not to put too fine a point on things. I have so many housey stories to tell you, several new thrifty purchases to share, plus a goody bag of trends I need to discuss... But you're going to have to wait until next week. Because mama needs a vacay from obsessing about furniture and white painted bricks.

Although I do love me some furniture and white painted bricks.

Anyhow, I'm packing up and headed east to Texarkana -- land of cowpies and fried okra -- to spend time with family. My beloved grandmother is moving into a nursing home after this holiday season, I'm going wedding dress shopping for my baby sister, and I might even watch some football. Panta Rei, people. Everything changes. You can't step in the same river twice so make it count.

I hope your turkey is magnificently overstuffed, juicy, and shared with fine company.

Until next week.

[Buckingham Interiors]