24 weeks...

We had a doctor's appointment yesterday and for the first time, there was no ultrasound...but we did get to hear Elsa's heartbeat and were very reassured through this that she is super active and very wiggly.  Everything else seems to be good and we'll find out on Friday about the gestational diabetes test I took yesterday.  I had to slam some pretty sugary/nasty glu-cola that made me a little nauseous for this lovely test - yummy!

In other news, the Tums have been moved to my nightstand for heartburn relief.  Welcome to the almost third-trimester!  I'm once again trying to kick a cold which hasn't been as terrible as the one that I had back in May and now I can actually take some medicine for it.  Oh the little things...

We've got some paint samples on the table and I'm doing plenty of fabric shopping online for this little lady's room so one of these weekends we can get to work.  It's going to be quite the ordeal.  Who wants to help?

+1 in 888: cheerful dresser

We just purchased this wonderful revamped dresser from Vibrant Vintage, a Horseshoe Market Vendor, and I couldn't be happier!  This will hold all the tiny little clothes, socks and changing area for Elsa.   

Now for a place to put the baby...

little lundy get's a name!

This may not be news to some, but our little lundy has a name!  Elsa Mae Lundquist!  During our road trip back from Canada, as we crossed the border into Montana, we had a not-so-serious discussion on potential names.  We went through our two options' potential for childhood ridicule (if you know some...um, keep them to yourself!) and just came back to our one boy and one girl option.  We never accumulated a list - I just loved this one.  I like that it's Swedish and works with our last name and our estimated combined 12.4962% Swede background.  Mae is a name I've always loved and it's also my Grandma Quinlan's middle name.

So, there you have it. 

handmade beginnings: quilt for baby

I fell in love with this quilt pattern the moment I spotted it on Pinterest.  I love the simplicity, the colors and that it was from one of my favorite crafty ladies, Rashida Coleman-Hale.  Although I'm in debt a quilt to Liz & Kaushik and some embroidered pillows to Karen & Pat as IOU wedding gifts, I'm excited to get started on this quilt.  The color scheme is just ideal - so I'll play off of this one.

it's a...

20 weeks to go and we've got a little girl to join our family in December!  She looks great and was quite the wiggler at the doctor's appointment today!  We couldn't be happier!