MY WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE BABY SHOWER
Last Saturday my besties Rachel & Courtney (along with the help of many other amazing friends) threw the Lion and I an incredible baby shower! Oh my goodness. I felt beyond blessed. I was a wreck when I thanked everyone...lols. I just can't fathom how amazing my friends and church family are! 12 years ago, I went to GT knowing no one and here I am 12 years later, knowing full well that my son is already so incredibly loved by so many. Church community is a beautiful thing.
Incase you haven't guessed it by now, the theme was "Where the Wild Things are" and my goodness, didn't they do an amazing job of making the not so pretty church room, look so cute? I have to admit, I designed the invites and soap labels because I'm OCD lols...but they did everything else! The blooms were designed by the amazing, Tiffany Sityayev. The cupcakes were by Rachel Cakes and the cake was made by my friend Amy. It was all so DELISH. Also thank you to my friend Beth who helped me make all the soap favours!
Thank you to everyone who came. The Lion and I were soooo blessed. :)
Now time to get his nursery organized because it's ONE MONTH TILL DUE DATE!!!! Weeeeee!!!
XOXO,
laura
HELLO WEEKEND
Happy Friday everybody! Who's ready for the weekend? THIS GIRL IS! I got another stupid cold this week and I'm hoping it will be gone ASAP. Our bathroom reno is close to being done! Toilet is in, vanity and sinks are in, tiles are done..just waiting on the trim, mirror, paint and a few other things! James is AMAZING!
I think I've officially started to nest...I want to get the Lion's nursery organized ASAP and I found myself cleaning the microwave this week...who am I? HA! Our house is in shambles because of the reno, but thankfully we can start getting it in order after the weekend.
I have my baby shower on Saturday and I'm so excited. I can't believe how loved my little boy is already. It gives me such joy knowing he's going to grow up surrounded by so many incredible people.
If you follow me on instagram, you may have seen this post from last night...I had my almost 35 week check up and I'm measuring 3 weeks ahead!!! My doctor didn't seem too concerned but let's just say the Lion isn't going to be a tiny baby...my doctor also commented on my slim hips...lols. I'm trying to not let that freak me out re: labour...all I can do is continue chiro, stretching and PRAYER!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
XO,
laura
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WARDROBE // 13
Oh my goodness...it's been almost a year since my last wardrobe post! Ha, sorry about that but ya, I finally have a style post for you...a short one...but still one! James and I went to a wedding a couple weeks ago and snapped these pics in his parent's backyard. As you can see, this dress shows how high my little one is sitting! It's a not a maternity dress, just a super stretchy one! (Check out the dress here! There are tons of different colours as well!) And I love it because it's not too short, especially with my big bump!
I'm 32 weeks in these photos and currently almost 35! A friend is taking a few more photos on Saturday...I'm much larger but still so excited to see how they turn out! I'm feeling very large but am constantly reminding myself that I am growing a baby that fits and it is an honour to be able to grow this little life in me :) Oh sweet baby boy, we can't wait to meet you!!!!
Past Wardrobes- 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12
XOXO,
laura
PRINTABLE MAY CALENDAR!
Hey hey heeeeey! It's May and I can officially say, I'M HAVING A BABY NEXT MONTH....oh my gosh!!!! Right now our house is covered in dust as our bathroom is being renovated but man James is doing an incredible job...(follow along on snapchat to see the behind the scenes- @lauraliira) He's had some amazing help from our friends- Isaiah, Tim & Mike (thank you guys!!!) and it's looking like it's going to be getting wrapped up in a week or so! But I'm off to clean the dust and organize the Lion's room. Tonight I'll be taking some maternity photos...I'm feeling very large and in charge but amazed that my body is growing our little boy...what an honour to be able to grow LIFE! :)
Hope you enjoy the calendar!
CLICK HERE TO PRINT THE MAY CALENDAR
XO,
laura
OUR HOME // BATHROOM (RENO IN PROGRESS)
Our bathroom reno has officially started! I forgot what living under renos was like....not ideal for a almost 34 week pregnant lady but it could be worse. Thankfully my dad lives around the corner and his suite is empty right now!
About one year ago, I posted what our bathroom looked like when we bought the house. The old owners defs had an under the sea vibe going on. We painted it white and added a fan and it remained my least favourite room in the house. The tub was old and gross...so gross that I refused to have a bath in it..hahah
But the day has come and James is making our bathroom dreams come true! After it's all said and done, I'll get him to write a post on everything that we did. We've been buying things slowly over the past two months which has been awesome because we've been able to find some good deals. We decided to go with the white and black vibe...here are a couple photos that are inspiring us...
So far we've changed out the lighting to pot lights along the ceiling (my brother in law did that, if you need an electrician, he's your guy!), and put the new bath tub in which you can see in the photos below. Tonight James is planning on fitting the drywall in the tub area so he can start the subway tile tomorrow!
Wooohooo, exciting (BUT CRAZY) times!
xo,
laura