Photos :: Look at me grow

As I mentioned, I went over to my Grama's house this past weekend to take some photos of the door she used to measure my cousins and I on. I really wanted to have some photos of it because I'm sure the new owners of the house won't really be into letting me come in and see it once in a while.

I loved seeing how I had grown and always got excited when enough time had passed to take a new measurement. It is really neat to look back on now too and see how short I once was!

I was always a tall kid. I feel like now I am right around the tall side of average at about 5'7" so I always say I did all of growing as a kid. When I was younger I did not like always being one of the tallest in my class and people often thought I was older than I was. I was kind of shy and I guess maybe I would have prefered to take up a little less room. Ha, I don't really know.

My Grama even made estimates of how tall she thought we would be by 16 years old. Mine was pretty close actually!

I absolutely love that my Grama did this and I fully plan on measuring our kid(s) somewhere in our house. Maybe I'll even make estimates on how tall I think they'll be, although I'm really bad at that type of thing. Ivan already thinks that the little guy I'm currently growing is going to be taller than him...and he's 6'3"! If he's right we are going to have one tall kid. We'll see!

Does anyone else have something like this that they can look back on and see how much they've grown? Are you doing it for your kids?

I hope everyone has a really good Tuesday!

♥elycia

Photos :: 365 (June 10 - 16)

161/365 :: Lately I have loved adding broccoli chopped really small to our salads. It makes them extra delicious. If you like broccoli, that is.

162/365 :: My very favourite mug. Thank you Alex!

163/365 :: Basil from the garden! I made a yummy drink with this which I will tell you about eventually.

164/365 :: Our roses look so pretty this year. Last year I think there were two flowers on the whole plant. I'm so happy that they look amazing again!

165/365 :: Andrea came over and I did some more work on my diaper bag. I didnt' end up having time to finish it on the weekend so I'm planning on spending some time on it today.

166/365 :: The prettiest Pinny hanging out in the window.

167/365 :: My mom and I went over to my Grama's house before the new owners take possession so that I could take photos of the door she used to measure my cousins and I on. When we arrived there was a guard squirrel at the back gate who seemed like he did not want us to go into the backyard! This was when he was finally taking off and letting us pass.

Like I mentioned, today I'm going to try to finish up my diaper bag (for real this time). There are also a few baby/home birth things that need to be washed so that is also on my list. But first, it's time for second breakfast and some Real Housewives of New Jersey. Wait, pretend I didn't say that, I don't watch that show. (yes I do)

Have a great Monday!

♥elycia

Pregnancy :: 36 Weeks

36 weeks 1 day in photo

I am very happy to tell you that this past week has been infinitely better than the one before. I am back to feeling generally comfortable most of the time, thank goodness! I even went for a really long walk this week because I just felt so great and wanted to keep going.

We are almost finished decorating the baby room. Just a few finishing touches here and there and then I will do a little tour. Ivan thinks I should do a video tour...do you agree? Maybe a photo and video tour?

Also this week we picked up everything that we need for the homebirth. I am glad to have everything we will need on hand now, I just need to put it all together in one spot so we're not searching for anything. I can't believe my due date is in less than a month! Holy cow I'm really excited.

Today I am hoping to finish up my diaper bag finally! Wish me luck!

♥elycia

PS. Special thank you to Andrea for taking these photos for me so that I didn't have to drag out my tripod!

5 Fave Friday

5. Holy crap, this shirt!!

kinship goods

I really, really need this shirt. It would help me so much in social situations when people try to talk to me about other things like 'what I do for a living'. Don't worry about that boring stuff, just ask me about my cat.

4. I'm a big fan of this dress.

An Elegant Edge Dress from ModCloth

I like being pregnant but I can't wait to get back into regular sizes and have a pretty good idea of what will fit when online shopping. My pregnant boobs throw me for a loop all the time when choosing clothes!

3. This pillow is so cute!

iviebaby

Thanks to Astrid for sending me the link to this shop. Everything is so pretty!

2. I really love the shape of this dress, it is one of my favourites.

ever+mi.crush

You can currently get 20% off at ever+mi crush with the code EMC20. Just FYI! 

1. I'm thinking of this for the nursery. We still need a bit of art for the walls.

Also that abacus is amazing!!!

It's Friday! I am a really big fan of the weekend because I love spending time with Ivan. He's kind of the best.

I hope you all have a good one!

♥elycia