Nonna's iPhone

We were having fun taking pics at Nonna's Cafe (aka, our kitchen) this morning...

Snuggles with Mommy--modeling her new hat (made with love by me.)
Downing some organic half & half.
Walking around the house in Mommy's heels--a favorite activity.
These were on Nonna's phone from this summer--

Lola's First Manicure

Mommy got a special manicure this morning for family pictures tomorrow so I thought Lola needed one too! We borrowed some Piggy Paint nail polish from Ellyana and played "beauty shop". Lola thought it was the neatest thing--she held her hand so steady for me while I painted and did a good job of not touching anything while they dried. I see many Mommy-Daughter mani/pedis in the future--poor Daddy!

Grandparents & Dance Class

We took Lola to the Saturday session of her dance class this morning so more of her Grandparents could watch her in action. What a lucky girl to have them all come watch--as usual, she put on a show and they had a blast taking it all in!







Group shot--Lola thought Daddy's zipper was much more interesting :)

{pint}

Baby Johnny had his first American pint of Guinness this evening. John and I did a little Christmas shopping, then went to a local pub for dinner. I'm looking forward to many more in the near future--I had a pint every day the first week of Lola's life. In Ireland, doctors encourage women to drink a pint a day, as they believe it aids in the production of milk. Sláinte!

Thirty-One

I hosted a Thirty-One party this summer and got some really adorable things. A friend of mine booked a party through mine and I got to order some fun stuff through her party using the credit I earned at mine. One of the things was a special, CUTE place for our library books. I love going into the library and checking out 20-30 books at a time for Lola. The best thing about our new library container as opposed to the orange plastic bin we have been using--it has handles and can accompany us to and from our trips :)

If you'd like more info on hosting a Thirty-One party, let me know--I have a fantastic consultant to refer you to!

Lola making the transfer...

Girlfriends

It's been several months since Lola has gotten to play with her girlfriend Alexis, so we were very excited she could come over and play this morning! They had fun and shared very well :)...as a mother to a toddler, you always have to be thankful/proud of those moments! Am I right, or am I right?!

Lola's First Haircut

The finished product--it flips so cute in the back!

{belly}

Well--there it is--in all its glory! My BIG baby belly :)

We have a professional family session scheduled with the incredible Kristina Carter next week--but I wanted to get a few good shots of my belly just in case Johnny decides to come before then. John snapped a few tonight and I LOVE how they turned out. They mean even more that he's the one that took them.

It never even occurred to me to have maternity pictures taken when I was pregnant with Lola--probably because I did NOT feel beautiful. But this pregnancy is so different. Carrying a boy will do that to you. And since this is the last time in my life I'll look this way, I couldn't let the opportunity pass.

Pregnancy--the most incredible miracle of them all.

The Irish, Yankee Style.

Next Saturday, November 20th, the two greatest sports teams in all of history will dance together, so to speak. Notre Dame is set to play Army in Yankee Stadium--and the field has a new look. This is SUPER cool to John and I for very obvious reasons--he's taught me to LOVE the Yankees and I've taught him to LOVE the Irish. Just another reason ours is a match made in heaven (haha!).

New Addiction

I mentioned a few posts ago that I had taken up crocheting while in the hospital--Bridget, the recreational therapist who would come hang out with me for an hour a day, taught me SO MUCH in just two short weeks. I made a big blanket for Johnny and a baby girl hat as my first projects. I had to wait until I got home though to measure Lola's noggin to make her first hat and I couldn't wait.

I broke the rules for a bit today--John took me out to Jo-Ann Fabrics so I could get some yarn. I could spend hours in that store just looking at yarn! Anyways, word on the street is Lola has an adorable black & white coat coming from G.G., so I wanted her to have a perfect hat to match. It's a little big (turns out you're supposed to make it an inch or two smaller than the circumference of the head), but for my first project for Lola, I'm thrilled with how it turned out:


And just a little more sweetness for good measure...

Papa got her an awesome giraffe while I was away--I'm in love with it!

Always on the go, not wanting to sit still for a second...even at 9 pm!