NURSERY ARTWORK

I want another piece of travel artwork for above the changing table. I feel in love with this boy and airplane print from Jolinne months ago. But I ended up buying the wall decal below from Graphic Spaces. I decided it would be best to use a wall decal above the change table instead of a hanging picture and frame. That way we can avoid any body contact with the framed picture above our changing station.

OUR BOY'S GROWING BOOK COLLECTION

In a card I received from business colleagues I also received an Indigo Books + Gifts gift card. I was surprised to received a gift, but thrilled when I saw it was for Indigo. We have been slowly building up a library for our little man, but the gift card added 7 new books to our boy's collection! Here are all the books in his library we have so far.

I was really excited to find these books; This is London, This is New York, and This is Paris at Kol Kid here in Toronto on Queen Street.  London, New York, and Paris are three major cities N8 and I have travelled to together. The books are such a fit with our nursery travel theme and the art we found at IKEA. Hope our boy likes them too.

SHOWERED WITH LOVE

Everyday I feel blessed to have the friends and family that we do. N8 and I decided not to have a baby shower prior to our boy's birth because it felt strange to us to have one without him there. Regardless we have still been showered with love from all and here are a few gifts we have received for our boy. 

Burt's Bees "Baby Bee" gift basket from some of my clients at work. 

Slippers my boss brought back from her vacation to China. 

Playful volume soother from a business colleague and friend. Appropriate for this musically inclined household :)

Pillow stitched and gifted from our friends J-hi + Erwin. 

Stuffed animals I found at Hallmark.

38 WEEKS + MY 1ST HOLIDAY PARTY!

Thursday night I attended AOL's StyleList Holiday party. We had a great time, and it may be my last party before motherhood. We are only 1 week away from our due date! 

What I Wore:

Tunic, Kimono, and Leggings - Forever 21

Boots - Franco Sarto

Handbag - Coach

Watch - Kate Spade

Bracelet from Antigua

OUR BOY'S NURSERY ROOM

Yesterday we spent time re-organizing parts of our place to make room for items we used to store in our spare/second bedroom. The house cleansing is coming along and now our boy's nursery room is almost complete! 

DEADLY OUTFITS FOR OUR BOY!

Our friends who live on the West Coast sent us a package and inside were the coolest outfits for our boy. I absolutely can not wait to dress our boy in these outfits and take pictures, the shark prints are really cool! Our friends are pregnant as well, two weeks ahead so we are both really excited to have kids the same age and share the experience. We can't wait for our kids to meet..

OUR GRACO CAR SEAT

When we purchased our UPPAbaby stroller there were four brands of car seats that UPPAbaby sells adapters for and Graco was one of them. With limiting our search to specific brands, and light-weight if possible, the Graco SnugRide Click Connect 35 in the Brompton design ended up being the car seat for us. 

OUR FINAL DECISION: UPPABABY VISTA

After months of research we finally made our decision on which stroller to buy. We ended up purchasing the UPPAbaby Vista. After debating silver fabric or indigo, we went blue fabric, silver frame. The main reasons why this stroller had it all for us were:

1. Better, easier folding frame (can keep seat on!)

2. Large, foam filled tires

3. Baby sits higher-up, closer to parent

4. Bassinet grade for overnight sleeping! Just need to buy a stand

5. Lots of underneath storage

6. Great price

MY DIAPER BAG! SKIP HOP DUO CHEVRON

After months of keeping my eyes open for a diaper bag I liked, I finally decided on the Skip Hop Duo diaper bag in a neutral Chevron print. I ordered from amazon.ca last weekend and it was delivered Monday! I am very happy with my purchase.

THE NURSERY ROOM UPDATE

Just this past weekend was Nathan's birthday and his Dad came to town for a visit. In addition to all of visiting they built the crib! The room is almost there.. 

BABY DIARY: UPDATE FROM 36 WEEKS

This beautiful graffiti tag is located right around the corner from our place here in Toronto. The wall was even more spectacular up close in person vs. driving past.

N for Nathan

M for Michelle

S for the Suspense of it all!

In other artistic news, last weekend I bought the rocking chair I wanted from IKEA. I love the colours and designs in the fabric, I hope our son does too, I thought he might.. With the "Travel theme" we are going for it just feels right :)

GIFTS FOR OUR BABY BOY

Recently N8 and I had dinner with one of our close couple-friends. We dined at the restaurant, SALT which was an incredible experience, the food and atmosphere was top-notch. Our friends brought us a gift because we haven't planned a baby shower yet. Our friends gift consisted of two items they couldn't have lived without when they were raising their daughter, and one item they wish they had. I can't wait to use them in the near future. Just over 5 weeks until the due date. 

Sophie the Giraffe - one of the items our friends couldn't live without

The Snack Trap was another item they found very useful.

The functional bath toys they wish they would have had.

AI WEIWEI "FOREVER BICYCLES" EXHIBIT

Toronto is truly an amazing city. Not only have we had the pleasure of enjoying Ai Weiwei's "Chinese Zodiac" exhibit in our City Hall's, Nathan Phillips Square, and his exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), but for our Nuit Blanche festival (and still on display weeks after) is Ai Weiwei's "Forever Bicycles" art piece! Just over 3,000 bicycles were used to create this dramatic and interactive sculpture.