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June 21, 2011

to the men in my life…

to my husband/baby-daddy… so glad to share this life with you… to see you as a father now (already a darn good one) and to make you one for a fifth time… can’t wait. you are generous, patient, and kind and you inspire me to be a better mom. thanks for teaching me a lot about parenting. even the selfless stuff that doesn’t always come so easy to me. i loooove you.

to my dad… i’m really glad to be your daughter. i think you’re just the sweetest. you give great, big hugs and you are sensitive and sweet which i suppose you had to be since you had four daughters and no sons. we all love you… so much. thanks for being such a great example of love.

(and… just so you know… i must really love you both since i took you on a father’s day camping trip at 34 weeks pregnant that included various (seriously… many!!!!) middle-of-the-night pee squats in the woods which, my fellow bloggers, is where i’ve been for the past few days. i’ll be back at the normal schedule shortly!)

happy father’s day to all.

(picture from last year’s father’s day camping trip)

June 16, 2011

just because i can’t sport these outfits (at the moment), doesn’t mean you can’t.

i want that second outfit.

now.

thanks polyvore.

June 15, 2011

34 weeks.

June 13, 2011

dear this and dear that.

dear baby,

get in head down position

(unless you already are, because really, i’m no professional)

so i can stop chillaxin’ like this.

and so i don’t have to play music to my crotch

(because yes, that is said to bring baby towards it–i’m not above trying it).

love, mom

dear etsy,

you have soooo much pretty artwork and i want it

all for the nursery. all of it.

alas, not enough wall space.

shucks.

love, bridget

dear laundry,

stop. just stop.

i hate you.

your nemesis, bridget

dear stonyfield full fat yogurt,

you are a god-send.

i’ve eaten a lottttttt of you this pregnancy.

sometimes with pineapple and granola.

sometimes with strawberries.

sometimes plain, sometimes vanilla.

i love you.

love, bridget

dear nursery,

you’re coming along so lovely.

can’t wait to put a baby in you.

love, that girl that walks by and stares at you a lot

dear steve,

you’re so good for me.

i love you.

love, bridget

dear gwyneth,

you’re so good at singing this woman’s work.

might be my favorite version.

i love listening to it these days.

it soothes me.

love, bridget

June 12, 2011

zulily and a whole lot more on a sunday.

hi guys.

sorry i’ve been so incognito. life has continued to be a bit crazy. but soon, we will all be forced to slow down, sleep, and keep quiet as a newborn enters this home. is it wrong to think that’ll be a break of sorts? (you moms-of-newborns are probably shaking your head at me right now thinking, “break!? you fool. as if! get ready for it to get crazier!” and you are probably right.). but anyway, we’re getting lots done. a trip to ikea (which somehow can always make you feel super productive), cooking, cleaning, and building… things are happening. but it doesn’t stop me from staying awake after one of my middle-of-the-night bathroom breaks to mull over all that’s still left. i hate when i do that. but alas, it is the curse of being a woman? or being a pregnant woman in her last trimester? i’m not sure. either way, i was up from 4 am on thinking about cleaning mildew off a spot on the bathroom ceiling, reinstalling a toilet paper holder that just won’t stay in, and fixing a paint spot in the nursery. and let me just say, my husband is making room for this crazy (and helping me all the while), which makes me love him even more.

my mom has been around this week which has been wonderful. she’s been helping lots and of course we can chat and talk about the baby, and watch a movie in between the going-going-going. she’s always a welcome visitor. she planned on answering your doctor marianne questions when, on a bit of a whim, her and my dad decided to go look at a potential place to move (jersey shore, what what! and for all you nay-sayers, this is south jersey–not snooki-ville). they took the jump, put their house on the market, and one week later, it has sold. so, needless to say, her life is a little crazy too. but, i promise, they are coming soon. we’ve been talking about them lots. so thank you for asking them and thank you for your patience!

and… as you can see, i missed a 33-week dear baby post. i’m bummed about that as i hoped to have them all and one day put them in a book (per so many of your suggestions!) and now i’m missing a week! baby will just have to realize, mama had a crazy week, and i’m sure all will be forgiven. i will try my very best not to miss another though as i really love doing them.

and last but not least, this baby needs to get head-down cause i am fairly certain he’s laying across my stomach right now. so, send your head-down, labor-ready thoughts to him, if you don’t mind. i know i’ve got some time, but i just like to be ready. have you noticed?

oh, and the picture? has nothing to do with this post. it’s just some cute zulily clothes that popped into my email this morning and i thought i’d share. oh, and thank goodness this one’s a boy because it’s so much easier not to spend oodles on clothes if you’re having a boy. but, you should join. and not just for the kid’s clothes. i scored a beautiful table cloth on zulily and they’ve got all sorts of other stuff like women’s clothes and bathing suits, and so on and so forth.

now, i am going to most likely be a crazy person somewhere else and scrub something like it’s never been scrubbed before.

have a fabulous sunday.

June 9, 2011

32 weeks (last week!).

picture: naturally nina

June 8, 2011

the current goings-on at the hunt house: slip-and-slide!

June 8, 2011

what i’m looking forward to this summer…

the weather has turned here in boston. we’ve had days of 80’s and sun for about a week now. we’re all pinching ourselves making sure it’s really happening. it is, it is! so, i’m compiling a little list of the things i’m looking forward to this summer. cause why not?

+ days at the pool (we joined one for the first time and i think the kids are going to LOVE it)
+ days at the beach with coolers filled with snacks and big, cold bottles of water
+ going to concerts… we’ve got at least one on the agenda and one more would be fun
+ meeting my son! woah, that’s funny to say
+ camping
+ eating corn on the cob, black bean salad, and bbq pork burgers
+ getting to the jersey shore at least once (hopefully) and having, oh, 5 slices of mack n’ mancos pizza
+ driving with the sunroof open and blasting music. the baby WILL come out with a distinct like for all things james taylor, fleet foxes, paul simon, and the like (and maybe some george strait and kenny chesney thrown in there for his dad). no eminem babies here.
+ finding and wearing the perfect summer hat… something like this
+ a margarita after the little one makes his appearance. and maybe a few sips before.
+ not having to bundle up
+ berries & farmer’s markets
+ fetching with gracie
+ going on dates with my husband since, let’s be honest, they’ll be a little harder when #5 comes

you?

June 6, 2011

our busy, busy weekend.

this weekend was a full one.

we had a baccaulaureate service (with a speaker none other than my man-candy himself!)

and now we’ve got a high school graduate!

nathaniel is done and will soon be off to college.

i can hardly believe it. seriously.

(not only because it feels like i graduated high school myself not all that long ago!)

he’s grown into quite the young man and

there were some nice things said about him at the various graduation services.

including receiving distinguished honors on his senior thesis: the problem of evil.

go nathaniel!

and then i had my second and last baby shower — again, he’s feeling loved.

(as am i.)

family was in town, food was made, drinks were drank, and the sun was out.

and then, we had a graduation party for nathaniel.

what started as a stressful morning of cooking and cleaning and running around

ended up as a nice day.

and i made plenty of pulled pork… phew.

so, i would really like to sleep for days.

but i have to go to work today.

such is life.

how was your weekend?!

(and i am so bummed that i missed the 32/40 post– so weeks 32 and 33 will be this week!)