BLEUBIRD BLOG

GULP.

i have to take two tablespoons of this. one tablespoon of that. twelve of those and one of these. choke down a tablespoon of this. swallow all three of these and two of those. every single day. for nine months. plus however long i choose to nurse.

that's a lot of pill taking.

the above are not prenatal vitamins. they are what i take in place of prenatal vitamins. the DHA on the end says "prenatal" on the label but it is just 150mg more than regular DHA. 

left to right: calcium, iron, greenlife, vitamin c, fiber, flax oil and DHA. all taken with orange juice and water. proudly for baby boy. :)

A BLEUBIRD GIVEAWAY - CLOSED.

today's giveaway is brought to you by chalk white arrow. the lady behind the arrow is sarah and she makes the coolest hand wrapped, hanging pendant lights. up for grabs is one of her "light two" models, like the one shown in our bedroom above.

this custom light has a dimmer socket so you can control brightness. the long cord is wrapped by hand in wool yarn. you choose any color or colors of yarn to match your decor and choose the edison light bulb style. a $100 value. to enter to win simply visit the chalk white arrow light shop and leave a comment below with your desired yarn colors and bulb. it's that simple. i will pick a random winner next week and announce him or her at the bottom of this post. good luck to you all and thank you for playing!

********** THE WINNER IS RACHEL FROM AT TEA WITH LUCY **********
congratulations rachel! we hope you love your custom chalk and arrow light.

terms: this giveaway is open to bleubird blog readers worldwide. all entrants must provide a valid email address and first name along with your comment entry. please avoid putting your contact information directly into your comment, winners could be posted publicly. once the giveaway has ended and winners are chosen, they are contacted via email and put in touch with the sponsor. bleubird does not handle nor distribute giveaway items at any time. giveaway items are directly distributed to the winners by the sponsors themselves. if a winner fails to claim their prize within 10 days, they forfeit their winnings and another winner is chosen and contacted via email. all winners are chosen randomly. the light pictured above was provided courtesy of chalk white arrow.

BITS + PIECES.

bits + pieces of the country. {pardon my lack of blogging this past week. it was a doozy.}

1. horses from a neighboring farm. they followed us as we passed by.
2. watching the birds fly by and the families of deer passing through.
3. the most charming little chapel. i especially love the blue door.
4. the smell of bacon sizzling in the morning.
5. kicking rocks.
6. a summer salt water swim.
7. the most comfortable bed to lay my head.
8. a neighbor dog stopping by for an unexpected visit.
9. afternoon walks in the fields.
10. the most beautifully painted door and two very fancy sheep.
11. a magic tree house.
12. a magic farm house.
13. tiny breakfast date. no shirt required.
14. a new playmate for birdie.
15 & 16. the place that makes the incredible pie.
17. our favorite teepee.
18. pretty, shiny instruments.
19. summer time, pass time.
20. a late night swim while everyone else sleeps.
21. the village.
22. my favorite capture of the weekend. she is so beautiful. inside and out.

this place just feels like home to us.

footnote: the stylemint giveaway was extended until tomorrow. the winners will be announced then, in the original giveaway post.

MATERNITY STYLE / 28 WEEKS.

we took some quick bump photos while we were out in the country. nothing fancy, just a quick and simple outfit to keep cool and comfortable. this baby boy is getting big and so am i. gemma bird is starting to understand that there is a baby in my belly. at least i think she is. she will pat my stomach and say "bebe" and if i point to my belly and ask her "what this?" she will say "is bebe!" so at least she's got a hunch.

what i'm wearing / cotton dress, vintage. vintage belt, thrifted. moccasins, minnetonka. braided bracelet, thief & bandit.

what birdie's wearing / cotton embroidered dress, thrifted. moccasins, minnetonka.

get the look / here is are a couple of dresses that are similar styles to mine... one and two. you can buy my bracelet here and my moccasins here. here's a dress like birdies in green and here are her mocs.

footnote: we are still trying to get to the bottom of the picture quality issue. i hope that i can keep my larger sized images but right now it's looking like the solution may be to make them smaller. in the meantime if you click on the individual photos, you can see them in better quality.