My husband really doesn’t like our toile headboard.  I understand.  He’s a dude.  A love of toile is not really in his DNA.

The funny thing is that now he has two women under his roof that are obsessed with pastoral themes.  Apparently, the love of toile is genetic.

Other than laughing and giggling at Mommy, Daddy and Big Brother, Emma’s favorite pastime is staring at our toile headboard.  I’d love to think that she’s the next big interior designer, but I really know that the contrast of the navy scene on the white background is really interesting to her.  If I’m sitting on the bed and she has her head on my shoulder, Emma will gladly stare at the headboard for as long as we will let her.

The other day, my husband was taking care of Emma while I was trying to get a few things done around the house.  She was a bit fussy (“Daddy fussy” if you know what I mean – not really fussy to Mommy, but Daddy is kind of flustered because she’s not being perfectly quiet), so I heard him sit down on the bed and say to her, “Let’s see what’s on the Toile Channel.”  Staring at the headboard, she immediately calmed down.  Since then, we’ve had the Toile Channel dialed on quite often.

Occasionally, the Toile Channel doesn’t seem to work, and Tom remarks, “Hmmm…it must be a rerun.”  I think this is probably one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard, but it may come from my lack of sleep.

Emma is definitely a girl after my own heart.  Finally, I have someone else in the house who loves toile, since we know those stinky boys don’t appreciate it at all.

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Giveaway Alert!

Putting on my other hat for a few minutes – I’d like to ask for your help in picking out a few pairs of new earrings for me.  I’m not a huge earring wearer myself – I’m much more of a big necklace gal – so I’d like to get your opinion on your favorite pair of Stella & Dot earrings that I should add to my trunk show display.  All you need to do is tell me on my S&D Facebook Fan page which pair is your favorite.  You’ll see the post where you should leave your comment.  On Friday, I’ll draw someone’s name to win the pair that she picked out.  Fun, huh?

For some reason, the sixth week of a baby’s life is that magical week when things are supposed to be “better.”  The new mom has her last postpartum check-up.  The baby should be sleeping more at night.  Nursing moms have most likely found a rhythm.

The thing we fail to realize is that “better” is not the same as “normal.”  Or maybe it’s just me.  Each time I find that things are getting “better,” I take on more responsibilities and life moves farther away from normal.  I focus on the fun stuff and end up neglecting the stuff that really has to get done around here.  At some point, I’m going to have to move all of our clean laundry from the landing on the stairs into our closets.  That’s not really normal, is it?  Sigh.  At least the clothes are getting washed.

Thank you to Amy Jo at Milestone Months for this adorable onesie!

It’s been a hectic and exhausting six weeks, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

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It’s time to pick some winners of the last two giveaways!

Terri, Commenter #68, is the winner of the My Cake School giveaway.  And Shea, Commenter #14, is the winner of the ShadowCase giveaway.  Congrats, ladies!