Friday, April 1, 2011

at long last

Friends,

My latest web project is now live! 



Bluegrass THREADS is a website by two friends devoted to  sharing some of our favorite things with a focus on central Kentucky living including:
  • finding and creating affordable fashion
  • eating and making good food
  • supporting local businesses and products
  • sharing our favorite tips and tricks, places, products, recipes, stories, photos, and diy projects
Most importantly, we wanted to create a space for you to converse about your lifestyle in the bluegrass.  So….. let’s start some bluegrass THREADS!

Etsy store will be coming very soon.  Please take some time to check us out!

Katherine

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Stay Tuned

Sorry to have been away.  I am currently working on a new blog project that I can't wait to unveil.

Launch info coming very soon!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Goings On

Every day I am amazed that I am now a mom.  These last four months with Gabriel have been so incredible---so incredible that I resigned from my full-time job, which I loved very much, to be able to enjoy all of the milestones in these early moments of his life.  He changes so much every day and I feel so privileged to watch every moment.  Our sweet little boy is growing up so fast!




With my full attention now turned to this time at home with Gabriel, I am excited to get back to regular blogging.  Thank you loyal readers.  More soon!  xoxo

Monday, December 13, 2010

Snow Day

What could be cuter than this?  Our very own precious snow bear on a snow day.

Nothing could make a mommy happier.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

My new name? Mommy.

This is the "oh so sweet" reason that I've not been blogging...
my sweet little baby boy. I cannot believe that he is already 10 and a half weeks old!

As other parents are fully aware, these have been a jam-packed couple of months and the time goes so quickly! I have so much that I want to share---and I'm hoping that Gabriel's increasingly dependable nap schedule will allow me to do so.

In the meantime...

Here are some of the shots from his newborn photoshoot (when Gabriel was 9 days old) by the amazing Melanie Mauer.





Motherhood has been the most rewarding and amazing experience. I plan to share some of the details very soon and the many ways I've been shaped by this new identity. We'll talk about my hyphenate, but I'm most concerned right now with my new name---"mommy." Stay tuned!









Friday, September 24, 2010

He's Here!






Gabriel Harris Greene Owens
was welcomed with great joy
into our home and into our hearts
happy and healthy on Sunday, September 19 at 9:10 pm
weighing 7 pounds 12.5 ounces and 21.5 inches long
filling our arms with love
and our hearts with happiness!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Dear Baby

Dear Baby Gabriel,

Your arrival is getting close! At 37 weeks pregnant, I am now more desperate than ever to meet you. Some days it feels like you are coming so quickly and then other times I'm afraid that you'll never come.

Although I have seen your sweet face in several ultrasounds---I get to hear your heartbeat at the doctor's office---I feel you move day and night---I am now ready to really meet you.

Your room is ready. Our bags are packed. We're set. I hope that you are too.

Thank you for being such a good baby this far. Your dad and I talk all the time about how we hope this behavior continues. You seem to have such a good disposition, and besides being uncooperative during medical exams and squirmy when you want mommy to eat, you are such a compliant and easy baby. In fact, up until the last six weeks or so, I felt like this whole process was incredibly easy. Thank you for that.

But now, I am getting tired, and some days I am very tired.

So your dad and I ask that you please not take your time in getting here. We are so eager for your arrival. We pray for you and are so excited, although to be honest a little nervous, to see you.

Love,
Mom

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

We're Getting Close

34 weeks and counting---or should I say 6 weeks (or less) and counting down?


Here are a few nursery shots to share. I have to say that I am totally in love with all of the sweet Pottery Barn kids Peter Rabbit bedding.







I'll be sure to add in a few soon with our lovely, white, swiss dot Pottery Barn glider and ottoman.

KEGO

Monday, August 9, 2010

The ring

Drew and I went on a lovely little get-away (although it ended abruptly with a trip to the ER---more later) last week to Berea, KY. We decided to celebrate our third anniversary at the newly restored, historic Boone Tavern Hotel. We had been to the restaurant several times before, but had always wanted to stay in the hotel. For those of you that have not been, you should definitely add it to your wish list of places to visit.

As you know, I am now 33 weeks pregnant and the particularly intense heat of last week was reeking havoc on my body. My hands and feet decided that they needed to swell, and so I made the decision to remove my wedding and engagement rings to avoid a potentially terrible struggle to remove them later in the day.

For those of you that are familiar with Boone Tavern, you are no doubt aware of the conservative nature of the students who work there. This was particularly evident when we went to check into our hotel room. We approached the front desk and the attendant asked what name the reservation would be under. "Greene-Owens."

She looked at me with a lot of confusion. I said my name again. Maybe I was speaking softly---I was a complete puddle from the heat.

She looked at me---my naked left hand---my obvious baby bump. She was confused.

Do I need to give you my confirmation number?, I asked.

Ummmmm.

The hand---the bump---the weird name?

Well...

No. No. I have you here.

Another look at the bump.

Good. It's our anniversary.

Again, a look at the naked left hand. She looked skeptical.

She handed us our key and I tried to forget about how awkward our encounter had been. I'm sorry that I had removed my ring. I didn't want it to get stuck. I have known plenty of pregnant women that can't even wear their rings, so I felt lucky that I was even able to wear them this long.

The moral of the story is that I am now wearing a larger right hand ring on my left wedding finger. I had started to feel very naked without my wedding bands (as a preventative measure, they have not returned to my finger). I just hope that it pacifies the inquisitive---if not, I have plenty of beautiful wedding pictures to prove it.

KEGO

PS. We had a lovely time after we checked in. We were sad to leave! We were even more sad to leave and head to UK Hospital for potential pre-term labor. After a few vials of blood, a thorough exam and several hours of monitoring, mother and baby (still in utero) were both doing well enough to return home (together). I did suffer through another couple days of severe ligament pain (the apparent culprit of the stabbing abdominal and back pain), but am pleased that it has really eased up. Another exciting reason to countdown the days until Baby G-O arrives!