I can't believe I'm 27 weeks along now and basically entering my third trimester already! I am loving being pregnant in the beautiful springtime weather, and it has been fun to get a couple of new outfits to fit my expanding figure and the warmer temperatures. This is one of my favorite new pieces, perhaps you remember it? It is so comfy and bright and I feel like quite the mama goddess when I'm wearing it :) 
How beautiful and original and smart is this idea for a quilt? Soft-Map Quilts, by Emily Fischer, are geographically-accurate, functional quilts stitched with the detailed outline of Brooklyn neighborhoods, complete with hand-embroidered street names, a compass rose and a scale marker. The artist will also do custom versions to-order to reflect your own town or neighborhood. Read more here. Via Coolhunting.
Look at this awesome ad promoting breastfeeding, which is slated to appear in an upcoming issue of Fit Pregnancy Magazine. (Click on the image to see an enlarged version and read the small print). Created by the Best For Babies Foundation. Via Motherwear's Breastfeeding Blog.
I just had to share the images I snagged yesterday when we happened to be walking through Times Square. I love New York!
Thursday morning got off to a fun birthday start when I made breakfast in bed (buttermilk pancakes, fruit, scrambled eggs and O.J.) for my boys.
After chillin' in the bed for a while and opening presents, we went out for a stroll, and ended up relaxing in Madison Square Park. It was a magnificent day and all the benches were full, so Taro and the Kiddo relaxed beside the fountain.
Today is Taro's birthday, and we have a day of celebrations and surprises lined up, so I won't be able to post again. Stop by tomorrow for an update on the "layahs"! It's going to be fun...
This is my six-hundredth blog post, and I just wanted to pause to say "thank you" to all my readers. It has been such a pleasure to connect with you over the last year and a half of blogging. I value every comment and email, and even though I may not always get around to a timely response I want you to know that your words mean the world to me. I feel very blessed to have discovered so many kindred spirits and new friends through this little piece of internet real estate! Thanks for finding and becoming a part of Marvelous Kiddo :)
Last night Taro surprised me with a belated Mother's Day treat: Dinner at a new restaurant! After researching online (for the "most romantic" restaurants) he honed in on the lovely August, located on our favorite street in New York, Bleecker. We arrived before the dinner crowd, so we had the lovely glass-covered courtyard all to ourselves -- it was indeed romantic. The food was delicious (especially the profiteroles we shared for dessert!) and it was really fun to explore a new place together. 
