Wednesday, October 7, 2009
my baby story
Sunday, September 20, 2009
decorating for fall
I am less than two weeks away from baby day and so I have made a point to start getting up my fall/ Halloween decorations while I still can. My husband and son will add the rest of the Halloween once we get into October but I put up a few things just to set the mood (and because I wanted them a certain way). This is our first fall in our new home and so I am still trying to buy decorations for this home and figure out where I can put what we already have. I know that trying to get this all done with a new baby seems a little crazy but I LOVE decorating for the holidays!
Please forgive bad photos. I have my baby/hospital bags packed and refuse to take the camera out in case I forget to put it back so these photos were taken with my cell phone.
Of course, there is much more to get done but here is my modest start. I am hoping to pick up some more of those fall berry vines from Michael's this week. They are so fabulous and addicting!And no, I don't have a horse. I just haven't managed to print out the photo for that frame yet.
Friday, September 11, 2009
dreaming
And it only got worse as he got older. His hair was his trade mark. I worked so hard to get it to lay down. I eventually just embraced the crazy hair.
Luckily, a boy can get away with a buzz cut and that is the style my son wears now that he is a little boy.
But as you can see, he wasn't happy about it...at all. I swear he cried for the first 4 months of his life. I probably cried along with him many of those days.
Nothing can prepare you for the roller coaster ride of becoming a new parent. As soon as you think you have figured out one thing they grow up more and you have to figure it all out again. And of course, no two children are the same, especially a boy and a girl. I think the hardest part so far for me is having to watch my heart walk around outside my body and it just gets worse the older and more independant they get. I will do my best to remember this at 3 am when my daughter is screaming for milk.
Oh, and I miss the crazy hair now.
Monday, August 31, 2009
m.i.a.
Oh, and we bought a new van. We had a Honda Odyssey that was coming out of warranty and starting to give us trouble so we decided instead of spending the extra $$ to get our van ready for winter we would just trade it in early and save ourselves the trouble later. We absolutely LOVE having a minivan and couldn't imagine anything else while our kids are still so young so we went with the Toyota Sienna and so far really love it. My son named the van Dave. The van looks like a Dave to me.
So as you can imagine, I will most likely be missing more often in the coming weeks. I have a lot to get done before the baby comes and lots of nesting to do!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
the nursery
The problem with buying things on sale is that the coordinating pieces are usually sold out and that was the case here. Luckily, I'm crafty and will make do. I am still waiting on another shipment from them with the rest of my items so I will wait to show you the bedding in my nursery until I get all the pieces in but I will share with you last night's $5 craft that I made to match the baby's decor.
I blurred out her name for obvious security reasons. I don't think any of you are psychos but when it comes to my kids I like to be on the safe side.I bought the 8x10 canvas at Michael's (on sale this week) and some acrylic paint to match (also on sale) and made these two canvas pieces to accent her bedding.
The secret to the polka dots was using those little round garage sale stickers.

They peeled right off with a toothpick afterwards. And for the stripes I just used regular painter's tape (cause we have enough of it around here). One thing I did learn is that you want to pull it off shortly after painting it or it will pull off paint around it.
I have many crafts in the process as I prepare the baby's room for her arrival and I hope to get them all done soon so I can share them with you.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
fashion for this nursing mom






Friday, August 7, 2009
repurposed door
While trying to figure out what we will do for a headboard in our room one day the light bulb turned on and I knew right away that we could use that old door. We have a white romantic shabby thing (but not too shabby) going on in our room and this door would work. I have seen it done before above a couch over at the nesting place.
I approached my husband with the idea and within an hour that door was off it's hinges. He was more than happy to remove it. We got some L brackets and then next day we hung that baby up.
I absolutely love the way it looks. I plan on putting something up on the wall above it soon. I am thinking about using vinyl wall words. (I might even add some to the glass on the door.)
I am thinking in the dark green cause we have a lot of green shades in our room.
Wouldn't it look good above the bed?
Oh, and because I am sure you are dying to know what this room looked like before we moved in...

Our bed is now up against the wall with the mirror. And please know that I am not knocking the previous owner's decor. Everyone has different taste, right?






