Happy 5th Month Birthday Little Man

in the end of september begining of october - my sister-in-law's, sister, contacted me on facebook about one of her friends looking for someone to watch her new baby - i told her YES YES YES!! and not too long after Kristy contacted me - i had no idea at the time - that i could love a little boy this much - i mean my nephews, yes, i expect that - they have some of my dna - but a family that just a few short months ago - were complete and total strangers - i just wasn't expecting it and i think that some of the best things in life come when you don't expect it at all.

when i was growing up - my dad's best friends wife babysat for us. i can still remember from 10-11 every single day - we had to watch 'as the world turns' and we had to be quiet :) i also remember the third drawer on the right - had chocolate chips in it - and when diane would have to go downstairs to switch around the wash, my little hand was in there for sure! but mostly, there was a lot of love... a lot of hugs and kisses, playing dolls, running around outside - and feeling safe.

so today - little b man - turns five months old... so on his birthday - his momma came to visit him on her lunch! she's such a great mom!! i made him some bibs - and we played, sang and chilled to his favorite cd that his momma brought over to my house.

his grandma got him this little hat - i about fell over in love this morning when his dad dropped him off with it on - can you stand the cuteness!! so i thought - diaper/hat/all white bedding = 100% brilliant beautiful baby (but he really doesn't need anything extra to make him that)

happy 5 month little man! love you so much and i'm so thankful to have you and your amazing family in my life!!

what has gotten into me??

so adam and i have always wanted to have a "finished" bedroom - not just a little of this and a little of that. when we lived in texas we found an amazing bedroom set at a place called - "the dump" - it was a great place to go - kind of like a liquidation store - only all furniture and the size of three home depots - not kidding... so of course - we decided to go back and get it - and... it was gone - some things just aren't meant to be.

this weekend i thought it would be a good idea if we made our own headboard - tufting! and if i just might toot my own horn, this is my blog after all, we are pretty darn happy with it - i found instructions online - followed them exactly and online they said the cost would be 110.00 - we did it for 123.03 - not too shabby - about 12 hours later - seven hours of tufting - this is the finished product.

adam is quite the amazing measure man - so i was so happy that he was able to do the exact measurement work - and i could do the crafting part of it - we sure make a good team - and it was a great project to be able to do together :) love that man!! so - as soon as the rest of the room is put together - i'll post more pictures - i did some curtains too!

Tag Blankets

So last week Tuesday started my first official day of employment in the gb - i'm watching a 4.5 month old little boy - who is simply a-m-a-z-i-n-g.... i can not even tell you how in love i have fallen with this little guy... not to mention that he has amazing parents - i would think that being a first time mom & dad - it would be difficult not to want to smother your kid - hold them all the time - and think that they only need you - his rents' are amazing - from day one they have put their little guy on a routine and his momma is so so good and i feel amazingly blessed that he is in my life. so his mom said last week that he was really liking his tag blanket that was a carters - it's really nice - but i thought - hey - i have some fabric upstairs and tons of ribbons - with different textures and prints - and so while little man was fast asleep - i sewed up a little love for him - he loves it - and that just makes my little heart glow :)

so two pieces of flannel - i didn't measure it - just cut some of - not a big blanket but i think they call them stroller blankets - just big enough for him to grab onto - then i cut out a bunch of ribbons - all six inches - folded them in half and cut some off of a few of them - like you can see in the pictures - fold the edges in - pin in the ribbons - crank that sewing machine on high while your little one - or the kiddo you are watching - sleeps and you have a little bit of love for him or her to hang onto when they wake up....

it takes a village people!!

in other exciting news - i start my training this week for Hospice Volunteering!! So so excited! i know that it's a little crazy - but i can not wait to hopefully help a hospice families life the way that our nurses helped ours - i'll be sure to keep you posted on how training goes.