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Posts tagged "baby"

My favorite things

Since I know so many new mammas and (some not so new) out there, I thought I’d share some of my favorite baby products. I figure, I’ve had a year to figure out just what works for us. I’m sure the list will change down the road, but here’s what I’ve got now. Earth’s Best:...

Push Present

Last year a friend of mine had a baby (long before I was even pregnant). Shortly after her son was born I noticed she was wearing a big sapphire ring. I asked her if it was new. She told me that her husband bought it for her for having the baby. How lovely… Now, this...

Adventures in Cloth Diapering

Most of my friends and family said “Yeah, good luck with that!” But I knew I wanted to at least TRY using cloth diapers. I seem to remember a similar response when I said I didn’t want any pain-killer drugs during labor and delivery — and that worked out just fine for us, thank you...

We’re SO Ready!

I thought I’d share with you the “final” photographs of the Sprout’s room. It’s been in a state of 90% completion for the past few weeks, but I had a few DIY decor projects I wanted to complete before I made the big reveal. :) At this stage in the pregnancy game, we pretty much...

Losing Steam

The Sprout’s due date is rapidly approaching and I am starting to slow down due to my ever-expanding belly and waning energy. I’ve only got about 8 weeks until July 21st! Holy freakin’ crap! The nursery is coming along though, and thankfully the big things I’m responsible for are done. I painted Mike’s old furniture...

Belly Update: 28 Weeks

Well, technically tomorrow begins 28 weeks, but whatevs! I’ve been slacking on the belly photos here, I know, I’m sorry. I’ve been preoccupied as you can imagine. And for those of you who complained that there were no pictures with my face in them… Here you go. So the pregnancy commentary continues: Someone came up...

Nursery Part Deux

I finally had a lull in the freelance work and spent a good portion of time on Saturday working on the crib skirt. I’m proud to say that a day later I’m finished. :) WOO! However, since I spent a lot of that time crawling on the floor cutting, measuring and assembling the pieces, my...

Baby Craft

I’ve been sooo busy with regular work/freelance work, personal drama, among other things that I haven’t really had the time to get my craft on. There hardly seems to be an end to this madness in sight. And I’m jonesing really badly for some fun craft action. But I’ve got my sights on an upcoming...

Sprout’s Room

I’ve started thinking about decorating our little boy’s room, and it’s soo much fun. Considering that I have what my Mom calls eccentric taste, I haven’t really liked any crib sets or nursery themes — especially for boys. Yuck! Incidentally, the only ones I’ve liked have been OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive. Also, I feel there’s no point...