Add a pinch of color

I've been wanting to do something with the frames in Noah's room since before he was born. I used to have some black and white scenic photos in them before the room became the nursery. Well, I finally got around to doing something with them and here is the result.

It was very windy outside when I took the photos so while I'm not thrilled with how the photo turned out, but you get the idea. The second photo is obviously the prints framed in his room. What a difference they make! Oh...and the N stands for Newt...in case you couldn't tell. It was the only "N" animal I could think of!

An airplane birthday

Email has become apart of my everyday life. I get up in the morning and check it, check it throughout the day and sometimes check it just before I go to bed. It's a convenience and an easy way to keep up with friends and family...especially for us since we live far away from most of them. Because we pay the majority of our bills online, I can go for days without getting the mail. I think it's because I'm used to it being filled with junk that I'll just need to shred. When I get an actual letter my eyes light up and I get so excited to see what's inside. I'm even known to do this when I see a personal piece of mail addressed to my husband. So exciting (I hate when I get tricked by junk mail who hand addresses the envelope).

I love to give others that sense of excitement as well. Notecards, letters, invitations, tags and envelopes can be such a fun way to express yourself and let someone know you care. I think that's why I've always had a love for stationery and communication pieces. Here is a card I just created for my nephews birthday. I think it's simple but sweet. And of course the envelope needed something a little special on the tail.

Don't have time to scrapbook?

When I was pregnant with my little boy, Noah, I was trying to think ahead how I wanted to capture all of the memories we would have with him. I had done the scrapbooking thing and while I enjoyed the creative aspect of it, it was hard for me to handle not being able to complete the album right away. Plus, I didn't have a dedicated room or table for all of my supplies so I really hated having to get my stuff out and put it away every time I wanted to work on the album. I do enjoy doing mini projects though and creating cards. In light of knowing I probably wouldn't be the best at doing the traditional method of scrapbooking, I came across this wonderful baby book option here. Once you purchase the book, you'll be able to access your account online and update the pages digitally with your child's important events. When you're ready, you can print the pages out with the paper included with your fabric book.


(images from Big Day Books)

Some other great "do it yourself" book web sites are blurb, Shutterfly and from Apple.

Teeth, rolling over and squirming around

I figured it was time to get some photos of the latest Noah happenings. Noah is now about four and a half months old and weighs 15.15 lbs (75th percentile) and is 26" long (75th percentile). He loves to roll over, hold his toes, laugh and stand while we hold him up. I think it's all in my head but it always sounds like he says hi to me when I enter the room.



It's hard to get an "action" shot with the still camera but I did my best. We have taken lots of video but unfortunately our Sony camcorder won't work with the Mac at the moment. So, here is a photo of Noah rolling around.

I tried to get a photo of his bottom teeth that are coming in. For some reason he just doesn't want someone prying his mouth open...I don't get it.

He doesn't stay still for long and even finds ways to get out of the Bumbo seat. Silly boy. If you look closely you can see his teeth while he's smiling in this photo.

Getting organizationally motivated

I love organizing. In fact, I'll buy bins to help organize my bins. The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker by Aby Garvey and Wendy Smedley is full of fun and helpful ideas to get your craft space organized in an attractive way. And don't be fooled by the title, even a non-scrapbooker can find useful information. I'm still drooling over the pages that I've looked through a dozen times already.

A new rug

Here is the inspirational rug I wanted from here. ($150.00)

And here is my rug transformed with some good ol' painter's tape and spray paint ($2.19). I'm not thrilled that mine has the black edging but I figured it was a rug I already had that could be jazzed up a bit.

A warning would have been nice

My baby is four months old and already is getting his first tooth. I wasn't prepared. I noticed it last night when I was changing him. He has been a little fussy the past few days, which is definitely unlike him, so I knew something was up. I was thinking I had until at least 5-6 months for this to happen. While I know every new thing is supposed to be exciting, I'm still contemplating how I feel about this. Actually, I know how I feel about it. I feel cheated that he is growing up so fast! I know he is still just four months old, but still. Teeth!?! I need to sit down.

Noah has been trying his hardest to roll over. He's done it on his own once but whenever he keeps trying his chubby little arm gets in the way and he gets stuck on his side with his bottom half rolled over. He's definitely good at getting on his side though! It's like a whole new world.