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Showing posts with label Baby 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby 2. Show all posts

Monday, April 25, 2016

The One With Jack Kellen's {eclectic} Nursery

It's finally finished! 

Welcome to Jack's little room. 


I couldn't decide one on particular theme so we are just going with "all-things-boy-eclectic." That works, right? 


In his "all-things-boy" room, we've got woodland animals, football, baseball, farm, Texas, and lots of pattern.




I saw the little toy fox & this wire shelf in the nursery that my friend Diana designed for her little boy & I went right to Amazon and Target and got them for myself! 

{I really enjoy to reading blogs where they link up to where everything is from...but I just don't want to do that for everything, and I'm not really sure any of you care...so if you see something you want to know about, let me know and I'll tell you where it's from!}

I love all the little trinkets in his room.  Almost all of them have a special meaning or story behind them. 

The tractors are my daddy's.  
The little mailbox next to the books belonged to our Jack's namesake, his great grandpa Jack.
The Texas "home" sign is part of a gift from my momma. 
The blue bins are FILLED with toys {most left over from when Brynn was a baby.}



Onto the crib corner! 


I've had my eye on these little animal prints for over a year from one of my favorite ETSY shops
{If we were having a girl I would have been all over this one...adorable!}


His mobile is also from ETSY.  I bought the actual mobile separate from the felt balls. The felt balls came as a garland so I just cut them to the sizes I wanted and attached to the mobile piece.  I love how it turned out! 


My incredibly talented momma made the bumper pads, curtains, & crib skirt {the crib skirt is actually re-purposed from Brynn's room! She just removed the blue flower fabric and added in the plaid!}

 



And the worlds softest blanket award goes to this little guy.  Like I might want to use it mostly for my own comfort. Hah! Thanks for the blankie Aunt DeAnn! I love the orange pop it adds to the room. 



Play corner!  I wanted to save a space in his room that he could access toys, books, and just have a place to explore as he gets older. The lamp was in our room, so I just relocated it into his room, the low book shelf is from Target, & I majorly scored the wooden play cube on a local resale site!


My little jammie clad helper wanted me to take her picture by her "new favorite toy." That toy has been in the living room for her to play with also, when she saw that I moved it in there she looked at me in total disbelief and said, "What is THIS doing in HERE!?" 




Excuse the great white spot...that's the window & lamp.  One day, maybe, I'll get a real camera and learn how to use it...until then my phone pics will have to work! 

Before I started looking for bedding & fabric I knew I wanted it to go with Brynn's rocker. I really like how it looks with the blue plaid...and SO glad to re-purpose it without recovering.  Are you seeing a trend here? Lots of rearranging & re-purposing over here! 



Last time we made an IKEA trek I picked up like 5 {seriously} of these fake plants with containers & I use them all over the house.  I think there is one in every room! 


The monogram pillow is possibly my favorite thing about the room.  I searched high and low for the perfect one {I plan to take his monthly pictures next to it} & fell in LOVE when I saw it on ETSY {another trend...ETSY} & then was bummed to see that the shop was on vacation.  I messaged the seller & she re-opened her shop so I could order. SO Awesome! 

This is the shared wall with Brynn's room.  And I'm proud to say that all of these things have stayed put through several wall kicking tantrums from nap refusing sister. :)  




A jack for Jack.
I can imagine our first family of 4 photo in this frame.



This is the scripture we chose to pray over Jack.  I apparently have a thing for verses that reference rooting yourself in the Lord. The scripture speaks not only to what I pray will be Jack's character, but also serves as a reminder of our job as his parents to teach & show him the truth. 

"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."
Colossians 2:6-7


Ok, this thing was a very happy accident! 
I had the green frame in the garage, the cream pin board from when I sold KEEP and it just so happened that they fit perfectly! I hot glued them together, & after lots of trial and error with the letters, this was the final product.  Favorite! 


Another frame just waiting for a picture of our little man!

And the top left is the painting Brynn did.  So special!



And there it is...I've been working on it for what seems like FOREVER & I'm glad to have that checked off the list...now on to the other thousand things that need to be done within the next 3 weeks! 

I hope you love your room JKG.  I  had the best time creating it for you!

Also, I'm 36 weeks today and feel every bit of it.  I forget how these last few weeks make you SO ready for this stage to be over & to just get on with whatever it takes to get baby here. Now that I've finished about  8 loads of baby laundry, I think I'm finally settling into the idea that maybe, possibly we can handle this and I'm just ready to meet him! 

Next up...hospital bag packing!









Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The One With Week 23


How far along
Week 23. 

Husband
J has been wonderful, as always! We have spent the last few weekends & most week nights building furniture, cleaning out closets, sorting things for the garage sale, (this sale is going to be epic by the way) organizing, and family grocery store trips. Jonathan does this all without complaining (even though I'm typically super bossy and irritable, shocker) Jack has the BEST role model in his daddy.

 I think we are both ready for a lazy weekend...which may happen... in a month. 

Maternity Clothes
 I should just remove this item, because yes and no turning back.  None of my school T-Shirts fit anymore, so that makes school day dressing interesting.  I've bought a few maternity tanks to see if that helps, but this little boy is growing way faster than his sister did it seems! Any current or recently pregnant friends have any maternity clothes suggestions...

Loving
Working on Jack's nursery!  I'm not a decorator.  I ask my mom, aunt, cousin, and friends for reassurance on just about every purchase. I have a hard time visualizing how things will look.  But I have the BEST time searching and shopping to make this room perfect & special for our little man.  So far ETSY has made a pretty penny off of me! Target & Hobby Lobby are go-to's.  We recently got Amazon Prime so I plan to put that to good use! And lots of things have transitioned from B's nursery to J's.  Painting will happen soon & then I'll {pretend} to help mom sew curtains and crib bedding. 

Loathing:
 This has nothing to do with being pregnant,  but we will be taking away Brynn's paci soon and I can't handle it! 
1. I feel like she still looks like a baby when she uses it. 
2. She only gets it when she lays down for nap & at night (or when she sneaks it during the day.) She doesn't keep it in all night, but it's her trigger to go to sleep & has been since day one. 
soooo....I'm dreading it I feel so bad taking it away! I'm hoping between now and Friday she decides to give them all to brother. (Yeah right.) Also, potty training, I've got to get on that.  I think she could totally do it...I just can't make myself commit to it! You think I'd be motivated by the price of diapers.

Movement
 So much! I forget how fun {and a bit creepy} it is to feel them toss around.  He's really low and pretty much right on my bladder...so that's a treat.  I've tried to get Brynn to feel him kick, but I'm never fast enough.  Also, it blows my mind that B totally accepts that a baby is growing in my tummy...wouldn't you think that would be confusing for a 2 year old? 

Symptoms
 Enjoying the 2nd trimester calm & starting to hit a bit of the nesting mode. 

Best Part of the Week
 Just having a normal week has been great.  We've been going 90-nothing and it has been nice to just catch up with laundry, cooking, and the house this week.  There is also a TON of sickness going around and I'm so thankful it hasn't hit our house (knock on wood!) Sometimes the boring weeks are the best weeks. 

Worst Part of the Week
 Trying to actually cook supper. I need to just accept the fact that we have to eat supper EVERY night and get on with it. But, this...



Missing Most: 
 Not getting up 4 times a night to go to the bathroom. 

Can't wait for
 Organizing our garage this weekend. ;)

Gender
 Baby Boy! And the shock is gone and we are SO excited! Jack Kellen, you are so anticipated! 

Lately...

Brynn has been so helpful working in Jack's nursery! She said on Saturday, "I have to help build Jacks room." Sweet. 



We took a family trip to the grocery store Thursday night.  Jonathan wanted to let her push the little cart and for some reason I agreed.  She did really good for about 4 minutes until she started racing everywhere and then would walk away from her basket.  I would push both and Jonathan would chase her.  What a wild night! 


We were debating on which type of yogurt to get, because we are cool like that, and turned around to see that B had filled the cart with baseball bubble gum.  Maybe she wanted Jack to have a snack? 




Elizabeth came over last Monday.  Brynn decided to dress-up for her. 



On Saturday she got her first haircut!


And she convinced her Grams to buy her a Slim Jim...and she wasn't so much a fan. Hah!


Happy Wednesday, friends!

Monday, December 7, 2015

The One With Week 16 & Some Holiday Fun


How far along: 16 Weeks.  I think my belly feels LARGER than it looks.  Yeesh. 
                             
Size of babe: An avocado (Brynn's favorite!) and I think this calls for guacamole for supper!

Husband: Still taking good care of his girls! 

Maternity Clothes: Yes.  I ordered some great pieces from Loft and Gap during all the sales last week! This new black top is so comfy! I'm also at that weird stage where low band elastic is too tight and the belly isn't quite big enough for the full tummy elastic. So I'm doing the rubber band trick on my maternity jeans...because I'm cool like that.  And you may find me mostly in sweats and dresses until this sorts itself out!

Loving: Christmas time! Brynn is at the BEST age and I have a long list of festive fun for our family in the next few weeks (hows that for alliteration?!) 

Loathing: Nothing really and I'm sooo thankful for that! 

Movement: I think I've felt a few punches, but nothing significant. 

Symptoms: Easing up!! YAY! I am FINALLY feeling {almost} back to normal.  I still have to eat a decent breakfast and lots of snacks throughout the day, but I'm making it until around 7 or 8 at night before I start feeling yucky...so hopefully the queasiness is saying goodbye!

Craving: Now that I can start thinking about food again I've been inhaling... Cheeto Puffs, pineapple, sliced Colby Jack cheese on Ritz, fruit Popsicles, and I'm back on my sweet tea addiction.  

Best Part of the Week: Brynn and I had the best day on Friday.  I felt really good, we went Christmas shopping and just had a great day together.  I love my kid so much!

Missing Most: Sleeping through the night. 

Can't wait forWednesday! We find out gender {as long as baby cooperates, which is not typical} & I CAN'T WAIT!!! I was feeling pretty patient about waiting until our 20 week appointment, but when my doctor offered to let us find out before Christmas i couldn't pass it up! 

We aren't the secret keeping kind of people {I HATE surprises} so we will be telling our family by lunch and I'm sure sharing on IG Wednesday afternoon.  So get in your votes!

Gender: I still vote girl! And so does Brynn! I think Daddy is secretly out praying us for a boy.  HA!

Now, on to some holiday fun! 


Brynn loves looking at Christmas lights! Now that her car seat is forward facing she can see everything and gets so excited, "more Christmas lights!! Look!"

In a few weeks my entire family is getting together to go look at lights and I can't wait!

Last Tuesday we headed to LCU for the Big Blue Family Christmas.  I was blown away by all of the decorations and everything they had for the kids to do! 




Looking at the Christmas trees with Grams.  At the end of the night I asked her what was her favorite part and B said, "with Grams!" 



She is very curious about Santa this year.  She sat right in his lap and I could tell she was over the moon!




That time we took a family picture under the blue lights...#beblue


1st year at LCU's family Christmas and this year.  Shes trying to run away from us in both!

On Thursday she hung out with Aunt DeAnn. 



I just love this cutie face!

On Friday we ran all over town trying to finish up Christmas shopping {I'm waiting for a few things in the mail then I will be DONE!} and this little cutie did great! Normally going more than one place is really pushing her patience, but Friday she was content just to see all the Santa's everywhere!

1st stop: Hobby Lobby. 



Then to Target! As soon as we pulled into the parking lot, "Yay! Target!" We typically have the same cashier every time we go and he always supplies the stickers. 


Last week she drank all of my Sonic drink, so I smartened up and got her her own.  Whenever she would see her drink she would yell, "my sonic!"


Then I took her through the car wash {which she normally likes} and she LOST it.  I had to reach back and hold her hand to calm her down.  As soon as we got home she ran to Jonathan and cried so hard.  Broke my heart! 


I posted this picture on IG Friday with this quote, 

"My best gift of all 

is not under the tree.
Yes, you are my joy,all year throughout, my kiss and my cuddle without any doubt.You're my glee and my gigglewith friends far and near,making memories to fill uswith laughter all year.
You're my love and my joy-a gift I'll always carry through Christmasand forever.
You are my merry!" 
--Marianne Richmond 


It's from this book that I found at Target. 

I buy her a book every Christmas and write a special note to her and this one is so sweet and sentimental.  I love it! Maybe one day she will sit and let me read more than one page to her.  


On Friday night we met up with mom & dad to shop for our Angel Tree gifts...but first...the daily inspection of the neighbors decorations! 



At supper she was being a HAM. 

I'm also looking for a gingerbread house kit that is egg and peanut free..any suggestions? 

I've been trying to be more proactive in making Jesus the focus of our holiday.  I enjoy all the lights, decorations, food, movies, music, and family time that Christmas brings but I think it's important to find a good balance between the "commercialism" and the reason we celebrate...Immanuel: God With Us! 

I found this kit at Hobby Lobby and I think it will be a great new tradition for our family.  

It comes with 12 ornaments, each with a name of Jesus on the front and a scripture on the back.  Each night you read from the little devo book provided and hang a new ornament on the tree.  I can't wait to start it tonight! 


This is going to be a packed week with Christmas programs, work parties, a trip to Holland Gardens & a family carriage ride...oh yea, and a gender reveal!! Say a prayer that our little one will cooperate Wednesday {Momma will be drinking an early morning coke to get them going!} Hopefully next time we talk we will know if it's more pink & bows or, the totally foreign to me, trucks & blue!

*insurance update*
We get to keep our doctors!!! We are switching insurance companies to make it happen. If you are local and ever need a good insurance guy to help you sort it all out, let me know!