nesting + crafting

hope everyone had a nice christmas :) we had a really fun one - hudson adored his little wooden drum set & played it morning, noon, & night, hardly even stopping for sustenance. everytime we asked him if he was hungry, he said "i not hungry. no! i not!" (this has become a pattern, by the way - as in "i not take a nap. no! i not!" or "i not go to the grocery store. no! i not!". awesome.)

anyway, clint & i had debated back & forth the merits of getting him this little wooden set verses a larger drum kit, but decided that with a new baby on the way, we probably could do with out the bigger, bulkier, LOUDER, more expensive kit. but then on christmas eve, we were introduced to what i now know as "christmas eve parent guilt" when the worry sets in that your child is going to be so disappointed the next morning. well, he wasn't & we were so glad. anyway, i'll do another post on the little drummer boy...

we spent the rest of the holiday cleaning out like mad! i went into this crazy nesting mode & had all our christmas decorations down & packed the next day. how very scrooge-ish, i know, but wow did it feel good. we went through closets, cabinets, & hudson's soon to be new room & cleaned & organized like mad people! the only junky part is that now we've got to do some heavy vaccuuming because of all the dust we stirred up :( bummer! and though it made me feel so much better to get things much more together, i laid in bed last night thinking about all we still need to do to get ready for tiny baby sister (did i ever tell you that's what hudson calls her??! funny!). it's the pessimist in me! i'm working to fight it...

anyway, on to the crafting - i've wanted to try this "ruffle bottom onesie" idea for awhile & finally got around to it when my mom gave me some leftover tulle...

i felt like it needed something on the front, so i added a little "pouf". but now i think it looks kinda funny, so i might need to add a few more to make a cluster...


the pouf worked out better on the pink one...




i also played around with a headband idea...

the band part is actually pantyhose!! funny huh??! but it's super comfy.
i think it looks better folded in half, though - i'm afraid otherwise it will be huge on her head (though thanks to clint, we do have a tendency towards large headed babies...)

i hardly have any bows @ all & i'm realizing i need to get on that :) unfortunately, i'm finding that i'm really picky about them & that makes it tough. but i have a feeling we might need lots of bows because if she's anything like clint, hudson, or i - we were all practically bald for a long time! of course, maybe she'll surprise us & come out with long dark hair - wouldn't that be crazy??!

well, anyway, i've got to get on to finishing h's quilt & working on baby girl's nursery (7 wks to go!!!!), so i'm hopping off. talk soon...