Since I am starving all the time these days and truly eating to provide for two of us, I tried to hunt down the perfect lactation cookie recipe. I found a few that I liked but since every one was missing one or more of the key elements I wanted to include, I ended upContinue reading “My New Favorite Cookies”
Category Archives: baby
The First 4 Weeks Update
Welcome to the world Quinton! He entered the world four weeks ago at a healthy 8 lbs 6 oz. This picture is our second day at home with our new guy. The past four weeks have been actually very nice – I admit I was worried about quite a few things, as most moms toContinue reading “The First 4 Weeks Update”
Baby Room Tour
This is what the now baby room looked like when we fist moved in to our house a year ago. It became a dumping ground until we moved in completely, hence the odd assortment of items in the room. This room was so blah and dark when we moved in, due to the wooden shuttersContinue reading “Baby Room Tour”
Paper Airplane Mobile
This nifty and very easy to make mobile is now hanging in a corner of the our completed nursery. Hooray for a finished and lovely space for baby! I will give you a tour of the rest of his room in due time. To make this mobile I simply found an interesting stick from ourContinue reading “Paper Airplane Mobile”
Violet Butterfly Watercolor
Phew, I hammered this artwork out in a single day. It has been a long time since that has happened to work out well for me. Last Saturday, since we didn’t make it to Minneapolis, I was at my in-laws’ house while Greta napped. Loud hammering and nailing sounds were ringing through my house asContinue reading “Violet Butterfly Watercolor”
Cloth Diapers 101
This post is mostly in response the numerous comments and questions we receive about cloth diapering. The inquiries seem to have ramped up here lately due to the large number of friends and family members having recently had or expecting babies. I also always find myself answering questions to curious onlookers in public restrooms whileContinue reading “Cloth Diapers 101”
Upcycled Tee Shirt Bib
What to do with all those old concert tee shirts that crowd my closet? Make my baby a rock star at meal time! I started with one tee shirt. The smaller, the better the neck hole will fit without alteration. I traced around an existing bib with a chalk pencil for the correct length. IContinue reading “Upcycled Tee Shirt Bib”
DIY diaper bib
On Sunday morning, I woke up early and felt the urge to make something. Lucky for me Miss Greta was still soundly sleeping and so I had plenty of time to whip up this easy diaper turned bib. I started with a clean, ironed, cotton diaper. I trimmed it shorter, taking off about 5 inches.Continue reading “DIY diaper bib”
Bluebird Hill Art 