Sleepy Heads

You know your kids are sleepy when you can catch both of them passed out in their beds...

Our Week

Little explorer in Grammy & Grandpa's backyard

Helping Caylee in her bed

Baseball in the yard!

He's getting so good!  The kid hits the ball so hard!

I told her she had to stay between the cones.  It didn't really work, but I tried...

In the baseball stance...

Our Week

Caylee got her first cold after only 2 weeks at daycare :(  Poor girl has been snorting and she's all stuffed up, but fortunately, she's still sleeping through the night.

Connor got to try out his new Mickey headphones this week and he loves them!  Now we don't have to listen to Mother Goose Club and he feels like a big boy!

My loves hanging out in bed!

Look at that smile!  She's starting to play with her toys on her bouncy seat here and this was the first day I really noticed it. 

Connor and Daddy read a new ABC book about bugs before bed one night.

On Friday, we celebrated Connor staying dry all week at daycare!  He got to pick out a Lightning McQueen car at the store!  He also begged to go to dinner and Target in just his undies, so we agreed to try.  He did awesome...until 20 seconds after I took this photo and he peed on our walk to the car!  So close!

Caylee's new favorite hobby is chewing on her hands.  That girl needs her pacifier or hands in her mouth all the time!

Our Week

He knew I was sad on Monday and he saw me crying so he wanted to hold my hand...and those lips!

After a long 3 day weekend and so much preparation to get ready to go back to work, we splurged on McDonalds for dinner on Monday.  Connor had his first Happy Meal!

Silly guy!

On Thursday, it was the start of football, so I dressed everyone in their football pajamas for story time.  Connor asked if Caylee could come with to read him a book that night.

She passed out while reading, but it was pretty cute!

Bedtime selfie!

Wearing her football hat passed down from big brother, Connor!

:::sigh::: Back to work means way less weekly photos :(

Caylee's Room Reveal

Since she came 2 weeks early, we still had a little bit to finish up after she got home.  We finally put the finishing touches on the room and I'm excited to show it off!

Connor has a little door hanger on his door, so I felt like she should have one too.

The name banner was a big ordeal, but I'm happy with how it turned out.  I spent a long time looking for the perfect way to display her name on the wall and I wanted something unique.  For a few months, I was planning on doing a tree branch with birds and the letters hanging down, but it just didn't end up working with the design of the room.  When I found these personalized felt banners, I knew it would be perfect!

The paisley bedding was another challenge because Daddy and I didn't agree on what to get.  I usually pick out all the little home details, but he had more of an opinion on this.  He finally gave in and let me get my favorite paisley bedding and I love the use of aqua for little girls.  The polka dot accents worked really well as an accent pattern that I used throughout the rest of the room too.  The sad part is that when we went to put the bumper on (just for show, not for her to use now), it didn't fit!  The mattress height along with the height of the bumper doesn't work with the crib.  Once we lower the mattress, it will fit, but I'm sad that it doesn't work right now unless I try to revemp it myself.

The wall art was really hard for me to find because I wanted something that matched and worked with the proportions of the walls.  When I saw these girly animal canvas pieces, I knew they would be perfect.  The borders actually have the polka dot borders and that sealed the same for me.  There are bird and elephant accessories in her room, so the animals fit in well too.

Moving on, I added the yellow rocker and floor lamp from Connor's room.  I also got the same wall shelves that he has to display some special photos and trinkets.

I'm waiting to get newborn photos back to put them in the frames, but I also added her first doll from Grammy and Grandpa and the embroidered name sign I made (see below).

I'm so happy with how this turned out! I had a vision in my head and it came out exactly how I planned!  The bunting is made from little scraps of fabric and the name and bunting ribbon are embroidered by hand.

The pillow on the chair was another DIY project that I worked on while pregnant.  I picked up the polka dot accent pattern and sewed a felt flower on top.

The bookshelf is the same one Connor has, but with a girly flair.  I picked up light pink and hot pink storage totes and filled them with some toys and bedding.  Most of the little trinkets are gifts that she got from family & friends, so it's nice to be able to have a place to display them.

The bookends were a bargain at $2!  They were broken and didn't match, so I fixed them with some wood glue and repainted them to match the bedding.

In the other corner, we added the long dresser with the diaper changing pad.

The bird photo frame wall hanging was another great bargain I found.  I bought it for $4 and added new white ribbon to match.

A labor of love and many months of work came together to make the perfect room for our little girl!

Big Boy Bed = DONE

There's been a lot leading up to this momentous occasion!  On Sunday, we moved the crib into the baby's room and Connor helped set up his bed.  When it came time to nap, we tried to have him lay down in the big boy bed and he asked for the baby bed.  It took a little convincing from Dada, but he finally laid down.  I watched in the monitor for about 45 minutes while he moved around, played with some stuffed animals, and threw his pillow on the floor.  Finally, he passed out!

I love this new perspective with the monitor because I can really see what he's doing.  The angle with the crib was really hard to see, so we could mostly only see the top of his head.

Again, at bed time, we put him back in his big boy bed and he played a little until he fell asleep.  We put the baby gate up in his doorway, but he never even got out of bed!  Another milestone is done and I'm so happy it went better than I expected!