Found in Connor's Cubby

This is hilarious for so many reasons.  It's not ours and I have no idea how it got there.

Who does Caylee look like?

Everyone asks me all the time and we never really had a concrete answer...until now.  We just got a few of Daddy's baby pictures and it's very clear that she's the girl version of him!

Super Bowl Football Headband

I don't even remember how this came up, but the morning of the Super Bowl, I mentioned something about how Caylee didn't have a football outfit to wear.  Connor had his football shirt, but Caylee could hardly fit into Connor's old football hat.  Since we were snowed in for the day and everyone was recovering from being sick, I was able to find a few minutes to make Caylee little felt football hair clips.

I decided to start making her two of all her clips so we have enough once we're ready for pigtails (someday, right?) Since neither of us girls really care about football, at least we can look cute!

DIY Baby Headbands & Hairbow Organizing

I finally had a little time over the holidays to finish up some headbands.

I also found a closet organizer that I put on Caylee's Hanukkah list for her hairbows.  Aunt Julie & Uncle Sam got it for her and it works perfectly!

It fits great in her closet and I love that I can grab what I need without everything in a huge mess.

Girl Night Out

This was last week, but I didn't get a chance to post it until now.  Caylee accompanied me for a BYOB girls night out.  She was supposed to sleep through the whole thing, but the girl had other plans!

When we got there, I decided it might be cool to do a little 6 month handprint piece and then she could go to sleep.

Yum, paintbrushes...

The women that worked there assured me that it was super easy to paint her hand and then we would place it on the tile.

At first, she seemed interested...

And then she got a little upset...

And then it turned into a full out scream!

But how cute!  She survived!

DIY Onesie Dresses

A couple more crafts before I go back to work and run out of time...

I loved making these and they were really easy!  This one is 3 month size, so she'll be able to wear it as soon as I have a good occasion for it.

This one is a little longer and it's 6 month.  I thought it would be perfect for fall and I could add leggings to cover her legs.

I had some extra fabric to make the little matching hairbow too.

Pretty in Purple

Every girl gets dressed in pink, but I also love Caylee in purple.  One of her newest hairbows is this purple tulle one with rhinestones and it looked adorable with her lavender onesie and skinny jeans.

I think the sun was a little too bright for her, but it was so pretty!

She liked it a little better inside!

I'm so pretty!

I'm so fancy!

Showing off her pretty hair bow!


Not so happy here, but still pretty!

Hanging out with Mama

I love spending time with Caylee every day.  We're always busy and it's so nice to be off of work for awhile.  Sometimes I wonder if we don't spend enough "quality time" together, but it's hard when she doesn't do much besides sleep and eat.  I love watching her sleep in weird places like this with her best bud, Kitty.

A milk coma with her hand grabbing by bra


Multitasking mama!  Sewing and babywearing at once!


These little slippers are so freaking cute, so I figured I'd get some use out of them before they get too small.

LOL, she reminds me of an 80s aerobics instructor here!

Gangsta Caylee on Saturday during our brunch with some friends!

Girly Girl

She looked so cute today in her new dress that I had to take some photos of her!

Pretty little girl!

And my fave outtake of her trying to breastfeed with the grass...

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!