Brag Post

I will just come right out and admit this is kind of a brag post. I am super proud of myself for what I recently made:

It's not perfect, but it's very sturdy. The drawer sticks a bit, but hey, it was my first one I've ever made, and it DOES work, so...

I made it mainly out of scraps of wood we had lying around from all my other recent wood projects, plus I had to buy a few things - totaled around $7 or so. So yes, I made this adorable little nightstand and it cost me less than $10. If you include ALL the costs, it was probably around $15-$20. So inexpensive! I love it and I can't wait to make a couple more for my own bedroom! :)

Thanks Tim for lending me your Kreg Jig! It was super helpful!!

Edited to add: I have to give my husband credit - he helped me taper the legs and use the table saw for one or two other cuts. There is no way I could taper legs myself. *shudder* 

Four Months

I can't believe my little man is four months old already! Okay, actually I can believe it, but I think every mom starts out a blog post like this one that way, so I figured I better conform. ;) I'm actually super excited that he's getting older, because I have a lot more fun with older babies than newborns.

Overall temperament:
Ben is generally a very happy, smiley baby. It is adorable. I love getting him out of bed in the morning and seeing his HUGE smiles that take up his whole face! He does tend to go from happy to dying in about 2 seconds though, if you know what I mean. One second, happy and smiling. Next second, the world is ending right on top of him. I don't always get much warning. He also hates the car. I do think he's starting to grow out of it already though, which would be awesome. Overall though, he's a very happy, content baby.

Yup, this is what I get to wake up to every morning. Love it!

Sleeping:
It started out terrible. He was up all night the first couple of months. Not just waking up to eat, but waking up to eat and then just be UP. Then after around 1 1/2 months or so, he slept a lot better. At 2 1/2 months, 8-11 hours was normal. I got used to that, let me tell you. Now he's up every 2-4 hours or so. *sigh* I don't do well on little sleep, so I am hoping he grows out of that sooner rather than later. I guess the 4-month sleep regression I always heard about isn't actually a myth...at least not with every baby.

Milestones:

• He coos like nothing else. It's probably my favorite thing about him. We'll be walking through a store, and he'll just be talking away to who knows what! He also coos at me whenever I sing to him. I love it when he wakes up in the morning cooing instead off crying.
• He recently found his toes and is quite taken with them.

• When it comes to rolling over, he is just not that interested. He has a couple of times, but that's all! I thought he would because he rolled over a couple of times at only a week or two old, but nope.
• He LOVES sitting up. He can't do it on his own yet for more than a few seconds, but I don't think it'll be too long before he gets it.

• He kind of giggles. By kind of, I mean he holds his giggles in as much as possible until he can't anymore and they kind of come out like little cough/hacking sounds. Sometimes I wish I could have a baby that just giggles, but it's pretty funny anyway.
• He finally started pushing himself up on his elbows. He took a while to do this, because he absolutely positively HATED tummy time. I would put him on his tummy, and he would just put his head down and cry. Or sometimes go to sleep, when he was really little, before he fought sleep. I kept at it and tried to make it more fun for him, and he's really good at it now. He even enjoys it for a little while!

• Playing with toys...he's just starting to be more interested. He has always preferred looking at faces over toys, but lately he's getting better at holding onto them so they're a bit more fun.

That's my boy! He's a cutie and we love having him in our family!!

Kaylee's Room

This is kind of a long time coming...I finished this before Ben was born, but, you know, then he was born...and I never found {made} the time. It's not super creative or anything, but here is Kaylee's room now:

I made the quilt on her bed and the bed skirt. The curtains I bought from Target, but I cut them in half and sewed the raw ends because 84" curtains would look a little ridiculous on our tiny windows. Will and I built the shelf for under $30, including all the supplies, primer and paint. It turned out even better than I was hoping! And of course I painted the letters and added the ribbon.

So, nothing super special, but I think it's cute.

PS Stay tuned for an update on the basement room...should be up in about two weeks! I can't wait to show the difference!!