Trying To Find Our Way: June 2013

Friday, June 7, 2013

WINNERS & GUESSES

I will be posting the last of the nursery projects soon and also belly pictures thanks for your patience with me and my blogging between washing baby clothes, crafting, school, work and helping out a friend I have been mighty busy

Guess Mama's Belly!

Holly was correct with 33inches

How Many Puzzle Pieces!

Grandpa Bill & Mema Traci were correct with 29 pieces

Name Game!

Amber came up with a stunning 11 words and good words!

Price Is Right!

Diapers: Amber and Tiffany tied

Sheet: Auntie Katie

Bottles: Mema Traci and Grandpa Bill

Random Numbers!

Lindsay

Jen, Jason and the girls

Grandma Rhonda & Grandpa Stan

Karen and Judy!

Thanks everyone for playing! I am crafting the presents so expect them before his birth but not to soon :)

Baby Jack Guesses

Amber H:

Date: 8/16/13

Weight: 6p 9oz

Height: 19inches

Auntie Jessica:

Date: 9/2/13

Weight: 7p 3oz

Height: 21inches

Auntie Katie:

Date: 8/23/13

Weight: 7p 5oz

Height: 24inches

Brittany B:

Date: 8/19/13

Weight: 8p 13oz

Height: 23.5inches

Holly, Tom, and Caleb:

Date: 8/6/13

Weight: 7p 15oz

Height: 21inches

Jacob:

Date: 8/31/13

Weight: 8p 8oz

Height: 20.5inches

Jasmine:

Date: 8/24/13

Weight: 7p 6oz

Height: 19.5inches

Jen, Jason, and the girls:

Date: 9/2/13

Weight: 6p 8oz

Height: 20inches

Josie:

Date: 7/28/13

Weight: 5p

Height: 21inches

Skye:

Date: 9/1/13

Weight: 8p 4oz

Height: 23inches

Strike:

Date: 8/12/13

Weight: 6p 8oz

Height: 18inches

Summer:

Date:8/28/13

Weight: 6p 7oz

Height: 20.5inches

Tiffany:

Date: 8/1/13

Weight: 5p

Height: 19inches

Mema Traci:

Date: 8/12/13

Weight: 7p 5oz

Height: 23inches

Saturday, June 1, 2013

BABY SHOWER PART TWO: NURSERY/CRAFTING (and last gift)

So as many of you probably saw on Facebook we received a very large package....as large as our couch and Sophia our great dane was so curious well here it is !


A brand new crib from Jen, Jason, and the Girls !!!!!!!

They also sent us this cute little bouncer!

Now for all the crafting and a few SNEAK PEEKS of the nursery (It is still not complete we need to do the bookshelves and changing table area)

First off the bedding about two weeks ago I made the choice of returning all bedding previously bought and going with a different color theme! I found the perfect SKIP HOP bedding set but it was $119 dollars! So here I go bargaining away....I was able to get Babies R Us to price match Amazon bringing the price down to $60.00 I was happy with that so I put it on hold to pick up the next day but for some reason that very next morning before going back to Babies R Us I thought I would swing by TJ MAXX and what do I find on sale for $40.00 ??? THE BEDDING BOUGHT! Happy mama to be right here!!!

We still didnt want to use a bumper or blanket (were swaddling/sleep sacking) so this set was perfect it came with a matching sleep sack and a bumper free sheet set! Along with a cute little blanket and bed skirt

I was thinking about hanging hooks up along Jacks bed for his swaddles/sleep sacks but just did not like the look so I went craigslist hunting and found a little ladder! Then painted it blue to match everything else.

Before

Painted


Swaddles, Sleepsacks, and Blankets!

Great Grandma Wilma painted Jacks wooden initials for me and then that crafting project began! We are on a budget here so I found some free frames and re-vamped them !

Free frames

Frame taken apart, letters ready, scrap book paper found


end product

Another project I did was while at a Meetup event with some other moms was "where your heart lies"

yet again I found a frame to revamp ($3.00 at goodwill) and used the left over scrap paper from the above projects! I still need to write "Distance means so little when someone means so much" since the heart is in San Diego for Casey! :)

Lastly since daddy speaks fluent french and I use to know some (and am relearning) we wanted to get Jack started early so I made him a English French wall with flash cards (which will be laminated so he can play with them as well)

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Will be uploading the baby shower game blog and new tummy pic blog later today or early morning Sunday! Thank you again for all involved in our special day!!

BABY SHOWER PART ONE: GIFTS

I have been waiting anxiously to open presents and let all of you in on the fun !! We as a family are blessed to have people who are making this day so wonderful whether it was a call, text, card, or gift it means a lot! (there are some gifts arriving after June 1st those will be posted at a later date)

From: Grandma Rhonda and Grandpa Stan
They got us our jogger stroller and carseat!
Along with our cloth diapers and some very cute outfits