ten months

ten. months. old. w.t.f.

on one hand, i hate that time is going so fast, that i don’t have the power to slow it down, for more time to savor my little baby that is growing into a not-so-little baby every day. but on the other hand, it is so exciting to see him grow every day, to see him learn every day. and i also love seeing his personality come out more and more. he’s so sweet. so funny. so weird. a little rebellious.  so henry.

this month has brought a lot of noise. banging. shaking. talking. yelling. but by far my favorite new skill is henry saying “mamama” (or “momomom”?) and “dadada”. he said momma first (because he is a momma’s boy after all) and dada followed. he doesn’t say them in reference to us yet, but it does make your heart burst when you hear it. though sometimes he says “momomom” in a tone and volume that doesn’t not sound like a good thing, then next he says “dadada” in the sweetest, softest, littlest voice and for sure, then, i know he’s saying my name as a bad word.

{justine}

nine months

my tiny man turned three quarters of a year last week!

though he can be…difficult at times (what baby isn’t?), he is so funny, so spunky, so sweet. i wish i could bottle up his laughter, and do anything to make him laugh. he is such a light in our life. it’s hard to believe he’s already nine months, but it also feels like i’ve known him forever, so i can’t believe he’s only nine months at times.

he’s totally on the move, crawling like a little speed demon and using everything as a push toy. i love when he crawls over to his walker, stands right up and starts cruising around (though he doesn’t get very far without running into something and getting stuck). his bajillion toys are no longer good enough and he would rather play with everything he shouldn’t. if he does care to play with his toys, it looks like a tornado came through, as he has to play with all the toys since each only holds his attention for 30 seconds or less. he also doesn’t like daddy to work, crawling into his office and distracting him only like 50 times a day. oh, and he finally got a tooth! the first, the bottom middle right at 8 1/2 months, and then the second bottom middle followed the next week. i thought i would miss his gummy smile, but the two tiny teeth are just so adorable.

holy moly i have to start planning his first birthday soon!

just some outtakes…quite the silly boy!

{he would go head first off that thing (and has the bed, ouch) if i didn’t stop him. he has no fear yet, unfortunately.}

have a great weekend!

{justine}

happy easter!

happy easter from our little bunny.

of course i couldn’t just pick one to share. or three. or ten. i hate decisions, remember?

i wish he would sit still for photo shoots nowadays. and smile on command. (and go get me a drink…) though i guess i sweat out some fat chasing him and moving him. but he does look like quite the bunny crawling.

of course he found the puffs and cheerios i hid in the eggs to make noise. i just love him eating.

holidays are back to magical with kids.

enjoy your day!

{justine}

bandana bib

can we talk for a quick sec about how daylight savings time sucks? who invented this? how do some follow it and some not? will they ever change their mind and get rid of it? please? how else is my baby supposed to know what the heck time it is?

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as i mentioned in my dipped wooden bead necklace post, leading up to the latest pinterest challenge i actually completed not one but two projects! yes, i was super proud of myself, and it felt good to get back into the creative saddle. it didn’t hurt that they were both super easy and fast.

my second project was one i had been meaning to do forever, and wish i had sooner, since it really was super quick:

i mean, look at that cuteness! totes better than the standard bibs. now he can drool in style.

i didn’t take pictures of the process really. i referred to a couple tutorials i found, a no-sew one (though i wanted it more finished) and this one with a template (but i didn’t use the template).

the process was quite simple, and you could even simplify it even more if you wanted.

1. cut an 11 inch square out of your front and back fabric (10 1/2 or 10 inch may work too depending on seam allowance and your baby’s neck)

2. lay fabrics right sides together

3. cut from corner to corner making two triangles – now you can make two bibs!

4. carefully fold one of your bibs in half, and cut an arc from the corner to the middle. marking a line first would be less nerve-wracking, but i decided to wing it. this step you can easily skip, but i wanted a little less bulk/folding at the neck. next time i might even do more of an arc; i was a bit unsure when doing this one and i don’t know if it made too much of a difference.

5. unfold and with the right sides together still, pin and sew around the bib, leaving a couple inch gap unsewn (i recommend not right at the corner, it will be easier to turn).

*if you’re sewing with a knit, like my black and white fabric, i found that sewing with it on the top (flannel on the bottom) and putting a piece of tissue paper on top of it (just sew right through it) helped not stretch & pull the knit while sewing.

6. turn bib inside out through the gap so the right sides are facing out. fold in the gap seam allowance, pin, and sew a top stitch around the entire bib.

7. attach either a snap set or velcro to the ends. remember that the nub part of the snap or the rough part of velcro should be on the right side of the fabric so it faces up (not towards their neck), and the corresponding snap or velcro should be on the wrong side of the fabric on the other end. done!

let’s discuss snaps. this was my first time using them. and while i love the professional look of them, i, excuse my language, f’in hate the implementation of them. i bought not one but two snap fasteners, and they both blow (this one and one similar to this one, can’t find the actual one). both need a hammer, and even after banging the crap out of them, they wouldn’t attach to the fabric securely. i went through probably five sets of snaps to one to work ok, if you used it gently – until you don’t and it comes off the fabric, making it useless.  then i made a second bib for my nephew, and bam, there goes another five sets of snaps, for me to then give up and attach velcro.  but i like the look of the snap so much better, so i’m not entirely ready to give up on them yet. does anyone have any tips for how to use the tools i bought, or can recommend a different snap fastener tool?

and of course this was an excuse for a photo shoot, because what isn’t? a day ending with ‘day’ is an excuse (did that even make sense? i’ve been really corny lately, poor henry who has to listen to me all day. ryan just makes fun of me.)

enjoy your day!

{justine}

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