Already Ready Already?

For most of this pregnancy I’ve felt very behind on all the projects I had in mind to get ready for this little one.  In the last few weeks, things have fallen into place and I’ve been able to put the finishing touches on my list.  We still need to get the cradle back from some friends who borrowed it, a few more clothes to get us through the first couple of months and diapers, but otherwise I think we’re just about ready!  Here’s some of the fun I’ve been having decorating and craft-wise.  (Please excuse the picture quality.  Not much natural light in our house and I just wanted to get this done!)

Bedrooms

We moved Keira into Ari’s room back in August, but it’s taken me a while (and 2 trips to Ikea!) to get things the way I wanted them.  I’m quite pleased with it now, especially the fact that 90% of their toys are now housed in there as well and they have been doing great sharing a room!

Yes, those are photo labels on each of the toy bins.  Just a glimpse of my super-anal organizing side!

I had saved the nursery décor from when Ari was a baby, so that part was easy.  It looks a little different this time around since the walls are tan (instead of lime green!) and the shelves are different.  I also modified some of the wall décor.  (I’d do comparison pic’s for you, but those are on the other computer and I’m feeling lazy right now).

Crafts

After sewing a few baby gifts last year, my confidence has grown so I made quite a few accessories for us.

Nursing Cover – I found the pattern here and it was super-easy.  I love the fabric I picked and the way it came out.

Car Seat Cover – pattern here.  This is what I made for baby gifts.  Again, easy and cute.  (Keira had been playing “Mommy” with the teddy bear and car seat.)

Changing Pad Cover – I had intended to make a changing pad then I realized I had a perfectly good one from my last diaper bag.  So, I whipped this up with a double layer of fleece and made it removable for easy clean-up.

Diaper and Wipes Pouch – Another project I made up (as far as a pattern goes.  There a plenty out there if you do a search).  Just a little something to grab for quick changes without lugging the whole diaper bag along.

Diaper Bag – this was by far the hardest sewing project I’ve ever taken on.  In the end, the sewing part was easy, it just required a lot of thinking and planning.  Part of that was my own fault for trying to skip some of the steps and perks of the tutorial I found.  I just wasn’t ready to try sewing laminated cotton/PUL and figured as long as it was washable, it was fine.  Anyway, the tutorial is here.

Hat and Booties – Of course I had to crochet a hat and booties for this little guy, too.  I used this pattern for the hat and just made it longer..  I’ve seen a lot of professional photos using this style hat lately and think it’s too cute!  I downloaded the bootie pattern a while ago and now I can’t find the original website to link back to.  Sorry.

I found this outfit at Target today and thought it would go perfectly.  The green’s aren’t quite the same, but I think it will work none-the-less.

Now I’m more excited than ever to meet this little guy!

So there you have it.  What I’ve been up to the past couple of months on top of everything else. 

Wait…what’s that?  You couldn’t see my belly in the pic’s I included?  Ok…since you asked so nicely.  Here we are at 33.5 weeks!