Also, I never thought the day would come that my child slept from 7 pm to 7 am (waking up 3 times in between) but that day has come, Yay.
Ruth has started helping me with my projects:
Sewing:
Whisking:
Potato Mashing:
She also loves to chew on carrots:
I've also been working on lots of sewing projects. I made a huge floor cushion to sit on while playing with Ruth. And now that she finally has a crib (I love Craig's list. I found her crib with a new mattress included, plus 2 sheets, a blanket and the bumpers for a total of $50!!!! Again anyone without kids here's the run-down: crib alone ranges $120-400; bedding ranges from $70-300; and mattresses range from $40-100. So this was a huge kill.) The only problem was the bedding didn't really match the purple curtains I hung in her room. So I got some purple fabric and added purple quilt squares onto the bumpers and the blanket so they match the curtains. I also got a $10 sheet from Target that had pink and purple polka-dots to tie everything together. It turned out really well.
This is the close-up of the purple squares and sheet:
I also made this wall decoration for her room, it brings the pink and purple across from the crib to the other side of the room:
The top center square is a big purple bow that you can't see very well in this picture. The other things are scrapbooking supplies in pink and purple that I had as well as some of her old pajamas that got stained so I cut out the little animals or flowers. I also used the extra purple fabric from the bumper/blanket project to back everything with and mounted it on cardboard from the 20" fan we bought the other day. This was really fun to make because it was like making a collage. I put her hospital bracelet on as well as the other things I already mentioned. This might sound weird, but my favorite part was cutting up her old pajamas...they still smelled like a newborn...kind of sweet smelling.
