Is it seriously my birthday today? The day might come and go without this sinking in – at – all. There is so much going on around here. Not only are we adjusting to the back-to-school schedule (yesterday, between us, Isaac and I made 6 trips total to and from the kids’ schools — 30-45 mins each trip!), but Elijah chipped a major chunk off his front tooth Wednesday night (emergency dental appointment), all of my licensing partners are asking for new artwork by the end of the month, and I still haven’t figured out where we are going to put this baby — who could come at any time — but will be here by the end of the month no matter what.
We have two kids’ rooms, one office, one open office, a loft, a turret-like play room… a closet. Do you bunk a newborn boy up with his 14-year-old brother who sleeps like a log, or with his 6-year old sister who doesn’t? Neither is the obvious choice. Or do you turn the teensy turret into an adorable nursery — that may only fit a crib and a nightstand. Nevermind the room is right over the front door (doorbell, barking dogs), it’s insanely bright in there, and there’s no sound barrier (such as a door). Or do you move the teenager into the office and the baby into the teenager’s room? Isaac is convinced no teenage boy should have a downstairs room by himself — much more a reflection of Isaac’s teenage years than a concern over Elijah as a mischief-maker. Besides, we kind of need the office.
These are things a mother should probably address in the 2nd trimester before her energy is thoroughly drained. Alas, I spent all of my nesting energy on meeting deadlines and getting my business obligations squared away so I could focus on the baby when he gets here. Not a bad plan, really. But his baby stuff? I have to wash things and put them away — well, somewhere.
So, here I am. Tick, tick, tick, tick… the timer is about to chime. He’s coming out of the oven.
I should probably forget all of this for one more day and just go do something fun, huh? Antique-shopping would fit the bill.
Before I do, I have a birthday obligation to meet — my annual birthday giveaway! I have four new Pocket Posh books out with Andrews McMeel Publishing that – are – stinking – fabulous. I’ve got two prizes for the guy or gal who can cheer me up / calm me down / get me jazzed / sooth my swollen legs with a funny birth or baby story, a great joke, amazing advice, etc.** Your call.
Each winner can have his or her pick of one of my new travel mugs and one of our new Pocket Posh books. (Which I have learned are the PERFECT things to keep in the car for school-pick-up-line boredom. PERFECT.) They don’t just have clinical definitions and such — they have history, and interesting facts, and smart stuff. They’re really cool.
• 120 Words To Make You Sound Intelligent
• 120 Words You Should Know
• 120 Words That are Fun to Say
• 120 Job Interview Words You Should Know
** I reserve the right to be completely befuddled by all of your fabulous comments and to resort to the Random Number Generator for help if picking a winner is too stressful for my rotund self.
And, before I forget, can I say it is FAR easier to shave swollen ankles!? This fascinates me.
Happy Happy Birthday!! and thanks for sharing it with us random folks by being super generous. Love the mugs and books!
OHH Happy birthday – your to do list sounds insane – more insane than mine I’m relieved lol
Thanks for the chance
Tamar x
Happy Happy Birthday!
My baby girl (2nd kid) was born June 8… and well I’m a give me drugs kinda girl. I started having contractions and decided I could handle it at home for a little while. Got to the hospital and she was out 45 minutes later! No drugs for me LOL.
These are so fun! And the happiest of birthdays to you! Everything will be sorted out in time for your bundle of joy, I’m sure. Best of luck and blessings with it all!
Bailey Jean
The actual baby doesn’t need much space, it’s all the stuff.
If it works, I think you should separate the two. Park the baby’s crib somewhere that can be made quiet and dark (your room perhaps) and fit out another space with the stuff – change table and clothing etc. in the turret perhaps?
Our first baby slept in the study (which was more like half a room, and a through-way to another bedroom) at night, which was right next to our room. We parked her in our room during the day if we needed the study.
Good Luck working out a solution.
Happy Birthday! Good luck with finding room for the baby’s “stuff”. We’re expecting #5 and I’m amazed at how quickly a house can fill up with things.
oh, with all the trouble of prepping for the new baby, remember that there’s nothing like the joy of seeing his face for the very first time, and inhaling that warm-newborn-fuzzy-head-smell and seeing those long fingers clutching at the air…
(wow, i seriously have baby fever, don’t i!?)
Third baby’s the hardest to fit in. Carve out a little space in the teenager’s room cuz that kid will leave home first and then you won’t have to readjust the new kid to a new room later when it comes available. Then work like crazy on all the deadlines and if that baby is good, he’ll come as soon as the last one wraps up. Wishing you an easy adjustment! And a happy birthday.
Happy birthday! Mine is tomorrow so I know what it’s like to be a fiery Leo… ; }
xoxo
-Sonia
Best advice: never pass up the opportunity to take extra napkins! It has sever us well through 3 kids.
I agree about teenager’s in the basement… too many possibilities for trouble!!! We just welcomed our 3rd baby boy into our two bedroom house. Right now he sleeps in our bed, not sure where we’re going to put him yet, LOL.
Happy birthday, by the way. Hope it’s a great one!
k, kid stuff, grab some totes, tell your other darlings that they each get to keep one in their room, so no one is upset by not having the baby in their room. Label each one… toys, clothes, diapers etc.
Now for the actual bundle of sweetness… got a small bassinette, wheel it into your room, so you can look at that gift of cuteness 24/7, cause don’t tell us you won’t be looking at him/her all day and all nite long=)
Happy Birthday!! I feel for you on the kid quandary, that’s rough! Bigger house? At this point in your pregnancy-your husband would be responsible for the whole move…right? 😛
We keep our little boy’s clothes in our closet and he shares a room with his sister. We have 3 girls and 1 boy in a 3 bedroom house, so this is the only option besides keeping him in our room. At 20 months old, I don’t think I could handle that! I think sharing a room with his older brother is a great idea- crying in the night won’t wake him up since he sleeps like a log.
I’m thinking you need to rent a POD. Put all the “stuff” in the POD. Keep the baby close at hand in something mobile…you know a Moses Basket to start. If the teenager is awful..put him in the POD. If the 6 year flings a fit, put her in the POD. If nothing else works, take the Moses Basket with the babe and some soothing music and you and he go in the POD. Solution Found. No more worries!
Happy Birthday! I love the Posh Pocket Books. I think they are the perfect gift for just about anybody… if I can stand to give them away. Having them in your designs will make the latter much more difficult!
Happy birthday! I don’t know if you should keep your newborn with another older child. I think it’s time for a bigger house! 🙂
Happy Birthday Heather! Here are my thoughts about baby real estate…turret room, round crib (awesome cute right?) thick rug and pad on floor, trundle under round crib hidden under cute skirt and containing clothes for one week. Rest stashed somewhere else. Or maybe a round/curved storage banquett/window seat in turret to store baby gear out of site. Windows can be an asset! Whatever you choose to do, relax, this baby nor your other children are going to remember stuff like “mom put jr’s clothes in X” they are going to remember “mom gave us a rocking new sibling woohoo!” OK, ,the teenager may not think that so much:)
Happy Birthday. I had mine last Friday and my dad turns to BIG 60 on Monday. I always welcome more leos into the world. Well, I don’t have children so I can’t help you with that but I do understand the space issue. Although I’m an adult I still technically consider my parents’ house home and after my sister went to university my mom took over her room and moved my sister and her stuff in with me. Even though she no longer lives at home there is still stuff of hers and stuff that I’ve accumulated over the last 26 years. All I can suggest is closet organizers, books shelves and under bed organizers, find space anywhere you can.
These are fabulous! Have a wonderful birthday!
Happy Birthday, Heather!!!
I have a funny birthing day story for you. After I had my little girl I was bleeding more than normal so they gave me a shot of some kind of medicine to help. Don’t remember what it’s called but I have my own name for it now. 🙂 Anyway a few hours later I felt the need to go to the bathroom, number 2. I get out of bed and start heading to the bathroom and I didn’t make it. Not good. So I had to call a nurse in to help me. It was an older lady and she was so nice. She helped me to the bathroom and helped clean me up then she started on the floor. (it was all over because I kept trying to run to the bathroom) I kept telling her I would do it myself but she refused. My husband had gone to get some food for himself and when he started walking in the door I stopped him and just told him to wait a minute. That’s when the nurse blurts out, “no, you can come in. She just has a case of the skoots.” I was mortified and of course my husband just burst out laughing. Now anytime I get any sort of medicine I ask if explosive diarrhea is a side effect.
I can’t believe I just told you that. Lol. Oh and don’t worry about a room right away. You’ll figure it all out and being in your room for a while will be great for bonding with the new little man. 🙂
Happy Birthday! I have a soon to be 26 year old son and a 10 year old daughter (yes, same husband – funny, that’s the first question people ask me). I figure that makes me somewhat of an expert, so here’s my amazing advise: GO WITH THE F-L-O-W!
Make a nice little spot by the barking dogs and the anguishing doorbell in an antique chest of drawers, the clothes don’t mind the noise and you might need the jolt to get back to the screaming baby in the crib that loves you all so much that he won’t mind if you just bring yourself back to him! Kisses and Hugs, ice cream and cake…..O happy day! Pamie G.
My best advice would be to breathe and sleep. Kind of what any mother needs actually…
Birthday greetings!
I’d put the babe in the closet. Only the accessories take up a lot of space. The babe itself is kind of on the small side for a while. In fact, I wonder if you could keep him in there until he’s four and just give the oldest the boot at 18- room transition voila!
(Don’t worry about lil’ ol’ me for the giveaway… In fact, I elect Becky W and her explosive diarrhea story to win.)
Well i’ll give it a shot. lie at the head of the bead with your feet up on the headboard (or where it would be. I once read that 20 minutes like that was the best was to “look refreshed” for a night on the town. It is relazing and works. you can try the cold cucumbers on your eyes at the same time – if nothing else it’ll keep the light out if the kids or dogs don’t eat them. good luck, – i’ll try again on the next one.
Happy birthday to the both of us!
Our second daughter slept in our walk-in closet since she woke up multiple times a night for 15 months due to some (thankfully resolved!) health issues. I kept most of her “stuff” in the room she eventually shared with her sister.
P.S. LOVE the new items!
Happy birthday!
I’m thinking the changing table probably has enough space under it for the clothes, wipes and diapers for the first 4-5 months. Baby is room in a small crib or bassinet. My number one advice would be not too worry about being quiet. The 3rd child will sleep thru anything and get use to a busy household.
Happy Birthday and I wish you a easy delivery and a lovely baby.
Smiles, Andra
I personally am considering using those self fitted earplugs around the house. it will dround out all the loud music and dog barking and guinie clicking and rooster crowing AND i can just pretend i am hard of hearing so i can ignore what i don’t want to hear. that should be refreshing. i tried doing it naked but that had no effect so i put a tshirt on. it has been really hot here. good luck – most importantly have your box of brownie mix ready because when you want those brownies – YOU MUST HAVE THEM – and the baby will come the next day – worked for me – double batch of brownies. (much better than the castor oil my mother tood)
Happy Birthday! In the long run I don’t think where the baby goes as long as he’s loved…and I know he will be. Wishing you all the best.
Had my 3rd baby two months ago. I have a storage container under the crib for the current crop of clothes. She sleeps through a lot more noise then I remember the first two doing. New babies are so tiny I just used one end of the crib as a changing station. Enjoy the newness and take a couple naps – the first couple weeks went by fast.
Gosh, I am seriously trying to think of something really funny/inspiring to say, but all I can think about is that moment sometime after the birth when you realise that you can hold on SO much longer before needing the toilet. And realising your husband thinks you are absolutely completely nuts when you say “OMG that was the longest wee I’ve had in ages”. Or that could just be me…
Happy birthday! Remember all is well, you are loved.
Best of luck to you! I have stories from my mom on how I slept in a drawer pulled out from a dresser padded with blankets for a while till they could make more room for me when I was born! Wishing you much happiness on your birthday!
Happy, happy birthday!! I have a 6 month old baby girl. She sleeps in a crib in my room and her clothes hang in my closet. At the rate I’m getting her baby clothes my clothes are in danger of being relocated!! But they are all so cute it’s hard to resist! 🙂 The good news for you – and all of us mom’s out there – is that it will all miraculously work out. Many blessings on you and your family!! P.S.: The notebooks and mugs are fabulous and I would be tickled pink to have either!!!! What a treat!!!
Happy Birthday! And early congratulations! You are such a busy lady! I would just bunk the baby in with you, and decide later where to have him live. Put up a little bassinet with wheels on it, and plop him in the hallway next to your bedroom at night :)–that’s what we did until ours decided to take over our office, princess tent, play kitchen, and all! Changing table could be the bed for now, lol!
The sunny turret sounds like it might make a nice little office or displace at least part of it so the baby can be in the current office space. Or what about the office moving to the nice basement? Something from the office like a computer that gets used alot could always be kept seperatly in a nice stand in say the family room if you are wanting to be closer to the rest of everyone then perhaps the turret or basement is. Or are you calling your really nice craft room your office?
Happy birthday!
You poor dear! My brother and SIL are going through this very thing. They had a Surprise! baby girl in April and their eldest graduated from high school in May! Right now, she’s in their bedroom. Who knows where she’ll end up, with two older brothers still in the house, and another one off to college this weekend.
Happy birthday! I’m always happy to see another August birthday. Mine is in a few weeks, the big 3-0. I’m going to attempt to get through it without cringing all day. May your days be filled with relaxation!
Happy Birthday! Here’s a little something I hope makes you laugh…
A man and his wife were making their first doctor visit prior to the birth of their first child. After everything checked out, the doctor took a small stamp and stamped the wife’s stomach with indelible ink.
The couple was curious about what the stamp was for, so when they got home, the husband dug out his magnifying glass to try to see what it was. In very tiny letters, the stamp said, “When you can read this, come back and see me.”
Happy Birthday! I just recieved an order of all of those fabric’s I ordered from your store and have been going crazy making adorable baby dresses with them! LOVE!! Your fabrics are my absolute favorite! Don’t stress out about where the baby will go.. enjoy the time you’ll have with him bunking in your room for a little while 😉
Have a beautiful birthday, don’t worry. Things will sort themselves out.
personally, if my ankles were swollen, I would use that as an excuse to NOT shave, but that’s just me.
Put the baby in with you, store the clothes/diapers in a few crates that fit under the crib/bassinet and call it good until you start getting sleep.
Hang in there… can’t wait to see the cute little bundle! Sending cool (since its so hot), healthy, relaxing thoughts your way.
Happy birthday you amazing lady, you! I’m debating the same “where to put baby” questions right now. But I definitely agree on waiting to see what kind of a sleeper he’ll be – plus when they’re super little, they’ll sleep anywhere! Do you have an empty dresser drawer? 🙂
When we had our 3rd, we lived in a 900 sq ft, 2 bedroom house. I nurse my babies, so I needed her in my room, but there was NO WAY a crib would fit in there. We used a borrowed bassinet until she was strong enough to push herself up and look over the side at us, and then we squeezed in a pack-n-play and that was her bed for almost 2 years. I never had a changing table (didn’t know where I’d put it if I did have one!), so we had diapers, wipes and changing pads stashed in a basket by the sofa, and in a basket on my dresser, and I just sat on either the sofa or the bed to change her. We had a little bookshelf that we reclaimed from the neighbors trash that I repainted and bought baskets for (it fit 4 small baskets!), and that was her “dresser”. I bought a cheap, small bookshelf and put it in my closet to hold blankets, extra diapers, sheets, burp cloths, etc.
I’m 2 weeks away from being due with #4 (and possibly #5, too, if my midwife is right about what she hears/feels!), and am still doing the pack-n-play next to my bed even though we’ve moved and have at least 3x more space than we had when #3 came along!
And you’re right – puffy ankles ARE so much easier to shave than the bony ones…but I sure like the bony ones better! I wish you speedy delivery and lots of rest between now and then (at least, as much as you can snag!). 🙂
Happy Birthday!!!!
Funny story from when my kids were young (I’m a grandma now)
When my children were young and came home from elementary school each day, the first thing out of my son’s mouth was, “What’s for dinner?” No amount of prompting from me seemed to help.
Emily: Hi Mom!
Chris: What’s for dinner
Mom: Hi, Mom!
Chris: Hi Mom, what’s for dinner?
This went on until one day when I hit on the perfect solution
Emily: Hi Mom
Chris: What’s for dinner
Mom: Camel snot
Emily (without missing a beat): What? Again???
Chris (mortified and still standing at the door) – speechless
In time he started to say Hi Mom 1st but would still ask what was for dinner. Mostly to hear what screwy idea I had next – Fried Fish lips, Creamed Turtle Toes, etc.
Needless to say, I became famous in the neighborhood for my ‘unique cuisine’. LOL
Happy Birthday! I pray your year is amazingly blessed! I have a little “trying to do too much before baby comes” humor for ya:) My daugther was due the same week as my son’s 2nd birthday and I was adamant that we celebrate his birthday early so he could have HIS day with no baby interruption. We scheduled his 10 am bouncy house party 5 days before his actual bday. I slaved getting his party ready for 30 guests and the morning of the party I woke up in labour! I called my doula and she said it could take all day so do whatever I felt like (she was coming to the party as well) and so I determined that we would have the party no matter what and took off to set up. You should of seen my guests faces when they asked “So how are you feeling? Ready to pop?” and I replied “Actually I’m in labour right now” and had to breathe through a contraction! We had a great party, every 7-15 minutes I’d lean on a counter or table and breathe through a contraction and then we’d continue. I had my daughter that night and left my son in the care of my younger brother overnight. He called in the morning to let me know that they had woken up at 6am but then my brother fell asleep and forgot to feed my son breakfast but not to worry because he had managed to find a chicken nugget from his supper last night and the remainder of cupcake icing to eat before my brother woke up! I was furious! We immediately checked out of the hospital and went home to rescue our son… when I changed his diaper I found that my brother had somehow put it on backwards! There’s the craziness that surrounded my daughters birth 🙂 All the best in these last days and weeks!
I have a funny birthing story! So I was at a four and starting to have wicked contractions. They had that thing around my tummy to hear the baby’s heart beat and he was acting funny so they had it turned all the way up so his heartbeat and every move I made was really loud. I had my room full of nurses and my mom and husband. Well when you have contractions and you have to tute it’s just gonna fly out. So I tute and it is echoing over this monitor. Then I start laughing cuz it was just so loud, and with every giggle came a tute echoing so loud!!! For a few minutes straight! Everybody was dying of laughter! Hope that gave you a giggle. Happy Birthday!
I will never forget the first time my brand new perfect little girl shot orange poop 5 feet across her perfect little room, staining the carpet, wall, and cloth basket in the process. Priceless! Where ever you ultimately decide to put this babys stuff will be the right decision. You will make it work and if it doesn’t work the worst that can happen is you will just try a different spot. No harm done. Enjoy the new bundle!
Good luck — can’t wait to see photos of #3!
Hiya Heather!
Happy Birthday!!!!
My funny/could-have-been-scary/kinda-gross birth story was as I delivered my oldest daughter, I had the somewhat rare condition of forming a crazy-short umbilical cord. As she was being delivered, the cord snapped and blood went flying everywhere; including all over my OBGYN, the nurses… and in my mother-in-law’s FACE. Luckily, my mother-in-law was a trained ICU nurse and screamed “CLAMP!” at the doctor before any of the nurses around her could muster a word.
In the end, all turned out well. I ended up with an absolutely perfect daughter that is my own personal, little angel and mini-me.
These are the stories to keep! Ahahahahaa!!! Happy Birthday, again! I hope it’s a good one for you! (And try to sleep-in again soon… it’s good for the soul and sanity!)
How about the bottom drawer! Chill, put your feet up, enjoy!
Oh, and as for “delivery” advice (even though I know you’ve been through this before!), tennis balls being rubbed on your lower-back and heated socks filled with rice are FANTASTIC for contractions. Since you’re also not supposed to eat during labor, my hospital allowed me to have the Jolly Rancher lollipops since they have no candy/gum in the center and are on a stick so you can pull out of your mouth quickly before a contraction. These lollipops seriously helped me through some hard hours! Make sure everyone that’s around you has breath mints, because people with stinky breath really irritated me during labor! Ahahahahaa!!!
Happy, Happy Birthday. You sure do have a lot on your plate, but it will all get done in its own time. Enjoy these days, because you’ll look back one day and say what was I really worried about. Just take a deep breath, and love every second of being a MOM.
P.S. I love all of your products. The colors make me smile and say to myself what can I make with them.
Baby number 4 currently resides in our room until we figure out where to put her. Here’s my swelling story. I was due June 1st and began swelling at the beginning of February. It came on so slowly I didn’t really realize how bad it was. In March I realized it had been a while since I had shaved my legs, but they were still surprisingly smooth. So I just counted it as a blessing, some sort of random pregnancy side effect. They remained smooth as I swelled more and more and more. So much so that my ankles cracked in a few places because they could not get any bigger. Fast forward to having the baby, was induced due to severe swelling on my due date. My doc gave me lasik to help get all the excess water off my legs asap. It took about five days and to my surprise, once the swelling was gone, I had almost a quarter of an inch of hair to shave off, it had been going since February, but couldn’t get past the swelling, gross, and sad, and somewhat convenient.
Happy Birthday
Happy, happy birthday! Love the new items!
Those mugs and books look so great! I am due with baby #5 on Aug 31, so I can relate to what you’re feeling. We have a 3-bedroom house, so we’re also still trying to figure out where everyone is going to fit.
For a funny baby story…When my twins were two years old, I gave birth to their little sister. After our first few days in the hospital, we brought baby home to a house full of very excited sisters. I was exhausted by the time I laid down for my first nap back in my own bed. When baby woke up to nurse a couple hours later, I woke up startled, and looked around the room, perplexed. I walked over to her bassinet, then looked frantically at the bed, even pulling back the sheets and looking under the pillows. I was looking for her twin, and could not figure out where the other baby was. I was so out of it, it took me nearly a full minute to realize that I only had *one* baby this time.
Happy birthday!! 🙂 We kept our little one in our room at the beginning. She just started sleeping through the night a few months ago (she’s two now) and with company needing the bed we were going to move her into, we actually haven’t moved her yet. . . .
Happy Birthday.
What more can I say than please pick me.
My baby came six weeks early and my Plunket lady told me not to stress. The baby could sleep quite happily in a draw turned into a cot if need be.
Of course I was quite horrified at the time. But now looking back I realise its true.
Babies dont need alot of material things.
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday Heather!!! i think to, it’s time for a new big house!!! 🙂
Congratulations on everything, Birthday and a new Baby! Don’t stress about things (which I know is hard to do), they will work themselves out. Just have fun with your kids cuz they keep growing up.
Happy Happy Birthday to Y-O-U!!
Interesting observation with the swollen ankles/ shaving bit–at 36 weeks, it is totally impressive that you can still bend enough to make that realization!! Congrats!!
man you’re having the baby already! I swear it was like yesterday when you announced. . .time flies!
It WAS like yesterday! I didn’t share the news till I was pretty far along though. I thought it would be fun for my family & friends to have a record-short wait. Like a baby-surprise.
Hi Happy Birthday. Now first things first CROSS YOUR LEGS its your birthday!!! I say this with love, my daughter is two days after my birthday and my son two days after my husband, the third child we got the dates right.!!! Secondly BREATHE!! Catch your breath, relax, it will all work out. Let him or her get here first before you worry. For the first couple of months we always put them in our room. Then once baby brain has passed and any other deadlines have gone we can think practically about what works for our new family. I have three, large gaps 16, 10 and 5. Although they both wanted to have the youngest share their room with them before he was born, once he got here and they worked out he woke at night, that all changed!!. Good luck and many blessings.
Have a wonderful Biff Day as the 6 yearold around our place says 🙂 enjoy the peace and quiet before life changes once again 🙂 Wonderful giveaway, such amazing beautiful colors and fun things 🙂
Grattis på födelsedagen (Happy Birthday in swedish)! I hope you have the best, colorful day ever! 🙂
Happy birthday Heather xxx
Happy Birthday.
I am in the process of helping my friend turn her craft room into a craft room/nursery.
Good luck.
joyeux anniversaire from France!
I love your design and of course the little notebook and travel mug…
Good luck with the new baby and all the business!!
Happy birthday. So the baby is about to arrive. Are you nervous?
For me it was quite comfortable to have my baby in a bassinet next to my bed. My children now have to share a room is very tiny indeed. She us aknist four years, in October, and he is two years and half
The notebooks are gorgeous and the glasses too, but certainly if I win I would choose glass.
Do not get bogged down, things will be solved gradually, total, you most like your baby to be close to your heart.
Oh my heck. I am also 36 weeks–how on earth do you even REACH your ankles at this point??? I’ve seriously been debating whether or not it’s appropriate to hire my kids to do that job!
Happy Birthday!
First, congratulations and Happy Birthday. These two go hand in hand.
Secondly, a baby will come in this world with out stuff, it has happened for millions of years, we added all of the stuff we think we need the baby to have(absolutely needed or not).
I think the baby things could go into the turret room, changing table clothes and whatnot’s. The baby can be having a sleep over date with you for the next 5-6 months and then you can figure out where he best fits. Your daughter will probably be mommy #2, so this might be the next best place for him to bunk.
Saver each moment, hiccup, bliss mood, euphoric mood, happiness, peacefulness and blessed feeling for the next couple of weeks. Business things will always be there, this moment of anticipation is fleeting.
My baby #4 is just now 16, the baby girl is graduating this year, and my 22 year old twins have just moved out into their new home…sigh.
My time has flown and passed and I’m still trying to find a place for all the stuff.
Oh the shaving thing is fascinating, especially in the third trimester that you can still reach them.
I think I only had to shave the legs like 4 times, no growth there for 39 blissful weeks!
Cherish the mommy moments wherever you can…
I just can’t get over that you have a turret room! How cool is that! I’d say set that up as a baby room, super neat! If he gets used to all the noise in the beginning you will never have to have a super quiet house. My third sleeps though everything because she never had a choice! 🙂
Best of luck, I’m so happy for you and your family! 🙂
Happy Birthday to you and an early Happy Birthday to your newborn! Sounds like you are super busy, but it also sounds like fun. I’m sure you wouldn’t have it any other way. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
Happy Birthday! The cupcake looks delicious! I reckon a good cupcake is a cure for most things. :o)
Much joy to you on your birthday! And soon your new bundle will bring even more joy to your family, no matter where the clothes and diapers end up! With my second daughter, I was due on 08/01/08, but was two days early with my first, so my mom came down a week before my due date because I was SURE I’d go early! Of course I didn’t and ended up with an 08/08/08 baby girl (and a mom around for two weeks to play with #1!). All the best to you and your family!
Happy birthday!
When my son was just a few weeks old, he needed a diaper change in the middle of the night. My husband didn’t wake up and was sleeping on his side, facing away from me. I took off Ian’s diaper and he started to pee, up over his head and all over his daddy’s back! Daddy woke up quickly, saying “What was that?” Ian still gets a kick out of that story!
Happy Birthday! We had our 3rd in May and also didn’t have an obvious place to put him. We put a crib in our master bedroom and its working out well right now. At some point baby boy will probably share a room with his 6 year old brother (rather than his 4 year old sister), but that may be a while. (we also have a basement room, but no interest in letting a child stay in it) Something will become obvious to you in time.
Happy burthday, Heather! As clever as you are, you’ll find the solution to your problem of where to put this new bambino! My parents had 5 children in a house with 4 bedrooms. They had one, my little sister and I had one, my brothers had one, one was the guest room and when my little sister came, she slept in the borning room downstairs! (Our house was built in 1668 and had a borning room off the kitchen. How convenient!) So, get that turret ready! It’s only for a little while anyway. Plus, the adorable factor would be huge. Huge, I tell you! Maybe just disconnect the doorbell.
“Dont sweat the small stuff”…I realize thats not exactly baby advise, but now that my children are adults, it really is true, and I try to keep that in mind. Great stuff you’ve got there. Oh yeah, my other advise? RELAX
You can shave your legs??!?! I couldn’t even SEE my legs at this point in my pregnancies, let alone REACH them with a sharp instrument. IMPRESSIVE!! Best wishes!
Happy Birthday…our last son spent his first two months in the front entry way (no one used the front door, ever!) and now he can sleep through anything… I even vacuumed under his crib when he was sleeping..
those mugs are lovely and fab. Maybe it will just all fall into place, like tomorrow for you 😉 thanks for the giveaway.
Happy big belly, baby birthing birthday! That cupcake up there looks delicious and those paper goods, cups and pocket notebooks…my, my, my. They are all total cuteness!
Honey, I’d make things as simple as possible and give yourself some time to think. I’ll share with you what I did. I bought one of those mini pack-n-plays b/c I knew I would want the baby with me. The pack-n-plays have wheels and can easily be moved room to room around the house. Buy a small changing table with shelves for the bathroom or your room. Then, clean your closet. It’s a great time to get rid of those old clothes b/c you will want a few new pieces after the baby arrives. This should give you enough space to add some of the babys clothes and such. You could even add a storage piece or a shelf in the closet if space allows.
Hope this helps. I’m looking forward to seeing pictures of the new fellow. Any names picked out yet? Oh, and I saw your pretty face at the news stand for Where Woman Create. Great article!
Just keep in mind that what the baby needs is love. Of course, you need to feed him/her and keep them reasonably clean, but the rest is gravy, at least for a while. I can still remember folks who used a dresser drawer for a newborn crib. In modern times, our babies have lots of stuff (like their parents), but that’s not the important part.
I wish you a sound sleeper. Then that turret might be just perfect!
There are no written rules that a newborn can’t sleep in a drawer, right? That’s were my hubby slept the first few months of his life. And you should have no trouble clearing one out with the new much smaller clothing you’ll be able to wear after you “pop” this baby out. Ha! As if birthing a baby is so easy.
My funniest/worst birth story was when I was ALMOST completely dilated with my third, but not enough that they would let me push on my own. Instead, I had two nurses……one on each side, spreading my legs apart and reaching in to “push” the rim of my cervix back. I literally felt like a cow with a couple of farm vets inside me…. (OK, only one was actually inside). But then, excruciatingly painful as it was, they asked me to push as hard as I could during a contraction while they/she was inside! Panicked, I told them I had to pee, but they insisted to just push with all I had and not to worry about a little urine. I will never forget how mortified I felt when I saw my stream of urine arching right toward one of the nurses. Yes, I said arching!! Like a boy!! Something about the position I was in and the placement of the nurse’s hands. Whatev. I peed into the air right onto my faithful nurse. The only thing that will help me recover from my total humiliation is a product or two in your happy (my favorite) designs! (side note: I bought an assortment of your fabrics a year or so ago….even though I don’t sew…..they just make me happy……but this past week I sewed WITHASEWINGMACHINE 6 pillows out of my treasured stash!!)
Happy Birthday!!
Oh the joy of room-juggling! I’m too visual to give advice based on description other than the usual “it will all work out” which you don’t need to hear 🙂
I love these mugs and books and may have to treat myself soon!
Happy Birthday! Pregnancy can be wonderful but as it progresses and the swollen ankles and tiredness start to wear thin I am more apt to refer to it as “sperm poisoning”. Of course, there is the wonderful prize at the end – a new baby to adore.
When my babies came, I didn’t use the cute nursery I spent so much time on, I just grabbed both of them and sat wherever I ended up and put them on my chest and listened to the sweet short little breaths and smelled that sweet baby skin. They don’t care about the room, just that love is there.
I hope you had a lovely birthday. Take care and get lots of rest and don’t worry – baby will not need much space to begin with and the storage solutions will come to you, or maybe you could challenge your children to come up with clever ideas (even ones including their own rooms) if there is a prize to be won…
Happy Birthday – no pun intended
my in-laws taught us to put the new baby in a dresser drawer. nice and safe, right size and high enough the rest of the kids and dogs cannot love him too much. worked well. another approach was to push 2 overstuffed arm chairs together to create a little cave of their own. only lasts awhile so you will still have to do something. consider a new filiing cabinet. he could sleep in a drawer you could put his other stuff like toys in the other drawers and store fabric in the rest.
Happy Birthday! I don’t think I can compete with the stories above but from the sound of them I’d suggest that whichever room you choose it be covered in laminated fabric and surfaces that can be hosed down!
I adore those mugs and cute books 🙂 Thanks for the b-day giveaway chance!
Brunette:I am going to be the first to step onto Mars!
Redhead: Oh yeah? Well I’m going to be the first to step onto Venus!
Blonde:So what? I’m going to be the first to step onto the Sun!
Brunette: Umm… but you’ll burn.
Blonde: No I won’t! I’m going to wait until night!
Don’t sweat about the rooms! 🙂 My little brother spent the first 3 years of his life with a tiny closet in our tiny apartment as his bedroom!
One time I was with a bunch of friends and we were talking and I was going to say “quick” but at the last minute I changed it to “fast” and my brain got confused and I said quack!
I’m not that funny but here goes one of my dad’s cheesiest jokes 🙂 Two guys walk into a bar. The third guy ducks. 🙂
Happy Birthday! I really love the mugs! Thanks for the chance!
Happy Happy BIrthday!…thanks for the opportunity
The baby doesn’t care where it sleeps nor will they remember what the room looked like as a baby… they will only know your love…. blah blah blah…. nothing will matter once the crying and puking and pooping starts! Tee hee! Best of luck!
PS… love love love all your fabric. My entire craft room is nicey jane and I would love a mug or book too 😉
My husband, Jamie, and I don’t have children so we live vicariously through our 4 year old niece (going on 40), Flora, and 18 month old nephew, Julian. Flora spent the night with us one night and at 6am the next morning came to my side of the bed and whispered, “Aunt Karen, can I snuggle?” After 20 minutes of quiet snuggling she says, “Aunt Karen, can I get in the middle?” So, she noisily gets in the middle between her Uncle Jamie and I. After 20 minutes of snuggling once again she whispers, “Aunt Karen, Uncle Jamie smells like chocolate milk!” Well, he and I busted out laughing very hard. I mean, huh? Chocolate milk? Guess it could have been worse. So, Uncle Jamie asks her, “Well, then what does Aunt Karen smell like?” Flora replied, “Ahmmmmmmmmmmmmm, strawberry milk!” We all laughed again until Uncle Jamie asked her, “Well, then what do you smell like?” Flora proceeds to sit up in the bed, throw her hands out by her side and said, “Duh, Rainbows!”
Uncle Jamie and I were laughing so hard we were crying. How does she come up with this stuff? We didn’t even realize rainbows had a smell!
When I was a little baby, my mom found me in my crib painting myself and the walls in poo. 😉 I guess that was an early sign that I would become very artistic and love drawing and painting. ;D Happy birthday! Hope this cheered you up!
Thinking that once you see the new little fella it really won’t matter much if you are ready or not. He will preoccupy your attention. Relax and enjoy it.
H-A-P-P-Y B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y
they only start coming faster and faster now. good luck with that.
and the baby… i love the idea of, well, letting things fall where they may (not the little baby boy of course).
who needs a plan… those little bundles take on a life of their own anyway.
BEST OF LUCK!!!
love love LOVE your stuff – old and new
One day a gang of banana slugs mugged a turtle and made off with all his cash. When the police interviewed the turtle to get a description of his attackers the turtle replied,
“Iiiiii doooooon’t knoooooooow. It allllllll happppppened soooooooooooooo fast.”
{ok, so this one might work better if you heard it, but it’s one of my favorite silly jokes. Gets me to crack a smile every time.}
Happy happy birthday!!
Happy Birthday!
I’m wondering where I’ll put our second in December, but the nice part is they aren’t too picky for awhile. As for the stuff, those cubby units that hold baskets of canvas bins are awesome and totally useable anywhere and everywhere. You’ll make it work. We all do.
Love those tumblers!
It will all work out, and it won’t matter where he is sleeping once he is home.
Skoots or sharts, it’s all the same 😉
what great laughs!!!
Have a Happy Birthday
I have 3 kids (all boys) after the 1st boy, I thought one more and I’m done. Well one was really 2 for the price of one. Twins!! Love them dearly even at the wonderful age of 14. The wonderful thing about having twins is an entire army of Drs & nurses join you for the big event in case delivery becomes surgery! I delivered them 18 minutes apart while listening to the surgical nurses discuss the catalogs they were browsing through! They even shared their finds with me between contractions. A truly amazing and strange experience that I wouldn’t change for anything. Congrats!!
HOOOORAY for birthdays:) Happy birthday–I hope you enjoy your special day:) Psalm 118:24
As for stories/etc. about babies–I don’t have kids….but I do have a small saying that I put in the card for the shower::: Remember that children are a gift from God. Say that over and over at 3am!
Many blessings:) THANKS for the chance to win:) sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com
Babies don’t need anything but love!! I made a totally cute nursery for my first born, and she never even slept in it!
Happy Birthday, fellow Leo–I love your travel cups and want one for my very own!!
Happy Birthday and relax. 3rd babies sleep better than 1 and 2 because they’ve heard all the commotion from the womb and just seem to flow with it. My 3rd Isaac was and still is a dream of a kiddo. He turned 15 this year!
Hi Heather, hope all goes well for you with the birth! How about putting all of the babies things in a large armoire that could be put anywhere – even in a hallway if you want. You’re right, sleeping with the baby in your room for the first little while is a good start. Is your master room large enough to create a small secondary space for a small nursery – that later on can be converted to a sitting area?
I slept in a drawer when I was first born…little ones don’t care – they just want to be loved!
Love your work!
Allison
Happy Birthday! I’ve heard almost everything about pregnancy b/c I’m a nurse-midwife. One of the funniest/best things I’ve ever been told during a visit: “my husband is shaving my legs now that I can’t.” This same husband also gave his wife pedicures and painted her nails. I’m sure he turned out to be a fabulously supportive new father! Good luck with figuring it all out but don’t worry – there will be a solution.
Happy Birthday!
I sympathize on the children and space, and lack of space etc. We have four, and for a time three boys shared a wall space adjacent to the open kitchen-dining room… things have improved, but our baby… well, she’s turning seven in November and she still shares our room! (yikes…) You have sweet skills… I can imagine you making something lovely, and equally practical.
Happy Birthday!!!
I am in a similar predicament with my baby due in December. My girls are 17 and 7 and up until a few months ago they shared a very small room. The older one shifted to a SMALL room off the garage and a restless 7 year old and a newborn seems like a bad match to me. We will be keeping the baby in the master in a pack and play to begin with and then a crib later. We are skipping a change table and dresser in favor of open shelving with baskets and a rocker. Good Luck.
I am finding your fabrics wonderful to sew and VERY pleasing to the eye!!!!!
This may be my second comment… I’m not sure if the first one went through or not…
Put his baby stuff in a small container/small dresser inside the closet of either your son’s or daughter’s room, or even the closet in your room. This is what I did with my youngest daughter’s stuff (mostly clothes), they’re in her older sister’s closet. My baby daughter sleeps in a pack-and-play next to my bed. Hope this helps. 🙂
Happy Birthday! I’m pregnant with our 2nd (a boy!) due in December. We have a 3 year old daughter, and we look back on her baby pictures now and laugh because we can’t believe how chubby she was. We didn’t realize it at the time or something…baby love blinds you, I guess. 🙂
Happy belated birthday, birthday buddy–we have the same b-day! 🙂
I lurve your new travel mugs and haven’t ordered one yet only because I can’t decide which pattern to order…
My only advice is NOT TO STRESS because it all works itself out. It *really* does. I live in 950 square feet with a 6 year old girl and 11 month old boy. They share a room, too. Of course, I stress about every.little.thing but everything so far has managed to work itself out.
All will fall into place for you, too. Best wishes and enjoy this time before you meet you your lil’ guy, who hopefully won’t pee on your belly during your first snuggle as like my little Alec did. 😉
Just be glad you aren’t buying and selling houses. We accepted an offer on our condo on a Thursday, called our realtor on Friday, looked at 4 houses on Saturday, rested on Sunday, made an offer on Monday, had our second baby on Tuesday (after the inspection on the condo). We spent all our time in the hospital tracking our offers and their counters on the dry erase board you are supposed to use for tracking how many minutes the baby nursed and when it peed and pooped. Then we took the baby home to a near gut rehab. Co-sleeping was the only option!
As a third child who has hardly any pictures of myself as a baby (and my oldest sister had tons!), my advice is to take lots of photos! I say that half jokingly, but in reality it is a lot harder to find time to chronicle the third baby’s life the way most people do with the first. I envy you, my youngest is 25 & I really miss those crazy days. Grandkids are GREAT though!
Happy Birthday! OMG your schedule is full! Don’t stress, it will all work out in the end. Besides, the baby can hang in your room for the next few months (bassinet) giving you more time to figure it out. LOL. I was laughing at the diarrhea story- you see, i’m an L&D nurse and yes, that happens. The stories I could tell you! One funny memory I have of when my son was a newborn. I dragged my then husband to the fabric store because I was going nuts at home and my son decided then and there to have probably the most massive diaper explosion I have ever seen. I was mortified! My husband takes him to the car to try and change him, but it was no use. It was all up his back and even in his hair! And yes, we were new (clueless)parents so we didn’t bring a change of clothes. Epic fail! But we learned fast! Good luck and kiss those baby toes when the little one arrives. How did we all start on poop stories anyhow? LOL.
Whatever you do will come naturally to you and you divine creativity. Just love on that baby – I’m so excited for you!
xo
sandi
Use the small space for the baby stuff but have the baby sleep in your room until you are comfortable moving them into their own room. We just had a baby about 3 months ago. I kept saying she WILL be in her own room, however, her room is HOT!!!!! So she is sleeping in ours until the temps cool down. So much for us having a room? I keep all of her stuff in her own room and take her in there all the time…she sometimes takes naps but she will be moving in to her own room soon. So while you may want the new one to have their own room, just remember it is a little easier to keep them in yours while you get up every few hours to feed! Good luck, you will be just fine. Also make your teenager help with the baby (great birth control even if they may be the best kid in the world)
My husband slept in a drawer until they got his final room situated…so a dresser is all you need:) Do note that back when my MIL was having babies they still drank and smoked so perhaps not the best source other than a good laugh.
OMG, here’s how it goes… baby in your room, baby’s stuff in shelves of diaper table in your room. Any more than that, and you will officially come unglued! You’ve got a good 6 months or maybe 8 before you have to even move baby into a crib. Get a big cradle and you’re set.
We had the same predicament with our third child… it didn’t make sense to put him with his older brother or sister, we didn’t want to give up our guest room( a.k.a. sewing room!) and the den was too open to noise, light and people walking by. So we put his crib in our bedroom. We replaced a nightstand with a smallish dresser for his clothes and stacked diapers, wipes, creams, etc on top of the dresser in cute baskets. I made a large oilcloth changing pad and we change him on our bed which sounds risky but it’s actually pretty handy. The only other “stuff” he has are small toys, stuffed animals and balls which we stash in a few strategically placed baskets throughout the house for easy access and clean up. The real life-saver is the second crib we put in our oldest son’s room. He naps there while his brother is at school because it’s the quietest room during the day. Our baby is almost two now and I love that he still sleeps in our room at night. He’s our last baby and I like having him close by 🙂 Good luck to you and happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! Love your new products. Don’t stress about where to put the baby and his ‘bits & pieces’, these things have a habit of working themselves out.
I hope you had a lovely birthday, Heather and got to do some fun stuff 🙂
My daughter was a planned C-section as she was in breech position. I remember plodding through endless corridors from the ward to the operating theatre, clutching my cd of beatles ballads to listen to during the birth. When we finally got to the medical team I asked my partner to hand over the camera to one of the nurses and, yes, you’ve guessed it – he’d left it back on the ward! At least they were able to start prepping me while he ran back to retrieve the camera and we were able to get some gorgeous pics of our newborn 🙂
I’m guessing that most babies don’t bother waiting round for their first photo opportunity!
I hope you have a wonderful birth day (and don’t forget the camera!)
Decision are hard to make when you’re ready to burst so just be kind to yourself. I hope you have a speedy delivery and comfortable recovery.
Happy Birthday!! I have no baby advice, but I love the idea of having the other kiddos share responsibility for the new little one. Good training for later in life 😉 Also – If I were a little girl, no matter how tiny the room, I would have LOVED my own little turret bedroom – so cool, like a princess in a tower,
I am preggo right now too. Not due till March but that happens to be at the exact same time that all 30 of our sheep are due to lamb. Might be a messy few weeks around this farm! Hope your labor is not as busy!
It does not matter where they end up…as long as it is in your arms.
Wish I had something witty to write, but I am 11 days out from delivering our third baby and I am afraid that we have no clue either where baby three will sleep and stay! Feeling your late pregnancy pain over here and wishing you all the best in the next little while as you wait on your third to join you!!
I guess this might possibly cheer you up, I did my girls’ new shared bedroom all in pop garden! Of course, I haven’t finished their quilts, but you can take a peek at their room on my blog! http://chickadeechickadeeclothing.blogspot.com/2011/06/done.html
Happy birthday! I say go with your “plan” – the baby will fit in where he may. You will have two great helpers too. As far as his stuff… I would try to designate a little dresser to him… it doesn’t have to be in any room. I put a dresser as you come in my front door with some of my girls things. for the most part you don’t have people at your house so it is not really that big of a deal/inconvenience. You will then figure out where he can “fit” in when he gets here. 🙂 I can imagine that baby #3 will take less STUFF and enjoy more LOVE instead.
Happy birthday!
As I am not a mother all I can tell is the story of my birth:
I was due on my mothers birthday, but like later in life I decided to take my time and came some days later. The day I arrived is called “Buß- und Bettag” in Germany, (in english: “day of repentance and prayer”). When I misbehaved as a child later my family told me that I am there for their repentance. I did not find that funny.
He could be like my baby boy who had his own room full of wonderful baby furniture and everything a baby could need, and never, ever, slept in it. Your room for starters sounds good, maybe his things could go in the turret? (P.S. My baby boy is now 17 and sleeps in his own room, baby girl just turned 20 and was always a WONDERFUL sleeper 🙂
Happy Birthday to you!
Many Happy Returns – and thank you for the chance. Would really appreciate the interview advice right now. As for soothing stories – I think you have to know your limits. Things will happen whether you like them or not, good luck for the ride xx
What a fun time. 🙂
Well, just remember that it sounds like you have been amazingly productive in these last months of your pregnancy. That’s an amazing feat! And it wouldn’t hurt to remember that he’ll need oh so little for quite a while. Some diapers, some milk, a few blankets. He could sleep in a laundry basket and be just fine.
One more thing– rushing around to tackle all of this last minute might exhaust you at a time when you really need to be storing energy for the birth and newborn haze. Take it slowly. Enjoy a full night of sleep if you can. Enjoy having your arms free (of a baby) for the moment and do something that’s just for you.
Finally, you’ve got two big kids that can help hold the baby later when you do decide to tackle setting up a room. You can do it! He won’t notice he doesn’t have a room right now.
If all of this doesn’t convince you (and I know that you’ll be motivated to just get it done) feel good about knowing you will make the space amazing and perfect, no matter how you decide to move it. And a baby room/office might not be a bad idea– he’ll be close by!
Good luck! And oh how I covet one of those beautiful mugs and those lovely books. They’d make me so happy and I promise i’d use them!
Happy Birthday, good luck, you’ll figure it out, drink to make it look easy and consider it a good day when a close girlfriend says to you “You look different. Maybe it’s because your hair is brushed.”
Wow, Happy Birthday! I celebrated my birthday on the 12th. I been wanting to swim in the ocean and that’s how I celebrated my day. It was much needed relief from unappreciative Uncle (who I care for), nosy neighbors, drunk neighbors, fighting neighbors, bill paying (ha!) and just the normal everyday routine. I think you are blessed to have a new bundle of joy to coo at and hold very soon. And a thriving and exciting business that you can create for. Just take a breather and put up your feet, wiggle your toes and enjoy the moment.
Heather, let the baby sleep with you in the car seat, if nothing else. I had a Moses Basket that was like a bassinet but had handles so I could carry it to someplace quiet if necessary. Go ahead and buy a dresser – the kid’s going to need a place for his stuff for the next 18 years – and put it wherever it fits and looks good. You can change a baby anywhere, all you need is the pad and diapers/wipes. I nursed, so my babies always ended up in the bed with us, which I know isn’t right for everyone. Most of all, enjoy the precious moments in the clouds that surround every home with a new baby. God is with you and so so close. Be present. Xoxo
Put the baby in your room. That’s where our four-month old bunks (he only really needs his crib and a changing pad atop a small dresser). This is my last baby (maybe yours too?) so I’m happy to share my space to try to capture every moment with him as he grows and changes so quickly. Our older child is significantly older, too, and I think it’s too much to ask her to give up her room — she’s already giving up her solo claim to her parents!
Happy Birthday! I would keep the babe in your room for now, and stash his stuff in awesome fabric baskets! You probably have some around, right? 🙂
Put the baby’s things in the play room. The crib in with you and relax. Enjoy these short moments while he is small. Relax. Enjoy.
Everything always works out…that’s what being a family is all about.
I can’t wait to see him & all the new things you’ll make for him.
My 2nd child decided to tease me. I went into labor with her on a Sunday afternoon, dilated all the way to a 5 and then it completely stopped. My water had not broken so my midwife suggested we just wait and see what happens. The next week at the same exact time I went back into labor. (Yep I walked around for a whole week at a 5) This time she decided it was a great day for her birthday. Girls. 🙂 Happy Birthday!
My advice: try not to turn on the light in the middle of the night when feeding your baby. With my first he would wake up, I’d turn on a light, change his diaper, treat his cord, nurse him, then wonder why he wanted to be awake for an hour! For my second there was no diaper changing unless it was dirty, and if it was I used a dim lamp (or Mobi Tykelight dim light). If not dirty, I just nursed him, and we fell back to sleep. So. Much. Easier.
Our baby always sleeps in our master closet, which is a huge walk-in closet with sliding doors. It easily fits the crib and all the baby’s gear (as well as our own clothing, obviously), and the only time (s)he is in there is to sleep. We also stash a diaper bin and changing pad under the crib to pull out for overnight/morning changes. Do you have something like that you can use? We also totally believe in noisemakers–maybe that could solve your turret problem? We have a noisemaker in each of the kids’ rooms and it works splendidly to give just enough background noise to keep kids sleeping soundly.
I’m in the same boat as you with a baby due soon (by the end of the month here too!) and nothing done yet. We just moved into our first home three weeks ago and this is baby #5 (5 under 6!), so I have been too busy settling everyone in to the new place and unpacking to tackle the nesting list. That’s what this week is for, I suppose!
Heather,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
I have read your blog for a couple of years. I am so happy for you BIG news! I feel your pain, I am a Mom of three, Liam 9, Kora 4 and Greta 1. I feel like we are always in the car and worry so on how unfair is must be to Greta. To her little face pop with joy when her siblings are near it confirms that all babies need is to be loved. I kept Greta in a bassinet with underneath storage for diapers… in our room until she outgrew that and we put her in a small crib in our room. When she turned 1 we finally put up the big crib and put her in Kora’s room. It was a big treat for Kora. I am currently decorating their room. Kora picked your pop garden peonies, pinky/purple for her curtains, it is also in the quilt I made for her. She loves it!(side thoughts)… I purposely kept Greta with the noise of the home in the daytime. Once it was night, dark and quiet she slept fairly well. I also loved being able to hear her little sounds in the night, assuring me she was real, here and doing well. Can’t wait to hear you news of the baby’s birth. All my best. Thanks for inspiring so many of us.
Happy Birthday! I just love the new travel mugs and books. Those prints are just so awesome. I have a bunch saved up to make a fun quilt with one day. Hopefully sooner rather than later! I am the worst procrastinator. I always have some idea of a plan but don’t always think through the details (like where to put the baby’s things). We are currently renovating our kitchen and I didn’t really consider that we don’t have tools to do the job! Haha. Now we have been buying a lot of tools and don’t really have a place to store them! Good times. Anyways, good luck with your delivery (and figuring out where to put stuff!).
first those books/mugs are AWESOME! I want them all. and second why not make the open office into the storage of the baby stuff, ie dresser, changing station and that way you can just have the crib with you. Might be easier and you would still have the other office.
Thank you for the great, entertaining birthday contest. I’m 6 months into pregnancy #3 and up at 1:15am due to leg cramps and insomnia. But these stories of birth and reminders of wonderful newborn days are soothing me. Off to try sleeping again…
If the baby arrives in good health, and you all are still there to see him, nothing else the heck matters. xo
(Really. It doesn’t.)
Happy Birthday and I wish you lot’s of joy – your patterns sure do that for me 😉
Happy Birthday! Just remember that anything traumatizing is worth it for the beautiful bundle that will be all yours at the end.
~Claire
Have you considered moving your two boys into the same room together?
Exciting times! I hope you had a wonderful birthday. Being a 1st time mother of a 4 1\2 month old I’m hardly qualified to give advice but one thing I have learnt is that babies adapt to anything! When my husband lost his job we moved to a tiny house where every room is ensuite to the bathroom, we have 4 dogs and when our little one came along I was worried about the noise but despite a few barking = waking = crying incidents she tends to sleep through most of the noise and is quite a laid back baby. Whatever you decide, enjoy every minute of it and take all the time you need to kiss every last inch of him/her. =^-^=
Here’s a birthday joke for you! My husband told this to me right after he proposed at my request for some comic relief after such a serious moment 🙂
Why do seagulls fly over the sea???
Because if they flew over the bay they’d be called bagels!!!
Hope it made you smile, happy birthday – love your new stuff!
Happy Birthday – three days after the fact . . . How about the closet??? On one blog I’ve read (I’ll have to search) a closet was turned into a sleeping space – it was quite cozy actually. Just think – all of these important concerns are just temporary – and they will all fall into place. Like a fine wine, your babe will arrive in the right time, your swollen ankles will return to their svelt size, and all will be right with the world. Bestest wishes.
Ah life! We let our new one sleep by our bed for the first two months and kept a little box of diapers, wipes and onesies out in the living room. For some reason I always end up doing everything there.. Then we set up his crib in his 4 and 2 year old brothers’ room. Its working great! Just remember the pioneers- THEY grew up in one room cabins with 10 kids! we’ll be fine lol!
Congratulations on the new little addition to your family. I recently discovered the power of a tutu. We spent the morning browsing and bouncing through a local art fair where we picked up a adorable pink tutu and tucked it away while the kids jumped to their hearts content on the inflatable jungle gym. As soon as it was time to go and get in the car, Abby started fussing (hot and hungry is a bad combo). Nothing seemed to calm her until I asked “Abby would you like to hold your tutu” she responded with a weepy “yes” and that was the last peep out of her until we arrived home.
I suggest 2 washing baskets – one clean and one dirty! Babies go through clothes so quickly, you don’t need to waste time putting them “away” 🙂
Snuggle your baby in the early days. Enjoy him being close to you – either in your room, or in your bed – whatever works for you! Move him out – where ever it suits at the time – when you feel you need a little more sleep!
Treasure every moment! Life is precious and they grow so fast!
Happy birthday!
Happy Belated Birthday! Not sure if you’ve had the baby yet…
Both our girls spent the first 6 months of their life in a basket on the dining room table. They probably would have stayed there longer, but they outgrew the basket. Things you do out of necessity – two bedroom house, two adults who work from home.
Happy Birthday! I’m not a mom (yet), but go get yourself a pedicure, you’ll definitely get a few moments to relax!
Happy birthday Heather!! Wow and i thought my schedule was hectic with working f/t and going to school f/t! Know that it will soon smooth out and you will just have a new routine 🙂 try some red rasp tea with some hibiscus to help soothe you inside and out (the red raspberry is for your preg, the hibiscus is for the heat)
Melissa
Happy birthday Heather! I don’t have any new words of wisdom for you that I’m sure you haven’t already heard. I just take deep breaths … for 24 years now! Congratulations!!
I was the youngest of 4. My room? Call me the nomad child. Every six months I moved from one sibling’s room to the next. Perks? Silly sibling time and opportunities for a lot of back-scratching. Not-so-happy times? I guess it may have been a little annoying for them…at times…maybe? Surely not! We all survived and love one another dearly. My point is…it doesn’t really matter where the baby goes as long as he’s loved and no one trips over him in the middle of the night. 😉
happy birthday heather! Once the baby is here I am sure it will be easier to decide where everyone should go. So lift your swollen ankles up and relax until then.
I was expecting Baby #3 whilst in the midst of a huge (gutted to the wall studs) remodel, during which myself, my husband, and our two daughters (age 9 and 5 at the time) shared one bedroom and a small bathroom. I gained more weight than I care to admit and waddled thru the small construction site in my driveway every day on the way to drive my daughters to school.
And when baby number 3 arrived ( a beautiful healthy boy) we were still living amongst piles of drywall and power tools, and I think every painter, carpenter, electrician, and plumber in the state of Idaho walked in on me nursing at least once.
And I was blissfully happy 🙂
Enjoy
Deep breath. Just remember, all a new baby needs is: you, food and a clean diaper every couple hours. Everything else is just gravy. So, park the bassy and a pile of diapers and wipes by your bed.
If you’ve got some available shelf space put up some swaddling blankets, onesies and jammies within easy reach of the bed and call it good for now. All the other thousands of clothing articles can chill in the laundry basket until needed.
When you have a spare minute…after the blessed arrival, like 4 months after…you can decide where to have the wee one sleep (kids get used to sharing a room, so don’t fret about that, and your light-sleeping daughter will learn to sleep through a fuss).
In the meantime, now that you have a basic plan, go shopping while you still can! I mean it…RUN!
And drink lots of water to help with the swelling. And maybe go on a date later tonight!
Here. This will make you feel better. Things could definitely be more complicated…
My unexpected baby number three turned into babies three, four, and five. All of the sudden, my car was too small, my house was too small, my pocketbook was too small. Oh. Did I mention I already had a baby at home. Yes. Little Paige was not quite two when the triplets showed up. Somehow we put five kids (age 5,2,0,0,0) in a 1200 sqaure foot house for 2 whole years. Somehow things all worked out. I think it was because my heart was big enough. That seemed to be what really mattered.
So there you have it. Move a dresser. Clear a shelf. Empty a drawer. As long as your heart is ready, which I’m sure it is, it will all work out. That new little baby boy will feel the love and not give a rat’s you-know-what about his room. For a while anyway. I’m certain my thirteen year old triplet girls would cry foul if I took away their space now. I don’t think I will try it. 🙂
Many blessing upon you and yours, Heather. What an exciting time.
XOXO-
Cassie
Happy birthday! Breathe, and enjoy lots of chocolate.
Heather, Happy Birthday!
I just had a baby at the end of June. Our brilliant idea was to have our little Olive sleep in our room. This has turned out to be not such a brilliant sleepless idea. I say set up baby’s room in the noisy, light room above the front door or in the office and move office to noisy, light room.
If loft chosen, Little Baby Bailey can nap during the day in a quieter place like your bedroom where he won’t be disturbed by the going-ons of the rest of the house. But then at night, he won’t be keeping you up with every little grunt or whimper and you’ll be able to preserve some of your new mom sanity and he’ll learn how to sleep better. And let’s be honest, the first 6 to 8 weeks… you’re not going to be sleeping much anyways, so you need to make the most of every wink you get!!!
ahhh, what a delicious problem to have! a new babe, a teenager and a little girl that is probably dying to be a “mommy”.
stuff in the turrett, babe in your room.
Baby bunks w you. Stuff in the turret – the stuff won’t mind the barking dogs (2 at my house). Make more decisions later after pregnancy-fog is gone:)
I managed to get to 24 weeks without realizing I was pregnant. Since I was taking the pill, it never occurred to me…I said to my Dr, “I don’t understand how this happened!”. After she stopped laughing/crying she said, “well, first the man has to….” and then she got the giggles and couldn’t go on. The rest of our visit was punctuated with her stifled giggles and tears.
As it turned out, we had the baby so quickly, she only got to the hospital after it was all over-again giggling…
Boy would I love one of those happy travel mugs and books!
I am horrible and coming up with–and retelling–funny stories, but here goes…
You know what? I can’t even do it. I can’t think of anything funny. But the thing I told a friend who just had her second baby is that that was the hardest stage for me–adjusting to two. I called my best friend from the parking lot of Target, totally bawling, because my mother had just left after having spent a week helping me after #2 was born. I thought I couldn’t do it. And now look at me–three children! And we’ve all survived! 🙂
If you are like me, you’ll want that new baby near you anyway. I had a pretty little basket with diapers & wipes and a few extra changes of onesies (and a water bottle for mom) that lived on the changing table during the day and was carried up to my room at night. I’m guessing C still uses the playroom? Why not keep the baby things in your office, and see what happens? I hope you went antiquing!
I found my third to be the most amazing experience – we’d been through the head-vacuum-baby-conehead-maker-because-she-isn’t-going-to-vacate-the-premises-on-her-own-baby, and the she’s-not-coming-for-awhile-No-WAIT-she’s-coming-NOW-baby, (and forgot all that the instant I saw or held each – so the third I just enjoyed every stage, knowing she was my last (she didn’t bother to wait for the Dr.) It was cool to be SO present. She’s 6 now and I still remember every second of my labor with her. I wish you the same amazing experience.
after our first was born, my husband declared that she smelled like a turkey, then clarified that she smelled like the joys that accompany an holiday, not necessarily like a large roasted bird.
i have no nesting advice as we were rehabbing a lead painted kitchen and plastering my son’s room months before and after birth. he was in our room for 9 months and i loved it. everything else was stored here and there in big clear bins. (do you have a garage?!)
but i maybe can make you laugh: a duck walks into a bar, says, “gimme some chapstick, put it on my bill”
happy birthday!
I’m hoping/assuming he’ll be a laid back babe who goes with the flow.
I decorated a perfect nursery for my first little guy only to discover that I didn’t have it in me to sleep so far away from him. We ended up with the family bed thing going on…for 6 years & 2 kids. If you had told me before his birth that I’d do that, I would have vehemently denied any such thing. Anyway, no one slept in that nursery for about eight years. I eventually booted my 2 sons into an amazing Harry Potter room, but the nursery was just a dumping ground until my oldest wanted his own space and little bro moved into it.
Anyway, I wouldn’t stress about it. I’m sure the perfect answer will present itself when necessary. Good luck!
So sorry I forgot to wish you a happy birthday. Go somewhere that’s not child friendly. It’ll be awhile before you can do that again:)
Happy Birthday to you, cha, cha, cha! My vote is for you to create your nursery using that small space. You, of all people, could make a shoebox stylish and smart so I’d love to see that! Best wishes!
Happy birthday. It sounds like you’ve come up with the best temporary solution. Wait and see who this new baby boy is and the right path will present itself.
I’m loving the new travel mugs. Thanks for presents on your birthday!
Put Baby in E’s room. C will already be hugging, loving, and mothering on the baby, and they will have more time together anyway. It will be good for E to bond with Baby, plus it’s good training for later- roomate, being a husband/father. Why not practice now? Great lessons in many areas of life! Also E will be at school during nap time.
As for the stuff- you have two children, so you are probably wise to the fact that most of the stuff was really not needed, but the turret sounds like a great space for the needed stuff.
Can’t wait to see how you work it out. Whatever you do *ENJOY THOSE KIDDOS*, you will blink and they will be having babies of their own.
***Remember: The days are long, but the years are short!***
Oh yes, you asked for the baby and/or birth stories and here come the poop stories! I remember when my now 21-year old son was brand new and mu brother in law came to see him. BIL hhad painted the most adorable country scenes on all the walls, complete with farmyard animals and a road then ran the entire circumference of the room. Baby needed a stinky diaper change, so DH volunteered to do it and his brother came along. Somehow in the diaper change process, baby’s bottom got pointed toward the wall. He had one of those robust mother’s milk poops – all over the changing table and all up and down the wall. That beautifully hand painted wall! BIL zoomed away from that scene gagging, and new Mommy and Daddy learned a lesson in that whole cover-the-bodily- function-orifices whenever the diaper is off. We have had a few good laughs about that over the years! Probably way funnier to us, and possibly TMI for general population. 8/
Oh my gosh- I was typing so fast and furiously that I forgot to say Happy Birthday! And I agree that if you have a crib or bassinet for him to sleep in, you’ll work out the other details in time. Good luck hunting for antiques. I adore antique/vintage furniture that has been painted and reupholstered.
Happy B-day, belated of course and I feel for you, I am 30 weeks myself with my second. On a funny note my first our daughter was born at 37.5 weeks 13 minutes before my husbands 40th birthday, he asked me to hold off for two more contractions I looked at him and growled,”no drugs, no deal”. This time around I have a due date of Oct. 21st and if I go early as they expect I most likely will my son could have my birthday of Oct. 11, but my bet is he comes the 12th about 13 minutes past midnight. Gotta love em, oh and I am finding Ciao Bella Blackberry Cabernet sorbet to help with the heat, can’t sit down with a nice glass so might as well have a bowl instead. Best of luck Erin
congrats and thank you! and to cheer you up (i’ll send the pic in an email since it wont work here) check out the shoes i made with YOUR FABRIC and wore when i was SUPER PREGGO with my 5th baby! look for the email i’m sending 🙂 hope you enjoy for a smile! i need the book to match!
Happy Birthday…My one bit of advice chocolate, it can make any day better!
Happy Belated Birthday! I would say if you are breastfeeding then the baby would just need to bunk near you so you’ll have some time to decide on the room arrangements!
Best of luck! My ankles are looking not too bad with this pregnancy too! Especially with the Midwest triple heat we’ve had.
Happy Birthday-
First of all don’t stress everything will workout and your baby will have a place in your home even if it is rocky for a while. When we first had our son who is now 21 months we lived in a small two bedroom apartment my husband worked from home and then a baby boy who needed a space too but it all worked out fine.
on a funnier note I know it has been a while with your oldest boy being a teenager sense you had to deal with changing a newborn boys diaper. Can we just say Pee Pee tepee any how about a week into motherhood I was changing my son on our bed and all of a sudden he was peeing every where and I was so socked that it took me a few seconds before I realized I needed to cover him. By the end there was pee all over our bed our pillows and myself. My husband helped a lot by running into the room with the camera and started taking pictures because he thought it was so funny. The wost part was the apartment we were living in didn’t have washers and dryers so we had to be very creative with our sleeping arrangements that night. So my best advice is to remember to keep that boy covered with a wipe or something good luck.
i posted this on the wrong post the first time sorry
Happy birthday.
My mom went into labor not too terribly long after my third birthday with my younger brother. She had me call 911 to get an ambulance to pick her up (well before common cell phones). In the time it took the ambulance to get to our home, my brother was born on the couch.
I had always been told that if you expose a baby to lots of stimulus, doorbells, barking dogs, loud kids, he will learn to sleep through anything. Worked with my youngest who will soon be 21 and he still sleeps all the time through just about anything.
I don’t know that I have words of wisdom, humor or advice- However, I do want to wish you a VERY Happy Birthday!
I think you should keep the baby with you. Helps in the middle of the night when you don’t have to do much travelling around the house. It sounds as if you are already doing to much of that. Could you put a change table and some sleek shelving in the turret to create a “baby dressing room”? We put the change table in a central spot in the house when we had our babies. It made changes quick and easy and that way anybody could do it. It didn’t look good or go with the decor but I was always thankful a change area was close by.
I am not full of good advice for motherhood as I haven’t been lucky enough to have any children. But, I DO have a funny little story about my own birth. My mother was a phenom who had three children and for some odd reason, never had pain in childbirth! Keep in mind, I was born in the mid 60s when the father wasn’t in the delivery room, and most mothers were given meds regardless. My Mom was always convinced that the pain WOULD be coming and therefore would beg for the drugs when it was already past the time that she really needed them. So, when I was born, she was “knocked out” and sleeping through my actual arrival. lol Her anesthesiologist WOKE HER UP to tell her “you’ve got a girl!”…She took one brief look at me, rolled over and went to sleep! My father was so crushed because he felt that she didn’t love me! Too funny. By the time she had her third and final child – and only boy – her only discomfort from the birth was the nausea she suffered from the pain meds! After two daughters, finally a son. Good thing the doctors woke her up to let her know!!!
We just had #5. She’s 6 months old, and her crib is still in our room. Her bedding is in the closet of 2 of her sisters, her clothing is in the dresser of her third sister, and all of her extras are in her brother’s room. They kind of need a lot of stuff! The good news is, as they get older, you can relegate all of the extra space hogging stuff to storage…that’s what I keep telling myself!
love the mugs! the books look fun too!
Happy Birthday! And Almost Happy Birthday to the babe! I had perfectly outfitted rooms for my babies, and they unded up living in laundry baskets! Their room was untouched for months. They were so happy! And there’s room everywhere for a laundry basket! Good luck!!
Happy Birthday. This story is about me when I was very little. I am now 64. My parents took me shopping downtown to the Elder Department store in Dayton, Ohio. Next door was the grand opening of the Virginia Cafeteria. There were hundreds of people lined up to eat. The line went right in front of the display window to Elders Department store. My parents lost me in the store and could not find me. They were panicked until they saw everyone outside laughing and pointing at the display window. There I was, age 2 going potty in a very tiny potty chair. The window had a baby display. My very embarrased Dad grabbed me and ran out the door past the laughing folks. He did forget one thing, to pull up my panties. I hope I have made you smile and enjoy your little ones.
Hopefully you wil figure out your dilemna soon, Love those notebooks they sound like the perfect thing to read in the car while waiting for kids.
Happy Birthday!!!!
It will all work out!!! He’ll be fine in your room, or a drawer, for that matter! Didn’t they used to put little babies to sleep in a drawer? ha! What a super cute pic that would be too! And he only needs one outfit washed before you come home! You can put all the sweet visitors to work washing & folding!!! ha! Wish I had some great advice for the rest, but I will say that I ADORE your travel mugs & those books look fun!!! 😀
Happy happy birthday! I say putting the baby and stuff in your room will be the best for now to give you some respite from all the thinking. It will help too, once he’s out I guess, that you can easily reach for the stuff, especially at night. Something funny…hmm, after being in labour for 3 days, ending with an emergency c-sect, what really made me burst out laughing was on day 6, when while changing my darling daughter, I heard a loud fart. I turned to the hubby, chiding him for being rude in front of the baby. He simply replied, “It wasn’t me!” My, can babies fart!!!
You enjoy your little one….hugs=)
Relax… enjoy your birthday today and enjoy the last days of being pregnant cause this is something you don’t experience a lot in your life !
If you have problems with swollen feet, have a bucket prepared with cold water and essential oils ( lavendel oil, geranium oil or chamomilla: some drops mixed in a bowl of cream or liquid honey ). Any five minutes you have to sit down, where-ever this is put your feet in this cold water.
I often do this when I’m on my computer… two feet soaking in a pink tub under my table…
My 3 children were born at home ( planned ! ) and they all slept the first six weeks in our bed next to me.
No, as long as you don’t drink alcohol or take drugs, you won’t lie on top of them !
There is always room under a bed ( mostly…) so you can put some plastic bins with a lid under your bed to store his or her clothes,… Bins that can be put on top of each other also don’t take so much place. Just don’t buy too many stuff for the baby : she/ he don’t NEED this…
Moslty, stop stressing…. everything will work out fine in the end. Enjoy every moment !
I wish you a good delivery and a healthy baby !
greetings from belgium
Inge
PS : saw you article and found you through : ” where women create” !
Buckle Up. It’s going to be a bumpy ride but a HAPPY one.
Happy Birthday, Happy Baby.
Regina
Happy Birthday and here’s a story to hopefully make you smile. When I was a wee child, about 3 years old, my adoring mother placed me in a local beauty contest. It was full of small town pageantry with southern accents (or maybe just hillbilly accents), but a stylish event for the girls involved. I was enamored with my dress that had a little can can underneath with a bell in it, and a little over-dazzled by the spotlight gazing down on me as I had my turn being center stage. As I reached the middle of the stage, at the very edge so all could see my beautiful polka dotted dress, I decided I had a hankering to stick a finger up my nose and conduct a bit of drilling. But wait folks, there’s more. Not only did I dig, but I dined, as well. Right there. Center stage. With my parents shrinking in the seats as everyone around them laughed uncontrollably.
Ahhh, the joys of parenthood and childhood together. I am confident many more memorable moments are headed your way!
Happy Late birthday – hope Littlest One comes soon. Our story – the Mema got our Biggest One (2 1/2 then) a doll to help with the whole ‘taking care of a baby’ change in her life. It is the most life-like creepy thing ever. I asked Hubby to put it & the moses basket beyond the curtain near the room door. That doll scared everyone who came in the room. Nurses, Doctors, facilities staff, one and all GASPED in shock thinking I left my newborn in a basket at the door. To this day, if you see it out of the corner of your eye, you’d think it’s real. I cover it with an old blanket expecting it to be uncovered come morning…
Happy Birthday Heather. I’d love the chance to win !! I know wherever you put that baby crib it will be adorable !!
Congratulations on both amazing things. Your birthday and the baby 🙂 I would love to win one of your books as I work at a school in the resource room. Sometimes I think the only reason these kids are in our room is that language has not been developed in the manner we would like. CONGRATS
aw, happy birthday!
i would use the turret like room or make the office the teen room ;)-don’t worry -things will work out…
we’ll be starting school soon-and i would so love to have one of those travel mugs for the ‘pick up/drop off’ kids line 😉
Happy Birthday! Love the books and the mugs. Keep up the amazing work!
hmmmm, Its just too hard a decision with a swollon belly and ankles. Besides you dont want to move rooms around and then move them again!
I say move the baby in your room, hire a maid and stay in the bedroom watching netflix and cuddling the baby for the next 3 months or so!
You should be ready to make a decision by the holiday season, and you will be fully rested !
Okay, So I have been in your position. We we were pregnant with our third child early last year and in a similar dilemma, our house is tight for space already with 2 kids sharing a room (can’t put three in there!)and one study. So what did we do, we did what we have always done and Number three slept in our room for the first 6 months. We have his clothes in a nicely timed inherited chest of drawers which was delivered the day he was due! However we were able to rearrange the house as our baby was 9 days overdue… Seriously our house is still tight for space and every second day I feel I want to move, yet reality dictates that we are so blessed we have three happy children all the rest just works. To feel organised just ensure you have the basics bassinet, clothes, nappies, wraps and burp cloths organised and thats all you need. Don’t worry too much about how to organise the rest of your house and in the meantime enjoy some relaxation. When baby comes home, the arrangement of spaces will work itself out!!!
How on earth could you have begun the nesting/shuffling process in your second trimester? NO ONE EVEN KNEW YOU WERE PREGNANT YET! (I’m still in awe over this fact.) I say this is a fabulous excuse for not having a “place” for the baby yet.
Happy, happy birthday! I’m short on advice today, besides the cliched “love every minute of this new baby – time goes too fast.” My own Little Man just turned a year & I feel as if it happened in the blink of an eye. Just snuggle him, enjoy him, enjoy watching him with C & E…make memories out of simple moments. I know you will. Good luck!
Well, I am due at the beginning of October and my DH and I moving to a new city 3 weeks before the baby is due. So besides having to get everything packed, I am now not able to buy much of anything for the baby since we don’t want to have to move it twice. I feel your pain about where you are going to put everything. We really don’t know what to expect until we move into our new place. I say just figure it out as you go and it will all come together. That is what I keep telling myself. 🙂
Happy Birthday and I hope you have a great day!!
Almost all of my babies came past their due date, so my mantra was “They are easier to take care of IN than OUT.” Good luck!
Well, I am sorry you sound so stressed on your birthday…my advice, eat a cupcake. That always helps. I would use the turret for now, if that helps. LOL. Just thought I’d throw that in there. Let’s see. What else can I offer? I was trying to think back to 7 years ago when I had my little boy for something funny….one night, in bed I sat straight up in a hurry because I had a leg cramp and my husband (almost first time father) popped up and proclaimed “I’m ready, I’m ready!” That was kind of funny. Love, love those books and mugs…so cute.
Congratulations on the new addition to your family! My baby fever is put on hiatus therefore I love hearing pregnant stories until I can have another…
When our first was born the nurse checked to see how far I was dilated and she commented that he seems to have a full head of hair. Later the doctor came in and she ordered an ultrasound right away. Come to find out, our little guy was frank breech. The poor nurse laughed and says, “I’m sorry I said your son had a hairy butt!” So of course we have a great story to tell Colby in front of his girlfriend someday.
Rest up and keep your eye on the prize!!
My advice (and it’s worth what you’re paying for it) is to keep the new one in your room at night til he’s a little older then bunk him with Elijah. If he does cry at night (baby, not Elijah!) the log sleeping tendency should help, and a baby monitor can connect him to you no matter how far away your room is.
Put his STUFF – downstairs, office or living room, cause that’s where you’ll be most of the time, and a baby can be dressed, changed and generally messed with anywhere!
Keep those swollen ankles up as much as possible (ha, ha!) Like that’s gonna happen! And big congratulations!
I honestly can’t remember where I heard this saying but it has become my mantra: “Cleaning and sorting while you and kids are growing is like shoveling snow while it is snowing.” All will fall into it’s due place in due time before you’re due! Slow down and remember to cherish each moment of the process, you will only be pregnant with this child once!
Im a little late but better late then never! Happy Birthday Heather and thanks for all the years of your beutiful blog and fabrics and all that good stuff!! You have really come along way and I have enjoyed the journey as well!
Hugs
Lisa S
happy birthday! enjoy your pregnancy! and more importantly, enjoy your bundle of joy! i think i rearranged my son’s room a gazillion times when he arrived. just go with it. as you begin to live with him you’ll find the “right” place for his things that work for you.
Happy Birthday Heather!
our #2 came last week! woo!!! I say don’t think about it too much! (hard I know) put a sweet little bassinet in your room, put the stuff in the turret… you might never look at it again… I just keep a changing pad and diapers handy, get her clothes when I can… he won’t want toys forever, and remember it will be TOTALLY different with older kids around! they can like… hold him and stuff! blessings on your new little life and your old one TOO!
LOL I am loving the stories definitely some lessons I would rather learn though someone else’s experiences. Hope you had an amazing birthday!
Happy Birthday Heather and thanks for the chance to win one of your fantastic products. Those cute books look very interesting I must say. OK I suggest you let the baby sleep in your room just for the first 6 weeks giving you a bit more think time. Buy a fabby vintage dresser at the antique shop to put in the teensy turret room to hold the baby clothes. The top of the dresser can double as a change table for baby and the top draw can hold those change-time baby essentials. Store all of baby’s toys in an old suitcase, also purchased at the antique shop, stylishly placed beside the vintage dresser. Then dress the door to the teensy turret room with a little bunting made from your fantastic fabric and wa la, your ready for the sweet sound of tiny baby gurgles.
Our second child never actually slept in a crib. Fabulous bouncy hammock in the living room, and then porta-cot, and then big bed. We just never seemed to get around to putting up the crib and it didn’t matter in the end….
I thought there would be more comments from readers like me… checking on you, and baby.
Hello? Any early arrivals?
Just thinking of you, and hoping for a serene labor and delivery, a healthy new babe, and a happy family.
I just stumbled upon your blog and it is lovely. Enjoy your new bambino. -From one Heather to another
These are great … and things sort themselves out. My girlfriends cousin lived in a tiny, TINY 1 bedroom apartment when her 1st came. No room for a crib, so the baby slept his stroller for the first few months until they had the energy to move to a bigger place.
Happy Birthday!!!
I’m sure you guys will figure it all out soon…Don’t worry too much, at least you have a home to bring the lil one home to 🙂
I have wonderful twin identical sons now 22 years old. When they were babies, one would always get into his brother’s crib. One day, I put my sweet boys down for their nap. With finally a moment to rest, I headed for our plush comfy couch in the living room. From the couch I could see down the hallway. I no sooner sat down, when I saw what appeared to be a giant white cloud of smoke! It was coming from their room at the end of the hallway. Freaking out.. I ran down the hall into their room. There before my eyes were my two comedic sons in the same crib completely covered in baby powder from head to toe! The ceiling fan was on which explained the cloud and my babies looked like little old men! Happy Birthday! : )
When I was pregnant with our daughter, my husband kindly painted my toe nails a lovely maroon color named “Mrs. O’Leary’s BBQ Sauce”. Unfortunately, my feet were so swollen it ended up looking like fat little sausages dipped in sauce!
Howdy!! I am currently pregnant with my surprise baby (27 weeks along) and will be celebrating my 38th birthday in early September. I’m in the process of putting together the nursery. Already made the quilt, the felt mobile is coming along (thanks to your yummy felts!), the crib skirt is next and then the ring toy from your pattern!
I’m needing some cheering up today myself after someone on an online pregnancy board “joked” about my age (since I’m one of the older expectant mamas) and called me an “old fogie” and some other thing about needing an old-person walker. Ha-ha, so not funny…
In any case, hope that your pregnancy is going smoothly and you get all your nursery plans in place soon, I’m sure you’ll come up with something beautiful and creative!
Hi heather. It’s Chanel (heidis friend I met u at CE when you were there) have enjoyed catching up on your news and super big congrats to u all. I am sitting at the doctors waiting got my post op app after having shoulder surgery – I hv my right arm in a sling for 6 weeks – no driving, cooking – actually anything. Gasp! So I totally get the shaving ur ankles thing as I cannot shave under my arms – or brush my teeth properly (just to start with) it’s amazing how we appreciate our bodies in different ways when our circumstances change. I must say this has been a life lesson – teaching me to let go of things ( like having hairy armpits) and embrace things I cannot change. Also be grateful for things like – being able to work from home and still post a comment on my iPhone as I cannot write with my right hand. Lol. I really love my iPhone. Lol. And the tv is my new best friend. Good luck with the decision making. Lots of love. Chanel xxx
Happy Birthday Miss Heather! I hope you will find some time amidst all the craziness to celebrate you!
When I was having our fourth, my hubby got a job working out of the country! I was all alone with 3 kids, pregnant and packing our home to move with him. I had an Ebay fabric business at the time, a church calling and no family to help. I feel your pain. I felt like I couldn’t actually enjoy the process and planning for my last little one. We had no nursery either but we set up a little corner of our room for her. My nightstand became her little dresser. It all worked out fine. I had a dream nursery in my head, but our situation didn’t call for it. And it was okay! Once that precious child comes that stuff doesn’t really matter. It’s been a couple of years now and we are moving back into a house. Tell Isaac our 14 year old son is moving into the office downstairs. It was either that or bunk with one of his three sisters. But we’re not worried, he’s a good kid and I’m sure Elijah is too :). Much luck with everything. It will all work out!
happy b-lated birthday to you!
having a baby is such a blessing. I remember telling my hubby…I wonder what it would be like to have this baby at night?? and better yet on a weekend? (my previous boys were born on Mon, Tue 10am and noon) I guess I was thinking that on the weekends the hospitals are empty -lol!
well guess what, My Nicky must have heard my wish -he was born at 9:28 pm On Sunday Night!
and the Hospital was quiet and the nurses were excited to sing happy b-day to my baby! it was a perfect night…good luck to you & god bless !♥
I don’t check your blog very often (BAD!) but today I did and lookie there: a birthday and a pending birth! How exciting! Congratulations on both.
Bunk the baby with you guys for awhile, put his “stuff” in the turret until you figure out what kind of sleeper he is, then decide where a more permanent locale should be. We learned eons ago that a small house is great incentive for living simply; babies don’t need as much “stuff” as the retailers would have you believe. 🙂 I have three kids, all grown / older teenagers now, and can tell you that there is nothing wrong with bunking with a brother / sister. It builds character and teaches them how to share. Or fight.
Heather – love your stuff – all of it – and I have worked in Women’s Health for the last 37 years – last 10 in a very large OBGYN office – I meet all the newly pregnant ladies. The best thing I have to say about pregnancy is this: at the end of all this misery, pregnancy woes, swollen feeties, back aches, heart aches, you really do end up with the best grand prize ever – a precious newly hatched baby – remember that newborn smell?? Precious!!
Between us, Hubby and I are parents of 5 boys. The oldest two are out of the house, and the rest of us live in 2bd/1ba, with a kitchen/dining/living combo. Our 16yr old desperately needs his own room! The mantra in our house is, “It will all work out, it always does”. You’ll see, it’s true!
I just want a thermos!!! But the books are awesome too. 😉 happy birthday and happy pregnancy! Good luck with all of the space-arranging and such. You’ll be there before you know it!
I hope I am not too late to enter but if I am oh well “Happy Birthday”! I think you will find the right place once you have him home because everything always seems to come together when we stress. Suddenly we think why was I stressing! A baby has a way of getting those around them in line, good luck!!
Heather, You crack me up! I had to re-read your last line re: shaving & swollen legs. I thought it said, it is far easier to have swollen legs. Wow,I thought, I’m gonna have to ask her why she said that. Sometimes my legs/ankles swell up & there is nothing good, better or best about that condition.What’s her secret?I need to know!Let me read that again…Oohh, it’s not easier to HAVE swollen legs…somehow, my eyes skipped right over the S in shave to = have. I’m bummed there is no secret for me, but I do know now I just need to go shave them!
Have a wonderful,clean-shaven Birthday. You deserve it!
Just remember babies were born in caves and slept in bear skins and SURVIVED happily. It’ll all be ok. But yeah I see the need for everything to have a space. I was in this situation with my second child and things just sort of found a place once he arrived.
Go shave your ankles and then put them up and delegate some of the jobs to others.
xxx
Belated happy Birthday!
Cass from Guitar Lesson DVD
Happy Birthday Heather!! I have a big one “50” coming up on the 18th!! We’re still fabulous!
Blessings~
Regina
Enjoy that new baby. They grow up so fast!
Congrats for your birthday, but also huge congrats and blessings on your new baby!!So glad everything went perfect!
Happy Birthday to you!!! I am expecting my 4th baby early November and the excitement of being able to shop for cute stuff is awesome. Even though my oldest is only 8 years old. It feels like there was nothing as “cool” available for babies but back then as there is now. It has definitely been stressful with all the back to school rush around here but I have some interesting baby finds for mommies that actually made me LOL (laugh out loud) and I hope it does the same for you!! Here are a couple:
1)Mom Spit- (http://www.momspit.com/) THE UNIVERSAL NO-RINSE CLEANSER FOR HANDS AND FACE. Seriously!!! This is crazy
2) BamBOOBIES (http://www.buybamboobies.com/) Super Soft bamboo breast pads! Bamboobies are the new choice for mothers who want a washable breast pad that doesn’t leak or show through clothing. I actually think these are pretty cool
3) I’ve also been looking into cloth diapering this 4th baby and many found many interesting topics such as what type of diaper rash cream is cloth diaper friendly and came across this particular item:
CJ’s BUTTer (http://www.cjsuniqueboutique.com/?p=1003) An all-natural, cloth friendly BUTTer that’s perfect for everything from eczema to diaper rash to wintertime chapped cheeks, mixed/black hair and postpartum relief! Great for babies AND adults! And guess what scent got rave ratings??? Monkey Farts (LOL) and I can assure u that I ordered some and it smells yummy!
4) I also learned a new word that goes along with all this cloth diapering loveliness: POOPsplosion!!!! So if you decide to CD, be sure to choose something that can handle this type of serious stuff.
I am sooo enjoying all this baby talk and finding out about new/interesting baby/momma products available and finding daily deals on them is so much fun for me! I love when I can catch a daily “steal”, but receiving a package in the mail is the even funner part of it all. I would for the chance to win your giveaway and to receive your cute designs would just be such a blessing. Hope you enjoy your pregnancy and all the fun that follows!!
I love your blog. I just found it today talking to someone about fabrics and they sent me your way. Happy Birthday to you and congratulations on the baby!
Well, if it’s any consolation, my sister lived in a TEENY TINY appartment when she had her first baby. Instead of walking the five steps across the room to the crib, she bedded the baby down in a dresser draw at the foot of her bed.
Happy birthday!
Hi Heather!! I know your baby is born and everything went fine (I saw your tweets yesterday!). Congratulations!!
I have 4 beautiful children and I’m hoping to have more!! 🙂 I just want to tell you that you inspire me a lot and that everything you make is really beautiful. Best wishes for everything!
I just read about your new studio in Where Women Create. It’s BEAUTIFUL! I love the chandelier. What a fun, creative space. I hope you’ve found a place for the new baby AND all of his “stuff”. Happy Birthday.
Happy Birthday!
OK, where do I start…babies can, and will, sleep anywhere; many have been successfully raised in a chest of drawers, walk-in-robes etc, etc…teenagers, however are beings who should be locked in bedrooms! If the nook idea is close to your room,that would be extra good!
And a birthing story…we are on a farm, and on the day my son decided to arrive, DH was putting in crop. I gave my husband regular 15 min. calls…”when are you finishing??”and was under the 5 minute contraction mark by the time he came inside and asked if there was time for a shower, needless to say we still had a 2 year old to drop at the babysitters before the hospital so it was a quick “NO”get in the jolly car!
Think of how exciting it would be if you had to share a teepee-all 5 of you cozy under the carcass of some slain beast hide! Makes having baby in your bedroom seem far ore bearable doesn’t it…
Happy Birthday. Hope you can get all settled with school starting and a baby on the way. What better way to start the new school year. Love your blog.
Happy birthday Heather! I hope it is marvelous!
Here are a few anecdotes from our house as of late…
Our 4 year old daughter asked her Grandma to go to the park with her, to which Grandma replied, “Not right now, Grandma’s pooped.” Wide-eyed Riley replied incredulously, “In your underwear?!”
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As far as advice goes, this is what my 6 year old son told me this week:
“A good mother never raises her voice.” (Yup, well, I don’t pass that test some days!)
Hope you had a lovely birthday Heather! It is my mum’s 70th on the 13th and I hope to see her soon to help her celebrate.
Don’t stress. Babies don’t need too many things other than love, food and clean diapers. It would be quite nice to use the open rotund area for diaper changes and a dresser with stuff. We left our 2nd with us in our room (in a bassinet)for 3 months because I was nursing and then it was off to the guest room turned baby room for her once she learned to turn over. Her room still doubles as both.
It will all work out just fine – plus you get a nice squishy baby to snuggle.
You shave your ankles??!!! Wow!! Amazing! You’re already one step ahead of me. And….. wait. You can actually REACH your ankles?? There goes step two….. and I’m not even pregnant. =+/
Congrats on the new one!! Everything will work out juuuuust fine.
Happy birthday! Shouldn’t we be giving you the gifts? Sounds like you need a massage and some time to relax. Good luck with your sweet little one!
It is the last day of the month, any baby news?
Happy Birthday!
My entire body was swollen with my first child. I was sent in a number of times to test for Preeclampsia, but no, I was just swollen. I had a friend who was due six weeks before I was at work who also suffered from swollen ankles. One day we participated in a panel interview with one other person. I can only imagine the interviewee’s thoughts as they came into a room with two very pregnant, swollen women in a conference room with their feet up on swivel chairs! We even interviewed that way … feet up!
Just stumbled on your blog looking for useful projects to employ a lady desperate for work from along the street here in Phnom Penh. Can’t promise not to try and resell so won’t even take the time to look at your designs.
But before I search on, my comment? A birthday give away of gorgeous products in response to cheery comments. A surefire birthday pick me up. You are a crafty woman indeed.
Respect! And happy birthday.
whoa! what a loada comments and some long ones in there. Mine is short and sweet – enjoy your day as best you can.
You are so funny! I couldn’t even come close to shaving my ankles when I was prego with my twins…the hubs humbly shaved my legs for me..it was a benefit for him as well! One day at a time, live Fearless…the baby will be here when he is good and ready and could careless where he will be sleeping…as long as he is with his mommy and daddy…enjoy the last days of your pregnancy and don’t miss living in the moment! Lisa in Texas
happy belated birthday. got tons of funny kid storys but I will leave you with a helpful hint.
never ever ever leave a 7yo boy alone in the bathroom with box of mr bubble and a cat. you dont want to know….. (mauh) Liz
Happy Birthday! : )
Love the mugs! Words book is great too. Thanks for offering the fabulous prizes! I love your stuff!
Heejinramsey@me.com
Happy Birthday Heather! Maybe make a fetching baby hammock and hang him up high?
I feel for you. We had my youngest, who’s now three, when my other three were 13, 11, and 5. He was in our room for several months, then we turned the downstairs playroom into a bedroom for my 13 year old son. I turned the doorbell ringer off, in fact it’s still off! It’s all worked out, no extra space anywhere, but everyone has a bed and a roof over it!
Mom to a 20 month old, and 6 months preggo, were having a bit of a space dilemma as well. My solution for the new baby is a mini crib, one with a built in changing table. Small enough to fit almost anywhere, and has drawers and shelves for storage 🙂 Check it out
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As for something to cheer you up… The only thing I have been able to think about for the last few weeks is again facing the dreaded blow out. The up the back to the shoulders, through the onesie, outfit ruining blow out. I can’t even remember how many times I would make it out of the house in an outfit I thought was clean and presentable, only to discover that I had poop somewhere. One time it was so bad (after a good 48 hours of no poop) that I cut the onesie off and threw it away. There simply was no saving it, and smearing poo over my little guys head was not worth the onesie. Ahhh good times, while it may not cheer you up, it definitely bring back some funny memories of projectile baby poop! And also be a little something to look forward to 😉
We share the same bday! The only one I have found in blogland, to date!
I just hit 55, and posted about it, http://the4rsramblings.blogspot.com
I have been lurking around yours for some time. Come and visit, we an share our Leo pride!
wow, hard to compete with 277 comments already! Happy birthday. I am in “danger” of sharing my birthday with my second child too – this October or November (who can remember such details when a baby sucks up precious brain power). For my first baby, I concentrated on getting everything ready in my illustration business before I really found a baby room but this one for some reason I’m bulbous belly deep in closets and dust bunnies organizing gift bags and Christmas ornaments and trying to find my second winter boot so I don’t have to do so with my toddler and newborn crying at my feet. I have no advice as to where to put baby. All I remember is that I didn’t really even need a “baby room” or a separate place for my baby to sleep (fit in a little rocker by the bed for the first 5 months) for a long time. Other than that, it’s just a cute little box for diapers and wipes and a space for clothes. You’ll do great!
Happy Birthday to You! I would love one of those beautiful travel mugs… wish, wish…
Would a story about our 2 yr old grand girl qualify? Yesterday while her mom & I were in the checkout line at the fabric store she peeked around Mamaw (me) to tell the lady behind us, who was just holding one or two items,that “YOU need a buggy!” Grandgirl is going to be a shopping fool!
close you eyes, breath in breath out. You will be fabulous.
I completely missed this, and the chance to wish you happy birthday, and most importantly, to tell you we have the same birthday. 🙂
And good luck with your baby.
Happy Birthday! My husband and I made a song for our babygirl Lena in the middle of the night, when she couldn’t stop crying. At first we tried the classic lullabies but when that didn’t work out we turned to:
My name is Lena, I am a showgirl, with yellow feathers in my hair and a dress cut up to there. I dance the chacha and the merengue. Together with my boyfriend Tony, I have lots of fun, i have lots of fun…
She instantly stopped, and we still use it!
We wish you lots of fun with your little Lena/Tony and the others from the copacobana!:)
I don’t know if you will ever read this…..but I found your blog through my friends blog, HomeMade Happy. I clicked on your name randomly out of all the ones on her list, and nearly laughed as I read your post- we went through this EXACT SAME situation when my youngest was born. We have 8 kids- we already had three girls sharing one room, two in another, my 16 year old had her own space (she is Type 1 diabetic and often has to get up at night to test blood sugar levels). We went back and forth between putting baby in our office space (by the front door, too small for anything but a crib due to a built in desk/wall unit) or having her share with her 15 year old brother. We decided he needed a roommate. Two years later, it was the best decision for our family. He has developed a love for her that I don’t know would have happened if they weren’t sharing that space. He has been so tender with her (most of the time- there are certainly times he has grown tired of waking up to her yelling his name!) and it has been wonderful to watch. I just wanted to let you know. I’m sure whatever you do will be what is best for you and your family!
Well…. I could tell you the story of my 8 month old mistaking her poo for chocolate (she had just had it for the first time), or when I was in an important meeting that I had been late too (thus not putting in necessary padding) and had a bit of a breast-milk muddle. But both of those stories are quite gross and not what a soon to be mother to be–again—needs to hear. So instead…
This will be the perfect baby.
You will be the perfect mom.
This baby will not poo, cry, or do otherwise disgusting bodily functions.
Neither will you.
Congrats! And no matter where you put that baby, it will be loved… that’s what’s really important!
If it makes you feel better, we have a 4 bedroom house, a 4 year old girl and a 7 month old girl. I was planning to have them in one room. All bedrooms, except for the master, are upstairs. After multiple trips upstairs for nightfeedings, I threw the towel and moved baby dowstairs. Life is good now. Good luck with the delivery! Worry not, you will find the best solution!
Sometimes a simple, but firm and lingering, hug is all someone needs to de-stress. Hang in there momma!
From a Mama to 4, it’s time to relax. Just do enough to get by and then take a nap! (oh and teach the teenager how to make those muffins – could seriously come in handy over the next few months 😉 Happy Birthday!! Xx
if you posted one, i missed it…i didn’t see a deadline for entry. so here i am! i LOOOOVE your stuff. and, i love that you’re about to be a momma again!
Happy Birthday! You are awesome. Get your rest when you can. The baby can sleep anywhere as long as you are near:) Your fabric and everything is wonderful just like you! Congratulations in all you do. Put your feet up when you can, keep your fingernails long and hang on.
Happy Birthday Heather! I love the books and mugs, as I love all of your fabric and have made some lovely things with it! All the best with the birth of your little son, you’ll find the right place in your home for him. What about setting up a book shelf for all of his clothes, diapers, blankets, etc.
I am just super impressed that you can still reach/find your ankles! You Go Girl!
Happy Birthday first! Alas I have no funny birth stories that come to mind but I do thoroughly feel your frustration as I had no other choice to turn a closet just behind our front door into a very small nursery when my 2 ms born was born and I had all those issues you spoke of. The knocking at the door, the door bell, the dog barking at the door and also when people came in they were loud (unknowingly) and so it was for sure a struggle! Up until the baby was about oh I’d say 5 months old I had him sleep in the room with us in a bassinet. It was much much less stressful. In the end it all came together and I have faith that it will for you too. Well wishes and again happy birthday : )
Sharon
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Happy Birthday Heather!
LOVE the travel mugs. Seriously, they are the perfect friend gift, teacher gift, play date mom birthday gift- I need at least 10 of them.
The busiest time in life, I know! Children, work, house… :0)
Bet you know so well, but always a good reminder I think:
Remember to take a sec and feel the joy and happines that follow just beeng a mum, for those wonderful kids of yours!
Sometime I dont have time to remember and sometime Im just to tired to, so Im greatful if someone do remind me. And you did now :0) I remembered when I was reading this! Thank you for that!
Bet you have tre wonderful kids now -ENJOY!
Hi Heather! You make me smile, every single time I read your blog, look at your patterns and your work. Truly, a joy and an inspiration for me. I hope you have a Happy Day and yeah, it’s my birthday too! Blesssssings…..JULES
Happy Birthday! Love those little posh books and mugs.
Happy Birthday. I haven’t checked your web page for a long time. Congrats on the new member to your family soon to arrive. No advice
you will get plenty. I scrolled down to the section on the books, your readers had some really good selections. I have read some and enjoyed them. The Potato Peel was great, it you love books you can’t help but love that book. Have a super B-day and thanks for all you do.
happy birthday heather! love the books & coffee mugs…hope to win a set! =)
my advice…get lots of ice packs, as a matter of fact, get the gloves filled with ice…they stay colder, longer! =)
It’s not really a baby/birthing story, but I still giggle at it from time to time….when my son (now 13) was a couple of months old, his elder sister (13 at the time) took him to change his nappy (diaper) and she’s calling out to me that he was all stiff….thinking he was doing his trick of tensing up his whole body (maybe he was the worlds original planker!) so I told her to tickle his feet and that normally works. She starts giggling and asking how/why that would work…so I decide to go in and investigate…what she was actually trying to get help with, was she didn’t know how to get the nappy to go down over her brothers stiff you know what..(girls really are sooooo much easier to deal with at times like this)…no wonder my daughter was confused as to how tickling the soles of a males feet would stop an erection…maybe she thought I’d re-written sex-ed or something…..I won’t tell you how we used to deal with this issue with the lad, but suffice to say, this story still brings a smile to my face…I can just imagine the puzzled expression on her face before I walked in to help rectify the matter. Hope all goes well with your impending birth. Hugs Naomi
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Happy Birthday! My best birth advice is to labor where you feel safest, get on your hands and knees a lot, and know that it may seem like a lot work in the moment but it will be over with sooner than you think!
I LOVE those sets! Perfect for gift giving too 🙂
Time to myself in my craft room is always a great stress-reliever for me, and ice cream and a chick flick helps too 🙂
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Really, who cares where his clothes are till he goes to school and has to get ready fast. Enjoy him for now. I’m sure you know how fast they grow up. quigleyfran@sbcglobal.net
i will never forget my son on his first birthday!!!! its something!!! and its priceless!!!!
Congrats Heather!!! For your aniiversary and for your matternity, he’s a cutie.
What can I explain you? I’m in blank!
Maybe a joke?
Here you have, is an old one but it makes me laugh always.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip, and after finishing their dinner they retire for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”
“I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes” exclaims Watson.
“And what do you deduce from that?”
Watson ponders for a minute. “Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you, Holmes?”
“Watson, you idiot!” he exclaims, “Somebody’s stolen our tent!”
i will keep my fingers crossed. The posh books and the travel mugs are insanely cute!!! I really need them!
Hugs from BArcelona
Hi, I love your website!! I think it is so cute and adorable!!!!