There’s nothing sweeter than a new little baby. And our family now has two new cuddly creatures to get to know – one niece and one nephew, both born last week. Laura gave birth to baby Luke on April 15th. Here’s a photo of Lily snuggled up to her long- awaited baby brother. Their family went through a couple of adoption disappointments and a battery of treatments before a successful attempt at in vitro. We’re all relieved and thrilled to have Luke here. I hear Lily will even hold Luke through her mom’s entire shower. Big sisters are the best!
Rachel (another of Isaac’s sisters) & Pip had baby Harper Lee on April 12th. Does her name sound familiar? Harper Lee was the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. I have yet to see her beautiful face, but Rachel did send me some diaper photos a couple weeks back. Do you see her enthusiasm for her new little daughter in the glorious execution of these homemade diapers? I do. They’re beautiful. They make cloth-diapering almost tempting : )
Harper is Rachel’s fifth child and first girl. Rachel is such a creative and nurturing soul — and hip as all get-out. She’s going to have so much fun dolling up her new baby. I’ll have to get her going on a blog so we can all be inspired.
Laura’s been busy prepping for baby Luke the last few weeks as well. You have GOT to check out his Scotty-Dog quilt (looks like there’s a bit of it in the photo above) and matching doll, and Laura’s hand-dyed onesie remakes (there’s a tutorial too). Lots of love for these new little babies.
Congratulations on being an auntie again, Heather……..and hug those precious bebes when you can!!! Thats the best news I’ve heard all week!! Yay!!!
Congratulations to all, I do love a new baby! Glad everyone is well and healthy. Please kiss them each in the soft fold-y spot between the neck and shoulder for me.
xo,AM
That’s my mom’s favorite kissing spot for new babies too!
Welcome new babies. My 5th baby was a girl, after 4 boys, too. Then I had another boy. 🙂 I understand the enthusiasm of dressing up a girl every bit as possible.
Lovely! I’m really into baby stuff right now, although there are definitely no babies on the horizon anywhere near here…
congratulations to your family. I am new to your blog but it is beautiful! I am curious about the bloth diapers… are they used to cover the baby’s diaper and where can i find out more?
Holy cow. Where is the pattern for those diapers? How adorable are they? Very. And the little baby Luke? Mmmmm. Newborns are so sweet.
Congratulations on the additions to the family!
Welcome baby LUKE !!!
Awww, WELCOME to the new bundles! I so miss my cloth diapering days…It was such a sweet time (yes, I realize ‘sweet time’ in references to diapering seems strange but it was so.)
Many well wishes to new mamas and babes.
LOVE that she named a little girl Harper Lee. That is fantastic!!
Two babies in 3 days (including another deduction on tax day!!). What joy!
Babies make families better just by showing up, don’t they?
We have a Harper, too! Babies are the best!
Congratulations on your adorable new family members!!
What lovely little babies with lovely little names and lovely little things!
Hi Heather-
I stumbled upon your GORGEOUS blog today and just wanted you to know that I think it’s so inspiring and beautiful. Your taste along with the photos are just amazing. Thanks for sharing your world! I’ll keep visiting.
Congrats on the new babies!
=) Have a great night.
Those diapers are ALMOST enough to make me give up my disposables — notice I say almost. (I know, not green, not earth friendly, it was just earth day — yep, guilty)
Congrats to both of the new moms. Isn’t it lucky that both little ones have Auntie Heather’s fabulous fabrics ready to make outfits out of? I just finished making a top out of them for my own little princess — LOVE those fabrics!
Wow! Lucky babies to be surrounded by an inspiring and creative family.
those diapers are fantastic… do you know if she followed a pattern or did she just make them up? i think i would love to have a go at being a bit more environmentally friendly 😀
oh how fun! congrats to Laura! My son’s bday is the same day! He just turned 3! (sniff, sniff)
Welcome Baby Luke and Baby Harper! :o)
Congratulations on your refreshed Auntie-hood Heather.
I love-love to kiss padded foreheads..mmmmmm.
breathe in that babyness.. :o)
Oh babies are so sweet and I love the way they smell. Congrats!!
xox
I have a stack of your fabrics just waiting to be cut into a new batch of cloth diapers for my daughter.
I don’t know what pattern you sister in law used, but I’m using the Very Baby cloth diaper patterns found at http://www.diapershop.com if anyone else is interested in an easy pattern 😉
Praise the Lord! The babies are adorable. Great names too. I love “To Kill a Mocking Bird.”
~Amelia
Nothing more fun than new babies. Love the diapers. Check out Annie’s blog because she has an up and coming magazine article on cloth diapering for those who would like to know more. http://bramblestitches.typepad.com
Welcome to your new little family members! I must admit I will be trying cloth out for my next baby. I have been sucked in by the absolute cuteness of modern cloth nappies and these little ones have me even more inspired to make my own with delicious fabrics.
Congratulations!
Your photo of the new baby is sweet -Congratulations, Auntie! I’m expecting a new nephew any day now. Can’t wait!
Many, many congratulations to all the new parents and siblings and aunts! So fun! Those diapers are darling. I can see that little girl is going to be DOLLED Up! So fun! 🙂
OMG! Those diapers are SO CUTE!!! The baby is beautiful. And the name Harper Lee is just lovely. But the diapers!!! I never knew I could be so excited about diapers, but those are so cute I just can’t stand it! Can you tell us what pattern she used (or if she used one)? I would really like to try making some, and don’t even know where to start! Thanks so much for sharing.
Congratulations! My first grandbaby-a boy-was born just 2 weeks ago and I can’t get enough of him! It’s like the elixer of life to cuddle him and just be with him. I am loving it.
what sweet blessings for the bailey clan, loved the diapers am curious about pattterns as I have two in diapers still.I love your family as know elinor and was in school with laura and george glad to read all is well
We have a Harper too! Congrats!
What a sweet picture. New babies are so beautiful and they bring a special spirit into the home. Everyone just seems to be happier and nicer to each other. Maybe it’s because we all talk in a softer tone.
Those cloth diapers are the cutest!!!
Chelsea
I love the home made nappies – I called hubby in, we are contemplating the making babies thing and I thought this was a big thing for the For list (on the for and against) he just stared at the screen and then walked out in silence, I guess he just doesn’t get it! but I’m loving them – where did the pattern come from?
Congratulations on your expanded family!
Those cloth diapers are gorgeous. You’d be surprised at how fun cloth diapering is when you get to put fun and beautiful prints on the baby all the time.
Oh thank you for the tips on the onesie remakes… love that!
so many babies are being born as of late!
Heather, this really has nothing to do with babies; well, maybe it does, I’m making a crib quilt. Adorable baby and photo, though.
Anyway, I came to your site, ’cause I remembered that you had a binding tutorial that daughter Anna Maria shared a while back. I found it, THANKS.
Congratulations on the safe arrival of both babies. I have a son called Luke so I’m a bit partial to that name! Hope you have a great time at Market(that’s if you are going?).
Hi Heather congratulations to all! I am making pendants with your fabric and would love to send you one. Check out my blog and email me if you want one. It is a gift for you, of course. You inspire so many! 🙂
gorgeous baby, and gorgeous diapers!! I would love to know more about the diapers as well!! what fabrics does she use for the inside? are they intended to be used with a cover? tell me more!!
Congratulations on the new family members. I love the smwell of a new baby and that starry look in his or her eyes.
Oh, cloth diapers are SO much easier than paper. No bad smell in the house because you rinse them out, stick in pail up to 2 days and then wash the whole load up. No stinky disposable in the garbage, waiting to assault you when you go to throw away the junk mail. I only wish I had thought to sew up my own. I only did a few reapir jobs o nthe ones my second child used after the first one. Maybe someday I can make some up for the first grandchild instead.
Dear Heather,
Your blog is gorgeous. I came through another blog. Congratulations.
Please come and visit Robin Sherwood frecklefarm.
best
Robin
Congratulations to the new babies!They are really cute!
A friend and I love the cloth diapers. She is so talented! We noticed a few other inquiries, we’re wondering how we can get our hands on that pattern. I love your blog, your new fabric line, you’re so cute and inspiring!
Congrats to the two little sweethearts! I totally agree – there´s nothing sweeter. I´m a cloth diaper user myself and my eyes went all teary when I saw these lovely creations! Honestly – a bit jealous to. Hope you don´t mind, me showing them on my blogg, want to show my friends!
Just found your blog and I´m just so impressed, looking forward to a lot of inspiring reading and so many lovely pics!
I feel like I’m bragging, but I am the designer of those particular diapers (my “brand” name is PattyNaps) and I would love to pass on some information about using cloth and making your own diapers!
Most of the beautiful cloth diapers that you will find if you search the internet are made by work at home moms like me! Of course some are mass manufactured, but the highest quality, most functional, and best fitting are made by mothers who actually use cloth everyday. No surprise there, right?
If you would like to find a wealth of information on cloth diapering, you can enter “wahm cloth diapers” into google and you will find many great links, diaper makers, and patterns for sale. (WAHM stands for work-at-home-mom, by the way). A great website to find patterns and notions specifically for diaper making is http://www.DiaperShop.com
Anyway, thank you Heather for sharing the photos and welcome baby Harper!
Hey!!! I recognize those diapers! They are from http://www.pattynaps.com/ if it’s ok for me to post the URL. I must say, the diaper artist has fantastic taste in fabric!
And congratulations on having two new babies to snuggle and welcome into the family! Nothing is more special!
I teach To Kill a Mockingbird every year. The name sprung out at me. 🙂 Congratulations.