My mom came to stay with us all last week and it was wonderful! Having an extra person to soothe a fussing baby in the middle of the night made a huge difference. Also enjoyed having a hot drink served to me in the morning and a few shopping trips. Moms are so good at pampering!
In the baby department…I can’t believe how much they go to the bathroom! We have gone through so many diapers already and 2 whole boxes of baby wipes in less than two weeks. My sister-in-law gave me a recipe for homemade baby wipes and they are working fabulously! Below is the recipe.
-Cut a roll of paper towels in half. (I use the rolls that have half sheet cuts)
-Use an 8 cup round container with lid
-Mix 2 cups water, 3 Tbsp baby oil, and 2 Tbsp baby wash in the container
-Put your cut roll of towels in the bowl and then immediately lift out and put the dry end in.
-Pull out the brown tubing from the middle
-Pull towels from the center
I also made an Amy Butler coin purse. It will be nice to throw on my wrist when I have to run somewhere quick. (I have found that having a baby requires taking a few more items with you when on the go.)
We finally made it home from the hospital after a little fight with jaundice. Elias is doing well now but he had to spend some quality time under lights at the hospital as well as at home.
We survived the first night…although it was a bit rough. Upon arriving home Elias was very hungry, I was about ready to burst with milk, Dakota had destroyed a pair of Tony’s favorite mittens, Dakota also ate an entire box of her heartworm medication…Tony jumps on the phone to call the vet, Elias goes through 4 diapers in 10 minutes, and Tony and I are just plain stressed with having the responsibility of a new person to care for. Where are the grandparents??!! Thankfully Grandma Dixon comes on Monday for a week and Grandma Barlow sent tons of food our way which made me cry. Yes changes…wonderful and emotional.
Yesterday during nap time, I whipped up this “Boobie Buffer” with this pattern.
This allows you to see your baby as you breastfeed while staying decent in the presence of others. (The top has some stiff plastic in it that pops out the fabric so you can look down the neck.)
Tony was gone for most of last week on a little fishing adventure, so you’d think that I would have lots of posts on creative happenings, but alas…I was content to eat Chinese take-out and watch movies.
I did get the top done to the quilt I am working on. Next step is to get it loaded on the quilting frame and quilted up.
Tonight I made a quick diaper changing pad. It is oilcloth (basically plastic) on one side and cotton on the other. This way if there is an especially nasty diaper we can use the easy to clean plastic side.
Fabrics and ribbon are picked.
Assembly done. 3 layers–oilcloth, cotton batting, cotton fabric. Ties on the end.
All rolled up! 2 weeks from today is the big day…ahhh!
I’ve been thinking lately about this book that I got a couple years ago. It is called “the new crewel” by Katherine Shaughnessy. It’s contemporary handwork where you use linen twill and wool thread. hmmm…what creative things to make with this…
Now, I’m off to bed with a little Anne of Green Gables to keep me company–such a classic!
I had fun putting together a shower gift for a friend over the last couple of days. I hope everyone likes handmade as much as I do!!! The first thing I made were a couple of bibs using the gift that Heather sent me as a template. I used freezer paper to make the template, used a fun fabric and terry cloth, sewed it right sides together, turned it right sides out, and did a finishing stitch around the outside. Iron on velcro is used as the closure.
Next I made a couple of burp clothes using the terry cloth on the back as well. Very easy–cut the size you want, sew right sides together, turn right sides out, and stitch around the outside.
The last thing I made was a couple of onesies. Tony wanted an owl and I decided a mushroom would go well with that. First, I drew my picture on fusible web.
Then once you have your pieces cut out, you iron them down. Next you stitch around them with your sewing machine (you could also do this by hand).
And ta-da! You have some darling custom onesies.
If you’d rather not make your own, let me know and we can set a custom order up for you. Shop Ingrid Barlow.
