Our Projects!

Ok, so first I need to give credit to where credit is deserved. I always get these ideas of things I want, and than I start my projects but being the perfectionist that I am it drives me insane if I cannot get it absolutely perfect. Many times I end up taking sewing projects, and etc to my amazing mom, and she will finish them. I will usually say I need help doing this, and than I happily let her take over. These projects that I have had lately my amazing husband made them possible. In our baby room we do not have a closet, so I wanted an armoire in order to hold our babies clothes. I started looking around at DI, and garage sales, and I found this armoire that I wanted to redo. I am really regretting that I did not take a before picture, but just so you have an idea the armoire was in bad enough shape that the people just gave it to us for free because they wanted us to take it off their hands. The side of it was busted, so it was leaning to one side, the bottom drawer was totally broken falling off, and it was a stain color. I told CJ that I wanted to redo this armoire, and that I wanted it in white. I wish I could say that I fixed it, but CJ did 99.9% of the work. He did amazing, and now I am just more excited for our little guy to come. The bottom drawer still needs it’s handles that is why there is no handles on the bottom drawer.

My second project that I said I was going to do was this old-fashioned baby cradle that I found. It was also a brown stain to begin with. CJ totally took the thing apart sanded all of the different parts, and then painted it black. The cradle is pretty cool in that it rocks, but you can also put a pin in it that makes it stay stationary. CJ thought my Grandma had a pretty awesome idea when she said to tie a rope to the cradle, and then just pull the rope while you are in bed to rock the cradle. Haha. I don't think his wife thinks that is very safe though. As you can tell though I still have to find a pad for the cradle, which is proving to be a very difficult process since it is such an odd size.

We have been so very blessed, and I can absolutely not wait for our little guy to come. We still have not chosen on a name, but I want to wait till I meet the little guy to decide for sure. We have about four weeks left maybe three if they start me early, which I am really hoping but I don't want to get my hopes up. Oh, and I have been loving life since graduation!!!!! It has been amazing to have no homework, and to know I am all done!!!!!!! I have to give thanks to CJ, my parents, and all of my family because their is no way I would have been able to graduate with out their help. Especially these past 8 months that I have been pregnant!