A couple filmed their son, Indigo, for a second a day from the day of his birth up to his first birthday (can we say awesome name choice?). Set to a song from "Little Miss Sunshine," this video is going to get you teary and emotional. I promise.
I am trying to achieve some of this kind of emotional punch with the Project365 thing, which I now know I will need to put into a slideshow set to some kind of awesome song. And maybe for the next kid I will do video like this. Because this is seriously awesome.
A Second a Day from Birth. from Sam Christopher Cornwell on Vimeo.
A big thank you to Pregnant Chicken for bringing this video to my attention!
Showing posts with label adorable baby stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adorable baby stuff. Show all posts
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Big Nursery Reveal
It took me a while, but I finally photographed our nursery! I hope you enjoy and that it was worth the wait!
A built-in bookcase was converted into basket storage, which is where all their clothes, bath stuff, things like thermometers and teething rings, and small toys go. Baskets, Container Store.
The changing table is a DaVinci Emily in Cherry from Target.
The knobs are from Anthropologie, although I don't see them on their website. They reminded me of hot air balloons, plus they were in our third color--green, so I splurged on these at $12 each. Don't tell Blue.
We used to have a glider in here (see this post) but that now lives happily downstairs. My dad bought us this great chair from Target that takes up less space and allows easier access to the baskets.
The pillow on said chair was made by my aunt, who also did the hot air balloon, curtain, and crib skirts.
At the other end of the room are the cribs. They are DaVinci Alpha from Target or Babies R Us. So far the babies sleep together in the one on the left and we keep extra blankets in the other one. It also tends to turn into a drying rack for bibs and burp cloths in the middle of the night.
Rug is from Overstock.com and is sooo soft on your feet.
Crib skirts are custom, by my aunt.
Travel-sized sleep giraffe can be found just about anywhere.
This balloon you already know from my previous post.
At center is the artwork that really started me off on the elephants and hot air balloons thing. I just absolutely love it. It's called "Flight of the Elephants" by Terry Fan.
Clockwise from top left: card from my bridal shower; the sleep giraffe again; tub full of books; more awesome artwork I couldn't resist that was purchased on Etsy; custom curtain; tub of books and custom crib skirt; hot air balloon; and what's under the window, which includes Arm & Hammer diaper pail (we love it but you have to be gentle... we just bought our second one because someone ::ahem:: got too aggressive with the last one), Crane Drop Shape humidifier for their stuffy noses, and a Sweet Jojo hamper (which despite claims that it is machine washable and dryable will in fact shrink if you do so. My mom fought to get it back on its frame. I also have a changing pad cover in this zigzag pattern).
Most of the stuff in this collage was bought for our kiddos for Christmas or at my showers. From top left: adorable and soft animals sit atop a stack of books I picked out and adore; yes the crib is super close to the shelving and yes this will be a problem as they get bigger but hopefully we won't be in this house then; Mickey Mouse stuffed animal that belonged to my brother and then to me as a child (I distinctly remember my grandmother sewing up his back because he got a hole and was leaking the pellets that he's stuffed with. I also chewed all the black off the tip of his nose.); Velveteen Rabbit is new but the two bears were given to me by Blue our first Valentine's Day together (we were technically together the previous Valentine's Day but I was studying abroad so we were 3000 miles apart); fun toys to play with; a full shot of the shelves is only possible by moving a crib. Center: more toys and books!
As you can see, Indigo and Periwinkle are living it up in style with lots of toys to play with and books to read as they get older. I usually grab a book out of the tub to read to them before bed. Dr. Seuss books are way longer than I remember!
Please let me know what you think in the comments. I worked hard on both the nursery and this post so I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Sorry my blog format doesn't allow me to make these collages bigger, but I'll work on that!
Edited to add a photo I forgot! My mom did a custom decoupage switchplate cover that she designed on the computer, compiling several ideas I liked from other artwork:
A built-in bookcase was converted into basket storage, which is where all their clothes, bath stuff, things like thermometers and teething rings, and small toys go. Baskets, Container Store.
The changing table is a DaVinci Emily in Cherry from Target.
The knobs are from Anthropologie, although I don't see them on their website. They reminded me of hot air balloons, plus they were in our third color--green, so I splurged on these at $12 each. Don't tell Blue.
We used to have a glider in here (see this post) but that now lives happily downstairs. My dad bought us this great chair from Target that takes up less space and allows easier access to the baskets.
The pillow on said chair was made by my aunt, who also did the hot air balloon, curtain, and crib skirts.
At the other end of the room are the cribs. They are DaVinci Alpha from Target or Babies R Us. So far the babies sleep together in the one on the left and we keep extra blankets in the other one. It also tends to turn into a drying rack for bibs and burp cloths in the middle of the night.
Rug is from Overstock.com and is sooo soft on your feet.
Crib skirts are custom, by my aunt.
Travel-sized sleep giraffe can be found just about anywhere.
This balloon you already know from my previous post.
At center is the artwork that really started me off on the elephants and hot air balloons thing. I just absolutely love it. It's called "Flight of the Elephants" by Terry Fan.
Clockwise from top left: card from my bridal shower; the sleep giraffe again; tub full of books; more awesome artwork I couldn't resist that was purchased on Etsy; custom curtain; tub of books and custom crib skirt; hot air balloon; and what's under the window, which includes Arm & Hammer diaper pail (we love it but you have to be gentle... we just bought our second one because someone ::ahem:: got too aggressive with the last one), Crane Drop Shape humidifier for their stuffy noses, and a Sweet Jojo hamper (which despite claims that it is machine washable and dryable will in fact shrink if you do so. My mom fought to get it back on its frame. I also have a changing pad cover in this zigzag pattern).
Most of the stuff in this collage was bought for our kiddos for Christmas or at my showers. From top left: adorable and soft animals sit atop a stack of books I picked out and adore; yes the crib is super close to the shelving and yes this will be a problem as they get bigger but hopefully we won't be in this house then; Mickey Mouse stuffed animal that belonged to my brother and then to me as a child (I distinctly remember my grandmother sewing up his back because he got a hole and was leaking the pellets that he's stuffed with. I also chewed all the black off the tip of his nose.); Velveteen Rabbit is new but the two bears were given to me by Blue our first Valentine's Day together (we were technically together the previous Valentine's Day but I was studying abroad so we were 3000 miles apart); fun toys to play with; a full shot of the shelves is only possible by moving a crib. Center: more toys and books!
As you can see, Indigo and Periwinkle are living it up in style with lots of toys to play with and books to read as they get older. I usually grab a book out of the tub to read to them before bed. Dr. Seuss books are way longer than I remember!
Please let me know what you think in the comments. I worked hard on both the nursery and this post so I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Sorry my blog format doesn't allow me to make these collages bigger, but I'll work on that!
Edited to add a photo I forgot! My mom did a custom decoupage switchplate cover that she designed on the computer, compiling several ideas I liked from other artwork:
Friday, December 14, 2012
Baby Must-Haves
It seems you can't visit a blog these days without finding a gift guide. This isn't so much a gift guide as a list of products that, in my short tenure as a mother so far, I've found to be awesome.
1. Dr. Brown's Mixing Pitcher
This thing is great, especially since we have two babies to feed. We mix up 32oz of formula and then just pour into bottles as needed and stick into a bowl of warm water for a minute or two to warm it up. The real benefit is that this pitcher gets rid of clumps of formula and doesn't aerate the formula, helping to reduce bubbles and gas. Win-win!
2. Cloud B Gentle Giraffe Sound Machine
We've been using this white noise machine almost from day one, so I'm not sure how well they'd fall asleep without it, but I'm not going to mess with a good thing. We usually (knocks wood) can put them down sleepy but awake and with the soothing sounds of Mr. Giraffe they are soon off in la-la land. It doesn't always work, but I'm happy with our success rate. Mr. Giraffe is here to stay. Plus he's little and can travel easily! They also make full-size ones and different animal versions.
3. Carter's Velour Sherpa Blanket
We received a few of these as gifts and they soon became our most necessary items. These are perfect to cover baby in the car seat going between car and destination. They are cozy for swaddling, especially as we head into cold weather. Our babies have a much harder time escaping these than thinner blankets. They're also great to toss over baby's lower half when they are lying in the pack and play (supervised, of course, so nothing dangerous happens). And they are great to wrap baby in after bath time to snuggle them and warm them up. They are available in many patterns, and I'm convinced you can't have too many (sometimes baby has an accident and you need to wash it, so it's good to have backups). We have five and I would welcome more in a heartbeat.
4. Boppy Pillow
This pillow is apparently great for breastfeeding moms, but we've found it to be useful for keeping the babies in a somewhat sitting position to mix things up for them. It lets them look around at something other than the ceiling, helps keep their food down after a feeding, and they just look adorable sitting in them!
You can also use them to help with tummy time, and we found it to be the perfect "nest" during our newborn photo shoot.
5. Black and White Books/Toys
Newborns are best able to see high-contrast images, hence the black/red/white is great for them to work at focusing on. Periwinkle took to this book immediately and just stares at the images, wide-eyed and curious. Indigo is getting there, but he'd still rather just look around the room. I also have some black and white toys that they are still a bit too young to play with, so I'd stick with the books.
So there you go. I wouldn't trade any of these items for anything. Well, maybe money, but then I'd just go re-buy these items. I highly recommend you add these to your registry or buy them for someone who is expecting. They might not know they need them, but they do.
1. Dr. Brown's Mixing Pitcher
2. Cloud B Gentle Giraffe Sound Machine
3. Carter's Velour Sherpa Blanket
4. Boppy Pillow
This pillow is apparently great for breastfeeding moms, but we've found it to be useful for keeping the babies in a somewhat sitting position to mix things up for them. It lets them look around at something other than the ceiling, helps keep their food down after a feeding, and they just look adorable sitting in them!
You can also use them to help with tummy time, and we found it to be the perfect "nest" during our newborn photo shoot.
5. Black and White Books/Toys
Newborns are best able to see high-contrast images, hence the black/red/white is great for them to work at focusing on. Periwinkle took to this book immediately and just stares at the images, wide-eyed and curious. Indigo is getting there, but he'd still rather just look around the room. I also have some black and white toys that they are still a bit too young to play with, so I'd stick with the books.
So there you go. I wouldn't trade any of these items for anything. Well, maybe money, but then I'd just go re-buy these items. I highly recommend you add these to your registry or buy them for someone who is expecting. They might not know they need them, but they do.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Horrible Mother
I took these photos instead of solving the problem. I call this series "Help! I Lost My Pacifier!"
What cements my place as a horrible mother is the fact that I burst into hysterical laughter every time I see the fourth picture. I can't help myself. Poor Indigo.
Here's a picture from later today where he's much more zen:
Mainly he's just pissed off I'm taking pictures again, I think.
And some cute pictures of Periwinkle in two cute outfits I had her in today. I absolutely love the sleep n play in the first shot. I have no idea why, but the way it fits her or something just makes me go "awww" and want to smother her with kisses. Which I don't. Because that would definitely get me horrible mother status. The second outfit is super simple: just a long-sleeved onesie and blue pants Fuschia got her (remember the clothing cupcakes from my baby shower this summer?). But she pulls it off with aplomb.
Both of these pictures were taken right before she broke out into crazy crying. She wasn't a fan of the bouncy seat today, and in the second shot she was just about to lose the pacifier. These kids and their pacifiers...
What cements my place as a horrible mother is the fact that I burst into hysterical laughter every time I see the fourth picture. I can't help myself. Poor Indigo.
Here's a picture from later today where he's much more zen:
Mainly he's just pissed off I'm taking pictures again, I think.
And some cute pictures of Periwinkle in two cute outfits I had her in today. I absolutely love the sleep n play in the first shot. I have no idea why, but the way it fits her or something just makes me go "awww" and want to smother her with kisses. Which I don't. Because that would definitely get me horrible mother status. The second outfit is super simple: just a long-sleeved onesie and blue pants Fuschia got her (remember the clothing cupcakes from my baby shower this summer?). But she pulls it off with aplomb.
Both of these pictures were taken right before she broke out into crazy crying. She wasn't a fan of the bouncy seat today, and in the second shot she was just about to lose the pacifier. These kids and their pacifiers...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Adorable Twin Baby Video
A friend sent this to me and I just had to share. Just totally squishy adorable.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Cats vs. Stroller
I finally got a chance to take a picture of the teddy bear, still in his diaper. He's been living in our living room in some pathetic hope that having something around wearing a diaper will help prepare the cats for impending babies.
Speaking of the cats, they were very intrigued as I assembled the stroller. I was very proud to do it all myself (with one "smash" from Blue to help lock a piece in place), even though it required zero tools. Deciphering those drawings takes skills! I particularly liked the part where they put things into three languages, including "Click!" <<clic>> and "Clic!" Just in case Frenchies couldn't figure out what "click" meant.
Black Cat decided to do some quality control, so we now know that the storage basket can hold at least 13 pounds.
White Cat, who is more reserved (or tries to be), was content to observe from on top of the stroller box. Of course, he later got stuck IN the stroller box when the flap got stuck, but he told me not to share that with you. Oops.
Here's hoping they take to their new siblings as easily!
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| A little lopsided, but not terrible. |
Black Cat decided to do some quality control, so we now know that the storage basket can hold at least 13 pounds.
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| "Why isn't this thing moving yet?" |
White Cat, who is more reserved (or tries to be), was content to observe from on top of the stroller box. Of course, he later got stuck IN the stroller box when the flap got stuck, but he told me not to share that with you. Oops.
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| Check out that awesome Photoshop job to erase addresses! |
Monday, August 20, 2012
26 Weeks, Baby Shower, Maternity Shoot
It's been a busy week! First of all, I'm now 6.5 months along. Time is simultaneously speeding up and slowing down. Two more weeks and I'll be into the third trimester!
This week the babies are heads of lettuce, which amuses me given the number of salads I've eaten this summer.
Their hearing is fully functional, and they respond to light. I need to try shining a flashlight at my stomach one of these days. Soon their eyes will be able to open, and they have eyelashes already!
As for me, I feel lucky that a lot of the not-so-fun things haven't been happening (yet). I can still sleep relatively easily other than trips to the bathroom to pee. My back isn't killing me, and my ankles aren't swollen. I just get tired more easily and can't walk long distances (sorry, old omelette place. Switched to one closer to work!). I do have to say I'm done going to baseball games for the duration. Blue and I went to one Friday and while the game was fun, the seats were not. Plus my team lost. Not cool.
I had my baby shower up by where I grew up over the weekend. My mom put together a really cute theme, "Double Dip," and we had a sundae bar and cake pops shaped like ice cream cones (made by my sister-in-law). I got lots of cute outfits, great books to read to them, and useful things like a changing mat, stroller (Chicco Cortina Together), car seats (Chicco Keyfit 30), high chairs (by Graco), one of the cribs (thanks Mom!), and other things I am forgetting. But Blue and I feel incredibly lucky to have such loving and generous friends and family. We really can't thank them enough!
So as you can see, my sister-in-law, whom we'll call Fuschia because of her intense love of bright pink, made these adorable "cupcakes" as gifts for me. She rolled baby outfits, blankets, and this Pooh snuggle thing into the shapes of cupcakes, complete with cupcake liner and individual boxes. She SO should go into business doing this. She's very creative and crafty like that. She's also the one who made the cake pops. I'll try to get some pictures from my mom of that and other baby shower things.
Here's a picture of me and Fuschia. She even dresses awesomely!
One other fun thing from the shower was that I revealed genders, which was exciting. But I'm not sharing here yet, sorry!
The following day, my brother (fantastic photographer) did a maternity shoot for me. Blue got roped into a few photos, and otherwise played assistant, and Fuschia took some behind the scenes photos. It was fun, and perfect weather for it. Here's one sample shot that will be my 26-week photo for you guys. He's still working on tweaking the rest of them.
Can we say "Hello, belly"?
More to come from this session in September!
This week the babies are heads of lettuce, which amuses me given the number of salads I've eaten this summer.
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| From thebump.com |
As for me, I feel lucky that a lot of the not-so-fun things haven't been happening (yet). I can still sleep relatively easily other than trips to the bathroom to pee. My back isn't killing me, and my ankles aren't swollen. I just get tired more easily and can't walk long distances (sorry, old omelette place. Switched to one closer to work!). I do have to say I'm done going to baseball games for the duration. Blue and I went to one Friday and while the game was fun, the seats were not. Plus my team lost. Not cool.
I had my baby shower up by where I grew up over the weekend. My mom put together a really cute theme, "Double Dip," and we had a sundae bar and cake pops shaped like ice cream cones (made by my sister-in-law). I got lots of cute outfits, great books to read to them, and useful things like a changing mat, stroller (Chicco Cortina Together), car seats (Chicco Keyfit 30), high chairs (by Graco), one of the cribs (thanks Mom!), and other things I am forgetting. But Blue and I feel incredibly lucky to have such loving and generous friends and family. We really can't thank them enough!
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| Overwhelmed at the generosity. |
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| Opening a "cupcake" made by my sister-in-law. We'll call her Fuschia. |
So as you can see, my sister-in-law, whom we'll call Fuschia because of her intense love of bright pink, made these adorable "cupcakes" as gifts for me. She rolled baby outfits, blankets, and this Pooh snuggle thing into the shapes of cupcakes, complete with cupcake liner and individual boxes. She SO should go into business doing this. She's very creative and crafty like that. She's also the one who made the cake pops. I'll try to get some pictures from my mom of that and other baby shower things.
Here's a picture of me and Fuschia. She even dresses awesomely!
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| Red and Fuschia. And a crib full of gifts! |
One other fun thing from the shower was that I revealed genders, which was exciting. But I'm not sharing here yet, sorry!
The following day, my brother (fantastic photographer) did a maternity shoot for me. Blue got roped into a few photos, and otherwise played assistant, and Fuschia took some behind the scenes photos. It was fun, and perfect weather for it. Here's one sample shot that will be my 26-week photo for you guys. He's still working on tweaking the rest of them.
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| Beamer Photography |
More to come from this session in September!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Adorable Bear Hats
Can we say OMG? A friend of mine made these as part of her burgeoning knitting business. I think she''ll do okay. What do you think?
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