My new bedroom!!!

I spent some time last week and this week redoing our bedroom. I don't have a good before picture but considering how yucky it was before and the fact that it took me four years to do it I might be embarrassed to post them. We've redone a lot in this house and the bedroom was low on our list. It was painted poor colors and the trim was painted the same color as the walls.

Aww...my tiny baby!

You can see the wall colors here behind newborn Nolan. It was a dirty, pea green on three walls and a orange/red on the bathroom door, closet door, and one wall. Now we have.... (It's a shade of, not the purple it kinda looks like in the pics!)

Tim won't get to see it in person in for over a week!

My tiny little termite...

So Nolan has finally decided to combine two of his skills. I caught him gnawing on his crib while standing in it yesterday before his nap. We purchased a nice convertible crib and plan to use it as a toddler bed and full size bed so teeth marks really weren't part of the design.

I had previously seen this gummy rail cover you can apply so we did an emergency trip to Babies R Us before bedtime. Unfortunately, the railings are packaged in 50" segments. To do the long front side and the two shorter sides I would need at least 2 packages and even that left one side a little short. The railing weren't cheap at $27 a package but replacing his bed would be much more expensive.

I installed them and Nolan approves!

While I was folding laundry in his room today, Nolan found the side that isn't fully protected but since it faces away from the door and into the corner I don't think he will usually stand there.

Pool House Teardown Part II

It's officially gone! Woo hoo!!

Now for the rebuild!!

Playing outdoors

Nothing super exciting here! It has been too hot for much outdoor activity or many walks recently. Today we took a quick break and headed out under the shade of our front yard tree for some blanket and exploration time.

Nolan loves pulling grass but gets a little weirded out by the texture if he crawls off the blanket. The tree was a fun new toy now that my little boy is able to stand and pull himself up. 

Crawling means that almost all of my shots end up as up close shots of Nolan's head as he races towards me!

At least it's an adorable little head!!

Follow the numbers...

Start of the Backyard Remodel

Too tired to type. Pictures will do. Of course we aren't done but this is one weekend's work.

BEFORE

Start of Saturday - You can see the slide from the swing-set but I didn't get a before shot of it.

 

Empty

AFTER

Sunday - Full, 20 cubic yards!!

No swingset!

...and so it begins

Here is Nolan's newest trick!!




He hasn't stopped making these sounds since he started. Of course he doesn't know he is saying Dada but I repeat it to him every day and he knows I got excited when he first did it!