Waistline Wednesday- 37 weeks

Time to reveal some baby projects! I completed most if not all of these before the other projects I've been posting lately, but I wanted to wait until they were all in the room and I could do one big reveal. Well, here's the thing: we moved the furniture in and could not find an arrangement I was happy with. It's just too much furniture, feels too crowded and cluttered. Daniel reminded me that's how I felt with Maggie's room- hers is smaller than Will's and we had more furniture- so maybe I'll get used to it. We'll see. I wanted to at least reveal the baby projects I have completed since I promised those awhile back (I know, you're on pins & needles, ha!) Without further adieu:

Bibs & Burps

I finished the burp cloths first and made a few minor changes when I moved onto the bibs, but they match for the most part. This was my first time using minky fabric and sewing my own bibs as opposed to buying bibs & embroidering them. Sewing the bibs was fine but I definitely prefer terry cloth to minky because it moves less. We'll see how the absorbency is, but the minky sure is cute and soft!

Diaper bag

I followed the same basic premise for making this as I did for the other bags I've made, but adjusted the size. This time I added a little band across the middle, bringing the fabric from the inside out and added a little clasp. This doesn't offer complete closure like a zipper would, but still serves its purpose. I really like how it turned out, it's a good size and seems to be sturdy, but we'll see how it holds to the wear and tear of baby items. :)

Wall letters

I wanted to make these just like I did for Will & Maggie only I painted theirs and decided on scrapbook paper this time. After I finished, they needed something a little more, so I added ribbon & buttons from my stash and really like how the finished product looks!

Piggy Bank

I actually bought this piggy bank as one of Maggie's Christmas gifts with the intention to decorate it to match her ladybug room. Well, shortly after Christmas I found an actual ladybug bank at Target that was so cute and had to get it! It's perfect- pink with white flowers and resting on a little green leaf. I resolved to return this piggy I purchased and then found out I was pregnant. So I decided to save it for baby 3- fast forward 9 months and here it is! Simple but cute- just what a little baby boy needs. I added his name and dots in the room colors- green, yellow & blue. I thought about adding frogs, ducks and/or turtles but decided the dots would be really cute. I used vinyl for this (cut with my Cricut)....I am not a painter!

Well, that's it for now! Originally I wanted to sew his bedding, make a mobile and a few other things, but once we decided to keep the froggy room, there was no point. It's sweet that he'll have his older brother's stuff and economical as well. Maybe I'll make his own room when he's older. Also, I will probably sew some outfits for him, but that will have to wait as well because I don't have any newborn patterns. Just as well since babies grow so fast! That and we have plenty of hand-me-downs!!