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Belly shots: one last time.

June 2, 2014 | Leave a Comment

On Friday, I had a good 3 to 4 hours of contractions. They were actually quite uncomfortable and at times were only 2 minutes apart. But instead of calling my husband at work and telling him, “It’s time!,” I called him and told him to come home and help me with the kids because I couldn’t do much but sit on the couch and deal with my belly.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baby, photography, pregnancy

Evenflo Platinum Symphony DLX: a new {impressive} kind of carseat

April 21, 2014 | Leave a Comment

Disclosure: I participated in this sponsored campaign on behalf of One2One Network. I received monetary compensation for my time and free product. All opinions stated are my own. Read my full disclosure statement here.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baby, product review, sponsored

Gender reveal photo shoot… it’s a boy!

February 11, 2014 | Leave a Comment

Capture the Little Moments 30-day photo challenge | TheMombot.com
Gender reveal photo shoot | TheMombot.com

So, it’s official. We will have one little princess and two tough boys running around our house. I couldn’t be more thrilled! I would be lying if I said I wasn’t hoping for a boy. He and Lincoln will be almost exactly two years apart; which means they can share a room, have the same friends – maybe. At the very least they will attend school together, and hopefully, just hopefully, they will be buddies.

Filed Under: crafting Tagged With: baby, Capture the Little Moments, gender reveal, life, photography

Babyproofing the stair railings with plexiglass

September 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Babyproofing stair railings with plexiglass | TheMombot.com

You might remember my post a few weeks ago about ways to stylishly babyproof the home, particularly the stairs.

I searched the web to find ways to babyproof our odd banisters and stairs, because conventional baby gates weren’t working and the previous tenants had come up with some really unattractive options.

That’s what led to these red baby gates that I made from a $30 door purchased at Home Depot.

Filed Under: crafting Tagged With: baby, home

DIY baby gates from a door (learn from my mistakes)

August 26, 2013 | 1 Comment

A couple of weeks ago, I let you guys know about some of the stylish baby proofing options I had come across and was trying to implement in our new place. We have two sets of stairs (one going up to the 3rd floor and one going down to the basement), and because of our railings and large banisters, the pressure gates weren’t fitting or staying put.

Filed Under: crafting Tagged With: baby, home

Stylishly babyproofing your stairs and home

August 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment

This is the first time we’ve lived someplace with stairs. I love that the kids sleep upstairs and we no longer have to tiptoe around the house during naps and post bedtime, but I hate that the kids are OBSESSED with climbing up and down them. I am also totally neurotic and afraid they will fall down to their deaths… but that’s another story of paranoia.

Filed Under: crafting Tagged With: baby, home

Spring clothing for baby & $50 Carter’s giveaway

March 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment

Disclosure: Post and giveaway sponsored by Carter’s, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure.

Carter's spring clothing $50 giveaway | TheMombot.com

Lincoln is wearing a shirt/onesie/pant set from Carter’s, with my own accessories. Bow tie sold in my Etsy shop

The seasons are changing! My poor daughter has nothing to wear for spring weather. Most days she sweats it out in long sleeves and leggings, or bears her tummy in too-short t-shirts from last summer (sorry, kid).  One of the joys of having kids is that you are forced to buy them clothes; true, this can be a financial nuisance – but it’s a fun one.

Filed Under: freebies Tagged With: baby, Carter's, for the kids, giveaway

DIY gifts for baby

November 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Christmas is approaching and it’s time to pull out all the stops to make some awesome and affordable DIY gifts! I love giving handmade gifts for the holidays; it’s thoughtful and unique, and helps me stay on budget during such an expensive time of year.

Filed Under: crafting Tagged With: baby, Christmas, DIY gifts, DIY gifts for baby

DIY bowtie bib

October 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment

My little man is quite the drooler. It’s possible that at 4 months he is already teething, or it could just be that he’s one of those kids who’s going to constantly drool for the next few months. Either way, I pretty much need to have a bib on him at all times unless I feel like changing his soaking wet onesie every couple of hours. Did I mention he also spits up all.the.time.?

Filed Under: crafting Tagged With: baby, boy, tutorial

Babyville Boutique DIY diaper review

August 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Babyville Boutique DIY diaper cover review | TheMombot.com
My little man wearing his Babyville Boutique diaper cover

A while back, I mentioned that JoAnn Fabrics was now carrying a line for DIY cloth diapers and I was super excited about them. I began cloth diapering with my first child around 3 months, and really wanted to start at birth with baby #2. But since babies only wear newborn diapers for 4-12 weeks (depending on the size of your child), I didn’t want to spend money on purchasing some newborn cloth diapers that would barely get worn. I figured I could save some money if I made my own and thought this might be the answer I was looking for.

Filed Under: going green Tagged With: baby, Babyville, cloth diapering, sewing

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I get it. It's a little weird. But the girls I've I get it. It's a little weird.
But the girls I've seen do it best, look adorable.

I think it looks best with an oversized tee or sweatshirt, tennies or slides, and a small crossbody bag.

You can't argue with comfort.

For the record, these are women's sleep shorts that I've had a couple of years from Old Navy. If you buy actual men's boxers, you might consider sewing up the pee pocket 😜

Don't spend a lot on this trend; these shorts are made from the thinnest of fabric and shouldn't cost much. Don't be fooled by a retailer that wants you to spend just because it's trendy.

But if you see some cute boxers and want to give it a go - then do! Bonus - if/when the trend ends, you'll have pajamas on the ready 👏

It's solid weekend wear, but I'm not going out to dinner in it...

#boxershortsforgirls #boxershort #ootd #womensfashion #styleinspiration
Another project down in my son's room! I knew I w Another project down in my son's room!

I knew I wanted some sort of built-in feature in this bedroom, but it was hard to figure out what, because we turned it into an active space where he could run and play and needed a lot of room.

So I settled on a built-in bookcase with the slatted design feature, which I'm in love with!

The best part about it is that if he ever decides to upgrade his bed, the space will also accommodate a full or queen size bed going in the opposite direction. It adds so much interest to this room and hopefully will be here for a long time!

One of the things I love most about DIY projects is figuring out how to make something - it's like a giant puzzle. I saw photos of these slotted wall room dividers on Pinterest and just figured it out as I went. All in all, I had very few hiccups and it only took me a few hours to put together. I think I only cursed once?!? And so I call that an extreme DIY win...

Now that the sports wall, the climbing wall, and the built-in feature are complete, the last thing to do in here is some additional painting. I'm thinking of using a contrasting blue color for the closet doors and back side of the built-in, and perhaps trimming out the window with it as well. Then I need to switch out the light for a fan and this.room.is done 🙌

Details: I used two IKEA billy bookshelves, screwed together and secured to the wall. Then wrapped them in white oak plywood. I ripped down 2x4s into 1.5x1.5" square dowels (heavily sanded!) and used pocket holes on the back side of each to secure to the bookshelf and the 1x4 in the ceiling. It's very sturdy!

Go back in my reels to see the other projects from this room! 

#diy #boysroom #roomrenovation #roomrefresh #kidsrooms #climbingwall #soccerbedroom #builtins #bedroomredo #girlswhobuild
This climbing wall took half a day and cost under This climbing wall took half a day and cost under $100!

We are lucky enough to have 13' ceilings in our bedrooms, so a climbing wall seemed to make sense in my son's room as we worked on the remodel.

He is a super active kid with #ADHD, so his room redo has involved lots of activity spaces! Go back in my reels to see past projects and follow to see me finish this up!

#diy #roomrenovation #roomrefresh #kidsrooms #climbingwall #soccerbedroom
Another to-do checked off my list for spring break Another to-do checked off my list for spring break room makeover!

I added very subtle striping to the wall to mimic a soccer field and keep things classy. ⚽

Stick around to see the next project - a climbing wall!

(And go back in my reels to see the sports wall)

#roommakeover #soccer #kidsroom

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