For Nana Atkinson

Nana A has requested more photos...so here is a little photo dump for you!

Lela, or Sis as we call her around here, is sleeping a little longer at night and really isn't fussy at all. She has is still constantly eating and her cheeks are getting chunky. We just love her!

Worth it

I may not get any sleep for 18 more years, but watching G hold Lela and exclaim, "I'm the best big brother ever!" makes the lack of sleep worth it! I love my little family!

A few photos of little Lela

Here are a few photos to tide everyone over. We have spent a lot of time in the hospital lab over the last few days as Lela is jaundiced and her numbers have had to be checked every day, hence all the car seat photos! And you know I had to include one (blurry) photo of Greyson. He is currently obsessed with all things stickers...and is slowly covering my house in them. :)

She's here!

After five (yes, FIVE!) days of off and on contractions our sweet baby girl decided to arrive in a hurry on May 1st. She weighs 7 lbs, 8 oz and is 21.5 inches long. We named her Lela Elizabeth and already love her to pieces. We chose Lela (pronounced Lee-la) after my Grandma Barnard and decided on Elizabeth because we liked the idea of both Greyson and Lela having middle names that start with "E" and two of my dearest friends have the middle name Elizabeth. We are all doing really well, though Greyson is a bit disappointed in Lela's inability to give him "high-fives".
It hasn't quite hit me yet that we have another baby, but I am sure after a few more nights of waking up every 2 hours to feed this little lady it will sink in! Here is a quick photo taken with my phone. I will add more when I have a spare minute...hah!

Ribbons and Bows

If you are checking out my blog to see if  baby sis has arrived yet prepare to be disappointed. :) Still no baby girl...yet. I am doing everything in my power to get her here, but nothing seems to be working. I even recreated my pedicure/long walk/homemade mac and cheese for dinner trio that appeared to put me into labor with G, but to no avail. This pregnancy has zoomed by until these last 2 weeks and now the time is going by so very S L O W L Y!  I know she will be here when she is ready, but the wait is KILLING me!! I am biding my time by trying to spend some special "mom and me" moments with Greyson. I know he won't remember a time before baby sister arrived, but I want to enjoy the few last days with Greyson as an only child...just me and my buddy. We've spent a lot of time at the park, went on a picnic, enjoyed Willow Park Zoo, snuggled up to read book after book, watched some of my old favorite Disney movies (popcorn on hand, of course), went on a hunt for bugs in our backyard (G loves the "tiny wittle ants" the most), and built a fort in our play room. I find myself trying to hug him a little more, kiss him a little more, and tell him I love him a little more. I look forward to seeing him as a big brother and I know he will enjoy having a sibling - some of my favorite memories growing up involve me and my siblings having fun and doing crazy things together - but part of me feels a little bad that he has spent the last two years as the center of our attention and will now have to share the spotlight. In the end, I know he will be fine and that he will love his baby sister...and that's all the matters.
Now, back to the original reason for this post....baby girl hair bows! I went a little craft-crazy making cute hair bows and headbands for my friend's soon-to-be little girl and finally got around to making a few for my little miss. They were really fun to make (besides a few burnt fingertips thanks to my hot glue gun) and quite easy. Here are a few that I made:  

Sorry for the out of focus photo - I took it with my phone and just realized it isn't the best shot! I used fabric, felt, and fold over elastic (soft elastic that I found at Hobby Lobby). Starting with the top left flower and moving clockwise, here are the links to tutorials to make these flowers:

1) Fabric Pom Pom Flower

2) Looped Felt Flowers3) Rolled Fabric Flowers4) Ribbon Flower5) Felt Flower and headband6) Newborn felt flowersYou can also check out the blog Fabric, Bows and More for EVERY flower and bow tutorial you could ever think of!  I can't wait to make more for my little miss!