But I've been doing some projects to keep my sanity and I think they've turned out really well! I'm at home during the day so it's nice to have something productive to do.
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September 12, 2012
Projects for Baby
3 months until our little baby gets here and I don't feel ready at all! Good thing we still have time.
But I've been doing some projects to keep my sanity and I think they've turned out really well! I'm at home during the day so it's nice to have something productive to do.
I've also been working on my scrapbooking and I'm finally almost caught up! Looks like I need some new projects to work on!
But I've been doing some projects to keep my sanity and I think they've turned out really well! I'm at home during the day so it's nice to have something productive to do.
August 31, 2012
From Entertainment Unit to Changing Table
We finally finished our changing table project last week!
When we moved into our apartment over a year ago, my parents gave us their old entertainment center. They had upgraded to a flat screen TV, so the unit no longer worked for them. We still had a tube TV, so it worked. But when we upgraded our TV too, the unit became a storage center in our second bedroom.
When we found out we were expecting, we knew we would have to rearrange the second bedroom to accommodate all the new baby furniture, so we planned on getting rid of the unit.
But then I saw this changing table online, and came up with an idea!
We could re-purpose the unit into a change table! It would be perfect because it would be a change table AND storage. So I talked to my dad, who said he could help (which was good, because I needed the help). We want the baby's furniture to be white, so this project was going to involve cutting, rebuilding, and painting. So he came up for a day, and we cut the top, lowered it on the one side, and primed it.
Aaron and I painted it.
My dad cut and primed some plywood for a new backing to replace the old cardboard backing, and I painted it. Aaron and I attached it just last week and the change table is officially complete!
Now I just need to order the changing pad and it'll be ready to go!
I think it turned out really well!
*Update: Click here to see how it looks in the finished nursery!
When we moved into our apartment over a year ago, my parents gave us their old entertainment center. They had upgraded to a flat screen TV, so the unit no longer worked for them. We still had a tube TV, so it worked. But when we upgraded our TV too, the unit became a storage center in our second bedroom.
When we found out we were expecting, we knew we would have to rearrange the second bedroom to accommodate all the new baby furniture, so we planned on getting rid of the unit.
But then I saw this changing table online, and came up with an idea!
We could re-purpose the unit into a change table! It would be perfect because it would be a change table AND storage. So I talked to my dad, who said he could help (which was good, because I needed the help). We want the baby's furniture to be white, so this project was going to involve cutting, rebuilding, and painting. So he came up for a day, and we cut the top, lowered it on the one side, and primed it.
Aaron and I painted it.
My dad cut and primed some plywood for a new backing to replace the old cardboard backing, and I painted it. Aaron and I attached it just last week and the change table is officially complete!
Now I just need to order the changing pad and it'll be ready to go!
I think it turned out really well!
*Update: Click here to see how it looks in the finished nursery!
August 27, 2012
Beach Day!
This weekend we went with Austin, Mariko, and Harrison to Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware for a beach day! We took a bit of a risk with the weather, but it ended up being pretty good- overcast/cloudy and windy, but still warm enough to enjoy the water.
The waves were super strong and big- we could be standing in ankle deep water and a wave could come along and get us wet to our waists or higher!
Because of the waves, there was seafoam everywhere. I've been to the beach lots of times in my life but I don't remember ever seeing this much seafoam (which was not a pretty green color, by the way). Harrison was having a blast running around in it.
Aaron and I went for a little walk along the beach. We enjoy people watching, and as we were walking, we saw a group of four guys (college age, probably) standing around in short-ish swim shorts, talking. One of them had short, dark hair. The other three, however, had long, bleach-blond hair, blowing in the wind. I couldn't help but laugh- to me they looked like Lucius Malfoy x3. And can you imagine Lucius Malfoy enjoying himself on the beach?
We had to keep moving our stuff farther and farther from the water as the tide was rising. At one point our things got soaked by the tide while we were all in the water. Dang. Soon after that, we decided to pack up, and as we were getting ready to do, we started to feel the rain starting. Good time to leave! Unfortunately everyone else thought so too, so the lines were super long at the bath house to shower and change. (Thank you, silly people who took 20 minute showers when the rest of us just wanted to rinse off!)
All in all, a fun day!
The waves were super strong and big- we could be standing in ankle deep water and a wave could come along and get us wet to our waists or higher!
Because of the waves, there was seafoam everywhere. I've been to the beach lots of times in my life but I don't remember ever seeing this much seafoam (which was not a pretty green color, by the way). Harrison was having a blast running around in it.
Aaron and I went for a little walk along the beach. We enjoy people watching, and as we were walking, we saw a group of four guys (college age, probably) standing around in short-ish swim shorts, talking. One of them had short, dark hair. The other three, however, had long, bleach-blond hair, blowing in the wind. I couldn't help but laugh- to me they looked like Lucius Malfoy x3. And can you imagine Lucius Malfoy enjoying himself on the beach?
We had to keep moving our stuff farther and farther from the water as the tide was rising. At one point our things got soaked by the tide while we were all in the water. Dang. Soon after that, we decided to pack up, and as we were getting ready to do, we started to feel the rain starting. Good time to leave! Unfortunately everyone else thought so too, so the lines were super long at the bath house to shower and change. (Thank you, silly people who took 20 minute showers when the rest of us just wanted to rinse off!)
All in all, a fun day!
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