Big Boy Room

We are moving in exactly one month.  When we unpack, we will not be setting up Caleb's baby crib.  Instead, we picked out a great twin bed set for his big boy room!  It's bittersweet for me.  I have so much fun watching him grow up and learn new things but at the same time I am so sad to see him go from my little baby to a little boy.

  However, I AM excited to decorate his new big boy room!  I have found so many great ideas that I can't choose just one! 

 Here are a few inspiration rooms I have found:

(The walls in his new room are very similar to the color in this picture):

Any favorites?

little blue box

We had a little fun...

with our little blue box

crawling in

crawling out

over and over

and it was so much fun

Mr. and Mrs. Prep-P

Caleb and I wore our seersucker pants to church yesterday and I had to take a picture.  

Caleb got so many comments on how cute he was.  I think he looked like a little preppy man.

He had a short sleeve oxford shirt on with blue and white striped seersucker pants, and argyle sweater vest and a cute belt and loafers.  I don't think it could have gotten any more preppy.

Now I will tell you the best part.

Caleb's outfit was Izod that I got at a consignment sale for $7.  I paid $2 for the Circo brand loafers at a different consignment sale (At Target, those would have cost $12.50).  His super cute outfit that was originally $40+ was only $9.  I love consignment sales.

Then there is my outfit.

Everytime I wear these seersucker pants, at least one person tells me they like them.  Guess where I bought them?  At Walmart!  I bought them in a small Walmart in Corpus Christie Tx the summer before I had Caleb. I think I paid $9 for them.  My white t-shirt was $5 at Old Navy and my short sleeve cardigan is a brand new Anne Taylor loft that I got at Goodwill for $3.99.  Our Goodwill here is like a department store.  Everything is organized, color coded and I am always finding new stuff there.  Some people think that only "poor" people should shop at Goodwill, but the whole purpose of Goodwill is providing jobs to people who wouldn't otherwise have a job.  A lot of them have special needs and without Goodwill, they would not be able to work. So, go shop at Goodwill everyone!  Don't feel bad, you are NOT stealing from the poor.  Goodwill would love to have everyone come in and buy from them so they can provide even more jobs to people!

Back to the outfit.  So for $17.99- I have a preppy outifit that should have cost me a lot more.  My pearls on the other hand were a gift from my sweet husband.  He bought me the Mikimoto earrings when we were dating and then he surprised me last Christmas with the matching necklace.  Pearls are something you just can't scrimp on!

All of this to say, you don't have to spend a lot of money on clothes!  AND being environmentally friendly does not just mean recycling and switching out your light bulbs.  A huge way to cut down on your carbon footprint is to buy second hand clothes and second hand doesn't mean old and worn out :)

Now, I am off to take Caleb to the library for storytime.  I have felt bad lately because I have been dragging him around, trying to get caught up on my etsy orders.  I skipped aerobics today so I could take him to have fun.  I will let you know how it goes.

Happy Monday everyone!

I had a mommy day

Since I have gotten home from Virginia I have felt so overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done.  I have been back for 3 days and have barely scratched the surface of my "to-do" list.  This week I could really use my husband back.  I love my Caleb, do not get me wrong, but he is getting really mobile and he is interested in anything new.  When I was outside trying to plants my plants, he kept taking my shovel.  He also kept sticking his hand in the bag of potting soil and throwing it.  He even tried sticking some in his mouth and quickly starting spitting it out, which ended up in both of us laughing.  Then I was trying to put a bookcase together, but he was determined to put every screwdriver in his mouth, no matter how many times I said no.  He was scared of the vacuum when I was vacuuming the floor, but I can not get around this one.  If I vacuum while he's sleeping, he will wake up- but if I vacuum while he is awake, he is scared, so I just have to vacuum quick!  Honestly, I am 99% sure that he is teething because he is extra grumpy and trying to chew on everything.  He just happens to be teething on a week that I have sales to catch up on, craft projects that need to be done, and a house that needs to be cleaned.  I love my little man, I really really do and most days I love his curiosity and his sense of adventure.  But today, I just needed my husband to play with him for a couple of hours so I could cross off a few of my "to-do's".  Our day ended fun though.  We took a trip to Sonic and split an Oreo Blast.  He took the spoon from my hand and attempted to feed himself- he was pretty good at it too and he even fed me.  On the way home, I looked back at my cute little sweetie bear in my rear view mirror and I was overwhelmed by how fast he is growing- then I reminded myself that in 17 years I will not remember how clean my house was or how many cute crafts I made but I am going to remember the time I spent with him and all the fun things we did together.  So I will try my very best to enjoy each moment with him and love him the best I can!

Anyone else ever have overwhelming mommy days?

On another note, I found a message in my etsy box today saying that I was featured in an online magazine!  Here is the link- look for my "La Moustache" print :)  

And now, my eyelids are blinking really slowly...which means I am off to bed!