4 months!

4 months! This girl is growing like a weed and discovering new things all the time. She is 15 pounds (a 1/2 pound more than Breck at this age) and a little more than 25 inches which is the 78 percentile for height. She still fits in a few 0-3 month clothes but mostly wears 3-6 clothes.


Loves: Sienna loves to be around people and be held. If we leave her in her bouncer and are in a different room, it is a matter of time that she squawks wanting to be with us. She loves to sit up and take in the world around her. She is very interested in toys and loves playing in her exersaucer.


Hates: Bottles - I don't even try because she gives such grief when having to take one.

Learning to do: This girl is a little roller. Just in the past couple weeks she has been rolling from belly-to-back, then back-to-belly all the time and covering serious ground as she rolls. This girl has some serious stomach muscles too as she looks like she is doing crunches all the time when she is on her back. I think it is a matter of time before she tries to sit up. She babbles alot and it's one of my favorite things. Sienna is starting to laugh at things and loves her brother. My favorite is when she laughs at him or when they are laughing together.... seriously the cutest thing.

Valentines

I am late posting this... oh well... that feels like the story of my life lately :) Hope you had a great Valentine's Day! 

Sienna's Room: Pink Ribbon Window Banner

Remember the Rainbow Ribbon Banner I made for Brecken's Party? Well, I was looking for something unique for Sienna's window without doing curtains. and remembered the ribbon banner I made for Brecken's 2nd Birthday. Doing a ribbon banner isn't the cheapest thing, but I tried hard to find good deals on ribbon.  I bought several shades of pink, white and silver ribbon in different widths. I cut each strip about 10"- 36" long and used various lengths to give fullness. I went through a lot of ribbon since it was to cover the length of a window.

I got a long piece of white ribbon and tied all the strips of ribbons on with a simple knot- doing a pattern with it and making an ombre effect with the pinks. When it was done, I put a few nails above the trim and hung the banner. It was a fairly easy project, it was just very time consuming. I loved the results and now she has something unique for her window. 

Sienna's Room: Dresser Redo

For a dresser in Sienna's room, I hit up the local Salvation Army which is my favorite place for thrift furniture. This piece was begging for some love and with a price tag of $45 it seemed like a great buy. After taking off the drawer pulls, sanding it down, priming it, and putting some pretty coats of hot pink that I had leftover from my pink bedroom wall at our first house. I spray painted the handles with a few coats of gray spray paint I had on hand.

Here is a sneak peak of her pretty pink dresser. More pictures to come! 

And here is a picture of my big DIY fail. I bought this little vintage dresser first to use as a changing table. Originally, I was going to have two dressers in the room but ended up with one since I messed this one up. I painted the frame of the dresser white and the drawers gray and even bought the prettiest crystal-like knobs. Then, I decided to put the drawers back in. They wouldn't fit. The drawers wouldn't go back in and the one that barely fit, would not open again. I think the paint was too thick that it caused it to not open and close. So the dresser now sits in storage until I can think of a better thing to do with it. I realized I didn't want two dressers in her room anyways. :) 

Linked up on Kammy's Korner

3 Months

 This sweet little thing is now three months. It just feels like yesterday she wasn't even born and yet I almost can't remember the days without her. Those little cheeks and thighs are filling out and she is growing like a weed. She can fit in some 0-3 months still and wearing alot of 3-6 month clothing.

Likes: Sienna loves to be held and to be part of the action. She does not want to miss out on anything. She is still a good sleeper and a happy, sweet baby. I put the baby swing away because she wasn't too interested in that any longer, but got the exersaucer out instead since she likes to stand. She is starting to like toys and hold things. Brecken likes to give her toys and ask her "what's wrong sissy?" when she cries. 

Dislikes: Sienna isn't a big fan of bottles - I think she will choke one down if she has to, but definitely doesn't like them. She also does not like tummy time. 

Learning to do: She has rolled over both ways - from tummy to back and from back to tummy. She does not do it often, but she is an active little baby. No longer can I just leave her, she pivots or rolls! She is starting to talk a lot - I love when she does her adorable baby talk!

Two Months

Sweet Pea is two months old already (actually she is 2 1/2 months today... but better late than never!) This girl is such a sweet little thing that we can't get enough of. She is definitely growing. 0 - 3 month clothes still fit, but some is getting snug. At her doctor appointment she was about 23 inches and 11 pounds, 14 ounces. She has lost hair on top of her head (thank goodness for headbands!) but her eyelashes are getting longer. 

Learning to do/Firsts: She is starting to smile so much and even has a little giggle. I can't even handle it. Oh, and then there is the little talking/cooing thing she does... I LOVE IT! 

Sienna rolled over for the first time yesterday. I don't know if was just a one-time thing but she rolled from her stomach to her side, then rolled onto her back...granted it was a five-minute process, but she did it! I'm so not ready for her to be mobile...I want her to stay little longer! She is also such a good sleeper and sleeps through the night for me. Breck didn't sleep good through the night until he was 18 months so I am really appreciating her being such a good sleeper for me.

Loves: She loves baths still and is always happy when getting her diaper changed. Sisi still loves to be cuddled and held which I am totally okay with! :) 

Hates: Sisi HATES tummy time and always lets me know... I am trying to get her to do it more. She doesn't always like laying on her back. She really likes to sit up and really likes being in the bumbo and highchair so she can be part of the action.

And this is crazy big brother. Oh Brecken. 

You can already see the difference a month can make...fuller cheeks and chunkier little thighs. 

Sienna's Room: Closet Glam

The next project I did in Sienna's Room was to make the closet pretty. 

It was just a boring closet with oak doors, oak trim, dingy white walls and a generic shelf and rod before I completely made it over. Here is the before when we first moved in the house with the green paint and all. 

I painted the room gray - Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore and the trim Alabaster White by Sherwin Williams. The inside of the closet needed a serious coat of paint so I painted it Alabaster White as well, to match the trim. 

I had leftover hot pink paint that I had custom made for our bedroom wall at our old house. To make the closet more fun, I painted the shelf and rod hot pink.

Next, I ordered 1-inch silver metallic dot stickers from Amazon for under $10. Here is a link to similar labels. I know you can get vinyl dots made for the walls, but these were really cheap and I think they will come off easily someday if needed. 

I used a ruler/level to make sure the stickers were spaced equally and straight. I spaced them about 10 inches apart horizontally and vertically from the center of each dot. This was pretty time consuming, but I loved the results!

Here is the final result... 

It is hard to get a good picture because they are reflective. It looks a little different now with the clothes hanging and curtains, but I will show more pictures soon!