Sienna's Room: Letters

 I really wanted to have Sienna's name over her crib. I got some inspiration of what I wanted when I saw a picture of letters with rhinestones on Pinterest. I couldn't find letters I liked at the craft store so I found some from this Etsy Store. I painted them white and bought some itty bitty rhinestones from Hobby Lobby. 

The rhinestones came in long strips which worked great for the straight parts of the letters. I had to clip the strips apart to go around the curves. 

I will try to get a better picture for the final reveal, but here are the letters in her room. They are subtle, yet they really add an extra bit of sparkle. 

5 months

I am very late to getting her 5 month update done... she is just a few days away from being 6 months. 6 months! What? Time goes WAY too fast!

Learning to do/Loves: She has mastered sitting up a couple weeks ago and can sit up from laying on the floor. There hasn't been any crawling yet, but she rolls and pivots to where she wants to go. It is so strange to me that she just sits in one place and plays. I think Brecken learned to crawl first, then learned to sit. He never sat anywhere for long. She is constantly wanting to bounce - when you are holding her, in her exersaucer, and her Johnny Jump up. We got her baby walker out just this week and she loves scooting backwards in it.

I just love watching Brecken and Sienna interact. He clearly loves his sister and she laughs at him all the time. She tried rice cereal a couple times and seemed to like it, yet she doesn't seem to know what to do with it and always looks confused. Her first tooth started poking through last week too! She is still a happy sweet little girl!

Dislikes: Sienna does not like to be alone -she is always wanting to be near us and cries if she can't see us. She still is not a fan of bottles either.

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!