Nearly four years ago, after 15 hours of labour and an emergency C-section, I became a mother to a beautiful 9.5lb, 22.5" baby boy. He emerged calm, completely flawless, and stared at us with big, navy blue eyes and a placid sense of calm and curiosity. Mr. Tall held him in his arms first while they … [Read more...]
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Designing a Shared Room for a Baby Girl and Toddler Boy | Part 3 Final Design Board Revealed
Hey ho! It's time for the shared room design board reveal! After all of that experimentation with colours and fabrics, and back and forth, it became clear that there were certain pieces that had to remain (the Little But Fierce gold foil poster for her and the Star Wars print for him) and that … [Read more...]
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The Baby & The Boy
Since I've discussed their shared room, I thought it was about time I did a little post introducing the Baby and the Boy. The Boy is my first everything. The love of my life. He made me a mother for which I have endless gratitude to God. He has- and continues to- teach me patience and peace and … [Read more...]
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Designing a Shared Room for a Baby Girl and Toddler Boy | Part 2
Last week, I shared part 1 of this whole "designing a shared room for the Baby and the Boy that combats the overwhelmingly boring beige room they're in right now" process. Today, I want to show you how the design evolved from that initial board. I kept some pieces, changed up the bedding entirely, … [Read more...]
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Designing a Shared Room for a Baby Girl and Toddler Boy | Part 1
Today will be the first of a trilogy of posts as I talk about the process I went through of designing a shared room for the Baby and the Boy. Ah, the shared room. What grief it gave me, let me tell you. Prior to moving, I had visions of hardwood floors, high ceilings, lots of natural light and clean … [Read more...]