Baby Schedule ?

     So I have always been a loosey goosey person.... We are going to wake up when we need to and if we dont need to when we feel like it... :) which breastfeeding on demand ,attachement parent kinda way it works... Or for me it works.. HOWEVER!!! because we are in a position where I need to work.  I'm starting to think my daughter would benefit from a schedule.

     Especially with her father watching her now.. Cause I feel as though without watching the clock I can pretty much regulate or activities and change plans Accordingly. The real catalyst for me writing a schedule is because tonight while I was at work My husband forgot to feed our daughter. He did take her to the park and they had fun, but I came home to a very hungry baby. When I asked what did you have for dinner. My husband gave me a puzzled look like DINNER??? REALLY !!!  I cannot fathom forgetting that ...His defense was weak but basically he didn't even dinner BTW if you choose to not eat dinner that's a personal decision but a 11 month old should be offered something!!!  I had even purchased Gerber Lil Entrees to keep dinner simple he didn't have to cook her something difficult. HOWEVER he totally forgot .

so now that we are coming up on the 1 year Mark I think a schedule would be a good thing for her a little predictability There are things I do forget Vitamins is a big one I beat myself up for that one,  Brushing her 4 teeth, plus would love more story time I always forget like I read in the floor her like hard back books but I need to make the effort to go and get a book off her shelf and read her a Bedtime story. :) Who knows maybe she will eventually get into such a routine that my life will run super smooth and she will got to bed a decent hour dare to dream.

I have like 2 weeks and way to much to get done!!!

The To-Do LIST!!! 

#1 Post card Birthday Announcements - Umm... Yeah I haven't gotten started on this and I need to do this tommorow
#2 Fabric pennant-  This is half done and I really need to finish
#3 Water bottle Labels- they are designed :) 
#4 Polka-dot garland - OKAY I may have traded this in for a month by month garland which I have finished :) 
#5 Cherry on top - This may go to the way side
#6 High Chair decorations- 25% done
# 7 Smash Cake pictures - Working on a special Outfit
# 8 Video montage - You know while Its not done done Its like kinda there ish

Sooo Looking like I'm about half way thru my list on just about everything. I also added things like trying to finish some scrap booking and I finished a 12 month little garland thing which I do love.... I have been working on a really cute 11 month pictures. I"m pretty excited about the back lighting. 

What am I doing today .... OH WELL i you must know cleaning the house once clean I will kill whomever dirties it.... You have been warned 

Wooden High chair

The High chair I plan on refinishing for the party. Funny story about my day. So I bought a beautiful antique high chair with a beautiful honey oak finish. Where is this highchair your wondering. It would seem as though my loving wonderful grandma in law has it. Quote "its too Pretty to paint!!" . I have to admit she was kinda right it was Very pretty original finish and because I'm not in the art of vandalizing beautiful antiques the first high chair of the day went to Nana house where it can be cherished and be used by all the great grand babies of the present and future. :)

So here I am 1 month away from the party still needing to completly redo a high chair and after calling soo many antique shops note no one had one the only one someone had was a primitive flat back which had no tray !!  which was no bargain. I bet you after this party I see SOO MANY wooden high chairs.  Craigslist was picked dry of well priced wooden high chairs a few people pricing at $175 which may be find for some people but not this bargainista.

That pretty much left me with Cold calling Nashville area Thriftstores. I then found out a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE THING Due to soo many recalls and parents who just dont watch there children several Places are DESTORYING ANTIQUE HIGH CHAIRS !!!! > . < NOOOOOO!!!!! That should be a crime . I understand the liabilities and such but that is horrible.

I did find a HOLE In the wall thrift store by hold in the wall I mean bad side a town I wouldn't be there after dark kinda place ... But upon calling them they had one . it had the tray and a spindle back and it was blonde all I learned on the phone seeing as Beggers can't be choosers and as time is drawing to a close. I ended up spending more on this newer modern version of a wooden high chair. it was $45 dollars. however being that it is a mass market wooden high chair that has been reproduced untold times and easily reproduced again its perfect for paint. It will be better for the experience.  

TA-DA

I finished the first one :)

Perfect Smash Cake outfit

Well I have decided I really want to do a smash cake Prior to party to I can get the pictures I would like ... Also I'm planning on sending out Cute postcard announcemnts soo My daughter needs a ADORABLE New Out fit!! I decided to make it my self simliar to easter but this time I 'm going for a  apron pinafore dress and we are trading the ruffled pants for Ruffled Bloomers. I used some left over Fabric to test out the Pattern I invented.

As you can see honey bear does a terrific job modeling the bloomers :) 

However I did pick a far more festive choice of colors

The dress is going to be reversinle purple polka dot and party stripes... I'm going to make Purple polka dot bloomers with 3 different ruffles

Fabric pennant Bunting coming in on time an on budget :)

As of this very MOMENT I have finished sewing 30 pennant I'm thinking of adding more and I will definitely be going to the store to purchase the Quilt Bias tape. I'm soo impressed with myself to set a goal and finish it in a timely manner. :p

If you know me you know what a true accomplishment that is

How cute is that and that is actually the high chair bunting that I made from the scraps!! How Clever you say !!! : ) 

Oh as for other things I think I have figured out which cake I will be doing 

How stinking Precious!! http://www.keeponcaking.com/ Made a terrific cake and included some Pretty Great instructions Including How she got the Impressively Adorable Calligraphy spoiler Fondent Cutter

This cake says to me do able... with some definate room for error yes I pick my cakes on the likely good of me being able to make up for any Accidents that should occur and the likely hood that I could do it. I mean seriously I'm no Ace of cake but I do have some skill.

so I still need to work on the hanging ice cream cones, the Ice cream cone wrappers, and the polka dot garland 

Oh as for things you didn't know I was working on Because Kroger last week had a coupon that made Hershey chocolate bars 9 cents they will be incorporated into the party