Roly Poly

Here is Logan checking out his new room! Lately he has been rolling over here and there, tummy-to-back and back-to-tummy, but today he really figured it out. He was lying on a blanket on the floor and he just kept rolling over and over until he was off the blanket. He has also been turning himself on his back a lot. I'll leave him in his crib or Pack n' Play for a few minutes and come back to find him turned around 180 degrees.

A Week's Worth of Naps

 

Why is this post called "A Week's Worth of Naps"? Because any mother of babies and/or small children knows that nap time is prime time to get stuff done. And a week's worth of naps is what it took to get Owen's room transformed into "The Boys' Room." A paint job, some rearranging of furniture, and a good closet clean out-- that's what it has taken to get the job done. I wanted to get the boys sharing a room before school started, but painting wasn't something I had necessarily planned on doing; I kinda woke up last Tuesday and decided to do it. I'm really glad I did. I'm happy with the result- it's very bright and cheery, and now it feels like a boys' room. And it's the first big change since we bought the house a year ago.  Besides paint, I pretty much worked with what we already had and didn't really buy anything new.

 

And because I am a HUGE fan of Before & After home improvement pictures, here is the room before (so dark! so messy!).  And then there's Owen "helping" to paint the closet (I made him strip down and put on a diaper so I didn't have to worry about him getting paint all over his clothes.  Let's just say it's a good thing I did that.)

Layers

What happens when a stack of coffee filters falls into a baby bathtub full of water on the kitchen counter? Well they become unusable for coffee, that's for sure, but they also soak up the water, expand, and become beauuuutiful fluffy works of art.

Daddy's Office

Jeremy usually works from home at least once a week now; sometimes the boys "help."  On this day, Logan was fascinated by the new pack of paper on Jeremy's desk, and Owen was playing in Logan's crib.  (The crib has been in Jeremy's office temporarily while Logan adjusts to sleeping in it.)

P.S. Wait, what is that on Jeremy's monitor?  Well the left monitor is his work, but the right monitor is Breaking Bad.  He started watching it from the first episode a week or two ago and he is already caught up to the current season.  He is obsessed with it.  He lives and breathes it.  In fact, as I sit here typing, Jeremy says, in a conversation to his friend regarding Breaking Bad: "It's all I care about."

Grammy!

Owen always looks forward to Fridays, which he calls "Grammy Days" because his Grammy takes care of him. (Soon it will be Logan, too!)