Since When Is Being "Crafty" a Good Thing?

I am so proud of my little guy. He slept almost 12 hours last night and we had to wake him up this morning to eat! Jon went in to get him and said he was just lying happily awake in his crib sucking on his fingers. That's been his latest accomplishment - substituting the ever-present fingers for the elusive paci. I know some people would rather use a pacifier since you can take those away, but Jonathan seems to be very partial to his fingers. He will occasionally knock the paci out to get to his fingers! Even such small things are so exciting when you watch your child learn to do them. It's fascinating! He hasn't been able to find his fingers consistently because he wasn't coordinated enough, but now he can bring them to his mouth when he's on his stomach (which is easier because they're next to his face) and on his back. I'm so proud of him! Plus, that makes it easier for him to get himself back to sleep. Hooray!

Yesterday, J and I went to Hobby Lobby, which has become one of my new favorite stores. I used to be very wary of crafty, fabricky stores. Michael and Jo-Ann seemed to be in conspiracy against me. But I've since gotten over it. It started with buying some decor items (which look even more fabulous when they're 50% off!) and I feel that I'm now being sucked into the DIY vortex. I have a long way to go, mind you. But there is some serious satisfaction in making/doing something yourself. The line must be drawn somewhere though - Jon and I have agreed that, in the future, some things are just worth paying someone else to do. In the name of happy marriages. (Don't ask us to paint any furniture for you.)

So anyways, yesterday's Lobby purchases included navy blue dye (I'm too cheap to buy new, color-appropriate scrubs for my rotations, so I dyed my old ones!), baskets to organize J's explosively chaotic changing table, and supplies to make myself a new earring holder. My old (as in college-dorm-room old) earring holder is still functional, but it's lime green with pink sequin polka dots. I even bought a hot glue gun. [eerie music plays while pigs soar high in the sky]

Here are pictures of J's "new" changing table (it's actually the one my mom bought when I was born!). The baskets fit his cloth diapers perfectly!

The lotion is sitting on top of the wipes because the little closing clasp is broken. :)

Two baskets for the cloth diapers and one bigger basket for burp cloths and pajamas.

"I can't believe you did that for me!"  Aw, shucks. ;)

Disclaimer: I am aware that the Bumbo seats have been recalled due to babies wiggling out of them (and I have ordered my complimentary "safety restraint repair kit"). I don't think my little dude will be going anywhere anytime soon yet though. Depending on how tired he is, he does pretty well sitting in it and holding his head up!

"Aren't I the cutest ever?!"