I feel like my second day trying to bring you into my blog, I shouldn't be whiney, so I'll find something other than these sad pregnancy woes to talk about.
So how about we talk about... Nurseries!
Yes, because besides being sad and down feeling today, I've got baby room on the brain. -And food, but we're handling that with cream cheese and Ritz crackers right now-
We found out that we're happily expecting a bouncing (really feels like he's in there bouncing) baby boy in February and the state of the nursery?? In my mind. Oh, there is a room designated for Peanut. It however is currently occupied by randomness of storage from garden supplies, sheetrock, christmas decor, and a box of books... I hope to nag Hubs enough to getting that stuff out this weekend ;)
Lets see if I can give a good depiction of the color scheme for starters... Inspired by -wait for it- a crankbait bass fishing lure in the color of Chartreuse Sexy Shad.
Blue on top, Yellow "chair rail" and white on
_________________________ bottom. The gray will be incorporated as an accent _________________________ color in the room. Most likely the curtains. We had a hard time finding bedding that we liked for this scheme, which is a modern fishing type theme that only the dear Hubs could come up with, but we finally decided that this beautiful gray chevron bedding did the gray on the sexy shad justice
But I also saw this that I am considering... it incorporates all the great sexy shad colors without overdoing it I think.
I know you probably think this is crazy. But it's only the inspiration that is crazy. If I were to just explain to you the color scheme, it wouldn't be so crazy. Like we did with my daughter's room, which I will post below we took a theme and went subtly with is. Her's is cowgirl in case you're wondering. There won't be fish and lures hanging everywhere. I like subtly and I like to think I'm a decent decorator. So we have the wall color, the gray room darkening curtains, the chevron bedding. Now add a white 4 drawer dresser. No idea what to do with the knobs yet. I'm thinking yellow or blue. Ok. Now add the lovely white wood with light blue cushion gliding rocker and ottoman in the corner by the cherry wood crib (may paint white, undecided) and matching changing table on the other side of the room decked out in adorable cloth diapers! Almost done. Add a small round table with white table cloth and a blue/gray lamp next to the rocker. And voila! the nursery is set up. I'd like to one day add a bookshelf or some kind of cube shelf system.
Now the fish theme gets added, subtly. I will draw 3 7x7 canvas with a crankbait, bass, and a rod and reel and Madre (meet my mom) will paint them. These will go above the changing table. On the wall above the bed I'm thinking an ole cane fishing pole. The rest of the room accessories will have to come to me as I find and see them, much like most of the decor in Bug's room. So you see, a cute color scheme with subtle fishing accesories. Cute and simple, not super baby so I won't be redecorating in a few short years.
Got time for Bug's room??? I'd love to share with you my ideas! Only this time you get real life pictures and I won't have to paint it for you lol.
Please excuse the mess.
And the lack of curtains. I will be getting some dark brown room darkening curtains eventually. The color scheme is a peachy pink, mint green, brown and white. With cowgirl accessories and a paisley Pam's Creations bedding set.
I do all this on the cheap too! The crib is a Graco cherry wood convertible crib to college that I got off craigslist for $50! The dresser and bookshelf were mine growing up. The changing table was $7 at a yard sale along with $0.50 for the round table in the corner with a half price hobby lobby lamp $25 next to a rocker that my Nana (meet dad's mom) gave me. The lil rocking horse was also mine growing up, mom's dad made it. and then the lil accessories I got were all on some kind of sale because Hobby Lobby is amazing! Oh and they also had 7 pack of those canvases on sale for $14.99 I think... -it's been a while-
For Peanut's room, I'm trying to use my blessed bargain skills again. The crib and changing table I bought from a guy I used to work with for $60. The glider I got this week at a local Kid's Market for $50. The dresser was mine and then my brother's growing up, and Michael's has the canvases on sale this week so I'll be getting some more. The crib mattress we are inheriting from Lil' Man (meet my Brother In Law, who is 5 months older than Bug) since he does not use it.
So there you go! great nursery decorating tips!
1. Don't be afraid to not use a "baby-ish" theme. This can often make things more costly, simply because they're baby, and your little one will out grow it quickly.
2. Simple and subtle also helps cost wise. Play off your color scheme by mixing and matching pieces in that scheme and it will add dimension to the decor. Then you can add pieces here and there that you find.
3. Yard sales and thrift stores and great sales!!! You can find really unique decor items for really cheap that will go great with your room and add a great personality! Who doesn't like bargain shopping and finding great deals!
4. One step at a time. Get the room painted and the initial furniture set up. Chances are baby won't be spending much time in that room for a few months and though Bug sleeps in hers, she rarely plays in there or spends time in there otherwise. So take your time with it. We're still working on her room. Though I think I'm done with the cute accesories or I might go overboard, I still haven't found the "right" curtains, and would like to add a cute mirror on the wall next to her crib -right outside her closet- This gives you a break from over stressing getting it all done and gives you time to find bargains.
Happy Decorating!!!
Ok... so this is my first attempt at a blog. I guess an intro is in order? I'm Momma Helms and I am a proud farmer's wife from Southeast Alabama. I have a beautiful 10 month old daughter "Bug" and Hubs and I are expecting our lil' "Peanut" in February.
Now you get the name ;).
I have 3 fur babies, a lab/pit mix Roxie, a blue tick coon hound Dixie, and a rescue kitty Katniss. I also "dogsit" 2 other furbabies as they are regularly hanging out with my dogs at my house, austrian shepard Daisy and rescue dog Buster -you may notice me refer to him as "that dog" or other names as well. He comes around my house less often now since I've tried to run him off from eating and tearing up my bell pepper plants and eating my harvested sweet potatoes among other distasterous things. It's hard though, seeing as he is Hubs' aunts dog who lives behind us =/
So that's my lil family.
I'm a SAHM and I love it. It's a busy hard job, especially as a farmer's wife.
What Can you expect from this blog?
Really... total randomness I'm sure. I cook, so I can post recipes (i'll probably post tonight's meal) I garden, I am trying to sew (join me on my adventure) I am a cloth diaper addict user, I'm a lil crunchy [natural stuff] along with my crunchy mommy, maybe I'll post my recipe for homemade detergent and cloth diaper detergent another day? I don't anymore -but will soon- breastfeed and make my own babyfood [more recipes??]
So I hope you few readers enjoy :)
Today:
Fluffy mail! Yes, this is the lingo for cloth diapers via mail. It's glorious. Today I recieved 4 bamboo inserts and one new print pocket from Alva. [I may have a cloth diaper info blog later]
Bug is still happily walking while holding on to something, even if it's just the edge of my shirt. Can't wait! She is also such a horrible teether! She got her bottom central incisors around 7 months. Now we're getting our lateral top incisors. Yes, we skipped the top centrals for now. But we hopped on the fussy train and it's stuck!
Peanut has been kicking and jabbing away as well as making my blood sugar really low. I felt so off and weak today, didn't get much done after my makeup appointment [oh yeah, I do makeup too, like for pageant and prom etc. Today it was bridal photoshoot]. I'm 21 weeks pregnant today.
Dinner = Parmesan Chicken Pasta :) an all time favorite of mine from the restaurant I used to work for, made with my own style.
Recipe:
Serves 2
2 chicken breast (whole or cut into strips)
bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1/2 jar of marinara sauce
1 1/2 cups of Penne
Parmesan cream sauce
**3-4 tblsp butter melted into a saucepan. Mix in 1/8 c of flour. Pour 1 cup of milk in and whisk and stir continuously until it reaches desired thickness. Salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese to taste.**
Bread the chicken breasts by dipping into the egg then rolling in the bread crumbs. I like to add some Parmesan cheese to my bread crumbs. Bake about 20 - 25 mins.
Simmer marinara in a small sauce pan, covered to avoid splatter.
Boil Penne, usually 11 minutes for al dente, 12-13 minutes if you're like me and would like your noodles well done. Drain.
Prepare you cream sauce. and mix with your noodles. Serve by pouring marinara over your cheesy noodles topped with the breaded chicken and maybe even some added Parmesan.
I think this will do well as an intro post. I think from now on each post will bring you to each aspect of my SAHM life. Like maybe next post will be about cloth diapers, the next about bargain shopping. Who knows. I'm a multi-faceted mama.
