William Henry McBride

William Henry McBride was born on August 3, 2010 at 8:01 a.m. He weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce and was 20 inches long. We are all doing extremely well and are very blessed to finally have our handsome, healthy baby boy here! Matthew and Peter LOVE being big brothers and are wonderful helpers! Today I took some pictures of William. I think that I enjoyed the photo shoot more than he did; William does not look very amused in some of the pictures!

This is my favorite picture. I was able to catch a smile while he was sleeping.

He appears to be in deep thought!

I must not have been very exciting, as he fell asleep during the photo shoot!

The Nursery

Below are pictures of the Nursery. We went with the Animal Acres Crib Set from Babies "R" Us. Our friend Erin Dentinger painted the AMAZING pictures on the walls.

I painted the trim on this dresser to match the green on the chair rail.

Tiffany and Rachel found this rocking chair at a second hand store in Ontario for $15.00. (They tried to get the price down to $10.00, but I told them I was willing to pay the $15.00!)

 

The $15.00 rocking chair after Matthew (yes, I put my 8 year old in charge of refinishing the rocking chair!) refinished it. I think he did a fabulous job!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

When I had Matthew, my Aunt Bev made me the most amazing receiving blankets and burp rags. One might think that receiving blankets and burp rags are fairly generic and cannot be that special. I thought the same thing until I had a baby. Aunt Bev's receiving blankets are special because they are larger than a traditional receiving blanket which is a bonus if you have large babies! Although they are larger, they are not too bulky. The burp rags are amazing because of their size and shape. They are shaped similar to a kidney bean so they fit perfectly over a shoulder.

Well, after two babies and 8 1/2 years of use, I decided that I would make new receiving blankets and burp rags. So, in the last few weeks of my pregnancy I made the receiving blankets and burp rags below.

After making the receiving blankets and burp rags, I had some fabric remaining. I decided to make the quilt below with the fabric. This quilt differs from the receiving blankets because it has a border, binding, batting, etc. and has been machine quilted. This is the first quilt I have made since my 4-H days. With a little Quilting 101 refresher course and help from Aunt Bev, I was able to create a quilt that I am very proud of. The project below was not planned and arose simply because I was enjoying sewing so much; however, I have to admit that it is my favorite! Now, I just need a sewing room so I don't have to use my dining room table for my quilting projects!