So as i attempt to distract myself from my contractions i decided to build a village… haha. if this doesn’t break my water i don’t know what will! ;) i’m now 70% effaced, 2cm dilated. the doctor said that with this progression the baby will probably come fast once my water breaks or strong labor contractions kick in. fabulous! i just hope i make it to the hospital.
but my neighbor/friend over at imaniamama offered a book on giving birth at home just in case. haha. thanks girl!
I spent the past couple days going to local stores seeing if i could take boxes off their hands... most of them said they were automatically smashed up and recycled. but….imanimama’s husband, sean, knew i was on the lookout for boxes and sent me a text saying their trash compactor broke and i could come over and have my pick! the selection was huge! it was awesome. haha. so THANK YOU SEAN FROM HOME DEPOT. you are amazing.
I had planned on just doing a sweet shoppe/bakery..but then i was inspired after seeing this image over at howdoesshe.com.
She got some incredible sugar cookies from sweetopia and the name got me thinking!
Sophia made me sooo happy when she first walked into one of the houses and squealed.. “my house my house! i wuv my house!” haha. love it. makes the craziness of building a village out of boxes totally worth it.
I can’t wait to share with you guys how this all comes together! I have this vision in my head..trying to make it come to life! I still need to paint/decorate the houses..and I had fun coming up with some cute shop signs last night.
This is just the village.. i can’t wait to show you her sweet shoppe! i love projects. :)
A little cuteness for this post……
Ben “Practicing swaddling” again.
Sophia was happy to be the test baby. So funny.
Hope you are having a great day!
I’m lining up to these parties for Thursday.. Link up ladies!
nichole
July 28, 2010 at 7:24 pmyour village it totally impressive! way to go:)
Margaret B
July 28, 2010 at 9:38 pmoh my gosh, Sophia’s face is hularious! too cute!!
Laura and family
July 28, 2010 at 10:02 pm1. you are crazy. no really, insane! how did you manage to care for sophia and ben, clean house, prepare for a baby, build a village, manaage a blog and etsy stotre and stay sane?!? WHAT?!
2. your village looks great already! cant wait to see the finished project.
3. COME ON SIENNA!! =)
4. love those pics… precious memories.
5. prayers coming your way!… always
Evelien
July 29, 2010 at 10:39 amYou are so creative!
I wish I could think of all these things to make :)
I’m praying for you and your family! And I’m checking every day to see if there’s some news haha!
Anna Liesemeyer
July 29, 2010 at 10:58 amOh my gosh how cool is that?! A little girl’s dream!
I don’t know if I could build a village before I am ready to pop…can I have some of your energy?!
Praying for you!
Cams
July 29, 2010 at 11:00 amso cute!
your sister Valerie
July 29, 2010 at 12:34 pmA VILLAGE!!!! SERIOUSLY?!?!? HAHAHAH!! Your nephew Jude would have destroyed that in minutes acting like a dragon or monster. ahh..the differences between boys and girls! Ben and WIll’s hair match by the way…it must be the new dad low maintenance look. Give Sophie a squeezy kiss for me!!! can’t wait to see your girls!!! xoxox
tinyjunco
August 3, 2010 at 10:37 amthat swaddling demo cracked me up. my mom used to swaddle my bro before feeding him (he was super colicky). the whole point was to get the arms and legs INSIDE the bundle, and wrap him nice and tight – that was the only way he could focus on eating.
have a great one!! steph