Author: Bethany & Ryan Speier

Bath and Tummy Time

Today Colson is 3 weeks + 2 days.

This morning I noticed that Colson was starting to stink a little. Sour like… I haven’t ever given him a bath on my own, but I decided that I would try. Ryan headed off to his third day back at work and after feeding the little booger, I setup the bathroom for his sink bath. For the most part it was quite successful! I just hope I got all the soap off his skin. I did notice later in the day that his tummy still had the same “sour smell” I had noticed earlier. I now wonder if it might be the diaper wipes we are using.

After his next feeding I decided to try doing some tummy time. I have heard stories ranging from babies who love it and those who absolutely hate it. I’m pretty sure Colson gets his tummy loving position from his daddy whose favorite way to sleep is the same. Ryan and I had already been noticing his neck strength increasing; I wasn’t super surprised to see him lifting his head with ease. It’s so hard to believe that he’s already growing so quickly!

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More Baby Room Details

When I started to “decorate” the baby room, I didn’t really have any ideas in mind. Ryan hung the map we already had framed and I considered going with a travel theme. But instead I’ve gone with more of a generic “educational” room. 😉 We’ll start teaching this child early!

We moved the orange rocking chair in the corner near the closet and window, but now I have a wide open space on the wall next to the crib. I haven’t decided on a “changing station/table” yet, but I am guessing it will live under the map on the right. As I sit here and imagine what may go well on the far wall – book shelves come to mind.

Take a look at the empty wall space:

Here are a few wall bookshelf ideas I pulled from Pinterest:

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I purchased these little vintage alphabet cards from Pretty Little Studio on Etsy a few weeks ago. I just hung them today and am so pleased with their appearance. I love the vintage animal graphics and feel like the colors add a touch of cheer to the room.

I also think it would be nice to hang something over the crib (on the wall). But that always makes me a little nervous. What if it fell into the crib?

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Baby Stuff

When I was first putting together our registry, I asked a lot of friends/family which products they thought where VERY necessary and QUITE unnecessary. I also looked at a TON of mama blogs and their recommended lists.

Below is a list comprised of items on our registries as well as other things we have either already purchased or will get soon. I am interested in seeing what I end up really LOVING and what I could have lived without…

Apparel