Teething TORTURE

For the most part there are good days… no… GREAT days… I'm not trying to toot my own horn hear but Katalina has been and is an amazing infant/toddler. Don't get me wrong there are days I want to crawl back into bed slam the pillow over my head and call it a day but those days are far and few! Today was definitely one of those days. 

K is 100% a teething terrible terror. She woke up angry and screeched a good majority of the day. We finally had to give in and give her some infant tylenol. It got to the point where she was literally grabbing at her mouth. My heart hurt, I felt so bad for her! When the tylenol kicked in she was back to her sweet little self and played her little heart out! 

Baby Lit!

Baby Lit books are ABSOLUTELY adorable! For those of you have never heard of them…  they are Classic Books of Literature written for your baby! They are minimal with a word or two on the pages of a board book. The pages are very pleasing to your baby's eyes with beautifully created illustrations!

I first found out about these books through one of my favorite Blog Mommy Reads (Little Baby Garvin) <- This girl is so Fashionable and creative and has THE BEST Chalkboards around! Last February Jessica posted some of her Valentines Day Favorites and included on the post was a Baby Lit book Romeo and Juliet. My best friend Laura ended up buying K it for Christmas this year and I bought her A Christmas Carol!

So anyway... Two days ago, while perusing Groupon, I stumbled across 8 Baby Lit Books! For HALF OFF!!!!! This is a STEAL especially when these books are normally like $10.00 a pop! I had to scoop them RIGHT UP! I couldn't resist!

The best part is that they are ALWAYS creating new books to add to your baby's collection! I can't wait to see what else Baby Lit has in store!!!!

Crafty Chalkboard Tutorial

Being More Craft Savvy for 2014! 

One of my goals for 2014 is to be more crafty. I plan on purchasing < or being gifted ;) > a sewing machine. I also want to create more things that I have seen on Pinterest because lets face it… we all have an unhealthy addiction to that website. I know I do! Anyway, one of the things I constantly come across are Chalkboard Tutorials and I've always said I absolutely needed to try doing one of these. So here it is my SUPER EASY Chalkboard Tutorial!

Materials:

1. Chalkboard Paint

2. Paint Brush / Paint Roller

3. Any Size Picture Frame 

4. Chalk

First, I found this Picture Frame at my local Christmas Tree Shop, but it can also be found at Kmart (or so the back of the frame says). I liked it because of the white frame, which I fully intend I may go back and distress later on to get more of a shabby chic look.

Then, I removed the glass and paper from inside of the frame tossed them but KEPT the back board.


Next, I painted two coats of the Rust-oleum Chalk Board Paint onto the wood backing of the frame. This is the best part because I didn't have to purchase another piece of wood to attach to the frame.

~ Chalkboard Paint can be found at your local Home Depot or pretty much any store that sells paint (Chalk Board Paint has become SO popular!) 

Finally, I reattached the wood backing (freshly painted with Chalkboard Paint!), with the easy little slides, to the back of the frame. No nails or hammer necessary! SCORE!

That's it! That's all! The EASIEST project! It took me about 10 minutes to paint, remove and reattach. The hardest part was waiting for the first coat of paint to dry! So simple, so fun, and now I have this awesome chalkboard frame to hang (maybe in K's room?)!!!

Finished Product!