Easter

It was a rather bitter sweet holiday weekend for us. It started off rough but over all it was a good relaxed weekend. On Friday afternoon I saw a post of my friends Facebook that she wanted to get a Puppy. I have been there before! Well, anyone who knows us at all knows that I LOVE my dog Coach, we adopted him two years ago and he has been my pal and cuddle buddy. On the flip side there is Andrew who was very tolerant of Coach, but always joked that we should get rid of him... not so subtly. The hints didn't go un-noticed. Then we started to have sneaking suspicions Wyatt was allergic to dogs. Ever since he was about a 1.5 months ( when we started laying him on the floor) he has been extremely congested! I kept thinking he had a cold, but after a few months I decided that wasn't it. Then I thought maybe it was something in Ohio, so we made the move to Utah and still he couldn't breathe through his nose, poor dear was having a hard time sleeping, breathing,etc... In the end my friend Morgan came and grabbed Coach for the weekend to give it a trial run, in the end they liked him, and lo and behold Wyatt's congestion cleared up and he is a much happier baby. It is the ending of an Era in the Decker home.



As you can imagine I was a little distraught about Coach, so I was trying not to mope, but I was. Well Andrew had purchased an ipad a few months earlier. I had been watching all of the release videos and becoming envious, I could read all my books, create art, and edit photos so easily! Well it came Easter weekend and I LOVE IT! He really is the sweetest guy, he felt so bad about Coach.


The rest of the weekend was fun and relaxing, we just stayed in and watched conference and gorged ourselves on Easter candy. So did Wyatt, he got to eat some of his first solids, and he loved it!

I love sleep.

Ok, so about a week before we made the move to Utah, we started sleep training Wyatt. It was going ok, ( this kid will wake up about 5 times a night for a bottle!) So only waking up two times a night felt like a huge accomplishment! We weren't able to finish the training before we made the move. There was new schedule to adapt to, a new room, and his crib. ( All new things, he had been in a bedside crib next to us.) Well we had family in town, so the progress we had made was gone. We didn't think our family would appreciate listening to a baby crying through the night. So the progress we had made was gone. Well after our family visit was over we decided it was about time to start it again. Andrew and I had a little confusion over who was going to take him for the night. I took a tylenol PM, because I was feeling awful and tired. So I was expecting to have Andrew take him and Andrew thought I was taking him.
I woke up the next morning and Andrew and I both started talking and realized neither of us had gotten up with Wyatt because we never heard him cry... (We forgot to turn the volume up on the baby monitor)
And that is how we accidentally slept trained Wyatt. I let him cry it out all night long without the guilt of letting him cry! It was wonderful, I did feel a little bad, but the full night sleep made up for it!
So it was easier to let him cry the following nights, knowing that he had already lived through one full night of it. So Tylenol PM has become my friend this week. I think he has almost got it down! I have not gotten this much sleep in almost a year! LOVE IT!
We will do this MUCH EARLIER, if there is a next time!

My new room

This was one of my newest projects.


Finishing touches.

Custom wall art.


New throw pillows, Megs made the circular one. The others were my own design.

So designing new spaces is one of my favorite things in the world. I am going to start documenting some ideas here :
www.sewingandsanding.blogspot.com
It is going to be slow starting out, but if you are interested make sure you become a follower so I know if people truly are interested. Thanks, and enjoy!

Hey everyone! Well the moment we have been waiting for, for over a year has finally arrived! Andrew got an offer from his first choice company! We just found out this evening ( Sat) that we need to be in Utah in one week! So, are we going to have a very busy week! Pack, and move cross country again. But still so excited!
We will keep you all posted!

Why did they choose that fabric ?

I LOVE my Maclaren jogger, but it is simply too big to go on trips. Now that Wyatt is big enough to sit up on his own, it was time to get a travel stroller. I have been looking around and I kept wanting to get another Maclaren, but who wants to spend a minimum of around $100, for a small umbrella stroller? So I looked at cheaper alternatives. The price range out there is awesome, but what I want to know is who the heck is in charge of the design of these things!

Umbrella strollers frames are all fairly similar, but why, oh why do they all have to look like they cut up an old polyester clown costume ?
This is where my project began...


And this is how it ended....







With a few of my own improvements.

Phew,

Ok, you guys, I have launched my first item! You should check it out! You can see the monthly items if you become a follower of regencyprep.blogspot.com!
So that is my update, this is what I have been up to.

New Endeavor

Hey friends, I am starting a new endeavor! Would you show some support and add my new website to your watch list. I promise it will be worth it! I will have some giveaways and some fun items! Thanks friends!
Corey
www.regencyprep.blogspot.com