Week 31 Week 32 Week 33 Week 34 Month 7 was an up and down month for us. Lots of mood swings. One second Ollie is happy and laughing and the next he is sobbing. Who knows. He is c...
I finally got around to updating Oliver's weekly pictures. I am by no means a professional photographer (all of them were taken with my iPhone) but I am happy with how they turned out! Week 21 ...
also knows as Donuts. MMMM donuts... Nothing gets you through grief like comfort food, and donuts are one of my favorites. We used Alton Brown's recipe and it turned out ok. Not the best ...
This weekend we lost our beloved dog Norman. The grief in the house is palpable. I know some may be confused as to why we would mourn a pet so much but he was far more than just a pet. He was our...
Apparently even professionals can't stick to a deadline. By Friday it was clear they weren't going to finish and after a long day yesterday the yard is 90% complete. The plant order was short so ...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2014/10/front-yard-before-and-after.html
It is amazing what a two man team, working eight hours can do to a space. This is what our yard looked like this morning: And this is what it looked like by 4pm: I can already see t...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2014/09/front-yard-renovation-day-1.html
So, I've been saying this for two years now but hand to god, we are actually finishing the front yard this year. Know why? We hired someone to do it. All of it. I know, not very DIY of us but som...
Ahh teeth. No fun for the baby, no fun for the parents. Like all baby things, there are a million and one products that claim to fix everything. And, like most parents, we tried them all. Te...
Man, blogging is hard. I have to find my camera and then download pictures (and take pictures). Getting back in to the groove is proving more difficult than I though. Add in a 5 month old who has...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2014/09/baby-gates-and-baby-steps.html
Every year, Daniel and I go on a self described "honeymoon" to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We pick a new island in the Caribbean and enjoy a week together. This year, we had a baby, which ...
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I loved Young House Love's weekly photo with their first daughter (and now their son) and thought it would be a fun project to do with Oliver. I've been taking a picture each week with Ollie lay...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2014/08/olivers-weekly-photos.html
Ok, so I didn't mean to take quite such a long blogging hiatus but sometimes life happens. Most specifically this happened Oliver Rex was born at noon on 4/4/14 (an auspicious date)...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-past-seven-months.html
But now I have two. I whipped these up quick with some leftover ribbon, quilting fabric, and minky. Even if the baby doesn't enjoy these they are satisfying my nesting urges. Cheers!
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2014/01/taggy-blankets-do-i-need-them-who-knows.html
Obviously I have been having fun making baby things, and this project is no different. Supplies needed: 1x2x8 foot pine board 3/4 inch dowel (at least 30 inches) Round wood ball (mine are ...
I couldn't very well stop with the bunny fabric. The whole line is adorable. Again, my inspiration photo didn't have directions but here's the way I built it. The three main rows are...
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The color scheme started with the Critter Patch Organic cotton quilting fabric in Orange Bunny Toss and grew from there. My inspiration photo didn't have any real directions (in f...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2014/01/baby-quilt-1-mid-century-modern.html
I don't know if it is nesting, but I've been going a bit crazy with sewing projects. I'm hoping this one comes in handy (haha). I found a great little fabric shop in Ballard that has some of...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2014/01/diy-changing-mat-clutch.html
Hands down the worst part of a project for me are the little details. I spent yesterday on my hands and knees filling nail holes in the trim and preparing to paint. My Ikea chair (an $8.00 t...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2014/01/floorboards-and-caulk.html
We've been tossing ideas around about how we want to deal with the sleeping arrangement once the little guy is here. Originally I thought we could just move in to the guest bedroom for a few mont...
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Decisions, decisions... Do you like it better with dark walls? Or a dark ceiling? The dark walls contrast nicely with the floors and give a good grounded feeling to the room but...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2013/12/nursery-walls-this-or-that.html
One of my goals before the baby comes was to get my stairs painted and carpeted. Happy to say, I did it! And I even managed it before Christmas came. It was a bit of a bear of a project, r...
Nursery planning. Probably the things I've been looking forward to most since learning that I was finally pregnant (besides, you know, the actual baby part). These are my favorites. 1. Birc...
http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2013/12/nursery-inspiration.html
Christmas is upon us! This year things are a little tight but I managed to get our Advent Calendar up and ready before the first. I went with a simple, colorful design this year. Each A...
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Paint and I have not been friends this year. It isn't that the colors look bad, they just never seem to be exactly what I wanted. However, I will not be deterred! I have things to paint dammit! L...
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We finished! And just in time for our Thanksgiving guests. Here's the original before: And the after: The guest room before (sans carpet): Now, with the new flooring: We sti...