DIY Wooden Baby Blocks

Hello There! 

I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it was such a cute idea to add a little something special to a Baby's nursery. It would be a great Baby Shower gift or if you need an activity as you count down the days to delivery!

You will need...
Wood Blocks
5-6 Pieces of different Scrap Booking paper to cover all sides of the blocks
Letter Stickers
Mod Podge
Glue Stick (they have an "extreme" one now that can be used for wood projects)
Sponge Brush
Sandpaper
**I found all these supplies at Michael's Craft Store, my whole purchase was under $20!!

1. Take a wood block and trace it on each piece of scrapbook paper. 5 per the patterned pages and 10 for the solid page (I used the solid color 2x on each block). Then, cut out the squares. :-)

3. After all the squares are cut out, sand the blocks. I made it so that the corners of the blocks were a little bit more rounded, that's why I traced the squares first because I knew when I sanded them, each block would come out a little bit differently. 

4. Take the paper squares and glue a different piece of paper on each side of the blocks. Some pieces of the paper will be bigger than the blocks, trim down as needed. 

5. Add stickers to spell out words, a name or the alphabet!

6. Once the glue is dry, mod podge the sides of the blocks one by one. I left one side undone at first to allow the block to sit and dry.

                                                                   And you're done!

The blocks look so cute added to Mason's dresser! Even though the Mod Podge is Non-Toixic, I decided to leave these as a decoration and not toys (I cant imagine that the Mod Podge tastes very good).

Let me know if you have any questions, happy crafting!

-Megan

Starting Up Again...My Birth Story

Whoa!!
Fast forward 8 months, our little Mason is 3 months old now. So here it goes...MY BIRTH STORY!!

   The night of March 28th (my due date) I got home from having dinner with friends and decided to have a photo shoot with my belly. Michael was such a good sport and took all the pictures.

   I was woken up the next morning by a very strong contraction. I woke Michael and he said to let him know if it happens again and we will start timing them. I got up to go to the bathroom and, AHHH! I didn't make it to the bathroom. Did I Pee? Did my water break? Google images helped us to confirm that my water did indeed break. My water broke at 5am. We grabbed my hospital bag and went! My contractions got more intense on the way to the hospital and by the time we got there and admitted I was 5cm dilated and my contractions were two min apart...BACK CONTRACTIONS :-(.  I wasn't trying to be a hero so I got an epidural and everything was good after that. I was put into a delivery room, took a nap, did some practice pushes and then it was show time! Except Mason was feeling a little stage fright and didn't want to turn to come out. The Dr. and Nurses kept referring to it as he was laying "sunny side up", a nice way of saying that our spines were rubbing together. I pushed for 4hrs in every position possible to try and get the little guy out and then decided with the Dr. that a C-Section would be the safest option.

   After a long day of literally blood, sweat and tears our little Angel entered the world at 6:57PM weighing in at 7lbs 9oz and 22'' long. He was (and still is) perfect.

   HUGE shout out to my amazing husband Michael for staying by my side all day long and providing so much support and comfort. 

   Its been a crazy 3 months but we are loving every second, parenthood is such a rewarding experience and we have only just begun!