Ten months old, a little more fashion, and her blessing

To those of you who aren't grandparents living a state away this might be an overload of pictures for you. And to Dad and Mom... enjoy.

My number one favorite color to dress her in is cream. Most of her outfits

have a lot of cream (sometimes white) in them. I think it lets the observer notice her

beauty instead of the bright colors or patterns. Obviously I'm not shy of using colors or

patterns, it's just that I prefer to see lots of cream to tone things down.

dress and silver shoes - Baby Gap, headband - my creation

dress - Dwell Studio for Target (It was less than $5! And don't you love the bow at the neck?),

socks - Trumpette

top - Baby Gap, jeggings - Crazy 8, socks - Trumpette,

hat - from the hospital donated by a volunteer

I know this isn't a great picture at all, but as Trevan was taking it he said,

"Eew! She spit up!" Then we realized he caught it on film.

The boys thought it was so cool. So gross.

Thank you Trevan for a cute picture.

My (second) little thumb sucker.

top - Baby Gap, jeggings - Children's Place, headband - my creation, socks - Trumpette

(can you tell they come in a pack? I wish they sold more pairs individually, but fortunately I've been

able to use all of the colors that came in my pack. I love that the bows on them keep her entertained.)

Isn't it crazy how the flower on the headband matches her eyes?

top - Crazy 8, jeggings - Children's Place, headband - my creation

hat, top,ruffle shorts, sparkle tights, and shoes - Baby Gap, bracelet to keep her entertained - Mom's

top and leggings -Dwell Sudio for Target (another clearance find under $5!), socks - Trumpette

(didn't I luck out that two of the pairs of socks went perfectly with both of the

Dwell Studio outfits? I love when that happens with no planning.)

This girl will climb anything! And no, you are not imagining things,

that is a stack of baseboards she is climbing on.

top - Crazy 8, headband - my creation

The blessing dress!

To those of you who have been waiting patiently for a picture of this dress...

thank you, and here it finally is (and of course the beautiful girl wearing the dress). :)

It is so hard to try and take a picture of a 9 month old while trying to get her to hold still!

She loves to play with/eat the beads on the bottom of her dress.

Notice her holding it in the picture? Ninety five percent of the pictures are like that,

the other five percent she is fussing. Trevan once again was kind enough

to entertain her while I tried to get some pictures.

blessing dress - I made it using the Oliver and S bubble dress pattern.

I tweaked some things on the pattern, and embellished others. It has three layers -

the lining, cream Dupioni silk, and the tulle/lace overlay (all from Joann Fabrics).

The beading on the sleeves came from the trim section at Joann Fabrics.

Fun side note - My sister used some of this same tulle/lace fabric in her wedding gown,

which is the prettiest gown I have seen in my life!

Another fun side note - My little niece will be wearing a blessing dress made using

the silk from my wedding dress (which has been cut up and used in three different dresses now). It's fun

having a little connection. Maybe I miss my family so much I'll take any I can get. :)

headband - my creation

I used the left over fabric from her skirt and cut out some of the flower designs.

I layered them to achieve the look I wanted. Then I hand sewed more clusters of pearls on it.

Note - For her headbands I almost always use swimsuit elastic. It is cream instead

of bright white and doesn't seem so harsh against her perfect skin.

Ryan kept telling me throughout the dressmaking process that "It isn't supposed to be a wedding dress."

Apparently he thought it might be a little too fancy. What do you think?

Her blessing was beautiful. The thing I remember standing out to me was that she will

keep her happy disposition throughout her life (Don't quote me on the exact

wording. Don't worry I have it written down for her.)

Trevan - "Mom, her eyes are getting pretty because of her eyelashes.

They're growing and making her eyes pretty!"

Trevan I agree. :) That is his blonde little head in the corner of

the picture. He can always make her happy.