A painting, a miracle, a small collection and another sneaky peeky!

Here is the bedding the next painting matches.


I'm in love with this font and I felt like it matched the style of the bedding perfectly.


This was going to be Hudson's name if he was a girl. We called him Hudson-Hadley almost the entire pregnancy. It was the hardest thing to drop "Hadley" when we found out he was a boy. We just got so use to calling him that!


A miracle happened today - truly a miracle! Not only can we park in parking garages, ride on elevators . . . but we can actually wear a band-aid! I'm serious! A band-aid! I am so proud! Hudson was proud, too!


I know so many of you don't understand - but this is true sensory overload for this kid! Really - this is a big deal! And I think he is overcoming some of this stuff! The band-aid lasted for about 2 hours which is absolutely amazing. He has never had one on his body for more than negative 3 seconds! In the past, I've started to open one up and as soon as he sees it has a sticky back - he turns and runs. He has just started wearing stickers, too! The power of OT! Thank you Ms. Diana!


One of my many obsessions - children's books! We have soooo many. And I do mean soooo many. The piles of books get out of control every single day because my kids read.all.day.long. I broke down and bought some super cute shelves from Pottery Barn Kids - but they were white. They had red - but I waited too long and those sold out! So I bought a can of spray paint and hosed them down. Lonnie hung them up this weekend. Ahhhhh - I love them! This {by no means} even puts a dent in our collection. I seriously think we have over 600 books. And my kids have them all memorized! I've told you all before that I'm raising nerds! I think I've instilled the love of learning/reading and all that crap - now I'm trying to work magic on their social skills!


For those who don't know - we made the bonus room the boys' bedroom. After all, I needed a room big enough for 3 boys! This room has an odd nook behind the door. We originally had a 30 gallon fish tank in it - but it got so old! So here is a peek of what it looks like currently. I have a ton of art that will also hang in here - no point showing it all to you now! I still want to have some kind of tour when I get done! Or if Kelly waits and does children's rooms last - I will tag onto hers! Did you hear me Kelly - LAST - I need more time!!!

Well crud! I just went to link to Kelly's blog . . . . and she has children's rooms for NEXT Friday!!! Dang! Maybe she will reschedule - maybe . . .


This caused me to have to go through all of their books. Some of them needed some minor surgery {tape!} and a bunch needed to go into Em's room and a couple went in the trash. I've actually ordered another shelf that will go onto another wall to hold more books. Clutter control!


And I will end this post with another sneaky peeky! I hope to finish this one by tomorrow so I can show you guys! Will see.

I hope everyone is having a great Mother's Day!