December 18th, 2010 by Busy Mommy

Let’s just be honest- I would never ever trade my son- in fact I’m GLAD now that I have my dear rough-and-tumble-but-still-lovy-Nolan-boy instead of a girl.  Nolan is so fun!  He likes to wrestle and cuddle- he’ll be able to hike beside me when he gets older (there’s always that scary chance that a girl would have turned out missy-prissy which I would have had a hard time adjusting to)  BUT, there’s no way around it- girl clothes are simply to-die-for-cuter.  My friend’s baby shower for Baby Vanessa is tomorrow and on a whim I decided to try making a baby dress.  I for the most part shy away from sewing clothes- they seem intimidating to me, but I went for it because I was feeling good and wanting to try something new.  I’m so happy with how it came out!!!  I’m practically giddy.  What fun.  So much darlingness.  The pattern was free from made by Rae, a great craft blog I frequent.  I made a little felt ladybug for the apron because that’s Baby Vanessa’s room theme. The fabrics out these days are so vibrant and fun too, you really can’t go wrong unless you sew the arm hole openings shut or something.  I’ve never made a ruffle and it turned out to be way easier than I had imagined.  Now I want to make a million more- to put on the bottom of Nolan’s pants…haha just kidding.