Luca's Room...

Ok, maybe he never sleeps here, but we do play here! I've had a few requests for pictures of my little man's nursery so here they are! I feel that it's still a work in progress...need to paint a few designs for the remaining wall but I like it none-the-less...

fyi~photography not the greatest...pictures taken with iphone=)

A mirror that I had in college...just like it, nothing fancy..

Some old pictures of Alex as a newborn (front) and my mom and I (back).

One of my favorites...Luca's antique dresser, which was mine when I was his age, my dads when he was that age and my great Aunts when she was raising her kids! The baby outfits on display were Alex's dads when we was a babe!

A little collage board...kind of scattered right now, I need to organize it better. Some old pictures of my mom and I, my grandma and I, Alex's mom wearing him just like I wear Luca (love that one), Luca's sonogram, his announcement, a pola of Alex, the Franken fam, picture of Alex when he was a toddler, and our family portrait that needs to be framed...

Blood, sweat and tears went into these book shelves, then I hired a seamstress to finish them and we hung them...I get these ideas in my head and sometimes they're great and other times...well, we'll see how long these last!

An antique wicker chair that's been in my family for four generations (I had new covers made=)

My rocking horse when I was a kid...

Changing table with my cloth diaper storage beneath...(by the way, cloth diapering is one of the best decisions I've ever made...next to marrying Alex, having a baby, and breastfeeding of course...=)

 

And a happy baby!

Blue eyed boy...

my boy...

just makes my heart smile....=)

 

On playing and teething the natural way...

I'm so sick of plastic baby toys, plastic teethers, plastic this, plastic that. Sometimes it seems our world is nothing but plastic! I'm done with plastic...who knows what kind of chemicals they use to make it, paint it, seal it coat it, what-have-you...I'm going back to basics here people. I'm all about natural toys that invoke the imagination. My new found appreciation for natural toys was inspired by the Waldorf concept, which I'm really getting into. I would love for Luca to go to a Waldorf school, but of course Indiana doesn't have any...California has, not only many private schools, but an array of PUBLIC charter schools that teach with a Waldorf concept...and we don't even have a private Waldorf school here in Indiana, even if I could pay $10,000 a year...Oh well, I can learn about the concept myself and try to apply a few of the basic principals at home...So, in the Waldorf tradition, here are some of the toys that are on my most wanted list for my little Luca bear...
One of the best sites for Waldorf toys is this store! Bella Luna Toys

In addition to Bella Luna, there are some great toys on Etsy too!

These blocks are great! From LittleSaplingToys


Stackable rainbow, from Imagination Kids and believe it or not, this company is based out of the Indianapolis area!


Play Clay, which is safe and so fun! From MamaK's....


A simple little sail boat to enjoy in the tub, in a pool, or if you're like me as a kid, in the gutter after a hard rain=) From Willowbaus....


Just because I'm a big fan of babywearing=) From Woodmouse...


Waldorf Doll from Bella Luna, The idea here is that the doll has no expression in order to let the child's imagination flourish! The doll is who the child wants it to be...I love that.

And last but certainly not least...



The cutest toy of all! I love this one...for obvious reasons...Luca will have this someday=) From LittleSaplingToys on ETSY...