A Room of Her Own

[Mi1229]

  

    Tonight I laid her down in her own crib in her own room.  At first she fussed then she looked up at the little white and blue kitties dancing above and smiled.  She will love sleeping in her room surrounded by lovable smiling calico kitties...red, pink, blue, yellow, green.  I am glad she feels comfortable in the hand crafted crib set I sewed.  Before she was born I didn't know what we were going to do.  A little girl after three boys.  I had not a single thing for a girl, not one.  I watch those decorating shows all the time.  I thought "Hey, I'm crafty and creative. not too bad with a sewing machine...If the people on TV could do it why not me?"  Like all avid crafters I have secret stash for just such occasions.  Into the depths of fabric I dove searching for color and texture...things that would excite a tiny developing mind.  I wandered upon a bag of fabric that had long been at the bottom of the stock pile.  My mother in-law had given it to me some years ago; 15yds of creamy off-white fabric striped with turquoise, dispersed with calico kitties of navy, antique rose, and burgundy and sprinkled with tiny pink hearts and yellow flowers.  What on earth was I ever to do with this...then it struck me it is the perfect fabric for a little girls room.  Along with this was a baby blue lace and satin that was intended for my sister's bride's maid dress. Perfect for curtains and a canopy.  Oh the ideas came pouring in a flood of imagination illuminated before me.  I could see the designs all coming together in my mind's eye.  Now making it a reality was another story.  It was the first big project that I ever even thought of tackling.  Inspiration guided my hands along with a lot of prayers not to mess anything up too badly.  The bedding, the canopy, and the curtains all came out very nicely, but the obsession didn't stop there.  Suddenly the walls seemed so white and empty(we are in an apartment so we can't paint)hmmm?  A shelf there and a wall hanging there oh some pictures of cats to match the motif...oooo I was on a roll.  I was only 5 months pregnant and hadn't even hit the nesting stage yet.  After a few weeks of planning, sewing, and arranging it was finally complete.  A room that  was fit for my little princess.  A room made with love.  You know, it kind of makes me sad that she won't be at an arms length any more, but she has out grown the bassinet of which she is accustom to and must sleep in her room now.  My darling hubby will probably enjoy the new found privacy...privacy, what's that again? 

  Little ones grow so fast.  Only a parent knows how it feels to watch these precious moments go by.  Almost in slow motion and then see these tiny lives speed forward and take flight.  To look into a child's eyes when they discover something new.  So many people take the little things for granted, but not children, everything is so wondrous and magical in their eyes.  If I had one wish it would be that my children never lose that innocent magical vision of the world.  This world needs more of it....Dream on my darling baby in your field of calico kitties.  Play and laugh.  Dance in the flowers.  Grow and learn.  And may God always bless you and your Angle watch over you.  I love you.  See you in the morning.

                                       

[Southerncharmes]

Nov. 24, 2008 at 12:59 AM

Wondeful job! She's an angel.