“A cowgirl gets up in the morning, decides what she wants to do and does it.”
-Marie Lords
I got up and decided to add a few farm-y touches to Sweet P’s room today.
I’m so excited to share with you that we’re headed back to Haiti on June 24th to visit him for 4 days!! 😀
Thank you so much if you purchased a Blog Threads t-shirt earlier this month, or prayed for the three of us to be reunited soon. (PS- Kevin and I are packaging and mailing the shirts out tomorrow and Wednesday!) We appreciate your encouragement more than you’ll ever know, and I can’t wait to share more posts and photos of our trip while we’re there! As for the rest of our adoption adventure, things are moving right along, and we’re hoping to exit IBESR and enter the Parquet stage very soon. (I posted a list of the remaining steps on my Adoption page if you’d like to read more about what’s ahead.)
The new vignette in his bedroom was inspired by this tin rooster we brought back from the Haiti:
Some of my fondest memories of meeting our little man are of the times we spent drawing “chickens”. (That’s what he calls roosters) Click the play button below to hear him cock-a-doodle-doo! 😀
There’s a rooster in the yard across the street from the room he sleeps in at the orphanage, and we stood at the window there and called out to it many times while we were there.
So I started with the tin rooster, and then brought in the shelf I found on Etsy a while back…
Next, I hung the painting Ruthie gave us:
I love it as the background to the rooster!
As for the stuff on the shelves, I was feeling crafty, so here’s what I did:
I clipped the head off a faux succulent sprig (50% off at Michaels), and hot-glued it inside one of our metal coasters:
(A jar lid would also work if you’re interested in creating something similar.)
I removed the sticker and painted the yellow parts of this toy truck with some white acrylic craft paint:
I created a “domino box” by hot-gluing some of our old dominos together in the shape of a rectangle. I attached a leftover piece of black card stock to the bottom with craft glue to create the bottom of the box.
I found a patch of little faux leaves (also 50% off Michaels), and used a scissors to cut it so that it would fit inside the box.
Voila! Easy-peasy, farm-style accessories for my baby’s room!
I’ve got plans for the (currently empty) wall space below the shelf too. I’ll be back Wednesday night with more pics and a post! XO
I’m so happy for you all, another visit! When do the staff tell him that you’re coming to visit? Can’t wait to get my shirt, this one reallly spoke to me.
Love the rooster and painting together! Where do you find all your perfect quotes for each post?! Surely they aren’t all in your pretty little head? I love reading them!
Great news about your next visit with Sweet P! Love the farm-style accents to his room.
I love your simple little decor projects for his room. They are so versatile and I plan to use them in my own home! Thank you for posting the info about your husband’s site. I have wanted to learn Photoshop, so this is perfect timing for me!
Layla! So glad to hear you get to make another visit! Love the picture of you, holding your little guy, looking out the window and his sweet little arms wrapped around you. Precious! <3
Hugs,
Lara
Enjoy your visit with your son!
I love how the rooster looks like he just walked out of his home. Btw – I’ve always been a little scared of fake plants (aside from some very realistic hydrangeas I got at Hobby Lobby) but I’m loving yours. I might need to head to Michaels.
I don’t know how you stand to be away from your baby! Why do they make you wait so long and miss all those precious days together? Have a wonderful trip and let’s hope they allow you to bring him home soon.
There’s LOTS of steps to make sure everything is legal, Teddee. Here’s a link to the list, if you’d like to see what’s ahead:
https://theletteredcottage.net/adoption-3/
We knew it would be a long road when we started, but thankfully, the road is looking shorter and shorter with each passing day now! 😀
I heard his sweet voice and just started crying. You are all in my prayers and I will be rejoicing with you when he finally gets home.. So excited for you.
So thrilled to hear about your visit, and am praying for the day when Sweet P will see the room you have created for him, as you wait on the Lord. It fills all our mother hearts out there.
The touches are so awesome..such a crafty girl 😀 ..the rooster will join the world he came from and the one he will live in.
God bless you all.
Am wondering if Photoshop CS2 is useable for the room makeover class.
Layla- this is precious! I am 55 years old and have raised my children – now I am a doteing grandmother. But I just want you to know that your little boy’s room is darling – and I know one day soon you will spend many long hours in there with him! I just love it and I know he will love it! Thank you for going through all the steps of how you put the grouping together. I did not know to remove the lable and paint the truck – I thought you just found it that way! Lol! Enjoy every moment planning for yoyr precious one! I am cheering you on!
Layla,
I am so happy for the three of you….such wonderful news.
Such sweet ideas to create a special touch for Sweet P.The ‘chicken’ was so thoughtful and the little domino box, darling. I really like the barn painting. I have a ring of old iron keys that I always get asked about, I always joke that they are for my barn that I don’t have. Maybe I’ll have to settle for a barn painting.
Hi again,
I had to come back when I realized I left out one of the most important parts of this post, you and little Sweet P looking out the window. When you look back it will be moments like this and the one of him and Kevin sitting and drawing together that will mean the most…
That little boy is one lucky little guy.. He will have two parents who love him deeply..so glad you are able to visit soon.
Layla, I am so excited for you guys and your adorable little P. What a blessing it will be to all of you when you are finally at home. The room you are preparing for him speaks to your heart, and how much love is in there. Haven’t visited you in a long time, but I am thrilled about reading about your news and preparing your home to welcome him into it. I am cheering you on also, and praying things will go just as you dream of. What a great Mom you will be to this fortunate little man.
Yay! That’s so exciting, glad you get to see him again soon! I hope the rest of the process goes by quickly so he can finally come home.
I love, LOVE this little vignette such crafty ideas and that painting goes perfectly with the rooster. Can’t wait to see what you do underneath!
Lauren Baxter | LB Designs
xx
Layla,
I love the video of Sweet P saying cockadoodle doo! So adorable! I love the shelving and know that he will be playing with that truck as soon as he sees it! I can’t wait for my new shirt to get here! I love cheering you on from afar. Best wishes and thanks for keeping us posted.
Love the farm vignette! Your painted truck looks so much better than the original! You have found some very touching items to add to his room! He will love having a rooster to see every day! June 24!! Oh happy day! That is not too far away! Congratulations!
i’m so sorry that i missed the shirt sale. really wanted this one! #sad
the photo of you holding your sweet p at the window is priceless. just so beautiful!
What a cute idea with the Domino box!
Good luck!
Just love the photo of you and sweet P looking out a the “chicken” — such a beautiful memory!! The instagram clip of you and sweet P drawing the rooster and making the rooster sound is just too precious for words…love his sweet little voice and chubby little hand. You and Kevin will be la meilleure Maman et le meilleur Papa pour ton petit “pois” precieux : ) He will be such a blessing and is one blessed little fellow : )
I love the cute little farmy things! Lovely feel for Sweet P to enjoy. Nice and relaxed and will remind him of the rooster back in Haiti. Nice connection.
BTW your Don’t Give Up Your Daydream t-shirt, I got from you a while back? Someone else liked it so much they STOLE it from my washing line! Left EVERYTHING else! I can’t believe it! Sob…….
I hope the next trip to Haiti goes well. Say Hi, from me in Australia to him!
Such cute updates for his room! I was checking out your adoption timeline, and it looks like you are getting so close. Do you have an estimate for when he will come home (weeks, months…year)?
CUTE!! I REMEMBER MY SON WOULD CALL COWS “MOO-HORSE.” ONE DAY HE CAME HOME FROM 2ND GRADE AND TOLD ME HE HAD LEARNED ALL ABOUT PECKERS AT SCHOOL. IT TURNED OUT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT CHI KENS–THEY PECK FOR FOOD SO HE CALLED THEM PECKERS! LOVE HOW YOURS SAYS COCK A DOODLE DOO!!! kIDS ARE ADORABLE AND SURPRISING!
Here in South Africa the television channel is airing “Adoption Stories ” Some of the stories are about couples adopting from “Gods littlest Angels “in Haiti ! I think about you and watch all the precious little faces just in case one of them is Sweet P (have no idea what year these were filmed so might be looking at a different bunch of littlies ) Just the same they all look happy and looked after ! May the time just rush by till he is home! Best wishes.
You are so creative! You’ve made such a lovely and unique bedroom for your “Sweet P.” I think just that little touch of the Etsy bookshelf and the creative DIYs that you’ve done in his room have added such a special touch to his bedroom decor in general. Great job!
So excited you get to go back and create more memories with Sweet P soon! Love the idea of using fake plants to a childs room to bring nature in. I’m thinking that will be a great project with the Cowkids this winter!