Careful what you start...

Recently I found a bookshelf/dollhouse I've been wanting to buy for Ella on clearance so I was excited to buy it and build it! Chris was out of town so I got help carrying it and then thought it might be a fun project for Ella and I that afternoon.


It started off well. We were both excited, we gathered the tools we needed and Ella was very helpful in laying out all the pieces and piling up the trash and handing me tools. Then...it became clear that this was too complex and time consuming for Ella to really stay engaged the whole time.

Then, it became clear that at 8 months pregnant, I had no business thinking this would be a quick or easy project. Reaching anything in front of you is much harder with a basketball strapped to your midsection. Try it some time.

Then came our search for the drill which we could NOT find anywhere.

Ugh.

I made some progress....
While Ella sat in a chair behind me eating snacks and watching our new favorite Ella-Mommy show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

I was determined to finish but it took 2 1/2 hours and my thumbs were numb from screwing in dozens of screws with NO drill. I bit off a little more than I could reasonably chew but the result was definitely cute. Next time I'll wait for the drill and Chris :-)