my chair

We're going to be redoing our kitchen soon, and we're adding a desk space in our kitchen layout.  I needed a chair that wouldn't take up too much space to put there.  Instead of buying a new chair, I decided to refinish a chair we already had.  Here's the chair:

I took off the cushion to take it apart so I could reupholster it.  After that, I did three rounds of stripping the chair, sanded it with rough, medium, fine and then extra fine sandpaper, then wiped it with denatured alcohol & tack cloth.  This is what it looked like after that:

After that, I spray painted it with a black satin spray paint.

I reupholstered the cushion with a soft, tan upholstery fabric.  Here's the final result:

I'm pretty happy with my "new" chair!

charli's stats

Charli had her 12 month check up.  Here are her stats:

weight: 23.2 pounds (78%)
length: 30 3/4 inches (90%)

She's a big girl!

mommy knows best

I had heard of mother's intuition, but only recently have been able to say that I understand what it is.  I had posted a month or so ago about my concerns & discouragement about Charli not moving around like she should be.  She was finally able to be evaluated today, and just as I had expected, her gross motor skills are way below where they should be.  She does qualify for services and will be seeing a physical therapist once a week.  I feel relieved to know that I wasn't crazy.  Everybody kept telling me that she was fine, but I knew she wasn't.  Now I feel like with the help of the pt, she will be fine.  I feel very encouraged.  On a more positive note, they did find her personal-social score to be very high!  This is not a surprise at all!  This sweet little girl is such a social butterfly!