Recent Crafts

So I have been rather crafty lately.  I have the bags under my eyes to prove it, heh.  And the photos.

I loooooove my bread machine.  It does all the hard work for you!  This french bread was amazing! 

Again, bread machine.  Love.  This was my first attempt at a King Cake.  No, I don't normally celebrate Fat Tuesday, but I couldn't resist!  Yum!  Really I thought it was more like a glorified cinnamon roll than a cake.  But that was ok with me!

My first attempt at a Crayon Roll.  I think it came out pretty cute.  It holds 16 regular sized crayons.  You like it?  You can buy it!

I'm donating it for an auction that my friends are having to raise money for the March of Dimes walk they are participating in in honor and support of some of the wonderful babies we know today and some that have passed way too soon. 

More items will be added until the auction begins on April 1st, so make sure you check back then!  Don't worry, I will remind you!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Team-Ellas-Johnnys-HH-Mamas-for-the-March-of-Dimes-Walk-5111/188823531127967

What about this one?

Everyone loves Curious George!

*Crayons not included.  Every parent has them, right? 

I'm hoping to make a couple more by the time April 1st rolls around.

Big One Funny

So I was upstairs this morning putting Little One's 0-3 month clothes away finally, and I hear Big One calling me from downstairs while she was eating breakfast.  I tried to explain I would be there in a minute I was getting Little One dressed. 

Her little diva two year old attitude came out, "Mommy come here right now!"  Um.... that is not how this works.

I responded with, "Watch it!"

Big One responded with, "I do want to watch it!  Mickey Mouse!"

Heh.  Clearly she doesn't always understand the words I'm saying.

Bottle Battle

Please excuse the crummy quality.  Cell camera + angry screaming baby = crummy pic.

I think you can see how it is going.

We've tried Dr. Brown's, First Year's Breastflow, and Avent.

Little One - 5,  Me - 0

Happy Four Months Little One!

I'm sure most moms would post a super cute picture of their Little One all dressed up doing something fun like sitting.  Not me!  This was the only picture I got of her today and I just thought my goodness, look at those legs!! 

If you couldn't tell, we were at the pediatrician's office.  Poor thing just cannot get healthy!  She just finished 14 days of an anti-biotic for an ear infection but it isn't gone.  So round 2 here we come...

It wasn't a real Four Month Check Up so we didn't get a length measurement.  But Little One is a whopping 15lbs 9.5oz!  Guess that explains my back pain!

Little One is doing a great job eating, obviously.  heh.  She is doing a pretty good job of napping primarily in her room (in her RockNPlay).  Sleeping from around 11pm until 5am give or take an hour or so.  She has head really great head and neck control for a couple of months, but now I would say she's at 99%.  She doesn't have much interest in rolling over.  She can make it about 3/4 of the way over from back to front.  She is great at tracking things and people with her eyes.  She is grabbing at her toys and loves her playmat.  She is talking up a storm, smiling, and laughing much more often.  I absolutely adore her.  We all do.

So happy four months, Little One!  So happy I'm your Mommy.

Girls Night Out

Saturday I had a much needed Girls Night Out (GNO) with a couple of friends.  We went to a trendy sushi bar (where I did not eat sushi).  We ate a bunch.  Talked even more.  We were trying to get as much in as we could because one of our friends is moving.  Far away.  As in hours and hours on a plane.  It makes me very sad to see her leave but it is a fabulous opportunity for their family. 

This is one of the first really good friends that I made when I moved here.  She has a son who is Big One's age.  I am really going to miss her.  A lot.  Big One is going to miss her son.  A lot.

So after a really good time sans kiddos I came home to an exhausted hubby.  Little One decided she did not want to take a bottle.  She wanted milk straight from the source.  Which, as you can imagine, hubby wasn't able to pull off.  Heh.

She ended up sleeping until 5am anyway, so she was obviously not starving. 

I tried again the next morning, first hubby and then me.  No go.

Man I wonder where she gets her stubbornness from!?

So now I am in search of another type of bottle.  Dr. Brown's you are clearly not my friend.

Sorry Little One.  You may have won the battle, but I will win the war!

And to my very good friend, you will be missed.  A lot.

Glad we didn't go to the ER and Pumpkin Hats

Well, we have been very fortunate in not having any trips to the ER with the girls yet  (knock on wood).  Let's hope that continues!

However, yesterday we were at a new playplace with a friend and kiddos.  Big One missed a ladder step and her jaw hit the landing, tooth went through her lip.  Fun times. 

Fortunately she only cried and bled for a few minutes.  Oh and my friend is a nurse.  Heh.  So we continued to play, then went to lunch.

On our way home I called the ped.  By the time they got back to me I was about to put Big One down for a nap.  Sigh.

They wanted us to go to the ER in case she needed stitches.  I was pretty sure she didn't (turns out I was right) so we just went in.

Barely has a battle scar.

See that tiny  red mark under her lip on the right?  Yeah.  That.

Penicillin for 2 days to keep infection away.  Phew.

And just because I think this is the cutest hat on Little One.  Enjoy.

HH Hearts for Destiny