Norah @ 5 months

She is such a happy, silly little girl with a hairdo to match! lol I hope she always stays that way! She is growing strong and getting big. We are moving to the 6-9 month bin of clothes very soon. I hope she will be sitting up by 6 months but I think it might take just a little longer.

She is a beautiful blessing and we thank God every day for her and the joy she brings our lives.

Camera Strap Cover

Once again, I am here to tell you sorry for the long lapse in blogging. It’s just not on my priority list these days…. Hopefully it will be again soon. What better way to come back than to show you something crafty.

A few friends want to come over and have me teach them how to make a cover for their camera straps. So, Yesterday, I sought out to make a design and pattern that I thought was cute. Of course, I had to go online to get a little inspiration and I combined a few elements I found there. I particularly love the fabric flowers! I hope they have fun making it with me when we can get together!

Norah 3 Months

Norah turned 3 months old on Halloween! She was a great caterpillar .

Here’s what she’s been up to:

~She laughed in the tub the other day!

~She takes about 3 naps a day

~She gets up around 6:30am and goes to bed around 7:30ish and wakes up about 2 times a night.

~She has started grabbing her toys. There is a little pink ballerina doll that I have been giving her and she seems to really like it already.

~She recognizes me and gets excited in the mornings when I get her up

~Starting to crunch when she is laying down and wants to be picked up.

3 toddlers and a baby

My sister was here this weekend. That means there was 3 toddlers and a baby in my house. It happens quite often that they are together for days at a time but this weekend was special.

Toddler 1: knocked the trash can over spilling food and diapers and lots of yucky mess all over

Toddler 2: Threw a pumpkin in the toilet

Toddler 3: A. made a dirty diaper and decided to find out what it felt like and come show me her dirty hands. B. Has a mysterious large scratch on her forehead that I have no idea how she got it.

Baby: Had a lovely blowout in her diaper

I don’t think anyone truly knows the meaning of tired until they are a mom! Life these days is exhausting but we are making some pretty hilarious and wonderful memories!

Happy Halloween

From my little butterfly and caterpillar! They did great and we had a blast!

Avery’s Doppelganger

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter, Shiloh looks EXACTLY like Avery! Maybe if I send this pic in to Regis and Kelly we can meet them! lol

Shiloh on the left and Avery on the right.

Keep Reading!

Make sure to click on “older posts” at the bottom of the page since I have made about a dozen posts in the past few days!

Thank you Stori!

I’d like to give a little shout out to my friend Stori for recommending that I download Windows Live for writing my blog posts. It’s awesome and works great. Anyone using Blogger should really use it to write!

The Little Gym

This place is right down the street from our new neighborhood (I could walk there if I really wanted to) so I decided to take Avery over there for a free trial class to see if she would like it and potential have her birthday party there.

The moment we walked in the building she was glued to the window watching the other kids finish up their class and was dying to go in and explore. For never being in a structured class setting, I thought she did really well. It is designed for toddlers (and the parents go in the class with the kids) so the instructor is doing stuff throughout the room and they encourage you to try and keep your kid doing what the instructor is but if they run off its ok. The class is designed for them to run and explore but also start to learn how to follow instructions. It is so great because it isn't stressful on either me or Avery; She can do what she wants while slowly learning what a structured class means and I can be in there to give her a bit of a comfort zone instead of being thrown in with all strangers and be expected to follow right in line. They are 2 and aloud to be!

She LOVED the balance beam. She jumped right up there (faster than I could get over to her) and walked right across. She loved jumping off the end and yelling “hooray” after! lol She also got super excited when they brought out the balls. She grabbed as many as she could and ran off with them. She loves balls! lol They also had bubbles at the end and that was just icing on the cake for her! lol

Avery ran off during this exercise but I love how one of the kids just decided to lay down on the ground in the middle.

Anyways, I am still trying to decide if (more like when) we will register for regular classes. Since I go in the class with her I would have to have a regular babysitter on Fridays… not easy to find.  As far as her birthday goes, I will have to see how many friends she has by then lol.

I had a blast with her and I can’t wait to go back!

Watch her take off like she’s a pro! lol (There’s something wrong with the sound on my camera)

Avery’s First Haircut

October 26, 2011

She loved Ms. Gogi until she came at her with scissors. It was all down hill from there! lol

Let’s just say she’s not a fan of the beauty salon yet.