Verbally Challenged

My head that is. Sometimes I wish that I could have one thought and one thought only. Not one thought that links into twelve thoughts covering about ten different topics. Please tell me that I’m not alone.

So I’m trying to decide what to sign up for this fall with Adeline. My options? Gymboree or Kindermusik. Both very good classes. But instead of finalizing my decision and signing up – my mind started racing. And I got to thinking about HOW I’d be able to do a class in the first place – my Liam would be in school. And this year he goes longer and has lunch there – 3 days a week. So he’d need a lunchbox – naturally I turned to the internet. Now I have a boy who could care less about eating. Honestly, doesn’t care. So eating a sandwich can take three hours or more and he may lose it a few times in the process. I found this lunchbox and we’re going to test run it this weekend. I have another one as a back-up, or for days he needs a warm meal in a thermos. I’m hoping the colorful boxes will stimulate something in his brain to get him eating – or maybe keep him busy so that he doesn’t lose his sandwich.

So back to classes for Addy. I started looking up the actual classes – grouped by ages. And I couldn’t remember when I started with Liam. So I grabbed some older scrapbooks and CD binders to find my gymboree photos. And I started getting all choked up because my sweet little boy in those photos is now a sweet big boy going back to school next week WITH a lunch box. Sigh. Where does the time go.

And that thought led me to the school handbook so that I could see just what time school started and stopped.

I never did get Addy and I signed up for a class. It was my intention to do that first thing this morning. You can see what that got me.

More later.

seriously GO AWAY! It’s making me grumpy and I have a picnic to prepare for so the rain is NOT welcome. As my good pal Becky would say, I’m growing gills.

How about instead of complaining I share a few things that I did for It Kit Studio using the Play is Forward kit.

This is a mini-book that I made using some of Liam’s photos that he took on vacation. I used the labels on the photos too and he signed his name. So cute!

And then a cute little box that I did highlighting Liam’s fourth year of life. Notice no September card…we’re not in that month yet! Loved how this turned out. Used my favorite photos, memories…easy peasy!

And then Miss Adeline. She’s eight months old – today. Dang…8 months old.

At eight months:
She sleeps 5.5 hours in naps a day, sleeps 11-12 at night.
STILL doesn’t take a bottle – so we’ve given up. I really do enjoy nursing.
Eats two, maybe three vegetables. That would be sweet potatoes, carrots and zucchini (maybe on this one).
So far so doesn’t like pears, peaches or bananas. I have a lot of them in my freezer.
She isn’t sitting yet. I’m convinced that she doesn’t want to. Why sit when you can roll wherever you need to go? And I’m not complaining.
She has four teeth – two top and two bottom. The top ones were a bit bothersome…still are. Poor dear.
She’s still an easy baby – not fussy and VERY easygoing. Love it!

That’s all for now. More later!

at slowing down – a blog post. I’ve had lots going on lately between the kids, appointments and house stuff.. and the ark I’ve been building due to five full days of rain. One of which we spent in the rain at an amusement park. Trust me when I say that’s much more fun when you’re a kiddo. We made the best of it though – and the sun did end up coming out!

Saturday we went to a local wild animal park and let Liam run wild with the animals – feeding them along the way.

Nate wore Addy to free me up to take photos and have a little more time with Liam. LOVED THAT!

And Addy spent the rest of the weekend teething some more. Her hand is glued into that mouth!

More later.

Because I don’t have much time…and I’m already behind…and I don’t want any family members to start throwing rotten fruit at me:

Right now…still rolling. No interest in sitting because that’s being too stationary, I guess. She has four teeth – the top two poked through over the weekend. Poking through wasn’t the problem…it’s the growing in further part that’s bugging her. She has been cranky – poor thing. She’s eating some foods – rice cereal and oatmeal. I’ve made her sweet potatoes and zucchini as well – both ihits. We tried peas once – not so good. We’ll try again later. She’s still a chatterbug and her favorite past time is watching her brother (for endless hours), pulling hair, pinching neck skin or chewing on Sophie giraffe.

More later!

Sharing time. I haven’t been too busy in the studio lately so I’m getting itchy. Fortunately I just got the new “Play it forward” kit from IT Kit Studio so that should keep me busy for a bit. You’ll be able to check it out on the 15th of this month – Kelly is coming up with some really great things for the kits! Definitely fun!

Last week I designed this page for Piggy Tales. It’s not your typical fourth of July layout with sparklers and fireworks, but it does show what we did that weekend! And if you didn’t know, Piggy Tales has a design team search going on right now so check it out and enter if you can! They are a wonderful company to work with and I’ve enjoyed my year immensely!

And then I did this layout for my good friend Becky who runs PageMaps.

She does circle maps in addition to the other standard sizes and it’s a really fun twist! I managed to do a pink page…imagine that. I’ll admit that I enjoyed it just a bit.

She also has a book coming out in January full of sketches and ideas on how to use them. I was lucky to have been asked to contribute to the book so I have some work in there along with some other amazing gals. It’ll be a really good book full of sketches AND ideas. Gotta love that!

More later!

In addition to scrapbooking and photography…and art…and making homemade babyfood…I have yet another addiction…baby carriers.

It’s no surprise that I love wearing Addy. With Liam I had a very simple baby bjorn – and it worked just fine. But my back didn’t like it. So when I had Addy I was all about comfort. I did some research and bought a ring sling. It wasn’t good for me. I think that I’m too petite or something because it never felt right. Then I got the Moby wrap. LOVE my Moby wrap – but it’s a bit of a bother to put on in a pinch and to switch between positions. But addy can face forward and enjoy the world. Then I got a baby hawk because it looked easier to put on than the moby wrap – reversible – and came in gorgeous Amy Butler fabrics (which I did end up getting). It was ok – spread Addy’s legs out a bit too far. And now my latest carrier, the beco. My most favorite of carriers – ok maybe it ties my Moby wrap – but it’s easier to put on than the Moby. It’s so pretty too!!! Will this be the last? Perhaps, but probably not.

I should end this by saying that I’m not a shoe addict…or clothing…or other stuff that adds up. Just baby carriers…and scrapbooking…photography…

I’m not helping. I’ll stop now.

Last Friday to be exact. We went to our FIFTH wiggly concert…does that make us groupies? It was our first show with the NEW yellow wiggle – Sam. And I have to say, he was good! Oddly enough, he looks very similar and has a fantastic voice so you almost don’t notice. However, the concert wasn’t all that great. I’m not sure if it’s because they’re still adjusting to the switch or not but they did a lot of nursery rhyme songs instead of the more popular wiggly songs. If I’m at a Wiggles concert, I want Wiggles songs. Ah well. There is always next year. Liam seemed to enjoy the concert and that’s what counts right? Miss Addy slept…that’s my girl.

Want some photos?

That’s enough Wiggles talk for one day. If you watch, you can relate. If not, you think I’m nuts…right?

More later.