Time....

Where does it go? This past week flew by without anything significant happening. Then on Friday Bud woke up with no voice and running a fever. I kept him home from school (missing a field trip to the hospital). He also missed his soccer game Saturday and church on Sunday. His energy is back in full force now and no fever, but now he has a cough. He did get to go to school today which we were both happy about!

We did have a fairly productive Saturday. N8 had a campout for scouts Friday night but left right after breakfast and was back home by about 10am on Saturday. N8 and I went through our closets in our bedroom and did a major clean-out! We had things in there that we hadn't worn in years. This made a much better space for the baby. Now he'll have a nice little corner for his moses basket.

Our other excitement since my last post is a new purchase for the family. It's already getting lots of use, in face I'm using it at this very moment. We finally broke down and got a laptop! It's so nice to sit at the couch and be able to work on stuff for church or surf the internet. Plus now N8 and I can be on the computer at the same time.

Happy 5th Birthday Bud!!

Yesterday was Bud's 5th birthday. It was full of treats and some fun. We started out the day with music makers and we took treats for all of our friends. At school I took treats and then we had some friends over for cake and ice cream later that night. The only downside to the whole day was that N8 wasn't there. He's getting home today. Bud received some really fun gifts, here are a few pics from the day!


On this one I was trying to get Bud and his new fish tank, but our kitty Paccha wanted to be in the the picture!

Fall is in the air

Well at least in the mornings it is. It's still warming up a bit in the afternoon. N8 told me that I could put out fall and Halloween decorations once October came. Well, it's October and they are now up. Of course when I talked to him today (he's in Atlanta for the week for work), he thought it was hilarious that I already got them up. He had also asked me to wait until October to order our carseat, stroller and moses basket. Guess what I did this morning! It should all be here in about 2 weeks. I'm so excited for it all to come it. I also ordered a diaper bag from walmart.com as well. I figured as long as I was having the rest shipped to the store (free!!) I might as well get a new diaper bag. Hopefully I like it.
So here's my piano

Here's my mantle:

Here's the bookcase:
(We're making those terra-cotta Jack-o-lanterns next week at our enrichment craft group)

My other project that I finished up was a calendar for the kids. It's on a small magnetic white board. I printed out images and laminated them with magnets on the back so the kids can see what things are happening each day. Another sister in our Ward had done one and it looked like fun.

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping...

No I'm not, no I'm not!! Ok, that might be an exaggeration, but today that's what it feels like. This is my 3rd baby so I figured I knew what the pregnancy symptoms were and what it was like. Insomnia has never been one of the side affects though!! I'm not an early to bed person in general, but at 2am when I'm still wide awake there's something wrong! I know that in the end it bring the blessing and joy of a baby, but for the time being I would just like a little sleep!

Other than the insomnia my only other bothersome pregnancy complaint is Restless Leg Syndrome. Rather than a pain in the neck it's a pain in the legs!! Well pain might not be the correct term, more like annoyance. It isn't painful at all, it just drives a person crazy. Imagine that tingling sensation you get after you foot falls asleep. Now imagine that sensation crawling up your legs for hours on end! Luckily it's starting to cool down and heat seems to offer some sort of relief. But you don't really want to use a hot rice pack when it's a 100 degrees outside!

So, here's to a good nights rest!

A paper lantern sucess

So the paper lanterns are here, installed and a success. I also got new bedding for bud and made some pillows and have a few more to make. For the pictures in buds room we downloaded pictures from Nasa's hubble telescope and printed them. I'm happy with how it all turned out.
Here's Emma's room with the paper lanterns









Here's Buds room

Some of my projects

So I love to sew. I'm not very good and until lately have constantly battled my sewing machine. A friend was cleaning out her grandparent house and came upon her grandmothers old machine. She, her mom and sisters are great sewers and all have very nice machines, so she passed it onto me! It's like a whole new world of sewing for me. I can bind a quilt without the thread constantly breaking and with more than a straight stitch!! I'm finally using some of the bins of fabric that have been gathering wrinkles for the past couple of years. So, here are a few baby blankets that I've finished over the last week or so. (Here's a small disclaimer: I am no expert, and still can't sew in a straight line to save me life!! But I enjoy it and it's a great stress reliever for me!)







There are 4 sister in my ward expecting right now. Only 2 of us know what we're having, the other two are leaving it for a surprise. I'm trying to get done what I want for our little guy, plus something for each of these sisters.

This is one thing off my to-do list from yesterday!

Another year older and wiser too...

So this past week I celebrated a birthday. With each birthday comes some excitement, but I think this year Bud and Emma definitely we excited. N8 bought noise blowers and balloons and the night before while I was at Enrichment baked a cake. I received some really fun things. My parents sent me a great new blender. Very practical, but since my old blender's handle had broken off and the lid had been lost, it was time for a new one! We've already had smoothies and dacaries made in it! Amy got me a great back massager, which also is a great back scratcher! One sister got me a fun tinkerbell tote and another a hershey kiss fondue pot! N8 is determined that he can't shop for me, but he has broken that by getting me a great new watch.

This week will hopefully be a little less hectic. No enrichment, no birthday. Only school, playgroup and carpool. Hopefully on Tuesday I'll get the paper lanterns I ordered and I'll post pics of those.

Some goals for the week:

• Find bedding for Bud
  
• Install paper lanterns
• Deep clean my kitchen!
• Bind new baby blanket