Happy Valentines Day

Hope you all have a very
 Happy Valentines 
Day!

5th Finish

1 Blanket 

 6 doggie taggies

2 burp cloths 

Together as a little baby shower gift 

4 monster taggies 

1 stack of ribbony goodness

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My 5th finish

I would like to take a moment to explain why it has taken me so long to finish this latest project. The baby shower items were finished in one evening. The taggies themselves are easy peasy to make. However cutting and attaching the ribbon to 9 taggies in a row took me a couple nights of working on this project. I think it's safe to say I could do this in my sleep. Why did I make so many you might be asking yourself? I wanted to make sure I had one for all of my friends that are having babies right now. I have a LOT of pregnant friends or friends that have just had a baby. Thankfully pregnancy isn't catching! 

I'm hoping to do a tutorial in the next week or so. Would you like to see how to make these? I'm sure there are other tutorials online but I would love to share my tricks that make the project sew easy. No matter how many you decide to make;) The other thing that I love about my pattern is the size. They are much larger than some of the taggies I have seen in stores. Makes them a little harder to lose & much easier for little hands to hold onto.

Thanks to my sweet friend Lori of Morning Glories & Moonflowers I'm a little obsessed with taggies. She sent me the sweetest package for my little guy & gals when Oblio was first born. Included was the most adorable handmade taggie. My little guy plays with it all the time. What's the first thing babies play with when they get a toy? Usually the tag! My little man is no different. I find him sucking on his little taggie to his hearts content. Lori I adore you & thank you so much for such a great toy!

5 down, 47 to go

Wake Up Sissy

Mae & Oblio

My sweet cousin Pam has been visiting from Canada. I love it when she comes for a visit. She's adventurous & super talented. You can read her blog Spunky Girl Monologues ::here::

Did I mention that she's an amazing photographer? So very thankful that she caught this shot of Oblio waking up his big sister. This is a favorite ritual around here. I get some pretty grumpy attitudes when I wake the girls up. Somehow smiles & giggles ensue when Omri does the job. Guess it helps to be little & cute.

I'm hoping Pam is able to take a few more photos of us before she leaves. I'm even going to brave being in front of the camera. Only from the head up of course. If you saw me right now you'd understand why. You might think I'm pregnant again. Nope. Not at all. Just 50 pounds overweight. Working on this issue though. Maybe next year I'll look a little more like my younger self. Let's hope so.

7 Months

7 Months

Little Mister I adore you more than you will ever know. You are the cutie in patootie! You have just started to do the army crawl. Which now means I need to baby proof the house. It also means you have a penchant for markers that the girls leave on the floor. You like to color on the walls, floor, & yourself. You pretty much have markers on your face & hands 24/7 these days. Even when I put the markers up you somehow find them. Thankfully for the walls & floors they are washable. Unfortunately for you they don't come off quite as nicely. 

You are now eating peaches, pears, apples, peas, string beans, carrots, & rice cereal. I'm so happy that I have been able to make all of your baby food. Yes you are a healthy eater. I guess that is why you weigh 21 pounds. You love to smile & laugh. You love your sisters & when your dad is home you watch him & smile. You are a watcher & studier of things. Even Zoe has noticed this. I think you are fascinated by everything new around you.

You also have become very verbal. You can say Dada & Momma. You love to make all sorts of sounds. You can also wave. I don't think you know what it means yet, but it's still super cute.

Oh my sweet little Oblio, I love you so very much! 

Like Father, Like Son

My two favorite guys