A bit of Seuss, Weekend Wrap-Up, and Orders!

Here's a little bit of everything for you today! Yes, you're getting a whole lot of random, which has been a running theme over the past several weeks. Welcome to my life. In all of it's randomness!

Last week in speech, we made Thing 1's and Thing 2's. I had to come up with something quick for Dr. Seuss/Read Across America week, and incorporated following directions into all of my speech groups. I don't typically talk "work" on the blog, but these were too cute not to share!

 

Just trace and cut out a hand for "hair", add a circle for the face, and a red t-shirt. This activity would be great for pre-schoolers, and my 3rd grade students even enjoyed making them! It's also great for working on fine-motor skills.

I took Addy with my on a trip to Target on Friday night and she happily (well, she doesn't look so happy) enjoyed the sling. I just love having a sling and how easy it is to carry her around!  And why is it that I always spend a crap load of money at Target! That place sucks me in every time.

 

On Saturday, I told DJ that it was going to be my selfish day where I sewed and completed projects. First, I tackled the re-organizing of my sewing space, which wasn't much fun, even though it at first sounded like it.

 

We moved the old living room t.v. upstairs, and moved around some furniture, added some more storage, and I put away tons of fabric, and it was done!

 

I spent the rest of the day working on your orders!

Infant layette gown & hospital hat $45.00 for set

"Lil Brother" tie shirt $20.00

Embroidered Bib $12.00.

 

Seriously, wouldn't this be the sweetest baby shower gift with some baby spoons and bowls!

Excuse snot nosed Addy Pearl, but this was her first time sitting in her high chair. And yes, it's on the floor, because that's what you do with a third child. We need to figure out how to squeeze in another chair at our dining room table.

 

Sunday morning we went to church, then we went out to eat. As we were pulling out of the driveway on Sunday morning, Gretchen said, "So, where are we eating after church today?" Which is not always our typical, even though we do enjoy it- well, that was before we had three kids. So, as to not disappoint her, we went to Red Robin, where it took us an hour and a half to eat because we had a super slow waiter! He was just so bad and so inefficient, and just not someone who needs to serve a couple with three kids that need to eat and need naps!

 

Megan fell asleep in the car on the way home, so DJ and G stayed outside, while I went in and fed Addy and put her to bed.

 

Once Megan woke up, they played outside while I went to Ulta and bought new make up! (Another post for another day.)

Don't you just love Megan's sense of style! Talk about pattern mixing!

Then when I got home, I took Megan, (in the jogging stroller), Gretchen, and her friend on a walk down to the pond and back again.

 

Such a great weekend! A productive weekend! And, we only have this week left of work and then we're off to Arkansas for spring break!

 

Stay tuned this week, because I have a new Girl Mom post coming tomorrow and a surprise for y'all on Wednesday!

By: Unknown On 07.05

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5 on Friday!

Happy Friday! Usually, I'm so excited for the weekend, and don't get me wrong, I really am excited, I just don't feel like it should be Friday. With two snow days earlier this week, and a sick day at home with Megan, my week is just totally thrown off. 

So, here's a little 5 on Friday for you, even though it doesn't feel like Friday!

#fastestweekever

1.) Megan dressed herself on Wednesday when we were home for her sick day. She loves to get dressed! She must get that from her daddy, because i'm 100% happy to stay in my pajamas all day long.  She begged to get dressed and instantly asked for her "frog shirt". She had on matching leggings, but had an accident, and so she dressed herself in sparkly leggings, heart shorts, and snow boots. 

2.) I remembered to take a picture for next week's WIWW! Yay me! I bought this scarf in January and I just love it. It's like a comfy warm blanket wrapped around my neck. 

3.) Miss Addy getting her bath Thursday night!

4.) Thursday night was parent-teacher conferences at my school. DJ and I had a great little plan figured out, but this little girl through a huge kink in it! She has been running a fever off and on this week. We went ahead and sent her to daycare on Thursday. Yes, we were totally those parents. At 5:30, I got a phone call that Megan was running a 104 temperature. I called DJ and he was already on his way to pick up the girls. I called our pediatrician and they let me know that 105 is the point of concern. DJ decided that he wanted to take Megan to the doctor anyway. My principal's at work were so understanding and let me leave to get the other girls so DJ could take Megan to the doctor. Because daycare had given her tylenol, her temperature was reduced to 99. The doctor's best guess is that she has a viral infection. Remember, last week when Adalyn had a mysterious rash? Well, we're kind of thinking that Megan picked up that viral infection, whatever it was, and now i'm thinking that we'll see a rash on Megan in a few days. If not, then who knows what viral infection Megan has. The doctor was concerned with how Megan's lip had been healing, since she bit it so severely on Saturday, that he gave her an antibiotic for her lip. The downside, is that her antibiotic can cause diarrhea. 

When I was talking to my school principals tonight, I told them that I didn't know whether to cry or laugh. I'm just so thankful that i'm in a position with women that understand what motherhood entails. I'm just so over our family being sick.

5.) Gretchen had Read Across America/Dr. Seuss week at school. Wednesday was "Wacky Wednesday" and this was her outfit of choice. 

Oh my! Y'all have a great weekend lovelies!

By: Unknown On 04.30

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Today's Post….

Today's post was somehow published yesterday, so make sure you check it out here.

I was able to try Shakeology for a week, so you'll have to read the post to see how much I loved the product!

You may also want to check out the weekend wrap-up that was also published yesterday, in case you missed it!  

In other news, yesterday I was able to stay home with Adalyn and take her to the doctor so we could find out about her mysterious rash. She still has the rash, but it is looking better, and we still don't really know the cause of it, other than it's a viral infection, and will run it's course and the rash will eventually go away. 

This is how poor Addy looked at the doctor's office today. 

After Adalyn's appointment, I took lunch to Gretchen at school. She was suppose to buy her lunch for pizza day, but when she realized I'd be home, she begged me to bring her lunch because she sees other mommy's do it all the time! Thanks to her little guilt trip, she got McDonald's for lunch. 

This is Gretchen and her little BFF. They sit together every day.

Once Addy and I got home and I got her settled down for a nap, I went upstairs to work on a few projects:

I'm so excited that my girls are going to have matching Easter pajamas this year! I finished Megan's today, and wasn't able to start on the others since Addy woke up before I was done. 

This design can also be done on a shirt or a dress with a variety of fabric options! 

I also made this little bird for Adalyn. It's just so sweet and simple, and I decided to use lots of bright fun colors for spring!

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By: Unknown On 05.35

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Spring is in the Air

Our weather this weekend was once again fabulous, and every day that we have a day full of sunshine and warmth, I'm thankful all over again that DJ was able to take the job at Tulsa and move us out of the cold in Indiana! This southern girl just could not take that snow! 

DJ takes the little girls to daycare every day, and Meggie wanted to take this little bottle of ketchup with her to school. This girl loves her ketchup! 

We had a typical Friday evening. I got home late, made the girls fish sticks for dinner, had a glass of wine with our neighbor, and DJ brought home Pei Wei for the two of us.

This book came in the mail, and I spent most of the evening reading! I spent most of the time in bursts of laughter and DJ just kept looking at me like I was the weirdest girl on the planet.

The book was written by, Melanie Shankle, the author of Big Mama blog, and to be quiet honest, I don't even read her blog (although i'm going to start reading it!) the book was so highly recommended by several blog's that I do read, that I had to get the book for myself! 

I suggest that you get it too.

Megan fell asleep in the hallway again, by her sister's stinky shoes. If you're a regular around this blog, you'll know that this is a very common occurrence as of late.

Saturday morning, DJ and I cleaned house, and thank God that recruiting Saturday's at the football office are over, because our house was clean before noon and that my friends is a record.

After lunch, Gretchen and I headed to Hobby Lobby and Reasor's.

She road in the buggy at Reasor's, and I just laughed at how ridiculous she looked! 

Addy Pearl slept most of the day on Saturday. She slept from 9-12 in the morning, and I finally had to wake her up to feed her, then she slept from 1-4 that afternoon!

We cuddled a lot when I got back from the grocery store.

DJ grilled pork chops and asparagus for dinner and the girls played outside for a little while.

Then, this happened.

Y'all, this NEVER happens! She fell asleep in her own bed! 

We went to church on Sunday morning and I didn't get a picture before church, so I took this one as soon as we got home, and Addy Pearl was NOT happy! 

After naps & rest time, DJ took the girls outside to play.

Meggie sported her Hi hoodie from Vine & Ever. 

And, I cuddled this baby girl most of the afternoon.

And, here's why:

Sunday morning, I noticed that Adalyn had a rash on her belly. I sent a picture to my mom and sister in law (both nurses) and we figured it was an allergic reaction. After church, DJ and I gave her the tiniest amount of Benedry. Her rash got progressively worse, and I decided to take her to urgent care. However, there were like 15 people in the waiting room, and many of them were wearing masks and the clinic is notoriously slow and I didn't want to risk getting Addy really sick.

So, I called DJ and my doctor, and he answered the phone and I explained what was going on. He told me that it was probably Fifth's Disease, and what it was. He told me not to worry about coming in, because there was honestly nothing that could be done for her. That we could give tylenol to alleviate any secondary symptoms. And while I know this sounds like a doctor who just didn't want to work on a Sunday afternoon, I assure it was not. We spoke for around 15 minutes and he told me that she probably needed to stay home from daycare on Monday, and that I could bring her in to the office on Monday. He reassured me and made feel lots better, and I'm so glad that I did not wait the entire afternoon at that walk in clinic! 

Addy's rash still looks horrible, so I'm home today, and we're heading to the pediatrician's office. 

Because my hubby was home and is so awesome, I was also able to complete these projects:

My dear friend, Kelly, asked me to make a bib for her son's 1st birthday party! 

And, I had an order for a Sofia the First inspired pajama set.

I'm also have a sale on appliqué shirts this week! Buy one get one free! You can contact me via Facebook to place your order! This would be a great time to buy a brother/sister set, for a birthday, or even for football season, Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas! 

By: Unknown On 05.00

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Friday Ramblings!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

 

I usually link up with 5 on Friday every Friday, but today, I have so much more than just 5 things to share and I just could not narrow it down!

This baby girl is a mover and a crawler now! She started army crawling on Sunday, and she's trying to get up on her knees now! She army crawled over to get the remote control and was so proud of herself!

 

I also think that we may be getting on a better schedule with her this week. I'm not 100% sure yet, so I don't want to jinx us, but i've been getting home, getting things put away, nursing her, then feeding her solids, and then putting her down for a late evening nap. I'm trying to let her only sleep one hour when we get home, and then I can get her back up around 6:30 or 7, keep her awake for another hour or hour and a half, and then get her back in the bed. I was really hoping to give up the late evening nap all together, but Addy Pearl is not sleeping well at daycare (still) and I may just have to let those hopes go. I have used a babywise routine with all the girls, and she should be getting three 1 1/2 hour naps per day, but she's taking about two naps at daycare and those are anywhere from 45 minutes, 1 hour, or 30 minutes. Home girl just likes to know what's going on!

 

Addy is also arching her back and throwing her head back when she gets upset. This little girl is going to have an attitude just like her big sisters! 

Sigh, Megan is still falling asleep on the living room floor. Actually, she did not last night, but she did Wednesday night. I digress. Let her sleep where she falls. We'll still put her to bed and tuck her in around 7:30 or 8:00, but she'll fall asleep wherever whenever. Whatever.

Gretchen had her Valentine's party at school yesterday! I'm not sure who thought February the 13th would be a good idea for a Valentine's party, but oh well. So, my plan for all three girls wearing matching pants and applique shirts & matching bows just went right out the window. I let Gretchen wear her Valentine's outfit on Thursday, and look how cute she looks! Yes, I may be a little partial. I'm her mom, I made her shirt, I made her bow, I bought her pants.... I just think she's precious.  #sorrynotsorry

 

She was suppose to take pepperoni to her class party. I remembered at 4:00 yesterday afternoon while I was driving home. Mom Fail.

 

Thankfully, Gretchen didn't notice.

 

I also really became thankful for all the moms that stay at home or that were able to take off work to be at the party yesterday. I was able to see a few pictures and I just had a come to Jesus meeting, about how awesome it is that those moms could be there, when other moms couldn't. They were able to take care of the party. They remembered their snacks. They helped plan, helped with the games. They were there for my daughter when I could not be, and I am so thankful to them!

Happy Valentine's Day to my hubby! He was less than thrilled when I took this picture this morning! And, I just have to give him props for letting me sleep in a few more minutes AND he made the bed this morning! This guy is speaking my love language. He's a hottie.

And, my little girls this morning!

 

This is a grainy pic- DJ snapped it and emailed to me, but it's horrible quality. Thankfully, I have some on the "real" camera as well, so i'll post those next week.

 

All of the girls were suppose to have pink minky dot ruffle pants to wear today. I bought Gretchen a size 6, and thankfully, she'll be able to wear them next year. They were a little long, so I just rolled up the waistband twice yesterday.

 

DJ put Megan's on her this morning and holy cow, were they big! I bought her a 2T, and even with her pants rolled up, they were too long. I bought Addy Pearl a size 9 months and they were even longer! Like, they were so long, they were as long as she is! So, after a bit of fit throwing (on mine and Megan's part), Megan ended up in the size 9 month pants that I had bought for Addy, and they fit Megan perfectly!

 

Thankfully, I had a pair of pink pants that I could put on Addy.

And here are all my little Valentine's! Poor Gretchen had just come downstairs after putting on her dress, and I hadn't fixed her hair and she was barely awake anyway!

And, thank you to Andrea for creating this "Hey girl" picture.... I shared it with my hubby, and told him i'd be happy with just ONE PAIR, and he told me that I should've married Ryan then! Ha!

 

One more thing, our family photographer, Madison, and her precious family, have just added a new bundle of joy to their family! I found out last July that they were planning on adopting, and yesterday, they got a phone call that their little baby boy was waiting on them! They had about two hours notice, and they now have the most perfect little boy in their house today! What an amazing Valentine's gift! You may also want to check out their super cute "Hi" hoodies, and canvas prints over at Vine & Ever. 100% of the proceeds will help to fund their adoption, and once their adoption is fully funded, they'll be supporting other families! My girls have their "Hi" hoodies, and I told Madison that they needed to make them in adult sizes because they are the softest sweatshirts ever!

 

Hope you all have a fabulous Valentine's day! May you be loved!

 

By: Unknown On 07.00

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Just Some Ramblings…..

DJ's in Vegas right now for a video convention, and I have some time, so your post today is going to be lots of ramblings…. enjoy! I'm going to be doing a little weekend wrap up as well, so sit back, sip your coffee (or other drink of choice) and enjoy. 

I'm not quite sure what to do with this girl. DJ and I battle her bedtime almost every single night, and it's just exhausting. I know what I need to do in order to get her to bed, but when it comes down to it, i'm so tired by the end of the day that Meggie ends up winning the battle every night. DJ and I thought that we had finally won on Thursday night, and when I went to check on and feed Adalyn before going to bed, I realized that Megan was not in her bed. Instead, I found her in the entry way, sleeping on the floor. 

I wish I had the energy to be consistent and put her in the bed every night, but instead I'll just continue letting her fall asleep wherever she lands and put her back in her bed…. 

Saturday night, I was determined that i'd win the battle, and after 45 minutes I did. Sunday night she went to bed so easily because she didn't nap, but Monday night…. we were back to the above. 

Friday night, we worked on the girls' Valentine boxes. 

Saturday, I met my friend, Laura for lunch! I was so excited to see her….. the pic above was taken on my way out the door! 

Laura is getting married in July, and her future stepdaughter plays in a volleyball league. Their tournament was here in Tulsa this weekend, and we decided to meet for lunch and then we went to David's Bridal to try on a bridesmaid dress. Laura and I met in college when we were R.A.'s together. She was maid of honor in my wedding, and i'm so excited to be in her wedding this summer!

I got home Saturday afternoon and took a nap, and then gave the girls a bath and got Gretchen ready for a father/daughter dance at the community center.

They had a big date night! DJ took her out to eat, then for ice cream, ran an errand at Target, and finally went to the dance. Gretchen said she had tons of fun and a few of her friends were there from school.

She told DJ "thanks for opening the door for me, Connor has a lot to learn!" Connor is a little boy in her kindergarten class that Gretchen is certain she will marry one day. Thankfully, the feelings are mutual, and she's not harassing sweet Connor. They play together every day at recess, sit at the same table, and come home talking about each other every day. It's young love. 

While DJ and Gretchen were gone, I got to hang out with the little girls. Addy is so fussy lately. Poor baby is on a great schedule at home, but when she's awake, she wants mommy to hold her all the time! She can be happily playing on the floor, but if I walk in, she cries and cries. 

She ended up playing on the floor for a little bit Saturday night, but most of the time, she cried. She was really happy though when I took her picture. She continued to play and I snapped away a bit and she'd look up at me and smile and then keep playing. Maybe I should just take her picture all the time! 

Because she gets so fussy in the evenings, she goes to bed around 6. I hate how early that is, but she's sleeping until 7 am. 

After Addy went to bed, Meggie and I got to hang out for a bit before I battled her bedtime, but after 45 minutes she finally stayed in bed! 

Sunday morning we got up and went to church, but I didn't get a picture because we were running late. We came home for lunch and then put all the girls down for their naps. Megan didn't fall asleep, but Gretchen, Addy, and I all did! 

DJ watched Captain Phillips…. have y'all seen that movie? It's so good, but I just wish he would not have gotten in that life boat! And then at the end, oh, the end just breaks my heart. 

I worked on a few Valentine hair bows on Sunday afternoon…..

We spent most of the weekend catching up on laundry, and I saw this on Instagram and thought it was so hilarious!

I really don't know why I try to clean my house every day. It's exhausting. 

DJ flew out Monday morning for Vegas, and the girls all went to school and I went to work. We made it home around 5, and I started dinner (lasagna) and fed Adalyn, and started my nightly routine of getting everyone fed, and the kitchen cleaned up, and Adalyn in bed, and the big girls in their pajamas, lunches and bottles fixed, and I sat the girls down to watch a movie and we enjoyed each other for a bit before bed time. 

I looked over at one point and found Meggie wearing her little hat with her pajamas, and just thought she was so cute. 

I have to pinch myself sometimes, because as hard as being a mom is, as hard as it is to "do it all" it's so rewarding. I love all of our happy moments. I love all of our learning moments. They are teaching me so much as well, and they are doing their very best. I need to remember that they are doing the best that they can and the best that they know how. 

I bet your coffee is gone by now…. I hope you enjoyed it…. thanks for stopping by and reading today. 

By: Unknown On 05.00

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#weltegram2014 Day 30-Day 36

It's Thursday, and another installment of #weltegram2014.

 

This week has been a little rough remembering to get a picture every day! One night I was already in the bed (I went to bed super early) and I had to convince myself to get back up in order to get a picture!



Day 30- This is what being a girl mom is all about. Dress up time.

Day 31-Gretchen was student of the month at school!

Day 32- We made cookies in our matching monogrammed aprons!

Day 33- Addy Pearl got her first tooth!  (2/2/14)

Day 34- Meggie reading a book before bedtime.

Day 35- This is the day I got back up out of bed to get a picture! I wasn't feeling good once I got home, so I went to lay down and DJ took over all the duties that night! He's superdad!

day 36- I'm still not feeling great, but I had to get some things done around the house in order to catch up... Meggie came over and asked me to hold her and watch t.v. Sometimes you just have to stop what you're doing and enjoy the moment.

And, I had to include this extra one... Addy's teacher sent me this picture yesterday of her painting at daycare. She looks like a little toddler to me and it made me so sad! It's also her first art project!

 

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By: Unknown On 08.13

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