13 February 2011
hooray for a computer again!
Oh internet how I've missed you!! I am so glad to have you back. I was doing well with trying to keep up with my blog, then my computer overheated and stopped working. Hmmph. well, now i'm back and ready to get back into the swing of things. You can look forward to me posting something new at least once per week. Its hard to keep up daily with a 2 year old and a 4 month old, but I will certainly try once per week! the next project I plan to focus on is curtains for my Step daughters room, and I will make her help me for some good bonding time. This should be fun! Look for our work sometime this week, I am hoping in the next 2 days to get her some cutsie curtains using old living room curtains, some fabric paint, flowers, and a glue gun...
11 February 2011
18 October 2010
Gotta jump on the crafting bandwagon again
Okay, baby is born and almost 1 week old, ALREADY.. wow... so, no more excuses. Gotta get things rolling for the Christmas season. Only 69 days left and so much to do. My goal this week is to get a couple of these completed. One for each boy, and perhaps, maybe for Alexis if I can make one girlie enough (and measure her head without her wondering why LOL). Thats it, I have a huge crafting bucket list but I am only setting out for 1 goal per week, otherwise I will become overwhelmed and not do anything at all. We can't let that happen. Who knows? Maybe after setting just ONE goal, I may finish it ALOT faster and do more than one thing per week. We shall see what happens as the week pans out.
17 October 2010
My birth story
On Saturday October 9th I started having contractions, about 5 minutes apart so I went to L&D. They hooked my up to the TOCO but decided that they weren't strong enough so they sent me home. I stuck it out for 2 days and went back on Monday October 11th when they were 3 minutes apart and quite a bit more uncomfortable. I was sent home yet again as I was only 2 cm dilated and they thought I would fare well at home laying around rather than doing the same exact thing at the hospital. Tuesday the 12th the contractions were more severe but 7 minutes apart so I thought I would walk. I didn't want to go back to L&D to be sent home again. I went to bed that night in a lot of pain but wanted to try to stick it out until the morning. 1:30 am on the 13th I woke up and my water broke. My husband went to get his mother so she could stay home with the kids and we were off to the hospital. I made it to L&D about 2:15 am. I was hooked up to the Toco again and the contractions were closer together and more severe. They checked me and I was 100 % effaced and 9 cm dilated. Luckily the midwife was on call and in the hospital already. She no sooner made it to the delivery room and Connor was ready to come out. at 2:39 am Connor was born at 8lbs 4 oz 21 1/4 inches long. I guess having to wait around for almost 3 days paid off. they didn't even have the time to hook me up to any IVs so absolutely no drugs, no epidurals and not really much pain at all. No tearing, no stitches either. This was definitely an easy delivery compared to my first. If I was guaranteed this easy every time I would definitely do it again (if Mike wanted more lol).. but we are done, and I am happy with my 2 sons and my stepdaughter.
11 October 2010
Laundry Laundry Laundry
I am keeping myself as busy as possible the last couple of days, in hopes that it will induce labor. Connor was expected to make his appearance into this world yesterday, but he decided it was too soon so now mommy just waits. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being pregnant and I know I will miss it, especially since we don't plan on doing this again, but I can't wait to see that precious face looking back at me. Today is definitely laundry day, lots of washing, folding and putting away. Maybe that will trigger something. Too bad my washer is on its last thread and I can only do half of a load at any given time. Each time I start another load, it sounds worse than the time before. I hope it can stick it out for a couple more months, we just can't afford a new washer right now, and I have no desire to go to the laundry mat in the middle of the winter months.. YIKES. Living frugal is very hard work, but its a fun challenge. Once you can figure out how to cut costs every which way, you learn not to depend on money so much anymore, which in return can lower your stress on how you will be able to afford the next thing. Christmas is a challenge too, but luckily, I LOVE creating things, especially for my children. I have a lot up my sleeve but have been holding off on it until after Connor gets here. Plus it doesn't help making things when the kids are home and wide awake, wouldn't be a very big surprise now would it?
10 October 2010
searching for inspiration
I want to make Preston into a robot for Halloween. But not out of cardboard boxes, he will need to sit in the car, and boxes would make that difficult. I am hoping to get away with spending less than 5 dollars per kid for a costume, since I am going to be making them by hand. Mostly using stuff around the house. Alexis is easy, she wants to be a vampire, black clothes, white face and some fangs. I can handle that. But a robot?? this is going to be tough. I wonder if aluminum foil would look good enough.. lol. If Connor ever gets here (due date TODAY! Ugh), I plan to make him into a candy corn, that should be fairly simple. Especially considering he will not be trick or treating this year (obviously). I would love to hear some feed back on some robotic costume ideas. (one of his favorite "brobots" is Iron Man, but he loves them all.
No time to post today...
I am hoping today is a baby day... It seems very hopeful. My next post may just be "HE IS HERE" so lets keep fingers crossed. :) Now, go and enjoy your Sunday!
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