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Friday, December 17, 2010
Got Onesie Stains?
I did. For the life of me I could not get the stains out of the pure white onesies. Instead of tossing them and buying new ones I decided to go a different route. I tie dyed them and now I have a beautiful collection of clothes stain free! ; ).
These photos unfortunately do no justice to what they actually look like. Dang flash. I'm very excited.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Needle work on my Birthday
I decided I wanted to make baby leg warmers rather than spend the money on them. So I went out to target this morning and bought two pairs of socks that I liked. When I got home I started working on them right away. I had stitched them by hand because my sewing machine is broken but to my surprise it was super quick and easy! SO excited!
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| What they started as on the left and the finished project on the right. |
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Have I Told You?
That I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Seven Slings? They have brought Peace to my world of whining! Even though Paisley is the perfect Angel she does have her moments when she's extremely tired and is restless and won't lay down to sleep and won't lay down in my arms. So I've been putting my seven sling on and whammo! Instant eye shut. I put her in it when I walk to get the mail so she can walk with me and so when she's having an off day and won't go down for a nap but is tired or she's having a hold me day I put her in this. Although I've found a position that's not on their website, I found one that works for us and she is absolutely comfortable in it. She's in the grabbing her feet and eating them stage so I sink her in the sling and let her feet dangle and she loves to swing them which I think is adorable. If you don't have one already I highly highly suggest you get one. Not only is it comfortable for you but the baby loves being snuggled close to you as well. LOVE IT!
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| Having a "hold me" day and Loving it! |
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| Hangin out |
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| Sling = Instant sleepy comfort |
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| I think she'd sleep in there for hours if I let her. |
Photos and Events
Before Chris left I was able to steal him away from his homework to go get our first family photo together and then a couple weeks after he left I was able to bring Paisley for her photos. They all turned out amazing.
We have been very blessed with Chris being gone we were on a waiting list for a free real christmas tree and while he was gone I got an email saying they had some left over first come first serve the next morning. So Paisley and I got there and got the most perfect christmas tree!
So I was able to take our fake one back to Target. As soon as I got home and set up the christmas tree and took all the decorations of the fake one and put them on the new one I got a phone call saying we won 50 dollars towards the christmas tree farm. Since I was able to get a free tree from trees for troops I told them that they could give it to another family.
We also won a chance to go to an event at our housing office that we went to this morning. We received a 20 dollar gift card, a bag of canned goods and boxed goods, a picture with santa and a free toy for Paisley and some other cool stuff.
Even though Chris has been gone and I've had a meltdown or two from missing it's been good. Paisley's keeping me on my toes and it seems as though she's finally getting back into her sleeping schedule.
Now all we need is Chris to be home and to see the real tree since I've kept him from him that we won and I returned the fake one. I know he'll be excited!
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| Our Ham! |
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| Our Little Reindeer |
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| Our First Family Photo |
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| After! :) |
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| Loving the feel of the new REAL Christmas tree. She was afraid of the fake one. |
So I was able to take our fake one back to Target. As soon as I got home and set up the christmas tree and took all the decorations of the fake one and put them on the new one I got a phone call saying we won 50 dollars towards the christmas tree farm. Since I was able to get a free tree from trees for troops I told them that they could give it to another family.
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| THANK YOU! |
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| Her first picture with Santa. Not so bad for being tired and hungry! |
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| Finally home from our fun day at the event with our free toy and goods! |
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| Loving her new toy thanks to donations to Operation Homefront! |
Now all we need is Chris to be home and to see the real tree since I've kept him from him that we won and I returned the fake one. I know he'll be excited!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Slings n Things
You can only clean and re-clean the house so many time before you get extremely bored with it and there's nothing left to clean. That's all I seem to do when the Husband is out to sea. Since it's the season for giving I gave myself time on the computer to purchase an new sling for the baby and a Baltic Amber necklace for her. I received them both in the mail this week and I just have to gloat bout them both.The sling is from seven slings. They always seem to be having an awesome sale and I bought the package that comes with some awesome baby legs and a bracelet matching the style of the sling you purchase. I had tried a friend of mine's on and loved how comfortable Paisley felt in it. I ended up ordering a size bigger and when I ripped open the package and tried it on and put her in it, it just felt very big and didn't feel very stable to me. I would like to say I made the decision to throw it in the dryer after washing it but the truth is I totally forgot and it went into the dryer when you're supposed to hang dry it. Whoops. I was a little nervous when I remembered after the dryer was almost done. It had shrunk it down one size so it fit like my friends had. Even though it was a mistake, it was a good one. After putting her in it, it felt perfect. It just so happened she was having a "don't put me down day" and she absolutely enjoyed be carried around she's got quite the personality to her and everyone in a while she'd swing her feet, which was beyond cute. Comfortable fit, Stable with baby, Darn good price. All around awesome product.
After the excitment of getting the sling in the mail and putting it to use I was ready for the Amber Necklace I purchased from Inspiredbyfinn.com to come. I've read into the amber necklace and know and have seen children wearing them. Ever since my husband went to sea Paisley's schedule went right with him. It was perfect, she was napping three times a day, I knew exactly when to feed her, she was super happy and went down around the same time each night with our nightly routine of bath and bed and even slept through the night. Well as soon as he walked out the door so did our perfect little schedule. He's been gone quite a bit since she's been born but the time he's home you can tell she loves her daddy. I feel like this time was definitely different in that she knew he'd be gone for a while and wanted to raise hell. She's been anti nap, not sleeping through the night, moody, her feedings are all over the place and who knows how much she'll drink. A total 180 of what she used to be. So I chalked it up to a growth spurt but that only lasts for so long and when it didn't change I figured maybe she'd be teething which is always a possibility and that's a reason why I just had to get the necklace. I'm looking forward to seeing how the succinic acid of the amber effects her mood, wellness and if she is teething, taking whatever pain she has away or lessening it. Of all the research I've done about it I'm intrigued so I have placed an amber necklace for myself on my Christmas list. So whenever the husband gets home he's got some shopping to do!
So with all the cleaning that's been happening and her mood being all over the place we needed some much needed down time, well she did while I continued to pick up, which is the way it usually goes. So she rested and watched sesame street and I couldn't help but snag a picture because it was too cute.
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| After getting it in the mail |
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| Her enjoying it and swinging her feet post dryer. She looks so comfy. |
After the excitment of getting the sling in the mail and putting it to use I was ready for the Amber Necklace I purchased from Inspiredbyfinn.com to come. I've read into the amber necklace and know and have seen children wearing them. Ever since my husband went to sea Paisley's schedule went right with him. It was perfect, she was napping three times a day, I knew exactly when to feed her, she was super happy and went down around the same time each night with our nightly routine of bath and bed and even slept through the night. Well as soon as he walked out the door so did our perfect little schedule. He's been gone quite a bit since she's been born but the time he's home you can tell she loves her daddy. I feel like this time was definitely different in that she knew he'd be gone for a while and wanted to raise hell. She's been anti nap, not sleeping through the night, moody, her feedings are all over the place and who knows how much she'll drink. A total 180 of what she used to be. So I chalked it up to a growth spurt but that only lasts for so long and when it didn't change I figured maybe she'd be teething which is always a possibility and that's a reason why I just had to get the necklace. I'm looking forward to seeing how the succinic acid of the amber effects her mood, wellness and if she is teething, taking whatever pain she has away or lessening it. Of all the research I've done about it I'm intrigued so I have placed an amber necklace for myself on my Christmas list. So whenever the husband gets home he's got some shopping to do!
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| Her new Baltic Amber necklace. She loves it even though she doesn't realize it's there! hehe |
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| Resting by the Christmas tree watching sesame street |
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Up to Date
So a slight update on why I haven't posted in a while. Chris was granted leave so we could all go to NY and visit family, although for a sad reason, it was the happiest and most relaxed we have been in a very long time. We were so thankful that we got to see everyone in the family and everyone got to meet Paisley for the first time. Unfortunately it couldn't last forever so we made out way back to crap town.
As soon as we got back Chris went out to sea and back to reality we were. Before we left Paisley wanted to play with all of her toys, you could tell by her eyes but she just couldn't put together that if she used her hands she could do it. By the time we got back She was all over her toys and grabbing at things including my face and pinching my neck and putting her hand in my mouth as I talked to her. This being very amusing to her. It's like a lightbulb switched on when we were home or it could of been all the stimulation for other people she saw while we were home. I don't think Chris or I held her until it was time for her to go to bed.
It was also time for her to go in the bathtub. Her small bath that we set on the counter by the sink in the bathroom just wasn't cutting it anymore and for my small stature she was too heavy to lift out of and bring her safely to the towel because of how high it was and how pathetically short I am. Come on now, was I adopted or what? So I went out and bought an elmo no slide pad for the bottom of the tub and a little thing for her to lay on that raised up in the back to keep her head up. I put her in it the next night after I bleached the tub and made it sparkling for her. She was very unsure of what was going on but wasn't upset by it. She's very interested and I try kicking her feet and splashing but she's still in the figuring things out mode.
Thanks to my wonderful parents they sent us home with a video camera so every little thing I've been videotaping now even though we could do that with our camera this is much more effective and I can keep taping as long as I want and not have to worry about filling the memory card quite as quickly. I had Paisley on the floor, video camera in hand and recording, hoping she would roll over, she kept rolling to her side and wanted too but it ended up being a bust. I wrote Chris an email about it and I received one back informing me I was not allowed to do that anymore until he got home because he wanted to be there too when she rolled over for the first time. So I haven't put her on the floor since. hehe
Her 4 month appt. was when she turned 4 months on the 12th. She was 15lbs and 8oz's and 25.5 inches long. She was perfect. We had the same nurse and Dr. as her 2 month and there still in awe at how easy going and happy she is. They say she's perfect. She got her shots and cried for all of two seconds like last time.
I did a bit of christmas shopping online for Chris since he's away I figure they'd arrive before he got home and I could wrap them and have him done before thanksgiving. Well so far 3/4 of it have shown up and hoping the rest of it shows up tomorrow. Very excited with what I got and the bargain shopping I did. As well as getting money back for what I bought because I went through ebates. yippee! Still not sure what we're doing for Thanksgiving and the last email I got he wanted to go on a cruise. I can't count how many different things I've looked up to do but i'm done looking. We can have a nice dinner at our place as a family, I already bought the bird just in case we couldn't figure out what to do. So we're covered.
and last but not least. The wrapping up of what's been going on. I've finished steam cleaning the house. Hurray! I just couldn't stand it anymore everytime it rains or the sprinklers go off at night and the sun hasn't hit the back yard yet the dogs track it all over the house and stains the carpet. Well stains no more. I'm pretty sure I shampooed and went over the living room carpet 5-7 times I lost count after 4. It looks awesome. I rearranged the computer room but now quite sure if I like it yet and rearranged the living room which was a big deal when we first moved in and could only find one way to put the furniture that we liked. Well, I've seem to have found another. It needed to be rearranged to fit our christmas tree and by George I think I've got it. Hopefully Chris will like it when he gets home. So now that the carpets are done and the furniture's in place I can focus on cleaning the rest of the house and catching up on laundry which is one load but it needs to be done. Well, I believe that's about it for catching up on what's going on out here in Cali. Finally time for bed!
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| Paisley sporting her thinking glasses. She loved them. |
As soon as we got back Chris went out to sea and back to reality we were. Before we left Paisley wanted to play with all of her toys, you could tell by her eyes but she just couldn't put together that if she used her hands she could do it. By the time we got back She was all over her toys and grabbing at things including my face and pinching my neck and putting her hand in my mouth as I talked to her. This being very amusing to her. It's like a lightbulb switched on when we were home or it could of been all the stimulation for other people she saw while we were home. I don't think Chris or I held her until it was time for her to go to bed.
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| Uh Oh Daddy's got competition! haha |
It was also time for her to go in the bathtub. Her small bath that we set on the counter by the sink in the bathroom just wasn't cutting it anymore and for my small stature she was too heavy to lift out of and bring her safely to the towel because of how high it was and how pathetically short I am. Come on now, was I adopted or what? So I went out and bought an elmo no slide pad for the bottom of the tub and a little thing for her to lay on that raised up in the back to keep her head up. I put her in it the next night after I bleached the tub and made it sparkling for her. She was very unsure of what was going on but wasn't upset by it. She's very interested and I try kicking her feet and splashing but she's still in the figuring things out mode.
Thanks to my wonderful parents they sent us home with a video camera so every little thing I've been videotaping now even though we could do that with our camera this is much more effective and I can keep taping as long as I want and not have to worry about filling the memory card quite as quickly. I had Paisley on the floor, video camera in hand and recording, hoping she would roll over, she kept rolling to her side and wanted too but it ended up being a bust. I wrote Chris an email about it and I received one back informing me I was not allowed to do that anymore until he got home because he wanted to be there too when she rolled over for the first time. So I haven't put her on the floor since. hehe
Her 4 month appt. was when she turned 4 months on the 12th. She was 15lbs and 8oz's and 25.5 inches long. She was perfect. We had the same nurse and Dr. as her 2 month and there still in awe at how easy going and happy she is. They say she's perfect. She got her shots and cried for all of two seconds like last time.
I did a bit of christmas shopping online for Chris since he's away I figure they'd arrive before he got home and I could wrap them and have him done before thanksgiving. Well so far 3/4 of it have shown up and hoping the rest of it shows up tomorrow. Very excited with what I got and the bargain shopping I did. As well as getting money back for what I bought because I went through ebates. yippee! Still not sure what we're doing for Thanksgiving and the last email I got he wanted to go on a cruise. I can't count how many different things I've looked up to do but i'm done looking. We can have a nice dinner at our place as a family, I already bought the bird just in case we couldn't figure out what to do. So we're covered.
and last but not least. The wrapping up of what's been going on. I've finished steam cleaning the house. Hurray! I just couldn't stand it anymore everytime it rains or the sprinklers go off at night and the sun hasn't hit the back yard yet the dogs track it all over the house and stains the carpet. Well stains no more. I'm pretty sure I shampooed and went over the living room carpet 5-7 times I lost count after 4. It looks awesome. I rearranged the computer room but now quite sure if I like it yet and rearranged the living room which was a big deal when we first moved in and could only find one way to put the furniture that we liked. Well, I've seem to have found another. It needed to be rearranged to fit our christmas tree and by George I think I've got it. Hopefully Chris will like it when he gets home. So now that the carpets are done and the furniture's in place I can focus on cleaning the rest of the house and catching up on laundry which is one load but it needs to be done. Well, I believe that's about it for catching up on what's going on out here in Cali. Finally time for bed!
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| Paisley playing in her high chair (thanks to Grandma's suggestion) while I steam cleaned. |
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