Making Clothes

Yes that's what I've been doing! At least just clothes for my baby that is. Speaking of the little one, here is what he is doing right now:

Since he wakes up around 7:45 every morning (which is the same time daddy gets up for school), our morning ritual consists of me bringing him to bed, feeding him, then letting him sleep all snuggled up for a couple more hours. Too cute!

Is this not the cutest little outfit you have ever seen??? I got it at my baby shower and now he can wear it when we go for walks on the cooler days. It's so soft too!

Look closely here and you can see his two little teeth poking up! They are bigger now than when I took this pic a few days ago. (Please ignore the pumpkin cupcake under my fingernail)

I was a bit sad about having to leave my beautiful green nursery behind when we moved back to our house in Norman, but these walls match pretty well. We painted these right before we moved out, so I was not allowed to paint again!

As you can see, I have the curtains up but not the valances. I have yet to figure how to get them up b/c the rod up there now is pretty high and if I take the brackets off, it will leave a white spot since we painted around them. Hmmm...

Now on to the clothes!! Who needs store-bought anyways???

This will be his little outfit for Christmas Day!! I appliqued it with some Christmas fabric, zigzagged around the edge, then hand-embroidered the words on. ((Notice the bell on the top of the tree?? Can't wait to hear it jingle!))

You gotta love the necktie onesie! This will be his outfit for Thursday.

Another hat I crocheted for him. I am making them a bit large so that he can wear them for {hopefully} a few years.

And last but not least--a pair of pants! I had a fleece blanket that I had tried to embroider on, but my machine messed up and I had to scrap the blanket. Perfect for a trial run on a pair of baby pants! I think they turned out quite well, and they are just the warmest and softest little things. A little story behind the buttons...whenever we temporarily moved into hubby's grandparents' house, we had to clean out all of their leftover belongings. Well his grandmother Ella was big into crafts so I adopted her bags of thread and a big jar of buttons! Since then, all of my sewing projects have been done using her thread and her buttons.

Now I must go begin cooking because we are having our own Thanksgiving dinner this afternoon!

PS. If you are interested in purchasing a personalized onesie similar to the ones pictured, email me at kandydpierce@yahoo.com

Preparations

I am getting up and around after working the last couple of nights. Today I have to make out my menu for the next week and do all of the grocery shopping for the meals, including Thanksgiving preparations. I am making our dinner on Tuesday afternoon, and then my mom is making a big dinner on Thursday. I am picking up an extra shift this week to get in some holiday pay, so I will be working Wednesday in addition to my Friday and Saturday.

I talked with a friend at work who also works at another facility because I am interested in applying there. He told me they should be opening up a position soon so I am going to keep my eye on their website so that I can apply for it. It is a per diem position that pays a LOT better than I'm getting now, and it's less work! Always good. I am ready for something a little less involved than my ICU. I've been there for 3 1/2 years now and I figure it's time to get out of my comfort bubble and branch out.

As for my little one...he has been quite cranky these last few days and seems to be boycotting naps. I have to sweet talk him to just take one! Thankfully he is still sleeping fine at night though. All I can think is that it is teething, but I thought it would get better after they broke through the gums. Hmmm...

Cupcakes, Crafts, and Carrots

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile! We have been unpacking and trying to appease a teething baby. But I have found time to sneak in other doings which I will show you now...

^ Pumpkin spice cupcakes w/cream cheese frosting (DELICIOUS)

^Crafted fabric scrap toys (ideas from here) for little B. The box has a bell in it!

^Daddy helping me make a ton of mashed carrots for Bradley to eat soon! I gave him a sample and he liked it.

^The first of many hats that I will make him for the cold weather.

So yes he has two bottom teeth that are now above the gum line. He has been a little cranky today but otherwise I think he has done quite well with the whole thing. As for food, I am keeping a log of the food I feed him, when I fed it, and if he liked it or not. And after I fix the sweet potatoes I bought him, he will then have pumpkins, carrots and sweet potatoes in the freezer for him to eat! He'll be pooping orange for a year, ha!

I talked to our realtor today and she knows we are going to take our house off of the market when our contract is up next month. It just isn't the right time for us now. We will make the best of it and enjoy it while we are here.

Tomorrow night some girlfriends and I are going to see the midnight premier of New Moon...I wouldn't have minded seeing it at a normal time but hey, I'm kinda just tagging along since they had already bought the tickets. Looking forward to seeing the movie though!

As for next week, Tuesday afternoon I am cooking our own Thanksgiving dinner at the house and having dad over since he doesn't have any other family to spend it with. Then Wednesday evening we are having family pictures made for the first time!! We should get them in just in time to send out in Christmas cards. And Thursday is the big Thanksgiving dinner at my mom's house! Thankfully Nick doesn't have any class after Tuesday so he will able to relax a bit for the holiday. On the other hand, I am working an extra day to get in some good holiday pay so I'll be a bit tired. But that's okay :)

They Grow Up So Quickly...

I had thought that my precious little angel was teething, and I was correct! He already has his two bottom teeth coming up!!! You can feel the tips just above the gum line. And he can roll over from his back to his stomach now. **sniff** my little baby is getting big too quick.

In other news, we spent the whole day today moving back to our house in Norman. Let me just say I hate moving. But it will be nice to be back in our own {big} house in a safe neighborhood. I am having withdrawals because I haven't been able to craft in awhile, so as soon as I get my stuff unpacked I'm hitting it hard! I have someone at work who is buying a hooded bath towel from me like I made in this blog so I need to get that done by Friday. Tomorrow I'm making a trip to Michael's and Hobby Lobby (my 2 fave stores).

Right now I am finishing up laundry and then I am going to bed. We are all very tired after today and I have bunches to do tomorrow.

Fotograph Friday

Counting my Blessings Early

No pictures to post this time, just was feeling thankful now that it's NOVEMBER already and holidays are only weeks away. So I thought I would get on here and list a few things that I thank my Lord for everyday...

1. My supportive and faithful husband of **almost** 7 years--Nick
2. My beautiful and healthy miracle baby boy Bradley
3. My parents (including stepparent/in-laws)
4. Having a college degree and a big girl job under my belt
5. Having a nice house in a good neighborhood
6. Being able to say I have NO credit card debt and a fabulous credit score
7. My few but loving friends
8. Being crafty and creative enough to make things we can all enjoy
9. Being savvy with money so that we can still travel even when things are tight
10. The economy getting a bit better so that my 401k isn't suffering anymore

Those are the main ones off the top of my head right now. I absolutely HEART the holidays and after we get moved back down to Norman next week, I am so decorating for Thanksgiving!

PS. You may have noticed on the left timeline < that I updated Bradley's weight/length for 4 months--15 lb 11oz, 26 in!!! I was certain he would be around 17 lbs but I guess it just feels like it.

Happy November!

Friday before I went to work, I baked some yummy treats! Some for us, and some for coworkers. I baked cinnamon rolls....

...and banana bread...

...and sugar cookies!

Then yesterday after I got up and around, we put on our costumes and hit the pavement for some candy.

We're not quite sure what Nick was...he had on a Freddy mask and shirt, but no glove and he added a trenchcoat.

I was a gypsy...

...as was my mother. We walked to her house and got to see my brothers while we were there.

We had a very fun time, and we love making memories and traditions for our own family!

Look What I Can Do

Look who is holding their own bottle!

This is auntie Sara with the little one before putting him to bed.

Playing with daddy.

4 Months Old & Solid Food!

Self-explanatory! Next week is his checkup so we will find out how big he is then.

At 4 months old you:

• are wearing size 2 diapers
• nurse every 2-3 hours
• smile as soon as you see daddy
• laugh when we play peek-a-boo
• can still wear most of your 3-6 month clothes
• still have beautiful blue eyes
• usually go to bed between 9pm and 11pm
• sleep for about 8 hours at night before eating
• ate cereal for your first time today!
• take about 3-4 one hour naps a day
• love to chew on your hands
• can hold your head up very well on your tummy
• have rolled over onto your back once
• try to grab your feet
• like your paci when going to sleep

A Costume and News

We finally have the costume done! It is not at all "built to last" because he barely fits into the stupid onesie anyways. So any sewing was done just enough to basically hold it together for the big night.

First I got a plain onesie, black and yellow felt, and a scrap of black fabric. You can see the picture of the costume that I was using as my inspiration.

Next I dyed the onesie grey and cut out the batman symbol and belt from the felt. I used Stitch Witchery stuff to adhere the layers to each other.

The black fabric I quickly sewed on the back by the shoulders and cut angles at the bottom.

Lastly I adhered the felt to the front of the onesie and voila! Now in my case since the sizing of the onesie was way off, it was too short so I cut up an old onesie and sewed the extra length of snaps onto the bottom like my own little extender. It got the job done!

Throw some black pants on and you got yourself a batman costume! Isn't he the cutest??

While we were at it, I discovered he really like looking at this giraffe pillow. So I placed it on the floor in front of him so he could look at it (remember how he hates tummy time?). And look how good he held himself up! After a few moments he rolled over--for the first time--onto his back! Of course I tried to get it on video afterwards but he didn't feel like doing it again. Maybe next time.

That's about it for now! I have to work this whole weekend so I won't be doing any crafting. The news that I spoke of earlier is that we are returning to our house in Norman within the next few weeks. It has not sold, and I'm sure no one is going to buy it around the holidays. So we decided to move back and enjoy it for a few more years, update some things here and there and wait until the housing market gets a bit better before listing it for sale again. At least this way we can swim in our pool next summer, and most likely get our hot tub replaced with our tax return and enjoy that in the winter. I just love moving... *sigh*