December 18th, 2010 by Busy Mommy
How is it humanely possible for the kitchen floor to get this dirty every single day?? Huh huh huh? Oh that’s right, we’re dealing with a toddler, something more than human.
I remember the days when I could easily go 2 weeks without mopping. Maybe longer. Maybe even a month (cue: shocked whispers all around). These days, I MUST sweep daily, and I SHOULD mop every few days, but I let it go a week.
I spose it’s all pretty worth it for this cute little bug though. Is it just me or does he look like he’s getting taller?
December 18th, 2010 by Busy Mommy
Let’s just be honest- I would never ever trade my son- in fact I’m GLAD now that I have my dear rough-and-tumble-but-still-lovy-Nolan-boy instead of a girl. Nolan is so fun! He likes to wrestle and cuddle- he’ll be able to hike beside me when he gets older (there’s always that scary chance that a girl would have turned out missy-prissy which I would have had a hard time adjusting to) BUT, there’s no way around it- girl clothes are simply to-die-for-cuter. My friend’s baby shower for Baby Vanessa is tomorrow and on a whim I decided to try making a baby dress. I for the most part shy away from sewing clothes- they seem intimidating to me, but I went for it because I was feeling good and wanting to try something new. I’m so happy with how it came out!!! I’m practically giddy. What fun. So much darlingness. The pattern was free from made by Rae, a great craft blog I frequent. I made a little felt ladybug for the apron because that’s Baby Vanessa’s room theme. The fabrics out these days are so vibrant and fun too, you really can’t go wrong unless you sew the arm hole openings shut or something. I’ve never made a ruffle and it turned out to be way easier than I had imagined. Now I want to make a million more- to put on the bottom of Nolan’s pants…haha just kidding. 
December 14th, 2010 by Busy Mommy
On sound: He loves to make noise. That hasn’t changed. He loves to bang the drumsticks or his hands on the table or on anything that will make noise. Also every plane that goes by or train or other noise he ALWAYS stops and takes note. With planes he stops and point his finger to the sky and gets that listening look. He is obviously a very auditory person like his father. That definitely didn’t come from me. I’m a see-er.