A few pics

A few pictures from the last few days. I've been sewing at the dinner table while Maemae takes her morning nap and Peanut plays outside or watches a movie. It's not ideal for me; I run upstairs a lot for things I need then end up with a pile to take back upstairs when I'm done. But, I did get Maemae's 4th of July romper done. It's uber adorable. And Maemae already put her touch on it: spit up chunky milk on the front and had a poopy diaper leak on the back.


I've gotten a few diapers sewn together over the last few days as well. I would have more but my upstairs machine and I are on a break. Kenmore has decided to not sew properly and I don't have the time yet to sit and make up with it. So my good old reliable Brother was put up downstairs and she's been a champ. For me, the more basic a machine is, the better I like it. No fancy shmancy sewing machines for me.

Maemae turned 6 months last week. She had her check up and is doing well. She's 15 lbs 10 oz and 26 inches tall. The doc doesn't think she'll reach 20 pounds by her first birthday. We'll see. Here's her checking to see if Daddy was still at the end of the table. She was fascinated by seeing herself and us in the mirror.
And I can't leave Peanut's picture out of the blog. He's so quick that it's difficult to get a good picture of him. This is the best my crappy camera could do tonight. He had a haircut a couple nights ago and we won't be doing that again. Too stressful for him and for Mama. From now on, it's a quick trim with scissors until he gets older and understands what's going on better.

Weeding our crappy lawn again. Sigh, our landlord is an idiot who doesn't care one ounce about the backyard (or her house). And we refuse to do more than the minimal weeding that is necessary.

We are officially moving, AGAIN, in September. To another rental house about 1/2 mile away from here. But it's a ranch and has front and back lawn care included. No more mowing the lawn until we buy a house. We don't want to rent again, but need to take care of a little more debt before we can get a good mortgage. We're excited about no stairs, no lawn work, closer to the park, and lower rent. Not so excited to move our stuff again and that it's 400 sq. foot smaller than this house, but we'll make it work and be happy. I'm already starting to go through stuff and purging.

That's about it for now. Both kiddos are sleeping, laundry is going, and I'm off to set up my serger to finish a pair of capri's for Maemae.

TTFN ~Crys

Latest Happenings

It's the middle of June, already. That's what I thought all day today. Wow, time has been flying by and I'm barely keeping up. Both kiddos are doing very well. Peanut has had a language explosion and is saying new words everyday along with 2 or 3 word sentences on a regular basis. All that worrying I did about maybe needing a speech therapist was for nothing. That will teach me to worry. Maemae is getting so big. She's trying to sit up unaided, trying to crawl, and HATES it when Peanut goes out of her sight. Peanut is her best entertainment and she watches him every chance she gets. It's so worth watching them interact with each other. The love is obvious in how gentle Peanut is with her and how concerned he is when she fusses and cries. And he loves to kiss and hug her. Plus when I ask if he loves his Sissy Maemae, he gets a huge smile on his face and nods repeatedly as if he's saying yes, very much.

We haven't been up to much lately. Well, I haven't been. Mike's been busy working his butt off at 911 and with the Guild. Guild work has picked up a little bit and I think will slowly pick up a little more over the summer then taper off when the winter gets here. I've been sewing a little. My latest project was finished tonight - Peanut's 4th of July shirt. Maemae will have a little dress out of the same fabric so they'll be matching but I have to get a different pattern for her. The one I have isn't good for summer time since it's lined and has a petticoat. I'll have to check out the pattern company's websites and make a list so I don't have to torture Peanut by looking at the books in the fabric store. Maybe we'll stop there on the way to Mom and Dads tomorrow. I'd like to have her dress done in the week or so since the 4th is almost here.

I'm been making some diapers for Maemae and have 7 cut out right now. They sew up really quickly but it's not something I want to try to do when I'm tired because the outer waterproof fabric can't have any mess ups on it. I calculated last week by switching to cloth, we're saving around $200 a month on disposables. Yep 200 big ones! And it's only around $20 a month in utilities to wash and dry the cloth diapers. Once the sun is here, they can dry outside and save a little more. I can't wait to get stocked up once Maemae's are done and be disposable free. At least in our home. Mom and Dad can still use them when they watch Peanut for us.

And now for the part I think everyone wants. The latest kiddo pics.

Laughing at Peanut one morning while I made breakfast.

Lounging on Peanut's foldout couch.

Taking a break in the toy box.

Riding his wet bike during a brief break from the rain.
Happy 4th of July shirt. I really like how it turned out.The Domke/Domke-Grimm Garden! It's at Mom and Dads. It's finally planted and everything is coming up. I can't wait to see it tomorrow and see how much everything has grown in 3 days. It's all fenced to keep the dogs and critters out and has a chair in the corner for taking a break. Dad even rigged up a sprinkler to a post so they don't have to stand out there watering it. It's all organic too, no yucky pesticides for us.

Digging in a mole hole.

A tractor ride with Papa is a must each time we're there.

That's all. I'm off to hang up my diapers to finish drying and going to bed.

Happy Father's Day to the dads out there, especially mine and my hubby. XOXO

TTFN ~Crys