So charming! I love it!
xoxo,
s
Totally made my day! I feel like I talked to a celebrity.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
crafty follow up
I emailed my favorite blogger (Young House Love) about my tea wheel because I know she drinks tea and she wrote me back this:
So charming! I love it!
xoxo,
s
So charming! I love it!
xoxo,
s
Craftiness
I've been crafting up a storm!!!!!
I led craft club this month and of course used pinterst as my inspiration. We made this burlap banner for Valentine's day and stuffed paper hearts from classic love stories. Don't mind the cardboard in my fireplace meant to discourage the dog from trying to go through the fireplace.
I've got a few more crafts up my sleeve for this month that
I hope to get done. What have you made this month?
I led craft club this month and of course used pinterst as my inspiration. We made this burlap banner for Valentine's day and stuffed paper hearts from classic love stories. Don't mind the cardboard in my fireplace meant to discourage the dog from trying to go through the fireplace.
My mom was here this weekend and I couldn't wait to give her the birthday present. It is a tea bag wreath or wheel to display/store all of her tea bags she got for Christmas! She put it in her office because we couldn't find a good wall spot in the kitchen and she drinks her tea upstairs while she's working from home during the day. It looks better with her tea bags than in the close up picture I took at my house.
I also made some tile coasters (bought for $5 at the Habitat for Humanity Restore) with Claire's 3 month pictures as favors at her baptism party. I took a "in process" picture and an after picture. They could be used as coasters (modge podged, acrylic sprayed and felt feet on the bottom) or just as cute pictures to display.
I've got a few more crafts up my sleeve for this month that
I hope to get done. What have you made this month?
Monday, February 6, 2012
Too big
What a week of firsts over at House of Houghtons!
First of all, she has a tooth! Her bottom right tooth has arrived. No wonder she was crabby, not sleeping, drooling and chewing on everything. We thought, no way, too early. The range is usually 4-7 months or you'll read a lot of places 6 months on average. She is just a little over 3 months!
She can roll over from back to front and front to back and one time she did a 360 roll. Of course, she wouldn't do it for company this weekend, but rolled over like 10 times in a row for Adam last night.
She had her first babysitting session for my new job with the girl across the street.
She had her baptism on Sunday.
She went to Shipshewana for the first time (ok, now I'm stretching to find firsts).
My baby is growing up and I just want to keep her little forever! Although, this is a pretty fun age..... bittersweet!
FYI: I pinned the "in and out" picture on interest, one Natalie took, and somehow it started "trending" and got 416 repins, a bunch of likes and comments! Then I pinned the pumpkin maternity picture, which in my opinion is the best one and no repins. My theory is that you just have to pin it at the right time for it to show up in the feed and people start repinning it so that it stays in the newsfeed thingy for awhile. Within minutes of me uploading it, it got most of its activity.
First of all, she has a tooth! Her bottom right tooth has arrived. No wonder she was crabby, not sleeping, drooling and chewing on everything. We thought, no way, too early. The range is usually 4-7 months or you'll read a lot of places 6 months on average. She is just a little over 3 months!
She can roll over from back to front and front to back and one time she did a 360 roll. Of course, she wouldn't do it for company this weekend, but rolled over like 10 times in a row for Adam last night.
She had her first babysitting session for my new job with the girl across the street.
She had her baptism on Sunday.
She went to Shipshewana for the first time (ok, now I'm stretching to find firsts).
My baby is growing up and I just want to keep her little forever! Although, this is a pretty fun age..... bittersweet!
FYI: I pinned the "in and out" picture on interest, one Natalie took, and somehow it started "trending" and got 416 repins, a bunch of likes and comments! Then I pinned the pumpkin maternity picture, which in my opinion is the best one and no repins. My theory is that you just have to pin it at the right time for it to show up in the feed and people start repinning it so that it stays in the newsfeed thingy for awhile. Within minutes of me uploading it, it got most of its activity.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Curious Case of Claire Bear
My baby is curious, as curious as can be.
She always liked looking at lights, but now that her eyesight has developed, she's so alert, focused, head up and watching everything. I think this contributes to the no sleep problem.
She used to sleep in the moby wrap with her head against my chest and now she has her head propped up, taking everything in. She used to sleep in the carseat at the store and now she cries if her little carseat cover is up because she wants to be able to look around.
She likes to watch t.v. which makes me nervous that she is turning into a couch potato already. The American College of Pediatrics recommends zero screen time before a baby's 2nd birthday!! This video of Claire takes awhile to load, but it should work. I had a lot of trouble posting it. If you watch it full screen, it will be blurry.
She is having problems nursing,too. If she isn't tired, she'll eat some, throw her head back, smile at me and coo and then eat a little, throw head back, smile and repeat. The t.v. and computer can distract her while eating, too. Somedays I have to cover her eyes and force her to finish eating or it would take forever!
She is happiest if she can see me, but if I walk out of the room she might throw a fit or just coo to herself.
We'll figure out this sleeping thing sometime and being curious will be a good thing later in life!
Ground Hog Day
Happy Ground Hog Day!
This year it is going to be 46 degrees out! Last year on this day, we had 25 inches of snow and I had a snow day from school. Adam and I shoveled and snowblowed the driveway at the wee hours of the morning and still couldn't get out of the driveway. We had to call the hospital's Hummer service to come pick up Adam and he was late to work.
That was a pretty memorable event, but pales in comparison to another event, a positive pregnancy test! It was pretty early to take the test and we weren't sure if the result was accurate, but we were hoping that subsequent tests would show the same reading.
I took this picture (oh to be that size again!) on Ground Hog Day.
This year it is going to be 46 degrees out! Last year on this day, we had 25 inches of snow and I had a snow day from school. Adam and I shoveled and snowblowed the driveway at the wee hours of the morning and still couldn't get out of the driveway. We had to call the hospital's Hummer service to come pick up Adam and he was late to work.
That was a pretty memorable event, but pales in comparison to another event, a positive pregnancy test! It was pretty early to take the test and we weren't sure if the result was accurate, but we were hoping that subsequent tests would show the same reading.
I took this picture (oh to be that size again!) on Ground Hog Day.
and stayed inside all day, hibernating and dreaming of what this little nugget would look like!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sicky
My poor baby is sicky!
She has been congested for awhile and then she started sneezing up yucky stuff, coughing, being fussy and sleepy (preferably in mommy's arms). I feel so bad for her. Adam said babies are "nose obligated breathers" so her nose is all stuffed up, but she doesn't know how to breathe out of her mouth. We moved her into our room last night so we could keep our... "ears" on her. She slept a lot, however, we kept picking her up when she would be snorting and choking and we eventually put her in her carseat. It helped her breathing a little to be more upright. Of course as new parents, we are up in the middle night discussing if her O2 stats would be normal and if she needed to go to the doctor if she didn't get better and what if she needed to go to the hospital and, and, and..... Fears become exponential in the middle of night while you listen to your baby breathe like Darth Vader. She mostly wants mommy to hold her and feed her at all times. I cancelled my plans for Monday and the next few days. I called the doctor (I know, I know, about a cold) and bought some vapor rub, more saline spray for her nose and a humidifier.
The second night went better than the first, but she still looks like this
It is never a good time to get sick but especially not good when I'm trying to start a new job. Yep, a new job! That's a teaser for the next entry.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Happy MLK Weekend
Adam has a 3 day weekend!!!! He is using one of his holiday make-up days on Monday. Adam never complains about working so much. He leaves the complaining to me. This weekend, we aren't going anywhere and nobody is coming here. It should be very relaxing. I think we plan to do some shopping, house work, go to church and maybe workout at the gym.
Our little Claire Bear has been so fussy in the evenings and not sleeping well at night and taking very short naps during the day. It makes us all sleepy, even Claire. I know she is tired at night, but man does she work herself into a fit and just can't figure out how to relax. She starts out in the crib at night and naps in the crib. When we get too tired to fight her, we put the cuddle cove in the crib. Oh well, she's worth the work!
Have a great day!
Marie
Our little Claire Bear has been so fussy in the evenings and not sleeping well at night and taking very short naps during the day. It makes us all sleepy, even Claire. I know she is tired at night, but man does she work herself into a fit and just can't figure out how to relax. She starts out in the crib at night and naps in the crib. When we get too tired to fight her, we put the cuddle cove in the crib. Oh well, she's worth the work!
Have a great day!
Marie
Friday, January 6, 2012
Typical
Lose weight, exercise more, be more organized are all pretty typical New Year's Resolutions. I guess I am a pretty typical girl because I resolved to join they gym in the first week of 2012 and I did. I even went and worked out at the gym today. Never mind that I am eating m&ms as I write this post.
Why is this gym membership newsworthy? I also signed Claire up for the daycare. I hadn't left her with a non-family member yet. So this morning, instead of our normal routine of cuddling on the couch for hours on end, I packed her up and headed to the Health and Lifestyle building. As I got to the childcare room, I almost turned around and got back in the car, but I didn't. There were even 2 kids I knew already in there. Miss Julia seemed nice and she was holding Claire when I left. I fought the tears and the urge to run back in there for THIRTY WHOLE MINUTES! When I returned, she was the only child in the room and was happy as could be rocking in the glider with Miss Julia. I was so happy to see her little face. I gave her lots of kisses and realized that she handled this whole thing way better than I did. Of course, she cried the whole way home, through the diaper change and swaddling until I started nursing her, then she fell asleep. She is napping now and I'm gearing up for an afternoon of errands. woohoo!
Big day in the House of Houghtons, two outings in a row. Think we can handle it?
Why is this gym membership newsworthy? I also signed Claire up for the daycare. I hadn't left her with a non-family member yet. So this morning, instead of our normal routine of cuddling on the couch for hours on end, I packed her up and headed to the Health and Lifestyle building. As I got to the childcare room, I almost turned around and got back in the car, but I didn't. There were even 2 kids I knew already in there. Miss Julia seemed nice and she was holding Claire when I left. I fought the tears and the urge to run back in there for THIRTY WHOLE MINUTES! When I returned, she was the only child in the room and was happy as could be rocking in the glider with Miss Julia. I was so happy to see her little face. I gave her lots of kisses and realized that she handled this whole thing way better than I did. Of course, she cried the whole way home, through the diaper change and swaddling until I started nursing her, then she fell asleep. She is napping now and I'm gearing up for an afternoon of errands. woohoo!
Big day in the House of Houghtons, two outings in a row. Think we can handle it?
Monday, January 2, 2012
poor neglected blog
I haven't posted in forever! I feel the pressure to have picture in all the posts, so I wait until I load the pictures to my computer and then..... well, something else comes up and I just keep postponing.
We celebrated Christmas over 3 weekends with family. There is never is enough time when we are all together. I went on a tour of Illinois with my family the week after Christmas. We got to see extended family, high-school friends and college friends. Our 27-year tradition of celebrating New Years with the Osterloos and Hendersons was a success and a spy theme. It was a whirlwind and we missed Adam, who was at home working. Claire and I got back in town just before the first snowstorm of the season started, perfect timing!
When looking back on 2011, it seems like there was lots of waiting until October 19th and then lots of activity! To quote our Christmas newsletter, "Adam and I look at our baby girl with hearts overflowing, and when we think life couldn’t be any better, our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers continue to overwhelm us with their generosity and kindness."
I am predicting 2012 will be a busy year as Claire starts crawling, walking and hopefully talking! Adam will probably make decisions about working after residency. I am considering some part-time SLP opportunities and hope to get into some sort of routine at home. Wiley..... will chase more squirrels and probably still refuse to come inside the house because he just loves the backyard.
Happy New Year!
We celebrated Christmas over 3 weekends with family. There is never is enough time when we are all together. I went on a tour of Illinois with my family the week after Christmas. We got to see extended family, high-school friends and college friends. Our 27-year tradition of celebrating New Years with the Osterloos and Hendersons was a success and a spy theme. It was a whirlwind and we missed Adam, who was at home working. Claire and I got back in town just before the first snowstorm of the season started, perfect timing!
When looking back on 2011, it seems like there was lots of waiting until October 19th and then lots of activity! To quote our Christmas newsletter, "Adam and I look at our baby girl with hearts overflowing, and when we think life couldn’t be any better, our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers continue to overwhelm us with their generosity and kindness."
I am predicting 2012 will be a busy year as Claire starts crawling, walking and hopefully talking! Adam will probably make decisions about working after residency. I am considering some part-time SLP opportunities and hope to get into some sort of routine at home. Wiley..... will chase more squirrels and probably still refuse to come inside the house because he just loves the backyard.
Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
5 & 6 Weeks
My 5 week pictures didn't turn out that well.
I am such a novice at photography. You'll notice in this picture that I am not zoomed in enough, my body is creating a shadow, the prop is crooked and of course the baby is not smiling and Wiley is sniffing her dirty diaper. I am not kidding, she has pooped her diaper in every single weekly photo shoot!
The six week photos are a little better. I've decided it is better to take the picture of her lying flat on her back on the floor so you can see her whole body.
My baby girl weighs over 10 lbs, she smiles and makes cute goo noises! She loves the mobile in her crib, her swing, being held and lights!
The six week photos are a little better. I've decided it is better to take the picture of her lying flat on her back on the floor so you can see her whole body.
My baby girl weighs over 10 lbs, she smiles and makes cute goo noises! She loves the mobile in her crib, her swing, being held and lights!
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