Frustrated...

I am so sick of sick cats..........

It is no fun having a bunch of geriatric cats when your kids are wee. And that's an understatement!!

Cravings...

Just a few of the pregnancy cravings I've been having.....almost daily!! I guess it could be worse.

Favorite things...

It has been way too long since I did one of these!

With a new babe on the way, I thought I would specialize it with my favorite baby things.

And so, here's the list:

1. Munchkin Fresh Food Feeder - Wee Man loved this when he was teething...I would freeze fresh peach and pear chunks and then jam them into this thing and let him chew away the owies!

2. Aveeno Diaper cream - I've used them all and this one seems to work best on actual rashes and keeping them at bay.

3. Dripstiks Ice cream cone + Popsicle holders - Just pure genious!

4. I Love You Through and Through - a book that I have read to Wee Man since he actually was a wee man. My favorite and his favorite, too.

5. Grab Apple - by far Wee Man's favorite toy to chew on for a long, long time.

6. Jewel Lullaby CD - this CD has all the classics and you can't go wrong with Jewel. When Wee Man was unhappy in his car seat, I would pop in this CD and Somewhere Over The Rainbow always calmed him. Unfortunately, some A-HOLES broke into my car and stole it a couple months back, but luckily I had downloaded it into my iTunes. Bastards also got away with another favorite CD of mine, Dave Matthews Busted Stuff. I'd like to bust their "stuff", let me tell you!

7. Baby Legs - I think I've already included these guys in one of my other favorites lists, but I do love them so.

8. Hyland's Teething Tabs - not sure if these work or not, but the ritual of them certainly does. Now, Wee Man calls for them right after we brush our teeth at night....."TABS" he will holler. Hahah.

Really.....

Is there anything cuter than an owlet??

Really.

I've been looking for some inspiration for a painting I'm doing for our living room. I want to incorporate my new found love for all things owl and wanted to browse some pics. Well, I think I might explode from the cuteness. I mean really, look at these....

And now look at these owl-y things you can get on Etsy:

From Bedbuggs shop:

From Brooks Boutique for all my nurse friends (Mom + sister included:D)

Diapers needed....

While reading this month's edition of Today's Parent, I stumbled upon a sad but true little blurb that 1 in 3 families struggle to afford diapers for their babies. They forfeit their other bills including food and heat to afford them. And, there are many babies forced to sit in dirty diapers for extended periods of time or wear diapers that Moms have cleaned out to reuse again. It made me cringe with sadness. At first I thought, why not reusable diapers then?? But, with further investigation into it I found that without access to their own laundry machines, they are not able to choose reusable diapers because laundromats don't allow them to be washed in their machines for sanitary reasons.

And so, seeing that our diaper brand, Huggies, has created a mission to donate 22.5 million diapers to babies in need over the next 8 months, Wee Man and I had to help out. Did you know that you can drop off new diapers to your Samaritan House or Food Bank that you don't need or your babe has outgrown?? Immediately we gathered all the diapers that Wee Man outgrew before we used them and headed on down to our local Samaritan House. Please visit Every Little Bottom for more information on how you can help too!

It's time...

I have 3 HUGE canvases prepped with the base color coat that have been sitting beside my easel waiting patiently for months now. They are for our living room and that's why there has been no rush. I am tired of my boring grey walls and I need more color. Well, here goes it...Wee Man is snoozing and I am going to slap some paint on those canvases before they eat away at my soul any longer! I hope to post some pics of them adorned with trees and birdies and lovely little nests tucked away soon.

Happy fall!

Bitter sweet....

Poor Wee Man. I'm not sure if it's another of his 2-year molars breaking ground or something else, but he has been fevering and diarrhea-y for a couple days now. Last night was a "wake-up-every-hour" kind of night and it is 10:36 a.m. and he is still sleeping. Thank goodness.

I feel the guilt creeping in before it even leaves my lips (or fingertips), but it has been kind of nice wasting the morning lazily sipping my coffee and catching up on my favorite blogs while he snoozes away. I think by mid-afternoon, however, I will be a tired mess and probably have a grumpy-puss on my hands on top of it. Of course, Ty is working out of town today and won't be home until after Wee Man is already in bed, but that's life...we'll make 'er.

It is amazing to me that how every time he gets sick I freak out about it, just a little. Immediately I start to focus entirely on dehydration and if he's getting enough food in him and if he's too hot or is he going to be OK. And when it all inevitably passes I think, 'man, it felt like it was never going to end!' I am usually pretty easy-going when it comes to mommy-dom, but dehydration scares the bejesus out of me and every time he is sick sick, he is barfing and has unstoppable diarrhea. However, I am happy to say that we are still barf-free this time around. Knock on wood! That's why I am praying that it is just molar pain and side effects.

...And, they look so sick when they're sick, don't they? Breaks my heart.

Hey baby...

I am just loving the feeling of this baby kicking...I forgot how magical it feels. We are 6 months and I can't really believe it. The days are flying by and I know (now that I am a parent) that this time will go 10 times faster once our bundle is in our arms.

Time to focus on the present and enjoy every fleeting moment. Ah.