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Amarantine
by Enya
We took Little Miss swimming for the first time today. She was scared and cried a lot. We never let her go and she relaxed a bit, smiled and laughed while we all jumped up and down in the water (while I still held her tight). She even had a bit of fun when some nice boys let her play with their ball. Hopefully, I'll have pictures for you soon. Teen Miss took some at the beginning.
Mo is being transistioned to the spare bedroom (which used to hold a roommate before he moved out). Here she is napping on the air mattress we have in there so that I can get her to sleep in there and sleep in there myself, if need be. Monday, I will probably start getting her crib and dresser in there too. Once she gets used to her new room, I hope to start night weaning her too. I'm actually feeling kind of sad thinking about it all now, but, it's coming time and nursing off and on all night is wearing me thin. We'll take it slow for her... and me.
I did acrylic tips on Teen Miss this week. Best acrylic nails I've ever done in my life! They were nice and thin and needed minimal filing. Now, if I could just figure out how to keep nails from lifting, I'd wear an acrylic overlay myself all the time. I've already taken mine off, they started lifting the next day. I even roughed up the natural nail and used a primer.
Stu and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary on Wednesday. We went to dinner at a bar and grill called Fiddler's Elbow. Best, bad for me, burger I've ever had. I ate only 430 (healthy!) calories for breakfast and lunch that day to save up for this... then prompltly ruined my efforts by having dessert on top of it. Oh well.
This lovely shawl collar circle jacket I'm crocheting is almost done. I get so tired of projects like this that are worked from the center out, because every round takes longer. Recipient to be revealed soon!
Bruce and Marissa came to get the mei tai I made for them. Marissa got Abigail all snuggled into the carrier and said, "Amber, this is beautiful." And I don't really think she was talking about how pretty the carrier was (but that's just a guess). Baby wearing really is a beautiful thing, especially with a mei tai. They are my personal favorite style of carrier.
Here's sweet Abigail!
You know you're addicted when there's knitting hiding in your kitchen fruit basket... I'm just sayin'.
These are the freezer pop socks I knit for my sister and her two girls.
These are some freezer pop socks that I knit for my friend, Marin. She saw the pic of Little Miss's on Facebook and told me she wanted to buy some and even let me do them however I wanted.
Walking to the bank and library. Do raggin' it as she has no hats to protect her little head and ears from the sun.
She got a grape sucker from the bank. Mmmmm.
First ever clean dinner plate! This is an awesome milestone for her! She has been slowly getting better at trying proteins. The only protein she ever eats for sure is chicken and it's only certain she will if it's covered in some kind of crunchy breading or batter. She often now asks for eggs (and eats every bite), will eat beans and, in this picture, it was her first time trying pork chop and she ate every last bite that she was given! She also had corn and mashed potatoes with it, two of her favorites. Trying a new protein and eating all of it in the same meal has been unheard of until now.
Blue nails with pink polka dots!
My new flip flops from the Old Navy $1 flip flop sale this morning! Thanks to my awesome hubby for watching the baby so Teen Miss and I could go quickly. I have SO many flip flops already, these are colors I didn't have yet. Seriously, I had like, 12-15 pairs before this?
And, I'll finish up with a cute captionless photo montage...
MONDAY:
Well, not a whole lot has happened today. I just did the grocery shopping and my laundry. Right now, I'm just watching Three's Company and crocheting until it's time to throw the meatloaf I'm making for dinner in the oven.
I almost bought some clearance fabric at Walmart today while I was shopping. I have something in mind to give to everyone as Christmas gifts. But, I've promised myself I won't start any new projects until I'm done with the one I'm working on. I'm doing good so far, but have had some close calls.
Ryn has been feeling sick since yesterday morning. I started getting a sore throat yesterday and Stu said his was getting sore this morning. But, I think mine is subsiding and I've been drinking juices fortified with vitamin C today. So, hopefully, I won't actually come down with anything.
Ryn also fried up some nice chips from some flour tortillas. They'll really good and would probably be quite tasty with some cinnamon and sugar. Maybe I can request some made that way, lol.
Hope you all had a great weekend!
TUESDAY:
Are you effing serious?!?! I just typed a whole day's post and lost it by navigating away from the preview window. Note to self: right click "open link in a new window"!!!
Anyhow, today was a kind of "blah" day. Weather was gloomy, rainy and cold and I was tired and off my game at work. I was just going rest after work tonight to fight of this little bug I've come down with, but Stu took us to Mini's Cupcakes for dinner. I'm not complaining! They have the best boxed lunches and cupcakes!
We all had:
Box Lunch
Includes: 1/2 Sandwich on made from scratch oatmeal applesauce bread; Organic field green salad with locally made chevre; Cranberries; Locally grown pecans & a house made berry vinaigrette dressing; a complementary cupcake.
Talking Turkey -
Smoked Turkey, Swiss cheese, Field Greens, a Cranberry and Crème Cheese spread
For cupcakes...
Stu had
Ryn had
I had
Then, then! The lady sent us home with four other different cupcakes since they were just going to be thrown away as it was nearing the end of the business day and they were "on their way out the door anyway and might as well go home with some nice people." So sweet of her!
If you're ever in the area (address on website link above) you must, I mean MUST go!
I'm also getting together the guest list for my upcoming baby shower. So excited for it!
Well, maybe now I'll try to go rest. Luckily, I'm not feeling too bad, but my OB nurse suggested I get extra fluids and rest just to be sure I kick this bug to the curb! Have a fantastic night, everyone!
FRIDAY:
Whoops, skipped a couple days. I've been sick with a cold or something, plus we've been out in the evenings a lot this week. Earlier this week, Stu took us to dinner at Chili's, bought an XBox 360 with Kinect, he got me a boxed set of all three Toy Story movies (I haven't seen 3 yet) and bought Ryn a couple of books.
Last night at my knit meeting, I got a surprise baby shower! Thanks to all the ladies and my hubby for secretly making sure I went... even though I felt like poo, lol.
Jessica made the cutest girl sock monkey cupcakes!
Presents! You can find all the other pics starting here.
Well, I am starting to feel better and I think I'm past the "mouth breather" stage, ugh. I haven't decided if I'm gonna go crochet and watch Three's Company or just pass out for the night until my hubby gets home from his evening class.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Now Playing:
Canned Heat
by Jamiroquai
So, yeah, Stu and I have new jobs! YAY! We are both working at the place I was doing medical records retrieval back in May. We are both in the call center and should be done with training by the middle of next week. While we can't relax about money completely yet as we still have to watch spending until we catch up, we don't have the panic anymore either. We know we'll be fine now. It's kinda weird and cool working with my husband. But, it's really great to be able to have lunch together every day and take walks on breaks. Thanks to everyone who said prayers on our behalf (or chanting or casting spells or whatever it is you do to will good things for people, lol). I really appreciate everyone who had us in their thoughts... We're going to be okay. =)
I spent most of the day today writing shop policies for my Etsy shop and researching prices on similar items. After Stu looks them over as my second set of eyes, I'll be getting them posted and then posting my cthulhus for sale! Keep an eye out for them!
Heeeeeeeeeeeere's the baby! 20 weeks now. I had to cancel my mid-pregnancy ultrasound this past Friday since I started a new job just a day before. But, I spoke to my team leader on that same Friday (who I know from working there before). He was VERY excited for me and when I asked when I could reschedule, he replied with, "I would say do it Monday!" While only one business day later would be really awesome, I still have to finish training, lol, and that should be done the middle of this next week. Hopefully I can reschedule for this coming Friday. That way the appointment will only be postponed for a week. After I set the appointment, Stu might talk to his team leader about going (at the advice of my team leader, lol). I'm glad we work for cool people and I'm really excited to find out what we're having! Stu still says it's a boy, but everytime I have a dream about the baby it's a girl, lol. Any bets? Anyone?
My mom took me thrift store shopping last Sunday and bought me a few more articles of maternity clothing. Couldn't find any work slacks for me though, which sucks, I'm really going to need them soon. Dang those are hard to find at the thrift stores in my size and styles that are flattering on me! She also bought some gender neutral colored onsies, pants and recieving blankets for the baby and she buys more whenever she can. Thanks mom!
The only needlework news I have is that I'm still pluggin' away at my sister's baby's blanket (when I can find the time) and all weekend I have been planning on crocheting a delicates mesh laundry bag for some washcloths I cut out of a cotton t-shirt as they are more tiny than socks (which I haven't had time for as I've been doing housework, writing shop policies and running errands all weekend, lol.) Hopefully I can get that done after dinner.
Well, that's about it for me this week. Sorry so short, we've been a bit busy with us both working now and getting everything done for Ryn's school stuff as it's the start of the year. By the way, she really loves going to the performing arts school! Yay!
Until next time!
Now Playing:
Satellite
by Guster
Sorry it's been a while. As you may or may not know, Stu has a very, very challenging class this term and needs quiet to do school work, so I haven't been able to play on my computer for a few weeks, which is why I blogged from my phone last time. But, we need pictures now, right? Right!!!
Okay, I have so many pictures, so I'm gonna try to make this a speed post... since I've spent nearly 2 hours getting my photos taken (a couple), uploaded and labeled on flickr, ugh.
We went on a shopping spree a couple weeks ago. It was Stu's idea, it was so fun. We each got a set amount of money to be spent on ourselves-- but you couldn't pick your own stuff, the others do! It was way fun!
Build-A-Bear...and Kitty
Here's my Hello Kitty that Ryn made. She has lots of pink, a cell phone and a chair. I made the camo bear for Stu. He even has bear briefs undies!
Build-A-Bunny
Here's the Bunny that Stu built for Ryn. Complete with puprle (her fave color) clothes, sunglasses and MP3 player.
Stu bought me this belly ring,
I also got lots of lotions, body wash and perfume!
Konad!
I got a Konad nail stamping kit with tax return money... yay! It's so fun!
It's a crappy picture, but do not fret, there will be more!
"He has been chosen"...
...to stand with Spock. My knitting group friend, Michelle, brought us all back a Toy Story alien from her Christmas trip to Disneyland. He's so cute!
Coffee Talk
I bought coffee for Stu at one of my knit meetings and forgot it there. This is what happens when you leave coffee with the ladies I knit with-- it expresses it's feelings. Haha! I love those ladies!
Weeeeeeee!!!
Ryn and I have been going to the library every Saturday, she even got her own card. I've been getting books and queuing lots of projects to Ravelry.com.
Ryn was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society!!!
I really wish the candlelight photos turned out better, but it was the best I could get.
Daughter Knits
Made by Ryn for herself. She's getting SO good at knitting!
Mommy/Daughter Art
Top two, painted by Ryn. Bottom painted by me, but I don't think he's done yet-- the wall behind him still needs some work.
Ding Dong!
This is on our doorbell... because I think it's funny.
Ladies and Gentleman...
...meet my new brother-in-law. This is That Baby's mom's new husband (or my younger sister, Ashley's, husband). While Ashley and I watched Friends, he just layed on the floor with one of those round squishy pillows of a frog on his face... so I took the opportunity. I thought it was funny.
I'm still knitting Stu's robe... it's getting there, slowly. I haven't taken any pictures because there's really nothing to see.Until next time...
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