tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54192776668617946512023-11-15T10:16:14.213-06:00Lotsa Little ThingsJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128215337194080810noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419277666861794651.post-67630773236159535762013-07-04T13:19:00.000-05:002013-07-04T13:19:47.892-05:00sunday morning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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so sweet to see this in the backseat every time we get in the truck!</div>
<br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128215337194080810noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419277666861794651.post-76178227155625468232013-07-04T13:10:00.000-05:002013-07-04T13:10:15.972-05:00home! and, a birthday party -<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
welcome home, lil sis!</div>
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mamaw and the kiddos got a birthday party allll ready for baby sis:</div>
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the star of the show slept right thru it all :)</div>
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big sis helping out some more:</div>
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everyone helping out in their own ways... yep, it is hilarious what these kiddos come up with.</div>
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bright eyes for the first sponge bath at home:</div>
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a visit from a special aunt made everyone happy...especially those of us that got donuts and a toy shopping trip out of the deal!</div>
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daddy soaking up all the sweetness he can:</div>
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oh, and changing his first diaper this time around... :)</div>
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big sister, even bigger helper! she <i>loves</i> taking care of <i>her</i> baby:</div>
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meeting ken:</div>
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all dressed to go home:</div>
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on our way! some excited siblings are waiting!!</div>
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we are super excited to introduce our new little miss! thing 3! claire paisley! she arrived just after 1 pm on june 26, and we are so in love :)</div>
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we heard a lot of "oh, wow" comments when they weighed this big girl - she's 10 lb, 6 oz! mama's guess was 9 lb like big sis, but that was a tad off...</div>
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probably no birth ever goes exactly "perfect," but we are SO glad for how well this one went. mama was able to stay home until about 9ish that morning, and baby girl arrived not toooo much later. a completely different experience from last time, and mama left the hospital the next day feeling amazing. a little sore, a little tired, but able to function and thoroughly enjoying her little family. </div>
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so glad for the help of mamaw the last couple of weeks of pregnancy since this mama was moving in sloooooow motion - although now it's a little clearer why! also so glad to have her birthday during the 39th week instead of the 41st like big sis :)</div>
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it's exciting to think and talk about our new lil sis, even though we don't really know what to expect or how to get ready sometimes. we did have a fun time decorating a couple of gift bags for her, and we packed up a couple little toys inside that we picked out for her.</div>
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and this pillow is technically a finished project since it is completely sewn and on the chair. but, it has a few brothers and sisters not <i>quite</i> finished yet... :)</div>
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we enjoyed being with everyone and having some time with one of our newest cousins! thanks for making the trip, everyone!!</div>
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it was so fun to have some girl time decorating onesies, eating delicious food, and chatting. :)</div>
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we started by watching the longest parade that we've EVER seen - 2ish hours!! we were thrilled to get ice cream sandwiches from one of the floats on this hot, hot, hot day. :)</div>
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happy birthday lunch for daddy!</div>
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special company - cousin anna!</div>
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27 weeks, and we finally found out that she's a girl!</div>
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a sweet friend made her another cake a lot closer to her birthday, and she loved it! the pictures are still on dad's phone, tho...</div>
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we didn't think she really cared what day we had cake until the morning of her actual birthday. she marched right up to mama's side of the bed asking when the minnie mouse cupcakes were going to be started. <i>hmmm. what minnie mouse cupcakes?? </i>the minnie mouse cupcakes with minnie mouse faces on them. that's what i want to have today for my birthday. <i>oh my, lil miss</i>. <i>what about the flower cupcakes we had at your party? </i>i liked those, but i want minnie ones today...</div>
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first, there was surgery to move his eye muscles. the best part is that so far, he hasn't needed glasses. we go back in may to see if that's gonna be the case long-term or not, but we're thrilled that the lil guy can see soooo much better and doesn't have nearly as much trouble with his eyes crossing. one will still occasionally cross on him, but he can get it back under control without too much effort. a huge improvement, for sure!</div>
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then, there was his first dental visit. he did so awesome, and so did his hygenist. she showed him a little video and set him right at ease. but, the kiddo grinds his teeth, and as a result has a <em>wholebunchofcavities</em>. eek. this mama just about cried, not because of the ka-ching i was hearing in my head (ok, maybe just a little because of that) - but mostly because dental procedures are on my <em>hatehatehate </em>list. not very many things make me sweat that much. </div>
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we've still got those fillings to look forward to... and, i'm pretty sure he's forgotten all about it. the dentist recommended waiting until the next procedure was over, though, because he said in a lot of kids it stops or reallllly slows the grinding. aaaannnd, it's another procedure requiring sedation so that they can do them all at once. so, while we're trying not to think about fillings, we proceed with the next planned thing:</div>
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he woke up so sweet, which was a welcome change from the first (and more normal!) recovery. he was pretty uncomfy, though, for several days. we were lucky that gram could come because he loved having her around on those yucky days!</div>
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thanks to his aunt & uncle for the balloon man - and to everyone who sent little packages, called, and thought about us. :) he was pretty impressed by all the attention!</div>
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mom and dad are super happy that having them out has helped him so much. since he's been pretty much healed, we haven't heard a single snore, saw a drop of drool, or wiped a drip of allergy ick. it's probably too early to tell for sure if it'll solve all his congestion problems, but this is probably the longest he's been able to go without allergy meds in the springtime!</div>
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we've been needing a different arrangement for toys, games, albums, and books in this room. there just wasn't enough space for everything to be all put away at the same time. and, i'm not gonna show ya any pictures of the table because it was always piled high with stuff that didn't really have a home.</div>
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a little shopping here and there, and at last we found some shelving at lowe's. it took quite a while to settle on anything because my one (ha, you believe that?) :) requirement was that i wanted them to be at least 12 inches deep so that scrapbook albums would fit, as well as board game boxes. turned out to be trickier than expected to find something deeper than 6 inches!</div>
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things have been constantly moving around since the shelves were put up, but that's probably part of why i like them so much. a ton of stuff fits, and there's even a little extra room! </div>
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a big accomplishment is that the "project table" can now be used for projects - like <a href="http://lotsalittlethings.blogspot.com/2013/03/thing-2s-first-year-finished-project.html" target="_blank">this</a>, <a href="http://lotsalittlethings.blogspot.com/2013/03/my-own-version-of-smashbook.html" target="_blank">this</a>, playdoh, drawing, and coloring - instead of being a junk pile!</div>
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i've seen lots of fun looking displays of <a href="http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/kandcompany/smash/" target="_blank">smashbooks</a> at various stores - even walmart and target. they look like they'd be pretty simple to put together, like for a vacation or some specific thing you'd want to journal about.... just maybe not for this project because, by the time i <strike>cram</strike> smash a whole pile of junk into one - i know it would take several books and that they wouldn't even come close to closing nicely. so, i decided to try something a little different:</div>
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basically, i cut some pieces of chipboard to the size i wanted and covered it front and back with paper, little notes, stickers, ticket stubs - all the stuff i'd have been putting in the smashbook. i used one for a front cover, a few in the middle here and there (just for stability), and then one for the back cover. the rest of the pages are letters and cards that the boy and i have exchanged during our time together. a few punched holes here and there - and, it started to look like an album.</div>
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here's the finished product, held together with 3 rings that i've seen at lots of scrapbook shops. i think all three of them cost around a buck, so this ended up being way cheaper than a smashbook too. not saying i wouldn't ever make a real smashbook, because they look so fun - i just need to find the right event for one.</div>
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this project took me an evening plus a few hours, so i'd consider it a pretty quick and easy one! i got to start on it at a scrapbook store with a friend (woohoo!), and finished it up over the next few days at home. oh yeah, and sorry about the blurry cover in the pictures. i know you wouldn't want to read anything personal. ;)</div>
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i started on this way back <a href="http://lotsalittlethings.blogspot.com/2011/11/scrapbooking.html" target="_blank">here</a>, but now thing 2's 1st year of pictures are all now in an album - woohoo! </div>
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during a few days of brother being at school, we decided to ignore the laundry and house to scrapbook. i've found quite the lil scrapbooking buddy, and even though it took a lot longer to finish one of my pages while helping her - it was soooo fun! i know soon enough she'll be making masterpieces all on her own and won't need my help, so i'm soaking this up while i can. :) </div>
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128215337194080810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419277666861794651.post-65627369628848023302013-03-07T13:59:00.000-06:002013-03-07T13:59:00.031-06:00we actually had a snow day!or rather, a day with snow... as school was still in session. but, we enjoyed it nonetheless! <br />
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mama and lil sis spent the morning grocery shopping and watching the crazy drivers while brother was at school - specifically <em>one</em> crazy driver who appeared to have 4 wheel drive but continued to get stuck in the ditch sideways (yes, blocking the road...) after being pulled out twice. the third time she got stuck, the man trying to help her kindly let the rest of us go on by. thing 1 insisted we drive in 4 wheel drive because "it is fun," and we actually did have to a little bit. i guess when it only snows a couple times a year, they just don't bother to plow - and, the snow was too deep to just drive through in some spots. it was a bigger mess than we were used to seeing back home, that's for sure!<br />
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after school was out, there was a lil bitty nap for both (#meanmomaward) and a loooong afternoon of playing outside (#okshesnotsoooobad). i had to keep checking on the snow during the hour they slept, because it was too warm for the snow to last long! <br />
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thing 1 spent his time rolling snowballs as big as he possibly could, and eventually he made a snowman. thing 2 ran and ran and ran in circles, scooped and threw snow, and made lots of snow angels.</div>
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we (aka thing 1 and whoever he could convince) had to keep checking on our snow people... we knew they'd melt, but we wanted to just see how they were doing each time we went by the windows. a couple days later, dad helped him add a face and arms to the snowman in the backyard before he melted too:</div>
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Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07128215337194080810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419277666861794651.post-85766932172101867802013-03-06T12:34:00.000-06:002013-03-06T12:34:23.800-06:00weekend in illinois<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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sweet smiles from baby c</div>
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someone adores her little cousin, and pulled up a chair just so she could sit and play/watch/mother as needed. soooo cute!</div>
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learning how to play the ds...</div>
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typical mealtime hilariousness :)</div>
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i'm gonna quit telling you all how much each visit makes us miss everyone, since it's not really changing anything... #itsahardtripbackwest</div>
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these kiddos were treated quite well this holiday, and had a ton of fun getting valentines:</div>
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#1: mail for each of them, and a $2 bill in each card!</div>
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#2: a package in the mail, filled with all kinds of goodies and noisemakers</div>
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#3: cards for each of them, with *more* money inside</div>
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pre-k party this morning, with ice cream sundaes and candy galore</div>
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and a special treat for mama when she opened the car door. #mamalovesurprises</div>
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since the day is still going strong, i wonder what more fun we'll find... #mamaknowsthesecrets</div>
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