a quote…

The topic of how busy moms "do it" (not in the middle school humor kind of way) is always buzzing in conversation circles both online and in real life. And it's always funny to me...like we're all searching for the fountain of youth. No one really does it all. We all just try like heck to prioritize, be with our kids, fulfill our hobbies, make a living, etc. We all do it differently, and every time you see a mama shining in one area, I promise you, there's shadowy areas that she'll need to tend to later. And I love the fact that every day is a clean slate. Even on the busiest, craziest days, there are small fueling moments that allow the bulk of life to rise to the top.- Kelle Hampton

For those who do not know who Kelle is. You must go and read her blog here. Start by reading Nella’s birth story here and you will be hooked for life. I promise!

 

The past few days have been awesome!
We were able to get out of the house and play in the backyard. Adelyn loved her life!

She was trying to find flowers to smell. (a few more months babycakes and there will be flowers)

We’re still trying to learn to push the pedals… She does good on cement.. but doesn’t do very well on the bumpy grass.

And for those who know Adelyn, know that she is afraid of ANYTHING that makes noise! So getting her on the Princess four wheeler NaNa got her for her birthday has been… well… hasn’t been anything because  as soon as she sees it she runs in the other direction. I mean.. literally.. RUNS shaking like a leaf with straight fear in her eyes.
I had faith tho, I knew that as soon as it was nice enough to take it outside she would love it. Craig doubted me.

Never doubt me Lover! hah.

 

And what is a post with out a few pictures of my Little Lover?

I can’t stop kissing him! (And apparently.. neither can Adelyn).
He’s smiling like crazy… and cooing up a storm.
(I’m kinda diggin his little eastside thing he decided to throw up, hah).

He is also sleeping a bit better now too! WOOT! I found a White Noise app on my iPhone, and it works like a charm. PTL!

 

{we submitted our taxes today… as long as they don’t get denied.. I shall have my Canon Rebel T2i in less than two weeks. ::eeeeekkk:: I’m not sure anyone grasps how excited I am. I have been waiting for this day for a long time  (ok other than maybe Heather)}

 

 

<{klc}>

Busy, Busy, Busy

WHOA! It has been one busy week!
What have I been up to you ask??
Well….

my Etsy shop is open and I already have orders! AND an inquiry about doing some wholesale. YAY! Items are being added to it weekly!

Check it out here and make sure to tell your friends and spread the word! =)

I was super stoked to open it! And imagine how thrilled I was when I sold something within 24 hours! I told the Lover how excited I was and his response was “yea, but it was to someone you know”" WOW, low blow Craig! lol. Whatever, now imagine my delight  satisfaction when a few hours later I got to text him about how someone here in middle TN messaged me about doing wholesale in there little boutique shop. Take that Mr. Pessimist!!!! haha.

I would also like to note that anything you see here in my blog that I’ve made, I can make for you even if it’s not in my shop. You just click on the request custom item link on the left side of the shop’s page. Also, if you ever see something that you’d love to have made, just e-mail me and I can try to find a pattern and re-create it for you.

And for all you readers with little boys.. I am currently working on projects to incorporate more boy things into the shop. Including boy aprons, vests w/ matching bowties and ties. Give me a few weeks tho =)

I bought my first few patterns from littlelizardking. And I am so happy I did! If you sew… her patterns are GREAT!

Photo Credit: littlelizardking

 

We also had:

 

Play time at the mall
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She had so much fun. She waited in line patiently for the other kids to go down the slide.. and mimicked what the big kids were doing! Leaving was a different story. Talk about temper-tantrum!

Adelyn’s FIRST haircut!

I only cut off the back and trimmed slightly in the front. Now it’s all even with little layers. I knew that if I took her to get it professionally done, she’d FREAK out. Even with me cutting it she was freaking out, trying to look at the scissors and see what I was doing. I saved the hair.. just like I still have my pee-stick and her umbilical cord  (huh… no way.. I don’t have those things….)

She is definitely mommy’s little helper!

When I start cleaning.. she grabs her vacuum. When I sweep.. she grabs her princess broom and dust pan. Lets just hope she keeps this “I like to help  mommy” attitude through the years! (doubt it!)
She is also very  helpful with Stone, when he starts fussing, she’ll give him his paci, hold it in his mouth until he latches onto it while bouncing him gently and telling him “it’s ok baby Stone”. ::love::

 

We made some  V-Day art!

 

BUT, and that’s a huge BUT, the best part of our week:

THE CIRCUS!!!!

Adelyn would not stop talking about seeing elephants all morning and the whole way there! “I see elephants, I see elephants” (and when we got into the car the next day, she says “I see elephants?” poor thing was so sad when I told her no")

 

There is something about the circus that make me  feel like a kid again!
The lights, sounds, animals, colors, flashing necklaces, cotton candy, popcorn… talk about sensory overload… I was so happy to share that with my daughter!

Craig had to hold onto her, because while the tiger’s were out… she was trying to climb through the rails to “play with them”.

I on the other hand.. was a nervous wreck while the tigers were out.. I just kept saying over and over in my head “please don’t let them attack him, please don’t let them attack him” haha. You could hear the roaring when he would tease them with the meat… with all that plus sensory overload.. I’m surprised I didn’t have a panic attack! This spanish guy has to have balls of steel to be in that enclosed cage with like 8 massive tigers!!!

ANDD.. (drum roll)… the moment she had been waiting for…..

ELEPHANTS!!!!

She was soooooo excited:

 

It was  a great time. She loved every minute of it, especially the animals.
Which makes me so excited to take her to the zoo this summer! (Especially because I’ll have my DSLR!!!!)

I always wonder why Stone’s carseat is uncovered whenever we get places.. and now I know!

She likes to hold his hand LOL
I am still amazed at the love she has for him!!!

 

We here in Middle TN woke up to this the other morning:

The snow has officially followed me from MI! 
That’s ok, because (hopefully) next winter we will be in the Sunshine State of FLORIDA!!!!!
I am SOOO ready for spring to get here!!!!!

So we have been hibernating the past few days!
little munchkin has been staying cozy in his sleep sack!

while Adelyn stays warm by dancing:

She loves her daddy!!
(and I do too!)

 

 

Don’t forget to stop in my shop and take a look around here. And if you Like  adelynStONE on FB you’ll be the first to hear about promotions and get discount codes!

 

 

<{klc}>

homemade goodness

Our morning:

Our mornings have been rough. At least for me they have been. The lack of sleep is catching up to me. Waking up after only a few hours of sleep to a whiny toddler and screaming infant is not a fun way to start the day.  This morning was no different. I’m really hoping Stone starts sleeping better at night soon. I’m not sure how much more sleep I can lose w/o losing my mind! I don’t mind getting up a few times a night… but this every hour stuff is for the birds! Yet I try to make the best of it. And I always put a smile on my face for my munchkins. (notice Martha on the right?)

Pez Dispensers
(remember those things?)

I think I was more excited than her when I found a Cinderella Pez Dispenser.
She loves it, and ate all the candy in about 2.5 secs!

Little Man is growing too fast!

I told Craig the other day: “If Stone was our first born… we would not have had another child”
This is a true statement. I’m not sure if it’s more stressful because I have a high strung toddler running around, but I do not remember being this exhausted and getting this frustrated when Adelyn was little. Some times I feel like I’m being pulled in a million directions. Stone’s fussing, Adelyn’s hungry, dishes are piling up, Craigs work clothes aren’t clean. It’s moments like these that I really try to step back, take a deep breath and soak it all in… because at some point… in the far far future, I will miss these moments. He’s already sitting up in his Bumbo seat.. Next thing I know he’ll be running around with his sister.

 

Yet, instead of napping and catching up on my sleep while the munchkins are sleeping.. This is what I do: I craft. Don’t judge me!

Jar Pin Cushions:

A bow for my Cinnamon Milk:

see how I made the bow check out this post.

 

Pee Pee Tee Pee
(yes, it’s what you think it is)

This goes you-know-where while changing a diaper so you don’t get peed on. So far it’s worked great!
I seen these at a little boutique shop last summer and thought they were way cool… but not for 15 bucks! (or were they 20?) Then Stone peed on Craig the other day, and I remembered the Pee Pee Tee Pee from last summer and knew I had to make one.

 

Bath Time:

Evenings are just as hectic as mornings here too.
But how can you not just stop in amazement at a toddlers imagination.

Fingerpaint Soap! Yes… how neat! Adelyn loves this.
She thinks it is “sooo cool” that she can paint on the walls and her body w/o getting in trouble ;)

 

Hoping ya’ll sleep better tonight than I know I will!

 

# kristanlynn
xoxo  

a little bit of everything.

How can you not just fall in love. and the cheesy faces crack me up (i.e. the top right pic)

The Golden Girls:
Adelyn LOVES The Golden Girls (but who doesn’t?! She calls them “Gammas”. I have season 1-3 on DVD. She always asks for them. “Pink Gammas” (season 2’s cover is pink) or “Yellow Gamma’s” (season 1 is yellow). Her favorite thing is the theme song. She loves to dance. Check out her hip moves about half way through.

She is too stinkin cute! (Too bad she has my rhythm!)

 

WELCOME BABY AUBRIELLE LEE

My best friend of 22 years just gave birth to Stone’s future wife =)
Look at all that hair!!! She is just the cutest thing, and I can not wait to get back up to MI and kiss those cheeks! It is moments like these that make me wish I was closer to friends and family!

 

I’ve been busy on my sewing machine the past few days. It’s my way to decompress. I swear… Watching a bobbin thread itself is so therapeutic. The thread goes up, down, up down, up down, up down… I know it can’t just be me!

My Apron:

I love this! The yellow fabric is my favorite!
(the lover thought I made it for him.. for his birthday.. I was pretty confused until he explained… lets just say.. think outside the box.. and like a man).

Repurposing Adelyn’s old receiving blankets:
Into hand-warmers, heating pads and drawstring bags to hold them in.

I knew I held onto these babies for something!
These were my favorite out of all of her receiving blankets (she had about 50.)
I had seen quite a few posts in blogland about heating pads.. and knew I needed one ASAP… and after a few days of looking online at flannel, it dawned on me. “hey, I still have Adelyn’s flannel receiving blankets”.
These ones are from Target (Dwell Studio). They are the HUGE ones. like 13 bucks for 3 of them (ridiculous I know! but now that they are being repurposed I don’t feel so bad about it).
Out of two of them I was able to make 3 heating pads (8” by 18”), 3 hand-warmers and 3 draw string bags to hold these bad boys in.
They were super easy too! There are tons of tutorials out there… I combined these tutorials from hippos and dinosaurs and the green wife to make mine. The tutorial on making the drawstring bag (which is SUPER simple) is at the green wife also.
I love these. With the separate pouches, it lays perfect and molds to your body!

I snuggled with mine last night. It’s just been sooooo cold lately, I havn’t been able to keep warm and this did the trick wonderfully! (the one of many downsides to your significant other working nights!)

 

Valentines Day is coming up in a month (really less than that). And eighteen 25 has an awesome printable subway art poster available!

I need to get on the ball with decorating for V-Day =)

 

Ending with one of my favorite snap shots of Adelyn EVER!

 

 

{klc}

a picture is worth a thousand words…

 

photos and pincushions.

 

PLEASE excuse the no makeup and hair that has not been washed in…. (I don’t want to say).
oh yea.. and the dark circles under my eyes! ohhh the joys of motherhood

 

 

I’m ONE month old today!!!

My oh my how time flies when you’re having fun! Altho, the past few days (ok, really just this morning, last night and yesterday) have not  been oh so fun!

I could not for the life of me figure out what was wrong w/ Stone! I thought it was colic (and it may be playing a role), I thought it was what I ate (and it could have been too as I had taco’s… a big no no for me while breastfeeding!), I thought it was just ME period! He was fussing and fussing and fussing. NOTHING would make him happy or sleep (and he had been a GREAT sleeper up until this point). Even me holding him and co-sleeping (which is a no-fail) was not working. He was sooo restless!
Then last night.. Craig takes him and Stone is completely fine and sleeps soundly in Craig’s arms for 3 hours. If I wasn’t exhausted and sleeping, I’m sure I would have cried! Then it started again this morning. The restlessness, not sleeping, fussing. I thought I was going to lose my mind. Literally, LOSE MY MIND. There is nothing worse than the feeling you get as a mom when you can’t comfort your child!
Half way through our morning, I change his diaper and clothes and swaddle him. TADAAAAA. A perfect baby boy again. And it hits me… I had stopped swaddling him. He hadn’t been swaddled in days… the days that he has been fussy! I mentioned it to Craig, and he said yea… when I held him last night I had him swaddled.
It did not even cross my mind up until that point, because Adelyn HATED to be swaddled. She would cry and cry until I UNswaddled her!
Needless to say, we had a much needed peaceful day today with very minimal fussing.
Thank Goodness!

 

Stone Liam 1.8.11

notice his legs in the bottom right picture. every time he lifts his head.. he lifts his feet too!

 

Look into those eyes,
Her soul is pure beauty:

 D

She is playing w/ her pretend food. We like to have tea parties on the couch. She feeds me, and names off every item of food she has.

 

 

I’m in love with these pincushions!

make your own strawberry pincushion or pear pincushion.

I am obsessed w/ these vintage looking fabrics! And can not wait to hit the thrift stores and hopefully find some awesome prints!

# kristanlynn
xoxo  

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(couldn’t ask for anything better!)

# kristanlynn
xoxo