This weekend saw a few projects finished and a few new additions to our house.
Apple’s baby blanket. I finally finished it! I started it in January and finished the last trim this past weekend. And before anyone says anything, I know that babies aren’t supposed to sleep on their tummies, but both my kids do. I tried my best to have back sleepers but, by eight weeks it was evident that they were tummy sleepers. Apple with her reflux slept in my arms for almost eight weeks exclusively. J was better, but looking back he probably had a bit of reflux too. Nothing severe enough for medication, but enough that they couldn’t sleep on their backs. And both my kids were rolling onto their tummies at six weeks, that and the fact that I have a mattress monitor helps me sleep, while they are sleeping.
Round two of cake pops. I found some cream cheese icing ( I think the two stores I looked at were full of it when they said it wasn’t available in Canada) and they formed much better into balls and the dipping in chocolate was so much easier. I finished them yesterday morning for a dinner we were having with my parents and they are all gone today. Surprised? I didn’t think so. But, that is the end of my baking for a while. I just can’t resist the temptation right now, so alas back to fruit for dessert.
And finally, la piece de resistance. Our new fridge!! I have been waiting a long, long time for this fridge. This is what I wanted ten years ago when I got my last fridge. It broke when we moved into this house three years ago. But, hubby was able to fix it. It was never the same again. With our milk and produce freezing all the time, and the freezer being unreliable at actually freezing the time had come for a new fridge. And I love it. I drink so much water and to have it cold and filtered at the ready is wonderful. And the space for food, unbelievable. We have one whole shelf that is empty right now, unheard of in our old fridge.
I can’t wait to see what is in store for next weekend!
So much going on and I have only had one hand free for what feels like two days.
Here is a brief bulleted list of how much fun we have been having. Photos will follow in a day or two:
- Room number two is ready in the basement and after a summer of construction and a month of drywall dust we moved into it on Sunday. It is supposed to be the workout room, but will temporarily be the family room. Can I say how much I love having a finished room in the basement for J to play? He loves it too!
- My ornament from the Ornament Exchange over at An Island Life arrived and it is oh so gorgeous. I say it but I should say they. I took a photo of them on the table but they really should be shown off on the tree, which will be here in minutes and decorated tomorrow night, so stay tuned.
- Cookies are feverishly being baked.
- Knitting needles are being worked at every odd moment.
- And the sewing machine is still in use.
- Wrapping needs to start as J is starting to open odd closets and asking questions about bags.
- Big Sis and her kidlets arrive on Saturday and Opa arrives on Tuesday. The holidays are upon us!
Please excuse the poor quality of these photos, but I was finally able to move them from my cell phone to my computer thanks to my littlest Sister. And They are all taking me back, way back. Two years to be exact. This first photo is from the U2 concert November 25, 2005. What do you mean you can’t see Bono? I waited so long to see them in concert that it was indeed the best concert ever.
This second photo is a sleeping J. Most likely one of the first times he fell asleep on his own at my Mom’s house. He is cuddling my Sister’s bear, all wrapped up in her blankets because I forgot his. That was the last time I did that.
This is J May 2006. Isn’t he such a preppy boy? This year was the first year he would not wear a hat like that one (and yes his ears got burned from it as did his neck). We were at Costco and I cannot remember why I took a photo but his baby cousin is asleep in the bucket behind him.
And the whole reason I even thought of trying to unload these photos was to post one from our fabulous walk the other day. That is Apple in her puppy jacket her “Auntie” otherwise known as my Best Girlfriend bought for her. It is a little big, but oh so snuggly. It is complete with puppy ears and spots. I will take a proper photo another day. You can see the sunlight streaming through the trees, it was truly a wonderfully gorgeous day.
Otherwise, today was rather boring. I went to the dentist for a cleaning. My teeth hurt, nothing much else to report. Apple was woken up from her naps all day long, so here it is almost her bedtime and she has been asleep for two and a half hours. I guess I should go and wake her up. Oh there she is I can hear her now.
