It has been a minute since I have even logged on and I do apologize to my few followers. :) I have just been so busy bouncing all over the place. I have been making banner orders, working, going out of town for my cousins bachelorette party, all while taking care of a little munchkin. Life can be hectic even if you aren't working full time.
So….I don't really have a blog planned in my overloaded noggin currently; but wanted to just jump on the blog and do a little update.
Since my last post I haven't gathered all my best references and tips for breastfeeding. I promise I will! Plus, I would like to find the updated American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association links. I seem to have misplaced the one I used to keep in my phone notes. I also like following the Mothering Magazine, which is more of a site with blog posts, popular topics, funny articles, and things of natural family living rather than the real text and facts on the topic.
My last grocery post lasted me longer than a week, too! And since then I have been buying more freezer meat. I actually bought some less expensive, (well, wayyyy less expensive), when I was at Kroger last week. I am not sure I will do that again. The quality and taste was just not what we are used to. I really hate to sound snobby, but I am very happy that healthy eating is a priority in our home. I just think of in years past what my money was spent on and how my body is thanking me now. After eating this way for a while, my body has adjusted(I have never been this way) and I can really tell when I throw it off. So with all of this being said, I am still trying to improve my grocery trips and in the future I will occasionally make a post on it. This way we can all see my progress. :)
I need to post some more recipes! I think I may do two posts today to do a "catch-up" and post another easy, yet delicious, recipe.
I am also going to talk more about my "banner-making". Like these:
This all started with Silas' birthday. I wanted banners for his high chair cake smash and his pictures. And as we all know, I have jumped back into DIY and crafting so I was determined to make them myself and they really are not very hard. It just takes time. Going to the store, browsing, picking out fabric, having it cut, and all was the most difficult part for me. Silas does not just chill out for long periods of time, as I have said several times(sorry for always being so repetitive), so this was hard. I had to leave Joann's Fabrics empty handed a couple times due to this. These times I did not have him in the ring sling. One day I will realize that it really is the only way to go for us. The last time I actually had a good friend of mine go with me to help me distract Silas and occupy him while we both chose fabrics. After making my own and having these beautiful and hilarious pictures taken, our photographer asked if I was interested in making a large order of banners of various colors and selections for her studio! I was so honored that she actually liked them. You know when you make something and think it looks good not knowing if other people actually think the same, then you look back at it a couple years later and ask yourself, "what was I thinking??". It really made me feel good. Especially since you can only really get them on Etsy and you never really know how they will turn out until you have ordered from them once. I have thought about starting up an Etsy shop but I don't think I am ready for that. So I will stick with custom orders from the photographer and local friends and such. I have had other people ask since then too! So I need to get to work! I will go over a tutorial in a later post with step by step photos. Here are a few more:
I have some other great ideas of things I want to work on. I am dying to get a new sewing machine! I would like one that can do some embroidery too.
Here are some other things I will later post about that are in the crafty category:
Silas' DIY woodland themed and decorated nursery including
-DIY hand stitched woodland mobile
-Burlap/twine "S" wood panel wall decor
-Furniture additions
-Overall "pull together" of the nursery
I have also started trying to really implement learning of colors, shapes, objects, and actions with Silas. His brain is really "exploding" with development. It is so mind-blowing how one day they just all-of-a-sudden realize how a cause and effect toy works and just figuring things out. So I made some "shape cards" with bright colors on black card stock for a big contrast. I go over them every day.
It is the simple things that you can do every day that they will pick up on. I would like to get the cards laminated and do similar cards later on with sight words.
I will also go over our partial cloth diapering experience including tips, organization, care, and benefits.
Silas is not walking still. He is almost 14 months. I think he is just not ready, and does not want to. I feel like I know that he can, but he just cries when he is left standing up. It is actually quite entertaining.
This is everything I have been up to lately and hopefully I can catch up on all my other "Monday duties". I LOVE Mondays but boy do I always have a lot to do and catch up on after working over the weekend. Next weekend is my last weekend working. It is bittersweet and I am very nervous. I have never been unemployed. It is a very scary thought but at the same time I am SO excited to actually have weekends with my family. We can actually DO THINGS! and GO PLACES! and BE TOGETHER!
Stay tuned for an update on life with my family after not having to work and more posts!
It is now fall, and feels wonderful outside! Get out and enjoy it! The Holiday season is approaching and I am SO excited!
I hope you all have a great week!
