A little sisterly lovin' before the cameras started rollin'
The girls and I were asked to do a commercial for our local telephone company. Today was spent filming, and we had FUN. Especially Sierra, she's a natural in front of the camera, it seems. She's already asking when we do our next commercial :)
Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama You can head over to http://www.mycharmingkids.net her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
This is my very first Not Me! Monday post. Ever. So be kind ;)
Alrighty . . . last week I did not create a Wordless Wednesday post on Thursday. And then actually post it. And then leave it there for over an hour until it finally dawned on me that it might not be Wednesday. I am so together and on top of everything around here. I always know exactly what day it is. I mean, my goodness, how could anyone ever get their days mixed up so horribly? Not me!
While Jeremy was playing in Vegas last week, I did not fix big pretzels, carrot sticks, and apple slices for dinner. What kind of dinner is a big pretzel, anyway? I always fix gourmet meals for my family.
I definitely have not spent more hours than I can count online, drooling over cloth diapers. As well, I have not done everything I can think to do to get my husband to let me cloth diaper our newest babe. How on earth could a person actually be in LOVE with all those beautiful cloth diapers out there? I'm sure not.
I did not contemplate how much easier it would be to just move, vs. actually cleaning house (and I especially did not do this on more than one occasion). I mean, that's just silly. My house is immaculate at all times!
That's it, folks! My first Not Me! Monday post.
Wanna join in? C'mon be brutally honest. Write your own post about everything you did not do last week, and link up at My Charming Kids. Go on, shoo!
Barbie Dream House
Sweet Secrets
This was a fun flashback! I'm sure we all remember the Barbie Dream House (I never owned one but wanted one so badly!), as well as the Cabbage Patch Kids. I love to see that these toys are still alive and kickin' today. Barbie will never go out of style! Does anyone remember Pound Puppies? Oh how I loved them (see, I was drivin' my mom nuts with stuffed animals back then, just as my girls do to me today!) And I loved my "Get in Shape, Girl" workout system. It was a cassette tape directing your exercises with weights, jump rope, the super-hip wrist bands and leg warmers ~ Oh YEAH! The Sweet Secrets . . . I think they may have been the one-hit-wonder of the 8o's toy!
Wow, I am feeling all sorts of special these days as I have been given a second award in just one week! Honestly, I'm shocked that anyone even reads my ramblings (especially after yesterday's Wordless Wednesday mishap!). But I am so honored to receive this Splash award from Jen at Harried Mom of Four. "Alluring, amusing, bewitching, impressive and inspiring". What?! You've obviously got the wrong girl, sister-friend!
I so enjoy the visits and comments that ya'all leave for me. They truly give me warm-fuzzies and just make my day (especially on a particularly exhausting one). Thanks again, Jen, you are a kick in the pants, and I love following all your adventures!
Without further ado, I pass this award on to:
I may not be able to order my absolute dream diapers as of yet (cough, bumGenius 3.0, cough), but I can start using cloth wipes. It is embarassing how many wipes we go through. I haven't exactly counted, but I know it's a lot. Makenna has a sticky face, go grab a wipe. spilled some juice on the kitchen floor, grab a wipe. I've even caught the girls using wipes to (gasp) "clean" their shoes ~ don't ask. And that's not even including the wipes we use conventionally, you know, like on Kam's bum during diaper changes. Enough, I say.
My sister sent up a huge bag full of hand me downs from her daughter, Sonoma. Inside was an un-opened package of 100% cotton flannel receiving blankets, and they're cute! (Thanks, Ann!)Unfortunately Kam has about a bazillion blankets because I have an addiction to fabric ~ that's another post entirely. So, they've sat on her dresser, staring at me ever since. Well no longer, my friends. Those blankets have been put to good use. While Kam was taking one of the world's shortest naps earlier this afternoon, I made some cloth wipes. These will be great, and are virtually free, yay! Now all I need to do is make a solution of water, a splash of baby wash, and oil (Can I just mention how much I adore Burt's Bees Apricot Oil, mmm-yeah), mix it all together in a little spray bottle, and voila! Wipes!
Any of you other mamas interested in using cloth wipes? Stay tuned, I just might sense a giveaway coming on.
Um, should I be worried, that I am just now (a good hour or so after posting this) realizing that it is *NOT* Wednesday. Yeah, I think I might need a nap.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, where did the time go?! This last week just zoomed right on by me. First things first, if you are new to Extreme Makeover: Me Edition, please go visit Amber. She's the one who started this grand journey. You'll definitely want to join this fabulous group of ladies trying to get and stay fit and healthy. Go on, check it out why don'tcha!
So . . . this week wasn't too bad! Last week's question regarding tunes that you listen to while working out really got me motivated to fill up my iPod with some better music to get me goin'. And it worked! I actually fit 35-45 minutes of aerobic activity into several days last week. AND, thanks to Amber, I remembered that I really love doing isolated exercises, so I've picked that up again as well. (Think crunches and leg lifts). I've also been snacking less, and being more conscious of what I'm eating. And, while I've always been a water-drinker, I've upped my intake lately.
Amber's Question of the Week: Share with us a healthy recipe
Would you believe that this question is totally stumping me? I know, that's sad, but true. We don't eat a lot of junk, but I'm definitely NOT what you would consider a health nut. So, the following is pretty basic, and I wouldn't even call it a recipe, but here ya go:
We love fruit around here. And especially in the summer time when there are so many yummy fruits in season, I enjoy putting together a fruit salad. You can choose to add any fruit you like, but we enjoy:
*Sliced Strawberries* *Blueberries* *Raspberries* *Grapes*
*Sliced Bananas* *Sliced Kiwi*
I then make a fruit dip which consists of Fat Free Vanilla Yogurt
(Yoplait is the only kind I buy. I'm a yogurt snob like that)
and mix with Light Cool Whip
The girls love dippin' their fruit. I realize that this "recipe" would be healthier if we eliminated the cool whip, but c'mon Cool Whip makes everything a little more fun, right?
Time for the results: Why, oh why do I ALWAYS weigh less on Monday than I do on Wednesday? (Uh, Amber? Can we move EM:ME to Mondays?) I usually weigh myself daily, and Mondays I'm always like "Woohoo, look at that loss" Then we get to Wednesday and it's like "What the heck?!" Yep, that happened again this week, but I'm trying not to take my anger out on my scale. Soooooo (stupid stinkin' scale says) I have lost 1 pound this week.
So, what are you waiting for? Go take a look at what other moms are doing to get healthier over at Amber's and sign yourself up!
Until next week!
My sweet Kameryn Faith, you are three months old today. My how time flies and stands still all at the same time. In some ways it seems only yesterday you were kicking away in my tummy (and boy did you kick! Even the nurses said they'd never seen a tummy change shapes like mine). Though in many others it seems like you've been with us forever.
A short NICU visit
Three months ago, today, you made your grand appearance into this world, albeit a little early, and a little forced. You weren't ready, were ya? Yeah, me neither. I cherished the time I had you all to myself. That day, your birth day, was an uncertain one. You were supposed to be on the brink of heart failure. You were supposed to need a blood transfusion. You were supposed to have a lengthy NICU stay ahead of you. But you didn't. You arrived screaming and yelling and putting up quite a fuss. And after a very short NICU visit (it was so short I'm not even going to call it a stay), you were right where you needed to be . . . in my arms, in my room, with me.
Wow, I look so pretty. Two weeks in the hospital and 26 hours of labor, later.
And that's pretty much where you've been ever since, isn't it? Nursing in my lap, cuddled in the sling, sleeping peacefully beside me in our bed at night. We're inseparable, you and me. And I'm not the only one who thinks you're something special. Your sisters cannot get enough of you. They, in fact, fight over who gets to be closest to you, who gets to give you a big smooch first, who loves you the most. And you've always got a grin for your daddy. I know there's a special place in his heart just for you.
Getting so big!
At three months old you weigh 14 pounds. Not so tiny anymore, are ya? You barely fit into 0-3 month clothing (though we're trying to squeeze you in a little longer as all your 3-6 month clothing is for warm weather, and we haven't had much of that lately!). You give the sweetest smiles, enjoy bath time, and LOOOVE to dance. Your sisters plug in the iPod, Mama scoops you up, and you show off your moves. You are spittier than your sisters were, and have the hiccups all.the.time. You're not a quiet little thing. No, not in the least. And you never want to be put down. No swing or bouncy seat for you. But that's okay, there's always someone waiting to hold you.
I cloth-diapered Sierra. It seems like just yesterday (not nearly 7 years ago) I sat on the couch, pregnant with my first child, poring over the cloth-diaper catalogs. (Yes, catalogs. This was before my days online, people). I so wanted to get just the right ones. Eventually I chose the Kissaluvs fitted diapers. I also got some Fuzzi Bunz ~ I think those were AIO. Anyway, I LOVED cloth-diapering. I didn't always do it. The first month was a little chaotic due to an infection and hospitalization. And if we were away from home, I typically used disposable. But when I did cloth diaper, I really felt good about it. Fast forward two and a half years and we welcomed another little pumpkin. For some reason I cannot explain (because I don't know why, myself), I chose not to cloth diaper. I'm pretty sure that I still had the diapers I used with Sierra. Good grief, it wouldn't have even been much of an investment.
Here I sit with my third baby quickly approaching 3 months (tomorrow is the big day, in fact), and I have this yearning to cloth diaper again. I want to keep her sweet little bum happy, I want to help the earth and all that jazz. And, don't hate me for being a little on the shallow side, but have you SEEN the adorable diapers out there? Can you say Cu-ute? Let me tell you, from what I've seen, they have come a loooo-oong way with cloth diapers in the last seven years! Okay, so where do I even start? I cannot afford to invest too much (my dearest husband is already pretty skeptical). Oh, and did I mention that somewhere along the way, I got rid of the cloth diapers I had? So, I'm starting from scratch. So, I ask for your help, all you cloth-diapering mamas out there. What do you use? Which are your favorites (and why!) I have to say that I'm dying to try out the Bum Genius (but do I choose AIO? Bamboo? One Size? All these choices!)
If you have a minute, please leave me a comment or send an email my way. I'd love to hear from you!
2002 ~ 8th folder ~ July
25th picture
{if you don't have this far back pick the next closest year}
Well, this computer is just over a year old, so I'm only going back to July 2008
Family Camp 2008
My extended family gets together for a reunion of sorts. The kids run and play, the guys fish, and my amazing aunt organizes games, crafts, and activities. It's great fun.
This picture was taken only 9 short months ago, but my how things have changed. We have added our sweet Kameryn to the family since then (I was only about 6 weeks pregnant when this photo was taken). And look at Sierra, she hadn't lost any of her top teeth (she's now missing both!) Makenna's hair I had cut short, and she had bangs. Her hair is now long and the bangs are gone (well, not really, ya'all know how long it takes to grow out bangs!) I love this picture because you can see how the little girls want to do whatever the big girls are doing.
Ahhh Summertime. I love it. I love the sun, I love the fun!
Now, go check out everyone else's random pictures at 4 little men and girly twins
