Onesies....

I love to make things and I love babies-- put the two together and I started to make some baby onesies.  I LOVE doing them and I hope others will love them as much as I do. 

They are Gerber onesies, washable, and adorable (if i do say so myself).


Here are three boy onesies....
I can put anything on them, bow tie, neckties, suspenders, pockets, buttons, letters, numbers.... possibilities are endless.  Any size, short or long sleeve.  They make amazing gifts.  If you are interested - contact me!!!!! mjces4@yahoo.com

GIRLS ONESIES COMING SOON. 

Let me know what you think!!!! Please leave comments.  What would you like to see??

Yep- They belong to me...

So as a parent- you know that your kids are yours.  You can get all technical if you want describing all the "in's and out's" of how it happened.... but there are times when your kid says something or acts in a certain way that you can stop and say "That is my kid"

On Saturday I was talking with Charlie about the Easter bunny coming and what he thought the bunny might bring:
J: Do you think the easter bunny is going to come and hide the eggs?
C: Yeah and bring good stuff.
J: Good stuff?? Like what?
C: Candy... !?
J: Candy huh... yummm, that would be good.
C: Jelly Beans... I love jelly beans
J: oooo Jelly beans... ya!
C: and Toys...!?
J: Maybe toys.
C: AND RANCH!!?!
Yes thats MY son!

Then Sunday (Easter) comes and the easter bunny did bring Charlie his "favorite"... jelly beans! He was so excited about these.  Since they are not something we normally have in the house that is all he wanted to eat all day long.  So we get home in the evening and he got to have a snack/treat for being so good- he picked his jelly beans.  Mike put a hand full in a container and about 20 min. later he still had a ton in his bowl.  At first I thought he didn't like them- so I watched him for awhile and realized that he sucks on them for a few minutes before chewing on them.  WHAT?  Who does that?? Then my eyes drift over to his father.... Yes that is HIS Son!!!


Just this morning Emmy was sassy and wanted her Chocolate Milk right away.  I heard from the other room "You are your mother!!" I smiled!

I love to see us in our kids- the good and the "bad".  Even though we know that there isn't much "bad" when it comes to me!! :)

Make lasting memories....

Too quiet here......

What a week (or so) it has been.  Very long story (and a bit unbelievable) short we are now the proud owners (ish) of a 6 lbs Yorkie.  It was Mike's grandma's dog and now that she is spending some time in CO with his uncle- the dog has found its way to New Lenox.  Now that he got a bath, hair cut and teeth brushing- he is soooo adorable!!!! The kids love him and he is very good with them.  He lets Charlie take the ball out of his mouth and throw it and he brings it right back to him- so charlie thinks that is awesome.  Every morning the kids share a recliner and drink their chocolate milk- Baxter goes outside then runs back in and jumps up on the chair to sit with them.  :) Emmy goes nuts when he does this.  Overall, 1 week in and we are still enjoying him! :)


Tonight Charlie had a sleepover with Grandma & Grandpa.  Mike and I had a whole week to prepare for this- and although the kids have been away from us overnight before- it has never been on a "just because" basis.  We have always had somewhere to be or do.  This was a just because we want to sleep over.  And I know it is healthy and needed- and he will have more and more as he gets older, but this was a hard time for me.  We haven't been so lucky to have the option of one of us staying home with the kids-- and I think Mike and I have come to terms with that- especially now that we have found such an amazing school (daycare) to send them to.  They have their friends, cool projects, parties, etc.  But that being said, when we are not working we want to spend every waking moment with the kids.  They grow so fast- and you always hear everyone talk about how they grow so fast.... so we do love every moment with them- even if some are more challenging then others.  Lucky for us we still had Emmy home to entertain us--and that she did!!! I started a new photo shoot with her but she wasnt really up for it- so take 2 will be tomorrow. :) Around 730pm we got a call from Charlie- he was just telling us GoodNight.  You could still hear his excitement in his voice.  He is sleeping over G'ma & G'pa's on his own, no sister, no mom and dad.  I was able to hold off tears until after I got off the phone with him.  I miss him- i'm sorry it might sound so pathetic but I do. 
One of my biggest fears is my kids being scared.  I know G'ma and G'pa have experienced monsters and the like before- and can calm him down- but as a parent you never want your kid to be scared - let alone when you are not right there to comfort him/her. 
I know tomorrow I will blogging about how much fun he had and he will be asking when he can do it again before he even gets home.  However I think mom and dad (and i'm sure g'ma and g'pa) will need some time to recover!!! :) although it has been nice for us to relax physically- mentally i think we are going nuts. 
I know we are crazy right??

Thank goodness for sweet Emmy for entertaining us so much and allowing me to rock her alittle longer before bed!!! i love you Emmy!!

Another subject-- I have been taking some more pics... I LOVE it!!!! To be able to capture a moment in a picture allows you to hold on to that story forever.  i love that.  :)

Have a great night everyone!!!

Relax

So I had to post this:

Bath time: Charlie starts getting in the tub and is sitting down VERY slowly.  Mike says nicely, "sit down buddy"  and Charlie says, "Relax, I will dad"
Ha!!! :)

I'm adorable!

(Knock on Wood) It seems that we are getting over the sickness in our house.  I'm sure I am too quick to say that since the weather is suppose to be changing back cold yet again this weekend. 

Charlie's current stories that have caught us off guard and laughing...
After leaving the park over the weekend he explains to us that some of the kids were not listening to their parents.  I said that is not nice and when we act like that we do not get to do fun things.  He responded "Ya they are bad news."
The other night at dinner, Charlie finished ALL of his food and wanted more with no push back.  He said "Dad, may i have my Popsicle now?" Mike responded but charlie didn't hear him so he goes "maybe?? yeah???" I said "Yes Charlie you will for sure get a Popsicle tonight because you ate your dinner so well."  Charlie says with the biggest eyes and funny voice "MMMMEEE!!!! One all for Myself?!" I laughed and he said "I'm so adorable!". Haha yes buddy you are!

My new camera is great.  I LOVE IT!!! I haven't started editing my pictures yet- but here are some of the ones I took...

Let me know if you want me to practice on you/your kids/family!! :)  I'm being serious.

My rant:
So on my way from work to pick up the kids I drive down a road that goes from 45mph to 30mph.  Since I am always so excited to get to the kids- you had better be sure I am going the speed limit (and not a mph over ha!)  However it always seems that I am behind the person that doesn't even go 45mph -- they are traveling at 35mph then when it goes down to 30-- they stay at 35.... now does this make sense to anyone else?? you go under the speed limit, then over??? Come on people!!!! Thanks for listening!


I think I just hit a wall... need a nap!!

Everyone watch The Office tonight! :)

Have a great evening.
Jodi

Hello All!

So our house is fighting the sickness-- Charlie started last Friday-- fever lasted until Sunday afternoon; then has had some ups and downs.  Emmy never got the fever but has the cough and snot.  Now Mike seems to have it all too.  However I am hoping that being able to have the windows open and air out the house- we will get rid of all these germs.  As I'm sure everyone has been- this weather could not have come soon enough!!!! We we able to take a trip to the zoo today- the kids loved it. 

One of Charlie's new answers when we ask him a question is "because".  So we have been trying to explain to him that "because" is not an answer.  So today he asked me a question and my answer was "because you were not listen" (or something along those lines).  and Charlie responded back to me "because is not an okay answer!"  How to explain to an almost 3 year old that although I did use the word b/c in my answer- it was a suitable response b/c I followed it up with my reasoning... not sure he fully understood what I was trying to say.

So I finally got my new camera!!! :) I LOVE IT!!! I used it today at the zoo and around the house to start getting use to it.  I haven't gotten into the editing side of it all yet- that will be next. 

I will post some of my new pictures soon!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful day!!!!
Enjoy the weather.

Hug alittle longer....

So long story short I was introduced to a woman’s blog a few weeks ago through a hair bow site on Facebook.  She was doing an auction raising money for Maddie and she posted this blog site to go to in order to learn more about Maddie and the cause.  (http://kandjstaats.blogspot.com/)  They think that Maddie passed from SIDS @ 4 months (I think that is how old she was)... how is that fair?  Why do things like that happen?
I sit and read this blog about a mom having to learn how to live without her little girl and I cry.  I cry for her and I cry with her.  I don't know how you go on with your life when something like this happens. 
I wake up every day with a huge smile on my face knowing I get to see, hold, touch and talk to my kids.  I think about how I get flustered some mornings because we are running late and Charlie wants to put his clothes on himself, or I am asking him to put on his shoes and he is begging for mom/dad to help him.  What is 5 more minutes to let him do it himself or 3 more minutes it would take to sit down with him and help him put on his shoes?  Who cares if you are 5 minutes late for work?
I sit and think what really matters?  Does it matter that the kids want to dump out all the toys we own? No.... Will dumping them all out make them happy? Yes..... Will someone get hurt?  No (well with kids I don’t think you can ever answer that 100% either way).  Toys pick up, carpets/furniture clean, accidents happen. 

Normally you read people say "I always read about it but never thought it would happen to me."  I'm the opposite- I am worried all the time that something like this could happen.  That might sound crazy but its true.  I wonder if that cold that someone got two weeks ago that is still sticking around is actually something more-- etc.

I guess what I am trying to get at is that I know that Mike and I will never relax on teaching our kids to be respectful and to obey the rules.  However, I am trying to take a step back and try to look at the big picture here. 

I know I'm lucky. I'm lucky to have a great husband/dad, two wonderful/adorable kids, great family and friends.  I am thankful for that--
Tonight hold/hug someone a little tighter/longer and give a few more kisses.  Be thankful.  Tomorrow is not guaranteed. 

Sorry to be a bit of a downer here- but these blogs are supposed to be there to vent and talk about your thoughts right??

Have a good night...