Hooter Hiders & Burp Cloths

So, my cousin, Trina is pregnant with a baby boy (due in 2 weeks!!) and I thought I'd try my hand at sewing some things for her! So, my Mom and I (with the help of Natalie, AND her great pattern) made a "hooter hider" and some burp cloths! I also made a pink one for me...although, I really could've used it in the beginning, when Claire wasn't thrashing around while nursing: lifting up the cover throughout as she bangs her hand against my clavicle in a circular motion that twists the cover around her arm, exposing my grande you-know-whats even more than when I didn't have it! So, I think I'll be giving the pink one away, honestly. My two sisters are pregnant so, maybe....

Ava's Birthday

On Father's Day, we went to Jen and David's house for Ava's 2nd birthday....some fun pics! Samuel is getting SO BIG! He is only 4 months old and he is already practically Claire's size!!

Princess for the day

Classic Ava smile

Samuel--gonna be a hottie!

Claire and Samuel--they're practically the same size!!

Ok, very cute smile here...had to post :)

This is Grandpa Taylor's favorite--the "fly away" picture :) To me, she kinda resembles a hummingbird, you?

Walking is one of her favorite pastimes...ok with these pants on, and the way she is shown here, she kinda looks like she's in the military, ha!

Look Alike

Ok, I think Claire might be a good mix, judging by these baby pictures...

The "Janessa" Smile

The "Janessa Grin"

The "Jordan Grin"

The Jordan "wide-eyed" look:

The Jordan "excited" look: (mouth makes the same shape...crazy)

Time for Solids

Claire is now eating solids. Check this out:

She likes the typical foods babies like: sweet potatoes, bananas, pears, peaches, etc.... rice cereal, oatmeal (with the fruits in it). We did try to feed her GREEN BEANS the other day. I wish I had her FACE on camera!! Her eyes became really wide and she had a look of TERROR on her face, like "Mom...what are you trying to DO...KILL ME???" Seriously, it was like I gave her arsenic or something. We'll have to work on those green beans. Maybe mix them with carrots... Any advice is definitely appreciated! What's really crazy though is that she likes.......drum roll..... PRUNES. Yes. My child. It was so funny! She couldn't get enough of them! That was good bc she was constipated and needed them. They came in looking like chocolate cake batter (yeah, that's what they look like...NOT what they taste like!) and went out looking the same, actually, in her diaper the next day! Definitely digestable but totally GUH-ROSS!!

She still needs to open her mouth wider, so we're working on that. Still likes to suck on the spoon, ha ha... Since this video she has gotten a lot better and we have switched to the plastic bibs--omigosh, SO much better--the kind with the little pocket that catches stuff! I have also started MAKING baby food!! I know, I'm seriously a domestic goddess. I just use the wand and puree carrots, green beans (the poisonous stuff she CAN get enough of), sweet potatoes, peaches, pears, and frozen peas (yeah, in baby food they use the canned variety--GROSS).

Flower Child Outfit

So, since Claire is so tall, her pants often fit width-wise, but not length-wise... so I was at "Material Girls," this amazing not-your-grandma's-quilt store in South Jordan, and got the idea from a pattern I saw, to do this:

Not that I needed a pattern :) And I'm not even good at sewing (in fact, don't look too closely, or you'll see my mistakes!)... Anyway, the lady at the store gave me the idea to raw stitch one of the flowers onto a onesie to match, and it turned out SO CUTE!!! I can't wait for Claire to wear this...then in 20 years be like "Mom, WHAT were you THINKING when you dressed me in THAT?????" Yeah, likely to go out of style before other outfits, (wait, may not even be in style NOW) but I don't care :) haha!! I love it!

My next project will be an actual quilt! Stay tuned :)

NOT Loves.

Followup to this post. Might enjoy doing this one even more...

-Having no money at the mall (thus, don't go there...)
-Not being able to eat chocolate for every meal
-Liberals (incl. Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Gore, Stupid Press Secretary-whatever his name is?, Michael Moore...and all the Hollywood idiots who think these guys are going to better our country after it's totally bankrupt (wait, it already is), as they throw money at this stupid global warming bunch of bull, making Al Gore even richer, Obama look like the "chosen one," all while turing our country into the new-and-NOT-improved Soviet Union) Ok...I'll stop this rant now....
-The salad dressing bottles that don't have the funnel thing, and you end up having salad dressing soup for dinner
-Shaving my legs
-Orange and brown and yellow and green together as decorating colors (throw up.)
-Paying full price for a movie that TOTALLY stinks in the theater (ie: Meet Joe Black, Big Fish and plenty of others)
-Regrowth

-Realizing the economy isn't getting any better
-My HOA
-Little boys who pee on my house.
-When I lie to Jordan about how much I spent at the store (Lowe's at least!!) on flowers/plants for the yard by telling him $10 less (because I felt guilty I'd spent double what we'd agreed upon)....and he calls me and says "Honey, your lying doesn't work when you leave the RECEIPT in the car!!!" AH!
-Cellulite, flab, fat
-And, to top it off....dieting.
-My messy living room
-Scrambled eggs sans cheese...gross.
-Claire crying in the backseat because she's tired of being in the car and not being able to calm her down
-Bland food that really needs SALT
-Forgetting to take the garbage out to the curb until I hear the truck the morning OF and run out in a bath robe (technically it's my loving husband's job...but he forgets at times)
-Doing my hair
-Adam Lambert (very talented but grosses me out)
-Facing the facts
-That some of my closest friends have a hard time getting pregnant
-Taking my face off, brushing teeth, flossing, etc. before going to bed--I wish I could just snap my fingers and have it all happen
-Asking the shoe salesman for a size 10. And I'm not even that tall.
-That I can't dance
-Recently not having cable, and therefore no O'Reilly Factor :(
-Bad pictures of me
-That I can't sight-read (piano music) worth a DARN.
-That I can't redecorate my house every 3 months
-Singing alto.
-Getting that heavy carseat in and out of the car a million times a day
-Not fitting into certain jeans in my closet
-Zits
-Stretch marks
-Criticism
-Checking my voicemail
-Eating pumpkin pie without whipped cream all over it

I'm a Little Teacup!

So I brought Claire to the office on Friday...she was really tired becuase before I got there, I went to lunch with some coworkers for Wendy Thomas' baby shower--and we were out in the sun. Nothing drains a baby like SUN! SO, in hindsight, thinking I'd go into the office, send a few emails, and pass her around with no problems was wishful thinking... we were out of there pretty quick and she fell asleep right when I got home....

But before this, the HR ladies and my boss, Sydney, wanted to conduct a little "photo shoot" with Claire in a teacup planter one of them had just gotten...they even put up a background! (she was wearing purple and white and the teacup and background were red...so I B&W'd them because it looked... well not very matchy...)

"Mom, I'm about to tip over..."

"Ok here's a smile for you...just one"

"Ok you've had your fun, I'm DONE!" (and tired...)