Because if there's no photo, it didn't really happen...

We've hit the pool 3 out of the last 4 days, and yesterday Mia got more than her toes wet. First time in the pool, and wouldn't you know, we forgot the camera. But wait! We have cell phones! Sadly, we've had camera phones for half a decade now, and we almost never think to use them to their full potential. But yesterday the lightbulbs went off, we remembered the phone's camera, and the milestone got recorded after all. Here ya go!

What's your excuse?

Thanks, Aunt Simone!!

Play Time!

Amelia's getting into all of Noah's old fun toys these days.



And so is Noah...



He looks so comfy in there it makes me want a bouncer in my size!

Snug as a Bug

I promised I'd post a photo of my latest sewing project, a pouch sling. I found the pattern at KarmaBaby, and I can't believe I didn't make one sooner for Noah. This one fits a lot better than my trusty New Native, and the fabric has a wee bit of give, which makes a world of difference. Plus, I learned to sew a "French seam," so I feel all domestic and stuff now.


I never love pictures of myself, but I love the closeups on each of the kids' faces here.

Camera? What's that?

I don't think about getting out the camera often enough...
Babies grow up so fast, don't they?





This was my first week back to school for meetings and such, and we all survived. Noah had lots of fun playing at Ms. D's house again, and was excited to introduce her to his little sister. Amelia did really well, except for the part where she was expected to drink my milk from a *gasp* bottle! We had been practicing, so it wasn't too bad, but she did hold out longer and longer each day (till 3:30 on Thursday!), waiting for the milk on tap. Today she finally relented a little, but I won't be surprised if we start over again on Monday. At least we know she won't wither away. Did I mention she was in the 97th percentile at her two-month checkup?

Crafty

Speaking of crafty blogs, someone (Tara?) linked to this pattern on Make It and Love It for a reversible nursing cover, and I just had to try it out. It was so much fun I made two! (Blame the nesting bug, this was back in mid-May.) I never used a cover with Noah, but it is pretty convenient in restaurants and such. I'm not terribly modest about breastfeeding, but I hate to show off my belly!


Next time I'll show you my more recent project, the pouch sling I sewed after a pattern from KarmaBaby. I love the way it turned out; I can't believe I didn't make one sooner!

Chalk Paint Fun

I recently discovered another crafty website called Skip to my Lou, where I stumbled upon this cool recipe for Chalk Paint. It looked like fun, but there haven't been many sub-100 degree days this summer to try it out. We got lucky this afternoon, and had a blast.





Supposedly it's washable, but at the rate this drought is going, our artwork might become a permanent feature on the back porch.

even purplemouth makes me smile!

...yes, purplemouth. Gentian Violet to be precise. The other stuff (the stuff that doesn't stain everything in sight) didn't help Amelia's thrush, so we're trying the colorful route.

Wanna see?



If you google gentian violet, you'll appreciate that mommy actually did a pretty clean job!

clean diapers make me smile, too!

daddy makes me smile