Opposite Day

No. My baby has not been screaming for several hours a day for an entire week.

No. I did not cry almost every day.

No. I did not eat an entire pound of bacon by myself.

Birth un-announcements

Before Harrison was born, I made this cute Lumberjack beanie for him. I was running out of yarn and didn't have enough of one solid color to make the entire beanie so I decided to put three (or was it four?) colors together for this beanie. It was pretty simple. I just started with a regular beanie and then added the sides, ties and top little fuzzie.

So, when he was only a few weeks old I did my own little photoshoot with it and used the pictures from it to create a birth announcement...

that I never sent out...

oops.

I loveeee this picture and I'm really bummed that I never actually ordered all of the announcements and sent them out. It's been a little crazy, what with the:

-Umbilical Hernia (no big deal)

-Overactive let down (that's my deal but it makes him cry and not eat unless I lay down)

-Lactose intolerance (kind-of a big deal. I miss my cheese!)

-Eczema (sad deal- poor baby!)

-Reflux (scary deal because sometimes he sounds like he's choking a little on it)

Kind of a lot to handle on top of everything else that comes with being a mom. So here is the picture that never got sent out. Maybe I'll order it on a canvas?

I'm linking!

mornings

If you look around my room in the morning, you can usually spot this....

cute little baby feet taking a snooze during some tummy time.

just one of many favorite things in my day with Harrison :)

Spring Half-way Sprung

Spring has come to my little garden in the front of my house. I love how beautiful my snapdragons are! As you can see, I planted a lot of them this year because I love them so much!

I hadn't had any issues with weeds in the front area ever since we moved in and cleared them all out but this year they snuck up on me. {isn't that a word?}

Anyways I'm pretty lazy and the baby started crying when I was 90% done weeding so this is what my front looks like from Friday:

Then I have this tricky spot that doesn't get enough sun so nothing but my lantana grows here:

It would probably be good if I watered these huh? yeahhh...

Then there's the other part of the front yard... not so springy

Our huge ficus bushes froze this last winter. I've been begging the hubbs to cut them down since I've been out of commission but he's been busy having fun on his dirtbike. So here they are, our ugly dead bushes with a little bit of green at the bottom:

And who ever thought that these plants would ever look good? Seriously? It's like I have 4 little mini Cousin IT babies living in my front yard.

So ugly.

My yard needs a little TLC and Spring-ing up. I'm on it.

Howdy

I'm finally back into my crafting mode. I had a bunch of white onesies that were sitting in Harrison's room so I decided to bust out my sewing machine today.

Is it sad that I actually had to wipe it down because it had a layer of dust on it?

I had some cute bandanna material that has been sitting around for like 6 years {don't ask me why} and it gave me an idea:

As I was making this little onesie the phrase "There's a new Sheriff in town" kept running through my head. I'm a nerd.

Other cute ones:

And my new obsession, {SOCKS}:

Seriously, the socks make the outfit. Hands down.

This little chunk is getting cuter each day. Who would think that such a cutie could scream your ears off for half of the night?

who me?

I'm linking!

Big Red

My Grandmother passed away this past Friday morning. It was a long time coming and she was very sick so it was a relief to know that she is no longer suffering or in pain.

I am so grateful that I was able to visit with her for the entire day on Tuesday. She even sat up, held the baby, and joked with me about being a mother. My last memories of her were of her smiling face and the love she had for me and Harrison.

Things I loved about her:

How she always made us tons of bacon and eggs when we would go to visit her in Prescott

How she always needed chocolate or some kind of candy bar

How every time we talked, she would surprise me with some crazy story about her teenage years

Her red hair (white in the past few years but red for a long time)

Her love of jewelery

Her clip-on earrings

How she always spoiled her dogs

How she would always take me to see a "show" at the movies

and many more...

Here we are at my Graduation from ASU:

This was her house back in Prescott. I miss that beautiful house:

Us at my wedding:

Her holding Harrison:

She was surrounded by family, just how she wanted to be. I'll miss you, Big Red!

Here's looking at you kid.

Eyes open:

I like to call this the "pirate eye". Yarrr!

Or it can be a wink. You decide.

Love him!