Ramblings of a Stay-at-Home Mom

Well, I was going to do the Week in the Life project that everyone was doing last week, but, alas, me and Violet both came down with a nasty cold/flu that zapped all my energy and creativity. I basically did nothing except look after Violet and lay on the couch the entire week. My house looks like a war-zone, I haven't done my Bible Devotions since 2 weeks ago (insert hanging head in shame here) and got about 4 hours of sleep Friday and Saturday night due to Violet waking up every 2 hours screaming due to her congestion being so bad that she couldn't breathe properly. Now that we're both on the mend (Violet's been in bed for 12 hours already and only woke up at 3 am for a feeding), maybe I can get my creative juices flowing again and starting posting some of my scrapbook pages that I've been doing. I know this is a couple months late, but Keith (being the Bestest Hubby that he is) got me the Creative Memories Storybook Creator back in January when it went on sale f

At 6 months old, you weight 17.5 lbs, is 25.25 inches long and have a head circumference of 43 cm. You’re getting stronger and smarter every day. You love your Jolly Jumper and just love to jump in there all the time. You’re still not a big fan of Tummy Time, but you still try. You’re starting to eat more baby food and have found out that you like food with texture. Your hand-eye co-ordination is getting better and better every day. You’re passing toys from one hand to another, putting stuff in your mouth and reaching for stuff all the time. You’re not sleeping through the night yet, but you’re only waking up once during the night, so that’s OK.

Found this information about V's birthday. Cool,huh? Babies born on Friday, October 21, 2011 Were likely conceived 1/28/2011 Fun Birthday Facts Zodiac Sign:  Libra Birthstone:  Opal Birth Flower:  Calendula  or  Cosmos Chinese Zodiac:  The White Metal Rabbit Half birthday: April 20 Babies born on 10/21/2011 will start kindergarten in 2017, be old enough to drive a car in 2027, finish high school in 2030, and will graduate from college with the class of 2034, give or take a year. Can you imagine? Famous People Born On This Day Dizzy Gillespie was born in 1917 Carrie Fisher was born in 1956 On This Day In History... The U.S. Navy launched the frigate Constitution better known as Old Ironsides in 1797 The electric incandescent lamp was patented by Thomas Edison in 1879 U.S Soldiers could be seen in combat during WW I for the first time in 1917 France allowed women to vote for the first time in 1945 The World Series was won by Philadelphia for the first time in 1980 A record for most