Ramblings of a Stay-at-Home Mom

Finally getting some time to do some PL catch-up today before we go in for the C-Section tomorrow morning. And to top this week off (it's not even done yet!), me and Violet both got sick. Mine was more of a stress cold. Same with yesterday. And I can’t really do photography or blog posting needed with a sick kid in my arms all day. But it seems that we're on the mend. So onto Project Life. I’m posting the last 4 weeks in 1 post, just to save time. Not going into too much detail on most stuff, just a general overview and links to products used. Week 12: What we did this week: Lots of playing outside, as the temps finally started warming up. First walk downtown of the year (looking forward to more), babysitting my best friends boy, having a Good Samaritan clear my drive-way with his front-end loader and tea-time with Violet and playing blocks. Supplies used: Font of MadScience on the Title card. All journal cards are from the  Project Life Cinnamon Kit . Week 12 Week 13: What we ...

Sigh.  Where to begin? I had my pre-natal appointment on Thursday (04/17/14) with my delivery doctor. She checked me over, checked to see if I was dilated (softening but no dilation) and then uttered some words that I didn't want to hear... "I'm not convinced that I'm feeling a head down there." Not Again..... She checked my stomach again and wasn't convinced that Baby was head down. Even though so far (until today), she's been convinced that he/she has been head down. And because according to my ultrasound, I'm due on Wednesday, she wanted to get me into a quick ultrasound to see where Baby was and then we'd have to determine from there about what to do. Luckily the hospital was able to get me in within the next half hour, so with Violet in hand, we went over to the hospital. On our way there, I was praying that Baby would be in the proper position and everything would be fine. Rather safe than sorry, right? They fit me in between patients and did...

What’s Happening: 2 weeks left to go! Yes, I’m a bit impatient. This little one has been taking it’s toll on me these last few weeks, so pardon the lack of posting. The Braxton’s have started up in full force, mostly in the evenings, and it’s just making it harder (pun intended) to do things. Never mind that Baby has taken up permanent residency in my pelvis and making me waddle like a penguin right now. Oh, and water retention has set in, although I’m doing my best to combat it by drinking lots of water and staying hydrated. And trying to get as much sleep as possible, but when the bathroom calls your name every 2-3 hours, or your pelvis is hurting like a SOB, you don’t get that much restful sleep. But I still try, hence why I go down for a nap when Violet has her afternoon nap.  And after seeing my delivery doctor a couple times in the last few weeks, she says that we are still on track for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean)!! Yes! The only reason that Violet was a C-Sect...

Final day of our first family vacation! - Woke up this morning when I heard Violet around 8am. She was already wide-eyed and bushy tailed getting out of bed. So I took her to the bathroom to get changed and let her sit on the potty before we started our long drive back home. And to top it all off, I had a huge headache forming.  - Once we were all dressed, packed and ready to go, with Violet holding Teddy Bear in her jacket, Keith went over the room once more and then we proceeded to head home. It’s been nice to get away from the house, but at the same time, it would have been much nicer to have more for Violet to do. We did manage to get everything in the car, and we were squished. Maybe next time, no stroller? - Found our way out by following the directions backwards and then hit slow moving traffic on the City Interstate. Took us almost an hour to get out of Minneapolis and then we hit bad weather. Parts of the road were black ice (mainly the right lane) and we couldn’t do anyth...

So with me being off work now for the next year (and hopefully 5-6 years), I'm going to try to be a better blogger. Starting off with a new series, Around Here . Every Friday, I'll have a list of what we've been doing around here at home and out. Something like the Currently list that a lot of people/bloggers do, something to add to my Project Life and something to blog about. So for this weeks Around Here : Watching  Frozen on repeat (Violet loves it), with a sprinkling of My Little Pony and Supernatural (for me) and occasionally me and Keith will watch Dr. Who. Listening  anything on my iTunes playlist. Most often includes Good Morning by Mandisa and In the Belly of a Whale by Newsboys (complete with dancing with Violet) Reading   Mocking Jay for me, Little House in the Big Woods for Violet Dreaming  Of finally taking over our entire house in June/July (we currently rent out the basement), and of planting a garden this year. Thinking  of all the projects I wan...

March 9-15, 2014 Ahh...we finally saw some warmer temperatures this week. And it made me and Violet both very happy. Daylight Saving though?....not so happy. The title card is a freebie from Cathy Zielske , all journal cards are either from the Midnight Kit or the Cinnamon Kit . I know I said I was just going to stick with one kit for this year, but I still had quite a bit left over from my Cinnamon Kit, that I couldn't let it go to waste. And it goes nicely with Midnight. Craft time with Violet this week has included a lot of painting. And she loves it! And the sun even came out to play, so me and Violet got to go outside twice this week to play in the snow, take a walk to my pre-natal appointment and even make some little snowmen! And it sure pooped her out. 3 hours of playing in fresh air is a good way to make a 2-year-old very sleepy in the evening. I think Spring is on the way!

March 2 - 8, 2014 I love almost being caught up. Hello Week 10! Not much really happened this week. A lot of snuggling, playing, crafting with paint (!!!), and just general routines happening this week. The Title Card is from Project Life Cinnamon Kit , with Maya Road Stamps in Memento Ink Angel Pink and Flair that I bought from Two Peas .

February 23 - March 1, 2014 PL catch-up? Check! I really do love this project as I can keep an photograph/journal of our growing family. But I hate falling "behind." Never mind that I'm trying to get Violet's Baby Album done before Baby #2 gets here in April, as well as hopefully starting our Wedding Album and finishing up my Travel Albums. Whew! Anyway, onto week 9.... The Title Card is from Project Life Cinnamon Kit , with the date stamped on there with my new Pebbles Roller Stamp in Lilac Posies with the flair button from Two Peas . All the Journal Cards are from  Project Life Midnight Kit Excuse the crappy date stamping. I just got the date stamp and learning how to stamp nicely. And I was in a hurry.  Keith even contributed to this week's PL layout. Apparently he likes it when I'm nesting and the house gets cleaned on a daily basis. The purple writing on the bottom is his contribution. The Currently Card is from A Little Grace and Mercy . Trying to keep...

February 16-22, 2014 Keep on going...keep on going.... A little bit behind here, but I'm still going forward with PL this year (so far). This week my nesting kicked in full force. Seriously. I've done so much baking, it's ridiculous. And by the end of the week, I had nothing to show for it. Between the 3 of us and whoever else raids my house, my baked goods don't even last a week. Although I'm trying here! And lots of cleaning and de-cluttering and getting the baby room ready. The Title Card is a photo of the front yard with a stamp by Ali Edwards Hello Winter ; and the font Viva La Vida. All journal cards and Heart Filler Card are from  PL Midnight Kit Quite a bit of snuggles this week, and it was all worth it. The Good Mom's filler card is from  Paper Coterie: Lessons from Mom's . You'll be seeing more PL posts this week as I got a nice big batch of photos printed, so you are forewarned!!