Appliqued Fleece Soakers

Here is my latest completed project.  Well, it's the first I've made of these, but I'm sure I will make more.  I sewed up these fleece soakers and hand-stitched on some fleece appliques.  

First is a newborn size soaker for Emma with a cute pink heart on the bum.

This is Zeke's soaker, with a hand made hedgehog.  (Thanks to a great 'Pin mama for the idea!).
Close-up of the hedgehog.
I've got plans for a bright green pair of shorts with a dark gray elephant on the leg, bright blue shorts or soaker with an orange goldfish on it, and black shorts or soaker with bright blue, green, and red stars on it.

Now to find t-shirts to match all this stuff I want to make....

To Do on Wednesday

Yes, yes, I know.  I'm seriously lacking in the posting department.  And now all I can come up with is a To Do list?  It's sad, I know.  I promise, I have some pictures and videos that I'm going to post today someday.  Until then, you'll have to feast your eyes on my List:

-Dishes

-Checkbook

-Tidy up after Zeke lays down

-Clean bathrooms

-Call car place for Jason

-Make hummer food/Fill feeder/Hang outside

-Upload/Edit/Upload/Post pictures and videos

-Laundry

   *Sort

   *Colors

-Prep diapers one more time

-Figure out LL order Not putting in an order right now. Don't need to spend the money.

-Pick a dang diaper bag already! JuJuBe Be Prepared. Someday.

-Write an email

-Get DirecTV stuff in an envelope to mail

Okay, like always, that's it for now.  I will be back to add stuff as I think of it.

Say hello to Emmalee Jae!

Sorry it took so long to get these up.  

Here are the 3-D ultrasound pictures of our new baby girl. 

We were stuck on the name Claire Jae for a while, but then I changed my mind.  LOL!  Jason's mom mentioned the name Emma, which I really liked.  So for a few days it was Emma Jae.  But then I started thinking again.  

Sierra Beth has my name.

Tyner Joseph has Papa's nickname.

Ezekiel Ray has Dad's name and Grandma's middle name.

Emma Jae is for Jason's name.  

But nothing of Mom ever made it in there.  And of course I want my mom in there somewhere.  So I was thinking I liked Emmalee Jae.  We might just call her Emma.  But if we use her whole name, it will be pronounced just like Emily.  There wouldn't be any emphasis on the Emma part if we use the full name.

So what do you think?

Why we don't have the prefold love....

Now that we have a bigger stash of fitted diapers, I don't use prefolds that much.  They are bulkier than our TTs, and we have to use a cover on them to keep them together.  I like Zeke to be coverless around the house as much as possible, just so his bum stays aired out.  And every time Zeke wears a PF without a cover, it very quickly turns from a diaper into shorts.  Here's what I mean:

Here is Zeke in a pinned bamboo prefold.  I just put this on him.

FRONT

BACK

And here he is after walking and climbing for about 15 minutes.

FRONT

BACK

And that is what happens EVERY time I use a prefold without a cover.

The best seat in the house.

Zeke is a climber.  He is the first of our kids to BE a climber.  I try to just let him go while keeping an eye on him to make sure he stays safe.  It stresses Jason out though.  These are some pictures of Zeke's current favorite place to climb onto.  He loves to get up here and look at the kids playing outside (when they are around the back of the house) or to look at the birds on the feeder and the deer in the field.  I'm sure he will love looking at the cows once they come back too.  I try to get him to stay down on the cedar chest, and to kneel while he looks out the window.  But he just loves to use the window sill as a little seat.  Here are some pictures of the big boy:

Here he is checking out the deer in the field.  These guys were around for a few days, and Zeke learned to say and sign "deer" while watching them (it comes out  more as dee-oo).

And just for more Adventures in Climbing.  The other night Zeke figured out that he could climb up onto our kitchen chairs (his brother left one in front of the sink and he climbed up and tried to eat soap bubbles).  After I put the chair back at the table, he pushed it out a little and climbed up onto it.  Next thing I know, I turn around and he is sitting in the middle of the kitchen table!!!  Crazy boy.

New Recipe

Ramen-Vegetable Beef Skillet

A new hiding place.

Jason taught Zeke the concept of hiding a while back.  He now loves to hide under the end of the quilt that's on our bed, under the crib in the church nursery, and anywhere else he can find.  I got these pictures tonight of his new hiding place.   

HAPPY 300TH POST!!!!!!

My To Do list

I'm hoping if I post my To Do list on here, it will motivate me to get off the computer (ahem...I mean The Diaper Pin), and get to work!  This list is from yesterday and today, so I get to be motivated by the stuff I already have crossed off.  So here goes:

-Doctor's appointment
-Call Medi-Cal worker
-Iron cuffs of Sierra's jeans
-Checkbook
-Laundry
*Sort
*Towels
*Whites
*Colors
*Darks
-Dinner? Ramen-Vegetable Beef Skillet
-Girl Scouts meeting
-Dishes
-Empty dishwasher
-Fold towels
-Medi-Cal paperwork
-T-ball registration
-Yearbook form
-Shower
-Buy Jason's plane ticket
-Secure dresser to wall
-Post office
-Drop papers off at school when I pick up Sierra
-Shopping list for Yreka tomorrow
-Tidy house a.k.a. clean up Zeke's messes (once, twice, thrice, four times)

Well, that's it for now.  I'm sure I will think of more.  I guess I better lay Zeke down for his nap and get to work!

***ETA:  Man, I love productive days!!!***

New diaper-y stuff

First is our new Goodmama, The Jolly Waffler.

Next is another pocket diaper I made Zeke.  It is black fleece on the inside and this cute pirate flannel on the outside.

Then, the wool longies Mom knit for us.

And, just because he's cute.