Fashion Show

Some new diapers I made for Colin. some are still available in my store.

Under Construction

As you can see, I've started moving my blog over to the new blogger template. I was getting bored with the old one and this is supposed to solve some other issues. ideas? input? leave a comment...

GOLD!!!!!

Kim sent me the pics she took of Andy getting his gold belt last week..






we are SO proud of our little Karate Kid!!! There is already a noticable change in his confidence. so glad we signed him up! we'll let him continue through soccer season and the summer. he wants to be a black belt some day! Ryan really enjoyed watching the belt test, and now we're going to sign himup for the 3-5 yo karate program run at teh community center by the same guy. he can pick up in the same program Andy is in when he goes to kindergarten in the fall. he could use a lesson (or 20!) in respect....





And don't foget, My Little Creations will have its first stocking (assuming I did it right...) at noon est. tomorrow!!!!

My Little Contest

So ladies and gents, I am setting off on a new venture. I am opening up a storefront on Hyena Cart. It will cater to the Cloth Diapering Crowd mostly. I plan on carrying my custom diapers (recently redesigned!!), wipes, wetbags, inserts, wool wraps, longies and shorties, and I am developing a design for "mama Cloth". I am also carrying some nursing tops and baby clothes and I may carry some handpainted yarns from time to time. I will announce my stocking times and a sneak peak of upcomming products too. My storefront is "live" at www.hyenacart.com/mylittlecreations and will be stocked on Thursday Feb 1 at Noon eastern.

So what is the contest? well, my store needs a logo!! My creative energies are currently focused on my sewing projects. sigh. SO here is the deal! Send me an email and attach your logo design as .gif or .jpg files. If I use it, it will become the property of My Little Creations and appear here, on my HC site and any other advertisement/marketing materials. what is in it for you? besides the prestige - of course???

your very own custom CCD starter package!

• 2 custom CCD's
• 2 CCD inserts
• 6 custom wipes
• 1 custom "outing" wetbag

the contest deadline is February 7 the wining logo will go live at stocking on February 8.

you can check out the cart to get a feel for the style of the site and some of the products, tho I am not yet stocked.

ETA: someone asked about the size. I hadn't given it much thought, so I'll leave it to you. I think we can modify the size later if we need to...

Stash Diving

New dipes for Colin! Minkee lined St. Patty's day dipers.

Pavlov's People

so I've been at the new job a whole week now. it is really amazing how quickly we develop a routine. I take the same route to and from work and I'm finding myself parking in the same space every day! that is kind of odd b/c the garage seems to have some sort of a black hole. the elevator was broken so i had to hike 8 flights of stairs. i was parked on the 3rd floor!the ramp to get out is like 5 miles long... what is it with new haven and spiral ramps anyway?????

so little Colin is getting less little!!!!! but he's broken out in hives in the process. only my kid would have an allergic reaction to hypoallergenic formula!!!!I'm taking him for b/w tomorrow and we may have to use neocate for future spplements, but hopefully we can cut them out all together soon. he is sucking stronger and latching better. it is amazing how dratic the change in his behavior. hes gone from constantly sucking his hands to yanking off his socks to play with his feet!

There are no words

http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_5004004

One of those boats belongs to my parents. I can't tell which one. they are absolutely devestated. I am havaing fire nightmares again. How do I explain this to Andy and Ryan? they are always asking when Papa is going to take them fishing.

Up, Down, and Around

UP: I don't normally blog about work. I've learned from other's mistakes. but I will say this. I will be starting a new position at a firm in New Haven on the 22nd. YAY!

DOWN: Colin has lost weight since his 3m check up he is back down to his 2m weight. I am working with the fine folks at Breastfeeding Resources to get his weight back up. he is pooping more and seems happier overall already. we go for a f/u tomorrow.

AROUND: In spite of his weight loss, C has grown over an inch since his 2m visit. AND he is rolling over! I wanted to post this last week - hoping to get a video of it, but I couldn't get kid and camera to coperate at the same time...sigh.. last Wed, he rolled back to belly - every time I put him on his back! then, on Thursday, I put him on the floor to show Andy & Ryan. he rolled on to his tummy, got mad and rolled back to his back.. and kept log rolling... I'll keep tying for a video...

Hole Mole it is 2007!!!!

we didn't go out. we didn't have a party. we did have food!

Todd made his chili...MMMMM...

I made some guacamole

Andy, Ryan and I made Chocolate covered Pretzles!

Colin got to try some unsweetened applesauce! I'd say he likes it!

FO, WIP & Unblogable Knitting

I was taking pics of some unblogable knitting - the Knitty.com submission deadline is closing in!
and I took a pic of Colins stocking completed.

not the best, but not bad for my first go at color work - IN THE ROUND NO LESS!

I used the leftover red and some cream from my stash to whip up a scarf for the Red Scarf Project. Hopefully it'll be done this year!

Sound Tigers!

Check Ryan out! does he look like a Hockey pro or what? Hmmm.. I'm having Halloween ideas..... As you can probably tell, the boys attended their first hockey game tonight - The Bridgeport Sound Tigers! (BTW-I have it on good authority both the arena and the parkign garage are on a sound foundation! pipe piles in case you were wondering ;) )! their friend Schuyler got to play between periods with his team. It was really cute to see all of the little kids on the ice! Kinda reminded me of watching D-league! it was only my second game since RPI and it brought back a lot of fond memories! the smells- the sounds- even the music! Big difference was I was actually sober and I was also breastfeeding... none of the obnoxoious chants ("what's the Color of Shit? BROWN!" or "KFC-KFC-KFC")- nothing red being tossed onto the ice.. but hey.. not every game can be freakout... the coolest part was watching the boys! Andy and Ryan were FAR more interested in the snacks, tho Ryan did get a puck after the game! Daddy took him down by the ice so he could see better and one of the staff gave him a puck! Colin was intently watching the entire first period. He was playing with and chewing on "Baby Po" through the second and nursing through the third. And now he is screaming for his jammies and a tuck-in.

The best gift of all...

I almost forgot to post about the best gift our family recived this Christmas... HOPE! Hope for my Dad's health. see, his Gout has gotten bad.. really bad. I think he had it so long and so bad that he'd given up. He can hardly use his hands and his flare ups just move around the body without a break. We have been buggin him to see a rheumatologist (sp?) but he has been putting it off- probably b/c he gave up. BUT on Christmas eve, se stopped in to visit some friends visiting from out of town. One of which is a Rheumatologist (again ? with the spelling). she offered to take a look at my Dad while she was in town. as it turns out.. things aren't as bad as he thought! surgury can restore MOST of the use of his hands, tho he has had it so long that he will still have some permanent damage. She also wrote down new dosing instructions for the meds he is on and a new med comming out soon will give him even better relief! so Todd gave him the number of his hand surgeon and now he is getting a referral to the rheumatologist. THANKS DOC!!!! I will refrain from naming names out of respect for her. she is a professional. Just for the record. I have a few Dr friends and I would n't think of asking any of them for free medical advice.. but she offered adn there was NO way we could say no since Dad was willing to go.

oh- I also finished Colins stocking.. finally!

Merry Christmas

So. I didn't finish Colin's stocking in time....

GI Joe and his platoon had a covert operation on the tree



All in all a good Christmas here. now.. to finish that stocking....

Christmas came early! - a Photo Essay

Since Todd's parents will be at his brother's for Christmas, we had our celebration a little early! I forgot the diaper bag - which was a problem with cloth, but would have been a CRISIS in disposables! Colin's bumGenius 2.0 (in Grasshopper!) saved the day! He asked Santa for one in Butternut too...

Now we are off to get our tree today.. and some fire wood... and some Christmas wine.. Did you know Jones' has a winery now? still need to make cookies for the teachers and I havent even CO Colin's stocking yet!.. and I'm atempting color work! I've also got a few more diapers to sew for Colin for Christmas. A few other odds-n-ends to pick up and then it is time to WRAP WRAP WRAP! and I HAVE to bake Grandma's bread too.. and of course do all of Dad's wrapping for him. It started b/c my Grandmother used to do it all for him, but then she passed away so I did it - I was still home. but every year his gout is worse and wourse and now I'm not sue he could do it if he tried. but it is part of out family tradition now :)

ETA: Try the Strawberry Splendor! yummy and ON SALE!

Firday is for FOs!

A little while back I was lucky enough to win a yarn contest over at the Steel City Knitter's blog . I was the proud recipient of 4 balls of black fun fur. I know.. you are wondering why I would be so excited to win black fun fur.. aside from teh rush of winning yarn.. I wanted to make a kitty bed and some toys. Initially I was thinking wool - felted with the FF trim. but then I scrapped a sweater I started (homepun + cables = VERY BAD IDEA!) and I used 1 strand homespun and 1 strand fun fur and did the top edge in 2 strands fun fur. I crocheted little circles with 2 strands fun fur for kitty toys. Oddly enough the cats immediatly took them and hid them.. no cat models were available at the time of this photo.. they were playing wiht new toys!



Unfortunately, there was not enough fun fur left for another one to be donated to the shelter, but I have plenty of homespun for more beds and enough fun fur for toys. I want to drop off some toys before christmas, but I know if I try to dothe beds then too, I'll make myself CRAZY if I try. I am working on a pair of custom longies and I need to make a felted bowl for Sunday and then there is also Colin's Christmas Stocking.

I had to take a break from the longies to knit a scarf for Andy. he went outside for recess the other day and had an asthma attack. he coughted so hard he vomited... so I ran out and picked up more wool east T&Q and made a simple GS scarf to match his hat.



what else....

we saw SANTA!



and Ryan turned 4!

HO! HO HO!

Merry Christmas! this may be out Christmas card picture

Look what I made!

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these were a LOT of fun! I embroidered some PUL and sewed them in to pockets.

the red PUL was from www.wazoodle.com and I thought the laminate was flimsy. I think these will be sprayed with a waterproofing spray.

I did a practice piece on the red and that will be a wetbag once I sew the zipper on. the inserts are 2 layers hemp french terry and 1 microfiber. I think I will make some thicker ones for nighttime -tho he is wearing one now. I also plan on making some fitteds with the hemp too.

back to knitting...