Nicholas is 7 months old!

I can not believe my little baby is 7 months old!

I love this little guy so much, I just want to squeeze and kiss him all over

I took him to his check up last week, He is already 22 pounds and 29 inches long.

He is a chunky boy, he wears size 12-18 months now.

I am still breast feeding and co-sleeping with him.

We are still using only cloth diapers.

I have started giving him some solids (pureed veggies and fruits) He loves it, although I never give him more then 2 oz at a time.

Nicholas has 4 teeth now

(two on top and two on the bottom)

Nicholas did have a issue with a skin reaction because I changed baby shampoos.

I stopped using Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo since I heard about the lawsuit.

We switched to Peter Rabbit Organic baby shampoo/wash, sold by whole foods.

However, Nicholas started getting red bumps all over. So we switched to Aveeno, which is going great. No more bumps.

Nicholas is not actually crawling on his hands and knees. He is, however crawling on his tummy, he uses his arms to pull himself forward.

He doesn't like his jumper very much, I think he does't like it since it constricts him to one area. He would rather be rolling and crawling around on the floor.

He loves attention, and when some one starts talking to him, he tilts his head sideways, crinkles his little nose and screeches. So cute, you have to see it!

Nicholas is going to see his grandma, grandpa soon.

My sister is getting married at the end of August and we are flying down to MO. I am flying first with the kids (that way I can be there for a month) and then my hubby is coming a few days before the wedding. We will fly back together,

I am just so nervous on flying alone with two kids.

Augh, my stomach ties up in knots when I think about it.

They look innocent, enough.. huh?

Well that's it for now

Thanks for visiting

Rita

Big thank you to...

I wanted to give a big thanks to Jill at Made it on Monday

For creating this fabulous necklace which I won from her giveaway.

Jill is a Oregonian, we are practically neighbors ;).

(I am from Washingon)

Don't you think it looks lovely?

Jill has a etsy shop, you can check it out out here. And she is offering a 15% off coupon code, you can get that here.

And I wanted to give a big thanks to Elizabeth @ Sew Chatty

I won this cute eye glass case, It is just what I needed for my sun glasses.

Elizabeth also has a etsy shop, go check it out here, she has very cute things.

Thank you ladies for creating such wonderful things , keep doing what you are doing.

Rita

Our 4th of July

We had a wonderful 4th of July this year.

We had a simple BBQ in the comfort of our own back yard.

The kids had a great time playing in the yard, I had a great time spending time with my friends and the hubby had a great time blowing up fire works

A little bit for everyone :)

Here is a little peek into our day

I made these chocolate cupcakes:

Strawberry and brownies kabobs:

Cakepops:

yummy.... dessert !

Adult table ;)

A little water play:

Some bubbles:

Then we had a little bit of fireworks:

This is how my daughter sat most of the time, the loud noise scared her:

The loud noise didn't bother the little man, he fell asleep:

We were all very tired after the long day, But it was a good tired feeling,

A feeling I used to get as a kid, after a long summer day outside.

Ok, now I have to go and clean up the firework mess outside :)

Rita

Skirt Refashion

So, I was at the thrift store, on my way to the back of the store,where all the good stuff is :)

I usually never go through the clothes,

but this time something stood out and I just had to check it out.

It was red, it had polka dots and it was nautical.

What more can a girl ask for, right?:

Although the fabric was pretty, the skirt was ugly and falling apart:

(I believe my mom and aunts used to have a similar skirt in the early 90's)

This skirt was a 4 petite and did not fit me.

No worries, now that I have started sewing, I knew I had a lot of fabric to work with.

So I picked up the skirt for $3.00, Here is what I turned it in to:

What do you think? I made it into a elastic skirt

with a waist that kind of looks like a paper bag skirt.

To see how I made it and more pictures, read on:

First I cut off the waist:

I cut cut off the zipper portion:

Then, I used my seam ripper and ripped apart all of the pleats:

Then I ironed out the folds from the pleats,

I measured and found out that I had 2 1/2 yards of fabric!

Lots to work with:

For the measurements, I just measured my waist and times it by two.

example, my waist is 34 X 2: 68

So I cut two pieces 34 inches wide.

I put right sides together, and sewed the two together:

Then I had to create the casing. First I folded and ironed down a inch:

I was using 1 1/2 inch wide elastic, So I needed to create a casing to fit it, and still have a little paper bag skirt effect.

So I folded the fabric about 3 1/2 inches and ironed:

Then I marked a inch all around the skirt so I could sew and straight line:

I sewed straight over the marked part.

Then I needed to sew the bottom part to create the casing.

I sewed about a quarter of a inch, all the way around leaving a gap about 3 inches to insert the elastic:

Then I inserted the elastic:

I overlapped the elastic and sewed back and forth a few times.

Then I sewed the gap closed:

Then I finished the hem (not pictured)

I also created and sewed on three belt loops (not pictured)

That's It!

I love this skirt, I have always wanted to red polka dot skirt and now I have one.

Best of all, it only cost me $3.00!

I declare this refashion a success.

Thanks for visiting :)

Rita

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Week Wrap Up #2

It's first day of the three day weekend. Yippee!!!

First off, I want to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July and hope your

weekend is filled with lots of love, food, family and friends... and off course fireworks.

Here are a few awesome things floating around in blog land that caught my eye this week.

If you haven't checked them out yet,

take a few minutes to do so.

Share the love.... That's what blogging is all about (well... for me at least).

Visit Kalleen's blog At Second Street, she made adorable 4th of July dresses for her two little girls (What can I tell you, I love cute dresses):

Laura at Corner House, found this chair at a garage sale for $3.00!

Check out the amazing transformation

(I will be keeping my eyes open for some chairs for my porch)

Emily at ReMarkable Home made these cupcakes in a jar!

Pure genius. I would love to eat cupcakes with a spoon and so would my daughter!

I love everything about these little shorts at Simple Simon & Co. I need to make some shorts for my little man, and these are great inspiration.

And last but not least, my favorite 4th of July wreath in blog land by The Scrap Shop. It is made out of burlap, denim and buttons. (the reason i love it so much is because it is just my style and I know it would look great on my door, LOL)

That's a wrap for this week.

Hope you all have a blessed weekend.

Love,

Rita

Guest posting @ 2 little hooligans today...

Today I am guest-posting at 2 little hooligans for fat quarter Friday.

Go on over and see what I made out of these fat quarters: