Shout out Friday

Jared: "Jennifer, where.........oh wait. Here she is.

I was gonna ask you where Elliott was". (She was in his arms)

Jennifer: "That's OK. A couple weeks ago I was in the car

& I couldn't find my keys.

Then I realized the car was already started."

Here's to what our brains are starting to become!!

Hasleton Quote

Grant: Kissing rhymes with missing, hissing & pissing.

Jared: Pissing?

Grant: Yeah, like "you're pissing me off."

Jared:That's not a good thing to say. I don't want to hear say that anymore ok?

Grant: OK.

Jennifer: Jared, you know where he hears that right?

Jared: Yup (we both say it)

Jennifer: Grant, you can say it when you're 18 years old.

Grant: OK, I'll add it to my list.

Shout out Friday

Thank goodness the battery finally went dead on that annoying toy.

"Apparently" it can't be opened to replace it with a new battery.

Sweet Girls

This is where I found Charly's snack the other day.

I have no clue if she was eating them out of here, or figured they were now gross.

Watching her princess movies.

I think Jared put Elles here.

Nothing like having your 2 year old watch your newborn.

Charly talking to Elles to cheer her up.

Shout out Friday

You pock up some new talrnts when yiu have a nww born babt.

Such as typung onw handrd.

I'm prdtyy good at it, if I do sqy so myswlf.

Seriously. They always want to be held.

And if I could have it my way, I'd hold 'em all the doo long day.

But alas, I have a litter of kids, so no sitting all day with the cute

& cuddly baby. Moms have tried so many different things to fix this.

I myself own a Snugli, Baby Bjorn,

some kind of new born sling & The Mother Wrap.

Wow, quite a collection.

But each of these requires some commitment to wear,

or space in the diaper bag, or only fit for a few months.

I love each one I own. They each have a different use.

But I've always wanted one of these guys.

(See below)

They are $50 on the website I've seen them on.

$34.99 on Etsy. But a friend of mine had one,

& she let me copy the measurements.

I fooled around with it, and figured out a super easy pattern.

Only $8 in fabric & 20 minutes of my time.

Yup, they are so easy it was only 20 minutes to make.

They are wide enough to use as a blanket,

have a curve to fit the kid's bum,

can be used as a sling (Elliott is too long already for that),

& I can also carry Charly around on my hip or back.

They are so easy to put on, and take up no space.

Sigh. I'm in love.

So yes, I folded laundry, cleaned the kitchen,

& other stuff, all with my cute wittle bebe on my hip.

She loves it. She gets to be held, & I get things done.

Woo Hoo for the Mommy!!

Elliott Joy 4 months

Elliott 4 months check up

Weight 12 lb 10.3 oz 20%

Height 2' 1.5" 85% (down from 93% @ 2 mos)

She is happy & healthy. I call her my bald, long one.

She rolls over, talks non stop & drools like a boy over a pretty girl.

Shout out Friday

Dear jump rope,

I love to work out with you, but after 4 kids, my bladder refuses to co operate.