Adorable Bib

Does it GET any cuter? Its flocked vinyl on the back, forest green bias tape, and gorgeous fabric. I appliqued the heart on.

Patched pants!

Robby ruined a pair of jeans. Really nice Old Navy jeans! He fell on the asphalt at camp when he was wearing them, and then played with the resulting tears on the knees. It was okay to wear them during the summer, but with winter approaching, the holes would have made it very drafty in there.

But they were such nice jeans. So I decided to patch them using my new found ability - the satin stitch applique patch! I took a square of bottomweight khaki, and applique'd the letter R on it for some detail. Then I had to figure out how to get it on the jeans. This involved ripping the inseam from crotch to cuff, and working very slowly to stitch it on. But it looks pretty good! You can't even tell that I had ripped the inseams out and sewed it back up. It just looks good. Alex says it doesn't look homemade either

We're home! Actually, we've been home for quite a while! The vacation was good, if a tad stressful. Too many people, too long, too much to do, too much RAIN! We only got to the beach once, and while it was fantastically sunny and warm, the waves were gigantically enormous and Robby wouldn't go in. In fact, they were so big that we moved all the way to the dunes before we stopped getting our toes wet with surf! Robby had a good time building a sand castle though.

Mila continues to go back and forth, but for this entire month, I am NOT going to keep track of her weight, I am NOT going to keep track of how much she eats, I am NOT going to worry. It is what it is and the pediatrician says she's fine. We'll see what she's like in a month. ( Disclaimer : if she isn't doing well, none of the above statements apply! )

HERE YOU GO!

My dearest, darling, Sophia, I have not been a good daughter in law.. I have not posted an update EVEN ONCE! So, here you go, and I sincerely apologize for being so delinquent.

Except that blogger is misbehaving, and will not allow me to add pictures. I will try again in the morning!

( But all is well and good. Tomorrow we go to the beach, the divorce has been worked upon, and the children are behaving admirably. Robby is doing quite well with Grandma & Grandpa, and has only irritated them slightly. Mila had a week of eating very crappily but now seems to be on the upswing, thank goodness! She's awfully fussy too, and has become a drool faucet. I am led to believe that this is teething, and have picked her up some teething remedies. She got two tablets tonight and crashed hard - no more tears, nothing! Whoohoo! Hopefully this will bring about another great week of eating and all that good stuff. Did I mention we are going to the BEACH!? )

T Minus Two Hours & Thirty Minutes!

I can't sleep.

At 7:30am, I will have been awake for 24 hours. By the time we land in West Palm, I will have been awake 36 hours. I am so darn excited. Except I HATE flying. I hate it with a passion that rivals the smell of eggs cooking. I'm faintly nauseated and reaaaally tired. But I can't sleep. And despite repeated warnings again bringing ALL of our simply thick in carryon, Alex thinks it is a very very good idea. The letter the doctor left us doesn't seem to do it for me " Mila needs simply thick added to her formula. Her parents must carry it on the plane. " I'm not sure thats going to be good enough! And thats $100 of Simply thick that would have to be replaced, and God Only Knows how long it would take to ship to the US... And she simply CANNOT go without!

Robby is uber excited as well. He keeps asking me : Mommy, will you tell me the story of the plane, again? Please? And what do you say to that? Okay honey... Tonight, after you go to bed, even when its still night dark outside, Mommy will come and wake you up. She'll get you dressed, and we'll bring all of the suitcases and backpacks down to the car. Boris will come, and he will drive us to the airport. At the airport, we will wait in a big long line, and we'll give our bags to the person behind the counter. (( Mommy? Will they give them back? )) Yes, honey, but first they have to put them under the plane for us. Like they are in the trunk of a car, they'll be in the trunk of the airplane. Then we are going to walk walk walk to the gate - thats where we'll get on a little bridge! That bridge will take us right into the airplane. We'll find our seats, and you will sit with Daddy. And then Daddy will buckle you in, and Mommy will give you piece of gum. The captain will tell us " Ready for takeoff! " and the plane will start to move. It will go faster and faster, and then the plane will lift off and fly in the sky.

Then his brows scrunch up. His eyes tear a bit, and he whispers " But I don't want to go so high! That's scary! "

I know, baby boy, I know. Mommy gets scared too.

Do you think they serve vodka on the plane before 8am?

One day Left!

Vacation starts in T minues 30 hours. And there is SO MUCH that needs to be done!

So far : ( and this will be updated as I find more or do more )

Finish packing
( Robby is packed except underwear )
(( do they sell little boy underwear in florida? )
Finish the laundry
Pack toiletries
Pack cell phone & charger
Pack camera & charger & card reader
Pack Robbys " packpack " - snacks, books, puzzles, little cars, juice boxes, markers, paper
Pack Mila's diaper bag - 10 simply thick, nutramigen, 3 bottles, 10 diapers, wipes, blanket, extra outfit, cookie, gerber puffs, rings to chew on
Pack Backpack - Granola bars, chips, book for each parent, all travel documents, all birth certificates, drivers licenses.
Fold up Pack N Play
Clean out fridge
Finish dishes
Change sheets
Double check flights on time / gates / terminals
Pick up dry cleaning
Go to bank
Go to inlaws for dinner
Bring Computer to FIL
Set coffee pot to 3am
Set alarm to 3am
Put out outfits for flight
Bed by 9:30
Shut all windows and lock
Lock back door

I'm sure there is more.

This isn't a sewing blog

But I'm awfully proud of my DIY accomplishments! Here's the scoop - I accidentally dyed half of Mila's clothes a very ugly splotchy blue. Not sure how, but I did it. :-( Meanwhile, the poor thing has no clothes that fit! I'm not buying her anything new, cause I'm a dolt for ruining everything! But since I have a sewing machine and ( it seems ) a bit of talent...... Well thats a recipe for SEWING CLOTHES! And I've, slowly, taught myself. First I sewed a sling, then a mei tai, then Mila's party dress, and then the babypants ( which, btw, are sewn wrong and I may or may not be able to fix them! ). And today, well today, I sewed a whole outfit - minus the bottom hem on the shirt ( and the straps, once I figure out how I'd like to do them ).

And here it is!