Taters

Baby girl is eating so well now. It took her a while to decide to eat baby food, but after a month or so she did better. So now I've got her eating steamed asparagus, green beans, rice, black beans and potatoes. And Collin gave her a tiny piece of cake today. But I couldn't get upset- what are awesome big brothers for it they can't sneak their baby sister a bite of cake every now and then?

Goal #1 reached!

I got the pieces cut out! Now to start sewing it together!

Out of sorts

My morning did not start out well. Cory was up early, so I was up early. He destroyed the playroom while I destroyed the kitchen (I did some baking for the cake auction). Then it was time to get nora up and ready for school and wait for the bus. And, of course, Jane woke up and was ready to eat... Which is almost the exact time Claire got here. Early. I was not ready! I hadn't been able to clean up our mess yet and I was trying to feed the baby and make sure Nora was watching for the bus... It was crazy! And it got even crazier... I just wanted a do over for the entire morning! Starting at 5am, when Cory woke up. 

I didn't get a do over, though. 

Fortunately, things got better. Nora made it to the bus stop on time, Cory and Claire colored nicely together while I cleaned up the playroom. Then Collin played nicely with Claire in the playroom while I cleaned the kitchen and Jane napped (and Cory played on Michael's computer). That's where they all are now. So I'm gonna try to finish making the dress I started for Jane. And the Independence Day bows I'm making the girls. And the wreath for our front door. Hehehe... I've got big dreams for the rest of the morning, huh? I'll be lucky to finish cutting out the dress for Jane! But a Mama's got to have goals, right?

Why so quiet?

It's been so quiet in the blog lately, huh? Well, there's a few reasons why. First, the weather has been amazing, so the kids want to play outside a lot. Second, Jane is quite proficient in crawling around. Third, Cory has been needier than usual here lately. Fourth, I've been sewing like a bedlamite. (My iPad is telling me that bedlamite isn't a word. Why don't spell checkers have complete dictionaries?? Bedlamite is, of course, a word. Perhaps, being from the 17th century, it may be a bit archaic, but that doesn't mean we should discard it! I wonder if it recognizes snoutfair. Nope. Jargogle? Gorgonize? Elflock? Ugh. Useless spell checker...)

Anyway, I have taken a few pictures. Here are some of the best ones:

Random Pics

... Later that evening...

I meant to post this last week but, of course, forgot. This was Cory after we got Into a room at the ER. I think he was just fine...

ER

Cory fell off the bed this morning and then started throwing up this afternoon. I called his doctor's office and they suggested that I take him to the ER so they can do some imaging. Or something like that. I'm sure he's fine, but we are getting him checked out anyway

Mom and dad have Jane, Michael picked the other 2 up from school and Amanda picked up Claire early. So it's just Cory and me waiting to get a CT scan. He's not too bothered, though. He's got my iPad and is watching pat-pat (little einsteins).