12 In 12 Reduce the Mileage Goals

Total Yardage Year To Date Is: 7,636 yards or 4.3 miles

In January I told ya’ll that I had 22 miles of yarn in my yarn stash. That was January and I confess, I’ve bought more yarn. So despite the fact that I’ve knit like a crazy woman, or felt like I did, I’ve barely made a dent in my yarn stash. It’s okay, I’m okay with this, Jon is okay with this. Though he did call me earlier in the week and said, “I noticed the closet is cleared out pretty good. I mean, it was great I could walk in there and I was quite impressed. But can you tell me why there is now yarn in the deep freezer?”. I’m pretty sure I flubbed a little and mentioned something about moths in my wool and I was worried they'd eat my wool so I put it in the freezer. When in fact, I was hoping he would not notice the yarn in the freezer. Darn man.

Here is a wordy, picture-full synopsis of the knitting and crocheting I’ve done for the last 6 months. I’ve set loftier goals for the next 6 months and I’ll share those with you tomorrow.


June 2011 was such a busy month and I felt I got a lot done, but in fact only finished 4 projects total and dyed skeins of yarn.
Baby 6-9 month tunic dress @ 125 yds= 125 yards
Two Child Shoulder Shrugs @ 170 yds*2=340 yards
Hoodie for ME!!! @ 110 yds*7 skeins=770 yards
Total yardage is 1,165 for the month of June 2011.


May 2011 was a good month, but actual yardage knit is a little buggy since I finished up 2 WIPs and I’m counting their yardage for this month. I’m a cheater, I know.
Two 6-9 month tunic dresses @ 125 yds*2=250 yards
Felted Handbag with flowers @ 125 yds*4 skeins=500 yards
Dinosaur Baby Bib @ 120 yds=120 yards
March Sisters Jo Pinafore @ 400 yds=400 yards
Jesse All Heart Hoodie @ 137*3=411 yds
For a total of 1,681 yds completed for the month of May 2011


April was a good month
Two 2T tunic dresses @ 185*2=370 yards
Three 9month tunic dresses @ 125*3=375 yards
Capelet @ 128*2=256 yards
Felt Bag @ 125 yards
Jesse tunic @ 46*4=184 yards
1/2 of Jesse's hoodie @ 185 yards
Total yardage is 1,495 yards for April. Not bad not bad!


Slow month knitting and crocheting, since I did a lot of yarn dyeing.
Rose's Five Spice Hat in Lambs Pride Burly Spun, hand-dyed by me: 100 yds
Lucas's Divine Hat in Vanna's Choice-140 yds
My mittens in Lambs Pride Bulky, hand-dyed by me-125 yds
Purple Dress in Lambs Pride Bulky, hand-dyed by me-125 yds
Mobeious Scarf in Malabrigo Rios-210 yds
For a total of 700 yds knitted/crocheted March 2011.


Honest to God, I do not know when I did these things, they just jumped off the hooks and needles.

Jesse Dress, Debbie Bliss Como-4 skeins 45 yds=180 yd
Alpaca Divine Hat-120 yds
Blue and White K2P2 Knit hat-125 yds
Crochet Mittens Greenish Lambs Pride Bulky-125 yds (frogged and currently knitting mittens)
12 Month Pink and Blue Baby Dress-125 yds
12 Month Green Baby Dress-125 yds
12 Month Blue Baby Dress-125 yds
Pink and Brown 128 Cascade Knit and Crochet (2 hats)-128 ydsX2=256 yds
Red and Blue Brim Crochet Hat-120 yds
Purple Vanna's Choice Divine Hat-120 yds
Green and White Cotton Ease Crochet Baby Hat-100 yds
Sunflower Felted Knit Hat-125 yds
1646 yds knitted/crocheted in February 2011

January 2011 was a bit slow due to traveling to Tennessee.
Jesse bamboo silk arm warmers and scarf.
Zack knit hat in Cascade Superwash 128.
Worked on hoodie in Knit Picks Cadena, got the back done and first repeat of front two panels done.
Cabled knit hat in Cascade Superwash 128.
Total yardage is approximately 949 yards for January.


So there you have it, my yardage for the first 6 months of the year. I'm quite proud of myself for banging out the miles. Now, on to the bigger challenge, bigger projects and more goal seeking. I've found travel and holidays mess with my mojo, and the second half of the year is gonna have a bit of both, so we will see how it goes.

Lemon & Lime Haiku

I woke up saying haiku's and counting the syllables on my fingers:

Powdered sugar loves
Butter, mix em together
And a crust is made

Encourage the child
to lick the lemon without
a puckerface lip



Lemon and Lime are
Yellow and Green Mix with Blood
and Gore, you get Pink



Let the children help
If knuckles get scraped it's fine
Just wrap em up tight



Lemon Lime Squares are
palate cleansers, you should try
them some day, says I

The Hoodie

Labor of love.

Gratituous cat pictures.

I'm in love.

So, in love, I'm wearing it right now.

*takes a bow* My first sweater is FINISHED!!! Who knew a year ago, I'd be knitting a sweater and ready to cast on my second one?

Edited to add:

The sweater's blog journey:

January 20, 2011: Casting On

January 24, 2011: Working Through It

May 30, 2011: BAM! Progress!

June 17, 2011: The HOOD!

Fast Friday

Jon and Jesse went fishing last Saturday. After 8 hours of fishing they were packing up getting ready to leave when Jon noticed Jesse's line had been pulled all the way across the lake.

The sucker was running. Jesse reeled and reeled and reeled and finally landed her fish. It was good, we had him last night.

Lightning Strikes, Zombies & 6 YOs

Last evening we went camping, fishing, fishing while camping, trying to fish while camping, camping while fishing or some version thereof. Fishing was happening when I showed up at 6pm. The tent was set up and Jon was getting the fire going for hotdogs and Smores. The weather seemed to be holding, but it was a pretty dicey with clouds rolling through the area. About 8pm Jon hollars, "GET IN THE TENT NOW!".

A wall of water was coming across the field and boy did it look ominous. We all hustle to the tent. Well, they did, I was already in the tent knitting. The kids flopped around throwing pillows and blankets for the next 15 minutes while we waited for the rain to blow over.

It did and fishing resumed. A dozen or so blue gill later, I see Jon intently watching the horizon. The kids and I were setting up blankets and snuggling down to start watching for lightning bugs, when Jon hollars, "Don't get too comfortable! We've got lightning coming!". James and I stood outside the tent and counted ONE ELEPHANT, TWO ELEPHANT, THREE ELEPHANT....BOOM!!!! Jesse wailed, "I wanna go home RIGHT NOW!".

Fishing and camping were over and we tossed everything into the vehicles, abandoned the tent where she stood and hightailed it home.

On the way home, James asked me why lightning strikes were so bad. To which I told him lightning strikes can kill a person. The conversation evolved:

James: But on that show it shows the guy getting hit by lightning and all we see is his bones.

Me: That is fiction, buddy. You know, make believe, a story, a cartoon, things that aren't always the way it is in real life.

James: OH! So like those lines. That is why they have something wrapped around them.

Me: What lines?

James: You know, those lines. *points outside*

Me: ?????? *it is pitch dark, what is this kid talking about?????* OH! The power lines!

James: Yeah. duh.

Me: Oh, well, yeah, those are covered, but if they broke and were laying on the ground then they would zap you like lightning will zap you.

James: ???????? *where is she going with this?!* You said they were safe as long as the squirrels and birds didn't touch two at at time.

Me: I'm talking about if the line breaks in half and falls to the ground, there is still power going to them and it will zap you. Remember when you stuck the scissors in the TV and it zapped you?

James: Yeah

Me: Well, think lot more zap and hurt and it will kill you.

James: Is that what happened to Grandpa Jewell?

Me: No, she just died.

James: Yeah she got whacked on the head and it didn't work right any more and the doctors couldn't help her, so she died.

Me: Yes, she died and sometimes doctors can't fix what is wrong.

James: Can you come back from the dead?

Me: No, once you die, you die and go to Heaven with Jesus.

James: What does Jesus's place look like?

Me: I don't know. Nobody knows because nobody comes back after they die.

James: I need to find some Zombies.

Me: What?

James: Zombies come back from the dead.

Me: You know they aren't real, right?

James: *zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

Little Girl Shrugs

A week ago, Wednesday, I looked at my calender and realized a birthday party for J&J's cousins had snuck up on me.

I had three days to make two shrugs. I figured it could be done, worsted weight yarn with size 9 needles should make for a fast shrug.

Then I realized I had to do two and as of Friday night, I had not finished one. I was close, but it was going to be down to the wire. Why I hadn't gotten further along on the shrugs can only be attributed to the fact that I'm easily distracted by shiny objects.

Namely my hoodie. Which I will show you on Monday, cause that sucker is done!!!!

Back to the shrugs. I got up early Saturday morning knowing the party was at 5 and cast on the second shrug. Texted Jon at 2 and said, "Are you sure the party is at 5 and not 6?", to which he replied "Yes.". Measured my shrug, counted stitches and chugged another coke and keep knitting.

It was close. I finished with an hour to spare. No time to wash the shrugs, but it is family and I know the two girls aren't allergic to cats. Which was a big consideration, because I'm positive the black shrug is knitted with cat hair, my hair, Jesse's hair, dog hair. I mean, when I give gifts of love and labor, I make sure a piece of everybody goes in the product.

I am kidding, you know. The shrugs were clean as clean-gone-through-my-hands-once can be. I assume the girls liked them. "I give handmade gifts" should either be a t-shirt I wear with pride or a warning I have stamped on my forehead.

J&J asked why I always make things and there are a variety of reasons, but until someone tells me "Please don't make me anything." which I'll interpret as "Your stuff sucks.", I'll continue to make handmade and continue to teach my kids the value in handmade. Hopefully along the way, other kids will learn too.

This is just me, a one-woman knitter, trying to change consumerism one child at a time.

Tee Ball

James had his last game on Friday and I took my camera to capture a few pictures.

I remember my first year of softball. It instilled a love of the sport that only got surpassed by volleyball in high school. James LOVES the game and really focuses on the field. I actually expected him to play in the dirt most of the season, but he didn't. He was always into the game.

Speaking of high school, during the game, Jesse snagged my camera and captured this picture, along with a few others. But this one, I glanced at and history and future collided. See, in this picture from left to right is Jeremy, Becka, Amanda, I-don't-know-his-name, and D.J. & Renee's boy. Jeremy, Becka, D. J., Renee and Amanda are former high school classmates of ours. Seven Whoville alumni among the parents on just James team. I know for the next 13 years, we will gather more and by the time our kids are in high school, the majority of the team will be our alumni's kids. Kinda crazy, huh?

The man I do not know the name of was a regular at Jon and my baseball and softball games from elementary through High School. The fact that he looks exactly like I remember him looking 20 years ago is mind-boggling to me.

Jesse took several pictures, five to be exact, of D.J. and Renee's boy. I do believe she may have been crushing on him a little. It was adorable!!!!

From the glimpse I see on the ball field, all is good in Whoville.

Forgiveness

Yesterday on Twitter, Oprah Magazine, posted a link to an article on Forgiveness titled "How to Forgive Anyone—and Why Your Health Depends on It". The expert is Fred Luskin who has been studying forgiveness and its effect on peoples health for close to 20 years.

The take away synopsis of the entire article for me was the following:

The content does not matter. Whatever happened to you is irrelevant to your journey of forgiveness. The key is how to make yourself safe. Once you figure that out, forgiveness happens.

He tells us that despite what we may have heard about forgiveness "journeys," there are really only two steps in the process: grieving and letting go. Grieving, after you have been wronged, means letting yourself feel the anger, hurt, and trauma in all its original pain—but not indefinitely. "After about two years, most people have had plenty of time to process," Luskin explains. "Then they're ready to move on."

While reading the article I flashed to a conversation I had with my brother. We were talking about the counseling we did as children. We both felt it was unproductive. What was unproductive was gathering everyone in a room for a family meeting and working to hash out all the issues. This environment required the participation of everyone and its success was intertwined with everyone relying on everyone to validate, respect and accept what everyone was saying.

Let me say it this way: We were taught in counseling that our emotional healing process SHOULD involve relying on someone else.

When in reality what worked was relying on ourselves. Finding out who we were as people. What our souls needed to be content. Learning about forming boundaries. Figuring out what is okay and then when the boundary was crossed, defend that boundary like a pair of snarling rottweilers.

When I've found myself in the position where I am upset, I need time and distance to process through the emotions. The forgiveness comes pretty quickly. But the second part comes harder, and that part is keeping my heart open to continued slights, wrongs or hurts. This is where keeping myself safe comes into play, thus where boundaries have been my resource.

People step on the line of my boundaries all the time, and I continuously work within myself to have patience, love and acceptance guide me. It is and has never been about the other person, it has always been about me. Things I need to do to keep my inner self safe.

And that is what Luskin is teaching, how to forgive and keep yourself safe. "Yourself" being that piece of your soul that is instinctual and is the true you.

Think about forgiveness and how it plays into your life. Remember the content does not matter. It is all about forgiving and opening yourself up to living a healthier life. How often do you mentally touch those old hurts? If living in the now means letting it go and forgiving, do you want to live in the now? Do you think forgiveness is a trainable skill?

P.S. I'm not preaching! Just processing and I look to others for their insights about the forgiveness journey. So, what are your thoughts?

Jon's Fishing Rod Holder

From Handy Hooker

A while back I mentioned Jon was working on a fishing rod holder. I gave him some tips and tricks for a minor part of the creation, but this baby is all him.

From Handy Hooker

Basically, we were unhappy with toting 2 kids with 6 fishing poles inside the Trailblazer. I'd make Jon tape the hooks up and pray nobody got jabbed in the eye. The fishing poles didn't break down and it is a pain to rehook, line and sinker (or whatever you do when you go fishing) each and every fishing trip.

From Handy Hooker

Jon and the kids are bigtime into fishing. As in, they go at least once a week for a 8-10 hour day of fishing.

From Handy Hooker

Jon invented/created/made/crafted/welded/drilled/jerryrigged this contraption up.

At its simplest, it is a 6 fishing rod holder for the top of the Trailblazer.

Go ahead and Google "fishing rod holder". Now try to find one that will go on top of your vehicle and hold six rods. I'll wait here.

Didn't find any, did you?

This thing is a testament to Jon's ability to make and create useful things. I'm quite proud of him and J&J's eyes are now safe.

From Drop Box

The entire contraption feels a little Beverly Hillbillies to me and I'd never complain. I'm quite proud of Jon. My only complaint is the hitch wagon holder is heavy as heck and I can't remove it by myself. Then I forget it is back there and WHOOPS! try to back out of a parking spot in a parking garage and get myself into all kinds of trouble.

Here is a 1 minute 10 second demonstration of how quickly the fishing rods are transferred from wagon to top of Trailblazer for easy transport.



Hope your weekend went well! We were head, hands, heart busy! Tired babies makes for a happy momma.

Jean Needle Holder

I saw this webpage this morning and thought AHA! Easy peasy quackameasy! I have a lot of knitting needles and crochet hooks and have needed something that would be quick and easy for me to make to hold all the tools.

Grabbed my favorite pair of Levi's that were no longer safe to wear outside of the house and cut a leg off.

Set up my sewing machine with white thread. I chose white because I wanted to be able to see the slots. Spent a little time sewing each slot lengthwise across the pant leg.

I decided an inch apart was good for my purposes. Marked with a piece of chalk, sewed and reinforced the edges with extra backwards stitching.

The pants legs ended up being the perfect width for my smallest needle, which is 9 inches long.

The back pocket is perfect to hold my crochet hooks and needle measuring thingie.

Overall, a quick and easy project. I didn't sew the selvage ends because these pants have a nice elastic aspect to them and I didn't feel like fighting the material and my sewing machines. I'll have to trim the edges over time, but that is preferable to me than launching my sewing machine out the window because I'm so mad it it.

I've got to figure out a creative way to label each slot, but at this time, I've got them written in chalk. I'm not sure if I'm going to do several needle holders, one for 16" needles, one for 24" needles and one for 32" needles, thus the lack of decision on my part for the slot labels.

There you have it, a quick Sunday project to get organized in the yarn closet.

Have a good one!!!

Fast Friday

How goes your week?! I've been busy working, knitting, cleaning, cooking, laundrying, etc. What have you been up to?

You should follow me on Twitter, because I definitely will keep you up to date on the status of my rabbits butts, my toe hair, and cussing at my washing machine (synopsis of the latest).

The hoodie is thisclose to being done. I've got 2 inches of hood to finish and then the dreaded 200+ stitch button band to add. THISCLOSE, people! I'm positive I'll be done by July. Which is I lived in the Southern Hemisphere, would be perfect timing to start wearing it.

Surprise, I knit another baby dress. Hand dyed yarn by me. And I read those two books and one other on my Kindle. Seriously in LOVE with my Kindle. I have all my patterns on there, plus my books. Only Christine Feehan's 20some books aren't on my Kindle, since I've got most of her books in paperback.

I've got to make two of these by tomorrow. What is this, you ask? It is a shoulder shrug. It doesn't make any sense until the very last bound off stitch and then I hold it up and everyone goes "AHA!! that makes sense now." This one is about done, just lacking an inch or so. An inch will go quickly. Then there is the second one. I'm enamoured with the pattern, but not thrilled to be so behind schedule getting these done. Tonight there is going to be some quality time spent with my couch and TNT.

Have a great weekend!

Yarn Dyeing & SITS

Today is my SITS day! AWESOME!!! The Secret to Success is Support is an online community for women, teaching how to blog and social network. HIYA, SITS girls!!! I'm Sara and I'm gonna dip you into a little yarn dyeing. I'm just a wee bit addicted to yarn dyeing. The smell, the colors, the wool, the yarn, it all wraps me up in its yarny goodness and my kids and I spend all day dyeing yarn.



We find inspiration in our under-roos! Not really. Jesse just happened to be wearing the exact same shade as her yarn dye color. Yarn dyeing with a 5 & 6 year old means lots of loosey goosey and fun times.

James always goes for the dark boy colors. His perspective is welcome, since Jesse and I tend to gravitate towards bright colors, especially purple, pink and orange. It is serious business! See the Handy tongue? It is an inherited family quirk he gets from his Dad's side of the family.



The yarns are listed in my Etsy shop as well as baby dresses/tunics I've dyed and knitted myself. My husband and I are currently saving up money for our daughter's hearing aids. We are lovingly calling it the Jesse Hearing Fund. She was recently recommended for bilateral hearing aids and we are trying to get them before school starts in the fall. Every dollar helps, every kind thought, every prayer, every little bit helps us as a family as we navigate this trodden path with Jesse. You can read about her journey by clicking on the Jesse's Hearing Journey links under my blog tags to the right.


I'm alway happy to make items for people. I am passionate about the handmade movement. I knit, crochet, tunisian crochet and sew. I will give a handmade gift over store bought every time. I encourage others to sit, settle, stay quiet and let the busy hands bring peace to the restless heart.

My 5 year old learned to crochet when she was 4, and it is a great calming tool for her.

She recently had to undergo a CT scan for her hearing loss. Know what she was doing up until it was time to go in? Crocheting. She had brought a ball of wool and crochet hook and we pulled it out to calm her. Try it sometime. Sniff the wool.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! Much love to you all! Just for fun, click on the header tabs at the top for some of my fun and favorite blogs!

Eighteen Dollars

The evening dash of this working mom is fraught with mines and all manner of bugaboos that is just gonna put a kink in my mad dash for 8pm TV show and knitting time.

In an effort to streamline things in the past year, I've instituted a "No chat, grab the kids and go." policy at the childcare home. I started in June of 2010. After a lot of thought and soul searching and evaluating my comfort level, I felt it was within my rights to be able to pick up my kids without having to sit down for 30 minutes to an hour to chat with my childcare provider. It has really worked well, and when other stops are added to the evening dash, I am thankful I'm able to get in and out quickly.

So, yesterday, I got the kids and we talked about what was for dinner. It was decided we would stop at the local grocer and get a few things.

On the way into the store James and I had the following conversation:

James: How much money do you have?

Me: Eighteen dollars

James: How much can we get with that?

Me: Well, we are going to have to add it up as we go, but I think we can get a few things.

At checkout James asked me for Sunkist and I told him that the groceries were going to be close to $18 and I didn't think we had enough.

Total was $15.61

James mind is just too quick and he calculated it should be possible to buy him Sunkist.

I held firm though and we left without the Sunkist.

James continued to whine and throw a red faced tantrum and rant about how he never gets anything.

Needless to say he got a long and harsh talk from me about being thankful, appreciative and kind in the things we say. Especially when "I know we do so much for you and this is how you show how UNthankful you are." were my exact words.

Sitting here remembering the conversation, I'm appalled at myself. Did I do the right thing? Should a 6 yo be told his behavior is UNthankful?

This parenting gig is not for the weak. My children bring me joy each day. Some days it is a challenge to defend them from others. Then days like yesterday and it is a time to shoot home some hard life lessons. I even threatened to take away his beloved Cinnamon Toast Crunch. What kind of mom am I?!

All I know is he was the model child the rest of the evening even going so far as to tell me that he peed all over the bathroom floor. "Aren't you so proud of me for telling the truth, Mommy?" "Yes, buddy, I am. Thank you for trying so hard to do the right thing."

Hertz Journey Continues

I received a call from Dayton Children's Audiologist/ENT department last week. I spoke to a wonderful lady named Karen. She eloquently and patiently explained the next step in our navigation to getting Jesse's hearing aids.

Basically, Jesse has been approved for hearing aids. The ENT doctor must have cleared her, which to me translates into no news about the CT scan means good news for Jesse.

The audiologist has recommended Oticon Safari 600 hearing aids for Jesse.

The average cost I'm seeing across the Internet is approximately $1,200 per hearing aid. Jesse needs two.

But Karen, wonderful Karen, kindly explained to me that because Dayton Children's is affliated (which I forget the acronym now) they are able to offer the hearing aids at a reduced cost. Which means the hearing aids are brand new, but more affordable. So, through Dayton Children's the cost of the hearing aids are $945 each with a $130 each fitting/molding fee.

Totaling $2,020 due immediately if we want Jesse in hearing aids before school starts.

Did you know most insurance companies do not cover the cost of hearing aids? We have Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Jesse's hearing aids are not covered.

So far it seems like all bad news. The out of pocket costs alone under insurance is $1,200 deductible, which we are getting close to meeting with all the tests and such. Then add in the cost of the hearing aids, well, it adds up quickly. Not sure about you, but we don't have $4,000 laying around.

The good news is that Ohio has a program called Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMH) that is, according to Karen, targeted towards middle income Ohio residents with children with medical handicaps. Basically, if we qualify for the program, all costs associated with Jesse's hearing aids will be covered under the program.

This program, if we qualify and continue to qualify, will cover Jesse's hearing aids and all costs associated with them, until she turns 21.

I'm praying we qualify and hoping we'd at least qualify for the cost share portion of the program. Just having a little help in the cost of the hearing aids would be beneficial. Because Jesse will need hearing aids almost every year or two for the rest of her life. It is a lot of financial investment.

The bad news about the program is there is a 4-5 month wait period for approval. Which means Jesse could not get hearing aids until November at the earliest. Which to my way of thinking is too late.

We are asking family for money and praying they have it in their hearts to give to the Jesse Hearing Fund. I think they will, I'm praying they will. I will let you know how it pans out.

This is the Hertz update for this week. I've been asked via messages and phone calls about the status and appreciate all the encouraging words from each and every one of you.

Bunny Caravan

A few weeks ago a fellow Ravelry member posted in a bunny forum about a rescue in Nashville that needed help after 35 bunnies were dumped after Easter. One of the ways to help was to assist in caravanning two bunnies from Nashville to Michigan. I offered to help in the caravan.

Honestly, I figured people would drive an hour or two and we'd form a relay between Nashville and Michigan. Well, not so much. Caravan included myself and the fellow Ravelry member.

We talked and I decided I could make the trip to Nashville, pop in to see my friend and her new baby, stay overnight with my friend and skiddleboobop back to Ohio. It all went to plan. Not a hitch and I was heavy two lagomorphauts as of 9am this morning. By 4pm, I was back in Ohio, syringe feeding a bun fresh pineapple juice and green bean baby food and sending the fellow Ravelry member and her two new buns on down the road.

She gave me 2 skeins of yarn, bunny treats and this bunny necklace for my help. Isn't the necklace just ADORABLE?! It was good to help out and I'm thankful that the Internet allows me to meet some awesome people. God Bless bunny moms.

Lauren LOVED her Girl Scout quilt I made her. It is a tie quilt using Moda Dea Girl Scout print quilt squares and the backing is a vellux blanket purchased from Walmart.

It was perfect size for her. Now I gotta make her baby brother one too because he tried to take this one to bed with him. Lauren was not having it.

But this, this smile. Gosh, this baby. Wow. I held her a lot. She is just the cutest little chunky monkey ever!

She spent quite a bit of time sleeping on me. Warm babies make me sleepy too. I'm off to bed. Couch surfing is for the birds and this birdie ain't so spry anymore. Hope you had a good week!