Pin It: Completed Projects

Over the last couple of weeks I wrapped up two projects. One was a Crayon Monogram "J" for Jack's nursery {if you remember, I made an "L" a few weeks ago for my nephew}.

The other thing is that I finally finished knitting Jack's baby blanket. My sister informed me that it is actually a "throw" as baby blankets are 2'x3' and my blanket is a bit bigger. On second thought, it is perfect for me to snuggle under... maybe I should just keep it for myself!

I have several new ideas for projects to start on this week.

Thursday Things (Random, March 2012)

Daniel has requested that I don't make desserts for two weeks. Not because he doesn't love them, but because we need a break from chocolate overload. I made the Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie n’ Oreo Fudge Brownie Bars again last weekend. They were amazing, but we obviously need a break from chocolate. At least our waist lines do.

*The picture above was taken by my sister. The little ramekin and little glass of milk were for my mom. We were cracking up because everyone else's portions were huge.

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My immediate family got together this past weekend. We have grown from 5 to 10 over the last 10 years. Hard to believe.

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Recently I was running low on cloth diapers, so I stuck Jack in disposables {size 2, eek!} and I felt like he was naked! I can't believe how big my little boy is getting.

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I finally finished the baby blanket I have been knitting for Jack. It only took me 3+months to complete. So glad to have finished my first big knitting project.

Thursday Things: 3 Products We Regularly Used for Jack (0-3 Months)

Every time I try to make Granola, I burn it. every.time.

Cloth diapers really are saving us a boat load of money. Jack is 3 months old and we have only spent $100 on disposable diapers. Woo-hoo.

My nephew should enter the world sometime in the next 24 hours. Jack will have a little boy cousin who is 3 months younger than him. We can't wait to meet Levi.

I am not cooking as much as I used to, but I still manage to knock out 3 meals a week – we are eating more leftovers these days. 

I am almost done knitting Jack's baby blanket. Unfortunately Walmart is out of my yarn and I only need 1 ball of yarn to finish. Not sure what I will do if they are no longer selling said yarn...

After 3 months of being a mom, my top three products for baby are:

• The Fisher-Price Rock 'N Play Newborn Sleeper – Jack is still sleeping in our bedroom and this is perfect for night time as well as naps.
• My Kindle Fire – it plays Pandora (we like the Lullabye and Family Folk Song Stations) and it is great for reading books or perusing the internet when I am nursing Jack.
• An elastic hair band for my wrist. This is how I track what side to nurse Jack on... pretty high tech :) I just move the elastic band back and forth to each wrist. It is the easiest way for me to keep track (especially in the middle of the night when I am tired). If you are into techie things, I have heard good things about the Baby Connect ap for iPhone.

A typical day: Jack and Sophie napping on the couch while I work on freelance projects.

Pin It, Part II

Our second Pinterest craft day was a success.

Laura finished her Paper Book Wreath 

and started working on this daily calendar 
{seen on DesignSponge via one of my favorite bloggers: AshleyAnn}.

While I worked on the baby blanket I have been knitting for Jack. 

My inspiration for the blanket was this blanket from PurlBee.

My Nana actually made us this gray baby blanket after the PurlBee pattern

and I used this easier pattern for my first knitted blanket.