Dr. Seuss Bulletin Board

I love doing the bulletin boards at my library! I get to decorate the kid's storytime area about 4 times a year. Dr. Seuss just turned 110 this past March 2. So, in honor of that I created a bulletin board honoring him. Here are the pics, better late than never. :)

The Butter Battle: or how to eat frosted graham crackers

   Frosted graham crackers taste so much yummier with the frosted side down! That-a-way the sweet frosting hits your tongue first instead of the graham cracker. This idea then made me think of The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss. Butter side up or butter side down? I can't remember why they were fighting but regardless of all that, frosting side down is great!
   Frosted graham crackers aren't usually in my diet... but I'm pregnant.  And these were a fun treat I always liked to eat when I was little- especially with sprinkles on it!
   P.S.- this works for other sweet things like donuts.

Levi is Going To Be a Big Brother!

So, if you read my blog you are getting this exciting news before I've posted it on Facebook. I'll get around to posting there someday, I'm just not  a huge fan of Facebook anymore... but enough about that!

We're having another baby! Levi is going to be a big brother!

 He enjoyed the photo shoot.

 Big Bro

 Checking out every little thing.

 For the sign I cut out fabric letters. The fabric matches his quilts and other things I've made him.

I then mod podged them onto a 8" x 10" canvas artist board.

Voila! And easy and durable sign for my little toddler to tote!

Think I might add these signs to my Etsy shop!

I'll have to see if I can find the time between morning sickness, working a little and chasing this busy boy around.

Hope you like our news!

Hanging On... Why!?

My son pulled over my jewelry armoire and so my jewelry got all mixed up. I've finally gone through it and actually cleaned it out. Please tell me why I've held onto these little stud earrings for 10 years? I don't plan on wearing little ladybug studs or flowers. And they're all tarnished!

What are you holding onto? What are you putting off going through? I just know cleaning out is a very nice feeling.

Mostly Healthy Shopping Trip

Yesterday I managed to go to three stores,  toddler in tow, in an hour and half, and only spent $80! And I feel good about what I bought. Mostly healthy, mostly whole foods. The only bummer was I only used one coupon. I haven't done much couponing lately but thats ok.

Do and Don't... (Things you should and shouldn't do around the house)

I'm always taking pictures. Pictures of my family, my dogs, my food, my crafts... and things that go wrong! And these things are mostly my fault! So, learn from my mistakes. Enjoy!

 

Don't put your corn cob holders  in the sink with the rest of the dirty dishes and forget about them. Mine got washed down the drain, and then I turned the disposal on. Oops!

 

 Do cover your bean soup when microwaving. Beans, especially, have a tendency to explode in the microwave.

 It did however result in a nice and clean microwave.

 Don't drop your bowl of oatmeal. It's a big gloppy mess to clean up.

 Do sort through your dried beans. I've found small stones and shriveled up beans.

 Don't wash your dark denim jeans for the first time and accidentally get a white towel in the load too. It just has a touch of blue...

 Do take a picture of your missing snaps Fuzzibunz and submit it for warranty. They sent a brand new one(in a newer design) for free! And I even bought them secondhand!

Don't cry when all the peaches from the tree in your backyard have little worms in them. Such high hopes for my little neighborhood Missouri tree.

 

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Erin

Big Boy Undies and No Accidents!

 

 Sportin' his big boy undies!

Today was a nice relaxing day. I didn't have to work and we didn't have to run any errands so we spent the day at home. My son is 17 months old now and keeps me on my toes. He loves to play, loves wrestling with our dogs and he even helped me make pancakes this morning for Daddy and us. But! The most awesome thing that happened today is that he wore big boy undies all day today and had no accidents! Way to go buddy!

This is the first day that he's done this in big boy undies. He's been wearing them since he was 15 months old but we've also been using cloth diapers with the liner on the outside(not in the pocket) so that he feels the wetness. I change it right when it gets wet, even if it's just barely wet. 

We've been using the potty with him since he was 3 1/2 months old (since November just over a year ago). It might seem crazy but our little guy has done awesome! And we've saved so much money in not needing so many diapers over the past year and a half. Not going to lie, it's lots of work but it's worth it! It helps that my husband is 100% on board.

Anyways, here are some pictures from our day today. We have fun!

 

He's actually starting to smile when I say "Say Cheese"

 

A few weeks ago we started giving him stickers for going potty. As a toddler they become so excited about all the new things that he doesn't want to stop to go potty. As an incentive we've given him stickers. They work! Gotta do what works! However... I now find them laying around my house because I don't want to do a potty chart.

Our puppies love Levi so much! And they are so good with him.

 

 Super cute undies! The smallest size is 2T so we're making them work!

  

 We also sign with him. In this pic he just signed cereal. (Finger goes across under your chin)

I'll  post more on signing soon.

 

This sign is cracker. Knock on your elbow.

Yeah... More stickers! And it makes  him laugh when they're on Mommy.

 

There are a lot of ways to stay entertained on the potty.

 

Another "Say Cheese" moment. Love his smile!

**Another note about Elimination Communication/Infant Potty Training when your child gets older and you're still working on it: Once he started saying no when I asked if he needed to potty I believed him. I didn't take him even if I thought he needed to go. This is an important part of the process. It's not a potty pause, it's simply him learning for himself how long he can hold it. We had accidents. We had lots of wet pants. But he was figuring it out. He was learning that wet pants are no fun. Little kids are smart. We still get lots of "No No's" when we ask him, but he's also doing the potty sign and letting us know he has to go a lot more consistently.

That's all! Time for bed for this Momma.

~Erin