making things, or, ode to my new favorite top

at the beginning of the summer i made about six tops that are all the same style. they are great for nursing, light weight, and easy to layer on top of another tank top. as much as i like them, the top i whipped up a couple weeks ago is my new favorite, and i wish i had 6 just like it. (oh wait, i have used this pattern three other times... but theyre all a little different.(okay, and i cant find pictures of the shirts, they are both cap sleeve and i added fabric to the gather so they are great maternity. one is cute all the time, the other a little more mumu.))

i bought the fabric on sale, with a different garment in mind, and tossed it out the window. then i used some of it to make an apron for katie, and out of the scraps make this top for me. it is so comfy, and looks nice dressed up with slacks or a skirt, or with jeans. i wore it on saturday when we were in mccall a couple weeks ago...

george and i



and again to play at the park with emma and brayden.



it is flattering, easy to move in, not too hot... just about perfect in every way. so there it is, just a shirt i sewed a while back. :)

while at home last weekend, i noticed something that i quite liked. about half of the clothes that i packed for our family of 4 were things i had made. every shirt i wore was one i had made, along with my dress, and emmas dress and hot pink trench coat for sunday. i didnt notice when i packed, but it was a nice feeling to see that i really do like, and wear the clothes i make. it really is worth my time. :)

sunday morning, with jim and ginny york

mccall id, august 13-15

things to say and sleep training

last week we had several words of the day. for two or three days in a row it was "car, vrooom!" because emma is learning what things say.
(and sunday night, when i asked her what daddy says, her answer was "rowf" same for george. but emmas says "mommy" which we all already knew after listening to the chorus of "mommmmyyyyy"s all the way home from mccall) she is learning new words every day (even jason noticed it has sped up from one or two a week, or one or two a day) just this weekend she learned airplane, people, and swing while we were in mccall.

anyway, it seems "yellow" is the word of the day today. shes starting to learn the words but we are struggling with their association. shes still little though, im sure she will get it.

and geroge is learning to sleep before 1030pm. ive been putting him down around 8 or 830 most nights and he is getting a lot better at falling asleep on his own, and quickly. the down point for his mommy is that he is hungry earlier in the morning. instead of breakfast at 7, it tends to be closer to 430 to 6. but, hes little too, and doing well.

he is ten and a half weeks old now, and at his dr appointment on the 9th he was 11 pounds 11 ounces and 23 inches long. he is growing fast! he went from the <5th percentile on almost everything to the 40-45th percentile on everything. and right now, he is snoozing through tummy time.

what ive been up to lately

i am sure some of these are on earlier posts because i combined the two blogs together, but i decided to try and compile a photo list of things ive made lately, and can make for baby gifts so i have an idea set to go back to. so here they are. :)

i made a sling, nursing cover, and boppy cover becky and baby elliot





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baby shower gifts for stephanie and karli, a black apple doll, a baby pennant quilt, crochet caterpillar, and also a music note dress, shoes and diaper cover (not pictured)








after cleaning out my closet a couple weeks ago, i made emma several dresses out of a few tee shirts i wanted to keep. this is one of them, shes wearing it while opening a box of presents from jenn and simon





i made several summer jumpers for emma, one covered in bugs, and this little pink flowered one. also, georges dino swaddling blanket.



mom and i made emma the flannel rag quilt in the back ground last summer, and the boppy cover emma is leaning on i made for george. also, the frog swaddle blanket mom bought me the fabric for and i stitched it up just before he was born.



my sister in law katie is in poland working as a missionary at a coffee house and has to wear an apron, so i made her a cute one. :) i used the bodice pattern piece from my easter dress (im wearing it in the picture on the right)and just made up the rest.





i know this blanket was just posted, but ive made 6 in this pattern in the last two years. its quick and cute and george sleeps on top of his in his bassinet every night.



i made jason a re-do of his favorite stuffed toy as a kid, this is humphrey 2.0



i saw on one of the blogs i like to read, a tutorial for crib sheets that i had to try. while i was at it i made a matching changing pad cover. its the same idea, just different measurements. this adorable sheet cost me about 4 dollars to make (including the elastic, and thread and everything.) george will have some too, i have some adorable 2$/yd fabric ready to go for him. :)



i have some fabric balls like these, and some crochet balls that i made recently for emma. last christmas i made princess and monster hoodies for the kids that are pictures back in a blog from decemberish and the year before i did some stuffed puppies for emma and the niece and nephews. so, there are lots of things that i dont have pictures of, but im going to try and be better about keeping them up to date!