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Chubby Feet Keep Me Going

Ok, so it's not my fault I haven't updated for a month. This is a picture of one of his 15 minute naps. Just long enough to stuff something in my mouth, pee and load the poopy laundry. Everyone assures me that this is the hard part and it gets easier. Is this the truth, or fiction to get new moms not to give up?

No, really, he's great. I love him and his chubby feet and his new smiles and coos. He is an angel (except for at 2am, 4am, 6am, you get the picture). 7 weeks old tomorrow!!!

No need to be jealous that your baby doesn't have a natural mohawk. Not everyone can be that lucky, ok?

I am so sad because my mom has been helping me for two weeks straight with the baby and it has been priceless. Next week I am on my own and I am petrified. I am thoroughly spoiled by having her here. She takes such wonderful care of him and loves him so much. It's also nice to not be alone all day! I ask you; How does one take a shower when you have a newborn who doesn't like to be put down and no more mom? Just wondering...

The Saga

Ok, it was 36 hours of induced labor, the last of which was 14 hours of excruciating back labor without the much desired epidural.

Yes, the hospital and doctors make you think that if the pain is too much they will sweep in with an epidural and all will be well. This is not true however, and once you are in that much pain you are at the mercy of these people who can choose when you can have said epidural. In my case that was just two hours before pushing after 2 nights without sleep, the second of which was so painful I thought I would die. They were holding off for a little more dilation- something that didn't come until after they finally caved and gave me the epidural. All this and no doctor ever checked me! As soon as I had the relief of the epidural I dilated 10 in less than two hours. Also, since they didn't want to give me the epidural they decided to pump me full of narcotics instead so that I wasn't able to function for two days. It was awful, the care was substandard and I am so glad it is over. Now I have a healthy baby who I still worry about 24/7. My hospital story could go on forever but I don't want to dwell on it. I will save that for the lawsuit (just kidding).

He's Here!

All 7 lbs. 10 oz. of soft cuddles arrived one week ago today- this would explain the lack of posts. He's lovely and beautiful and I'm typing with one hand because he doesn't like his people to put him down.

More to come when my hands are free!

Goodbye Good Friend

I stayed up till 5am finishing the book last night. By the time I was 40 pages away from the end I was seeing stars (literally) and even looked over my shoulder for dementors (dark hooded figures from the story). Probably a sign that I needed more sleep...

I can't even describe how great this book is, just like all the others. I will have to read it at least 2 more times to take it all in. Without giving things away I will say that the book takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of emotions and is much more mature than any of the previous books. I even had to ask my husband what a few words meant! The characters are done so much justice and the story is so rich. I will give it another week and then I might post on the details (with a SPOILER warning preceding any such details). I am not left wondering what happens to anyone. I feel like the end was whole and meaningful.

I just want to thank Jo Rowling for sharing such a wonderful story with the world. I am too tired to feel the full loss that is the end of this world of Harry Potter but I am sure the sadness will set in when I allow myself to think of it (after a few more hours sleep). Perhaps labor will finally come and spare me the thought of no more Harry...

OMG- First in Line!

Thanks to some very special young ladies (pictured above) I was one of the first five people out of well over 1,500 at my local book store to get my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Very unfortunately, pregnancy brain is causing slow reading and so I am ashamed to say that I am only 200 or so pages into the book at this late hour. A friend who spent the night after the midnight release finished earlier today and I am so afraid she will give something away I can't even look her in the eye.

Baby news (and then back to reading so I have more to report later)- Acupuncture this morning for 1 1/2 hours and so far no baby but it did feel very intense while it was happening so I am hoping that is a good sign. Could be anytime tonight or tomorrow if it worked in inducing labor. Will let you know!

Also, when I am reporting on the outcome of the read later I will try my best not to spoil and will only talk about my emotions following the end of the series and the outcome of the book. Please be advised that I will try my best not to give any plot lines away! Also, my crazy face in the picture above sums up my delight at being first in line!!!!

At the end of my rope.......

I don't have a picture of my baby because he is still held up inside so I am posting this pic. This is perhaps the cutest thing I have seen in a long time. This is my friend's baby with a huge rescued pig at a Sanctuary in Australia. This pig was rescued from a factory farm and is obviously doing very well now. How beautiful to see how much this little girl loves this animal who is 100 times her size.

I haven't been posting as much as I like because I am so very uncomfortable. I am going in for acupressure this Saturday morning to see if it will move things along. My due date is not until next Wednesday but the doctors that are on call after Wednesday will just not do. My friend's husband, the acupuncturist, offered to help and my doctor seemed to think it was the only safe choice out of my list of crazy labor inducers. I will let you know what happens- the suspense is killing me. The whole not knowing when your whole life will be turned upside down thing is really getting to me. Can't you tell?

Order of the Phoenix Premiere

Ok, I finally feel ready to talk about the big movie premiere last night. I needed to let it sink in and talk it out a bit first.

Firstly, I liked the movie while I was watching it. However, it felt very rushed. I may not have noticed this as much because I was so uncomfortable (I am now feeling 16 months pregnant). See, the book is over 800 pages long and this is one of the shortest Potter films yet. The new director also left a lot of details in so he really rushed through things.

Something really interesting that my friend Jessica called to my attention is that the new director is a television director and so the movie was shot close up as in tv as opposed to far, wide angles like in a movie. That didn't bother me as much as things being changed from the book. I understand leaving things out but I don't understand making things up. The things that were made up barely made the movie flow any better and weren't necessary. These books are brilliant and NOTHING needs changing from the original story. It would be like taking a Tiffany diamond and chucking it for a cheap pearl.

One thing I did really enjoy was the actress who played Professor Umbridge (as seen in pink outfit above). If you haven't yet read the book then imagine one of the most annoying, anxiety producing people ever- that's Professor Umbridge. This actress made you want to punch someone which was in fact the whole point. I also loved, loved, loved the fight scenes and I am not one that usually does. The fight sequences in this book are intense and important and while the movie simplified them and shortened them almost painfully so, it still brought these amazing places and interactions to life. That is, after all, the purpose of the Harry Potter films, to bring these things to life. I would personally be happy to sit for 8 hours and watch ALL my favorite scenes come to life, but I understand that is not possible.

The outcome? I am still not completely sure. I liked it but was let down as one usually is when they see their favorite book splayed out on the cutting room floor. I will most likely see it one more time in the theatre to get a firmer grasp on my opinion- if I can physically sit that long again.

Please comment and let me know what you thought! Help me form my opinion!

Daily HP Update

Harry, Ron and Hermione were honored at Grauman's Chinese Theatre yesterday when they put their hands, feet and wands in cement for all to see through history. You can see video of the event here.

I am off to the Order of the Phoenix movie premiere at 6pm today and will have a full report tomorrow. In case you don't care, I am sorry, I have to post this because it is big time exciting to me. More to come for all you cool, happenin' people who do care!

Seriously Crazy Harry Potter Knitting Party

That's how us 9 month pregnant people get rowdy- we go to Harry Potter knit night at our local yarn stores. Mine is the Village Yarn and Tea- the place to see and be seen.

We had so much fun. Above is the HP display. Here (below) is my Harry Potter Wizards Hat knitted from a pattern out of Charmed Knits. Loved the hat but could have done without hand stitching the black boning onto the black knitted hat with black thread. Took FOREVER!

We even made Butterbeer and Hagrid's Rock Cakes. Here we are eating Bertie Bots Every Flavor Beans by Jelly Belly. I think Deb had just sampled Rotten Egg flavor when I snapped this. Those other ladies are some of my most favorite knitting friends. We laughed so hard I almost went into labor. How Jelly Belly captured true vomit flavor in a jelly bean I will never know. It was unbelievably believable and sick. My trick was to bite it in half and smell. To chew the bean was a death wish.

This is a splendid bib that Deb made for me- well, for the baby. Most obviously, the "H" stands for Harry.

You probably won't see me out on the party circuit again until the Harry Potter release party- should I make it that far without a baby.

Could everyone seriously check out the Harry Potter countdown to the right. It is for the book- 13 days to go- dreams really do come true!

The movie, however, comes out Wednesday. I am seeing an early showing on Tuesday and cannot wait.

For those of you who don't understand... The movies are not coming out as fast as the books, obviously. So, the fifth movie comes out Wednesday and the seventh and final book comes out on July 21st. I am still waiting on pins and needles to see if the baby labor will coincide with the book release. Say a little prayer that he gives me enough time for the party and midnight release and then I can deal with labor.

My final worry is that the pregnancy hormones will kick into overdrive when I finish the last book and you will find me crying for days because this amazing story is over. If Harry dies you might need to come over and peal me off the floor, tears creating puddles around me... I am not usually like this but I am not in control right now. Watch out!!!

Another Book!

Another one of my favorite blog authors is coming out with a book. This one is about how to live creatively with your family and is entitled, The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections. Her blog, SouleMama, is brilliant and so I am assuming the book will be as well. It comes out next year but is available for pre-order from Amazon. Pre-order works well too. I have done it twice now and the book is on my doorstep minutes after being released.

You must see the SouleMama blog. It is one I check every day and her pictures are inspiring.

Hot Buns- and one dog too...

Two very hot buns. Poor buns, they don't do well with heat.

The dog is suffering too but at least he gets the hose and plays with ice cubes.

Air conditioning comes next week. Too bad the buns don't understand that concept.

Dachshund Fabric Makes Me Happy

How about this for the baby's room curtains? Now, how do you line curtains?

I am hoping that my new book by Amy Carol will tell me. Must have book for the new sewer called Bend the Rules Sewing. Amy also writes a craft blog called Angry Chicken- another must read. Oh, and you know the book is good because I had to drive outside my current 5 mile comfort zone to find it. 3 weeks till baby= not traveling far. But I did for this book and it was worth it.

I found the above fabric on a very nice site with Japanese fabrics. Although, the ones I ordered have a lot of French on them. They are just Japanese imports I think. It is called Superbuzzy and I will let you know when I get my first order.

Anyone know how to line curtains? Anyone know how to make curtains for that matter?

Baby Bunny Video- for inducing smiles...

Here's Phil taking a nap in the office where I write this blog (so sorry no updates for a week- the shame).

I never got to see Phil and Loddy as babies and we got Ishii, the dog, when he was 2. I am quite glad we get the new little human from birth because being involved in rescue one seldom gets puppies. We usually pick the older, more mellow, full of issues to be worked out kind of animals. Ishii was the full of issues one and Phil and Loddy just seemed right and were 1 and 2 years old when they found us.

Anywho, this post was meant to show you a link to a baby bunny video. The nice folks at Rabbit Haven in California put together a short clip of their new baby buns. Your little humans will love it. Just here to bring a smile to your face!

Serious, Life Altering Problem

Ok, that's a bit of an exaggeration. This problem is far from life altering. My crib mobile doesn't fit! My crib sides aren't normal and so it won't hook on.

I found this bird mobile through Mighty Goods, a great shopping blog, and I need input! Help! Is it good for a little one? It isn't made for babies but that doesn't matter, right? The baby can't have nothing to look at. Won't that make him dim?

Adventures in Sewing- and a crib...

I took my first sewing class over the weekend. I wanted to learn how to make something from a pattern and how to sew by the rules. Great 2 hours- killed the back- can't do it again until post baby- but look what I made!

It is the tote sitting inside the new crib which I helped put together by sorting screws. Beautiful white crib, with no scratches, please stay that way.

Anyhow, the tote- it is linen, which I plan to use a lot more of. I decided on natural for the outside and blue for the inside and the cell phone pocket you can kinda see on the side. That was my very own idea, the cell phone pocket.

Big things planned for today including the weekly doc visit to test baby and me and returning some stinky goods to Pottery Barn Kids. I spent $90 on three cloth bins for the baby's room and got them home and they smelled like they had taken a long bath in chemicals. So, I washed them and now they smell worse! Yuck- Pottery Barn will take them back, or else...

Sian Keegan has her etsy store up now. That was fast! This is the one that will be coming to live with us I think. Blue stripes rock.

Best Bunny Site Ever!

It's true. I have found the best bunny site ever through my favorite bunny blog, Hopperhome.



I think the new site, Boing Rabbit and Bunny Info might be the all inclusive bunny site you all have been looking for. Use it along with The House Rabbit Society page and you are good to go on keeping buns. This pic is of one of their many rescued rabbits.

Dachshund Bud Toys

How cute are these hand made doxie bud toys. Not for buds, for babies.

They are made by Sian Keegan who I found via decor8- very cool blog.

Anywho, Sian is not selling these online quite yet but her blog promises she will be doing so soon. Hopefully in time for my little one.

Miss Potter

I am watching the movie "Because I Said So" right now and I am terribly bored. Too tired to leave the house but this movie isn't cutting it. I find myself sitting here wondering when a good movie will be out on video and I remembered that Miss Potter will be coming out soon (see trailer on the link), June 19th to be exact. I don't know if this movie will be any good but it looks entertaining and is set at the turn of the century so the costumes will at least be interesting. Best of all, it is about a woman with a vision who wrote about buns and kept pet buns. Can't wait to watch it. Until then I will start my boring movie back up and sit tight.

And yes, this is a plea for comments containing must see films for the fat pregnant lady.

Oompa Loompa

Remember how I was saying that I wish that I didn't have to pick the least toxic baby products, and that I wish I could just buy non-toxic products. Well, there is hope. One of the sites I have been perusing is Oompa Toys. They carry a wide variety of non-toxic wood toys.

Can I just say, I love wood toys. They are so much nicer to look at than plastic and can be passed to many children and generations to come. I do believe they will be treasured far beyond their plastic counterparts as well. My baby (still unborn, so he doesn't know it yet) wants this sweet kitchen and this push car for all his favorite toys. Maybe his mom will get them for his birthday and Christmas gifts? Maybe his dad will have a problem with him having a kitchen? Maybe his mom doesn't care...

I got tagged.

Oh No! I was tagged for the MeMe game and now I have to share 7 random facts about myself. Let me know if I shock you! Long post so buckle down...



1. I still sleep with a blanky. This is because when I was 6 my mom stole my blanky from my bed in the middle of the night and disposed of it. I barely recovered. She told me that someone called the "Blanket Lady" comes in the middle of the night if kids don't stop sucking their thumbs and steals their blankies. This lead to frantic blanky searches many nights, until one night the evil "Blanket Lady" actually came. One of my good friends felt so bad for me she bought me another blanky a few years back and I haven't let go of it since. Can you say regression? Thanks mom...



2. I stare at my dog constantly. I think everything he does is so cute. The way he lays, the way his eyes look, his pretty red eyelashes. He is just so innocent and different than us and it's fun and interesting to watch. If this is weird then tell me but I probably won't care. I catch myself saying "look at Ishii" about a hundred times a night to my husband. But he loves to watch Ishii too so he doesn't mind.



3. I majored in Philosophy at Seattle University and find the subject fascinating and not at all confusing or difficult. That logically leads to a career in real estate right? No.



4. I am a total dork and love a few dorky things. Not shocking is it? But I actually really love Disneyland and Harry Potter, this is no act. They make me happy and bring me back to a place that makes the world seem somewhat bearable when you see all the suffering around us. The Harry Potter theme park that was just announced is actually one of the highlights of my year.



5. I hate housework, yard work, cleaning, cooking, etc. I don't get joy out of these things at all. No sense of accomplishment is found in these tasks for me. I do get a sense of joy from paying someone to clean my house and seeing it all sparkly- or paying for a great meal and really enjoying it. It just never looks right when I do it. My paternal grandmother actually asked my husband why he was marrying me. I would much rather be in Disneyland.



6. On my TiVo is: Law and Order SVU, House, Bringing Home Baby, Craft in America, Oprah, Desperate Housewives, Grey's, Good Eats (hoping to learn to love cooking- not working), Planet Earth, Miami Ink, Flip That House, Chimps: So Like Us, House Hunters, Fatal Attraction. It is full right now. My point... I love TV and I am not looking forward to having it off all the time when there is an impressionable baby running around. But I will. At night my husband and I say "What are we doing tonight?". The literal translation of this is "What's on tv?".



7. I stopped eating meat when I was 12. That is when we got Tootsie, my first dog, a dachshund. I loved her and was stunned by her range of emotions and how important she was to me. I couldn't imagine eating her and so I stopped eating animals. It seemed unnatural and still does. And that was also the beginning of my self education on animal rights and the suffering of animals. Well, if we all knew where our meat comes from we would have A LOT more vegetarians in the world. So, thank Tootsie for changing a 12 year old and altering the direction of her life forever.

And now I am tagging Nora of Out on Paper, Tanja of Once Upon a Time, Amy of Good to be Girl, Lauren of the Pretending to Farm blog if she reads this, Jessica of How About Orange if she reads this, and who else?.......

Someone help me talk my husband into letting me use this as the wallpaper in our downstairs bath. Isn't it the best?

I have an aversion to wallpaper and until now I couldn't understand why anyone would still be using it, post 1980 that is. But I have been reborn in the wallpaper movement now that I have seen this print by Cole and Son on Rose and Radish.

I think that the black and white would be great because I love an all white bathroom and imagine it with my white claw foot tub. Imagine........

Quick Tip on Going Organic

Since strawberries are in season and many people buy them in droves I thought I would share a great post I found on a blog called Everyday Simplicity. I like the name.

This post gave a list of the top 12 foods to always buy organic and the 12 that have the lowest pesticide rate, therefore making them the safest to buy non-organic. Strawberries are one that you want to always buy organic!

The Top Twelve - Don't Buy These Unless They're Organic
1 Peaches
2 Apples

3 Sweet Bell Peppers

4 Celery

5 Nectarines

6 Strawberries

7 Cherries

8 Pears

9 Grapes - Imported

10 Spinach

11 Lettuce

12 Potatoes

Bottom Twelve -- Buy These, Remember to Peel and Wash Well

1 Onions (Least Contaminated of the entire list)

2 Avocado

3 Sweet Corn - Frozen

4 Pineapples

5 Mango

6 Asparagus

7 Sweet Peas - Frozen

8 Kiwi

9 Bananas

10 Cabbage

11 Broccoli

12 Papaya

Bunny Binkies

You gotta see some bunny binkies. Binkies are the spastic bunny dances that they do when they are happy and content. In my house: when the dog is out with daddy and I bring the buns up to the living room to play.

Check out the following videos on You Tube:
Binky
Binky
Binky

If only I could catch Phil on tape doing a binky. He is a pro. Loddy will do an occasional binky but she is much more reserved. I think she is of the Victorian Era.

My two buns live primarily in the basement, where the dog doesn't dare venture. They have two exercise pens put together and lots of houses and toys. This morning my husband went to the top of the stairs and looked down and Phil was throwing things at him- not in his bunny cage. He somehow jumped over the 3-4 foot cage and spent the night rummaging through the basement. Very tricky fella. Needless to say, Loddy was right where we had left her.

Quick Reference Site for Toxin Crazy Folks Like Me

Pollution in People is a local group that has information on their site that will not overwhelm but does give a good overview and actual recommendations! Check them out and look at alternatives that are less toxic for you and your kids, buds, and bunnies.

Update on the car seat problem. I returned the toxic car seat (according to article in Seattle Times), then I went and looked at the ones they called "less toxic" and they were cheap and flimsy. So, I bought the toxic one again because it is the sturdiest. Then I put it out in the sun, thinking the air and rays would help it to off-gas faster. I emailed the eco group that put the article out and told them my idea and they told me that the sun's rays make it more toxic. Fun! I have no resolution to this problem as of yet. According to the above web site the brand Chicco doesn't use PVC's which is one of the toxins found in the car seats. I have an email out to them to see if they use the bad fire retardants (PBDE's). Any ideas are welcome. FYI- I already heard the "keep your head up your a** and don't read anything" idea- didn't work- head won't go there.

Sad Used Tissue- I cry for you...

See post titled "What?". This is the artist who makes Sad Moldy Bread and Tampon stuffed toys. Now My Paper Crane is making a bathroom line including "Sad Used Tissue". Here's what the artist had to say about the sorry tissue: "Used little wads of tissue! Each one varies slightly from the last. Perhaps it was a cold, or allergies...they were used, and then thrown away, its all rather sad. Please note no real boogies are used in the construction of these tissues (you will have to use your imagination!)"

I am going to buy these for the baby to teach him about empathy.

Another Must See Designer

Here's another great designer. She is Tree House and you must visit her Etsy shop. I haven't decided what I am going to buy from her yet. The layering tops she makes are slit up the sides and seem like they would be great for maternity and nursing. This pic is one of her tank tops.

Tell me what you think.

New Shoes

You know what this has to do with Bunnies, Buds and Babies? Nothing, except for that I plan on wearing my snazzy new shoes while out and about with the baby. Not so much for walking the bud.

They are Gola Lantern shoes and they are not leather, so cute, and cozy. I bought them at U-Village today and they make me happy.

Makes me want to listen to my favorite song "New Shoes" by Paolo Nutini and strut my stuff.

FYI

The Harry Potter countdown to the right can also be used for my baby's countdown. Just add exactly 4 days on. Hopefully, fingers crossed, the baby will not come early and I will be at the long awaited Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book premiere- which the countdown is for.

Dogster Bud Web Pages

What do you mean you don't have a web page for your dog? Bad bud parent.

Go to Dogster and create one right now! Check out Ishii and ask to be our friend. You can even do a blog for your dog written from their point of view- too cute.

Another local indie designer to check out! Cute slings! I will have to get one even though I already have two. You can't have enough slings since all the other baby carrying products are toxic (see last post).

So check out Metrosupial Designs. If for no other reason then just because of the great name. Metrosupial- so Seattle.

Also, let me know if you want to join me the first Sunday in June for an Indie craft show called "I Heart Rummage" at the Crocodile Cafe.

Gotta Love the USA

The Seattle Times reported today that many major car seats are saturated with toxic chemicals. Grrrreat.... What isn't? Better yet, the most toxic car seat on the list (pictured here) is the one I bought 4 weeks ago for my baby. Yum. Needless to say, I hopped in the car and returned the car seat and matching stroller. The best car seat (aka, least toxic) was available but so ugly. I can't help it. I want a safe, non-toxic, good looking car seat and stroller. Is that too much to ask? See the report here.

So, now I have NO car seat. So mad.What am I going to do? I am so angry that this country does nothing to protect us from the most toxic chemicals. They are in a host of baby products and unless you have OCD like me and over-educate yourself then you would have no idea. Then one can't find non-toxic alternatives in the US because they are not required yet. Certain states have legislation on the books but it is still in the beginning stages. So, lets feed our kids PVC's, PBDE's, hormones and other toxins and check back in 10 years. No thanks!


The poor people at Babies R Us were stacked with car seats this morning saying "This is going to be just like the glass bottles." They meant that certain people have decided to stop using the big brands like Avent because they still have not removed the known hormone disruptor Bisphenol-A from their plastic- so people like me use the glass bottles as the non-toxic alternative.


My last rant- why do we have to choose the least toxic car seat, stroller or bottle- where are the toxin free products? No one cares, and no one will protect your baby but you. Bottom line, sad, bottom line.


Now, find me a car seat!

What's Happening This Weekend

This is what I will be doing on Friday! It's the annual local yarn shop tour. We are talking discounts, free patterns, prizes and more. I am taking Friday to do this with Jessica, my lovely knitty friend.

We are starting out at Churchmouse Yarn on Bainbridge Island where we will also have lunch and ice cream. 7 months pregnant=ice cream every single day. Then we will try to hit another 3 or 4 stores. There are 20 stores on the tour but the belly can't handle that this year. Last year I visited all the stores and it was great. If you do visit all of them you will be entered into a $400 drawing- probably what you will spend on gas at $3.50 a gallon- but still FUN!

Must Have Book For Baby

If you love Dachshund buds like me then you have to have this book. Pretzel is the story of the longest Dachshund and is a tale of rejection and love. Gotta have it for the Dachshund-enthusiast-to-be!

Big Baby

Whoa- found out through an ultrasound today that the human baby is big- 93rd percentile! Whoa again!

I am happy. I love big, fat babies. They are my favorite. Bring on the epidural!

Stories Rabbits Tell

Have you been wondering what's so cool about rabbits? Have you been thinking I might be crazy?

If so, read this: Stories Rabbits Tell: A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature

This book will explain the history of the rabbit and gives so much information you might think you will burst- so read it in chapters or skim. Either way, you will find out why buns are so fun! You will also find out that they are not rodents (Nora)- they are their own species! Love them!

Charmed Summer

Oh Yeah! I just got my copy of this new Harry Potter knitting book in the mail last night and I am so excited. I ran right to my local yarn shop, Village Yarn and Tea, and told Deb (fellow HP nut) that we had to do a display with the books and some samples before the book release this summer. She was way ahead of me and already had the book on the table and was planning the display as I walked in. I am going to knit the wizard's hat for the display. So excited! It should be done in a few days and is going to be a small child's size- I will post a pic.

Neighborhood Watch

We took a look around the neighborhood this morning. I printed Jon (the husband) a history of the trees in our neighborhood because he is obsessed with trees (I love the way they look but don't care to know their botanical origin). We found a lovely nature preserve right up the street with trails and a nice relaxing bridge. There were two men on the bridge doing something very fancy. It could have been Tai Chi or some pretty meditation, I'm not sure, but Ishii bud tried to pee about a foot from them and we had to yank him away.

Then we went driving around looking at the home the founder of our little city built and all the oldest trees. Well, when I was peeking over someones fence on the drive I saw a very nice shed with wire walls. I am thinking it is a rabbit house of some sort but castle like. I want to spy some more but there is a weird, scary man next door who looks like he is straight off the movie The Burbs. He has a very crazy looking Terrier bud and he came walking slowly out of his 6 foot grass looking at us through squinted eyes like we were trespassing on his cul-de-sac. What am I going to do?!?!? I want to know what that nice shed is- if it is meant for buns then I want one- but what if the scary man comes back?

Look at this crazy bunny yawn! This is one of the funniest looking things I have ever seen. Phil and Loddy, my two buns, do this also but I CANNOT catch this or any of their other most crazy behavior on camera. They were showing off the other night- doing flips in front of the tv- knowing that's where my attention was but there is no way to catch it because there is no telling when the crazy bug will bite them. So, I am reduced to showing you other people's crazy bunny pictures that I have found. This and the cutest bunny bottom from a previous post are my all time favorites.

Just found this comprehensive Bunny Blog online. Haven't read it yet so I can't be held responsible for content. I am off to read it now! If it's the best I will add it to my blog list!

Then later today I am off to buy paint for the baby room! The plaster is being sponged right now and then we can paint! Thank you God! I have baby stuff stacked a mile high all over the place and NEED this room! I will post pics when it is nearing completion.

What?

Are you seriously telling me that you don't think you need these tampon stuffed toys? Someone has to buy them because they are simply so weird I have to see them.



This little man is Happy Toast, meet his friends,



Sad Burnt Toast, and,


Sad Moldy Bread



These fantastic stuffed toys can be found at Occupied Cute Shop- one of my favorites for strange, cute, fun finds.

Eco-Fleece for Bunnie, Bud, or Baby Moms

I bought this in the wrap style from Sweet Skins a couple of years ago and it is great- well, now they have it in this pull over style and they have new shirts, dresses, and more. They are a great, small, handmade, enviro-friendly clothing maker so buy something!

Side note: The baby boy in my tummy feels like he is taking baby baseball bats to the my innards. Also, Bud is out with my husband and so the buns are in psycho happy mode. They somehow know he's gone and are having the time of their lives. I wish I could catch Phil in mid air doing one of his happy spin flips. If you have a bun in the room you seriously don't need TV.

Spoke Too Soon

Spoke too soon with the last post- didn't see this one coming by Heather Ross, also on Sew MaMa Sew.
The possibilities are endless!