Crafty Time! Mossy Letter

Sooo, sometimes I like to be crafty. Although my career is as an Interior Designer, I would not call myself "crafty" - hot glue guns, ribbons...you get the picture - not my thing. But I want it to be. I look at all these blogs by crafty people and how they make things instead of just buy them, and I am inspired. So, I have decided to start small.

I found a tutorial for "Mossy Letters" - So, I think...Well that looks cute, and I think I can swing making it! So, I call up Tamara (one of those crafty people), tell her the game plan, and we are off. I have now made 2 of these letters and plan on making a 3rd for a friend who just bought a new home. The first go-round was with Tamara, and we made letters for our last names, the second go-round was a letter for my Grandma who was moving into an assisted living facility. All of the other ladies had their doors all decorated, so I was not about to let Grandma move in with a shabby door front. No ma'am.

I think it turned out super cute! And Grandma loves it : ) I found the tutorial at Craftaholics Anonymous  - love their site!

Fisher Grows! 7 Months

SEVEN MONTHS

Fisher: I can not believe that you are seven months old. Something about saying "seven" just makes me feel like you are all grown up. You are no longer a newborn. You are now a baby. Please slow down : ) Your personality just continues to shine through - you are amazing - you have the funniest sense of humor and are always smiling! You started eating baby food this month, and you love it! You are also sitting now! Mostly tri-podding, but every now and then you will reach for something and show me you can sit like a big boy. You love for daddy to rock you to sleep at night and to be there when you wake up in the morning - he is clearly your favorite. But, it's ok. I love seeing him light up when you reach for him. Nothing makes my heart happier than seeing the two of you together. I love our time together - you go everywhere with me, and are always such a good boy. You love to go to daddy's baseball games - you will watch an entire game! We celebrated Easter and also my first Mother's Day this month - it was more than I could have ever hoped for. You and daddy make my life complete - even though it has only been seven months, I can not remember life before we had you. We love you more each day Fisherman - everyday I am certain my heart is full of love, but then you make it grow more the very next day. Thank you for making me mommy - I love you.

- Weighing about 17 pounds!
- Mostly 3-6 month clothes, but some 6-9 month
- Size 2 Diaper
- Sleeping 11 hours most nights
- Eating 5 oz every 3-4 hours
- Started eating baby food! Pears, Peas, Bananas, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Carrots, Squash - You eat about 2 oz a meal.
- Sitting in the tri-pod position, but will sit independently briefly
- Love to hold your own bottle : )
- I love the way you fold your hands when you eat, and the way you fuss at me when the bottle is empty 
- You started sitting in your highchair instead of the Bumbo, I love the way you immediately look so proud of yourself when you are sitting there!
- You are still not the biggest fan of tummy time, but you will do it longer now
- Loving toys! Reaching for anything and everything
- You love your daddy more than you can stand it! You laugh as soon as he walks in the room : )
- Tucker lets you "pet" him (pull his hair). You love animals
- It cracks us up when you are on the changing table - you kick for all you are worth!
- You have 2 teeth! The first popped through on Easter and the second popped through about a week and a half later. You are a great teether! Not too fussy, and you don't lose any sleep!
- Yaya is one of your favorite people in the world and Pawpaw makes you laugh. You laugh everytime you see Auntie and Uncle - you just think they are hilarious!
- Your hair is getting so thick! Daddy likes to give you mohawks : )
- You got your first ear infection this month : ( Thankfully, we caught it early and it was mild and only in one ear.
- You LOVE to play in the jumper! You are so proud of yourself when you jump high and we cheer for you!
- LOVE LOVE it when we clap for you!

Feeding himself pears

Sweet Boy

This is what our house looks like between bath and bottle. Clearly, he is very happy : )

Fisher Grows! 6 Months

SIX MONTHS

Fisher: You are 6 months old! I can not believe it! It seems like just yesterday I was pregnant, dreaming about you! You really do make our lives have so much purpose. No matter what we deal with at work or with friends, we come home to you and all is perfect in our world. You have been an absolute joy to have these past 6 months - and we are just getting started. I love your fiery personality, your smiles, the way you talk to me when we are on the way home from school, the way you carry on a conversation with Daddy, I love everything about you. You truly are the best part of me and I love watching you grow! We love you more than we could ever tell you : )

- Weighing about 15 pounds! You are getting SO big!
- 3-6 month clothes and a Size 2 diaper
- Sleeping 10-11 hours most nights
- Eating 5 oz every 3 hours- Moved from the sink to the infant tub (in the big tub)!
- Started eating cereal for breakfast as well as dinner
- You would get SO upset when everyone at school was eating lunch, so they started giving you cereal at lunch time too : )
- You spent the first night away! YaYa picked you up from school and you spent the night with her and PawPaw - you had so much fun but were so happy to see mommy and daddy the next day! We missed you SO much - the house just was not the same without you!
- First time you slept until 8:00 am!
- You held yourself in a Tri-Pod!
- Took a ride in your play car and LOVED it! You held onto the steering wheel and even grabbed for the keys : )
- You wake up SO happy! Mornings are my favorite with you.
- You love to watch Handy Manny in the mornings!
- We still rock you to sleep every night, and I LOVE that time with you.
- Your favorite toys are the worm rattle and the crinkly ABC book : )

Watching the parade

 Helping Daddy mow the yard : )

Fisher Grows! 5 Months

FIVE MONTHS

Fisher: Time is flying! You are growing up so fast and changing every day. You are very definite about what and who you want. I love to see your independence, and then the need to cuddle with us right after. I love our mornings together. You wake up in such a sweet mood. You love going to school and have found your first girlfriend - you stare at her all day : ) I love being your mommy and am so proud of you.

- Eating 4-5 oz every 3 hours
- 0-3 month clothes, but SUPER close to 3-6 month!
- Size 1 diapers
- You started on cereal! You cried the first night, but got the hang of it quick and were gobbling it up by night two! Even started grabbing the spoon from us!
- First time you held on to and shook a rattle : ) Made us SO proud!
- We finally decided you had to get OUT of the swaddle (with some pushing from PawPaw)! We took it off on Friday night - rough night - you were up and down. But you slept all the way through the night on Saturday! Good job buddy! We have been swaddle free ever since!
- You were dedicated at church : )
- CRACKED up this month! You have mommy's laugh : )
- Rolled from your back to tummy! But have since stopped - you realized that you end up on your tummy, and you hate tummy time!
- LOVE going to school! So happy when we walk in!
- We started letting you fuss a little in the mornings when you woke up too early (no tears, just yelling - I'm not into the cry it out method!). The first morning you fussed until we went in, but by the third morning you were playing quietly in your crib until we came in to get you.
- Grabbing and reaching for toys! Favorites are the dumbbell rattle and owl lovie : )
- You roll over to sleep on your side every night!
- You move ALL over the crib at night time! You love to spin in circles!
- Talking ALL the time - and love to be talked to!
- Always smiling : ) You love attention!
- No longer fussy at diaper or clothes changings!
- Drooling a lot
- Had a little ER visit - you had a tummy bug mixed with a cold

Going for a walk in my stroller!

Helping Auntie grade papers