Dear Readers of Jodie’s Blog,
Posted on February 29, 2008
know if you are "regulars" you have read all about Parker, the non-sleeper. Well, in spite of PawPaw saying "you’re nuts" I agreed to keep
BOTH girls over night. Bailey is a frequent sleep over guest but this
is the first time for little Miss Parker since she was a tiny infant.
it to say, Parker did not sleep thru the night, 1:20am to 3am. I would
get her settled down and as soon as I tried to leave the room the
screams started up again. At one point I just stood in the dark, (over
20 minutes) she kept looking to see if I was there. I inched closer to
the door, she looked, my knees gave out and popped and she really took
notice so I just left, SCREAMS!
would just have to cry – took about 30 minutes. Dozing off to sleep
finally and the screams started all over. I went back up, diaper
change, held, cuddled, soothed and put her back in bed – sceams but
only 15 minutes so at 3am she was asleep again. Alarm for Paw Paw went
off at 5:15am, Bailey up at 6am, Parker still sleeping.
*my mom emailed me this and I thought I just had to post it! They kept the kids for us b/c I had a photo shoot this morning that started at 4am. Yes, 4am. C’s soccer team had their Morning Madness practice from 4-6:30am and he wanted me there photographing. So my mom thought that having the girls stay the night would be easier than getting up that early and coming to our house… I think she wishes she would have just come over now! Sorry mom!
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4am
Posted on February 28, 2008
since the girls have decided that sleeping through the night once was enough, here I am, at 4am, on the computer and watching reruns. I’ve been awake since 1:30am which means tomorrow is going to suck. big time.
so, since i’m awake anyway i thought i would finally post some photos of the dining room/office…
this was our buffet and now the drawers are storing my current projects while underneath is housing my files and fabric. before this was our buffet though, it was a work bench we pulled out of a 100+ year old house… it’d been in their garage since the house was built pretty much and was covered in motor oil. I sanded it some and then just painted it b/c I love the distressed look!
the cabinet above is huge, about 9 feet long and my favorite piece in the house. It has old green blown glass doors, 6 of them, and it’s perfect above the work bench/buffet. this now holds all of my craft supplies…
this photo of my grandma is the only frame in the cabinet… she is always in my office b/c I like to think that I got my creativity from her. She was amazing; she could sew, paint, cook, draw, etc. She passed away when I was in high school and it breaks my heart b/c I was too young and stupid to know what I would be missing once she was gone. looking back I wish i had asked her a million and one questions and begged her to teach me everything, especially sewing. so anyway, she inspires me and i keep her close to my work. and the "D" book is a little mini-album I made for Chris last Father’s Day.
SO anyway, even though it’s not ideal, and part of me misses seeing my vases, pitchers, china, etc, these things, as unflattering as they may be to most, inspire me and make me happy. Now when i walk through the dining room I smile, when before I would just walk though. I love it. I love that I was able to find a virtually unused space and use it.
AND, we got Grayson’s crib yesterday so once I find bedding that matches that room I will post photos. Just seeing a THIRD crib in our house freaks me out a little, but also excites me for this little man to get here.
Ok, I haven’t heard a peep from the monitor in about 15 minutes so I’m praying this is it and I can sleep.
Here’s to a day of Mountain Dew tomorrow!
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