Movies

We just finished Lars and The Real Girl. It was really cute, funny and sweet. Jon and I know a guy who we call Weirdo instead of his actual name (not to his face of course. And we don't even talk to this person anymore..because he's weird!) and he blinks like Ryan Gosling's character so it made it even more real to me. He did a really good job playing a sweet loner/weird guy. We watched Eagle Vs. Shark a couple of months ago and LOVED it! It's like Napoleon Dynamite but the Australian version. I highly recommend both!

Letters, Embroidery and Emily

I embroidered this onesie last night using a pattern from the book, Sublime Stitching. We carry it at the store but needed a sample to show people what you can do with it. I used iron-on interfacing on the back of the design to stabilize it and it worked great. The interfacing is Fusi Knit (we don't have it at the store because we don't sell knit fabric).I also used variegated embroidery floss and I love it! That stuff is so cool. I'll have the onesie for sale because I have no use for it! I bought it from H&M before Ava was born but it was too small (it's 0-1 month).
The green "E" was done last year when we first sold this velvet paper and we got it in again plus some other colors so I had to do an "A". It's really easy. Maybe I should offer a class... or Mary could since it's a "dirty" project. Here's Emily trying to get away from Jon after he told her he was going to change her diaper. I'm pretty sure this is the first time she has attempted to climb to this level on the cat tree. She knows she's not supposed to but I guess desperate times call for desperate measures! I mean, having your diaper changed is the end of the world, right?

Holy Cow!

Oh my God this cow is cute! He's called "Count Mad Cow" from Melly & Me. They imagine him having a lisp and that makes me think of my kitty Alfalfa (the one my sister has and is actually hers now). My sister and I always imagine him talking with a lisp! It's probably only silly to us though. We have made up conversations that he's had with us or with his sister Darla and he talks with a cute gay lisp. In fact we call him The Mithter (that's how you'd say mister if you had a lisp). This made me laugh out loud when I saw it on their website.

I want I want I want!

I ordered this bag pattern the other day. It's from Melly & Me and if I like it and Corinnea likes it, we'll carry it in the store. They have many other cool patterns to choose from. I can't wait to get it in!
I've been meaning to blog about this but kept forgetting: This is a shirt I got for me, Kelly and Corinnea! How appropriate is this?? No, that's not me wearing it. On me it shows every lump and baby bump but someday I'll be able to wear it bump free! It's not even that cute but it's just so cool!
These are shoes I want very badly for Emily! They are Morgan & Milo brand shoes. They scream Emily! Or they scream me? Anyway, I've only been able to find them starting in a size 9.5 and Emily wears a 7.5 in their shoes right now. I might get them for the future...
And these little cuties are from Trumpette. She must have these....the white ones I think..

Emily and Ava are sick. Ava had her first fever last night of 100.8 but now it's at 99.8. According to everything I read and my super knowledgeable BFF Jennifer B., if your baby is 3 months or younger her temp can't be more than 100.4. Ava is 3 months and one week! What to do? So I just watched it and gave her the tiniest bit of Tylenol. It went down a little and she slept 8 hours straight then another 3. She was smiling this morning (but she was smiling last night too-she didn't seem sick) and has been eating so she seems OK. I forgot to mention I think she has Croup. She barked like a seal last night a couple of times and once so far this morning. Emily never had that so it's very scary to me! Although I did read that babies don't usually die from it...but my books did say that if she turns blue or wheezes to take her to the Dr. So if those things are possible, then it makes me think a baby can die from it! But what do I know? Emily has had a runny nose and has looked like crap all week. I always know when shes sick because it shows in her eyes. They both seem fine though aside from Emily's runny nose (not whiny or lifeless and their both eating) so is it cruel to take them outside and walk to the grocery store? They both just have to sit in the stroller so it's no stress on them and It's not cold out... These things always perplex me...what's the right thing to do?

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I am in love with this line of fabrics (the lighter colored one)! We should be getting in most of the line any day now and I hope to make a duvet cover out of one of them. I think I'll also make a dress or top for Emily..Isn't she adorable?? I photo-shopped her face, is that bad?* Regardless of what anyone says, I'm still going to do it! She had very flaky skin around her eyes and some milk in the corner of her mouth. I know some people don't think it's right to "clean up" a baby's picture but I want to show a cute baby not one that makes you cringe! You know? I want your eyes to be drawn to her sweet face not the booger in her nose! I did it with Emily's photos and I'll keep doing it with Ava.

* I don't do it with every single photo, just ones that are bad:)