Fisher got the Jesus Storybook Bible from some dear friends, and we have been reading it to him from his first weeks. Jed and I are criers, so it is hard to make it through some of the passages without tears. It speaks to my heart, and I overflow with joy watching my two men reading it together.
Fisher was representing in his game day outfit, but it didn’t help the Hogs yesterday.
I am in the midst of a postpartum fashion crisis. I’ve lost 2/3 of the baby weight, but as I was 20 lbs overweight when I got pregnant I still have a long way to go. In the mean time I need some clothes that actually fit. Maternity clothes hang off me like a tent, but pre-baby clothes are tight and ill-fitting. I’m living in wardrobe limbo. My body has changed a lot because of the pregnancy, c-section, and breastfeeding. Holler if ya hear me, mamas.
I was watching Stacy and Clinton regulate on “What Not to Wear” and came to the realization that they would be horrified by my current wardrobe. I am shocked at how quickly I fallen into bad mom clothes. To add insult to injury, I haven’t had a hair cut in over a year. Yikes. Please send help. I’m trying to see this as an opportunity to start over and buy classic pieces that will last. Stacy and Clinton gave their pupil a list of basics, so I went to the TLC site to check it out.
The “What Not to Wear” Basics List
I would add a pair of dark, stretchy jeans, a pair of black pants, and a few a line skirts. What are your fashion basics? How did you deal with the postpartum body change? How did you lose the baby weight?
Look at that chub. Don’t you just want to squeeze him? Our boy is growing so fast. At three months he is wearing 3-6 and 6-9 month clothes. He weighs over 15 pounds and had amazing rolls everywhere. He is cooing and making the sweetest noises when awake. He loves looking in the mirror and at pictures in books.
He is probably the only person in the world who appreciates my singing voice. Jed and I are both totally tone deaf, yet Fisher can’t get enough of our singing. He even smiles through diaper changes if we are singing. We are doing mostly cloth diapers at home now, and trying to transition to using them all the time.
Breastfeeding is finally going well, but know he won’t take a bottle of pumped milk. We are trying some different brands of bottles to see if that will help. Fisher can now sit up and hold his head up when assisted. He loves lifting his feet up and putting them together, and grabbing his hands together. Outside is his favorite place to be, even though we are still in triple digits.
He is on a pretty good 3-4 hour routine with a long 8-9 hour stretch of sleep at night. He is happy most of the time, except for when I haul him too many places or forget when naptime should start. I went back to work last week, and it has been a challenge working from home with him, but I love getting to be with him. He is the sweetest boy in the world and we fall more in love every day.
At Michael’s and Hobby Lobby I picked out fun scrap book paper with lots of bright colors. I created a bird template that would look good from the bottom and the side. We traced the template onto each sheet of paper. My mom discovered that we could fold each sheet of paper and cut four birds at a time.
Here is the template. Note the accordion fold on the scrap book paper above.
We ended up with lots of birds. In order to make them stiff enough for flight but still flexible enough for great movement, we employed my old stand by, Mod Podge.
We paired up each bird and spread the backs with Mod Podge, using foam brushes. We then stuck the 2 sides together and set them aside to dry.
After they dried we trimmed off any excess paper and poked 1 hole in each wing with an embroidery needle.
We cut varying lengths of fishing line and threaded them through the holes in each wing, creating a loop to hang each bird. I would suggest using a very light line. Ours was thick and it made things challenging.
I found a branch that seemed perfect about a month before and let it dry inside our house. We covered it with polyurethane and trimmed off the unsightly bits. We hung it from the ceiling using ceiling hangers and more fishing line.
We then draped each loop around a branch until the birds hung in a desired formation.
Here is the finished product. I ordered a bright orange changing pad cover from Etsy and it looks even better with the mobile.
Fisher is starting to notice the birds as I gently tap the mobile before diaper changes. It distracts him enough to keep him entertained which helps me to get the job done.
Fisher and I participated in The Big Latch On, a worldwide effort to support breastfeeding in public. Our local group gathered at the Galleria mall and the local news came out to film us. Fisher and I made the video, just briefly. I didn’t realize they were recording me talking, but I’m excited to be a part of it.