Happy Love Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all. Just had to share these photos of my son I took yesterday, before taking him to story time.
Have a lovely day.

Love mom tattoo beanie made by me and is for sale in my etsy shop willowsgarden.etsy.com

11 months old today

We have only one more month to go till the big first birthday. It is absolutely unbelievable. I am so excited for you and also very sad at the same time. You are become a such a big boy. Every day you are doing something new and exciting. We love you so much. You mean the world to us.

You are still a picky eater/ you haven't tried meat yet/you still like to eat yogurt/you are still tall and skinny/you dont like to wear hats anymore, but mommy tries anyway/you sleep through the night now (thank goodness for that)/ you are super attached to your baby doll/ you think everything is a drum/ you like to dance to mommy's belly dance music/ you never stop/ you have so much energy/ you stood by yourself/ you went to storytime for the first time/ your learning how to stack the rings on the ring stacker/ you love to moo like a cow/ we took you to the fair for the first time/ you are very focused when you want to be/ you are determined/ you are strong-willed/ you are very happy most of the time/ you like to be outside/ you take morning walks with your mommy/ you're funny/

Saturday random thoughts

Making Valentine Crafts.
Making heart handwarmers, such a sweet simple gift for Valentine's
Making felt heart garlands. Another simple ans satisfying craft
Wanting so bad to learn how to needle felt
Cant believe my little one will be 1 year old in about 6 weeks.
Feeling overwhelmed
Dreaming about my future
Missing the seasons
Want to start making my little man some clothes

10 months old yesterday......

Well you turned 10 months old yesterday. You spent it with your first cold and fever. I feel so bad that you are not feeling well and don't know what to do to relieve your discomfort. I have held you, rocked you, kissed you in hopes to bring you some peace. I hope that you get feeling better soon.

you have gained even more dependence/ you know how to play the drum/ you still are not a good eater/ you are still tall and thin/ you love to watch mommy and daddy working/ you love to look at books/ you can moo like a cow/ you love to play with your walker wagon that daddy built you/ you like the wooden blocks that mommy made you/ you are doing well walking while pushing the wagon/ you learned how to flush the toilet ah oh/ you like to sit up in the bathtub and splash around/ you had your first cold/ you still do not like to sit still or be held for too long/ you are so smiley/ you still take 2 naps/ you love hummus and bread/you love love love yogurt/you are trying to put the rings back on the ring stacker/ you like to play peek a boo with mommy/ you get so excited when mommy puts on her belly dance music/ you like to dance / you like to go outside to feed the ducks/

Patience and Saturday Random thoughts....

Oh boy does being a mother take patience. A lot of patience, especially when your baby is not a good sleeper. I think in the past nine months I have had only a week of 7 hour stretch sleeping. I am really starting to feel it. My son is quite the party animal and finds it best to wake up 2 or 3 times a night. Some nights I can get him to go back to sleep rather easily with a little bottle (which I know I should probably not be doing, but he seems to need it) and other nights he just will not go back to sleep. Last night he was up a half hour after going down, 3 hours later, at 3 am and then again up for the day at 5:30 am.  I have to remember to be patient when all I want to do is sleep. Ah, being a parent..... but then when you see that little smiling face looking up at you,you forget how tired you are and remember how much you love this special little person.

Random thoughts

2012 already, really !!!!!
Let the resolution list begin
This years resolutions, quality family time, living a more concious , meaningful life, focus on one thing and stick to it, save money, get back into shape and start taking dance classes again, simplicity...

The magic of the holiday....

I was so excited for Darwin to be celebrating his first Christmas at 9.5 months old. He probably will have no recollection of the day, or how special it was for us to see him play with the wagon his daddy made for him, but it was so special for us. I look foward to the Christmas's he will remember and how special and magical they will be. We had a pretty quiet holiday spent at home with family. We woke up early to opening our gifts. I let me little man take hid time and open his gifts. He really loved his walker wagon and homemade blocks and spent quite awhile playing with them. He also liked his rainbow felt ball, rocking chair and table and chairs.  We went to visiting some of our neighors who were alone for the holidays and then had dinner with family. I received two new books Stitched Whimsy by Heidi Boyd and Playful Learning by Mariah Buehl. I cant wait to sit down and read them when I hve a minute. For my hubby I got him some things for his etsy business. He builds cigar box guitars and amps. I think he was happy with his gifts.

(Ball from etsy seller the indigo forest)

So cute and well made.

Opening his first gift...

I recieved a package in the mail today from my best friend. It was for my little man. I was going to wait until Christmas, but figured it would be so crazy and I let him open it early. It was a dump truck from green toys. It is made out of recycled plastic bottles and is BPA free. He really seemed to enjoy it driving it around the living room and we put some fabric blocks in the back that he kept dumping out. He of course loved all the packaging and boxes. I had to snap a few quick shots of him. They are a little dark, but still had to capture the moment.