Sewing Project

I love Korea for the mere fact that there are fabric markets where I can get fabric for super super cheap!  Gabrielle's room was made out of Vera Bradley fabric and I decided I would try sewing myself.  Instead of starting small, I took on one huge project, a duvet cover for Natalie's room.  I got the pattern from Amy Butler's In Stitches book.  Amazing.  I modified it a little by not putting the circle bobbles on it, but the end result is still beautiful.  Now its time to move on to my next project.  The pillow shams for the bed!!

The fabric ready to use.

The strips are now sewn together.

Halfway there

Finished! Now to make the shams!

Smile

There has not been much going on in our house the past week. Just our typical routines of working out, going to Pre-K, Taekwondo, and the multitude of other activities that we do weekly.  Gabby is just 10 weeks now and getting happier everyday. She is still quite the fussy baby, but we are seeing some progress!!

Smiley baby wearing the cute outfit MomMom sent and bows Abigail sent!

Sisters having fun together.

Natalie practicing her reading on the computer

Sophia and Gabby did not want to play or have their photos taken!

Gig'Em Aggies

For many people choosing a University is a tough decision.  For others there is no decision because they bleed their school colors.  My family is split between Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University.  My father received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, and I received my bachelors from A&M. My brother and sister both went to Texas Tech.  I do not accept anything but Maroon and White in my house, eventhough my husband is Nebraska Cornhusker Fan.  In an effort to brainwash my daughters early that A&M is the only way to go, I start decking them out in Aggie Gear from birth.  It seems to be working on Gabby.

The Aggies make her smile. Maroon looks good!

Yup definitely and Aggie.

This is what happens when her father changes her diapers.  For some reason he finds it hard to snap her clothes back together.  I think he needs help.

And just because I find this picture precious. Here is my little flower girl.  I love this sweater dress and the flower just makes the outfit.  I could eat her for lunch.

Natty vs Gabby

Gabby at 2 months

Natalie at 3 months

What do you think?

The Eyes Have It

Do you think my eyes will stay blue?

Mirror Mirror...

on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

P.S. Mirror, please make sure to no longer distort my beautiful face. Thank you, Gabby.

Bikini Ready

Gabby is reading up on how to become Bikini Ready before the summer! Got to get those thigh rolls in check! :)  

**On a side note Gabby is 8 weeks old, and this is still a NB sized outfit!! Thats right, we are not onto 0-3 months clothes yet!!

Slumber Party

What happens when three (3) 5 year old girls have a sleepover?  A synopsis of what occurred.

They become Princess' who prance around in their highheels pretending to be little Mommy's to their "children"

They make Pita Pizzas customized to their liking.  Don't forget the Chocolate Milk to wash it all down.

They sing and dance around the living room to Disney Karaoke.

They show their muscles and "growl" when proving how "tough" they really are.

They pose in an almost Charlie's Angels pose (thanks to Dad's instructions)

And FINALLY:  They do not go to sleep until close to Midnight, and then only because Mom got mad!!! 

Suwon Fortress

On a quest to see more of South Korea, Rick and I loaded up the kiddos and headed to Suwon.  zSuwon is only 45 miles from where we live, but korean traffic is horrible.  It took us 1.5 hours to arrive.

Natalie felt the trip was getting to long and fell asleep in this uncomfortable position.

Stairs to one of the towers along the suwon fortress wall.

A lookout tower.

Looking along the suwon wall.

I am taller that the door.  Gabby is sleeping wonderfully in the sling.

Climbing the 400+ stairs to the top of the mountain.

Looking up from where we were climbing..

We are half way up the climb to the stairs.

We made it to the top. Natalie climbed the entire way up!!! What a tropper for a 5 year old. I was exhausted.

After spending the great day in Suwon, we headed home and it only took us 3 hours to go 30 miles.  I donot like the traffic here. It got to the point that the baby wanted to eat and we were at a standstill, so I pulled the baby out of her seat and quickly nursed her so as to stop the fussing.

From Lawyer to SAHM - Typical Day

Today I headed over to Kelly's Korner blog where she was doing show us your day.  A year ago my day would have been filled with daycare, work, lunch, daycare, gym, dinner baths and bed, but today I am a SAHM married to an officer in the military with a completely different but busy schedule.

6:00-6:30 wake up with the baby to feed 7 week old Gabby.
7:30 - the 5 year old gets up and she eats and gets dressed.
8:45 - out the door for pre-k
9:00 - drop Natalie off at Pre-K and nurse the baby.
9:30 - hit the gym for hour long aerobics class with a friend.
11:30 - meet my husband at the same gym for weight training.  Need to shed those last remaining baby pounds.  I do know she is only 7 weeks old though.
12:30 - Nurse the baby again.
1:00 - Pick Natalie up from Pre-K. I have somehow managed to spend the entire morning away from home. Now its chore time.
1:00-4:00 - play with Natalie, pick up the house, do some laundry, nurse the baby and get Natalie ready for Taekwondo.
4:00-5:30 - Taekwondo with Natalie.
6:00 - get dinner ready and cooking to eat around 6:30.
6:30-7 nurse the baby again!!!
7:00-9:00 - bath, book and bed for Natalie. Spend time with my husband on the couch watching whatever show we get on AFN.
10:00 - nurse the baby again and get ready for bed....
11:00 - Sleep until the wake up call around 2-3 am.
2:00 - 3:00 - Nurse the baby and go back to sleep!

*somewhere in there I do grab a shower, it just varies daily**
I typically stay really busy. Wednesdays I have bible study thrown in there for a change and Thursdays are the only day's we tend to "stay" at the house, but we manage to get out anyways.  I wouldn't trade this for anything though there are days that I miss practicing law and the hectic life that comes with it!!!

Gabby sleeping while we were at a traditional Korean Restaurant.

Suwon Fortress, Suwon, South Korea.

When she is not crying, she actually smiles!

Gabby is a little fussy pants, but I can make her smile, and when she smiles it is adorable.  I got a few quick shots in today in between tears!

Her smile is so sweet.

Big eyes just like her sister.

this is my favorite picture.  When she starts to cry, she pouts her bottom lip out.  It makes me laugh every time .

Haircuts and Stomach Bugs

Since Gabby was one week old, we have been suffering one issue after another with our sweet little girl.  To begin with, she got thrush at 7 days old as a result of the antibiotics I received in labor.  Thrush is a mild ailment, but for some reason or another Gabby is not able to fight off the infection. She is now 7 weeks old, and still suffering from thrush.  She had a reprieve for almost a week, but it has once again flared up.  So far none of the medicine is working, lets pray that she fights off the Thrush soon.

Gabby has also been suffering from a gastrointestinal problem and my diaper bill is increasing daily.  For over 8 days Gabby's little stomach is irritated.  Nothing is settling and she is one unhappy baby. She is not sleeping, fussy and her stomach is extremely irritated not to mention her delicate rear end.  I am going through 13-14 diapers a day!!  We went to the doctor's today and they did some labs on her diapers to see if she has a  rotavirus or a bacterial infection that is causing the issue.  I hope we find a solution soon because this is downright miserable.  On the flip side I did get to see how big the princess is.  Here are her 7 week stats:

Weight:  9 lbs  (30% for weight - great considering she was 6 lbs 11 oz at birth)
Height:  21 inches (12 % - she was just under 21 inches)
Head:  was in the 75th percentile.  I thought she had a big head! :)

Gabby is short and stocky, seems to take after her father! :)  However, since Natalie had a big head as an infant I will admit that comes from my side of the family.


I can not write a blog and forget about Miss Natalie Mae.  My adorable 5 year old daughter decided to cut her hair today.  I was letting her cut shapes with her little safety scissors and she came to show me how well she cut the shapes when I noticed she cut the front of her hair clear to her nose.  I asked her why she cut her hair and she quoted "I wanted to look like Dora the Explorer."  Needless to say she lost her scissors, DVD player, and Nintendo DS.  She was supposed to host a little slumber party this weekend, but we are evaluating whether or not she will have it.  If she remains on her best behavior this week then we might let her have it. I find the haircut quite humorous, but I can't reinforce the bad behavior!

Life is never boring with the two girls, and a husband who is in the military.