Legwarmers!

Mini loves to wear dresses to school, the gym, the store, everywhere.  Mini lives where it is getting cold fast.   Mini is a 3 year old who is likes to go to the potty by herself.  Tights are no longer an option (pants are complicated enough!)  Sooo....  LEGWARMERS!!!!  We have a couple pairs from when Mini & her cousin were babies and she wears them all the time but more are needed.  They are soo expensive!  So I looked up how to make them from ladies' knee high socks.  I made hubby buy some today (I let him pick the patterns- talk about trust!)  And I made a pair for each kiddo!  (They work great for the boys when we are at home cause it means I don't have to take pants off to change diapers.)  Here's how I did it:

Women's knee high socks:

Cut the socks as shown:

Discard toe and heel sections.  Trim the last piece as shown:

(This will be the second cuff so how much you trim is up to you-

it all depends on how tight you want the cuff to be.)

Sew the soon-to-be cuff WRONG SIDE OUT back together:

Fold the cuff in half so the RIGHT SIDE shows (I missed this pic.  OOPS!)

Turn the sock WRONG SIDE OUT and pin the folded cuff to the inside:

Sew close to the unfinished edge, I recommend sewing it twice.

(You don't HAVE to pin it; feel free to free hand sew it.)  :-)

Voila!!



Not bad for my first go around.  Plus, each pair only cost $2.50 and it only took me about and hour and a half to make all 3 pairs (this was in between taking care of a 3 year old & 2 1 year olds soo....)  Oh & I have some ideas about how to turn them into arm warmers.  :-D

Big, Little Man    Mini    Little, Little Man

in their legwarmers/baby legs

**UPDATE**  Mini has mastered tight and as it gets colder we have found that legwarmers over tights or leggings is perfect for her.

One year ago today... Today...

One year ago today I was ready to be done being pregnant.

One year ago today I made Hubby stop and get me breakfast on the way to the hospital cause I didn't want to starve all day.

One year ago today I was laughing at my husband & B as they sang/danced Thriller to keep my mind off the pain.

One year ago today I begged them not to send me home.

One year ago today I thought the hours couldn't pass fast enough.

One year ago today I had a room full of professionals at the ready (and hallway full of of gawkers.)

One year ago today I couldn't feel a thing from my waist down.  :-O

One year ago today I was told "It's time."

One year ago today I heard my sons cry for the very first time.

One year ago today I asked Hubby who was who.  ;-)

One year ago today I held my sons for the first time.

One year ago today I devoured some Taco Bell.

One year ago today I took pictures of 2 of the most beautiful babies ever and sent them to everyone I could think of to.

One year ago today I relaxed in a hospital bed and drank in the knowledge that I had 2 healthy baby boys snuggled together in an isolette.

One year ago today I thought 'this isn't so bad.'

One year ago today I had no clue just how hard yet rewarding it would be.

Today I know that I have survived.  :-D

Today I am wondering where the time has gone.

Today I chased 2 adorable little boys to give them hugs.

Today I smiled while watching Mini try and get the twins to quite whining.

Today I got hugs and drool kisses from 2 big boys who are about to start walking.

Today I listened to Little, Little Man screaming "mama" and Big, Little Man screaming "dada" and got the warm fuzzies.  :-)

Today I discovered that Big, Little Man could reached the blinds when they are partly opened.

Today I realized that Little, Little Man could climb the stairs.

Today I could use a couple of more hours sleep.

Today I can't imagine my life without them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

LITTLE, LITTLE MAN & BIG, LITTLE MAN!!!!!!

Teething

Have I ever mentioned how much fun dealing with a teething baby is?? How about 2 of them? It is great! (If you're buying that I have a bridge...)

The boys are teething hardcore again. The worst of it comes & goes and right now it is really sucky. The boys have been waking up of and on all night long and, usually, one will wake the other. :-( Last night Big, Little Man was up for 2 hours. Ugh! We try not to medicate the boys too much- they both get Benydril to help with sinus drainage and Big, Little Man gets Claratin for his allergies. Tonight they are getting baby Advil in the hopes that their teeth don't bother them & I (we, really because Hubby gets up,too) can get a solid night's sleep.

It wasn't an easy decision but sleep is a precious commodity that neither of us can afford to do without.

Mean Mommy

I have never hidden the fact that I am NOT a morning person.  I have an extremely hard time functioning before 8:00a (and that is pushing it!)  I once had a boss who wouldn't call the office before 9:00a because he didn't want to talk to Mean Jennifer.  This was not really an issue when I only had myself to worry about; actually, it wasn't really an issue when I just had Mini because she would sleep in with me.  Now that Mini is older she is up earlier and I have not been able to convince her that 6:00a is NOT acceptable.  Plus the twins wake up early so that by the time I get them settled again Mini is up.  This has turned me into a very bitter mommy. 

In fact one could call me Mean Mommy.  I try very hard not to get angry with the kids but I am having a hard time with it simply because I feel so out of it that I can't function.  Sleep is not necessarily the answer because, while it does help, I still have a hard time functioning that early.  Coffee really isn't an option as I can't stand the taste and caffeine only helps minimally.  There is no way I can get up before the kids because that would mean getting up at 4:30a and I don't even want to THINK about that!  I haven't found a solution yet but I'll keep looking because I don't want my kids to suffer.

My husband

My husband is an amazing man.  He works his but off and feels guilty when he can't make it home in the middle of the day to spend time with us.  He cooks dinner just as often as me and does his own laundry.  When I have completely had it after a long day with the kids he jumps in to help out.  He brings me chocolate when he knows I'm down.  He keeps me sane.

That is not to say that he doesn't drive me absolutely INSANE!  Guess that's why I love him so much.

Playdates

Sometimes I think we forget that playdates aren't only for the kids. 

Yesterday I had a swim playdate at my parents' house (they have a huge saltwater pool, I do not so we go there.)  :-D  There were 5 moms and 13 kids in the pool (it is a really big pool, I swear.)  The kids were ages 9 months to 13 years old & we moms are all similar in age.  ;-)

It was nice to be around other mothers and to be able to talk about decisions we were making, things that had happened and even simply laughing when one apologized for her kid being 'sassy' because a nap was not had.  (I thought said kid, a 2 year old, was doing great for not having had a nap!)  I also really liked that it exposed the children to other children of similar AND different ages.  The bigger ones had to adjust because there were little ones in the pool and the little ones had to learn that they couldn't go everywhere the big ones did.

I'm thinking that I am going to have to plan more playdates.  It will go a long way to keeping me sane.  :-D

I'm ADD; give me a break!!!

I swear I did not forget that I am supposed to be blogging.  Life just got away from me.  Summer is a busy time to be outside, away from the computer (that is my excuse and I am stickin' to it!)  I will try and be better about it.  :-)