My Life: In MOM Motion

THE KIDS:
Amelie

Amelie is a complete JOY! She is such a happy baby in every way. At 2 months she weights just over 11lb. She is smiling and making all those adorable baby noises plus she smells great. The things I notice about her personality:
* She enjoys people in her face and doesn't mind being held or touched.
* Her smile will melt you and she normally coos while smiling like a little laugh.
* But...she doesn't like her head or hair touched. ?? Which people always do because she has lots of hair.
* It's a big deal when she's not happy because he rarely cries (unless Jack sits on her).
* She is a sleeper. Now sleeping from 9pm-7:30am without fail. Crazy zzzz baby.


Jack

Jack is such a great boy. He is very assertive but also seems like a watcher and thinker when around bigger kids.
* At 18 months he weights just under 25lbs and is over 33 inches high.
* He LOVES cars and trains. Mike's been working on the Mini a lot so when I need a break I put Jack in the mini and he is entertained for ever. He makes honking noises, says "caaar" and  "voomm" (check out the little video for proof).
* He is all boy when playing but also is become sweetly attached to people and will come and sit in your lap to talk (gibberish) to you.
* He loves flipping through books and bed time songs as well as play time with dad on the couch.
* He can make lots of animal sounds when asked "what does the *** say?"


 WALKS


We've had tons of good walks to the park (using mom's birthday present to herself). It's a daily routine that keeps me from being a shop-a-holic on Etsy. Thankfully Etsy has given me some fun ideas on things to make and I might actually get my sewing machine out soon. But back to the walks...in an effort to get the botty back in shape we get a nice 3 1/2 miles in by going to see the ducks. Jack seems to love it!

MY PROJECTS & FINDS:
The Playroom



I took our under the stairs coat closet and transformed it into a sky adventure playroom. In anticipation of the cooler weather and inevitably more time spent inside I wanted to create something really colorful and fun for Jack & Amelie. I keep all the downstairs toys in here and it really helps with a cleaner house and a place to send Jack to just explore and learn. I've also organized my "stuff" in super sleek ikea boxed.



The playroom has an airplane decal with a little boy and girl pilot, hot air balloons dancing in between puffy clouds and a bright sunshine light. It is wayyyy cute (if I don't say so myself).

 What a COLORFUN project!




 BABY "GOOD" FOOD



I love making homemade homegrown baby food. And I am blending tons! Peas, squash, carrots and potatoes. Next week I am going to pick fruit and then it will be cook then blend then freeze. Best for baby and best for the bank account.

GARAGE SALER?

GSALR!! This is one that any mom on a budget will like. This site takes all listing from craigslist and compiles all the ads onto a searchable map. I hated garage sales because I don't have time to just drive around hoping to find the good ones for toys and kids clothes. This site lets you search for keywords in the add and then see all the sales with those items on a map. You can plot them out and get directions and best of all, IT IS NOW AN IPHONE APP. So just save your favorites and GO. We've already found some great stuff and people are still having sales well into the fall. Check it out!





This was my most recent GS find: a toddler train table with Thomas trains for 25 bucks. It is the perfect height for Jack to stand beside it but he prefers to sit on top of it.  But already it has been lots of fun since he loves trains but is too young to put together tracks on his own. I can't imagine buying toys new now. And I've found some super cute girl clothes for Amee not to mention other great toys for $1.

 GREAT FIND FOR CLOTH DIAPER USERS


If you use cloth diapers and have any trouble with food allergies or diaper rash this stuff is miraculous. Sunshine Spray is all natural and safe on cloth and babies butts.

I LOVE BEING A M.O.M!