Ben took the kids with him grocery shopping this morning so I could hang out alone and do some scrapbooking (I know...I'm VERY lucky). I managed to get caught up on Paxton's album, at least through the end of January. Only a couple months left before his year is up!
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Submitted by Andrea on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 15:31.Instead of doing all the things I *should* be doing today, I was inspired to make these photo tags for each of our Christmas stockings as I was in the middle of decorating the house for the holidays:
I made Paxton one too...but he doesn't have a stocking yet! I gotta get on that...
Supplies:
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Submitted by Andrea on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 16:38.I used to say that spoon feeding baby food was the worst part of having a baby. Since Paxton arrived I've had to revise that statement. Not just because he's a screamer, is needy, and overly sensitive. But because he actually LIKES to eat (most of the time). So, spoon feeding him isn't all that bad.
With Ayla we were rollin' in the big bucks (well, compared to now) so I didn't think twice about buying lots of baby food jars for her, tossing leftovers, and moving on. But with Paxton, money is a little tighter, so I thought I could try making my own baby food -- at least partially. It *is* cheaper (or about the same price) and is actually more convenient because you tend to buy more "bulk" that you will have on hand. Plus, I like that I can try some other foods that don't normally come in the jarred baby foods.
Here's what I've tried so far:
Homemade:
Semi-Homemade:
Next on my list:
Any one want to share their baby food experiences?
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Submitted by Andrea on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 17:46.I've always liked my Baby Bjorn and carried Ayla all over Rochester in it her entire first year (and a little beyond!). Paxton is going to prove to be a little more difficult to carry with it, because he's so big!
A friend of mine here in Birmingham uses a sling that she made to hold any of her three kids (3, 1, and 1 month), and it's SO cute. She was nice enough to make me one too (I even got to pick the fabrics), and I'm in love with it.
Paxton loves it too. I carried him around tonight for about an hour when I went to pick Ayla up from VBS, and he never made a peep. Just sat there and enjoyed the ride with his little hands folded in front of him, smiling at everyone.
Thanks to Hilarie (who SO needs to open her own Etsy shop with these and the adorable bags she makes) who made it for me! (She didn't ask me to drum up business for her, but I could probably convince her to make a few more if any of you want to buy one from her...just let me know!)
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Submitted by Andrea on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 21:29.