Thursday, 25 March 2010
Bathtime
I asked Mack last night if he would keep an eye on Taz while she bathed. He took it one step further....
I DO Love her, I DO Love her....
This is what happens to a couch when a toddler finds a marker and yogurt covered raisins. She sucks on the couch making huge white watermarks, and then draws on it to try and disguise that she sucked on it. I just keep telling myself - I love her, I love her, I love her....
Luckily I have a wonder spray that took all the offending marks out! Whew!
Luckily I have a wonder spray that took all the offending marks out! Whew!
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Oh my Heavens I'm in Love
I'm having a little bit of an obsession with zebra striped area rugs at the moment. I'm just drawn to them right now. Today I found this site, where you can not only get the coolest rugs, but you can use their design your own option and customize the rug with your own colours. Pity the devineness comes with a devine price tag too. This is the one I customized for my "in my dreams" Taz's room. Love it!!
A First for Me
So, I was asked to design a website for a touring company. I didn't end up building the site, just designing it. I don't think the web builder did my design justice, but hey, that's not my problem. I got paid for a job well done. You can go here to see the site. This is how I designed the home page:
Monday, 15 March 2010
fern & lola
We've started a fern & lola blog. Its about things we're making, up-coming events, and just our thoughts and creative ideas. Hopefully we'll fill it with some really cool stuff. For now, check it out, leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Red, White and Blue
I've done it. My paperwork is in. If all goes well, some time later this year I'll have passed all my interviews and tests and I'll take the oath to be sworn in as a legal African American. Hold Thumbs for me.
Minty Green with Envy
If I could hand pick any vehicle to be mine right now, it would be this one. I'm in love with its minty greenness and its vintage chicness. Can't you just picture me behind its wheel?
Monday, 8 March 2010
Tired, Crabby....not so much anymore
Thanks everyone for your advise on how to help with my non-sleeping toddler. Here's the update on how we're doing:
I decided to create a little bit of a longer bedtime routine, and then stick to it. I figured consistency was the key to a happy, healthy and much less annoying toddler. One of my problems was that the Taz wasn't eating very much for dinner, and then was waking up in the middle of the night hungry. So, now I don't feed her any snacks between lunch and dinner so that she eats a bigger meal and is satiated at supper time. Also, Taz's room is much colder than the rest of the house. We have a space heater in her room at night to keep her warm. I was cranking the heat and putting her in really warm pj's to make sure she was toasty. I figured that maybe she was a little too toasty and was waking cause she was overheating, so I turned the heat down to low on the heater and it seems to be helping. I also added another night light to her room so that she has more light to fall asleep to, and then I turn that light off when I go to bed to give her a little bit of a darker room. Taz has been afraid of the dark for quite some time now, and having the extra light seems to comfort her. I decided to wake her at the same time from her afternoon naps, no matter how long she has actually slept, ensuring she has enough time to tire again before bed time. So those where the changes I implemented to help both of us to get her to sleep.
The first night I put her down and let her cry it out. She screamed like a banshee for over 2 hours. Its not natural for a mother to let her child be in any sort of pain, physical or emotional. This night was seriously hard for me, and I think I was more exhausted after the two hours than Taz was. The second night I put her to bed and she fell asleep almost immediately. Third night - about 1/2 hour of crying. Fourth - She screamed for over and hour. Now she seems to be settling into the routine and generally cries for less than 1/2 hour before she sleeps. Hopefully this will get less and less as I stick to her routine.
Man this mothering thing, and trying to figure out what works best for her, without emotionally scarring her for life and turning her into a delinquent teenager is HARD!
I decided to create a little bit of a longer bedtime routine, and then stick to it. I figured consistency was the key to a happy, healthy and much less annoying toddler. One of my problems was that the Taz wasn't eating very much for dinner, and then was waking up in the middle of the night hungry. So, now I don't feed her any snacks between lunch and dinner so that she eats a bigger meal and is satiated at supper time. Also, Taz's room is much colder than the rest of the house. We have a space heater in her room at night to keep her warm. I was cranking the heat and putting her in really warm pj's to make sure she was toasty. I figured that maybe she was a little too toasty and was waking cause she was overheating, so I turned the heat down to low on the heater and it seems to be helping. I also added another night light to her room so that she has more light to fall asleep to, and then I turn that light off when I go to bed to give her a little bit of a darker room. Taz has been afraid of the dark for quite some time now, and having the extra light seems to comfort her. I decided to wake her at the same time from her afternoon naps, no matter how long she has actually slept, ensuring she has enough time to tire again before bed time. So those where the changes I implemented to help both of us to get her to sleep.
The first night I put her down and let her cry it out. She screamed like a banshee for over 2 hours. Its not natural for a mother to let her child be in any sort of pain, physical or emotional. This night was seriously hard for me, and I think I was more exhausted after the two hours than Taz was. The second night I put her to bed and she fell asleep almost immediately. Third night - about 1/2 hour of crying. Fourth - She screamed for over and hour. Now she seems to be settling into the routine and generally cries for less than 1/2 hour before she sleeps. Hopefully this will get less and less as I stick to her routine.
Man this mothering thing, and trying to figure out what works best for her, without emotionally scarring her for life and turning her into a delinquent teenager is HARD!
Happy 60th
My dearest mother turns 60 today. Celebrations were held over the weekend, and a good time was had by all. Happy birthday Ma!
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