Project Life Tuesday 2012 - Week 8

This is my 3rd year doing project life and up until now, I've only used the Design A page protectors.  But I'm super excited to say that I got a package from Amazon in the mail today and now I've got options!!  I got some big envelope pages that I'm sure will get a workout with the impending arrival of Baby Roo.  I got some 6x12 page protectors and I'm so excited to use these for journaling and bigger pictures.  And even though most of the pictures I take are landscape, I do find myself sometimes wanting to take vertical pictures and then talking myself out of it because they don't fit in my book.  So I bought some insert pages with space for vertical pictures.  I still plan on using Design A the majority of the time, but I can't wait to add a little variety to my book and spice it up some!

I ordered all my prints last night to get me caught up through yesterday.  I'm secretly hoping that little Baby Roo stays put until after the pictures come and I get my book current! 

Monday 2/20

I forgot to get a belly pic on Sunday, so I took a shot of my view today.  I don't have to try super hard to see my feet, but they aren't readily visible when I glance down! 

Tuesday 2/21
Scoot giving LaLa a squeeze before she left.  LaLa has been fantastic about coming over every Tuesday afternoon to watch Scoot while I go to my doctors appointments.  This is a great bonding time for them!

 Wednesday 2/22
Our second crib was delivered by UPS today!  Aaron was a trooper and put it together tonight even though I said he could wait till Saturday if he wanted to.  I love that the cribs match!  The nursery is full and cozy!

 Thursday 2/23/12
Aaron called me about 15 minutes after he left for work and said that he'd been sideswiped on his way to work.  He and the truck were fine, but the lady who did it took off and never looked back.  The funny thing is that she works at the same place so Aaron followed her and got her license plate number and her parking permit number.  He scared me with that phone call, but I'm so glad nothing was seriously damaged. 

 Friday 2/24
It is February and 81 degrees today!  I did not expect to be 9 months pregnant in this kind of weather this go round!  The windows were all open today and I broke out the capris and flip flops!

 Saturday 2/25
Scoot has been obsessed with animals lately.  And her enthusiasm is contagious!  I love seeing Aaron and Scoot sitting on the floor playing together!  Lots of giggles and smiles!

 Sunday 2/26
Scoot is showing off her new talent of saying "cheese" for the camera with her blueberry stained mouth.  She also wants to show any and everyone her "cookie" which is the tattoo on her left arm.  She loves playing hide and seek with him when she wears long sleeves!

 38 weeks with Baby Roo

Project Life Tuesday 2012 - Week 7 (on Wednesday)

I'm a little slow this week.  In fact, I considered just waiting to post until next week and do a double week.  BUT that made me feel all jittery and behind!  And with the pending arrival of Baby Roo, I'd really like to be caught up -- at least on the internet!  My actual book is still stuck on week 3 because I haven't printed pictures since then.  This is the week though.  I've already decided that I'm printing pictures on Sunday night so my book will be current through week 8 before this little bundle arrives. 

Monday 2/13

I packed my hospital bag!  I really wasn't that concerned, but hubby is a big time worry-wart and he was starting to freak out!  This bag is huge and has everything the baby and I will need except cameras, phone, chargers, and snacks. 

Tuesday 2/14 (above)

Aaron opening his Valentines gift.  I jumped on the bandwagon I've seen going around a bunch of blogs and pintrest and made a '12 in 12' Date plan for him.  He got 12 envelopes, each with a plan for a date inside.  The outside flap tells him when he can open the envelope.  He was impressed that I had actually made 12 decisions! HA! He's excited about opening them and finding out what the 2 of us will be doing together for the rest of the year!

 Wednesday 2/15 (below)
Baby Roo has had a major craving for Root Beer Floats lately.  I finally got all my ingredients and made one tonight!  Yummmmm!

 Thursday 2/16
My big girl is 20 months old today!  She LOVES shoes and she doesn't really care if she's actually dressed or not, she must be wearing shoes! She also likes to pick out her own shoes and doesn't really care if they match her outfit.  Some days I pick out her outfit based on the shoes she has picked for the day!

 Friday 2/17
Scoot loves. loves. loves M&Ms!  When we saw these big life size "m's" in the party store tonight she was infatuated!

 Saturday 2/18
Recently Scoot learned to use the buckles on many of her seats like this, her high chair, shopping carts, and the stroller.  When she buckles herself in she calles it "stuck" because she can't "unstuck" herself yet.  This is what happens when she's ready to get "unstuck" before someone can get to her to help her.

 Sunday 2/19
Scoot and Daddy walking to the car on our way to church. 

Project Life 2012 - Week 6

After six weeks I'm still caught up on Project Life 2012!  I'm still taking a picture every day!  I figure if I can remember to take a picture every day until Baby Roo gets here, then the picture taking will come even more easily.  HA :)

I love the way my album is turning out so far.  I am giving myself a goal of taking more artistic pictures though and not relying completely on just the pictures of my family doing fun/cute/new things.  I'm going to start paying more attention to the "Photo of the Day" ideas that Becky Higgins posts on facebook for some inspiration. 

And I'm still trying to remember to put in small details from actual life!

Monday 2/6

Aaron fell asleep on the sofa and luckily Scoot's quilt that I made her was right there for him to curl up in.  I love seeing something I made being used and loved by my family!  Now I need to make a sofa quilt so that Scoot's can go back in her room. 

Tuesday 2/7
A 10 minute nap in the car ruined Scoot's regular nap.  And then Lala came over to watch Scoot while I went to the doctor so there was no way she was going to sleep then.  When I got back from my appointment she was so grouchy but cuddly.  She ended up falling asleep in my lap for a good hour.

Wednesday 2/8
Aaron took the day off and we took Scoot to the Children's Museum.  There were a TON of classes there on field trips and Scoot was quite overwhelmed with so many 'big' kids.  We had a good time though and can't wait to go back!

Thursday 2/9
Today Miss B turns 3!  Scoot thought the cupcake was super yummy!

Friday 1/10
We bought this huge stuffed dog to use as a size comparison when we take weekly pictures of Baby Roo.  Scoot is having a good time cuddling it when she isn't wrestling it or tossing it around.

Saturday 2/11
For my birthday I got SNOW! And served a special breakfast.  And some special cupcakes.  And lots of family time.  Hubby and Scoot made sure I had a wonderful day!

Sunday 2/12
I decided it was about time for me to wash the carseat cover for Baby Roo.  I've been putting it off because I'm scared to death that it won't ever fit back on the right way.  And at this point Baby Roo better not be early because it's going to take the next 4 weeks for this thing to air dry like the instructions require. 

36 weeks with Baby Roo

Project Life 2012 - week 5

Monday 1/30

Scoot was up early this morning playing with her Valentines Day sensory box.  There are tons of heart shaped tiny toys in here and she loves sorting them and putting the little hearts into the bigger heart containers.  This little box will keep her busy for 30 minutes - an hour!

Tuesday 1/31
We went out to dinner with our friends.  B's birthday is next week and when she saw a kid at the table next to us sitting in the saddle for his birthday, she wanted to have a turn.  Since it was a slow Tuesday our waitress had no problem letting her sit on it an announcing her birthday!

Wednesday 2/1
I found a new bow seller on etsy and got a little bow crazy.  Scoot is getting really into bows these days and likes to wear one every day now.  I also had to copy Jessica's idea and use a jewelry organizer to hold all of her headbands so I can see what she has at a glance. 

Thursday 2/2
Aaron surprised me with a Strawberry Slush from Sonic's (which I've been craving!!) and got a chocolate shake for himself on the way home from work.  Scoot went back and forth, sip stealing from both of us, but she liked the shake better.

Friday 2/3
I love the way Scoot takes care of her babies.  This was the first time I'd ever seen her trying to put a diaper on her baby though.  She was so determined to make it work and she had a really good idea of what she was suppose to do!

Saturday 2/4
Scoot insisted on wearing her coat and shoes over her jammies while we were playing and waiting for breakfast to cook. 

 Aaron also decided to clean out his closet.  It has to get worse before it gets better right?  That's always my cleaning philosophy!

Sunday 2/5
Scoot and Little B were not interested in the Super Bowl at all.  But they loved playing together!

35 weeks with Baby Roo

Project Life 2012 - Week 4

First, I celebrated this weekend because I finally finished my 2011 album!  It's done!  I put all the supplies away that specifically go with that kit.  I filled in any spaces that were empty.  I'm DONE journaling.  It feels like the year is finally complete!  And it only took a month into the new year! HA! Even though there isn't a picture for EVERY single day (I'm missing about 50) this is the first project life that I consider complete.  2010 has the pictures in the album, but I only did about the first 8 months of journaling ... and there are a lot more than 50 missing pictures!

On a related note... my inspiration and determination for this year are stronger than ever!  It will be a LOT easier to just keep up with it every week than to go back and fill in 5 months at the end of the year!  It will be a lot easier to just take a picture every day than to go through and cut coordinating card stock into 4x6 and 3x4 cards to fill in blank spots!

Since I was doing about 5 months worth of journaling for my 2011 album I've got a question.  When I'm writing the cards I found I was using "I" a lot.  I think it will be pretty obvious that I was the one putting the album together, but should I be using my name/mommy in the journaling instead of "I"? 

...also in my journaling, I noticed that I use an awful lot of  exclamation marks!! :)

Last comment before we get on with the pictures.  I would love to have my pages done and pictures of the layouts for Project Life Tuesday, but I don't get my pictures printed that fast.  I usually print several weeks to a months worth of pictures at a time so that I don't have to pay shipping on 7-12 pictures every week.  So even though I want to share my completed layouts, this is what works for me.  This is what gets my pictures and words documented every week so that hopefully I don't get behind this year!

Now, the good stuff for this week...

Monday 1/23

Scoot was playing in the kitchen cabinet while I got her more juice and pulled a glass jar down on her little tiny pinky toe.  That was the worst I've ever seen her in pain and it broke my heart that I couldn't make it better with a kiss.  

Tuesday 1/24
Baby Roo is a surprise but I wanted to make him/her an appropriately colored blanket.  So I made two.  And a nice neutral yellow one.  Scoot has a pink one and her special blanket is white.  The yellow one is made exactly like Scoot's special white blanket so we'll see if Roo likes it as much as Scoot. 

Wednesday 1/25
I made Scoot a strawberry smoothie to go with her cereal and banana breakfast.  She sucked down that cup full of smoothie before I could even get to the table to eat my own breakfast.  I'd say she liked it!

Thursday 1/26
It was a beautiful day today so we played outside for most of the afternoon.  Scoot is taking a break after wearing herself out playing a game that involved going up one side of the porch and down the other - repeat 358271638591 times. 

Friday 1/27
Scoot and Daddy sit on the couch and read the paper together. As long as he gets to read the sports section first, Daddy doesn't mind what part Scoot reads and/or tears up. :)

Saturday 1/28
The inside of the laundry basket became Scoot's little cave to hide in.  She laid with her blanket, read a book, talked to her baby, talked on the phone, and even watched some TV from inside.  It's the simple things!

Sunday 1/29
We took Lollie and Pop out to dinner for Lollie's birthday.  Scoot was a really good girl the whole time and loved sitting with Pop after we all finished eating.  She even taught him to play the trumpet on a straw, which both of them thought was hilarious!

34 weeks with Baby Roo

Project Life 2012 - Week 3 and going strong!

Week 3 and I'm more motivated than ever to make this year's album awesome!  I've been working on finishing up my 2011 album and while I thought I had done terrible at getting pictures during the fall, I've found that I didn't miss as much as I thought I did.  I still wish I had done a little better, but that just gives me something to strive for this year! 

*Blogger is being a pain about the pictures, so things are not lining up like I want them to, but I'm too tired to fight with it anymore.*

1/16/12  Scoot is 19 months old today.  She use to fit completely on this little blanket.  And now... now... well now she barely fits at all and is not interested at all in laying on the blanket for mom to take pictures!

The next picture is 1/17/12 but I can't get Blogger to make a space for me to write directly above it.  I'm trying to just go with the flow here... but it's hard.  ANYWAY!!

1/17/12 Baby Roo had it's very first test.  A non-stress test.  I started these pretty early when I was pregnant with Scoot too, but it was because of high blood pressure.  This time I still can't figure out why we are doing these.  I get to sit and concentrate on my sweet baby for at least 30 minutes twice a week though, so I don't mind so much!

1/18/11 Scoot has a favorite book -  I'm a Big Sister Now - and she reads it all day long!  When she's not asking me to read it 7 times in a row, she reads it to Elmo or her baby.  I love listening to her tell the story.  

1/19/12 (pictures above and below -- another spacing issue)  Our 2011 album has been out constantly while I steal a few moments here and there to work on finishing it up.  Today I "caught" both Scoot and Aaron looking at it at separate times.  That's why I do this!  I'm so glad they enjoy looking back on these memories!

1/20/12 Scoot loves bath time!! All the bubbles are gone and her water looks a little dingy, but she's still having a great time and a nice long bath is a good way to spend a nice chunk of time on a cold day where we don't want to be outside.

1/21/12 We don't always make smart planning decisions.  It was pouring down rain but we decided that today was actually the best day for us to go to Williamsburg.  This was our first stop in Colonial Williamsburg to check out a toy shop for a hard to locate toy.  There were very few other people as silly as us - out in this rain!  We went to the outlets after this and the rain did finally let up. 

1/22/12 Church sure did wear this poor girl out!  I love that she has her sunglasses hanging on her face and her book is still open to the page she was reading when she dozed off.  Scoot always takes her shoes off in the car, so no surprise there!

33 Weeks with Baby Roo and a 19 month melt down.