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Sew Mama Sew!

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

A2 Designs has been doing amazing! I want to thank everyone who has been so supportive and who has purchased my designs. I've been trying to find my groove and once the littles are in bed, the sound of the house changes. The shift from laughter, squeals, screams and running feet to the humming of the sewing machine. And here is what has been coming together!

Peasant tops

Pillowcase dresses and coordinating ties for the boys!

Peasant dresses

Shirred Twirly dresses

The Rainbow Collection

Time to monkey around!

Pillowcase tops


Sew much more is on the way (hee hee hee)!

Stayed tuned to see what A2 Designs has in store! Available now at Grasshopper Kids Creations.


The Quiet Changes in a Chair

Monday, July 30, 2012

It's a warm summer evening and as I sat in Amelia's room watching her settle into sleep I can't help but think of how much has changed since the first time a rocked a baby in this very chair.

Austin needed to be rocked. And I remember spending hours rocking him in the wee hours of the morning, falling sleep in the rocker and waking up much later with a sleeping baby cuddled in my arms and a sore neck. I sat and rocked for hours and hours and sang to my boy, breathing in his sweet baby smell.

Just over a year ago, Amelia's colic started and I spent so much time walking my little around the house and in the neighbourhood to keep her calm. While the rocking chair would do when I just couldn't stand any more, it was not her favorite place. Constant motion and bouncing was what she craved, what she needed to settle her down. I walked and walked, inhaling the sweet smell of the top of her head while her crazy hair stood on end, singing folk songs, old and new favorites and, for some reason, the Ode to Newfoundland. Something about that song soothed her, and her cries would soften and sometimes, if I was really lucky, they would stop all together and Amelia would finally drift off to sleep.


Amelia now sleeps in the very same crib that Austin did and every now and then I get to rock her in in same rocker that I rocked Austin. And now the hours of walking and rocking have been replaced with bubbles and baths, stories and nights of sweet dreams. And while we still have the occasional midnight wakening, our nights are mostly quiet and I find myself missing the rocking and walking. I wished away some of those moments, when sleep had eluded me for far too long and the cries tore at my heart. And now when the curtains are closed and the littles are asleep I remember those nights that were not so silent and actually wish for those moments that I rushed through back. Crazy I know...

In just a few months, the same rocker will find a new home and rock my cousin's new little and give a tired mama a resting place to nurse, cuddle and soothe. I'm so thrilled for my dear friend. I would never have made it through the sleepless days with Austin (or some days managed a shower) without her time. Andrea sat in my hospital room with me the day after Amelia was born and stayed for hours snuggling my baby, knowing I needed her there. Knowing that the same chair that rocked Austin and that gave Amelia motion and my weary feet a rest will rock their cousin makes me happy.

Rock on baby, rock on...





Happy Birthday my sweet baby girl

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Better late than never! I had a really hard time selecting pictures and making this fit to one song. So here you are....I hope she bring some beauty to your world be ause she brings so much to ours.




Photo creds: Andrea Heard, Sue Siri Photography, Nancy Snow Photography & the Mamarazzi

Remember me?

I'm back to work full time and my writing has suffered. I feel guilty that I don't take the time to sit and write and share our lives these days. It's summer and I am desperately trying to spend as much time with my littles as possible in the evening and weekends and once they are safely tucked in bed, I sit and sew my creations to fill the orders as timely as I can.

The summer days are flying by. It's been hot and we've had wonderful adventures.
Enjoying showers and rainbows at Bedford Days



Saturday mornings at the market

a trip to the Fire Station down the street
We're gearing up for our first mini vacation in just a few days. We're heading to PEI to enjoy beaches, golf (for the men) and good friends. I'm thankful that we still have time to enjoy the summer and while the days are anything but lazy they are filled with love, laughter and memories!
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