Busy Life!

Well, I am sure if you are a reader of Beth's Blog you are well aware of how busy my life has been lately. But for any of you that don't read her blog I wanted to catch you up on what all is going on with our business, Stitches and Threads.
So, we joined the Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce last Thursday and had our Spirit Store Debut on Friday night at the football game. It is going GREAT!!!
This Thursday we will set up at the Freshman/JV game. We will try to remember the camera so that we can take a picture of the store. Next weekend is homecoming so we will set up both Thursday night and Friday night. We will be setting up for all 4 home football games.
We are also going to be setting up at Lindale's October Fest. Actually 2 booths. Stithes and Threads and The Spirit Store.
We will try to add more pictures to the Stitches and Threads blog as well as start up a website.
Thanks for all of your interest and support.

Not Again!!!

The images you are about to see may be disturbing.

Dryver once again had a blowout! Your first question is probably "What kind of diapers are you using? OR What are you feeding that kid?" Well, I have tried all kinds of diapers and he eats just about anything. I think this is just coincidence. The one thing in common with both of these events is that he was sitting down. My mom always says it is hard for the babies to poop when they are sitting down. It is obviously not hard for Dryver BUT extremely messy!

This is how I found Dryver after I smelled the poop.

This is a close up of all the poop we had to deal with. Keep in mind this is minor compared to our last explosion.

And this was the look on Dryver's face. This is the same look he had after the carseat blowout. Always smiling:)

So, Justin called me into the kitchen and said Katherine look at him what do we do? I of course responded 1st we get the camera. So we took some pictures and then Justin decided he would clean up Dryver and I would cleanup the high chair. That didn't go over so well. I go into the bathroom and find Dryver sitting fully dressed playing in poop water. So, I take off his sopping wet clothes and diaper. Drain the tub, clean the tub, clean the sponge and then we proceed to give him his bath. So, I told Justin, next time I will clean Dryver and you clean the mess. Dads, they try so hard, you've gotta love em:)
Thanks Justin for all of your help. It is greatly appreciated!!!

Dryver

When I posted about him being 7 months I really didn't give too much info on what he is up to these days. So here it goes:
-he is a great sleeper. usually about 12 hours a night. 8-8. give or take a little on either side.
-he is a great eater. he will eat pretty much anything we give him. he is not a fan of the baby food meats but that is the only thing he has turned down.
-he loves the avocado slivers from the soup I get at Pasados.
-when he is asleep in his crib he usually has one arm under and one arm over the bumper. like he is hugging it. i am trying to get a picture of this. it is too cute!
-as of yesterday he is getting his 1st tooth. when he woke up yesterday morning he was nawing on my hand and I felt someting sharp. of course i called mom, beth and justin to tell them:)
-he is wanting to crawl but always pushes himself backwards.
-keatyn is beginning to play dress-up with him. this is something my family has joked about since we found out he was a boy. and it is starting. i am trying to get a picture of this. i have caught him with a necklace and wand, a wedding veil and a barrett in his hair. let the games begin:) he will have some fun times with those girls!
-he still has to be swaddled to go to sleep at night and for naps. i know this is crazy but he loves it.
-we are working on momma and bye bye. he makes the b and m sounds a lot.
-he loves to laugh and we love to make him laugh.
We are so blessed to have Dryver. I am trying to capturing some of these things on camera and post a slide show. We'll see.

My Song

So, the first song you hear playing when you look at my blog is what I call "The Motivational Song of 2008". Corny, I know.
I first heard this song when Beth and I were in Spin Class and I literally thought I was dying. To me it struck me as very motivating to finish the class and continue going each week as I work on getting in shape and losing weight. As Keatyn says "We go to the gym to be healthy."
As I listened to the song each Tuesday that I am in spin I get a new lease on life. The song makes me think this is it. I am truly having the time of my life. This is everything I have always wanted and more.
I KNOW this is a corny blog but it is how I feel each day when I wake up. I get to live my dream today. Now, there are bumps in the road but overall I am really loving life.
What makes this the time of my life is the fact that I am finally a mom, staying at home, raising my son, working with my sister everyday, seeing my nieces everyday, family meals with my WHOLE family, married to a wonderful man, my sister and I once again live in the same town, with our wonderful parents.
Seriously, as I am typing this I am thinking, it doesn't get any better than this. I have always DREAMED of Beth and I being stay at home moms, living in the same town and spending everyday together. She might think this is a nightmare but it is the time of my life!!!

Dryver is 7 Months

This picture says it all. Dryver is now 7 months old. For the past month we have been working on these "Spirit Totes" nonstop. So my life has benn Dryver and the Spirit Tote.
When Justin and I decided that I could stay home with Dryver this year it was understood that I had to find something to make a little extra money. A coach's salary can only get us so far:)
So, since Beth is also home, we decided to really start pushing our embroidery business. Stitches and Threads. It all started with this bag and has now BLOWN UP!!!
We have had almost 100 orders for this bag just in Lindale alone and they are not slowing down. We have also been asked to run and supply a Spirit Store for Lindale. It will be like a trailer at a college football game. We are so excited and this is such a great opportunity.
So, this is now Dryver's diaper bag because we need to be a walking advertisment:)
As far as Dryver goes, he is doing great. Sleeping like a champ. Eating like a champ. Enjoying every minute he has with his cousins everyday. (Which is a lot.) He is working on crawling but not there yet. He loves to eat anything we give him. I would say he is a GREAT kid!!!