Project 5 White Onesies ~ Fabric Flower

Last Friday, a friend of mine gave me a 5 pack of plain white Gerber Onesies. I am so excited, because I have had several ideas of things to do with onesies, but never went out to buy them. If you know me, you know I am a pseudo crafter. I'd love to be really creative, but I'm only kinda creative. Since I had the free onesies just handed to me, I have no excuse but to let my creativity come out! So, I decided to share my projects! I figure if I can complete these projects successfully, anyone can!

Project One ~ Fabric Flower

I started this project out by just making the fabric flower using this tutorial. I repurposed one of Tessa's onesies that no longer fits (another side thing I'm trying to do is repurpose some of her old clothes). I actually started this flower planning to make it into a headband decoration with a couple of solid pink flowers. Once I finished it, I changed my mind and decided to sew it onto one of the onesies. I think I'll make a few more flowers for a headband to go with this outfit! They were super easy and fast!

I hand stitched the stem using a loop stitch. (I don't remember the technical name for this stitch.) I just free-handed it. If I do one of these again, I'll draw some sort of line to follow. I ran a simple stitch around the neckline, but the perfectionist in me just couldn't handle any more non-uniform stitches! It looked really cute, but I took it out anyway.

My Muse

Tessa is starting to sit on her own! Way to go Baby Girl!

Our Weekend in Pictures

FRIDAY:
Mommy and Me Workout

Movie Night with the Baby Mamas

SATURDAY:
La Jolla with Daddy

Balboa Park Dance Festival with the Kilbride boys

SUNDAY:
Balboa Park Dance Festival with the Baby Mamas

Hope you all had a great weekend too!

Five Months!

Tessa, you are now five months old (and one day)! I can’t believe how much you are learning and how quickly you are growing! Here’s what you’ve been up to this month:
• You are 15 pounds and 26 inches long. You’re our growing girl!
• You are wearing size 3-6 month clothing and a size 2 diaper. You are starting to outgrow your 3-6 month jammies, and have to wear size 6 months.
• You love to talk, sometime shouting! You seem to think that church is a conversation between you and the pastor! You spend most of the time talking! Luckily we’re in the nursing mom’s room, so everyone thinks you’re the cutest thing!

• You have started to reach out for others to hold you! That is a big step for you, little mama’s girl.
• You are constantly grabbing Mommy’s cup and suck on the bottom rim. You especially love my venti iced Starbucks drinks!
• You love to roll! Your naps are often interrupted by you rolling onto your tummy and burying your face into the bed.

• You are sitting on your own for several seconds at a time. I know it is only a matter of days before you are an official sitter!
• We play peek-a-boo with your blankie, and you try to play peek-a-boo with your toys!

• You started making a pppppt squeaky noise. I’m trying to get a recording of it, but every time I get out my phone, you stop what you’re doing to try and grab my phone.
• You are a little girly girl! You love wearing dresses and hair bows!

Mommy and Daddy love you so much sweet Tessa. We are so blessed to have you in our lives!

Back in our Groove

Finally back at home, Tessa and I are trying to get back into the swing of things. We went to baby sign language story time at the library this morning. Our friends Amy and Jonas were there! Tessa isn’t signing anything, but we are practicing every day. She loves to watch the other kids and parents at story time!
Tessa and Jonas playing after story time

Ryan came home tonight! There’s a big dance festival in Balboa Park this weekend, so hopefully we’ll get a chance to go see some great performances!

A Life Well Lived

Today was a very special day. We celebrated the extraordinary life of Brandon Pentz. There was an estimated total of around 1,500 to 2,000 people gathered together to mourn the loss of and celebrate the life of Brandon with the Pentz family. I keep writing and rewriting this post, as I don’t know how to put this whole experience into words. I think I’ll just share my favorite moment of the service. Brandon’s Uncle Vic was one of the speakers, and he talked about the family. He said that Brandon would have been the last man in the Pentz family to pass down the family name. Uncle Vic said that once God created the best version of the Pentz man, He retired their jersey. I thought that was a really nice way to think about Brandon.

Please pray for the Pentz family as they grieve. Here is a link to Brandon’s obituary in the Press Enterprise. I think it is a nice snapshot of Brandon’s life. I wish you all had the opportunity to know this amazing, loving person. Just know that this world is a better place because of Brandon. He is greatly loved and will be terribly missed.

Weekend with the Baby Mamas!

That’s the name of my moms group, The Baby Mamas of San Diego! We had a busy and fun weekend together! Friday was our weekly workout. Gina sure got us sweating! I love incorporating Tessa into my workouts! It makes it all so much more rewarding.

Saturday we had a Meet the Daddies BBQ. It was so fun to hang out as complete families, mom, dad, and baby! There are so many fun moms in our group, and it was great to meet the dads who complete these families.

Sunday afternoon, we went to a musikgarten demo class. It was a great time to sing, move, and play rhythm instruments with Tessa. She seemed to really like it! Unfortunately, I don’t know if we’ll sign up for the classes. We are going to be busy almost every Sunday in September, and the classes are on Sunday afternoons. Plus, because I'm staying home this year, we can't afford to do everything. It’s hard to choose what to do with Tessa because I want her to experience everything! This will probably have to be one of those things we have to pass on, though.

Sunday night, Tessa and I drove up to my mom and dad’s. Robbie and Cameron started school today and my parents hold a Back to School dinner for the boys every year. Usually I’m already back to work, but this year Tessa and I were finally able to join in the fun!

Cameron started third grade, and I’m super excited about that! Of course that is my favorite grade level! I hope to be able to spend some time with him throughout the year, tutoring as needed, and encouraging him along the way!

Robbie started sixth grade today!! I can’t believe he is already in sixth grade! He is really growing up to be a fantastic kid, and smart, too! He takes after his Aunt Krista!

Laughing Tessa ~ A video for the grandmas!

...and everyone else who loves Tessa!
Tessa has started to really laugh good laughs! I caught a little on video, but the angle isn't good because if she knew I was taping her, she'd get very serious and stare at the camera! Enjoy!