BIG NEWS!

Pip took her FIRST STEP this morning!  It was so cool!  Capri said, “Mom, Stop Screaming!”  But I couldn’t help it!

Yeah Pip!

2012 Fifth Annual Valentine’s Craftacular – TOMORROW!

I’ll be vending at the 5th Annual Valentine Craftacular at the East Side Club in Madison, WI tomorrow from 10 to 4.  Please stop by to visit me if you’re in the area!

1. Swarvoski Heart Hoop Earrings, 2. 'Paper' Doll Cowboys - Interactive, Dress UP, 3. Matryoshka Worry Dolls, 4. Braided Hand-Dyed Fabric Memory Wire Bracelets Created with fd's Flickr Toys

Above is a sneak peak of a few of the new items I’ve created for the show.  I will also have my candy drop jewelry, flower jewelry, typewriter rings, a few quilts, some fun hair accessories, apple butter, NEW Chocolate Raspberry Topping and MORE! 

 

Hope to see you tomorrow!

Dear Persimoni Mae – 9 months

My sweet little Pip!  You turned 9 months yesterday!  I can’t believe how fast this time has gone.  You are so much fun right now!  AND you have your Papa completely wrapped around your finger. 

It’s impossible to leave you alone at this point since you move as fast as lightening in either a crawling motion or a bear crawl.  You can walk along furniture but when we put you behind a push toy you stubbornly sit right down on your bottom.  Sometimes you will let go of the couch or us and stand for a few seconds on your own.  I’m afraid that walking isn’t too far off…

Your hair is so long that I have to put in a cute and fun little pony tail on the top of your head. If I don’t it hangs out in your eyes and is wild and crazy. 

There are two teeth on the bottom gums but I won’t be surprised if a new one pops up soon.

You hate getting your diaper changed but if your older sisters clap for you – you start to calm down.  You truly hate getting your coat or snowsuit on but once it’s done it doesn’t take long for you to calm down.  Capri has also decided that your belly is the BEST for Herberts (I think they’re supposed to be called Zerbert’s but I messed it up when Cedi was little so in our family they are Herberts)

You are a very good baby.  Happy and easy going.  So independent right now, I can only imagine how that will translate as you get older.  It’s a rare occasion for you to fall asleep in my arms or snuggle into my shoulder, but when those times do happen – it’s truly amazing!  Your innocence and beauty – they melt me.  I love you my dear, sweet, Persimoni Mae.  

Junie B.

I know I’ve said it before, but I have the BEST neighbor girls.  J and S came over last night so Jared and I could go on a date.  Along with them came a gift for my girls – an amazing collection of Junie B books!

I’ve been meaning to start reading some chapter books to my girls (one chapter a day) and I was going to start with my childhood favorites – Beverly Cleary.  BUT when I saw these Junie B books I knew they’d be perfect!  

We started Junie B Aloha-ha-ha! this morning and there is 9 chapters so we’ll done by early next week (or maybe earlier…they may get a treat of two chapters in a day if they’re good). 

Uncommon Awesomeness

This doesn’t happen often but I’ll take it when I can!  The girls snuggled together to watch “The Little Mermaid”.  Pip played around them.  Happy Afternoon to ME!

Interesting find on ‘Pip’

My dad discovered interesting about what Pip means while working on a crossword puzzle the other day.  I had to go to dictionary.com to see if it was true:

pip

³ [pip] Show IPA

noun

1.

a small seed, especially of a fleshy fruit, as an apple or orange.

And sure enough – Pip is part of an apple!  Too ironic!

Persimoni and InfantSee

I heard about the InfantSEE program soon after I had my first daughter, Mercedi.  I’ve been able to utilize the program for all three of my girls.  Persimoni had her free InfantSEE visit at Essential Family Vision Care in DeForest last week.  We see Dr. Trixie Eakin and my girls ADORE her! 

From the InfantSEE website:

Assessments at six to twelve months of age can determine healthy development of vision. Early detection of eye conditions is the best way to ensure a baby has healthy vision for successful development-now and in the future.

There are many clinics that offer this visit for FREE – just click HERE to find a doctor near you!

Pip was assessed for her visual acuity, ocular motility, binocularity, refractive status, and ocular health.  She passed all with flying colors – no issues were seen at this time.  Now I don’t have to bring her in again unless I feel like something is off or before she starts 4K.  It was a laid back visit and most of the testing was done using toys. 

Cedi had her vision rechecked at this visit as well.  We went to see Dr. Trixie before she started 4K and her eyes were at fairly significant levels that may have effected her reading.  The doctor wasn’t too concerned yet but wanted to watch her to see how she progressed.  Little ones eyes change so quickly – they could have improved in sixth months time – and they did!  It does look like she’s starting to lean towards near-sightedness but it’s not to the point that she needs glasses yet.  This does not surprise me at all since Jared has bad eyes and I have really bad eyes! 

When it was time to leave the Eye Doctor both of my girls gave Dr. Eakin a HUGE hug!  If you’re in the DeForest area I strongly recommend going to see her – she’s a fantastic eye doctor!