This first one is of Coban & Eli. Both of them wereplaying up when we were trying to take nice photos of them. They are both just SO cute lol.
I used Sketch Plate #3 by Anita Stergiou and the Digital Tag Team Collab Kit #1-Sweet On Summer.
And this is D and I on our wedding day 2003. It was for a lyrical challenge at DSS and i'm quite happy with the result.
I used Amy Teets Sun Porch kit for this LO.
I have absolutely no idea if this is normal but i sure hope so lol.
For the past month, my belly has been feeling so tight and heavy. Each day, the top of my belly feels sore. It's sort of hard to explain but it is kind of like it feels bruised or something. I have thought that it is just something that happens when you have 2 babies squished into one small space. Anyone care to let me know that it is normal?? Please lol.
Here i am at 24 weeks:
It is very unusual for us to have a weekend that isn't full on lately. If D doesn't plan anything without me knowing, we will have this weekend to ourselves. I am really looking forward to that. Especially as he needs to mow the lawns lol. I would love to get more stuff packed too but we have run out of boxes so that will have to wait. We still haven't found anything yet but i am really praying that we find something ASAP so that i can start organising stuff for the twins. Not to mention that i am SO sick of inspecting houses. It is such a drag!!
D isn't nearly as stressed out about it as I am but that's just him. He is just excited because he gets to go 4wd'ing with his mates for the Queen's Birthday long weekend. It was supposed to be a 'Boys' only weekend but one of his mates has decided to take his 2 kids. I think D is a bit shirty about that as he was really looking forwrad to getting stuck into his poor old 4wd lol. He hasn't really been able to go nuts and test it out as everyone else that he has been with are all wusses!!
Anyway, now that it's not 'Boys' only, D said that Coban and I could go but there is no way i am going 4wd'ing in my condition lol. I would end up going into pre-term labour in the middle of the freezing cold bush and probably getting stuck or something. I don't think so!!! As much as I enjoy 4wd'ing, I don't think i will be doing it for quite a while.
Yesterday I was very lucky to have met up with one of the girls from my 'Due In' group. Sarah has 2 kids already and her 2nd little boy is due on the 2nd September. We really hit it off and had the best time chatting away and letting our boys run wild. They were actually really well behaved and Coban just loved having a 'big boy' to play with. Eli is almost 4 so he was really 'cool'. Sarah & I were trying take photos of ourselves but they just kept looking very ordinary lol. I managed to get one of mine to look half decent (if you disregard my extra chins lol) and made a LO of it.
I also have 2 other LO's to show. The first one is of my new Ugg boots. I just couldn't help but do a LO of them lol. My kids need to know how much of a dag i really am.
And this one is of D's Grandpa and his 4 sons:
Today i had to go to the shops and do a few quick errands. On my way to the shops, I walked into a Child's wear/toys shop where they had a hairdresser at the back of the shop. I took Coban down to watch another boy getting his hair cut so that he wouldn't see it as being such a horrible drama. (He absolutely HATES it when we cut his hair at home). Anyway, I decided that he could get his hair cut as it really was getting very long and shaggy looking.
After LOTS of tears, this was the outcome...
Short back and sides!! It is so much shorter than i expected but i really like it. He looks so cute when we put a bit of gel in his hair.
We are off to Geelong tomorrow for Daniel's Grandpa's b'day lunch. Daniel is working till 1pm so his Dad is picking Coban & I up and Daniel will come down after work. It should be a good day!!
I haven't really been scrapping up a storm lately. I feel like i have lost a bit of mojo so when i start something, it ends up looking completely different to my original ideas. It is very frustrating as the origianl ideas are always so much better lol. I did however, receive the latest SM mag in which my free Paper & Alpha are included!! I'm not all that happy with the way the paper turned out but i'll survuve. I do get paid for them so it's all good.
For those of you out there that have had twins or more, how did you cope with the later parts of pregnancy?? My belly is so sore and heavy and I just feel so exhausted all the time. Luckily i haven't put on much weight (at least it doesn't look like i have. I don't weigh myself.) so i don't have that to contend with as well. I just feel so uncomfortable all the time!! And i'm only 23 weeks. :(
I'm not really in the blogging mood tonight so i will add a few LO's and then leave it there.
Here i am at 22 weeks 1 day:
Feeling very heavy and easily exhausted at the moment but i guess that's to be expected. I am pretty happy with it all so far though. With Coban, I had ballooned by now. At least I am still able to wear a lot of my old pants which has been great. I am walking with a waddle already which is absolutely hilarious and everytime i get up from the couch, it takes a real effort!! I make all kinds of grunting, moaning noises lol.
I am really hoping to find a new house soon as I want to get it all out of the way so i can concentrate on buying the stuff for the babies. And Coban needs to get a big bed too but i don't want to get it just yet as it will be an extra thing to move. Plus we need the money to pay bond etc. I am off to check out a couple of places today and i have another one close by next week. So i am really hoping that one of these houses is the one!! PLEASE!!!!
Scrapping wise, I have been reasonably productive. I made a little double 5x5 canvas for my nephew's naming ceremony. I did forget to take photos of course and it turned out fabulously!! I was so proud of myself. I also got my first acceptance from SC this week!! It was for my LO 'Live Life As Play' which i really liked so i'm glad that someone wanted it.
For this layout i used the add on kit for the DSS May Collab kit. It was created by Luiza Garay.
I used DeDe Smith's Spring Fever kit~available at DSS
I used Anita Stergiou's Sketch Plate 10, Floriade kit & Flower Cliipies for this LO~available at Pickleberrypop.
And the awesome Collab kit #1 called Sweet on Summer. Created by the Digital Tag Team!!
I used Carole Neale's Send In The Clowns kit for this layout~available at DSS
And lastly, this LO was creted using designs from Amy C~ available at PDW & SBB
That's all i can muster at the moment. I should go and tidy up a bit before we look at these houses.
Everything used in this LO is from Faer Oak.
Credits can be found here.
Credits can be found here.
I used the April DSS Mega Kit for this LO.
Credits can be found here.
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Earth and Sky kit by Amy Cheeseman.
Credits can be found here.
Credits can be found here.
Faer Oak's Briar Sunset.
Credits can be found here.
Some pics from Coban's b'day party.
Credits can be found here.
Credits can be found here.
And i was recently lucky enough to be accepted onto Anita Stergiou's CT. I have always liked her stuff so i had to take the plunge and apply. I am so glad that i did as I have had so much fun so far using her products and getting to know the other girls. And she's an Aussie too!!!! BONUS.
So here are a couple of LO's i have done using her stuff:
This first LO was using her Floriade kit.
Credits can be found here.
And I used a sketch template and Strawberry Iced Kisses for this LO.
Credits can be found here.
And now time for a belly shot. Unfortunately this is a really bad photo but you get the idea.
I feel very, very slack as I haven't posted in here for over 2 weeks. Better late than never right? RIGHT??? lol
There's not really all that much to say at the moment. I am 19.5 weeks along and feeling pretty good. I'm getting more of a protruding belly which is kinda cool. And i don't feel really fat yet which is even cooler!! I'm sure i was heaps bigger at this stage with Coban. I am feeling both the little bubs moving around more now too which is so wonderful. It is such a relief to know that they are both still hanging in there. We go for our scan next Friday so we are getting very excited!! We will be finding out the sexes but keeping it a secret from everyone just 'cause we can. It was my idea and it's basically just because i'm mean!! lol. And names will DEFINITELY be kept a secret as i just know that i will get negative remarks.
I have been busy looking at houses for the past couple of weeks. It is very frustrating that they don't put heaps of photos on the www so that you can actually get a better idea of a place. I have looked at so many houses and they are all just not quite right. We may have to move a little bit further out than we planned but it will be worth it to have luxuries.
Friday after our U/S, we are heading up to Kapunda, S.A to stay with my Dad and brother for a few days. We will leave Melbourne Friday about 10.30am and driving until we feel like stopping. Then we'll stay the night somewhere and then keep going through to Kapunda the next morning so we will get there early Saturday morning. We plan on going to the Barossa and and doing the wineries. We usually do this when we go to Dad's as he lives right near there. Hopefully we score ourselves some great deals and once I am no longer pregnant, I can enjoy a glass or two again.
It is my nephew Xavier's naming ceremony on the Sunday and this will be the first time that we have seen him IRL. I am really looking forward to it!! I just need to think of something to make for him. Any ideas?????
I am in the process of making a mini album for a friend's Mum atm. I have visions in my head of what it should look like so hopefully it turns out that way lol.
I was going to leave you with some LO's and a belly pic but it seems blogger has other ideas so i'll post them later.
I thought i'd better update on yesterday considering it was Coban's birthday. Since we already had his party on the weekend, we didn't really do too much on the actual day. Mum came over and we went to McDonalds for lunch. Coban had about 2 bites of his burger and a handful of chips but was really just interested in the playground. He went and had a play outside and even growled at a kid that was being bossy and pushing him away. That's my boy lol. After that we went back inside and got him a soft serve cone. He loved that!!
Mum got him a new Tonka tow truck and a Wiggles doona cover. Since we don't have his bed yet, we took out the pillow case and found a pillow for him. He has had that in his cot and just loves it. He says goodnight to them all before he goes to sleep lol.
Last night he woke up hysterical and wouldn't stop crying for ages. I still don't know what was wrong with him but i suspect he may have either had a nightmare or a sore tummy. He slept in our bed for a little while but i put him back as I couldn't sleep. He is fine this morning.
I did this LO for the monthly scraplift challenge at DSS using the April challenge freebie, Elegant Blooms by Tabby Lewis.
I also got DH to take a picture of my growing belly last night. I can't believe how much it is poking out at the moment. It's so funny.
were made for walking, and pretty much anything else you could think of lol.
Coban's Grandpa & his girlfriend bought them for Coban's b'day and they are the most incredible looking boots ever. They are a Thomas Cook brand and are called 'Amphibian' footwear because they are designed to be worn in water, snow, mud etc, etc. Which is perfect for Coban as he loves all of those things and we like to go 4WD'ing and camping. So anyway, I just thought I'd post a pic of them because I think they are so cool.
Coban's birthday party was a huge success. The weather was absolutely glorious and I am so glad that we decided to have it at the park. We chose the most beautiful big open park called Westerfold's Park in Templestowe and it was perfect. We managed to get a couple of tables under a couple of big trees so there was plenty of shade and room.
I made an Elmo cake and Coban loved it. I got a lot of comments from everyone there too so I was pretty pleased with myself lol. I was certain that i would stuff it up as I had to make the cake bigger so couldn't use the guidelines that i had.
I was so proud of Coban all day too. He was so well behaved and totally cute with food and dirt all over his face lol. He just can't help himself when we are in a park.
Here are some more pics of the day.
In the morning we decided to give him his main present which was a basketball ring and stand. He loved it and weplayed with that for ages. He then noticed the big cardboard box that it came in and climbed in for a rest. It was so adorable. I had a brilliant idea to turn the box into a boat for him. (Too much watching PlaySchool i think lol). So anyway, DH & I got to making this boat which took about 10 minutes and Coban thought that was just fabulous. So all in all it was a great day. I did wake up this morning with a major tummy ache and feeling sick so i think next time i won't eat as many chocolate crackles.
Here are a couple of my LO's to show:
Credits: Crazy Crafter by Sherri Tierney~available at DigiScrapShak
Credits: Too many things to mention.
And most of you already know this but our house was broken into Friday morning. The only things that were taken were 2 of DH's guitars so it's all just a bit too weird. Nothing else was taken or even touched so it seems that it may have been an inside job. At least that is our opinion anyway. I really hope they turn up at a second hand dealers somewhere and we get them back as the acoustic was DH's fave possession and has a lot of sentimental value to him.
Ok better go and do some grocery shopping now.
I am getting all excited as my little boy will be 2 on Tuesday. The past 2 years have flown by but I am not sad at all that he is growing up. I am enjoying this new phase (besides the screaming) and am loving the fact that he has such a vibrant personality. I love watching him dance to The Wiggles & get involved in Play School. It's just gotten all so interactive and I'm loving it.
The next thing is getting him into his big bed. We need to go out and get one very soon so that he is well and truly used to it by the time our babies arrive. Following that is toilet training but he doesn't seem ready enough yet. He does sit on the toilet occassionally but never does anything. I'm not too fussed just yet.
I will be spending the next few days baking and preparing party food for Coban's party on Sunday. I just hope I don't go and eat all the chocolate crackles before the day lol. We are heading to a park for the party and the weather is supposed to be quite nice so i am keeping my fingers crossed. Otherwise we will have it here. There won't be many kids coming. Mostly family and a few friends which is the way i like it at this age. I don't think I could handle a horde of cranky toddlers lol.
Mum is coming over on Tuesday and we will take Coban to McDonald's for lunch. I know, Macca's is not the healthiest choice but i know he would love it. And he can go and play afterwards. So basically for the next 5 days or so, I will be flat out.
I'd better add the layouts i have done over the past week. Again, I have plenty as my blogging days are few and far between.
Credits: Leroy Brown by Carole Neale & Beth Hesselberg~ available at DigiScrapShak
Credits: Craft Jar by MissMint
Credits: Urban Bohemian by Jen Wilson
Credits: Wonderful by Shabby Princess
Credits: Silly Boy-Cuddlebug by Shabby Princess
Credits: Festival by Shabby Princess
Credits: Bits and pieces of everything. I did use the Photoblast Vivid Colour action on the photo~available at DigiScrapShak
Credits: Serentiy Valley by Faer Oak~available at Pickleberrypop
Credits: Phresh & Phunky by Laura Deacetis
Phew, that's the end of those. Now i can't remember what else I was going to say. lol
I forgot to mention earlier that the Melbourne EB girls got together yesterday at Jells Park. It was really great to meet Ruey, Nicole and Tash and of course to catch up with Dannii, Clair & Felicity and all our kidlets. As usual, Coban was off having himself a good time but worrying me senseless while he ran off everywhere. I swear i spend most of my time chasing after him and saying 'NO' when we go out lol. I wonder when that will change? Will it ever???
I didn't manage to get any photos unfortunately but Clair has some on her blog. And hers are far better than mine would have been lol.
That's the end of this post. I need to go and get myself some lunch.
I was asked for a pic of my belly so here it is:
14 weeks 6 days
Sorry but i had to cut my head out of the pic as I wasn't smiling and looked terrible. lol
Faer Oak is having a massive sale right now at Pickleberrypop so hurry on over and score yourself a bargain.
Well we didn't end up doing anything that we planned yesterday lol. We did do a bit of a clean up and DH tidied up the garage. Then he ended up snoozing on the couch while i did a fair bit of housework. It was so great to be able to get a heap of stuff done as I just haven't had the energy lately to keep the place looking nice.
Since I have been a slack blogger (yes i know, you're getting sick of hearing that) I have so many layouts to show. I have been feeling pretty good lately so i've been able to sit down and pump out some LO's. I will show them first but beware, there are heaps...
I used Rikkiscraps Bootleg Flowers kit for this LO~available at PolkaDotPotato.
Bonjour kit by Bad Candy~available at PolkaDotPotato.
JannyLynn's Fresh kit~available at DigiScrapShak.
I used the DSS March challenge freebie kit for this LO. The kit is called Serenity and it is by Carrie Krotine~available at DigiScrapShak.
Faer Oak's Aquamarine Lagoon kit was used for this LO. Available at Pickleberrypop.
I had fun doing this one. It was actually pretty hard to do because it's not my usual style but it was fun. The kit i used is called Peace Out by Amy C. It is available at PlainDigitalWrapper.
I used JannyLynn's Fresh kit and add-on for this one. Available at DigiScrapShak.
The kit i used for this LO is called Dream of Flowers by Graziela Mendes. It is available at PolkaDotPotato.
And this beautiful LO (yes it's one of my faves) was made using stuff from Faer Oak~available at Pickleberrypop.
This LO was made using a mix of stuff. Credits can be found here.
Phew, I think that's all the LO's I have to show. Oh actually I did do a double LO which is too hard to show here so you can check it out at DSS: Page 1 Page 2
So onto my life now. Yesterday we went to my best friends daughter's 2nd birthday party. It was a lot of fun and lots of yummy food. They had hired a small farm animal display to come for a few hours which kept the kids thoroughly entertained all day. And they also had a small jumping castle which they had set up. They own this and it is just the perfect size for a small group of kids to use at a time. They have a pretty decent size property in Warrandyte so it all fitted perfectly. Coban didn't end up having a nap until we left. He fell asleep in the car almost instantly and we put him to bed when we got home. When he woke up, he was in the best mood. I was quite surprised after all the sugar he ate lol.
I am needing to get my act together now and start organising everything for Coban's party. It is on the 1st April so i don't have all that long to go. I need to figure out what food i'm making and buy all the stuff i need for it. Mmmm...I love kids party food!!
There hasn't really been all that much happening lately for me to talk about. We got our results back from our NT scan and we are in the low risk category so that's a relief. Now I just have an ultrasound at the end of April and we'll be half way there!! Yippee.
I am hoping to be able to go to the baby shop today and check out this pram i wan to buy. And figure out which car seats to get to fit into the car. I think coban can get a booster seat and hopefully we only need to buy one more car seat like the one we have. I am a bit fussy and have to have things matching. So all the car seats need to be black and preferably the same pattern material etc. That goes for cots too. We need to get 2 new cots that match. We are using one at the moment that is not what i wanted to use for Coban but i had to make do. This time around, there is no excuse for not having matching cots!! I have already made my point clear to DH lol.
Speaking of my 2 boys, they are both out in the backyard at the moment making DS a magic wand. They are using an old wooden curtain rod thing to make it with and DH is painting it black with white tips. How cute!!! Coban has the Wiggles movie and there is a magician on there that he loves so DH found it very fitting to have his own magic wand.
Last night I watched my Blues take on the Brisbane Lions and kick their butts!!!! I am so proud and half tempted to get a menmbership this year. Except both the people i used to go to the footy with, no longer go. My Mum works all the time and my friend now lives in Brisbane. Oh well, there is always tv.
That's it from me. I need to get my lazy but dressed to do stuff!!
