10 days i would love to erase

Wed 27th June was the start of a week and a half i would love to erase from my memory....

it all started with Deacons asthma flaring up with the onset of a cold / virus. He was so sick he had the shakes and all. It breaks my heart to see them so sick especially when they say things like this "i don't like this mummy...i want it to go away" so sad :(
As much as i try to keep the kids separate when sick it is impossible with 3 kids all so little.
So then its was Maisy and lastly Baylin who all picked up the sickness.
The virus came with vomiting, high temps (i mean HIGH like 40.5), coughs, runny noses, not eating... you name it we had it.
It affected Baylin to most and he was vomiting after every feed and i mean i was changing clothes after every feed he was vomiting that much. He was even worse at night as the horrible cough was keeping him up. In that 10days or so if we got 2hrs sleep in a row or 4 hrs a night total we were doing ok.
We had 2am calls to nurse on call and doctors visits ended with just words of your doing a great job but we cant give them anything just keep pushing on.... I guess its the best option but i just wanted sleep and my babies to be better.
Days at home without leaving were the trend and we were just hoping it would end.

So here we are 10 or so days later and all is a million times better. Deacon and Maisy are back to playing, arguing, loving each other and Baylin is happy to play for more than 5mins like the last 10days. (still not sleeping great but i have had 4hrs in a row now!)
It has been extremely hard but thanks to my husband we made it through. It defiantly has taught me a few lesions though.

1. Enjoy healthy happy kids as much as you can as it can change in a heartbeat.
2. My crazy busy life before the sickness was nothing compared to the sickness and non sleep
3. Work is defiantly taking a back seat as family is way more important
4. I take WAY too much on with the word NO not in my language and that is defiantly something i need to change
5. 3 kids under 4 is way harder than i thought and i need better time management

I finish by sharing some photos of the last few weeks with you (pre and post sickness!)

I hope you have all been well and not suffered this horrible virus too :)

p.s i apologise to people who have been waiting on emails etc... i will try and get back on track this week

Busy Busy Busy

Baylin is 4mths old now and i have slowly been increasing my work load. I have also booked in for my first market back - Bendigo - on the 16th June.
I am however finding it harder than I thought at present to get things done with three kids! Yes i know i have 3 kids so that's hard enough as it is but i think i put high expectations on myself to do more!
Baylin is a great baby but doesn't sleep heaps during the day and does enjoy alot of attention.
It is really hard to get that balance between frustration of no work and Sam your a mum first and forget work!
I'm sure ill work it out but in the meantime - Sleep who needs it!! Late nights it is for me :)

I did manage however recently to make a blanket for Deacons bed.

Firstly I found a retro tablecloth from Felix - an antique shop in Dromana. I then found a vintage blanket from The Vintage Shed in Tyabb. Added a few fabrics I love and there you have it! I love it and so does Deacon!

DIY Doll Cradle for Maisys BDay

For Maisys birthday I wanted to make her a cradle for her dolls that she can keep for years to come.
So I thought Id share with you what I did.
Let me know what you think?!!

Step 1: Purchase cradle off EBay for a bargin $14

Step 2: Spray Paint Cradle - Two Cans of paint from Bunnings!

Step 3: Buy some foam to make the mattress

Step 4: Make a cover for mattress

Step 5: Make a doll pillow

Step 6: Make a doll patchwork blanket

Step 7: Purchase a gorgeous Willow Doll from the lovely Bec at La De Dah Kids

Step 8: Put it all together and presto!! GORGEOUS

Maisy Turns 2!!

I cant believe that my little girl is two!
We celebrated Maisyn's Birthday on Sunday but her actual birthday was Monday 23rd April. What a day it was two years ago when she was showing her stubbornness already and made me wait 4 days past her due but let me get to hospital with 14mins to spare before she greeted us with her presence.

She is a beautiful girl filled with SOOOOO much personality and attitude. She makes me smile so much and gives us happiness everyday. We love you to bits Maisy Moo! xx

Here are some photos from our lovely day on Sunday.

Baylins corner of our room

Baylin is 10 weeks now and we have just moved the cot into our room. He is getting too big for the bassinette (moses basket) so i thought it was safer to put him in the cot. He is sharing a room with Deacon so we still want him in our room until he fully sleeps through the night. (currently only waking once!)

I wanted to make his corner of the room something special for him though so I made this cute little bunting and raindrop mobile for him to gaze at. He loves colours and movement so it makes me smile everytime I walk in our room.

Nesting...

Finally in the last few days leading up to the birth of Baylin I tackled a job I have been wanting to do for months!! Make a blanket for Maisy's bed...

And sure enough the nesting came into action and I achieved something I had been putting off for ages!

Maisy was very happy with the finished product and it looks great in her room

Sam xx

Our family of 4 became 5!!

3 weeks have passed since the birth of my third child and I think its about time that I got back into some work!!

Firstly Happy New Year to you all and I hope you have had a great start to 2012. I defiantly have :)

It is so nice not to be pregnant anymore and feel half normal. More energy and I am starting to get me sewing motivation back to get started on some new things. For the next few months anyway the goal is to start sewing again for a few outstanding wholesale customers and then slowly list things online for sale. With 3 kids under 3 and 1/2 markets are going to take a back seat for the short term. Working from home is much better option at the moment

3 weeks ago today my son Baylin Phillip was born at 12.24am (missed his due date by 24mins) weighing in at a big (for me!) 8 pound 3. My other two were 7pound and 7 pound 5! He was 52cms long.

I choose to have him in the family birth centre this time round and it was the best thing I could of done. The midwifes were great during the whole pregnancy and the birth was as good as it could be DRUG FREE but its so worth it in the end.

Its amazing how busy you can be with two kids and then a third one comes along and your love just grows stronger and stronger. I couldn't be a more proud and happy mum! (or MOM as Maisy calls me..hehe)

Deacon and Maisy have settled in so well to having a little brother and they love him to bits. Deacon tells me everyday when he sees him in the morning.... "Hes such a little cutie mum!" and Maisy loves when I put him on the change mat as she goes into mum mode and goes and gets his nappy to help change.

I plan to use my blog heaps more this year so I can share all my work and family news!!

Thanks for reading and looking forward to getting back into some work

Sam xx