Roman...

Sorry, but when you are baby # 5, you kind of get deposited wherever Mom was last. At least Roman likes his bouncy swing!

Our little cross dresser...

The girls are always doing silly things to Roman when I am out of the room or gone for 2 minutes. You know, just your normal: cotton balls taped to his head, stamps stamped all over his body, dressing him up in nightgowns and dresses and adding headbands or flowers to his head. The poor thing has no clue what is going on either- he just smiles and smiles at you. I laughed yesterday when I came out to find this little number!

Two of my favorite things...

I have to say, Roman & coupons happen to be 2 of my favorite things in the world! The other night while I was pulling my expired ones, Roman was hanging out next to me waiting for his next milk induced coma. I guess I took too long to feed him because he started munching on the coupons instead. He does love those fingers too!

Christmas decorating has begun...

The kids are so excited for Christmas, so we started decorating last night. I'm one of those silly people who actually has  to wait until Dec 1st to start anything Christmasy (except shopping, I like to get that done early) so we put on some tunes last night and away we went. We put up a few lights, the tree, decorations and  had fun looking at all the  ornaments my Mom has bought the kids over the years. She gives each of them an ornament every Christmas so when they leave the house, they will have enough to start their own tree. It is always fun looking at all of them. I love this time of year and I love looking at our little fake tree decoated beautifully each year by excited little kids. Now if I could just find the extra stocking I bought a few years ago for future baby # 5 so all the stockings would match!

Cheeto is loved... or tortured?

The other day I tried making Cheeto a leash, so I could return the one I had bought, but it didn't go so well. I tried the bottom part on him and although it was around him snuggly, he kept getting out. After that, I didn't even worry about making the rest- the actual leash, I just stopped. I'm sure if I would have sewed the bottom part, we would have been fine, but I gave up. Last night I showed Tristin what I had started, so he had to try it on him. We made a few notes for alterations incase I tried again, so we'll see! Here's Cheeto, the poor thing!

Kara's baby shower

Yesterday was sweet Kara's baby shower so DeArley, Angie and I rode over together. It was a great shower with wonderful food! Love you Kara!

Cheeto goes to school...

It was probably the 2nd day we had Cheeto that Tristin came home from school and said his teacher would let him bring him in to show the class. On Friday at 3:00, we carried him in and let Tristin shine. He told the kids all about him and let them hold & pet him. It was pretty cute (minus the fact he needed a haircut, which he recieved last night!) While kids were waiting their turn to pet Cheeto, a herd of 5th graders started surrounding Roman like he was covered in candy or something. Before I knew it, a 1/3 of the class were playing with him, and making him smile & laugh. All I kept thinking was, Please get away from my baby, don't give him head lice, dont breathe on him, don't touch his hands because he will suck on them in 5 seconds getting whatever nasty germs you have, and please don't pick him up. I just smiled and took pictures while Tristin walked around to all his friends. Here's a few pictures!

Need baby shower gifts? Or holiday presents?

In my free time, I'm sewing up a few things and making some holiday gifts! If you need any let me know. I posted a few baby things on craigslist. I have onsies & binky sets for $ 4.50 each (size newborn & 0-3 months) and diaper/wipe holders for $ 2.00 right now. More is coming! Let me know if you need anything special!

The things a Mom will do...

Maybe I'm crazy, or maybe I just like to make ugly things cute, either way, yesterday was spent sewing for Cheeto. Yup, I spent hours sewing for a rodant. Laugh if you will, but I even googled guinea pig clothes! I'm not sure if I will go that far, but I kind of thought about a cute knited sweater! I had to dress up his ugly cage so I sewed a top blanket and a matching ruffle to cover the hunter green. (He's downstairs where it's a little colder, so I thought he would appriciate some warmth. And yeah, I know he's a boy, but he's getting stripes and polka dots on everything! Sorry Buddy,) I bought disposable gloves so I had to make a little bag for them to go in, plus a few carrying pouches for the kids. I labled most of his supplies and I happily await when I get to clean his cage later today! Yeah! I also made a daily chore chart for the kids listing their responsibilities. Every week I (or Papa) will clean the cage, but the rest of the week, the kids are semi in charge. I am trying. Really hard.

So, how is it going you ask???

 It is going Ok. There are parts that melt my heart and there are moments I wonder if I can really do this for a long period of time. I am freaking out about the hair so we have established a "pet apron & gloves" area. The kids are washing their hands like mad and we are removing poop like crazy! Why didn't anyone tell me about that??? Yesterday I watched you-tube videos for about a hour on how to care for your beloved pet and couldn't believe some of the people out there. I can tell you one thing- I am not going to let this little critter run around my living room, that's for sure! I think the poor thing is still in shock as he has endured a lot in the past few days. He started out in the back of the pet store and the day we bought him was his first day being with the other pets. Then we brought him home to quiet DeArley's house and got him situated, then 24 hours later, we uprooted him and he came to our super loud house, then he's been held a million times by super excited kids who have never had a pet, then yesterday he had his first bath. That was a horrifying experience for both of us, let me tell you! We have discovered he loves carrots and dislikes being chased around his cage so one of the kids can get him out. Oh and by the way, did I mention I think I am allergic to the wonderful thing too? Yeah, I am super excited about that. There's nothing better than feeling like I have swallowed a hair ball. We will see how things continue... wish me luck!