Weekend projects!

This weekend we decided to take full advantage of the sunny weather. I have sold numerous things on craig list the past week. We finally were able to clean out our entire play room and loft in the shop. I had a desk, couch, etc in there from when I was younger. I decided to purge and sell them on craigs list-plus a little extra cash is always nice. We also brought a truck load to an adoption garage sale that will be happening March 5th.

We decided to start digging out where Kohens playground/campfire will be. Put up a new basketball backboard for me and Kohen in the future, and finally took down a nasty monkey tree in the front of our house. It was all a huge success, and Im so happy we're getting it all done before baby number 2 comes along. Here a few pictures to highlight....

The play room

The loft in the shop

The monkey tree

Kohen's new playground site

New basketball backboard

2 1/2 months

I only have 2 1/2 months till this baby is here. With that said I have started studying my babywise book. I'm a huge advocate on babywise. Its not for all people, but its defiantly for me. I feel much more at ease having my baby on a schedule.

Why I loved babywise-

I love Babywise because it helped me feel like I had a little control in my life during a time when I truly felt so many things were so much out of my control! I started following Babywise from day one with Kohen and really liked how it helped me to plan my day. The structure it provided helped me to feel more prepared and more confident as a first time mom. I felt like I actually had a plan that I could follow and could also be flexible when the need arose, such as a growth spurt or traveling, etc. I was able to stick to Babywise and troubleshoot the 45-minute intruder, middle of the night wakings, and dropping naps. It was HARD but I did it!
Because of my consistent devotion to Babywise, Kohen started sleeping through the night at 7-9 weeks and started sleeping 12-13 hours a night at 5-6 months. A little later than an "Angel Baby" but I will take it! Once he learned to self-soothe around 3 months of age, it was like our whole world opened up and I felt like myself again!When people are amazed at how well Kohen sleeps, I just tell them that he is a Babywise baby.
When other people tell me, "Oh you are so lucky your son is a good sleeper!" I say: "I am not lucky. I worked my butt off to train him to be a good sleeper and I am extremely proud of that!" Babywise is hard work but it is SO worth it in the end!

This is my story and like I said babywise is not for everyone!

Newborn hat

Slo day design (sarah ortiz) made me this crochet newborn hat. I love it. If its a girl I can attach the pink flower to one of the bottons, if not then I just take it off. Is that not so smart. I thought I would post some pics of it b/c I love it so much!

NEW CARPET

I LOVE the new carpet that we just got installed into the babies room. A friend of Jordans put the carpet in today and it turned out amazing. So much nicer then the poop brown that was in there before! Still need to put the trim back around the bottom....

Best Chocolate Chip cookies EVER!

Made these yesterday and I have to share the recipe because there just that good! It makes enough to put some in the freezer and some for Jords lunches! Enjoy!

Grandma's Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 1/2 C butter, softened

1 1/2 C sugar

1 1/2 C brown sugar

4 eggs

1 t salt

2 t baking soda

1 t baking powder

2 t vanilla

5 C flour

2 bags Guittard Milk Chocolate Chips

1. Cream butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla together for about 3 minutes. You want the mixture to be well incorporated.

2. In a separate medium sized bowl mix the dry ingredients.

3. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed ingredients and mix until all the flour is incorporated.

4. Add the chocolate chips and mix.

5. Roll into balls and place on a cookie sheet.

6. Bake at 350 for about 8 minutes. Do not over bake. You'll want to take the cookies out of the oven when they start to crack, then let them stay on the hot cookie sheet to continue cooking for about 5 minutes