Tanis age 9 months, 8 days..sleepless night

Since he was born, Tanis has been sleeping through the night with the occasional middle night wakings which are rare. Last night he awoke around 2 a.m., he doesn't sleep with a blanket because he rolls around so much. So he may have been a little cold last night. At this age we're still trying to work on breaking him of the bottle habit. During the day he takes a nap without a bottle but at night he has one before as he goes to bed, I know its a very bad habit but I'm trying to make it a smooth process as possible...for everyone. He may also be in the beginning stages of teething so I don't want to sleep coach him. When everyone (meaning grandma) follows the daily routine it all works out okay. So last night I gave him a bottle which he finished and I had hoped he would just fall back asleep. Unfortunately, last night was one of those times when a bottle would be the only thing to get him back to sleep. Since he had fallen asleep earlier without it, I figured he would fall back asleep fairly easily...but that wasn't the case. It's hard when I work in the mornings because I have to give him to daddy and can't be there for him. I feel so bad when he cries and I want to make it all better for him. It has truly been a learning process for us.

Kate Middleton Wedding Dress

I wasn't all into the whole "Royal Wedding" brouhaha but I have to say that Kate Middleton looked absolutely stunning in a gown designed by Sarah Burton. Burton most notably took over Alexander Mcqueen's house after the designer's death last year. Kate's gown showcases exqusite details such as the lace flowers hand-cut and hand engineered onto the silk ivory tulle with gentle padding on the hips invoking a Mcqueen trait the Victorian silhoutte. Arches and pleates giving the skirt of the dress volume. The back of the gown showcased 58 organza covered buttons and the train was an impressive 9 feet in length. Her "halo tiara", given to her by the queen, was held in place by a whispery silk-tulle gently sweeping across her face. A stunning royal bride indeed!

Walking the neighborhood.

Yesterday, myself, Scott & Tanis all went for a nice long walk in our neighborhood. I'm trying to establish some sort of routine for Tanis and going for walks daily is one. It also is helping me to get fit and try to lose some of the weight that I've gained after baby and have been too lazy to lose...Each day I go a different route so that he doesn't get bored, but he seems to just chill out and enjoy the ride. Anytime I see something interesting I point it out, but he was in such a zone out phase he was not interested.

Starting a Home Business

I've been trying to figure out the best home business to start and I've bounced around different ideas back and forth for as long as I can remember. I want to incorporate my love of fashion and my love for my family. One of my ideas is to start an online boutique, I know it requires a lot of hours but it may also provide the freedom I am looking for. I hope to have a website full of my own designs, I got the creativity, what I first need to master is the sewing and I know with practice and patience I can accomplish that. It's just been hard with the hecticness of my life, when I'm not at work I'm hanging with the baby or doing the things I can't when I'm at work. I want to be able to be with Tanis & Scott, but also make a living that allows me to be with them when I want to. I have realized (surprise! lol) that I still need to work and bring in money in order to accomplish this goal. I'm also hoping that this can be a family business and we can all work together...I'm still on the path to self discovery so stay tuned!

Milk overload!

This is what happens when you have just a little too much to drink..milk that is!