I keep forgetting to share this little book I made for Tuesday on Shutterfly. I had an idea for a little book that would show Tuesday what it was like when she was a baby so that she could get a better idea of what it would be like when the new little baby comes. I came up with this.
I decided to just go with photos from her first year.
Some of the spreads:
Talking about Tuesday in the belly, and how we delivered her at home.
I talked about Tuesday meeting lots of people for the first time, in preparation for lots of people wanting to meet the new baby.
Talking about how she couldn’t sit up, or ride forward in the car. I also have a page that talks about her being carried everywhere because she couldn’t walk.
Cloth diapers. When I pulled them out of storage she knew what they were right away from this book (even though she almost never wore this pre-fold style).
How babies communicate and what they want all the time… mama milk! I have a few more pages that talk about how papa’s funny faces and cuddling made her feel better. And about how she liked to swing and bounce too.
I was being generous here… instead of sleep much I should have said, “AT ALL” but thought that might be a little harsh. I think I worded it in a way that when she looks at this as an adult, she’ll know what was up.
Tuesday has this book completely memorized. From the monitor one day I heard her (at rest time) reading to her Birdy, “I ate apples, beets, bananas, and more!” If you ask her what she ate as a baby this is what she says (word for word).
I really wanted to show that we didn’t just leave her home as a baby but took her everywhere we went. Hopefully I can point to this when/if she asks why the baby has to come with us everywhere (obviously hoping she doesn’t ask this!).
On the back cover I wrote: “All about Tuesday Lee Garrison’s first year, 2009. With love from Mama & Papa March 2012”.
Some thoughts on the book itself. The Shutterfly process could not be easier. And the price was right (I had a free coupon, then just had to pay a little extra for a few extra pages and shipping). I think the quality is pretty good, I mean it works great as a kids book. That’s where we keep it, with all the other books in her room.
And does she like it? Oh my goodness yes. This book was a HUGE hit. Tuesday has a lot of books so she usually rotates through them pretty well, but this one comes up a lot. And she likes reading it to herself all the time. I imagine it will get more play after the baby comes as well. I may end up doing these for each year, not sure.
This really makes me want to get my blog into a hard copy format. I have 7 years to deal with though and I haven’t found a program that lets me do it in any kind of way that sounds fun to me right now. I’d love to look through it in this way though. Has anyone else tried a blog to book thing?
Celebrating crafts, kids and the everyday through photographs.
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Oh hey, remember when I used to spin? No, no, not on a stationary bike, but with my lovely wheel. Ah those were good times. I even spun a bunch while Tuesday was a newborn. You know, while she nursed for three hours at a time (the new baby won’t do that right? it will sleep right? because you can only have one newborn that doesn’t take naps, right? RIGHT?). Well I took a long break from the hobby. I would like to blame Tuesday, and say she got into the wheel, but that’s not really true. I’m not sure why I didn’t do it. Partly I was overwhelmed by the amount of fiber I got into the house in the last few years. I was in a couple fiber clubs and just kept collecting fiber. Then it was stored away behind the stuff we wanted to sell for the garage sale. It wasn’t until we finally had our sale (a few weekends ago), that the stash was revealed once more. Instead of getting overwhelmed I got excited and pulled some fiber out to see how getting back into it would go.
(the first thing back on the wheel, not too bad!)
(some thick and thin for my mom’s birthday last week)
My blog friend Stacey used to spin a lot too and she posted a few months ago about either getting back into it or selling the wheel. I was having the same feelings as her, it wasn’t right to have so much beautiful stuff, and not using any of it! I’m glad I decided to get it back out. I don’t know how long this phase will last, but it certainly is nice to have a real mellow craft to do. I can’t seem to sit all the way still, but this is probably as close as I’ll get. And Bj says the sound of the wheel is very relaxing, I’d have to agree! Do you have any crafts that are gathering dust? I have to admit this isn’t my only one…
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It has been a fairly mild summer thus far. Not too hot. And not too sunny. I’ve been asked, “Aren’t you glad it’s not hot?” since I’m noticeably pregnant. I said I didn’t mind one way or the other, but then we did have one hot day and I was like, “OH NO, this is NO GOOD!” So I must say, yes, I am enjoying this very mild late spring/early summer. I am still upset that I was never able to find a maternity rain jacket despite being willing to pay just about any price for one through our very rainy winter/spring. I do not understand how there is no market for a true maternity rain jacket, surely every pregnant person doesn’t just stay inside? I digress. Our backyard with a very strong side of rain:
More rough around the edges than we’d like (I need to weed badly!). But the front yard has really taken the brunt of my neglect. Leaving flowers on stems past their prime and adding in a lot of rain makes for a pretty pathetic entrance. Plus I’ve got some kind of mildew on a few things. And we almost lost a rose tree thing because it had so many blooms and the ground got so soggy, it’s all staked up now, but a few other things have succumbed to all the wet and are weeping over. Luckily the very strong and lovely smell of our lavender with roses thrown in the mix seem to overwhelm everyone’s senses and most people just exclaim over the wonderful smells coming up our walk. Either that or they are just being nice to me. I think the odds of me weeding right now are pretty much zero. Well if you do see me out there you can bet it’s a month from now and I am trying everything to get the baby out! ha! Think good thoughts I don’t get another 42 weeker…
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