New Venture

I got bit by the crafty bug.  I got sick of buying wipes so, I decided to make a few dozen cloth wipes to use with the cloth diapers.  As I was doing that, I got an idea to make another baby carrier.  I have wanted a Mei Tei for a while.  I just hadn't had the energy or the time to make one.  Well, this last week I bit the bullet and made one for myself.

The straps around the back were way too short so I had to patch things together to make it long enough.  Other than that, I really like the carrier!  I think Marsi likes it too.

When I posted the picture online, a friend of mine asked if I would make one for her.  I was having fun, and with the 4 day weekend coming up, I decided to take it on.  It turned out HORRIBLE!!!  The pocket was placed on wrong and I forgot to cut off some fabric because it was 60 inches wide instead of 45 inches.  I ended up freaking out, getting upset with Endrit trying to help and demanding that he go to his parent's house and get the seam ripper.

After ripping things apart, taking the excess fabric off and sewing it back together again, I love it!  I am SO excited to send this off to my friend.  

I think that Marsi also approves. 

Next on my list, shopping cart cover!

7 years ago...

I married my best friend.  

Our life changed beautifully in the last year of our marriage welcoming Marsi into our hearts and home.

There were some things that I knew I was signing up for, and others that have been surprises.

I knew I signed up for Endrit to get his PhD.

  

I didn't know that Endrit would become the best stay at home Dad for a few months while I went back to work.

He is still my best friend, my confidant and the man I want to be with the rest of my life and into the eternities.

Swimming

Marsi swam for the first time on Saturday.  She absolutely loved it!  She loved floating on her little life jacket.  She even learned to kick and move her arms so she could move around by herself.  It was really fun to see her smile and splash around.  Just another experience for the baby!  We love giving her experiences.  She seems to take them all in stride. 
She is army crawling like a champ and getting up on hands and knees.  She will be full on crawling before we know it.  Sheesh that baby grows up so fast!

Swings

It was almost bed time and Marsi decided to skip her before bed nap.  So, to keep her awake, I decided that we needed to go to the park and give her the experience of a swing.  She held on for dear life, waiting, anticipating, and LOVING the swings.  She giggled so much.  It tired her out just enough.  People at the park were smiling at Marsi because of course she is just so cute.  I think we will do this every once in a while for her.  I absolutely love this picture!

Happy Half Birthday (not so baby) Baby Girl!!!

It amazes me that Marsi is 6 months old today!  She has brought so much good into our life.  We have gone through so many things that have made us better people.  She has learned so many things and is the most precious thing ever.  She eats everything the can get into her mouth.  She loves cords and we need to find out something to get rid of all our cords we have...REALLY need to do that.  She has managed to pull down the PlayStation already.

Not such a baby anymore

Marsi is getting so big.  She has started to try and feed herself if I don't get food into her mouth fast enough.

She is getting ready for summer with some awesome shades and a swimsuit.  Her reusable swim diapers are coming in the mail this week!  By the way, we still love cloth diapering!

She is sitting up like a complete champ.  She thought she was awesome sitting on the beautiful lawn of Temple Square and even staying up while leaning.  Such a sweetie.

She is also getting SO tall.  27 inches at last check.  She goes into the pediatrician next week.

She is also starting to stand like a champ with minimal support...but dang!  Look at those thighs!!!  She is a hefty baby.  Almost 19 lbs.

Of course she is a big cheese.  She melts our hearts completely and even said her first word!!!  MAMA!

Here is a somewhat recent picture of her scar.  She is healing up so well.  She did have some fluids on her heart and we gave her the last dose of prednisone tonight.  She goes into the cardiologist for her last (hopefully) appointment for a few years. She will have another x-ray and echocardiogram to see about the fluids and if her heart is getting smaller.  At last x-ray, it was getting smaller.

All in all, things are great with us.  She is wonderful. I have a full time job.  Endrit applies for jobs almost every day.  All is well with us.

Mr. Mom

Well, today Endrit gets to really be Mr. Mom.  He has been stay at home dad for a few months now.  This is different.  This is the first time that he even said that he feels like a mom.  I am at work and he is at the cardiologist with Marsi.  It is the first time that he has gone to a doctor's appointment with Marsi without me there.  It is pretty easy for her.  There is no blood work today.  No immunizations, just looking at her incision, x-rays, an electrocardiogram and a small echocardiogram.  I think that Daddy will do just fine with it.  I am still debating going to her regular 6 month pediatrician appointment because it will have immunizations and Endrit does not do well with needles at all and I want her to have some support when he usually leaves the room for things like this.

fast forward an hour...

The cardiology appointment went well. Marsi does have a little bit of fluid around her heart.  It is a very small amount, but it needs to go away.  This should be done by medication.  She goes back to the cardiologist for another echocardiogram and x-ray in a week.  Other than that, the electrocardiogram is showing that her heart is working more normally.  It is showing that there is a lot less stress on her heart which is great news.  When we have her 9 month pediatric appointment they will want us to get another x-ray to ensure that her heart is in fact getting smaller over time.

I also set up her 6 month pediatric appointment for May 3 at 3:45 pm.  The school is allowing me to leave the building 15 minutes before the final bell so that I can have enough time to pick her up and get to the appointment in time.  I am lucky to work at this school that would help me out.

So, that is what it is.