Arts and Laughs

Grief is such a funny thing.  It totally sucks but sometimes in the midst of it I become overwhelmed with the excitement of the possibility it brings.  The possibility for the expansion of who I am.  Though we are not trying to conceive right now (thankyouverymuch) I am still grieving my multiple losses amongst what seems to be a sea of women with much better luck than I.   As a result I have found myself craving two things to help me cope... the one I'm not surprised about is humor.  I always love a good laugh.  The other is a bit unexpected for left brained, engineering me... arts and crafts!

I was dreading the slew of upcoming births until I found a great combination of the two to keep me from hiding in my cave and avoiding everyone and anything that has to do with pregnant bellies and/or new babies. 

Arts and Crafts:

I've got a new obsession that I am sure many of you can relate to.  I believe it is the internet equivalent of Pringles (because seriously how addicting are they?) but it is spelled P-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T.  In the countless hours I've spent on the site since Angie invited me I found the following that appeals to not only my desire for arts and crafts but the whole green, thrifty thing I've got going:

Recycling Old T-Shirts into Baby Gowns

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Thank you to This Mama Makes Stuff for posting this tutorial!  I hope I can brush up my sewing skills enough to make several of these for quick and easy "go to" gifts for baby showers.  I'm also hoping they will help keep me out of the baby aisles and that in the process of creating these super cute, and unique gifts I can sew through a few of my feelings.  Perhaps even tie up a few loose ends.

Humor:

Hugs and millions of thank yous to Jenny TheBloggess for making me laugh on a regular basis and for creating the funniest card to give to new parents... EVER!

I am going to buy a half dozen of these cards to accompany my cool sleep sacks.  It may not be your standard baby shower gift card but I feel it is far more honest to share my sense of humor than some schmoopy card about excitment and hope that I don't really feel.  If you love this card as much as I do you can buy it here.  And if you want to follow a blog that is always a great read check out Jenny here.

I'm off to order my cards and dust off my sewing machine...

"Get over your hill and see what you find there
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair."
~ After the Storm, Mumford & Sons

And in case you are wondering, yes, taxidermied weasle cards are the epitomy of grace in my heart :)

Blood is Thicker than Water

Though River is usually very shy and takes his time warming up to people within hours of Angie, her husband, and their sons PJ and PA (River's first brothers, older and younger respectively) arriving to visit this weekend this was the sight to be had:

River and PJ

 

Seeing River with his older first brother PJ is bitter sweet.  Sweet because I love to see their special bond develop so easily.  Seriously, they were wrestling, laughing and playing from the moment they arrived.  Bitter because I feel I am responsible for taking their brotherhood away from them.  This is especially difficult knowing that River's chances for siblings in our family is, as my 11th grade history teacher Mr. Randall used to say, slim to none and slim just left town.  This makes me all the more greatful for open adoption and the fact that though they will miss growing up under the same roof, they will still be able to wrestle, laugh, and drive each other crazy :)

River and PA