THAT SMELL!!!!!

The yuckies are still making their rounds over here. Now Jaz has it. Poor thing was up all night making friends with the porcelain. She stayed home from school today and hopefully she'll get over it real soon. She's got a field trip planned for wednesday and she'll be real upset if she can't go. Phoenix is still sick. At least it's not being thrown up anymore.......just the other more toxic end. Daddy thinks he's getting sick too. He's got a queazy stomach. And have I mentioned the smell? Ya, all you moms out there know exactly what smell I'm talking about. The lovely aroma of throw up mixed with the hershey squirts all rolled into one. YUMMY! I don't think I'll ever be able to get rid of it! I think I'm on load 5 of washing clothes this morning. Sigh.....at least I'm not sick.......yet!

Happy Birthday x 2

Today is the birthday of two of my greatest pals. Melissa and Sandy. They weren't born the same year but they share the same date. I am truely blessed to have them in my life. :) I hope you ladies have a great day!!! I'll see ya soon!

How to know it's not going to be a good day

1. It's your day off

2. It's 6:55 am and you've already done 2 loads of laundry

3. It is 6:56 am and you've given 3 baths to 2 children

4. 6:57 am time for another load of laundry and yet ANOTHER bath

5. 7:15 am coffee is cold

6. Somehow managaging not to get puke on myself......priceless!

It's going to be a long day.......

Math TAKS

Jaz has her big math TAKS test today. Wish her luck!!!!

Toxic Baby Bottles

This has been getting a lot of press lately. Honestly I didn't really pay much attention to it since Phoenix has been off the bottle for a few months now. Another mommy on my baby board brought up the concern of the same chemicals leeching out in her water bottle. So of course now I have to do some research. :) Apparently the chemical BPA (bisphenol-a) is toxic when heated. It mimics estrogen and induces early puberty. Well I wash everything in the dishwasher so it's "heated". You can easily identify which products contain BPA by looking at the recycling numbers on the bottom of the bottle. Ones to avoid are 3, 6, and 7. Yesterday while cleaning my kitchen of these items I threw out Jaceys nalgene sippy bottle, 2 nalgene water bottles, 3 medicine spoons from the pharmacy, 2 medicine cups from liquid tylenol/nyquil bottles, 2 of my favorite latte cups that were made out of hard plastic, and 95% of Phoenix's baby food. The baby food in the plastic containers were both gerber and the walmart brand. They both had 7's on them so in the trash they went. This chemical is also used in the lining of canned infant formula. LOVELY!!! That's all I used for the girls. So I'm on the search for stainless steel water bottles and sippy cups. I've come across these foogo sippys and these Sigg water Bottles and I might give them a try. They're both kinda pricey but it might be a price I'm willing to pay to keep the toxic chemicals out of my childrens bodies. Here are a few links if you're interested in finding out more.

BPA

Is your water bottle safe

Plastics at a glance

Toxic Bottles

Chunky Monkey....finally!

My skinny minnie is turning into a chunky monkey.....finally! :) I took Phoenix to the dr today for her 15 month check up. She's 26 lbs and 31 inches, 75th percentile. Now that's more like it. :) She's finally catching up and getting some meat on her bones. She still doesn't walk but the dr wasn't too worried about that. She stands up and she'll walk when she holds onto something. She's just being stubborn. :) Kinda like the ol finger on the coffee table huh Jodi? :) She got 1 shot today. That ticked her off pretty good. Apparently the other shot she was supposed to get (I can't remember the name!) has a nationwide shortage and according to the CDC it has been recommended that they delay the vax on that until she's 2 or 3. Ok, works for me. Less shots, less screaming. :) She's napping right now. Hopefully her leg doesn't hurt too much when she gets up.

Hannah Montana Jazmin

Jazmin picked out this pattern awhile back and wanted me to make her a top. I've been so darn busy that I haven't had a chance to do anything with it. Well, I had yesterday off and I decided to take a stab at it. OY! Trying to read and decypher the pattern took the longest. I kid you not!!! I spent all afternoon yesterday trying to get it done. Then for some reason, it clicked! The first top took a few hours. The second one took an hour or so from cutting the fabric to the very last stitch. Jaz loves them!!!! Here she is modeling. :) The pattern
The first top. Check out the sporty glasses!!! Isn't she cute????
The second top
It even ties in the back