Crafts for Kids

I have just started making boutique style bows for Tatiana, and some to save for Layla when she is just a little bit older. And yes I have been up all night making them. 

I have already started making  shaped crayons for the kids to color with. (They love those.) Next I am going to make them soap shapes. 

Also, later this week, I am going to TRY to make a pillowcase dress for Tatiana.  

To me, this kind of thing is fun! I like making stuff for my kids. I have found instructions to even make aprons and a tool belt type thing for Cashion.

 

And since most people who are following this blog are moms. I was wondering if any of you have any other creative ideas for things that I can make for the kids. if you do, post it on here. Let me know. Or if you are interested in some of the things I am making, I can either make them for you, or let you know where to find out how to make them. 

One week

Well, I went to the doctor yesterday, and as of now, my c-section is scheduled for next Tuesday at 7:30am. So, if my amniocentesis says she can come, then this time next week, I will have 3 babies! Wow! We have been a family of 4 for so long! I know it is going to be a big difference, but I wonder just how different it will be. Will I go completely insane? 

And I am worried about Tatiana. Cashion is used to having a younger sibling, he has gone through this before, years ago, but still. Tatiana, on the other hand, she is used to being the baby. She likes being the baby. I expect her to be jealous. But just how bad, I don't know. 

Last night, we were talking about when I have to go to the hospital next week. They are going to be staying with my sister and her family. She has two boys, who are all boy. Cashion can't wait! A house with no doll houses or easy bakes! LOL! He, I know, will be fine. Tatiana, I'm not so sure. She love to visit her Aunt Kim. And she loves her cousins. Plus, they have two inside cats, which Tatiana wants to bring home and make her own pets. But, she is a Mama's girl. From the moment I told them that they would be having a little brother or sister, we told them that they would be staying at Kim's house when it was time for me to stay at the hospital. They have been fine, until now. Last night, in the bathtub, no less, Tatiana started panicking. Tears flowed down her cheeks. I reminded her how much fun she was going to have with Kim, Zach, and Dylan. Plus, she adores my brother-in-law. So I reminded her that she would be able to play with him also. "Oh and you can play with the cats  everyday!"  Her response, "I don't care about the stupid cats, I just want you!" 

Well, if you know me, I don't let my kids say stupid,dumb, or any other word like that. I was blown away. I couldn't believe the way she was reacting to this. I don't know what I am going to do when next week gets here and she has to stay away from me. I am scared to death. How is she going to react when there is another baby in the house that she has to share Mommy with? It's bad enough that she has to share me with Torrey and Cashion. How bad is it going to be when there is a little baby who has to have a lot of mommy's attention? What am I going to do?

Almost Time

Well, it is almost here! My third child's birth day. I go to the doctor tomorrow, and I am going to schedule my amniocentesis for sometime next week......NEXT WEEK!  I can't believe I only have a week left. In one week, I will be in the hospital, I will become the mother of 3, I will meet my 2nd daughter. I am caught somewhere between elation and panic. A million "what ifs" are screaming in my head right now. What if I can't do this? What if something goes wrong? What if everything is not ready? What if I am not ready? What if I go nuts with 3 kids? Despite my endless list of "what ifs," she is coming. I just pray that my what ifs are just paranoia. And I pray that I can learn to take one day at a time and just deal with what God lays out ahead of me. 

Please pray for me!

Welcome to my blog

This is my first blog posting, boring I am sure it will be. I am 26, almost 27. I have 2 kids, and one more on the way. Cashion is 7. He is my little scientist. He loves to create, learn, invent, and destroy. He is all boy. He makes my life interesting to say the least. My Tatiana, she is 5, going on 25! She is my little diva princess drama queen! She loves all things sparkly, pink, and pretty. She has recently decided that she is going to be a rock star when she grows up.  She is a hoot!  And my unborn, is going to be a girl. I can't wait until she gets here. I am so excited to see who she is going to be, what she is going to like, and what is going to make her eyes glow. I love being a mom~

Also, I have a husband, Torrey. He works hard to provide for us. He is a good strong man. Now, he can wreck my nerves worse than 15 kids, but, I wouldn't trade him for anything in this world. We have been through so much together. There is no one else that I can see spending the rest of my life with. He is my rock. He is the one that I want to grow old with. I love him more than words can say. 

And me, I am currently a stay at home mom. I love to cook, love to do crafts, and I have recently found, that I love web coding. I am a little old fashioned, a little new age. I am me, not like anyone you have ever met. 

Well, that's us, the Mitchells.  Welcome to our world.