Oh hi neglected blog! I've been busy taking care of a baby!
We got the refund that was owed to us from the birth center (finally. That only took 4.5 months) so I paid the anesthesia bill from the first surgery.
I also ordered a new car seat! So excited. Elijah is just about at the max weight limit for his car seat, and I hate the bucket style car seat anyway, it just looks so uncomfortable, so I ordered a convertible car seat. I got the First Years True Fit in this color:

It looks so super comfy, and much nicer than the bucket seats. It shipped today so I should get it soon!

Along with the bills and car seat I used my birthday money a little bit early and I ordered a ton of stuff. I am getting a snap press with 810 sets of snaps in different colors, a wide assortment of serger threads (solid and some neat variegated ones in different color combos), a yard of 100% merino wool interlock, a few different colors of PUL, cotton velour, hemp french terry, burley knit terry, cotton/hemp fleece, 20 yards of foldover elastic, some skinny elastic for leg gussets on diapers, and then I ordered a diaper from Etsy for Elijah. I can't wait to get everything! I really need to learn how to use my serger. I took it out of the box and set it up, so that's done, now I just need to watch the videos on threading again and learn how to do that and then play with it.
I got a ton of supplies to make some new longies and soakers the other day. All the longies are almost sold out on my Etsy shop, except for 2 newborn sizes. I am going to make a bunch of medium and larges this week to put up.
I am having an early Black Friday sale, Sunday will be the last day. Buy one get one half off of anything in my shop! All you have to do is message me before you purchase and I will adjust the priced. Of course it's of equal or lesser value. So go shop and get your Christmas presents early!

Crocheted Etsy finds!

I am making a pledge to do a purely handmade Christmas (except for some photo stuff, but I will consider that handmade since I took the photos). Because of that I will be making a lot of stuff, and buying some stuff from Etsy. I've been really into crocheted things lately. So of course I searched Etsy and I found some really beautiful items.
First off, crocheted organic nesting bowls from Eco Chic Hand Knits.

I absolutely love the color combo and I can picture tons of these all over my house. We have lots of small stuff sitting around everywhere, what better than crocheted bowls to put the stuff in! This set of 3 is $35. You can also get extra large bowls and organic face scrubbies!

Next up is this gorgeous crocheted cowl from Wool + Brick.

 I have really been coveting one of these. I don't do well with a regular scarf, they always come unwrapped, tangled up, or I lose them. A cowl is the perfect solution because it won't come off, and I can wear it as a hood, which I love love love! This color combo is fantastic (can you tell I love green yet?) and the chunkiness is perfect. $42.

Last but not least is this crocheted veggies set from Honeybee's Creations.

I can't think of a more perfect play set for Elijah. I don't like plastic toys, I prefer cotton and wood. These crochet toys are perfect. He can chew on them now, learn about colors and food later, and have a really great, handmade toy. This deluxe set comes with a pumpkin, tomato, eggplant, squash, carrot, celery, corn, broccoli, cucumber, potato, cauliflower, 3 Olives, 3 cherry tomatoes, 2 mushrooms and 3 olives. $43

Elijah's first Halloween photos.

Elijah the friendly ghost! The adorable knit hat is from Click Knits. Go check out her Etsy shop!

I listed some more jewelry on Etsy! Go check out my shop, you can click the banner to the right! Now is the time to start shopping for holiday gifts. I am free to do custom orders of any colors that you want, just let me know! I am going to be working on adding some wool longies and diaper covers soon, so excited! Perfect for the cool nights we have been having. I almost want to make myself some.

I went to the oncologist today. My cancer drug treatments start on October 9th. I do have to say that I am quite nervous about it. I don't know how my body is going to react. No matter what I feel like I am still a mom and I still have to take care of a baby all day every day. It's going to be a real challenge. I hope I can pull through ok, and I am hoping that my side effects are terrible. My oncologist told me that people DO drop out because they can't handle it. If I just can't take it then I can always quit, but only if I really, really have to. I hope I don't feel that bad though. I go to get my picc line on October 6th. I am going to have the stupid thing attached to my arm until December 4th, when the high dosage injections are done. So, after 4 weeks of having to go there I will be able to do it 3x a week from home.

On the up side, I signed up for this thing called Cleaning For A Cause, if you are a woman undergoing cancer treatments then you can sign up and you get 4 free house cleanings, one a month. So hopefully I hear back from them soon, that would really help a lot!

Are you there blog? It's me, Jessica.

It's late. 1:40am late. I am terrible at going to bed early, I just can't do it. Lucky for me Elijah loves to sleep at night (for the most part), and in, so I am fairly well rested.

I think my little guy might be starting his teething. He's been pretty fussy at night, drooling a bunch, gnawing on his hands, and rubbing his upper gums with his tongue. He's 3.5 months old, so it's very possible that this is starting. I was really hoping he would wait until, oh I don't know, 9 months, 10 months, heck I would be ok with a year! With teeth will come biting, I don't like biting, especially biting while he is nursing. Ouch! We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

Shutterfly.com - Ah-mazing. If you have a baby, or a child in general, or just love taking pictures and making stuff with them, then you have to get a Shutterfly account. I was told about this b a friend who made and received a free photo book. I like free! So, I signed up and uploaded some photos. They email me promo codes like every two weeks. I got the free photo book one, which I used and is pretty great, and I just used a promo code for 50 free prints. Buying prints through Shutterfly is cheaper than us printing our own, and they look better, all nice and glossy. They have more than just that stuff though! They offer prints in all different sizes: wallets, 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, even 20x30! You can make a variety of photo books from very small to very large, and you can choose hardcover, softcover, and how many pages you want. Calendars, posters, key chains, coffee mugs. Oh, and my favorite, holiday cards! I can't wait to order photo Christmas cards this year. I feel like such a mom. So, go sign up for Shutterfly and enjoy free stuff (you only have to pay shipping)!

I am starting to get my creative bug/I want to do things bug back. This is nice. I am going to start out slow, but I really, really, really want to start making stuff to sell in my Etsy shop. I need to make money, and I need a hobby. I am really excited about wool right now. Maybe it's the cooler weather we have been having, but I am in dire need for wool everything. I think I want to try to make some upcycled wool longies from thrifted wool sweaters, all I need is the sweaters, and a tutorial on how to work that magic. Eventually I would love to make some wool sleep sacks, wool overalls, wool, wool, OMG I love wool. I want to felt some wool too! I can make some felted beads, or felted diaper covers. Oh boy, so much fun.

I would also love to make little kids clothing. I have been thinking about it and I want to make stuff that is gender neutral. Think greys, browns, creams, black. Bamboo and organic cotton. Really simple, very mix and match, and perfect for people like me who hate pink and blue.

I need to replace my sewing machine. It's broken. I also would really love a serger. I want the best of both worlds!

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xo