New Duke & June Items Coming Soon!!

I have some little men in the making and I am SO excited to start posting them in the shop in the next week or two! Here is a sneak peak of my little prototype.Isn't he handsome!?!

Duke & June: A Sweet New Handmade Shop

Hello followers of my very neglected blog! I have been busy chasing my toddler who apparently thought it was time to start walking and getting into EVERYTHING...I think we have that situation under control now...sort of.

While away I spent a bit of time contemplating whether or not to reopen my Etsy, Red Planet. While trying to pull it together I decided the best thing to do was to start completely fresh and that is when I started my new Etsy, Duke & June. A shop inspired by my little "Duke" and all of my lovely friends and their adorable wee ones.

Duke & June has sweet items for Modern babies and mommas. I will be having a give away on my Duke & June Facebook later this week so be sure to "Like"

Birthday Invitation

So I debated posting this here since I just said I was moving baby things to the baby blog...but I thought it was on the line of being 'crafty' since I designed it. It makes me happy so I had to share. :D

New Baby Blog

Red Planet was initially a crafting blog that, after the arrival of The Babe, turned into a baby blog. I realize my original followers didn't sign up for all my gooey baby rambling so I have decided to separate crafting/pretty things and babies and started a new blog dedicated to The Babe. Feel free to stop by!

Post 245: Flashback Friday: One Year Ago Today

I can't believe this was me one year ago! (Fancy photography skills huh?) I was still only anticipating dirty diapers, sleepless nights, and walking around with pureed pears in my hair.

Little did I know how some little boy was going to take over every aspect of my entire world. (example: this blog, haha)

Post 244: Little Musician.

I have a crush on a musician...

Isn't he dreamy?

Post 243: Fourth of July

The husband and I are still adjusting to baby life. Usually, for the 4th we take the 8 hour drive south to be with family on the lake in Oklahoma. This year we couldn't pull it together so we stayed home and enjoyed the local festivities. The Babe loved every second of it despite the fact he had only one short nap yesterday. He is quite the people watcher and loved watching all of the other kids play. Sometimes he would join in with a little hoot or squeal.

I was excited to play with different settings on the new camera.
We drove to a small town just north of here expecting something small. The firework show ended up lasting an ENTIRE hour!

Lucas was enthralled. By the end of it all we had him saying a new word. "BOOM!"I was so delighted that he really enjoyed it. It makes my heart happy to show him new fun things in this world.

I am ready to do it all over again next year!

Post 242: Playing Hookie

Over the weekend the boys and I played hookie from everything-- church, dinners, social outings, bills, showers--everything. So we could work on the floors I have been complaining about for months.

By noon The Babe was turning into a crank so we decided to pack up and head to the park for lunch and some much needed time on the swings...all work and no play...well, you know.
The Babe was a bit skeptical at first. He had been strapped down all day (highchair, jumper, exersaucer, repeat) and he was ready to feel the wind in his...hair?
Mr. Mom.We had a lovely little lunch in the park. Then it was on to the swings! The Babe was not so sure about it...

Once he got going he was a giggle machine. He LOVED it. He has been on the swings a million times but is so surprised with the outcome EVERY. TIME.We swung, blew bubbles (which he is completely not interested in yet), and swung some more until it was obviously nap time . I'm not sure who had more fun, The Babe or me and The Husband! I am glad we have a good excuse to act silly in the park and not seem quite so crazy..

(my head doesn't look that huge in real life....really)

Post 241: Date Night

Tonight The Babe and I were missing The Husband who is currently on a business trip. We broke all of the rules, threw caution to the wind, drove with the windows wide open and went out on cookie date .He giggled the whole way there, made it through a quarter of his cookie and...well, needless to say our date did not last long. He did get to enjoy a little bit of forbidden sugar before the sandman sprinkled him with cookie dust...

Goodnight happy baby, I love you to the moon and back. :)

Post 238: Quiet Moment in a Hectic Day

I love everything about this. The Babe, the colors, the fact that he is sleeping...So sweet, so quiet. I wish this moment would have lasted longer than 20 minutes, then maybe the dishes would be done...

Post 220: OPINIONS PLEASE!!

So, the boys and I have an outdoor wedding to attend this weekend and I was putting something together for the Babe. Is the light green polka dot too girly?? I cannot make up my mind!

Post 213: Nine Months.

Post 198: FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Luke's Arrival Part 1

I know it has not been that long ago...less than a year really. It is still a flashback, especially considering how things have changed around here in the past 6 months!

You cannot tell me he is not the most beautiful baby EVER.

I woke up the morning of July 31^st and was determined to have my baby by the end of the day, although he was not due for another week. I was measuring 45 weeks. Seriously. They measured twice…No, three times. I was told Luke was going to be 9lbs 11oz by ultrasound measurement and I was not sure my body could take any more baby! Fortunately, that morning, there was a city wide garage sale.

32 weeks (im not angry...just focused..in my 1960s bathroom)

I told everyone I was going to walk Luke, no questions about it. Needless to say I walked every neighborhood street that day. It had to be well over 5 miles. My husband and Mother-in-law looked like they were about to pass out from exhaustion so I had to call it a day. Being that we had not eaten all day, since I was excited to get going and refused we stop for breakfast, we decided to go to the Chinese buffet across town. Not the healthiest choice for a mother to be, but really, who is still eating healthy after their 6^th month??

36 weeks measuring 39

Anyway, we arrive at the buffet, get to our table and I decide I need to pee for the 1,029,323^rd time that day. On my way to the bathroom…ooops! I thought I started peeing my pants from the weight of my big…no, enormous baby! I thought I would die of embarrassment…then I realized I had NO control over what was going on with my body at that moment. I was incontinent! NO! My water broke!!

38 weeks: I thought it would be a good idea to get out...in one baziollion degrees. I also forgot I could no longer sit.

After taking baby steps the rest of the way to the bathroom I took a moment to freak out.(I mean REALLY freak out) I then wiped what leftover mascara had run down my face in my quick 2 minute meltdown, squeezed my knees together and shuffled back out to the restaurant. Scared to go too far, I stood at the edge of the room and yell at my husband…or try to. At this point I was so shook up I could hardly speak

Me: "Uhhh. . .Adam…Adam….ADAM…we have to go!”

Adam: “huh?”(alarmed look, jaw drop, food rolls from mouth) “OH SHIT!”

Then I called the same to my mother in law who then dropped her plate on the buffet and we rushed out. The waitresses were confused but when they realized what was going on they shoed us out. It was as if they couldn't do it fast enough. I felt their hands on my back pushing me out the door. They did not seem fond of the idea of baby junk in their restaurant.( I don’t blame them. There has to be some health ordinance issues with that.) Once I took my first step out of the door there was no question of what was going on. I was drowning. Drowning in amniotic fluid and panic.

Part 2 coming soon…maybe…

Post 196: Babies!

In the past 6 months 7 of my beautiful friends/family have had babies! Talk about timing right? Well last week, now that I have more time on my hands, I was finally able to do a little sewing for one of those precious new babies, Charlotte "Charlie". (How cute is Charlie?? I LOVE IT)

I say us ladies put together one fine baby shower...Oh, and the food!

I cannot even begin to tell you how delicious it was...needless to say I had absolutely no part in making it.

Of all the little bits I sewed, this is by far my favorite. I know this was not a completely original idea. I have seen quite a few of these cute little elephants floating around and I love them so, of course, I had to make one.

With two more babies on the way in the next several months, I am sure I will be making some more of these :D

Post 188: Remember me?

So it has been brought it to my attention that I have not posted in a whole month! I cannot believe it has been so long. As you all can imagine I am adjusting to Mommyhood and it is a hectic, sleepless, exhausting time but I would not change it for the world! I live my days covered in baby spit up and up to my knees in dirty diapers and anything to do with crafting or the like is so far on the back burner I have no idea when I will get back to it. One hobby I have picked up is taking pictures of my beautiful baby Lucas. I am absolutely no professional and neither is my camera (hint hint, Husband!) but you can see our Project 365 here.

Post 187: Welcome Home Lucas!!

Lucas William was born August 1st at 10:16 am and weighed in at 8lbs and 15 oz!

My water broke at a chinese buffet of all places...embarassing huh? After 20 hours with no progress, including 10 hours of pitocin Luke arrived via c-section. He is the sweetest baby and my heart is so full of love. I am on cloud nine.

Post 184: Last Minute Projects

I finally finished Luke's crib 'quilt'...It was supposed to be a quilt at least, but I got lazy and it ended up being a patch blanket. It is cute none the less (if you ask me). :D

I'll post nursery pictures next week so stay tuned!

Sooo, nearly every woman I know is expecting a baby in the next month or two so I have been sewing my tail off trying to finish up shower gifts before baby Luke gets here! It has actually been quite fun to work on some quick easy projects. I like seeing the results so soon! It is also a fantastic way to use up all the bits and pieces of fabric I have gathering dust.

Lil' Taggies:

(I was going to post more pictures but they are all blurry!) My mind and photography skills went out the door once pregnancy hit. ah!

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!

Post 182: Baby Belly and Some Babbling

This month sure has been a busy one! I have been meaning to keep up on posts but have not found the time. Hopefully I can start to make up for it this week.

So a few random babbles...

The husband and I managed to drag ourselves out in the heat and humidity to watch Fourth of July fireworks. I didn't think anything of it and just brought along a picnic blanket. Bad idea. I forget how hard it is to sit on the ground let alone get up with all this extra baby on me! Speaking of baby, at my last appointment (according to the ultrasound) Luke is measuring 39 weeks, 7lbs and 14oz (with 4 more weeks to go)!! "He's a biggun" as my dad would say.

36weeks 3 days

On Saturday some of my fantastic girlfriends threw me and Luke a beautiful baby shower at the most ADORABLE tea room (I wish I would have remembered my camera). The food was DELICIOUS and I have been craving it ever since, but my husband refuses to accompany me to some place so girly. Sigh.

Friday the husband won tickets to Vince Neil (ridiculous). I passed and went to the movies to see Despicable Me (Totally adorable movie by the way). It was my first 3D movie so I felt all giggly and excited about it. On the way home I hit a pot hole...maybe a crater and bent two rims on my car. That was an expensive mistake!

I also had a little summer book exchange with my BFF Leanne of Folk.

We sent each other 3 books from our stash. The ones I received are:

1. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

2. Pavilion of Women by Pearl Buck

3. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Annnd, along with the books, to accompany all of the ridiculous Twilight hoopla, she sent me these lovely buttons.

Is that not hilarious! I'm all about Team Luke and have buttons for my hospital posse to sport. That is, as long as they are not too embarrassed, hehe.

Post 174: A Peek at Lucas!

Today I got to take a little peek in at my lovely baby Lucas! Im 31 weeks along but he is measuring a whopping 34 1/2 weeks! Eeek!

He has my nose! Ah! I am so excited and terribly nervous about his arrival!

Post 171: Nursery!

Baby Luke's room is coming along! Here was my sloppy 'design board' of what is going on thus far:

We put in hardwood floors and painted the walls...I love the little chandelier that came with the house, but I am not sure I will being keeping it in a boys room... And my favorite part...the fabric! Yum!

We have made it a bit further than the picture shows but I have been busy sewing up Luke's bedding and have had no time for pictures! Over the weekend the husband and I assembled the crib and put the quarter round around the room. I am in love with it!!

Things are settling down a little around here and I hope to get back to my sewin' blogging self for a little while at least!