Update from the Wilson Family.

Where HAS the time gone? I keep asking myself that everyday. Spring is here...the kiddos are growing SO fast... baby Amelia is going to make her appearance soon....wow! It is a strange feeling. Should you be excited or should you fret about how fast time is going? Since there is NOTHING you can do about it, fretting is probably not the best option. SO...I will just enjoy the time I have with my family and life.

Since I have not been my crazy, facebook-addicted self, I have not updated many of you on us. Life is just as I stated above....moving along at 100mph. The boys are growing up so fast. Here is what's up with us:

Liam: Our little Liam is becoming a big guy. He is currently doing WONDERFUL with his potty training. The occasional accident happens, but over all he is doing great! He is still in LOVE with his choo choo trains and building castles with blocks. I can't get him interested in drawing or coloring. He just loves building and working with his hands. Future engineer maybe? He will be 3 in June and is SO excited about his birthday being right around the corner.

Noah: Noah...Noah is Noah. haha! He is our VERY active 17 month old that can turn a house inside-out and upside-down before you turn around. I wish I had more to report about him, but really...it is plain and simple... he lives to love life!

Brad: Brad is busy as ever! The choir director position at St. Pauls keeps him so busy this time of year. He loves it though. He also just accepted a position at St Adelberts in Dayton (yes Brad...I probably spelled that wrong. DEAL!) He is playing the organ and singing there on Sunday mornings at 8:30am. So, our Sunday mornings are very hectic but it is all over and family time can start after 12:15pm. Brad tends to keep a busy life....but enjoys it.

Abby/Amelia: I guess Amelia and I come as a package right now. I am doing SO great! This has been the absolute EASIEST pregnancy yet! (and yes....I said YET! Haters...deal!) I am almost 34 weeks and am ready to say hello to my little princess and goodbye to the horrible heartburn at 2am. My cousin threw me a PINK shower this past weekend which was so enjoyable. Brad was very excited to see all of the pink clothes we were blessed to receive for Amelia. She is going to be one stylish, little lady. We are kind of on pins and needles about when she is going to make her appearance. The boys were born 3 and 4 weeks early, so I guess we will just be ready in about 2 weeks. The Family Beginnings unit at Miami Valley requires you to be 37 weeks, so we want to play it easy these next few weeks. I can't wait to announce her arrival! Stay posted.

We have been meaning to hang the gutter bookshelves for weeks (in the boys room) and FINALLY....they are UP!!! And....seriously....they are adorable! If you are considering it ....  do it! 

We could not be happier with the shelves and what they added to their room!

Warning about shelves though.....online, people say they cost about $30 to do. False false false! 
I even purchased the least expensive materials and it was..eek...about $75 to do. 
Totally worth it still, but I don't want any of you misled like me.
And trust me, ladies, if you tell your husband 'it's a cheap project!!!' then go to Lowe's and get the total....
their face turns a little white. lol 

Last week, we took Noah for his first haircut with Susan. He did not do TOO bad, but wasn't relaxed and perfect by any means. It is hard for a busy boy to sit down for an extended period of time. :)

Noah before his haircut. I just love how he decided to wear his hat.

Big buy!

We went to the mall and, no joke, the child ran STRAIGHT to this Victoria's Secret window. Such a guy! lol

 NOW for the haircut.....

He wasn't sure what the heck was going on!

Uh....get me OUT of HERE!!!!

Content with brushing his own hair. So independent.

Yeah.....you can stop now!

So...that is about all I have to report on right now! More to come in the next few weeks plus I really need to post pictures of Amelia's room. I need to paint her toybox first. It is kind of an eye-sore at the moment. :) 

All I can say is....God is good!! Our lives are truly blessed.

It has been a while....

Wow. It has been a while since my last post. I promised you all that I would post more since I got rid of my facebook, but haven't kept my promise very well. {eek!} Well...here is the update on my life!

It has been a very busy February and March. With doctor appointments, kids being sick, etc...hasn't left much time to get things done around here and time for projects. Luckily I have found a bit more time this week. 

One thing REALLY exciting and fun that we did this past Monday was attend the Rick Santorum rally in Westerville. Brad received a phone call Sunday night from Attorney General Mike DeWine's assistant that they needed a singer for the National Anthem at the rally. Brad jumped right on that one! We were both supposed to sing, but I am going on my 4th week of a really bad sinus infection that WON'T go away. I was bummed that I couldn't sing, but it was an amazing experience. We are big Santorum fans....which made it even MORE exciting. Here is the pic we got with our future president {Hopefully!}:

Brad and I with Rick Santorum. Such an amazing guy!

Liam, playing peek-a-boo with the photographer. I think he was flirting with Ann! lol And Noah's chicken legs are in the background.

Brad and I were sitting right behind Mike Dewine and his wife. You can see my yellow sweater under the lense.

It was an awesome experience! It was our first presidential rally. 

We have been going to story time at the library on Saturday mornings. The boys just LOVE it. Liam goes STRAIGHT for the train-table they have. After all this time, he still loves his choo choo trains. I don't think he will outgrow this one. 

Liam playing with the train-table.

My little engineer.

 We have also been working hard on Amelia's nursery. 

The nursery progress is a post in itself, so I thought I would just post a project I had to take on. We received our bedding in the mail and were less than ecstatic about how the valences looked. So, I pulled out the sewing machine and got to work on fixing them. Here is the final result:

I added the pink gingham and the pink ribbon to the top of the valences. They were just plain tabbed valences that left a LOT to be desired.

I do still need to line them, but they look SO much better.

Originally  I was going to add gingham to the bottom and not add the pink ribbon, but this is what I ended up doing.

Finished project: {besides needing to line them}

 Again...I will post pics of the nursery. I am in LOVE with all of this PINK!!!! 

I have a little bit of baking I am going to take on today. Here is the recipe I am going to do:

http://creativekitchenadventures.com/2011/02/15/easiest-romantic-dessert-ever-flourless-chocolate-cake/ 

PF Changs has one amazing Flourless Chocolate Cake....

but we don't really live close to a PF Changs to get that yumminess!

So I am going to try making my own today. I am adding a chocolate drizzle and raspberry drizzle. We shall see how it turns out. My mouth is WATERING thinking about it. 

{Sweets have been my major crave!}

Speaking of craving....the pregnancy...

Little Amelia is healthy and growing great! I have been having ultrasounds every 4 weeks since we were 18 weeks because of my premature labor with the boys. Turns out that our little princess is deciding to cooperate and not want to come TOO early. Doctor said SO far...no changes to make her think we will deliver really early.

We hope to make it to at least 37 weeks because we are delivering at a natural birthing unit that requires you to be 37+ weeks. 

I am feeling great as well...{if this sinus infection would go away!}

I have the anemia again with her, like I did with Noah, which makes me SO tired. Luckily the boys have been very easy to take care of during the day. They nap at the same time...so Mommy can nap too. 

We are so excited to see little Amelia. I can't believe how FAST time is going. 31 weeks tomorrow! Unreal. I guess we get so busy with the boys and the time just speeds by. It will be a challenge having 3 under 3, but I would not trade it for the world. They are good boys and I know we will be JUST fine. 

Well...I will update you on the nursery soon. We are off to see Riverdance tonight!! I am so excited. I would watch it on TV when I was a little girl. It is exciting to get to see it in person.

 Take care everyone and have a blessed day!

Just one of those days....

Attention: Major cabin fever HAS set in!

Life lately has been a little stressful. The boys both had strep and upper resp. infections, but are doing much better now. All parents know that there is nothing more heartbreaking and stressful than having sick kiddos. Yesterday the weather broke, the boys were feeling back to their wild and crazy selves....so Mommy thought going outside during the mild(ish) day would do them some good. 

You be the judge......

First, Liam came up with EVERY excuse in the book to not go outside. 

"It's way too cold outside!" 

"I am still sick!" 

"Daddy said no we can't go outside!"  

In the end...I got them bundled and pushed them out the door. 

 The boys were doing good. (Sharing and caring as we call it.)

 My happy Liam that did NOT want to go outside is enjoying the outdoors. 

 

Noah loves to play with rocks.....and eat them. (not that I let him)

Now...this is where things take a turn for the worse....

For Christmas, Liam received an awesome riding toy from Meme and Papa! The boys love it!.....both of them.....at the same time!

 Liam claims this truck his and ONLY his.

Sometimes it works out great! They are sharing SO well. 

But most of the time.....

 Liam only gets to play in it. (His rules...that don't go too far.)

The result...........

A VERY sad Noah that was pushed out of the black truck!

So.....Mommy intervenes and this is what happens next!

 We now have a VERY happy Noah! 

And by the way....it isn't dirt on Noah's chin. It is bruising from falling into a chair. :(

Now that Noah is happy.....this is what Mommy has to deal with....

 Lesson of the week.....SHARING!!! (an on-going lesson)

Needless to say, we packed up the toys and headed in for lunch and nap. Whoever said being a stay at home Mom is easy....oh boy. 

Try it!

The boys took a nice long nap and were in MUCH better moods. 

In addition to my detailed description of the boys fighting....

I have some projects I have been working on.

 You are probably thinking...what on EARTH is she doing now???

Well, one problem I have been having is taking the kids to church. 

Brad directs the choir at church, so he is preoccupied and can't help with the kiddos. The boys are at that really LOUD, DIFFICULT age. I have been researching different things to do to be able to take them to church and...to my surprise, my idea was not found. 

(Dog cages in the basement of the church or outside on nice days)

Drop the kids in the dog cage...go to church...let them out when it is over! Seems smart to me! :) Totally kidding.

I have been reading a lot about "Quiet Books" and decided to start making them today. Now they normally use felt, but my sewing skills aren't quite up to par and my time is limited. I am using the same idea but with cardstock and velcro.

(plus my laminating machine-- best investment!)

So far..one page made for each. I need to make eyes, noses, mouths,

hats, etc..for them to dress up Mr. Silly. Get the idea? 

 Another project in the works...Noah's crib guards. 

I finally have one more side done! 

One more to go! Here is it is so far.

I went in yesterday and Noah was just laying his head on the rail, rubbing his face on them. I would say he is happy with them. :)

Yes...it has Liam's name above Noah's crib. One more thing to work on soon.

Easy and fun to make! Plus I think they add A LOT to the room decor. I love how cozy they are.

 There we go! My update for the day. 

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Problem Solved....

Preventing my little Woodchuck from destroying his crib:

We never had this problem with Liam, but Noah LOVES to chomp on the rails of his crib. So this morning I saw a pin on Pinterest for a crocheted rail guard. Immediately I pulled out the hook and yarn. I started at about 9am, worked off and on, and was finished by 4pm. I think it turned out cute! Now I need to crochet the guards for the side rails. Here are the pics!

 And there you have it! I hope this stops his chomping! :)

Projects I am working on....

        So, my facebook is inactive! I decided for Lent that I wanted to give up facebook and so far it has proven to be a great move. I still have the account ON facebook because my Mom and Tots group uses a group page on there. I plan to utilize my blog more now. {I love blogging because it is not THAT convenient, so I won't be updating as much.} I thought I would post about a few things going on 'project wise'. Pictures will be posted later of my actual projects, but here are the explanations:
         We finally have a weekend that is free of numerous obligations, so we are going to take advantage of it FULL FORCE! Brad plans to finish Amelia's nursery. We will need to finish painting, but with a few hours....done! I am also taking an idea from Pinterest for her closet. I HATE the bi-fold doors that we currently have for her. I was originally going to buy white bi-folds, but found this idea and LOVE it. I will be making pink and white gingham curtains for the closet. 

 How cute will THAT be?? Again...this is a stock picture. I will post a pic once I get it done. 

            Next project? Mama...pull out that Cricut machine. I have my little trees in my living room that I decorate with different themes. Right now it is (or rather...was) a Valentine theme with hearts. I was rocking Liam one day and he pointed to them and asked "Mommy? I want Mickey Mouse trees!" So, what is Mommy going to do? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse trees with my Clubhouse Cricut cartridge. He will LOVE it! But, lesson learned, LAMINATE THE DIE-CUTS!

 

             ANOTHER PROJECT??? Of course! You should know Type-A Abby by now! I need one hundred things going on all at once. Granted...the nursery painting is ALL Brad. The final project of the weekend is to do our Rain Gutter Bookshelves! I meant to do them this week, but did not get around to it. I am SO excited to do them and hope the boys LOVE them. 

 

            What am I doing??? GET off of HERE and GET to WORK!

Have a great weekend everyone!