Chunkey Monkey

He's now over 18 pounds, beginning to laugh and watches everyone around him. 

Every time I change his diaper I'm still amazed at those chubby legs!

Grandma makes another pair of pants.

He really does love me.

 I've neglected my blog for so long and my camera now has over 400 pictures on it. I misplaced the camera for awhile and panicked, thinking I'd lost all of those pictures. It's time to load them onto the computer and do something with them!

On Thanksgiving I got serious about finding the camera and offered $10 to whomever found it. If it wasn't found that day I was going to buy a new one on Black Friday. Emilia was the winner.

Oh, you want to know where the camera was? In my car the whole time.

It also seems weird to post such old pictures of Leo. He is so tiny here and as of today he weighs a whopping 17.2 pounds.

This one cracks me up.

 These photos are from a photo shoot we did with my friend Cindy from
Garage Studio Photography.

Leo is snuggled into a wool sack I knit for him just before he was born.

Beautiful.

It is the most amazing process to watch my daughter become a mother. It began with watching her give birth, which was nothing like I expected it to be. She really did have a difficult labor and I was in awe of her strength. Now that she's been mothering Leoben for 12 weeks I am in more awe of her. She is calm, loving and strong in her convictions. She researches everything and makes informed decisions about his care. Everything she does it seems that she has a confidence that I feel like took me years and years and a few children to have. I'm incredibly proud of the mother she is. Leo is a lucky boy to have her looking out for him.

More of Leo

Considering I've taken over 300 pictures of this kid

I think I'm doing pretty good here

only posting 10 more pictures of Leo.

This one cracks me up. Looks like he's trying to flip me the bird!

We spent so much time in this position his first weeks of life.

Look at the pure love on Emilia's face.

Mama getting some much needed rest.

Leo wearing his uncles Parker's and Jordan's outfit. It brought back so many memories for me.

Parker and Leo

Jordan and Leo

They love being uncles.

Yes he does.

Leo

I love Boobies

Mommy Rocks

I think a Mommy Rocks onesie is the most appropriate shirt to wear on the day you were born Leo!

Leo Has Arrived

My grandson Leoben Loki Thomas Dee arrived on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 3:14 pm. He weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and was 20 3/4 inches long. His mama had a long, hard labor and grandma (ME) and daddy helped to catch him as he entered this world. His cord was wrapped around both shoulders and it took him a little longer than a minute to take his first breath, but he had a strong heartbeat. When he took that  first breath we all breathed a sigh of relief and mama and papa were full of joy!

Emilia and Ryker

Savannah and Spencer Maternity Photos

The wonderful Cindy Knowles

of

Garage Studio Photography

took Savannah and Spencer's maternity photos.

Here are a few of my favorites

A Few Projects I've Been Working On

I've been wanting to do some projects with chalk board paint for awhile. 

This is the first project I pinned on pinterest. I saw a dining room table in chalkboard, but I didn't want to do such a big project, and I really like my dining room table. So I thought painting my coffee table was a good idea since it would be the perfect height for the kids.

Coffee table

Then I decided to paint the glass on this frame.

Love it!

After painting a few other items I read online that you can paint fabric!

So I painted this little onesie for my grand-baby. 

It washed up perfect and you can change the message as you like.

Every child who comes to visit has used the table

and everyone seems to love it.

The only thing I would suggest and do different next time

is use a roller instead of a brush.

The brush leaves brush strokes which makes a not so smooth surface to write on.

Some more doodling on the coffee table.

I'm ashamed to say the following project took about two years to finish.

When I began this blanket I had no grandkids in my life or on the horizon.

I decided that I would work on it and save it for my first grandchild.

Then my daughter got pregnant.

And the blanket wasn't even half done.

I had to work a little harder to finish it.

Which meant not just working on it at births.

Got it done.

Just in time.

Baby is due in two weeks!

I didn't remember to take a before picture of this project.

I bought this garden set at a garage sale for $16.

Bought the cushions at another garage sale for $5.

The paint cost more than those combined!

But I love the final result!