The Christmas/Birthday Pettiskirt

A few months ago I found a cute, Christmas, long sleeved onesy for Lily to wear. I knew she had to have a Pettiskirt to go with it.

(This is not the onesy.)

I found some red w/ white polka dot tulle and some red silky material in the remnants at Joann's. Then I de-constructed her Halloween tutu, stealing all the white pieces.

Using this tutorial I began what I thought to be an easy, one night project. I mean, I know it seems like it would be a lot of work after reading through the tutorial but I was making this one on a much smaller scale. Only 1 skirt instead of 2 and not nearly as much fabric. So it should be much easier, right? 

Wrong. 

But after 2 trips to Wal*mart and one to Hobby Lobby we now have a full and fluffy Pettiskirt that she will be wearing for both her Christmas and Birthday photos because I'm not making another one....Right away. Not until I invest in one of these ruffle feet for my sewing machine. 

Oh, and Lily took her first steps the other day! And she is getting her 7th tooth! Such a big girl :)

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Where is my Baby????

Why has my baby left me and been replaced with a little boy????? And when did it happen? I don't remember. I love my little boy and all the things he can do now! His little personality is really shining through, the good and the not so good:) We are off on our first trip of the month so I thought I'd leave you with a few updated little boy pics to tide you over for awhile.

He loves animal crackers!

Doesn't he look like a little DJ spinning his records?
He pulled up to a standing position today for the first time all by himself!!! Eli and I were in the kitchen and we looked and there he was, standing! I'm glad Eli was here for one of his "first". You'll have to excuse the huge bit marks on his legs. The mosquitoes just love him.

"Riding" his fire truck. He can sit on it by himself but Mom still pushes him around.

Here we are at the garage sale. It was really cold (for South Texas!).

This was the only hat I could find that would fit his big head! It's Eli's and he wore it when he was working in Antarctica!

Ethan showing off my "organized" fabric stash.

"Working" on his truck. He mostly likes to spin the wheels.

Not too happy to be wearing Mom's purple hat! This was before I found the red one.
Favorite time "naked time" after bath!

Dad time.

Oh! He found Dad's computer! Thankfully this one isn't plugged in.

He has also started crawling!!! One knee in front of the other and then a few spins on the bum and a good backwards scoot can get him just about anywhere he wants to go.

If anyone sees my Baby can you let me know because I'm getting a bit tired chasing this little boy around! And he's not even walking yet.

Ethan's Surprise!!

Are you ready for it? I know you've been waiting days for the BIG Surprise from Ethan!!! Well, here it is:

Yes, my friends, that's our little boy standing up!! Why does this come as a surprise, you ask? Well, Ethan has never been one of those babies who, when you held them up they will stretch their legs out and try to stand. He would just collapse and end up on his bum. I would try and try and he just wouldn't stand. So, I thought, Okay he just won't walk till he's 18months. That's okay. I don't want to have to chase him around anyway! But just last week when I was sitting him on the floor he stretched out his legs and stood up!I do have to admit I did put him in this standing position and he really only stood there for a few seconds each time but it is progress!This is how close to standing he gets on his own.And this. Does this look familiar? Legs up the wall is a yoga position that I did a lot during pregnancy.

Ethan has a good time kicking the wall. He also has found a small hole in the wall and enjoys sticking his finger it it! Thankfully it is not big enough to get anything, like his finger, stuck in it.

He likes to scoot backwards under his toy! Then he gets mad when he can't get out.

He will also do this under the coffee table. One of these days I'll tell him about when I was little I crawled under the coffee table, fell asleep, and got my earring caught in the shag carpet! Mom called the fire department and my hero showed up and cut me free. Thanks again, Scotty!