A Whole lot of Things

Bare with me because I have a whole lot of random things to catch you up on. Diego is asleep early and I am blogging and drinking a nice glass of wine.

First story: about a month ago I was cleaning out my diaper making basket and with the help of a rotary cutter discovered these...

Which, this weekend thanks to Diego being sick and sleeping a lot turned into this...

I tried Jenn's technique with the interfacing which simplified some things and complicated others. One of the problems was that the fleece that I used didn't stick except with nice, direct contact from the iron which tended to also melt the fleece. I think I will go back to good old piecing, but I find I am often a purist like that.

I remember once Kendra saying that a sick baby isn't such a bad thing (besides the added laundry) because you get lots of extra cuddles. That was us this weekend, cuddle central. Diego was home today because the daycare asks you to wait 48 hours after your last 'explosion' to come back and D's was yesterday morning. He'll probably be back in the thick of it tomorrow. In the mean time, he and Dad has a nice day together.

We've been having all kinds of fun in the sun and with our new deck. Last week Melanie and Landen came to visit.

We've been in the hammock....

and Diego has been enjoying his rocking horse, which was a gift from a co-worker at Loyalist Township.

This weekend Diego ventured out on his own into the back yard. After making sure he was safely down the stairs and the sandbox was open Rafa came back into the kitchen. From our patio door and thanks to the lower railing on the new deck we were able to see him as he wandered around, playing in the sand, talking to the neighbor's dog and generally exploring. One of the few times he thought to look up to see if we were around I waved, he blithely waved back and continued playing.

I wonder when our baby was switched with this little boy. A question I am sure I will continue to ask myself.