This is my Daughter

She is my first-born. She is my companion. She is my special friend.

She is a cousin. She is a granddaughter. She is a sister.

She plays with me. She sings to me. She poses for me, too.

She can count in French. She can butter her toast. She can ride her bike.

She makes me laugh. She makes me cry. But most importantly, she makes me proud.


And I will forever cherish these precious moments.


I am truly blessed.

Baby Steps

It was about two weeks ago that my baby boy finally overcame his fear of falling and attempted his first baby steps without any assistance. And boy, was he ever proud! For the longest time, he preferred to walk around only with the security of holding on to a stationary object or by holding on to my hands. He was very slow to sit himself down from a standing position and every move was carefully calculated. It paid off. Because not only has he attained the confidence to walk on his own, but he has been able to avoid plenty a fall, unlike his older sibling who took her first solo steps when she was ten months and didn't know when to stop. She still stumbles over her own two feet to this day. So needless to say, I'm glad my son chose to hold off on his first baby steps. It's just another indication that my tiny little baby is not so tiny anymore.

My Little Baby is Growing Up

If you compare how many posts I've written about my first-born with those I've written about my not-so-newborn, you will easily note that I have not nearly written enough about my son. And now a year has gone by since his birth and sadly, I have not recorded many memories of his first year. There have been many an occasion, as you can very well imagine, when I wanted to share with someone, anyone, all the wonderful things I've witnessed, all the little milestones the my baby has reached, and there have been plenty of times when I wanted to blog about it. But, alas, I did not make much of an effort to do so. And now I regret it. I'm not the most organized person I know, and yes, having two children can keep your hands full enough, but at the end of the day, it's all about prioritizing. And thus, I hereby announce to all my blogging friends that I am going to change my priorities to include blogging about both my children. Because their babyhood is too precious to forget.

My Organized Chaos Giveaway

Okay, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything on here. I've been trying to keep up with my cardmaking hobby and blogging over at Diana's Designs. But I subscribe to My Organized Chaos and get email updates with useful product reviews and great giveaways. I saw this one today and I just had to blog about it. Her review is on the Do-N-Slide Picture To-Do Lists which looks great and seems very versatile. Check out Tammi's review and enter for a chance to win a copy. Good luck!

Yay to Online Shopping Deals!

By chance, I came across a blog called My Organized Chaos by a mother of three darling girls in Alberta. I really like it because A. it's Canadian, B. she writes reviews on products that would be of interest to moms and dads alike, and C. she offers baby product giveaways to her readers. So I thought I'd give it a try. Her latest review and giveaway is on Satch and Sol, which is a fair trade artisan that makes children's clothing by hand. And they have some really cute items. As a bonus, Tammi provides a coupon code in her review that will give you 15% off your purchase which, as an added bonus, they will ship for free if it's over $50. And I, who did most of her Christmas shopping online from the comfort of her own home, couldn't resist. So I succumbed to the lure of online shopping deals and bought a pair of really cute flower cut slippers made of 100% wool for my daughter and another for my goddaughter in anticipation of their summer birthdays. It sure beats last minute shopping!

Finally, A Card That I Love!

So I finally created a card that I am quite proud of and thought I would share it on my blog. I gave it to my mother-in-law today thinking she could use it for a wedding or something. She was so kind to take my daughter off my hands for a few hours while I rested and tried to fight this dreadful head cold. I sure am looking forward to the warm weather in tomorrow's forecast!



Here's the recipe:

Paper: DCWV All Dressed Up
Embossing: Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl
Ribbon: Colorbok Printed Ribbon from Michael's
Stamp: Studio G, Stampcraft Black Dye Ink
Cricut: flower from Accent Essentials

A Newfound Passion

It would appear that I have been spending little time on keeping up with my blogging. There have been many things I would have loved to blog about but alas, my free time has been occupied with my latest passion - card making! And we have the Cricut to thank for that. So instead of keeping track of the latest developments with regards to my family life, I have been reading other people's blogs about scrapbooking, stamping, die cutting and anything crafty for that matter. It has become an obsession, actually. All I can think about is using my new machine and trying to come up with my own ideas for greeting cards, even though they are nowhere near as stunning as all of the designs I keep finding on my fellow bloggers' sites. I hope to one day join them in their ability to create original works of art and thank them all for sharing their hard work and amazing creativity. I am inspired on a daily basis thanks to all of you!