Comparisons by Age v.2.0

A long while ago, I posted pictures comparing Everett to both Brian and me.  Today, a friend mentioned that she thought a baby picture I posted of myself on facebook looked just like Callum and I realized that I never did any sort of comparison pictures with the younger offspring.

So without further ado, the updated comparisons:

6 Months
Brian -- Everett -- Beth -- Callum

8 Months
Brian -- Everett -- Beth -- Callum

1 Year
Brian -- Everett -- Beth -- Callum

2 Years
Everett -- Brian -- Beth -- Callum

 What do you think?  I can now definitely see the resemblance between Callum and me even though I wouldn't have said so without looking at the pictures.  I think Everett looked identical to Brian until around a year and then started getting his own look.
Fun, eh?

Bean Bag for Stuffed Animals

Pinterest....oh pinterest....
One idea that came up was using a bean bag chair cover to store stuffed animals.  Well, walmart didn't have any cute covers AND they were $15.  But an adorable patterned flat twin sheet was $4.50.  Yep.  You know what happened there.
I tortured myself by making a bean bag myself.
I generally used this set of pattern and instructions but made a couple edits.

It took me a while to figure out that, Yes, it is folded on both the left AND the bottom.  I'm bad with spatial stuff.  I blame core+ math...

This is what one panel looks like

After I cut out the six panels, I also cut out two circles using a trash can as a template.  (Yep, I'm cool like that.)

Then I cut the larger circle in half and stuck a zipper in there.  Then struggled my way along until I got it all sewn together.

But it's done and I think it looks pretty cute!  Here it is with the stuffed animals from the playroom only (not the bedroom or the attic).  Yes, we do, in fact, have too many stuffed animals...

Last Day of Winter

Psych.  Or continual snow and bitter cold.  You know, same diff....
Anyway.  Pictures of the offspring.

Nice, sweet Everett

Does anyone else see complete mischievousness in those eyes??? Just me???? 

Goofball Everett 

Just Callum 

Callum's birthday party

I just realized that I never blogged about Callum's birthday party!  Two weeks ago, we had grandparents, aunts, and uncles over to celebrate Callum turning two!  Of course, it was a tractor party.  Duh.

Here's this birthday's cake:

Auntie C face-timed in from Kansas just in time for cake.

Callum was not entirely sure what to think about the whole singing deal and put on a great pout face that you can see in the post from a couple days ago.

He loved his cake, but didn't want to eat any.  He, instead, wanted to move the tractors all over it and make them move the chocolate rocks around.  Whatever kid, it's your party I guess!

Everett joined in.

He also ate the chocolate rocks.

He got some fantastic presents including angry bird crackers, goldfish, pajamas, toys, blanket, stuffies, the whole works.  He was a happy camper!

As soon as I write it down...

Of course, it changes.  I gave in today.  After barely sleeping for two nights (and waking up a whole lot for the past two weeks) and dealing with an hour of screaming at naptime today, I gave in and gave C his nuk.  He immediately went to sleep.
The only way I could get him to sleep at all last night once he woke at midnight was with tylenol, so I think he's teething horribly right now.  So I give in!  I may not be the strongest mama in the world, but I don't care.  If this gets us all more sleep, I'm going for it right now.  We'll try "operation: throw away nuks" some other time in the next few months.