Oh no, oh YES…corny Kelly is back. Look at that title….CHEESE, pure stinky stanky cheese! I can’t help myself. There is so much brewing around our household that I can’t quite share yet, but let’s just say that Jesus is absolutely being so merciful right now and I am on a cloud of joy. Answered prayers…amazing! Oh the mystery. Time will reveal….just be patient.
This is more of a photo entry due to the fact that my beloved Heather and husband are coming for a very quick and unexpected visit tomorrow to grace us with their fabulous presence for about 48 hours so I need to get my house in order ASAP! Hotel Portnoy is back open for business. I have swan towels to fold with chocolates from Switzerland being flown in….the works baby!
So Chloe is eating solids like a champ, like anyone would doubt she doesn’t do her share of eating! Now all the, “Man Kelly, you must feed her cream, not milk!” comments can stop. You can blame those fabulous rolls on my cream AND food! We don’t believe that she should gain anything less than 2 pounds a month. We want a 50lb one year old. KIDDING. She is healthy as a horse and that is all I care about. So what if she can stow away midgets between her rolls, do you have a better use for those stacked marshmallow arms? She has details upon details on that little body. The problem with her eating is her helicopter arms. She insists on helping each and every bit down her throat. It is a battle of good and evil trying to pin her arms down and get the food in her mouth without there being a gigantic mess. Sometimes I am successful, sometimes I am not. This is just an example of how Chloe is exercising her artistic freedom by bedazzling her face with some peaches. Actually she got a random eye itch and before I could put the spoon down and grab her wildly swinging arm….she fell victim to her peaches.
So very proud of herself. Who me???? What the…..????
Today, without trying to be all matchy matchy…Ryan comes home for lunch only to be greeted by his mini blueberry twin. Aww….aren’t’ they cute? Blueberry buddies!
Ryan is sporting his “Holocaust eyes”. That is what we call his black circles. The boy takes iron pills, but nothing seems to lighten those bad boys up! I swear he is healthy, you don’t need to send money to feed him. You can just send money for fun!
Nobody is going to accuse this family of having small eyes.
And now, the grand unveiling….cue trumpets….
My very first outfit completed (minus bloomers!) I am so very pleased and empowered by my new found knowledge. I am, of course, stealing this knowledge from my mother in law who painstakingly watches me do everything at 1/1000 of the speed it would take her…but dang it…I am learning! Thanks Patty!
Here is Chloe’s first dress made by mommy. Each and every stitch lovingly put on.
My first time using the crazy looking buttonhole attachment….I am blown away by who ever invented the sewing machine…GENIUS!
Man this sewing thing is for me! So great to discover a new hobby later in life and it is practical too!
oh I love those little rolls. Keep them coming! I had a friend growing up who had a baby sister so fat that they once had to cut a dress off of her after a family picture!!!
Also YAY on those sewing projects! I’m whipping up some stuff too! But it will wait for summer to be posted, when I guest blog on craftydaisies.
much love! And what the heck is this grand surprise?!?!
Em
Your baby has cheeks for days. They’re just chubby enough to smear with baby food. You never knew you could have this much fun with pureed items, did you?
As a father of a daughter, I love the first dress made. That girly kind of stuff rocks. It’s the best.
Kel - can’t wait to squeeze those cheeks - with or without peaches on them. Can’t wait to see you guys!
Wow. You did a GREAt job on her little dress. And I have been sewing for YEARS and still don’t have the button hole thingie working properly. I blame it on my VERY OLD machine.
Sooo cute - the rolls are beautiful. Love your dress too
I am amazed at how much Chloe looks like her daddy!
Sewing is fun isn’t it!? I wish I would have learned sooner, but oh well. Better late than never. Dress looks great, great job! And I love baby rolls:)
you are so crafty. that dress is adorable.
i want to add that you are “sew crafty!”
thank you, thank you. i’ll be here all day.
in addition, it does seem, from said pictures, that you are feeding chloe RYAN’S food. tell him to relax. she’s more important, anyway. and besides, donna marie will see these pictures and start sending pasta down, immediately.
Oh Kelly, the little dress is just beautiful!! Please oh please when you get tired of making girly things…..whiz up something for Ryder??
Oh, come on… don’t tease us…
My guess is that the Portney (sp?) clan is expanding… am I right??
I still need to answer your questions! I haven’t forgotten - I’ve just been a blogging slacker.
So awesome - the pics and the dress. Now, I am seriously needing to know… what’s up?
Thinking of you.
Now where the pics of her actually wearing the dress? AND you can’t keep secrets. It’s a blog law. No secrets
Love the dress! Kelly, you are good:)
That dress is AWESOME!!! Great work babe!! I love it!
Avi loves solids too!! He acted like he was amazed that we held out on him this long… glad Chloe is eating like a champ - she is just too cute for words!
Hey Michael has the same eye circle issue as Ryan!! It sucks… His get puffy too!
loving chloe’s ribbon headband look. so sweet. and i’m jealous of ryan’s hair. maybe it’s just cause he looks so cute with chloe in the 3rd picture - but i actually like the long hair.
That dress is ADORABLE! I can’t wait to see her chubs rolling out of it. She is too cute. Good work, I wish I could sew like that. I guess I should just take it one “craft” at a time though!
The dress, the rolls, the eyes! Man, she is a cutie! So, I burnt the motor out on my sewing machine before I even got started!
Good work on the dress! It looks awesome. Did you follow a pattern or just guess? Luv Lil xox
Wow!! You are amazing!! That dress is gorgeous! And love, love the pics of Chloe with food all over! That had to have been hilarious!! What a riot!!
OMG,I love the dress
And Ryan is damn hot!