Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
See you later Alligator!
Do you remember my post about the amazing bumper and other goodies my extremely talented friend Amanda made for Blondie Boy?
Well now you can have some of her fabulous creations for yourself, just in time for the holidays! She's also very kindly giving away a $10 gift certificate to one lucky reader AND giving a 10% discount to all Transatlantic Blonde readers to her Alligator Lane Etsy Store!
Innovative no Pee-Pee blankets that are perfect for Naked time
And so much more! She also takes custom orders, too!
To receive a 10% discount on Etsy use the code "Transatlantic"
Well now you can have some of her fabulous creations for yourself, just in time for the holidays! She's also very kindly giving away a $10 gift certificate to one lucky reader AND giving a 10% discount to all Transatlantic Blonde readers to her Alligator Lane Etsy Store!Alligator Lane is full of super cute items including:
How cute are these holiday clothes?
Innovative no Pee-Pee blankets that are perfect for Naked time
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Monday, 6 December 2010
11 Months
Age - eleven months, 1 day (I missed 10 months so don't shout)
Weight - We were snowed in last Thursday and away before that so haven't gotten him weighed since well I'm guessing a month ago. He's is over 20lbs, but by how much I dunno.
Weight - We were snowed in last Thursday and away before that so haven't gotten him weighed since well I'm guessing a month ago. He's is over 20lbs, but by how much I dunno.
Height - 29 1/2"
Sleeping habits - He sleeps from 8:30-9:00pm/10pm to 9-9:30am roughly. He recently has done a few after midnight nights much to our shagrin.
Eating habits - Eating 9oz when he wakes up and at bedtime and 2-3 meals depending on when he naps and snacks. He's now had bits of chicken and fish and loved them both. He also has a new love of Cheerios. He will sit at your feet with his mouth open until your share your cereal with him. As long as its non-allergenic food he can pretty much eat what we eat now.
Favorite activity - playing with Emma, singing Itsy Bitsy Spider, saying "So Big," skyping, drumming things, throwing things and signing "please" when he wants you to give him your dinner
Milestones (including those since 10m) - Clapping, Walking (with his Walk 'N Ride), 3 teeth now, "please," sharing his pipka, dancing
Firsts (including those since 10m)- Clapping, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Chanukah, snowman
Sunday, 5 December 2010
X-Factor Live Shows: Semi-Final
Rebecca Ferguson
I'm not loving her eye makeup, it's like something off America's Next Top Model when they bleach out their eyebrows to make them look "fierce." Rebecca is a good singer, but I'll be damned if that girl isn't boring as all hell. There are what I can only assume are spies in leotards dancing around her and she's just standing there and well it's good, but boring.
Mary Byrne
What in disco dancing with the stars reject hell are the dancers wearing? I have to say though this is the absolute best I've heard Mary sing. Maybe she's reliving her glory days as a svelte roller skating singing waitress and it's working for her! Yes I am aware I just made up a preposterous backstory but it works for me.
Matt Cardle
The guitar isn't necessary and maybe it's just me but I don't think it's plugged in anyways. Overall I feel it really needs more production and something else going on beside him just standing there pretending to play guitar. Oh wow Brian Freedman heard me and cue the choir and confetti! I think you can tell his voice isn't 100% this week, but he doesn't sound bad, just not at the top of his game.
Cher Lloyd
Does this really qualify as a dance song? Also again what are the dancers wearing? Tails with shorts and combat boots? I think Grace was too busy playing nurse to Matt and checked out on dressing the back-up dancers this week. What the F was up with Cheryl's duck face there! She's like a stage Mom on "Toddlers and Tiaras" miming in the audience what their child should do on stage. Meh, I didn't like it.
One Direction
I actually really like this Rihanna song. I think a lot of the chorus isn't sounding perfect but I think it's a good song choice and little girls, as always, are going to love them. Again, I'm not really sure it's a dance song though. I think they'd have to take a giant crap on stage during their next song not to make it through tonight.
Matt Cardle
Oy vey I'm so over this stupid song from that stupid commercial everyone except me loves. I've checked out already and I can pretty fairly say I won't have a single positive thing to say so I should just go google holiday presents for Blondie Boy. Ew and he totally missed that big "Oooh" note the first go. See I told you, nothing nice to say; I don't care if he's sick that was crap.
Mary Byrne
Oh that was an awful opening note! I freaking love "The Way We Were." The quirky, political Jewish girl and the golden boy Goy through love and loss--if you haven't seen this movie it is amazing. I love Barbra and this song is Barbra and Mary can not pull it off. I checked out after that first note, but it's not gotten any better. She's back to my original thoughts on her as this has cancelled out everything that was good about her first song. I hope she's crying because she realizes how horrible that was.
Cher Llyod
What is this? I can normally name a song within the first few bars. Ahh it's the Rihanna and Eminem song. First off I have *major* problems with this song because I think it's ridiculously irresponsible for a domestic violence survivor to sing "I like the way it hurts" and Rihanna should know better especially as she's a role model for young girls. Overall, I liked this song better than her first song though. Oooh did you catch that "hmm" in response to Danni? That Cher is a cocky little thing!
Rebecca Ferguson
Oh this is sooo clichéd and way too slow. I really think this is going to keep her out of the final. It's one thing to do a really slow ballad that's original or a new twist on an old song, but this is just blah. At least her makeup is better?
One Direction
This is a really good song, but I kinda feel like it's a bit 5 years ago. Again little girl will love it so it doesn't really matter what I think. Speaking of what I think I've decided that Zain looks like Ugly Betty's nephew Justin, what do you think? Their harmonies were a lot better on this song and no one crapped on stage so unless I'm totally missing something they are through to the finals.
I'm actually going to make a prediction on the bottom two this week and my bottom two are Rebecca and Mary.
I'm not loving her eye makeup, it's like something off America's Next Top Model when they bleach out their eyebrows to make them look "fierce." Rebecca is a good singer, but I'll be damned if that girl isn't boring as all hell. There are what I can only assume are spies in leotards dancing around her and she's just standing there and well it's good, but boring.
Mary Byrne
What in disco dancing with the stars reject hell are the dancers wearing? I have to say though this is the absolute best I've heard Mary sing. Maybe she's reliving her glory days as a svelte roller skating singing waitress and it's working for her! Yes I am aware I just made up a preposterous backstory but it works for me.
Matt Cardle
The guitar isn't necessary and maybe it's just me but I don't think it's plugged in anyways. Overall I feel it really needs more production and something else going on beside him just standing there pretending to play guitar. Oh wow Brian Freedman heard me and cue the choir and confetti! I think you can tell his voice isn't 100% this week, but he doesn't sound bad, just not at the top of his game.
Cher Lloyd
Does this really qualify as a dance song? Also again what are the dancers wearing? Tails with shorts and combat boots? I think Grace was too busy playing nurse to Matt and checked out on dressing the back-up dancers this week. What the F was up with Cheryl's duck face there! She's like a stage Mom on "Toddlers and Tiaras" miming in the audience what their child should do on stage. Meh, I didn't like it.
One Direction
I actually really like this Rihanna song. I think a lot of the chorus isn't sounding perfect but I think it's a good song choice and little girls, as always, are going to love them. Again, I'm not really sure it's a dance song though. I think they'd have to take a giant crap on stage during their next song not to make it through tonight.
Matt Cardle
Oy vey I'm so over this stupid song from that stupid commercial everyone except me loves. I've checked out already and I can pretty fairly say I won't have a single positive thing to say so I should just go google holiday presents for Blondie Boy. Ew and he totally missed that big "Oooh" note the first go. See I told you, nothing nice to say; I don't care if he's sick that was crap.
Mary Byrne
Oh that was an awful opening note! I freaking love "The Way We Were." The quirky, political Jewish girl and the golden boy Goy through love and loss--if you haven't seen this movie it is amazing. I love Barbra and this song is Barbra and Mary can not pull it off. I checked out after that first note, but it's not gotten any better. She's back to my original thoughts on her as this has cancelled out everything that was good about her first song. I hope she's crying because she realizes how horrible that was.
Cher Llyod
What is this? I can normally name a song within the first few bars. Ahh it's the Rihanna and Eminem song. First off I have *major* problems with this song because I think it's ridiculously irresponsible for a domestic violence survivor to sing "I like the way it hurts" and Rihanna should know better especially as she's a role model for young girls. Overall, I liked this song better than her first song though. Oooh did you catch that "hmm" in response to Danni? That Cher is a cocky little thing!
Rebecca Ferguson
Oh this is sooo clichéd and way too slow. I really think this is going to keep her out of the final. It's one thing to do a really slow ballad that's original or a new twist on an old song, but this is just blah. At least her makeup is better?
One Direction
This is a really good song, but I kinda feel like it's a bit 5 years ago. Again little girl will love it so it doesn't really matter what I think. Speaking of what I think I've decided that Zain looks like Ugly Betty's nephew Justin, what do you think? Their harmonies were a lot better on this song and no one crapped on stage so unless I'm totally missing something they are through to the finals.
I'm actually going to make a prediction on the bottom two this week and my bottom two are Rebecca and Mary.
Friday, 3 December 2010
Drink your gin and tonica
Happy Chanukah! Chanukah is super early this year; it started on December 1st at sundown and will continue until the 8th. I always loved lighting the candles and I've really looked forward to celebrating Chanukah with Blondie Boy.
I know Chanukah is basically bottom of the list when it comes to important Jewish holidays, but it still is important to me culturally. So when I went looking for a cute Chanukah t-shirt or onesie for Blondie Boy and came up short I decided to make one myself!
I had NBH make me a template so my menorah was roughly symmetrical and I cut out the shape from sparkly blue felt.
Happy Chanukah to Mimi Linda, GG Bess, Auntie Alie and all our Jewish friends and family!
I know Chanukah is basically bottom of the list when it comes to important Jewish holidays, but it still is important to me culturally. So when I went looking for a cute Chanukah t-shirt or onesie for Blondie Boy and came up short I decided to make one myself!
I had NBH make me a template so my menorah was roughly symmetrical and I cut out the shape from sparkly blue felt.
I made a template again for my candles so they'd be the same size and cut them out from light blue and white felt and then free-hand cut my flames so they'd be more realistic looking.
Originally I'd planned on using fusible webbing and ironing on my design, but with so many little pieces that was going to be a major pain so instead I used fabric glue. Honestly he's going to wear it once or twice so I'm not super concerned with durability.
You can see the glue in the picture above, but don't worry when it drys the whiteness of the glue goes away and all you see is the colour of your fabric. I was kinda freaking out that I'd ruined it by using too much glue and it would dry all nasty, but it totally didn't. Also if you are like me and like to work all spread out on the floor a Stokke Table Top makes a great craft tray!
I think Blondie Boy looks super cute in his outfit and while he wouldn't exactly sit still for a photoshoot he really like staring at the candles flickering and smiles when I say the Baruch. I can't wait until he's a big enough boy to help light the candles!
Happy Chanukah to Mimi Linda, GG Bess, Auntie Alie and all our Jewish friends and family!
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
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