A little help...

Okay, so I'm making these sibling shirts for my kiddos. I've got Big Sister's done (with matching headband), and I finished the Little One's (simple gender neutral for our surprise baby). But I cannot figure out what to add to my little boy's middle shirt. It needs a little something... in red, blue, or yellow- to match the other ones, but I wanted something more than just a few X's like I did on the little shirt. What do you guys think? Stars is all I can think of to do in the full moon print from Ella's headband. Is there something else I'm missing that would be cute?

New Baby Things

I have some FABULOUS new Baby Things. Remember the Surprise Shower my friends gave me? They gave me some Babies R Us gift cards that allowed me to get these...

Graco Snug Ride Infant Car Seat  and Graco Duo Glider Stroller

I love the new car seat and stroller. It has little elephants on it. Adorable!

JJ Cole Theory Bag

And this new diaper bag. I really LOVE it! It's so pretty and so practical.

Here's the super cute blankets, sleeping gowns, onesies, & pants that I got back at the Surprise Shower.

The cutest gender neutral stuff I've ever seen.

And here's my little sweetie. Ultrasound picture from last week.

 It's not the best pic we've gotten, but still love getting to see my baby.

Etsy Shop Update- Perry Jayne Handmade

I caved. I said I wasn't going to take any more orders... but I looked at the price of a new camera (mine is broken) and decided that I could take just a few more orders before the baby comes. So....if you're wanting a Perry Jayne hand appliqued shirt...hop on over to the shop and take a look.

New Look

While my etsy shop is actually pretty bare, I did just make a new banner. I like it so much better than my old one and it matches my blog header now. What do you think? I think it may need a little more tweaking. Next mermaid I make, I think I'll work on getting some good up close pics and see what I can do.

Braided Headband with a Flirty Flower

I've made one of these headbands in white and black. 

Now, I'm anxious to give it a try in some colorful prints. 

Details: 

• It's best to go on the long side for the strips you use for your headband, because I just tied it in a knot when I was done and snipped off the excess. The braiding gives the headband enough stretch to just pull on & off. I wish I would have measured...but I think I just used the width of my fabric. 
• On the white flower, I folded the fabric over for the flower, so it was double layered, I used just a single layer on the black one. I think I prefer the single layer, but that's just my preference. The width and length of the fabric you use for the flower will determine its size & fluffiness, so just play with it until you like it. And I really prefer the edges to be raw, but you could hem it if you like.
• My daughter wears these headbands too, I just tie it a little tighter in back. They look even cuter on her (even if she's grumpy).

And here's a few more of her wearing it...being silly with her brother.

Feelin' Grouchy?

So today, I woke up "on the wrong side of the bed". For no reason at all.
 I slept okay. My house is picked up. I'm healthy. My kids were being good. I just generally feel irritated and grouchy with everyone & everything around me. Maybe it's some pregnancy hormones... I hate being in such a funk, so I've decided to try to beat it.

On the way home from the post office I was sitting at a stop light and remembered hearing once that if you force a smile it can release endorphins and make you feel better... I tried it. I felt sorta goofy with this huge fake grin on my face... helped a little. It's a few hours later and I'm still feeling blah. I  can either wallow in the gloominess or decide to try a few more funk busters. Here goes...

1. Force a smile. Stand up straight.
2. Hug my kids.
3. Tickle them too.
4. Call a friend.
5. List 5 things I love about my life.

• I love my husband and kids.
• I love that I get to stay home with my children.
• I love where I live- my home and community.
• I love my church.
• I love my extended family.

6. Do a couple chores that I don't want to do...but I know I will enjoy the results.

• finish dishes & shine my sink
• fold clothes
• clean our Master Bathroom

So far, I've accomplished the first five...I guess I'll go tackle a few chores and see if that will be a mood booster for me. I might just reward myself with some ice cream during the kids nap time when I get those chores done.

I'm curious, what do you do to cheer yourself up?

Sweet Carli

 Here's our sweet little friend Carli wearing a Perry Jayne headband that she got last year. After I finish up some orders, I'm going to try to get a few more headbands into the shop again.

A Big Surprise!

So I was completely shocked. I had no clue. My Bunco group completely surprised me with a shower for the baby. It was so sweet and I got so spoiled. There were lots of diapers, wipes, diaper cream, baby wash, and lotions. Some very cute gender neutral onesies, sleeping gowns, blankets. So cute! And on top of all those goodies they also gave me cash to pick out a diaper bag and  They were so kind and even gave up winning prizes- all the prizes came in the form of Babies R Us gift cards so I can buy a new double stroller.

I am BLESSED. Thank you to all of you Bunco Babes.  

I am so blessed by your friendship and love. 

Fingerprint Friday

My Sweet Baby at 31 weeks today. 

Can't wait to meet you. Can't wait to find out if you are a girl or boy. Can't wait to get to know your little personality. Can't wait to see what God has gifted you with.  

You are LOVED! 

Your big sister and big brother fought over who got to hold the picture of you today. 

They are excited to meet you too.

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:

I can see the fingerprints of God

When I look at you

I can see the fingerprints of God

And I know its true

You're a masterpiece

That all creation quietly applauds

And you're covered with the fingerprints of God

So look around you and see where YOU can see God's fingerprints.

Check out other Fingerprint Friday Posts at The Rusted Chain

Party Time!!!

Collaboration is a Good Thing!

Kristen, from Mary Had a Little Party, and I have shared our art with one another to create the ULTIMATE in matching party items. Get all your paper items from Kristen and then order a matching shirt for your cutie to wear from my shop, Perry Jayne. If you ask me... it's pretty awesome and WAY more fun and unique than the mass produced stuff you get from the store. Especially because you can customize colors for your party. So far you can choose from the Owl, Enchanted Mermaid, or Cupcake. But I'm sure they'll be much more to come in the future. We are both very busy ladies, so be sure to order EARLY, 4-6 weeks at least. (I'm getting ready to go on maternity leave...I might be able to squeeze in a couple more orders before, but I'll be back in action in a couple months. So send me a convo on etsy ASAP, if you're wanting to order.)

LINKS

Mary Had a Little Party Etsy Shop

Mary Had a Little Party Blog

Perry Jayne Etsy Shop

Happy Easter from Us!

Our Family

One of my new favorite pics of Ella 

My sweet kiddos on Easter Sunday Morning

                              Getting Ready to Hunt Eggs                Me and my kiddos at the Egg Hunt

This girl LOVES Dandelions

Baby Name Polls

I'm 30 weeks along today. Wow, it's getting close. 

Which is causing me to go into name panic. So, I just added two baby name polls to the right side of my blog. I think we've pretty much settled on Sawyer for a boy and Penelope if it's a girl, but we need middle names. For a girl, I'd like to have a one syllable middle name or something that can be shortened to one syllable. So we can say Penny Jo,  etc. if we wanted to. For reference: our oldest is Abriella Jayne McCoy (we call her Ella for short) and then our soon to be middle child is Hudson Perry McCoy.


Go ahead and vote. Let us know what you think. And if you have another suggestion- leave me a comment here.