Jaden's Prank

Every once in a while my child does something completely unexpected. Sometimes his little surprises cause giggles. Sometimes they don't. Today's surprise was nothing to giggle about. Spring is finally here and has motivated me to dive into spring cleaning my house. I had just dusted the furniture in the living room and picked up all the miscellaneous items on the floor. I swept and mopped the tile in the entryway and kitchen. I was sure that my floors were clean enough to eat on...should there still be anything left to eat on them. (My baby thinks that anything left on the floor is fair game for eating) Since my floors were so clean, I didn't feel the need to tend Jaden as closely as I usually do. I was surprised to hear his little lips smacking and wondered what he could have possibly found to put in his mouth. When I looked at him, he was covered head to toe in brown. Chocolate? Where did that come from? Oh....nope. Not chocolate. Poo. All.over. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! What do you do when your baby eats poo? Clean him up? Call Poison Control? Which one first? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I put him in the tub and took his clothes off there, then filled it with water and LOTS of soap. Then I called his pediatrician and was told just to monitor him. The nurse gave me the number for Poison Control should I really feel the need to call them. I can look back and giggle at the whole situation now. After all, this moment of motherhood incident happened on April Fool's day. Jaden is now clean and napping. And even though I can laugh at this situation, I don't think I'll ever consider my living room floor clean enough to eat off again.

For Moms and Little Lambs

I am a first-time mom for the second time.

Wait...what?

That's right! I have two beautiful boys born ten years apart. Spencer is 10, and Jaden is 6 months. Because it had been so long since I was responsible for taking care of a newborn, I have had to relearn everything. At times, I fell like a brand new first-time mom. Other times, I feel somewhat savvy in this whole newborn/infant thing. Regardless of how inadequate or prepared I have felt, one thing is for sure. Things have changed in the last ten years.

When Spencer was born, I felt I had to buy the same baby stuff that every other mom was buying. The mass produced hum-drum mainstream stuff that Walmart, Kmart, Shopko, and Target stock on their shelves. There are many more options nowadays. Most of them are home-made by moms who have turned boredom into creativity.

Not satisfied whit what everyone else has, always wanting something unique that can make a statement as to who I am, and always having a difficult time finding, it I decided to make my own.
I have been able to combine a few of my very most favorite in the world things, motherhood, fabric and creativity, into something I truly enjoy. Petit Lambie.

I love love LOVE being a mother. I enjoy taking trips to the fabric store just to feel different textiles. I enjoy sifting through online fabric shops to feast my eyes on appealing prints and dreaming up things to make with them. I love being able to sew my ideas into something for little Jaden and enjoy seeing it be useful and cute. I began my business to serve other mothers and their little lambs.

I design and handcraft fresh and functional stuff for modern babies and stylish parents. Each peice is made from my pet free, smoke free home studio. (wish my studio was clutter free, too!) Visit petitlambie.etsy.com to shop, and stop by often to check out new stuff.

A special thanks to my husband, who believed in me enough to invest in me and this dream of mine. You're Mr. Awesome! and I love you. (sorry for the mush!)