in the midst of flu

Brenna has it bad! She has had a fever since Friday, went to the ER Saturday night and has been on tamiflu since Sunday. We are going back to the doctor today for a follow up.

Brooke has become the most happy and pleasant and sleepy baby. I gave up nursing last Thursday and don't you know the day she is on formula for 24 hours she started sleeping through the night (with the exception of last night - but old habits die hard I guess ???)

We are busy, things are good.

We are opening up a booth at the local auction / antique gallery this weekend. Filling it with lots of cool items. Can't wait!
And if you are in Connecticut, and need photos for holiday cards, I am booking sessions. $125 for an hour and a half. Which includes your photos (125-150 edited) given to you on a disk and full rights. I can also have them printed for you. I'm getting booked up, but have days still available so if you are interested please email me at christine.dodaj@gmail.com

And because you know I can't leave you without some photos:

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Have a great day!!
xo

I know I know!

I'm a blog slacker, I know!

Same excuses as before, some new! I won't bother you with those though!

Brooke is now 18 weeks old. Still CTE (cutest thing ever)

and Brenna is still MBTE (most beautiful thing ever).



I can't believe Halloween is tomorrow! Brenna is going as a cheerleader and Brooke is a flower.

We lost all of our Halloween/fall decor with the tree, so with a little punch, orange papers and glitter we have these little beauties to show for it!


not much, but a little start.

Believe it or not, I've been a slacker scrapper too. I usually do it on Friday nights when Jeno hangs with the boys, but sometimes I'm soooo tired that the comfy couch just is a better alternative. Thanks to the amazing kits at Studio Calico, making these were almost effortless.








Brenna loves school, even though some days she says she doesn't. she loves the new music teacher and we sing all the way home some nights.

And, can we just talk about the new TV lineup?
we are LOVING Modern Family. Also, Cougar Town, Grey's, Everything on Bravo, and Project Runway. With a new baby, and me still nursing, dvr is a must. It definitely makes waking up ALL hours of the night a little more comforting.

Well, that is a lot of info! I do promise to be back soon. I think I am starting Project 365 November first along with Dr. Oz's challenge, so I'll keep updating here.

God Bless!!

xoxo

Chris

happy day - StudioCalico

happy day - StudioCalico

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she can fly

well, on rides at the Fair she can. lol.




I love to see her smile like that, I could just frame her right up. She was so good waiting for Jeno to come home, she kept asking me if there was anything she could do so we could go sooner.

Brenna: "Mommy, can I help you do laundry, if we go sooner?"
Me: "sure if you want to, that would be great, can you bring me the clothes in your bin".
Brenna: "sure", and runs to her room and I hear her making several trips from her room to the laundry area.
Me: "ummmmmm Brenna, these clothes were already clean"
Brenna: "but you wanted to do laundry, so I got you clothes to wash"

bless her heart, she thinks I like doing laundry!

and this one, who is so cute I'm afraid I'm going to squeeze the life out of her.


well, it's another Monday and I have SO much to do today and before I know it I'll be picking up my number 1 (that's what Brenna calls herself, Brookie is apparantly no. 2)
Hope your day rocks!!

xo
Chris

here and in pain.....:(

I am in the process of having a lot of work done on my teeth this week. Tuesday I had a tooth extracted and some gum removed on another and I'm in some serious pain.
To make it worse the doctor was a complete ASS and made a few really rude comments to me and when I told him I could still feel where he was about to cut, he through the instrument down, told me that "that's impossible" and grabbed the Novocaine and started stabbing me with it. MF.

So yesterday I had to go to a consultation to see if the tooth could be saved where he removed the gum, and it can't and when the doctor told me that I started balling. He was awesome, and knew that Tuesday had been a really bad experience, he was gentle and totally numbed me up and I when he started to inject the Novocaine, I didn't feel not one needle. What a difference. So today I'm going back to the nice doctor, who will take care of a couple cavities and crown build ups then I'm going to go to a new oral surgeon next week to surgically remove the other tooth.

But, last night I scrapped. It felt really good and relaxing to just sit and play. Both girls were asleep and Jeno was over his friend's house.

Brooke is 13 weeks today. Where did the time go. I just love this sweet girl, and even though I'm exhausted (she still isn't sleeping through the night) I can't even imagine how life was like before her.




Last Sunday we went for a picnic at a historic mansion here in town, and I put the girls in the cutest matching outfits (from Target) so.darn.sweet!




here are some of the layouts I have been working on







the first and last layouts were made using my September Studio Calico Kit.

Well, I've got to run, hop in the shower and get Brooke ready before my appointment.
Have a great weekend.
xo
Chris

I'm here......really I am :)

I know, it's been like 3 months since my last post. I could easily blame it on having a baby, moving, managing and keeping Brenna happy, unpacking, and well, actually, let's say that is what has kept me so busy.

Believe me, I have atleast been thinking about blogging.

So bringing you up to speed.

Brooke is 12 weeks old.


and seriously the CUTEST.THING.EVER. I hear how some parents have a hard time bonding with the second and third, but from the moment I laid eyes on her, I was head over heals. I feel like my heart just expanded. Can't explain it. She is like a breath of fresh air.

and there is my sweet 4 year old, Brenna. Who is a really good girl. She loves her baby sister so much.




Brenna is now in Pre-K. I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around that.

So we moved into our new home, which is a townhome, 4 days before I had Brooke. Then my Mom arrived the day before Brooke was born. We unpacked as much as we had, and we were doing massive amounts of laundry and dishes. We pretty much lost everything when the tree fell, but had an entire set of Pottery Barn dishes, serving bowl and platters in the garage boxed up. Score!

So now, Jeno is buying again, and eBay is up and running.
And I unpacked my scrapbooking stuff last Friday and felt a burst of creativity.

See:







Studio Calico was to thank for all of the layouts above except the sweet feet and Brenna's birthday layout. That was the first kit I had since April, and well it saved the day! My cardstock and patterned papers are in storage, and I'm heading down there today to rescue them!

I will be back Monday with hopefully a few more layouts and some projects I'm working on for the girls room.

Have a great weekend!
xo
Chris

Brooke Paris Dodaj is here!

Our gorgeous little girl was born on Friday, June 26th at 10:16 am.
7lbs 2 ounces
19 1/2 inches long.

She is absolutely perfect in every way, and I'm thrilled, we all are that she is finally here!!

I am heading back to get my feet up, but had to share some pictures.

Will be back with more as soon as I'm out of the hospital.

xo
Chris