Poop

So, I'm sure you're wondering about the title of this post.  I had a post about my trip to the Aberfoyle Antique market yesterday (and my first full day away from Ivy...) but I saw this print of a little ice cream cone pooping in the I Love Doodle shop on Etsy.

(... i should probably add that I just downed a big glass of wine on an empty stomach while watching a very emotional episode of Coronation Street...)

Everybody Poops print from I Love Doodle shop.

As anyone that spends a lot of time with babies knows, poop is a constant topic of conversation. Well... perhaps for some people with babies it isn't, but in my house it is... (as with a lot of scatological humor)...This may be too much information (tmi) for some, or relatable for others, but Joe and I often let each other know the details of Ivy's poop.  You can tell a lot about the wellbeing of a baby (or anyone, for that matter) by the look of their poop!

When Ivy was first born, I had some breastfeeding issues/milk supply issues, so our midwives were paying close attention to Ivy's pee and poop output.  We were filling out a little chart, detailing her little black tar poops. Then, for a few days, no poop!  Our midwives were worried, and of course, so were we. We checked each dirty diaper with anticipation, crossing out finger we'd find some poop. A few days passed and we were so worried.  And then she finally pooped! While Joe and I were sitting on the couch together, staring and cooing at wee little Ivy, she pooped all over us!  

I am elated that Ivy finally pooped!

Joe is also very excited.  Yeah for Ivy!

Why am I telling you this...?  Oh yeah, so after seeing that cute little ice cream cone pooping, and downing a big glass of wine on an empty stomach, and thinking about Ivy's poops, I decided to searched "poop" on Etsy and found this: 

Unicorn poop

A balloon dog pooping

A crochet pattern for a big poop

Rainbow poop charms

I am a little confused by this one. Someone is selling a Coprolite pendant
and apparently coprelite is agatized dinosaur poop?

Gotta run. Dill pickle chips are calling my name...

"to touch is to learn"

I discovered Couchy via Kidlolly.com, a kid-themed Pinterest-like website.

Although the website is very vague, it seems like Couchy is a design project with the goal of providing kids with soft, playful and wacky furniture to flop on and interact with. Their creations are made with different textures and shapes to inspire creative play and exploration. So fun and unlike anything I've ever seen. 

"What one understands with the body can be deeply understood with the mind, leading to the extension of that understanding into the imagined and the visualized. Thus, creativity and freedom can be rooted in a three dimensional, gravitational, rhythmic understanding of our world."  from the Couchy Empire Manifesto

Shelter 1, A.K.A. Frank

Otto-men 4, A.K.A. Cloudy Forest Day

Otto-men 2, A.K.A Nubsy

Roule, The Series

photo from the Couchy blog

Pinterest Picks of the Week - Whimsical Ceramics

Hello friends!
Here are some fun, fantastical and whimsical ceramics that I've pinned over the last little while.

Source: meyerlavigne.bigcartel.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

Source: meyerlavigne.dk via Lindsey on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

Source: honeykennedy.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

Source: handmadecharlotte.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

Source: liliscratchy.blogspot.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

Source: mymodernmet.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

Source: 1.bp.blogspot.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

Source: knowinng.tumblr.com via Lindsey on Pinterest

Source: landscape74.ru via Lindsey on Pinterest

What an amazing day

Yesterday my friend Amy and I took Ivy on her first trip out of Canada. We took a trip to buffalo to visit the Albright Knox art gallery and do a little shopping. Like all Canadians, I love to visit Target, which is where I got ivy these awesome sunglasses she's wearing. They were a big hit when we were on a big walk downtown (Toronto).

It was an absolutely gorgeous spring day today. A lot of crocuses are blooming and the bulbs are starting to poke up.

Along the way I stopped in a shoe store and saw these cute little kiddie clogs and Spanish sandals.

Then I came home and made a steamed and pureed a whole wack of fruits and veg for Ivy. She just started solids a couple weeks ago and she's loving it. I'm having a lot of fun too.

!!CONFETTISYSTEM handmade creations!!!

I'm a huge fan of ConfettiSystem's installations.  If you haven't heard of ConfettiSystem, read this post I wrote about them back in the summer. CS use a variety of materials to create whimsical, sparkly and very glam sculptures and spaces using incredible colour palates. BEAUTIFUL! Check out these handmade strings of garland that you can get on their web.

Metallic rope with mylar tassels!  12 feet long....
I love the mint and yellow colour scheme.

LOVE IT!  Wouldn't this be so fun in a kid's room?

And a pinata decorated with metallic foil!

I will be posting a preview hopefully later today of some of the kids and toddler vintage items I'll be selling in my online store. Right now it's a gorgeous day in Toronto, so Ivy and I are off for another walk!

the babe is 2 months and totally awesome

hello friends,

Ivy has been in the outside world for a little more than two months!  The fact that there is a little human that looks like me (and my hubby) in the world, that I am rarely more than a few feet from day and night, still blows my mind.

I'm on my way back to feeling like myself again... went to the Y and out to dinner with friends, sans Ivy. Being away from her helped me to reconnect with my old self, but coming home to her was soooo unbelievably nice.  Ivy and I cuddled up on the couch together and watched late-night TV while Joe got his turn to go out and have drinks with friends.

Now that the shock of having Ivy is starting to wear off I'm feeling more like myself and I've never felt happier or more relaxed. It helps that Ivy is such a relaxed baby most of the time... and being with her, being responsible for a new little human, forces me to slow down and focus on the simple things.

I came across a post from the blog Oh Joy that mentioned this print from the French online store OMY. During the daylight the owl is sleeping, and at night he's awake!  Tres cute.

OMY.fr

Some other stuff from OMY:

I want this shirt!!!

what a weirdo mask!

I almost like this baby's chunky wrists as much as this rad splatter design.

2 days overdue + Ben Cuevas knitting in the buff

Hello friends,

I'm 2 days past my due date and we're still waiting!  The bebe seems extremely comfortable and happy in my belly, except for her excessive hiccuping.  It's just after 8am and I'm feeling great.  Last night I was feeling SO crampy, heavy and uncomfortable.  In fact, every other night for the past two weeks I've been feeling increasingly miserable, thinking that I the bebe has to be coming soon. Then I go to bed and sleep like a dream and wake up feeling great.  I'm almost wishing I would have worked up until I have the baby because now I've already burned through two weeks of my maternity leave.  

My mind is so hazy that the days are just floating by.  I still can't believe there is a little person inside me and I have no idea what she looks like or what her mini personality will be like.  ARGHH!!! The anticipation is driving me nuts!  

My midwife visited yesterday. She is so lovely and makes me feel so relaxed.  She said the baby is doing great and that all the miserableness my body is feeling is my body working to prepare for labour. In fact, the baby's head is so low that she anticipates that my labour may be a bit shorter.

Off for my daily waddle around the neighbourhood....

But before I sign off, I want to share some work from the fibre artist Ben Cuevas.

Works in Progress Part III: The Genitosexual

Works in Progress Part V: Thyroid Etc.

Works in Progress Part I: Intestines

Jock Strap (a work in progress)

The artist, Ben Cueva, knitting in the buff. He is knitting this jock strap:

(more images of him knitting are on his website)

bye for now!!!

False labour + new stairs + bebe's room

Hi friends!

The cool, crisp weather yesterday in Toronto gave Labour Day that new start, back to school feel -- a perfect time to have our baby!

Joe and I had a few friends over in the afternoon and when they left our plan was to relax, make pizza for dinner and watch out favourite show, Coronation Street (now an hour on the CBC so we can catch up with Brits).  I tried to take a bit of a nap before dinner and started to feel crampy, so I laid in bed, looking out my bedroom window at the trees, trying to determine if my cramps were actual contractions. They seemed to come and go, but I didn't want to get too excited and try to time them.   I was uncomfortable, but I wouldn't call them painful.  I have felt this type of crampy-ness at night, but this time they felt different. 

I'll keep this short, because as the post title states, I didn't actually go into labour. But as the evening wore on, I grew increasingly uncomfortable, but we still didn't try to time my contractions.  I wasn't even sure they were contractions, but they were getting more uncomfortable and my belly had started tightening.  

I took a warm bath, with lot of bubbles and listened to Broadcast (I just learned that the singer, Trish Keenan, died of swine flu). Of course, my contractions eased up after the bath.  I was able to sleep wonderfully, but woke to a few contractions, but this morning, NADA!  

MY RAD DAD

As promised, here are the photos of the new staircase my dad designed and built for us.  The only thing missing is the wood cap that will sit on top of the handrail.

(The drywall surrounding the opening to the second floor still needs to be finished too)

Here are some photos of the bebe's room.

 (I am so sick of called her bebe. We've picked out a name we're 99% certain of but are waiting for the big reveal)

Again, another Fred/Dad creation: He built the crib and nappy change station, originally for my nephews, and now it's been handed to us. The design is the same as this Oeuf crib. 

 The embroidered piece on the wall was embroidered by my mom and the frame was made by my dad using old barn board. This piece hung in my room when I was a child.

Bye for now!   I'm going to go take a nap. I'm crossing my fingers that I'll go into labour tonight!