Sick.

We have some kind of nasty ick here - fevers, snot, and coughing. Steve sounds like an old man with tuberculosis. So does Joe, for that matter. I was sick all week, had no voice for three days, and I'm still not back to normal. (By the way, for a really good time, try disciplining a three-year-old when all you can get out is a hoarse whisper.) Maggie, thank goodness, seems to have a milder version of the bug (yay breastmilk!), but she cut her first two teeth on Thursday, so she's not her usual happy self either. The baby tylenol has been flowing in these parts. Ugh.

The only thing worse than having to parent a sick kid when you are sick yourself is having to parent two sick kids. Kill me now.

But, look ma! I did some sewing! I have forbidden myself from buying any more knit fabrics until I make a dent in my stash of thrifted t-shirts. Meanwhile, my kids are growing, winter is upon us, and everyone needs long sleeved shirts. So in between medicating my cranky kids, I whipped up a couple of long sleeved tees yesterday.

Joe's is the Flashback Skinny Tee, of course, in a size 4 (he's getting so big! sniffle!). The fabric (including the cream ribbing) was harvested from a size XL women's shirt. It needed a little something, and I decided that "something" should be a hedgehog.

Not the best photos - bad lighting, sick grouchy kid - what can you do?



Continuing the theme, Maggie got an owl shirt to match her owl pants. The awesome owl fabric came from Christine, a.k.a. Oakrosemama. We've been doing a scrap exchange, and it's great. I find I hardly ever use my own scraps unless they are very precious (probably because I still have yards of most of the stuff in my stash), but I am very motivated to incorporate other people's scraps into my sewing.

The pattern probably looks familiar as well. It's the envelope tee from Growing Up Sew Liberated. I cut this one out in size 6-12 months, and it is a bit roomy, but by no means enormous. Both of my children are growing so fast these days!

The pumpkin-colored knit was also a thrifted t-shirt, and the white ribbing came from the same shirt I used for Joe's shirt. So that's two pieces of stashed knit, turned into cute clothes! Am I allowed to make a Spoonflower order yet?

Thank you so much for all of your congratulations and words of encouragement on my last post. This week will be my last at my current job (my to-do list includes cleaning off my desk, updating my files, passing off work, and getting taken out to lunch multiple times) and I start my new job a week from tomorrow. Exciting, busy times!

Now, if we could just get over this bug ...