Here are my 4 handsome little boys! From left to right: Rylan(5), Landon(6m), Logan(6m), and Elijah(3 1/2).  They give my life so much meaning and joy! :) 

Crochet Bunny Lovey Blankies for the Twins

Here are a couple of crocheted bunny loveys or blankies. I made these for the twins for Easter. I used Redheart Super Saver for mine. They are so cute and easy to make. I followed the tutorial by Yolandasotolopez on YouTube to make these. Her tutorial is so easy to follow and she explains every step very well. Took me a while to make them only because I had to find time during my busy schedule each day to crochet. Find the tutorial here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn_8UagKXc8 . 

Seasonal Projects

Anyone working on projects for the coming seasons? I have a few ideas for things to make for Autumn/Fall, Halloween and even Christmas/Winter. I would love to work on some gifts for friends and family to give for Christmas. I'm just not sure how much time I will really have to work on my crochet things when the new babies come. I'm sure I will make time. I will be up several times a night to feed, i'm sure I can BF and crochet at the same time! :) I have a few short updates to post here soon. A little about crochet and a little about my family and the coming new additions.
In the meantime I would love to hear about what you are all working on. Feel free to share pics! Anyone have any patterns they would like for me to try out and review for you? I haven't done any reviews in a while. I love to try new patterns and stitches so I am up for anything! :)

Covered Travel Baby Wipes Cases

Ok, so this is not crochet related, but it is family related lol. I like to be creative, and anything DIY excites me. I have decided to make a couple of covered baby wipes travel cases for my twins. They come in handy for the older boys too, sometimes. I was amazed at how easy they were to make. It definitely looks a lot harder than it is. So many people that I have shown thought I bought them, or sewed them. I think it's funny and take it as a compliment. I have only made 2 of these so far, but I am thinking of making a 3rd and making a video to show how I do it. 

I used the Huggies brand travel baby wipes containers that I purchased from Walmart for just over a $1 a piece. I also used cotton fat quarters for the fabric, and have plenty left over. Purchased them from Walmart as well for $ .97 a piece. I used a soft flannel under the cotton as batting because it was cheaper and worked  just as well. I got it at Walmart on clearance for $ .32. Lastly I purchased some ribbon to match with my fabrics and nursery theme. They cost just over a dollar each. So for about $5 a piece you can make these cases. 

We are doing a baby animal/jungle theme for our twins so I made one with jungle leaves print, and one with giraffe print. They came out so cute! I am thinking of covering a couple of the larger wipes cases as well. These are much more fun than the boring white ones! :)

Crochet Ribbed Baby Hat/Beanie - Video

Crochet Ribbed Baby Hats

So these are fresh off my hook! 2 absolutely adorable baby hats I crocheted for my twins! I made these hats following a tutorial on YouTube by yolandasotolopez. It is a crochet ribbed stitch hat. It was super easy to follow her tutorial and the hat worked up very quickly. I made them both in the same day. What I like most about these little hats is that they are very thick and will be nice and warm! My babies will be born toward the colder months where I live and so thick, warm hats will be perfect for them! The only thing I changed about her pattern was that I added a single crochet stitch along the bottom just for a nice finished edge. I am adding these to the hospital bag so that they can wear them after they are born! :) I made these with RedHeart Super Saver yarn and I just love how they turned out. Can't wait to put them on the twins!

RedHeart - Light Blue

RedHeart - Honeydew

New Hair Cut!

My brother (professional) cut my hair for me and I am loving it! I needed a change. Sometimes you just get sick of the same old thing. This shorter style will be easier to manage when I have 4 kids to lug around all day. What do you ladies and gents think? :)

22 Weeks 5 Days pregnant with twins showing off my new hair cut and growing belly! :)

Gifts for the TWINS :)

Here are a couple of crocheted baby blankets that my mother made for my twins due in November. She only recently learned to crochet and she is a fast learner! :) The blankets are adorable. There was no pattern for these, she just made them up herself. Pretty good for a newbie huh? Thanks mom! <3

Yellow Striped Baby Blanket

Green Striped Baby Blanket

They're a...

So here is another little update on the twins. For those of you who don't already know we had our anatomy ultrasound scan a couple weeks ago. It's where they measure every bone and organ in the babies bodies. They also have a chance to find out the gender. The ultrasound went very well, the only upsetting thing I found out was that both babies are in the breech position. The Dr. said they still have plenty of time to turn around though. I really hope they do because I would like to experience a birth as natural as possible. Breech babies almost guarantee a C-section. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed!  The Babies are getting so big. They are actually bigger than the average sized baby at their gestational age. It's a very good thing being that they are twins and they will be more than likely born early and will be very small. We got quite a few pictures printed from the ultrasound. We had planned on recording it but we were told it was not allowed. I became pretty upset at finding that out. I had not brought my boys with me to the appointment but told them we were recording it and that they would be able to watch it later. I feel like I let them down. :( At least they got a lot of pictures to look at.

So the big news, the tech asked us if we wanted to know the genders of the twins. We said yes! We had been waiting for weeks to know what we were having. I was hopeful to finally have a little girl. We were already told the babies are fraternal. Which means they could possibly be two different genders. The tech looked at Baby A first. When I saw it I knew what it was immediately. I already have two boys and am very used to what that looks like on an ultrasound. Baby A is a boy!! :) She looked at Baby B next. It was a little more difficult to see and the tech thought we might not find out at first. Finally she angled the Doppler just right and we saw what looked like more boy parts! Baby B is a boy!! So looks like I'm going to be a mommy of 4 boys. No little girls for me. I admit that was a little disappointing, but I love them either way and I am excited and looking forward to meeting them.

I told my BIG boys that they have 2 little brothers on the way and Rylan was a little upset that he wasn't getting a little sister, but he still seems excited about the babies coming. Elijah is a little less into anything going on right now. He didn't seem as phased by the news. I'm sure they are both going to make excellent big brothers and helpers when the twins are born. Justin, my husband, went in expecting to hear that it was two more boys for us, so he wasn't very surprised to hear it.

I am now almost 22 weeks along. Both babies are very healthy and I am too. :) I'm half way there already yay! I'll stick in a few of the photos at the end! They are soo adorable!

Here I am at 18 Weeks! :)

Profile of Baby A

Profile of Baby B

My little boys waving hello! :)

Elijah is 3 years old!

So yesterday, June 21, was my youngest son's 3rd birthday. I still can't believe he is 3 already, it just blows my mind. Time seems to be going by so fast. I wish I had the power to just slow it all down a bit. He is getting so big and is so smart. I'm amazed at how much they change in such a short amount of time. I love to watch them grow and learn every day, but it's so sad at the same time. I just wish they could stay this little forever.
We are having Eli's birthday party this weekend. It will be a Go Diego Go and Dora the Explorer themed party. He is currently obsessed with them. We are just having a small get together with close family, a cookout and some water fun! Hopefully the weather stays as nice as it's been and allows it to go smoothly. Can't wait to cool off in the pool! I just gotta squeeze this twin baby belly into a bathing suit lol!

Happy 3rd Birthday baby boy!! :)

Quick Update on the TWINS!! :)

On Monday, June 18, we had a little scare with the twins. The scare actually began in the days before. I had noticed I had stopped feeling movement from Baby B on my right side. Baby B had been the most active of the twins since the beginning of the pregnancy when I first started to feel them. So it was definitely making me worry a bit when I stopped feeling any movement. On Monday I started getting sharp pains in my lower abs and then had spotting that night. I decided to wait to go to the Dr.'s until my appointment the next day, although I was completely freaking out!
On Tuesday, June 19, I went in for my scheduled appointment. They switched me to a different Dr. for the third time this pregnancy. I am now seeing a Dr. for high risk pregnancies. He's supposed to be the best in the area though, and at this point I just really don't care who my Dr. is anymore. I just want 2 healthy babies.  After explaining the lack of movement, pains, and spotting from the night before, the Dr. decided they should do a quick ultrasound scan to check on the twins. I was so nervous. I kept thinking the worst. They brought me into another room with a smaller ultrasound machine. They started the ultrasound and I stared at the screen nervously. He went straight to Baby B first who was the twin I was most concerned with. Baby A had been moving just fine. As the doppler moved over Baby B, I saw his/her little heart beating away and I felt a sigh of relief. It was still alive! He/She kept squirming around although I couldn't feel any of it. The Dr. looked over both babies. Baby B is breech on the right of my uterus and Baby A is currently head down on the left. Oh yeah, one more thing, we know for sure that they are fraternal twins. They have 2 separate placentas formed from 2 separate eggs. Yay! We were concerned that with identical twins that even more problems would arise. Both babies he said were fine. He said he wants to see me again in 2 weeks and I will also be having my anatomy scan the same day but before my appointment. So we'll know the genders of my little jelly beans soon enough! So excited!! :) I was just glad to know that they were both healthy and active and doing great so far. I'll keep you all updated! :)

Quick pic of the Twins at 17 Weeks

Baby B on the left and Baby A's head on the right.

Getting back to crochet!

So I know that I have been VERY inactive both here and on Facebook in the last month or so, but you all know why that is by now. I am feeling much better these days and have recently picked up the hook again. I am currently working on a baby blanket for one of my little jelly beans. I still have to make a second one for the second twin! :) I do have some older stuff I have made or that I was working on before the baby stuff came about and I will be sharing some of that stuff with you. I just have not felt like crocheting anything the last month or so... I just did not have the energy to even try to work on anything. It didn't stop me from thinking of new things to make though. I am happy to be back to crochet again, and I am excited to share my new ideas and projects with you! Thank you all for hanging in there and waiting for my return, it means a lot! I'm back! :)

I have some news!! :)

So most of you know by now that I am expecting again. It has been hard on me during the first trimester, but I am definitely starting to feel much better now. I am thinking of starting a blog just for the pregnancy stuff, but I am not sure. I might just post things randomly here. This is "Crochet Crazy Mama" after all! :) Well I had my very first appointment on May 10th. I was 11 weeks pregnant. The appointment seemed like it went on forever as I filled out a stack of papers and forms and signed my name at least a thousand times lol. She determined my due date was around November 25th 2012. They weighed me, and I have only gained 2 pounds so far. She said that was really good. She checked my blood pressure and that was great too. My urine test came back saying I was leaking glucose, which I guess means I could possibly have gestational diabetes. :( She is going to test me again later I guess. They did the exam down below and she said everything seemed fine. Just as she was about to finish the exam, I asked if I would be able to hear the heartbeat. She said we could try because i was 11 weeks. She placed the doppler on my belly and moved it around and within seconds I could hear it beating away. I wanted to cry. She said she was shocked that they found it because usually the baby is down pretty low at this point. I was happy she did though. She said it was 166 beats per minute which was really good. Then the appointment was over. She gave me orders for an ultrasound to have done as soon as possible. So I checked out and they set up the ultrasound for the next day. I was so excited!

So on May 11th, I went in for my scheduled ultrasound appointment. I didn't have to wait very long before I was called in. My husband Justin, and my 2 boys came in the room with me. I was surprised to see they had enough seats for everyone. I got comfortable on the exam bed and the ultrasound tech proceeded to put the ultrasound gel on my stomach. I was lucky to get the warmed up kind. The cold kind really sucks. My eyes went directly to the monitor with the anticipation of seeing my beautiful little jelly bean. She placed the doppler on my belly and an image immediately popped up on the monitor. For a second I just stared in amazement. I was sure I was seeing double. The tech was messing with some buttons before looking up to the monitor herself. Then she said something I'll never forget, "Oh look! Two babies!" My mouth popped open and I was just shocked. I was in fact seeing double. There were not just one but two little jelly beans in there. I looked to my husband and just said "Ooh myy goodd". lol. He looked shocked to. Although I had been kind of suspecting there was more than one baby in there, the appointment I had the day before had confirmed there was only one. I mean I had only heard one heartbeat. So I was still pretty shocked to find out that there were in fact two! We are sooo excited, my boys included! This journey is going to be a tough one, but god has definitely blessed me in many ways, and I am looking forward to everything that comes along with it. <3

Here is a pic of Baby A.

Seeing double?! Here is a pic of Baby B (On the left), and part of Baby A (On the right).

So, where have I been?

Hello everyone! I have to apologize for my lack of progress on the blog. I haven't been feeling great. I have been very tired and feeling a lack of energy to do much at all. It's all due to the fact that my husband and I are expecting our 3rd child this Fall. So, yay!! :D I hope I will be feeling better soon and can get back to my projects soon and sharing them with you all!

My Boys

Just had to share this pic of my boys. It's just too cute not to share! They are growing up way too fast! :(

It was a loonnggg day...

You may have noticed I didn't really post anything new yesterday. (I posted something sometime yesterday morning, but it was about an older item I made. Nothing new.) Anyway that's because I had sort of a long day yesterday. (I guess that's normal for a stay at home mom of two little boys though. ) First of all Rylan woke me up really early in the morning. I guess i shouldn't be up writing new posts on my blog at 2:13 in the morning should I. (LOL... Notice the time of my very first post on 12/3/2009.) Justin was tired because he was the one to get up the morning before with him. So I figured I had better get up this time. Well, then I had to give him breakfast. He needed a bath so I decided to take one with him so he wouldn't fight me. (The only way he will let me bathe him is if I take one with him. He's a hardcore daddy's boy!) Well right as I was finished helping Rylan get dressed, Elijah woke up. So I thought well guess I better get him up and dressed and feed him too, because we had things to do. So, I got Elijah dressed and made his bottle.

I then caught a few minutes to jump online and check my email, read a few things and write up a quick post here on my blog. (I'm trying to post lots of the older things I've made so I can catch up on my newer stuff.) Then Justin got up so we got ready to leave. We had to do a little grocery shopping, which by the way you should never do when you are hungry. LOL. (Turned into more than a "little" shopping) Guess I should have eaten breakfast instead of getting on the computer. Well after running errands we came back home, and ate some of the junk we shouldn't have bought at the store and fed the boys again. Then it was run around time as I help Justin get things ready for him to leave for work. The entire time I had two cranky little boys screaming for our attention so I would be trying to tickle one and hold the other as I helped him gather his things. I decided it was nap time! So they both went in their beds, and Justin left for work.

Yay! Time to take a nap or sit and relax and get some crocheting done right? LOL. Not! No it was cleaning day, so no relaxing or napping for me. I went room to room cleaning, until of course a couple hours had flown by before I knew it and I realized the boys were still in bed. It was almost 5:00 so I had to wake them up. So hesitantly I did, then filled up a fresh bottle, and sippy cup of milk and sat them in front of the TV to watch one of their favorite movies so that I could finish cleaning. Of course that didn't go as planned. Rylan would rather try to "help" me clean, which turns into getting in my way and slowing me down. He's too cute though so I can't help but let him. Then we ended up dancing around the house to the radio as I was trying to clean at the same time. (LOL. Go ahead try and picture this...)

Garbage gets picked up super early Friday mornings so we have to get everything together and outside the night before. Well the first bag I got together I was just about to tie it shut and the tie snapped. I was thinking "Great!...Just great!!" . Why do people always say the opposite of what they really mean? Well I tried doing some magic and somehow tied the pieces together and got the bag tied shut. I lifted the bag to carry it to the door and who would have guessed... the bottom of the bag popped open and everything fell out. I was pulling my hair out. Well I put a new bag over the old bag and got everything back inside.

Soon enough it was time for dinner. Justin came home to eat and left back to work. The time was just flying by. I still wasn't finished with all of the housework. I attempted to get a few more things done before it was bedtime for the boys. After I got them to sleep, I finished up a few things and jumped back online to check a few things as I waited for Justin to get home. When he got here he helped me take the garbage to the curb. Then we came inside and I tried to relax a little and finally sneak some crocheting in. We watched a quick half hour show together and headed to bed. So I never posted anything. No posting at 2:13 am again. Whew!

Other than having to get up a couple of times in the night to comfort Elijah because he's teething, today is going much better. It doesn't matter that I didn't get much sleep because I'm not draining all of my energy today. Oh sure, there are other things I should be doing other than writing this ridiculously long post on my blog, but I have the time so why not. I even had a chance to work on a few more things this morning. I will be posting an update on the afghan a little later so make sure you come back and look for it! :)

Christmas Sweaters For My Boys

Yay!! Christmas Sweaters!! :D LOL. Ok here is one of 2 matching Christmas sweaters and hat sets I made for my two handsome little boys. This is yet another modified version of the Simple Baby Sweater pattern found by searching on YouTube for Mikeyssmail. He is a great teacher! As you can see I also added pockets on this one. (Not that a baby is really going to use pockets.. just thought it was really cute.) I just love changing up other peoples patterns to make them my own. There really are endless possibilities with the original pattern. Everyone has to start somewhere! I have been slowly creating my own patterns for things and it's so fun to do! Anyway back to the Christmas sweaters... I made these sweaters using Red Heart Super Saver yarn in colors 0319 Cherry Red, and 0316 Soft White. I used a size K hook on the sweater and a size I on the hat. Now I know a lot of people don't like to use this kind of yarn on something that will be touching the skin because it can be itchy, but all you have to do is put it through the wash a couple times and dry it on low heat and remove promptly. You may even want to take it out before it's completely dry. It makes it much softer.

I love the little pom pom on the top! :) I made this hat a little different than the other hats I designed, but really all I did was make it a little longer and fold it down.. and made a pom pom to sew on top. It came out super cute and goes really well with the sweater!

Rylan's Sweater "Cool Dude"

This is the sweater I made for my big boy Rylan. This is the same sweater pattern I modified for Elijah's "Blueberries n Chocolate" sweater. The hat was made from my own pattern. (I'm working on getting it posted. I'm not that good at writing down my patterns. Blah! ) I renamed this set "Cool Dude". Rylan thinks hats are called cool dudes LOL, so I thought it was a cute name for his sweater set. I created them with Caron Simply Soft yarn in colors Black 9727, and Grey Heather 9742. I used a size K hook for the sweater and a size I hook for the hat. This one is also very soft! Oh and one thing i changed with this one is that I added a couple of buttons. I didn't do that to Eli's. (If I get the chance I will also work on writing up my modified version of this sweater pattern.) Sweaters are so fun! :D

Baby Sweater for Baby Elijah "Blueberries n Chocolate"

Here is the matching sweater and hat set I made for my baby boy Elijah. It came out so cute and it really brings out those georgeous bright blue eyes of his. The sweater is a modified version of the "Simple Baby Sweater" pattern I learned watching Mikeyssmail on YouTube. (Much better than the first one I made. LOL.) The hat I made up myself. (I will try to post the pattern I use for most of the hats I make soon!) I have renamed this set "Blueberries n Chocolate" :) . They were both made with Caron Simply Soft Eco yarn in colors Blueberry Mist 0023 and Chocolate 0006. They are so soft! I used a size K hook for the sweater and a size I hook for the hat. This was very fun to make and I can't wait to make more of them.

I started a new afghan...

So, I have started making a new ripple/wave afghan today for my son Rylan. I have never made one of these before and I'm really nervous about how it's going to turn out. So far I think it looks good, but we will see. The pattern seems so easy so I don't know what I could possibly do wrong. You never know though with me LOL. Well i'll post updates on my progress as I go. Keep your fingers crossed for me. :)