Verity Rose is here!!

Verity Rose arrived (10 days late) on 4/23/13. I went to my midwife and was informed that her fluid levels were low and she wasn't doing as well as we had hoped in-utereo so we were sent to the hospital to be induced. I was very unhappy about this, as I planned to do everything naturally as I had with Ivy. After being administered pitocin, I went into crazy hard labor and made it through without ANY pain medication whatsoever. I seriously thought I was dying and there was no way I would survive it. After only an insanely intense 4 hours later with 12 minutes of pushing, Verity came into the world screaming like a banshee! She was perfectly healthy in every way! After about 20 minutes, I hopped off the delivery table and walked to the recovery room on my own (a benefit of doing things without pain medication).

It's safe to say that Ivy is absolutely thrilled to have her little sister. She is the most helpful (almost) two-year-old that ever lived. Ivy fetches diapers, wipes, blankets, binkies, throws away dirty diapers, covers up her sister with her blankie, and is absolutely gentle and sweet with Verity. I couldn't be more impressed with her - she is a perfect Mama's little helper and not jealous in the least.

Verity at 3 days old

Ivy at 3 days old

Is it possible to have twins two years apart? I really have to label their baby pictures well because there is no way I am going to be able to tell which is which years down the road!!

In doll related news: I hope to be blogging more dolls again soon with the moving to a new state/new baby section of this year complete. Ivy's birthday is May 8th and we decided to get her a KidsKraft dollhouse since her Monster High girls and her own Barbies have been running amok with no place to live!! After all the hard work of becoming a big sister this year - I think she deserves a big present. I hope to take pictures and let you all know what I think about it once it arrives, is put together and presented! I've been curious about these dollhouses for some time....

Oh Wow....

I am SO sorry for the lack of updates. My life has been incredibly crazy (in a good way).

I kept telling myself for months and months - "If you aren't going to blog about doll stuff - don't blog. Nobody cares what's going on."

But I feel like I owe everyone an explanation and an update:

- First off, I absolutely HAVE NOT quit the doll hobby. I have been on a long hiatus from doll stuff due to real life interference but it hasn't stopped me from accruing (ever more) dolls and doll items. I just haven't been extremely productive in my own projects due to lack and time and energy as explained below...

- I am currently 3 days from my due date with Baby #2 who was announced in my last(ish) post. I am really happy to say we are having another girl! Here is our little Verity Rose (about 20 weeks ago, but better late then never!)

She has remained happy and healthy this whole pregnancy and while we've been through a lot (to be explained in the next bullet) she's found time and energy to be even more ornery in-utero then her big sister was!

Ivy is very happy and excited. I am tired of being pregnant and you can tell - my mother-in-law arrives on Thursday so we are hoping Verity decides to stay inside until then!

- Do you guys notice anything different? Besides me being huge and my ever changing hair color?

WE MOVED - TO AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STATE.

The Hubby got a wonderful new job in Michigan, so now Liz and I are practically neighbors (well she lives down the street from me and her dad is my neighbor two doors down!) and Heather lives somewhere around here too! It was a long process and a big, big move for us (especially since it took place while I was 7 months pregnant). All the time I spent packing boxes meticulously really helped things along, because it took one U-Haul trip and now we are in a really sweet new townhouse here in Lansing. There is still tons of work to be done and lots of furniture to buy. But we are really happy and we are more then aware how absolutely fortunate we are to have such a big positive change when the tendency is for others to have big negative changes going on right now.

Unfortunately, the dioramas I had built for the kitchen and the bath didn't make it - which means I just have to make others with the furniture I have ;)


The doll unpacking has taken a huge backseat to unpacking for Verity's impending arrival (I have no freaking clue where my camera even is right now). And all doll projects have been put on hold until we acquire the new furniture we need to store everything (all our books, dolls, crafts, game systems are still boxed up!)

I hope this post suffices to let you all know I'm not gone forever. Just dealing with some big (super positive!) changes in real life. I really hope to have a doll related update for you guys sooner rather then later...

Just Some New Faces...

Hey everybody!

Just updating with some pictures of new folks (or old folks with new things). I'm really not on any kind of particular hiatus - Ivy is, to say the least, an incredibly exhausting child and with the other little one brewing.. I really have just felt like sleeping after she goes to bed (the time I usually reserve for doll things). Even now I've been up waaay too late, but I really wanted to share some things with you guys!!

First up, I decided a while ago to root Phina another head - this time in mohair. I really love mohair on dolls, it has a very etheral and dreamy look. Since Phina is half siren, it gave her a really nice beachy look which I like for my siren girls! Liz (dutifully) gave her another faceup. I think she's really pretty! I might have her intensify her eyeliner and smoky eye a little more... but I really love her alot! Liz also knitted her awesome bag... she knits lots of nice things (and she'll sell them too if you ask!). I made Phina's top and pants.

Next up is a new face. Her name is Ellaria Nightsong and she is my gypsy girl. She is a fortune-teller and is pretty insistent she has magic of her own... though a lot of people are not incredibly convinced. She is a Sunshine Games Poppy Parker - I redid her hair some. I made her top and skirt. The top I made years and years ago, before I knew anything about sewing and you can see that it's falling apart. I need to make her a new one. The corset was made by my good friend Laura.

I was fortunate enough to receive a great skirt from Cat and Adela definitely snatched it. She really needs business-y clothes so this skirt was perfect for her! I really recommend Cat's clothes. They are nicely lined and made! I made the lace shirt (not as nice as her skirt I assure you) and the necklace.

Her date is obviously late picking her up or something... yikes!!

ReMent Kitties and Ivy's Big Announcement!

Before I get to Ivy's Big Announcement - I wanted to share with you my new little acquistions.

ReMent are seriously like crack. I love kitties (obviously) and ReMent kitties are seriously too much for me to ignore. I have pined over this set of kitties for some time. There are some kitties in this set that I wanted more then others and when an auction came up on E-Bay for the full set at a reasonable starting price - I asked Liz if she wanted to split it with me.

Well we won the auction (and at a very affordable price)! And here is our loot. We plan to decide how to split up the sets this weekend when I go to Michigan to visit her. All parts of these sets (including the individual cat kibbles are removable).

I like this set because the orange kitty looks a lot like my cat Kenny. Suprisingly, I already have an orange Barbie cat from my childhood that looks even more like him! The rug they are laying on is very cute. The pose of the playful kitten is very much like my kitties used to lay when they were just babies.

I took this picture with the help of Hubby who held the little cat teaser for me (ReMent is one of the doll things that we can enjoy together). This little kitty has a very cute inquisitive look and he will look really cute against someone's leg in a diorama, begging for attention.

I really like this kitty because he reminds me of a cat I had named Rex (though he was orange and not gray). The laptop is nice with a little cat head mouse, but it is a bit large. Perhaps it is one of those weird expensive Macs?

I really love this set. The cat is removable from the pot and looks great just sleeping on the counter. The kitten looks like it's her baby (they have the same coloring). I am pretty sure this set will be staying with me.

These bathing kitties have little towels that you can put on top of their heads like they are relaxing in the sauna. I didn't open the package because I didn't want to lose the towels before this weekend. These two look really good just by themselves, especially the one on the right. It looks like it's getting petted.

This set is really fun. The stretching cat is really cute and the sitting cat would look perfect on a couch or a chair. The cat tree is the best part of this set though, it is really well textured to look like carpet. I love it alot but I am pretty sure these two are going to Liz!

This set will be staying with me because Liz already owns this set. I am really glad because I really like these two. The black kitty looks a lot like my Minkywinks (and Liz's cat Salem). The individual kibbles come out of the bowl and the crown just sits on top of the white kitty's head so it's removable.



And now... I present to you my HOLY GRAIL REMENT.

THE POOPING CAT

If anyone ever, ever questions why I collect ReMent. I will hold this little guy in my hand and say... THIS... THIS IS WHY I COLLECT REMENT. DO YOU SEE? IT'S A POOPING CAT.

It's just so hilarious I can't stop myself from loving it so much. It doesn't hurt that it looks a great deal like my cat Feisty.

And now I give you Ivy's Special Announcement......

Indeed we are expecting little one #2 in April of next year!! Ivy is very happy that by this time next year she will have someone else to blame all her messes on (being the big sister in my family, I know how it goes!). We will be finding out if she's going to be having a sister or a brother in early December!

High Envy Erin - For Heather at the Majokko Shop!

I really didn't want or need High Envy Erin... so I let Heather from the Majokko Shop use my membership to pick her up since she really wanted her! She got here today, so I thought I would take pictures just so show everyone (especially Heather) what a beautiful doll she is. I really love her dress and accessories - they are really nice!

Not Dead.. I promise!

Hi everyone,

I know it's been a while since the last update. There is still TONS going on... including some big news that will be forthcoming soon. Needless to say, due to said "big news" I am working on culling my hoard of dolls some. This is what I've got to offer right now! Please email lovelovekitty@gmail.com if you are interested in anything!

Truly, Madly, Deeply Agnes Giftset - SOLDThis was one of the WClub offerings this year. Her face is freaking drop-dead gorgeous and so much comes with this set. Needless to say Adela was rather p.o.ed that another Agnes showed up - so she's giving her the boot!!

Nude FR2 Luminous Ayumi - SOLDYou all know how much I love this girl. Unfortunately, she really doesn't get the time that she deserves here. She will come with her earrings she is wearing in this picture and in her original shipper. She is on the FR2 body which is alot of fun. Her hair is pretty much perfect from when she came out of the package. I am willing to entertain trades for her...I am especially interested in mint Momokos.

Please email me at lovelovekitty@gmail.com if you are interested!!

Stay tuned for more updates soon!!

Here I am!!

I have not died (contrary to popular belief). Things have been extremely busy around here chiefly due to the fact that I had to take care of my youngest brother this summer. This has put a severe restraint on my time (and finances) to have fun with doll stuff.

I am right now rearranged my doll room, so it's a wreck. Apologies for the bad lighting on some of the pictures - I really can't even take pictures in my doll room right now... But here are a few quick updates!!

1. Poppy HAS SOLD!!!

2.) We have some new members in the house. First is Cora, an obitsu 02 head (rooted in mohair by me, and face painted by Liz - she is having a bit of a malfunction with one side of her lips - it'll be fixed soon!). She is by far the most maternal and nurturing girl in the house.

 

And this is Kyrie, a Mission Control Imogen who needs a re-root. She was a birthday present (my birthday is today!!) from Liz (umm what kind of awesome best friend gets you a doll for your birthday? My best friends that's who!) Kyrie is a.... very naughty girl. Which kind of makes sense considering she is a succubus.

 

I really hope to be around more. Ivy is at that age where she messes with everything all the time, so I can't leave anything doll related out (hence the reason for the doll room "renovation"). I've checked Blogger a lot and it looks like everyone has been having a good summer!!