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and here we are... again. zoeti is sick: cough, cold, fever... we had a couple of hard nights and some very hard days and  we are far from feeling ok! poor darling... she so tired to cough, she can't sleep but she want to, and she's eating almost nothing.
In all this chaos, even if i have the best husband in the world, write an interesting post about something is out of the question for some another couple of days... I hope she'll be fine for friday: there's her first christmas recital... she's a star! well... she's my little star since she was born!

dear Santa...

1. a robot... yes, kitchenaid is probably the best, but Santa... i'll be happy with any kind of robot, i'll promise!

2. how cute are these vintage alphabet cards!

3. my interest in montessori method  is still high, so this is  a book i need  to learn some new activities to do with  zoeti.

4. after seeing the result of my mouse-writing you'll agree with me that i need the wacom bamboo pen!!

5. a weekly planner!! I have a feeling this would be a year full of things to remember and i'm an old style girl: i love paper&pen!

yes, Santa, in my wishlist there's no clothes or shoes... it's not an error, it's just that... shopping with friends, or family, is too fun to give it up! i'm just waiting for sales!!

our first christmas weekend

chocolate for breakfast

look...it's snowing!

can i help with decorations?!

let's make cookies!

they're supposed to be gingerbread...

gnammy gnammy

As tradition, the 8th of december is our first christmas day: we decorate the house, listen to christmas music, play togheter and make cookies. last year zoeti was definetely too young to understand or enjoy christmas time, but this year she partecipated and ... helped in her way!
we love you so much little miss funny face!!

what about the second pregnancy?

it's not a secret for family and friends that we are thinking about having another baby... I'm only child so it will be strange and interesting seeing how things go between siblings! I've recently talked about it with a friend, expecting her third, and i've asked her what's the difference between the first and  the second time that you are pregnant. i know that every pregnancy is different, but i meant in your emotional approach and how people react. she said something that impressed me a lot - for the first one i recieved 10 good-luck-baby-shoes (it's a tradition here to give as a present to a mother-to-be a pair of baby shoes), while for the second they gave me 4, and for this pregnancy just one! like it were obvious that if all went well the first time you don't need lucky anymore, you know you can do it. also people's reaction were different: lots of presents and "let me see the baby" with the first born, even from not so close friends, a colder reaction with the second one. it's a pity for a mom, whose all her kids are equal, seeing so different reactions...

looking at zoeti now i can't help but wonder if i could give all the attention i gave to her until now even to another little one... you have to split it somehow and this make me feel guilty for the second one since now!!

do you have any experience about it? what's your opinion?

christmas shopping!

last saturday was crazy... we spent the day looking for christmas presents! we found out the perfect gift for all the little ones in our life and... of course... something special for zoeti! i think it's our first real gift for her! grannies and friends bought a lot of things since she was born and we took care of daily stuff such as clothes or small toys. But this Christmas is different: zoeti will understand the magic of decorating the house, santa's coming, presents to open in the morning with daddy and mommy... christmas is special with children and that's why we didn't get bored spending 4 hours in a toy shop (4 hours!!). we found a very nice shop full of wood and natural toys... no battery needed... the kind of toys that zoeti loves but that required more effort for a parent. if you have to built or draw or create something you have to teach how to do that to you kid: hardest but funniest!

I'm also searching a beautiful handmade advent calendar to copy for next year (yes... i know myself that's why i need a whole year to finish a project!). we bought one for this year but i prefer handmade. plus zoeti still doesn't know what waiting for something means (or what's christmas) so i have another year before using a real advent calendar (hopefully made by myself!).
That's some cute ideas i found out on web:

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what do you think? Did you make your own advent calendar this year?

♥ books!

That's what's new from my last amazon wandering... what do you think? any other suggest for Santa's letter?!

knitting time!

Zoeti is feeling better but we are still stuck in the house... Do you have any idea of how difficult is to fill the days of an eighteen-months-old?! when she finally goes to sleep i have time to eat (!) and relax. Some years ago i learned how to knit and i love it! i felt odd because it was a granny hobby but after becoming the biggest passion of hollywood stars i took out my knitting needles and began a project for the princess.

it's a tubolar scarf, easy to make and not so easy to take off for zoeti (the best part so she has to wear it while we are walking!). i made also the brooch with felt... another super easy project!