Fall Crafting!

While being the "unemployed mama" that I am, Max and I have had plenty of time to do some Fall Crafting! I found some great ideas via Pinterest (obviously) that I wanted to share with everyone!

My obvious favorite crafts to do with my little man are ones that involve hand or foot prints! I never want to forget how tiny his little piggys or fingers once were! So I went down to the good old Dollar Tree store the other day to stock up on everything we needed to get a little crafty! Found lots of different construction paper books, googley eyes, and finger paints.

Max's scary spider!

we also made turkey handprints, and I had him "color in" a pumpkin

I wanted to make a space in his bedroom where we could hang up all of his beautiful artwork! All I could find in my office was holiday ribbon, but it doesn't really matter because you cant see it anyway! At the Dollar Tree I picked up some clothespins and hung them right up above his changing table! :)

@ Carleton Farms pumpkin patch

Will be doing another post about our pumpkin patch adventure once I load all of the pix off my camera! They came out INCREDIBLE and I cant wait to compare our new ones to last years! :)) Stay tuned folks...

LOVE, Max's Mumma  XOX

October-National Remembrance Month

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day for all babies who have gone too soon, from early pregnancy through infant death. I think that this day is an important one to share even though it may seem uncomfortable or "taboo" for certain people. From personal experience, and having a lot of friends/family that have had to deal with losing a baby too soon, I think it helps everyone to talk about their loss and feelings.

Facts:
-1 in every 3 pregnancies ends in a loss
-An estimated 500,000 miscarriages happen each year
-1 in every 148 babies are stillborn
-3 in every 1,000 babies die shortly after birth

These numbers amaze me. I remember feeling like I had no one in my world that knew what I was going through or feeling. And these numbers show that it happens all the time, all around us. That is why I think its so important to have just 1 day out of the year where we squeeze our babies we have REALLY tight, and give a hug to the friends and family who you know that have lost one or more.

While doing some reading on this subject I found something that seemed really amazing! Its called the International Wave of Light:
"The International Wave of Light invites participants from around the world to light a candle in honor of Pregnancy And Infant Loss Remembrance Day, starting at 1900 hours on October 15 in their respective time zones, and to leave the candle burning for at least an hour. The result is a continuous chain of light spanning the globe for a 24 hour period in honor and remembrance of the children who die during pregnancy or shortly after birth"
I read about this too late in the night to actually do it, but thought it was really special and could maybe do it next year. 

There are a lot of resources that I have found like: support groups, organized walks, releasing of ballons, butterflies and doves in certain areas, and blogs. I think that the more that we talk about this, the more comfortable everyone will become with it. And with those shocking numbers above I would think that a lot of women are dealing or have dealt with this. Us Mamas are STRONG and can get through anything with the support of each other in my opinion! :)))

***I didn't write this blog to be sad or depressing, I wrote it because this day touches me and my little family and I wanted to share that, so maybe one other mommy reading this can feel like she has a friend that knows what shes going or has gone through. :) ***

Below I have listed some great websites for support and info on infant/pregnancy loss:
http://www.stillbirthday.com/
www.october15th.com