Adventures in Vintage Resales... fka adventures in baby-sewing

The oldest son got sick with the crud I had and was coughing and sputtering all day yesterday. He gets sick from me since I have to carry him so much to change, bathe, etc. (he's the one with CP). Carry him to the wheelchair, high chair, bed, bath, etc... For 27 lbs, but no real body support, he is so heavy! Anyway, I got the bright idea to take a Thomas the Tank Engine flannel remnant and use the Simplicity pants pattern to make him PJ pants. Easy peasy ones, that I embellished with bias binding casing for the waist in navy, and binding for the hem, but covering both right and wrong sides to be an edging. They fit perfectly and he was in 7th heaven. In fact, I am working on them at 7:30 last night, he refused to bathe until they were done. More than once, he would look over at me and say, "I'm waiting..." or tell the others "Leave Mommy alone so she can finish my pajama pants". Yeah, he's a barrel of monkeys all by himself. His brain damage d...

Not really, just my oldest is sick & skipping school. A tummy ache/bug has been going around at school and I guess she got it, but no fever, no throwing up, just achy. Could be those 3 eggs last night she had for breakfast??? They had pancakes, eggs and fruit, since they rarely have much breakfast in the mornings here. They eat at school and a light one here, so they love pancakes for dinner with some fruit and farm eggs. We limit it to 1x per week because of the eggs. So today will tell, if it's just egg overdose or a bug. Her pants may be too short, she has grown alot, so they may be saved for capris in a month or two. Otherwise, they are done. The oldest son's are done & he is wearing them today. I used a basic Simplicity pant/top pattern from #4336 in a size 3 with a 4 length for legs. He is 5 years old and skinny b/c of CP. I did something different, using a wide bias strip from quilting cotton to make the casing at the waist with 1" elastic. Made ...