Hello and welcome back!?! It has been quite a while since I was
last able to post about anything. I
backed off a bit as it got closer to my due date, then pretty much put
everything else on hold when baby number 2 was born. Thomas Oliver is about 10 weeks old now, so
it is time to pick things back up.
Let’s see, where to start.
Let’s do the family update first.
Eli and I are going great. Tired and
just about fully adjusted to having a newborn and active 2 year old, but so far
so good. Isaac took a few weeks to warm
up to Thomas, but now he can’t go to bed unless he has given Thomas a
kiss. He even will give him kisses when
Thomas is upset and I ask him to help kiss Thomas’s owies. He has held Thomas a few times, but tends to
ask to hold him when Thomas is eating so it doesn't always work out.
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Thomas gets pretty gassy most days, so it makes it difficult
to put him down to get things done. If he
doesn't have gas, he is a good baby. He
has been holding his head up for quite a while now and does pretty good. I've had him sitting on my lap or stomach
(when laying on the couch) and he holds my thumbs to help him sit up. He is pretty strong and is already showing
signs that he is wanting to sit up on his own.
He will play for a bit with his play gym and stays awake quite a bit
during the day. He used to sleep pretty
hard, but doesn't sleep as hard during the day anymore. I can live with that cause he still sleeps
harder during naps than Isaac does and he is usually in bed by 10 PM and doesn't
usually get up until 7 AM. It makes it
so that I can get a good night’s sleep, unless something else wakes me up.
Isaac has been doing pretty good and has been learning to
play on his own and to listen better the first time, especially since he has to
share attention with Thomas. He got a
sty on his eye in November. We just left
it alone until December when it started getting bigger. It has turned pretty red and will have white
spots every so often, but has started to get smaller in size (finally!!). We tried to put heat on it since that is what
the eye doctor suggested when we asked about it (without actually trying to make
Isaac sit through an appointment). Isaac
was fine with the heat, but didn't like his eye being covered so we had to hold
him down while he was screaming. It didn't
last long. No one was a fan of that, so
when a friend said he had one for about 3 months before it just went away
without him applying heat religiously we decided that would be our method. The sty doesn't seem to bother Isaac and we
just think it looks like he got hurt or something. Isaac has also been potty training. He has good days and bad days but seems to
like being about to wear big boy underwear, unless he is sleepy. He is getting better all the time, and though
it may take a while, I’m sure he’ll have it down pretty good before we know
it. The true test will be the travel we
have coming up. Not only do we have
long car rides in March, but we also have a plane ride. It will also be interesting to see how he
does when he is allowed to be outside more during the day. It hasn't been warm enough yet, so we haven’t
been able to see how he does with potty training when we are outside.
Well, now that we are updated on family, let’s turned to the
business. On Saturday I attended the
Havre Bridal Fair. It was my first
business activity since about a month before Thomas was born. There was a great turn out and I’m excited to
hear from the brides who were interested.
A new event venue also opened this year in Havre, so I was able to meet
the owners. I’m hoping to meet up with
them soon and take a tour of the space. We
were able to talk a bit at the fair and it sounds like we will be able to work
together quite a bit and help both of our businesses grow. We also see some of the same areas in which Havre
is lacking, so we are hoping that once we are a little more established, we can
fill in the holes. I’m sure once March
comes to a close and my big travels are done (good thing I planned them so
early in the year), I’ll be pretty busy gathering information for brides and
preparing for wedding season. Hopefully I’ll
be able to fit in some other events between the planning of weddings.
Now that we are a little up-to-date on the happenings in the
Yost house as well as in the For You, By Me Events business it is question time. I am refilling my emergency kit. It is typically needed at weddings, but I do
take mine to all events that I plan. At this
point I don’t have any that I sell, but here are my questions. Number 1: What are some of the items that you
have needed at an event or when preparing for an event that you didn't have? Number
2: Any suggestions on what I should include in my kit that you think I might
forget about? Number 3: If you were the bride (or the person setting up an
event), would you purchase an emergency kit, if I had a mini-version available? I wouldn't make it as big or include some of
the items I use in the kit since a few are items that are standard to take with
you when you are setting up an event, but I would be willing to put together a
mini-version if people would be interested.
I can’t wait to get started on events now that the little
one is old enough to go to daycare with his big brother.
Well, today we officially signed the contract!!! I'll be working on developing their marketing and helping them get all the paperwork in order that they may be missing. Neither has worked events or owned an event space before, so I get to help set it up!! (Insert excited noises and fireworks!!) They have had a few events already, which helped them see different areas that needed to be worked on and since I was hired by the bride at their first wedding, I was able to get a little of the client insight. I will also be taking over the scheduling of events and making sure the client has a pleasant experience. They already have a few weddings booked!!! This doesn't mean I'll stop with event planning but it means I have a space to use but can be hired for office site events, and I'll have more of an office space to go to!! The great thing is that I can still work from home a lot so that I don't miss out on watching all the milestones with the kids. There are still things that I need to set up and things that need to get done, but I just had to share since we officially signed the contract today!!!
