Saturday, April 23, 2011
A Picture Message from Mimi....
This morning when Jolie and I went to the grocery store we ran into Mimi and Poppy at the store and of course they are way more fun than Mommy and Daddy so she wanted to go home with them and they were all about it so she did. Just a few minutes ago I received this picture in a text message from Mimi.
It is Jolie eating her lunch in a paper flower hat that my Mom had made over 25 years ago for me, I can't believe she saves all this stuff but it sure was sweet to see her in it. We are all going over there later to color Easter Eggs so that will be really fun and means more pictures to come.
Friday, April 22, 2011
TGIF!!!!!!
It has been a reLly long time since I have been this glad to have a weekend roll around but this is the week that I was longing for Friday after 5pm! Work was tough this week, it was full of issues and problems far beyond my control but that affected me nonetheless. I worked long days and later nights, my dinner plan for most nights got trumped due to time, the kids (well mainly Jolie) were wild and the week just seemed to stand still, I really felt like there were 7 days in my work week instead of the normal 5. Although our weekend is busy too it still seems better than working. Tomorrow we are baking Easter Cookies and coloring Easter Eggs, plus I have to do all our grocery shopping and house cleaning tomorrow with Sunday being a holiday, so it is going to be busy. Sunday it will be open Easter Baskets, church, over to my parent's house for Easter Egg Hunt and then Easter Lunch and then finally home to hopefully get a little rest although a friend and I had twittered back and forth about when Mommy gets rest and we have officially decided it won't happen until the girl's go to college. With that being said I am looking at 18 more years of dark circles under my eyes and dreams of the next Friday to hurry and get here. Although I by no means want to rush the seasons of our lives...it has been so special being chosen to raise these precious little girls. I want to keep writing their stories along with them, I want to keep watching them learn and discover and see the aww in their eyes when they learn something new. I love these little girls and I can't wait to spend a great Easter Weekend with them and my wonderful husband who started his role as Mr. Mom today and even had the kids out and gave me an hour or so of quiet time at home by myself at the end of the day and for that I am totally grateful.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Random Pictures from my Blackberry and Camera
So I haven't uploaded pictures from my phone in awhile and I decided to do so this morning and I know I haven't posted many pictures lately because I have been on the I-Pad and to be honest pictures is one of the things I haven't mastered on the I-Pad yet, so for your viewing pleasure random pictures with a few random stories....
Now that was the end of the phone pics and then I got motivated and decided to include a few from the camera as well, here are those.
The above picture was taken on March 21st by my husband Rich while I was working as a little pick me and make me smile, it did that well, she is just so darn cute!!
The above picture was taken on March 19th right after I came home from the mall and discovered my new obsession, babies in big hair bows, I just love it! I think she is so cute anyways but add in a giant bow that makes her look like a little gift and I could just eat her up!!
The above picture was taken on March 20th because I wanted to capture how super cute my little baby was on that day and any other day for that matter, it was just the Mom thing to do!!
This picture was taken at my parents house the day of the CRAZY storm that including a tornado that hit my warehouse/office where I work. That was on March 31st, I even sent it to the local news channel and they used it on TV and their website, by the way where all that water is there is normally my parent's street!!
Again just a random picture because like any Mom I think my baby is the cutest!!
This is the worst, most unflattering picture of me but I am sharing it because it was a Monday that Jolie was helping me in the kitchen, she really loves that as you can see from the big smile on her face. I was actually teaching her to use a knife and I have to say she did amazingly well, it is just amazing how fast she is growing up!
I took this picture last Sunday as the girls were laying in our bed in our master bedroom in their PJ's. They had such a good time just playing in there. For anyone that knows me well you know that I love my bed and thing that it is literally headquarters for my house. I do so much from there including work, phone calls, play with my kids and then of course the normal bed stuff as well but it is for sure my favorite place to be!!
I took this picture of the sky as I drove to see my friend Sarah on Sunday morning. The writing is upside down and hard to read but it says "Jesus Loves U" and I just thought on a day that beautiful and heaven sent it was such a fitting message and I wanted to share.
This was taken Monday night as Avery got her first taste of rice cereal that she absolutely loved!!
Now that was the end of the phone pics and then I got motivated and decided to include a few from the camera as well, here are those.
This picture was from our no kids allowed date day in March. We didn't get to squeeze one into the month of April but we have one planned for Derby Day in May, I still have to go shop and get a dress and hat for Derby Day but I am really excited about that one, thanks to my parents monthly date days are possible and it is great for Rich and I to spend some alone time doing fun stuff.
This picture is from my Grandfather's 90th Birthday party that we threw at the end of March, this is a picture with his grand kids and of course his oldest Great Granddaughter.
Again from the 90th Birthday Party my Grandfather with his 3 children.
Poppy and his granddaughters, he loves them and they just adore him!!
This is from Avery's Christening at the end of March.
This is Avery with her God Parents, Parents, and Big Sister.
Me and Avery blowing out the candles on my 31st Birthday cake!
My Grandmother from last weekend when we celebrated her 87th Birthday! Her actual birthday is on Easter Sunday.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Just thoughts as I am thinking them.....
So today's post is just going to be full of the random thoughts in my head for today.....
1. I have one of the worst headaches ever today, like seriously pounding! I even stopped at a 7-11 for BC powder, it is slightly better. Although I credit part of the better to the slur-pee I also picked up at 7-11.
2. Rich has officially coined a new baby related term, although not one you should say around your pre-schooler. It is "shit belt". This refers to what happens when your baby has such a big poop that it comes up the diaper and oozes out around their waist, thus creating a "shit belt". I know those of you reading this that have kids know what I am talking about and those that don't have children yet are horrified. Honestly, we should all be horrified at this scenario but it is apart of life and at least one that we can laugh at to make it a little better. By the way Avery has had 2 "shit belt" inncidents, one involved Rich who was home alone with the kids cutting her outfit off with scissors....got to laugh!
3. 4 year old birthday parties are a lot of drama....we are currently planning Jolie's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese, thank goodness they serve beer that will be my saving grace. But onto the drama, everyday this week Jolie has come home from school telling Rich and I who is and is not coming to her birthday party...it changes daily based on playground dramas, too funny. In case you are wondering, the whole class is invited, although deep down I hope they don't all show up as we have to pay for the party based on the number of children that show up! I think that might be the worst bad-Mommy thing I have said all week but it's true!
4. Making an Easter basket for a 4 month old is difficult, there isn't much good stuff in the Target Dollar Spot for a baby but there is a ton there for an almost 4 year little girl. So I had to break down this morning and figure this out so we didn't have one child with nothing from The Bunny. So I opted for things we needed for her like teething rings and spoons for baby food, not exciting but practical, hopefully this doesn't scar her for life. Jolie on the other hand has a ton of fun stuff, even a really cute bunny egg toss thing that has Velcro bunny mitts with a plush egg thing...too cute plus some bubbles, coloring books and fun little stacking crayons. I know she will love it! I also got her a Bearenstien Bear's DVD about Spring.
5. I worked a 12 hour day yesterday and I feel it today, besides the headache I just feel sluggish....not fun. Leaving the house before 7 am just messes with me and for that matter so does returning from work after 7 pm. Thank goodness today was a lighter day then yesterday!
6. Rich's back is hurting him really bad this week and I feel so bad for him as he just looks like he is dying....I even had to put the leash on the dog for him this morning so he didn't have to bend unnecessarily. He is at the chiropractor's office this afternoon, hope it helps as next week is Spring Break and he is on Mr. Mom duty for the week with both girls, I think he will be ready to go back to work after a week of that!
I think that is all I have floating in my head this afternoon....will keep you posted of additional thoughts later.
1. I have one of the worst headaches ever today, like seriously pounding! I even stopped at a 7-11 for BC powder, it is slightly better. Although I credit part of the better to the slur-pee I also picked up at 7-11.
2. Rich has officially coined a new baby related term, although not one you should say around your pre-schooler. It is "shit belt". This refers to what happens when your baby has such a big poop that it comes up the diaper and oozes out around their waist, thus creating a "shit belt". I know those of you reading this that have kids know what I am talking about and those that don't have children yet are horrified. Honestly, we should all be horrified at this scenario but it is apart of life and at least one that we can laugh at to make it a little better. By the way Avery has had 2 "shit belt" inncidents, one involved Rich who was home alone with the kids cutting her outfit off with scissors....got to laugh!
3. 4 year old birthday parties are a lot of drama....we are currently planning Jolie's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese, thank goodness they serve beer that will be my saving grace. But onto the drama, everyday this week Jolie has come home from school telling Rich and I who is and is not coming to her birthday party...it changes daily based on playground dramas, too funny. In case you are wondering, the whole class is invited, although deep down I hope they don't all show up as we have to pay for the party based on the number of children that show up! I think that might be the worst bad-Mommy thing I have said all week but it's true!
4. Making an Easter basket for a 4 month old is difficult, there isn't much good stuff in the Target Dollar Spot for a baby but there is a ton there for an almost 4 year little girl. So I had to break down this morning and figure this out so we didn't have one child with nothing from The Bunny. So I opted for things we needed for her like teething rings and spoons for baby food, not exciting but practical, hopefully this doesn't scar her for life. Jolie on the other hand has a ton of fun stuff, even a really cute bunny egg toss thing that has Velcro bunny mitts with a plush egg thing...too cute plus some bubbles, coloring books and fun little stacking crayons. I know she will love it! I also got her a Bearenstien Bear's DVD about Spring.
5. I worked a 12 hour day yesterday and I feel it today, besides the headache I just feel sluggish....not fun. Leaving the house before 7 am just messes with me and for that matter so does returning from work after 7 pm. Thank goodness today was a lighter day then yesterday!
6. Rich's back is hurting him really bad this week and I feel so bad for him as he just looks like he is dying....I even had to put the leash on the dog for him this morning so he didn't have to bend unnecessarily. He is at the chiropractor's office this afternoon, hope it helps as next week is Spring Break and he is on Mr. Mom duty for the week with both girls, I think he will be ready to go back to work after a week of that!
I think that is all I have floating in my head this afternoon....will keep you posted of additional thoughts later.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Avery at 4 months
Avery turned 4 months yesterday but had her 4 month doctor's appointment today so I held off writing this post until today so I had all the information on her size to share. Anyone that ask I tell them she is a big baby, I am constently trying to remember if Jolie was this big at this age and if it is normal to have a child this size, she really is that big and it was proven at the doctor's office this morning, she is nearly off the charts for her age. I always remind people that only know me or don't know Rich well that my husband is 6 feet, 5 inches tall because both of the girls have his height as well all know they did not get that from me, although I do remind Rich that I did an amazing job "cooking" them in the oven. So without further ado here are the stats on our "little" girl
height: 25.75 inches, 94th percentile
weight: 16lbs. 8 oz, 96th percentile
head circumference:17.13 inches, 96th percentile
WOW, she is getting so big so fast, part of me wanted her to stay smaller longer knowing she is our last baby but as you can see that dream is gone. She wears 6 month clothes but they are getting small and I haveeven taken out some 6-9 month clothes and those barely fit as well. This weekend we bought her a bathing suit and had to buy a 12 months size. The way she is growing she will be catching up to Jolie before we know it! Dr. Anton says she is doing great and progressing at a normal pace with her milestones. He also cleared her to eat solid foods so tonight I will be making her some rice cearl and starting her on that. I am hoping with the addition of some solids it will help her stretch out her bottles a little bit as I feel like all we do is feed her and that she is always hungery. After the cearl goes well for a week or two then it is on to veggies, starting with the orange and yellows first and then the greens and after that fruits. I can't believe my little tiny baby is going to be eating food already.
Avery's likes at 4 months are:
-being held in a sitting position and her bumbo
-chewing on anything, her hands, her toys, her burp cloth, blanket, anything
-bath time
-her big sister, she loves her so much and smiles when Jolie talks and sings to her, which Jolie really likes too so that is awesome!
-sitting in her bouncy seat watching Mommy make dinner
Avery's dislikes at 4 months are:
-getting dressed and undressed
-the sun in her eyes when she is outside
-not being able to see Mommy
-being on her tummy, she is not a fan of tummy time, which is funny because Jolie loved tummy time
-the 30 minutes to an hour before she goes bed, that is for sure her fussy time
I feel so blessed to have both of my girls, I was just commenting to Rich the other night how complete our family feels and how it already seems as though Avery has been a part of our family forever even though she is only 4 months old. I am really excited about dressing the girls up on Sunday in their Easter dresses, I know they are just going to be so darn cute! We have plans with my Mom and Dad to color Easter eggs on Friday night so I know that will be a lot of fun with Jolie and then in just a couple of weeks Jolie will be 4 years old, that just seems so crazy! It makes me feel so old!!
height: 25.75 inches, 94th percentile
weight: 16lbs. 8 oz, 96th percentile
head circumference:17.13 inches, 96th percentile
WOW, she is getting so big so fast, part of me wanted her to stay smaller longer knowing she is our last baby but as you can see that dream is gone. She wears 6 month clothes but they are getting small and I haveeven taken out some 6-9 month clothes and those barely fit as well. This weekend we bought her a bathing suit and had to buy a 12 months size. The way she is growing she will be catching up to Jolie before we know it! Dr. Anton says she is doing great and progressing at a normal pace with her milestones. He also cleared her to eat solid foods so tonight I will be making her some rice cearl and starting her on that. I am hoping with the addition of some solids it will help her stretch out her bottles a little bit as I feel like all we do is feed her and that she is always hungery. After the cearl goes well for a week or two then it is on to veggies, starting with the orange and yellows first and then the greens and after that fruits. I can't believe my little tiny baby is going to be eating food already.
Avery's likes at 4 months are:
-being held in a sitting position and her bumbo
-chewing on anything, her hands, her toys, her burp cloth, blanket, anything
-bath time
-her big sister, she loves her so much and smiles when Jolie talks and sings to her, which Jolie really likes too so that is awesome!
-sitting in her bouncy seat watching Mommy make dinner
Avery's dislikes at 4 months are:
-getting dressed and undressed
-the sun in her eyes when she is outside
-not being able to see Mommy
-being on her tummy, she is not a fan of tummy time, which is funny because Jolie loved tummy time
-the 30 minutes to an hour before she goes bed, that is for sure her fussy time
I feel so blessed to have both of my girls, I was just commenting to Rich the other night how complete our family feels and how it already seems as though Avery has been a part of our family forever even though she is only 4 months old. I am really excited about dressing the girls up on Sunday in their Easter dresses, I know they are just going to be so darn cute! We have plans with my Mom and Dad to color Easter eggs on Friday night so I know that will be a lot of fun with Jolie and then in just a couple of weeks Jolie will be 4 years old, that just seems so crazy! It makes me feel so old!!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
A little of this, a little of that....
So here it is a Saturday night at 10 pm and while most people, probably even a lot with kids are out on dat nights this is what our family looks like....
Jolie is in bed, Rich read her a story that ended about 30 minutes ago and she is watching a little TV and is either on her way to being passed out or already is.
Rich is downstairs laying on the couch watching some sort of sporting event, I would imagine either hockey or baseball if I had to guess.
Avery is asleep after a long, tummy filling bottle about 15 minutes ago. My goodness is that child an eater!!! She goes for her 4 month doctors appointment on Monday morning and I sure hope he gives us the green light to feed this child real food because she needs that to try to satisfy her appetite!
And then there is me who is sitting in bed, watching Lockup Raw on TV typing this blog post. Wow,this is where I am in life...I use to always have great weekend plans and do all sorts of really fun stuff but unfortunately life has officially happened to me! And to be honest I love it!!! I had a great afternoon/evening with the kids and that is what makes it all worth it! The girls and I were at my Mom's for dinner to celebrate my Grandma's 87th Birthday and it was just fun, both of the girls behaved well and it was enjoyable. I also got to have a great lunch of just "the girls" which was my Grandma, my Mom, my Aunt, and myself. It was so nice to hang with them and tell stories and laugh and have secrets come out and the whole 9 yards, it was such an enjoyable day.
My Aunt has been in town a lot lately but leaves mid day tomorrow, it is going to be odd not having her here for awhile, hopefully she is able to come back and visit again over the summer. Although we are starting to work on the possibility of a big, family get together up in NC at Mom and Dad's cabin for 4th of July next year, that will be GREAT!!!
I am on thei-pad again so excuse any typos...still getting use to this thing and I am starting to feel like my eyes are shutting on their own so I think it is time forme to sign off for the evening.
In closing, I will say my heart goes out to all the tornado victims around the central US and in the South, you are in my thoughts and prayers.... Please stay safe as you begin your clean up effort and know that God will lead you through the rough and muddy waters you now face. May you and your family be together, that is the important part, the rest can always be rebuilt. God Bless and Night, Night!!!!
Jolie is in bed, Rich read her a story that ended about 30 minutes ago and she is watching a little TV and is either on her way to being passed out or already is.
Rich is downstairs laying on the couch watching some sort of sporting event, I would imagine either hockey or baseball if I had to guess.
Avery is asleep after a long, tummy filling bottle about 15 minutes ago. My goodness is that child an eater!!! She goes for her 4 month doctors appointment on Monday morning and I sure hope he gives us the green light to feed this child real food because she needs that to try to satisfy her appetite!
And then there is me who is sitting in bed, watching Lockup Raw on TV typing this blog post. Wow,this is where I am in life...I use to always have great weekend plans and do all sorts of really fun stuff but unfortunately life has officially happened to me! And to be honest I love it!!! I had a great afternoon/evening with the kids and that is what makes it all worth it! The girls and I were at my Mom's for dinner to celebrate my Grandma's 87th Birthday and it was just fun, both of the girls behaved well and it was enjoyable. I also got to have a great lunch of just "the girls" which was my Grandma, my Mom, my Aunt, and myself. It was so nice to hang with them and tell stories and laugh and have secrets come out and the whole 9 yards, it was such an enjoyable day.
My Aunt has been in town a lot lately but leaves mid day tomorrow, it is going to be odd not having her here for awhile, hopefully she is able to come back and visit again over the summer. Although we are starting to work on the possibility of a big, family get together up in NC at Mom and Dad's cabin for 4th of July next year, that will be GREAT!!!
I am on thei-pad again so excuse any typos...still getting use to this thing and I am starting to feel like my eyes are shutting on their own so I think it is time forme to sign off for the evening.
In closing, I will say my heart goes out to all the tornado victims around the central US and in the South, you are in my thoughts and prayers.... Please stay safe as you begin your clean up effort and know that God will lead you through the rough and muddy waters you now face. May you and your family be together, that is the important part, the rest can always be rebuilt. God Bless and Night, Night!!!!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Late Night/Early Morning Rants
So after re-reading my last few post written on my I-Pad in the wee hours of the day I have decided that might not be the best time for me to be writing....1. I have tons of errors in grammar and spelling, particly because of the I-Pad and then the rest I blame on the time of day and lack of sleep, while my spelling is marginal at best it is better than it appears in those post. And 2. I go on and on and on and just rant constantly, this I blame entirely on the lack of sleep and thus lack of ability to actually communicate.
So tonight I am writing this post before 9 pm, although it might not be much better as I am whipped and keep wondering why it isn't Friday yet because it feels as though it should be. I have just had an emotionally draining week. As Rich and I ate dinner tonight we discussed those 2-3 hours of Jolie's hands being really bad yesterday felt like an entire day, having a sick child is awful. I think I was having flashbacks of when Jolie was in the hospital for a week when she was 15 months old. The good news is the medicine she is on is working like a charm and her hands are so much better. She stayed home with my parents today just in case but she was fine and even got sent to time out for taking a book that was my Mom's and when Mom asked for it she ran off, around the house and my Mom chased her to retrieve it. As I envision that in my head it makes me chuggle but she did need a time out.
Work was busy today and I had a ride with but it was much less crazy than yesterday so that made things better....thank goodness!
Since I am so tired and Jolie is in bed already and Avery looks tired I think I had better take this opportunity to quit writing and get things done and to bed before someone wakes up and needs me in the middle of the night. Nite, nite!!!!
So tonight I am writing this post before 9 pm, although it might not be much better as I am whipped and keep wondering why it isn't Friday yet because it feels as though it should be. I have just had an emotionally draining week. As Rich and I ate dinner tonight we discussed those 2-3 hours of Jolie's hands being really bad yesterday felt like an entire day, having a sick child is awful. I think I was having flashbacks of when Jolie was in the hospital for a week when she was 15 months old. The good news is the medicine she is on is working like a charm and her hands are so much better. She stayed home with my parents today just in case but she was fine and even got sent to time out for taking a book that was my Mom's and when Mom asked for it she ran off, around the house and my Mom chased her to retrieve it. As I envision that in my head it makes me chuggle but she did need a time out.
Work was busy today and I had a ride with but it was much less crazy than yesterday so that made things better....thank goodness!
Since I am so tired and Jolie is in bed already and Avery looks tired I think I had better take this opportunity to quit writing and get things done and to bed before someone wakes up and needs me in the middle of the night. Nite, nite!!!!
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