So everyone is still sick. Apparently this bug likes to make multiple rounds before exiting. We are heading out to see my dad in Arizona tomorrow morning. Hoping the hot dry weather will kill this lingering pest.
Bye for now...
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Ramblings...
Yes, Spring has sprung! It always amazes me how warm and delightful 60 degrees feels after a long cold dreary winter. I took the girls out to play next door on Saturday afternoon and they enjoyed it so much. Madeline just cooed and smiled the entire time. However, in hindsight, Abby was moving a little slow...I realize now that she was coming down with a nasty cold. Yep, the last two days have been warm and sunny and we are indoors! Gotta love it! I got over my bronchitis just in time to take care of Abby...just praying Madeline does not get it next.
I never posted Easter pics as it was like an act of Congress to get us together and have a photo taken. Madeline was either asleep in the carseat or Abby was half naked. Maybe next year. The best part was that Brad was off this year and was able to go to church with us.
I guess I don't have a whole lot to write about...even in spite of the fact that I have not posted an entry in days...such an exciting life we lead :) Truthfully, I am just now feeling human and thrilled that I can say more than three words without a ten minute coughing spell.
On a happy note, my mom is coming this Friday for a visit! I can't wait to see her. She will stay until Tuesday morning. Although she is retired, she is teaching part-time at the community college and she has to be in time for class Tuesday night. It is not long enough but we will make the most of it. She and Brad are going to make a fabric covered headboard for our bed and we are going to hang the drapes she has made for us! I can't wait to see them. I hope everyone is well by then!
On another bright note, Madeline is doing so well. I give her last bottle around 11p and she sleeps from around 11:30p to 7:30 or 8am each morning. She is also starting to sleep better in the days as well. I was actually able to put her down twice today, AWAKE, and have her fall asleep for a 2 hour nap each time! To most, that may not seem like a big deal but to me, HUGE! I have never been able to lay a baby down in a crib and have them go to sleep. It may sound crazy but it's true. I can hardly peel myself away from the door for watching this miracle happen before my eyes. Not too mention, how stinking cute she looks. I always nursed Abby to sleep so this whole concept is so foreign to me. Abby really struggles with sleeping even now so it will be interesting to see how this impacts Maddies sleeping habits as she gets older. I love it! It is just so wonderful to see her happy!
Well, I guess I better get back to work...so much to catch up on.
Happy Spring! I can't wait to get outdoors again...course by then, it will be raining. :)
I never posted Easter pics as it was like an act of Congress to get us together and have a photo taken. Madeline was either asleep in the carseat or Abby was half naked. Maybe next year. The best part was that Brad was off this year and was able to go to church with us.
I guess I don't have a whole lot to write about...even in spite of the fact that I have not posted an entry in days...such an exciting life we lead :) Truthfully, I am just now feeling human and thrilled that I can say more than three words without a ten minute coughing spell.
On a happy note, my mom is coming this Friday for a visit! I can't wait to see her. She will stay until Tuesday morning. Although she is retired, she is teaching part-time at the community college and she has to be in time for class Tuesday night. It is not long enough but we will make the most of it. She and Brad are going to make a fabric covered headboard for our bed and we are going to hang the drapes she has made for us! I can't wait to see them. I hope everyone is well by then!
On another bright note, Madeline is doing so well. I give her last bottle around 11p and she sleeps from around 11:30p to 7:30 or 8am each morning. She is also starting to sleep better in the days as well. I was actually able to put her down twice today, AWAKE, and have her fall asleep for a 2 hour nap each time! To most, that may not seem like a big deal but to me, HUGE! I have never been able to lay a baby down in a crib and have them go to sleep. It may sound crazy but it's true. I can hardly peel myself away from the door for watching this miracle happen before my eyes. Not too mention, how stinking cute she looks. I always nursed Abby to sleep so this whole concept is so foreign to me. Abby really struggles with sleeping even now so it will be interesting to see how this impacts Maddies sleeping habits as she gets older. I love it! It is just so wonderful to see her happy!
Well, I guess I better get back to work...so much to catch up on.
Happy Spring! I can't wait to get outdoors again...course by then, it will be raining. :)
Sunday, March 30, 2008
For the record...
I have finally decided to paint my kitchen cabinets. I wanted to do this for years but it has either not been the right time or I have just not been able to decide on a color (or agree with Brad about the color :)) Finally, we picked two colors and I have slowly started the grueling process of prepping and painting these white cabinets.
Yesterday I was in the floor painting with my Abby girl right by my side. As I scooted to the next section, she scooted with me. She asked if she could paint about ten times but finally became content just watching and oh, sticking her baby finger in the paint every once in awhile. At one point, she got up and was playing near me with her blue and yellow plastic SOHO drinking cups (Abby's choice of toys--a complete post in itself) and she put her arms around my neck and said "you are the best little mommy in the whole wide world."
My heart melted. She tells me she loves me all the time but she has never said that before. It was so gentle and sweet of her....No apparent reason (i.e., I was not giving her candy), she just felt like telling me that. She then walked over to Madeline who was in the jump seat and said "you are the best baby in the whole wide world." She loves us! How lucky we are!
So, for the record, I am the "best little mommy in the whole wide world"...atleast according to Abby at three years old....Somehow I think I will need to remind her of this when she is sixteen and I won't let her go out with her friends.
Yesterday I was in the floor painting with my Abby girl right by my side. As I scooted to the next section, she scooted with me. She asked if she could paint about ten times but finally became content just watching and oh, sticking her baby finger in the paint every once in awhile. At one point, she got up and was playing near me with her blue and yellow plastic SOHO drinking cups (Abby's choice of toys--a complete post in itself) and she put her arms around my neck and said "you are the best little mommy in the whole wide world."
My heart melted. She tells me she loves me all the time but she has never said that before. It was so gentle and sweet of her....No apparent reason (i.e., I was not giving her candy), she just felt like telling me that. She then walked over to Madeline who was in the jump seat and said "you are the best baby in the whole wide world." She loves us! How lucky we are!
So, for the record, I am the "best little mommy in the whole wide world"...atleast according to Abby at three years old....Somehow I think I will need to remind her of this when she is sixteen and I won't let her go out with her friends.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Apparently, I forgot I had a blog...
I don't know where the days have gone but it's been awhile since my last post. I haven't really forgotten I have a blog, I just have not been too inspired to write much lately. I don't know why exactly but I figured I would try to post something anyway.
The girls and I travelled to Cincinnati to visit some dear friends last week. We had a great time, but as always, the time goes by way too fast. After we got home, it seems that the days have just been a blur. Hubby was off this past weekend so we just spent some good quality time together as a family. It was nice, really nice. It seems that things are slowly falling into place. Not completely, but they are getting there. I guess I expected that to happen a lot sooner than six months after Madeline blessed our lives. I feel like such a ninnie complaining about this adjustment from one to two children but man o' man, it has been an adjustment. I just keep reminding myself that it was all of the other feeding and reflux issues that made it so hard. We are on our way now though! She will be mobile before we know it...and then I will be complaining about her climbing...:)
So, not much of a post tonight either...rambling.
I suppose I will just upload some photos and call it a night....tired.
Abby girl...
Little miss with the Easter Bunny...although he/she gave me the creeps, she loved him. Check out her new haircut...yes, she told daddy we went to the "booty parlur" to have this done. Everything I told her to do while she was in the chair having it cut, she made sure to tell me when I was having mine cut just after her. "Hold very still mama." Oh, and yes she made sure to tell me how I should say thank-you to the hair stylist as well. And look, she is wearing more than just a pull-up! Atleast until we got home...strips down in the kitchen immediately upon arrival home....without fail...yes, she is a fan of the pull-up...my Abby girl....
6 Months Old...
Hard to believe that my little bird is six months old. Yep, I took her for her six month check-up on Tuesday. 16 lbs. 2 oz. The formula is packing the weight on my little chunk o' change. The shots did her in the past two days but she seemed back to normal today. Started her on solids but she is not nearly as interested as Abby was. As I learned with breastfeeding her, she is not too keen on having to exert any amount of effort to feed herself...just let it flow in her open mouth. She is something else.....my babe. The photo of her in the high chair is right after her first bowl of super porridge. She ate it up but I don't know how jazzed she was.
I could not resist taking the photo of her sleeping. This was her earlier this week prior to her shot induced coma. She chose to sleep in Monday morning until after 9am! Note the size of her nightime diaper. After 10 hours I am pretty sure it weighs almost as much as her. Can you say HEAVY WETTER!! My system seems to be working right now but I have to help her get on her tummy when I lay her down at night as the diaper together with her longies are so fat that she can't get herself turned over. Not really, but almost... it's cute. My bu-bu bubble butt.
My favorite photo here is the one of her in the sling with daddy. So precious.
Happy 6 months sweet Maddie Bird....We love you to pieces..........