I've officially given up on my "regular" jeans. I've got a stash of larger-waisted jeans that I'll wear until I have to do the rubber-band-on-the-button thing, and then i guess it's maternity time. ugh.
Trav and I went out to eat with his coworkers last night, to celebrate 3 pregancies, a birthday, a promotion, and a new house. I really enjoy them so much. What a fun group of people! We are so lucky. I went to pilates this morning with Travis's coworker's wife, who is due in October. The class is designed for expecting moms, and although I was one of the earliest along, it was still a pretty good challenge. I think I will be surprised tomorrow to see what aches. I think it'll be good for me to do, since it's geared to strengthening muscles that make carrying and deliverying a baby much easier. Just what I need! It sure would be nice if I could get out of bed before 6:30 some days to ride my bike in the basement, even for 20 minutes would be helpful. Now that I'm escaping the first trimester, maybe I"ll feel more like it.
Emily is a joy these days. She's picking up more words, which is nice because when she howls at me ("UNHHHHHH!!!!") I can talk to her and ask her to use words to tell me nicely. It's taking about 90% of my available patience, but I can see that it's working. She's also a bit clumsy these days, and she's got a quarter-sized faint bruise on her cheek today from where she biffed it onto the end table a few days ago.
Big news - the porch is DONE!!! and it's beautiful!! The carpet was laid down on Thursday, and that evening Travis installed the floor outlet. None of the tools that were moved off the porch in order to lay the carpet were moved back out there, so it's officially playspace now! It is so gorgeous - I love it!! We had a thunderstorm last night right after Emily went to bed, and it was so peaceful standing out there listening to it rain.
I have an amazing life. :)
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
An accurate depiction of my life
So there are some details that don't exactly apply, but for the most part, I couldn't agree with the author of this article more:
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
18-months
Several milestones come with turning 18 months old:
Pictures this morning! Emily wore a purple dress with white polka-dots and hot pink butterflies for pockets. The gal didn't do a fantastic job, only taking 9 pictures, but I got a couple cute ones and that's really all I wanted. I'll probably go someplace "real" for her 2-year pictures instead of Sears.
Doctor's appointment tomorrow. She'll have more shots, which is too bad, but she'll be going to Amanda's in the afternoon so I especially hope she does all right with them. I am going to ask the doctor if there's anything to be concerned with Emily still having 3-4 messy diapers a day, and fairly often at night. I had the thought that maybe she isn't getting the nutrition from the food she eats, because it goes through her so quickly. Her appetite is a lot to keep up with!
Half birthday, kind of. On her half-birthday, her dad was gone up to Ames to have a wild college evening with his brother before he graduates, so only half of her parents were home. I had half a cake leftover, and I wished her a happy half-birthday and I think she only halfway understood. :)
In our yard, there are several leftovers from the previous owners who did outdoor lawn decorations. One of them is a big wooden bunny, and Emily loves it! It's about a foot tall and its ears are the perfect handle for her to drag it around the yard, saying "BUNNY!" enthusiastically. It's so funny! Today was the first really nice day we've had in a while, and I can tell that Emily is going to be a real outdoors girl. She loves digging in the dirt and running in the grass, and she cried and cried and cried when we came inside tonight to go to bed. We have a bucket swing that Trav is going to try to hang from our maple tree in the yard, so Emily will be in 7th heaven with that! Now I've just gotta get my garden planted...
I've had a harder and harder time eating good food lately. It seems like the only thing that sounds good to me is sugar, because it's cold and odorless. I've had a lot of PB sandwiches and cereal lately. I'm trying to work some raw veggies in, but it's pretty unappetizing. I reheated some cooked chicken for Travis and Emily to eat for dinner tonight, and I about yakked when I caught a whiff of it as I opened the gladware container.
Oh, and my pants are pretty tight around the waist these days. I guess I'll have to start doing the rubber-band thing pretty soon. *sigh*
Pictures this morning! Emily wore a purple dress with white polka-dots and hot pink butterflies for pockets. The gal didn't do a fantastic job, only taking 9 pictures, but I got a couple cute ones and that's really all I wanted. I'll probably go someplace "real" for her 2-year pictures instead of Sears.
Doctor's appointment tomorrow. She'll have more shots, which is too bad, but she'll be going to Amanda's in the afternoon so I especially hope she does all right with them. I am going to ask the doctor if there's anything to be concerned with Emily still having 3-4 messy diapers a day, and fairly often at night. I had the thought that maybe she isn't getting the nutrition from the food she eats, because it goes through her so quickly. Her appetite is a lot to keep up with!
Half birthday, kind of. On her half-birthday, her dad was gone up to Ames to have a wild college evening with his brother before he graduates, so only half of her parents were home. I had half a cake leftover, and I wished her a happy half-birthday and I think she only halfway understood. :)
In our yard, there are several leftovers from the previous owners who did outdoor lawn decorations. One of them is a big wooden bunny, and Emily loves it! It's about a foot tall and its ears are the perfect handle for her to drag it around the yard, saying "BUNNY!" enthusiastically. It's so funny! Today was the first really nice day we've had in a while, and I can tell that Emily is going to be a real outdoors girl. She loves digging in the dirt and running in the grass, and she cried and cried and cried when we came inside tonight to go to bed. We have a bucket swing that Trav is going to try to hang from our maple tree in the yard, so Emily will be in 7th heaven with that! Now I've just gotta get my garden planted...
I've had a harder and harder time eating good food lately. It seems like the only thing that sounds good to me is sugar, because it's cold and odorless. I've had a lot of PB sandwiches and cereal lately. I'm trying to work some raw veggies in, but it's pretty unappetizing. I reheated some cooked chicken for Travis and Emily to eat for dinner tonight, and I about yakked when I caught a whiff of it as I opened the gladware container.
Oh, and my pants are pretty tight around the waist these days. I guess I'll have to start doing the rubber-band thing pretty soon. *sigh*
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Chatterbox
Emily is really talking now! I would list all the words I know she can say, but it would be ridiculous and I'd leave out half of them. Pretty much, if she knows what the word means and you say it clearly to her, she'll try it back. With Easter around the corner, her "Bunny!" is particularly amusing. She wore her bunny sweatervest today at Amanda's, and thoroughly enjoyed it. She also has bunny ears that she wears, and loves the bunnies on her puzzles and in her books. I could barely tear her away from her puzzles tonight to have a bath, even though she was exhausted and she loves bathtime. I guess she was loving her puzzles even more!
We had a fantastic visit from my sister's family this past weekend. Emily had SO much fun with her cousins, and we all had an easy, fun visit together. Pictures of the 4 beauties posted at the regular site, of course. When Emily went to daycare on Monday, she slept TWO HOURS more than normal, so she was good and worn out! I'm pretty tired too, though, and I seem to have caught a bizarre cold. My neck hurts and I've got a bit of a sore throat, and my sinuses are a bit congested. Weird.
I had my first doctor's appointment Monday with my new doctor's office, and everything went just fine! They couldn't hear the heartbeat just by listening, so they did an ultrasound, and I got to actually see my baby!!! S/He looks like a little teddy graham, with only buds for arms and legs and a giant head in comparison. It was so cool. :) They'll do another ultrasound at about 20 weeks, which gives us 11 weeks to hash out the whole "finding out" issue. Any thoughts on how to convince Travis to leave it as a surprise? I guess I don't have to be so old-school, and it would be all right to know, but it was so much fun to be surprised. Travis was happy to know that there's only one baby in there - which is something I hadn't thought about but I am also glad to know!
Okay, here's a crack at the word list, just because it's so incredible:
NO, dog (wuvuv), bird, bunny, meow, moo, baa, duck (kack), chicken (kluck), neigh-neigh!, kock-koo [that would be a rooster], shhhh [fish], blubbleblubble [butterfly], more, moon, clock, shooooooes, tie-tie, pat-pat, rock-rock, dry-dry, wash-wash, potty, comb, gentle, blanket, baby, nana, yooooh [yogurt], pancake, waff[le], cccchhhh [cheese, which is not voiced], nooo [noodles], purple, Mom, Dad, Mana [Amanda], Easter, puzzle, and various attempts at names including J.T., Emma, and Sarah. In the car and when on her tractor, there's lots of vroom-vroom and beep-beep! She also loves singing - any time, any place. With books, for bedtime, while playing, in the car, she always asks for more when the song is over.
Today after we got home, we played the most hilarious game in the front yard. Emily likes to play on our front steps, and at one point she happened to sit in the soft, mulchy dirt beside the steps. I dusted off her little bottom, and she thought that was the funniest thing! So she sat in the dirt again, purposefully, and laughed and laughed and laughed when I cleaned her off. There were people walking their dogs and kids going by on tricycles, and birds in the front lawn to chase, so we had a nice little outdoor time. What a happy girl - now that she's caught up on sleep!
We had a fantastic visit from my sister's family this past weekend. Emily had SO much fun with her cousins, and we all had an easy, fun visit together. Pictures of the 4 beauties posted at the regular site, of course. When Emily went to daycare on Monday, she slept TWO HOURS more than normal, so she was good and worn out! I'm pretty tired too, though, and I seem to have caught a bizarre cold. My neck hurts and I've got a bit of a sore throat, and my sinuses are a bit congested. Weird.
I had my first doctor's appointment Monday with my new doctor's office, and everything went just fine! They couldn't hear the heartbeat just by listening, so they did an ultrasound, and I got to actually see my baby!!! S/He looks like a little teddy graham, with only buds for arms and legs and a giant head in comparison. It was so cool. :) They'll do another ultrasound at about 20 weeks, which gives us 11 weeks to hash out the whole "finding out" issue. Any thoughts on how to convince Travis to leave it as a surprise? I guess I don't have to be so old-school, and it would be all right to know, but it was so much fun to be surprised. Travis was happy to know that there's only one baby in there - which is something I hadn't thought about but I am also glad to know!
Okay, here's a crack at the word list, just because it's so incredible:
NO, dog (wuvuv), bird, bunny, meow, moo, baa, duck (kack), chicken (kluck), neigh-neigh!, kock-koo [that would be a rooster], shhhh [fish], blubbleblubble [butterfly], more, moon, clock, shooooooes, tie-tie, pat-pat, rock-rock, dry-dry, wash-wash, potty, comb, gentle, blanket, baby, nana, yooooh [yogurt], pancake, waff[le], cccchhhh [cheese, which is not voiced], nooo [noodles], purple, Mom, Dad, Mana [Amanda], Easter, puzzle, and various attempts at names including J.T., Emma, and Sarah. In the car and when on her tractor, there's lots of vroom-vroom and beep-beep! She also loves singing - any time, any place. With books, for bedtime, while playing, in the car, she always asks for more when the song is over.
Today after we got home, we played the most hilarious game in the front yard. Emily likes to play on our front steps, and at one point she happened to sit in the soft, mulchy dirt beside the steps. I dusted off her little bottom, and she thought that was the funniest thing! So she sat in the dirt again, purposefully, and laughed and laughed and laughed when I cleaned her off. There were people walking their dogs and kids going by on tricycles, and birds in the front lawn to chase, so we had a nice little outdoor time. What a happy girl - now that she's caught up on sleep!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Another Saturday afternoon post
Emily fell asleep in the car on the way home from the mall today. We only live about 5 minutes from the mall, so it's pretty incredible that she was as zonked as she was. Unfortunately, that was right about 12:00 and I let her sleep for about 15 minutes, so now it's almost 3:30 and she still hasn't started in on her afternoon nap. I fell asleep during the 40 minutes I sat with her trying to get her to relax, but no go for her. She's singing in her crib, so hopefully she'll finally pass out for a little while.
This past week has totally sucked. Travis's fever lasted until Tuesday, and he's still pretty tired today. For some reason, he decided that the areas of his life that he could reserve his energy in was anything to help me or to communicate with me. When he finally went back to work on Wednesday, he was back to 10-hour days, and I had to beg and beg for him to watch Emily on Tuesday while I went to the dentist, even though he was at home anyway!! I have been so frustrated, and finally last night I told him so (I figured it was only fair for him to be not deathly ill before I argue with him). His response? I came to bed early to sleep, why are you bothering me?? So I slept in the guest bed, again, like I did most of the nights while he was sick and couldn't sleep, and seemed to think that keeping me up TOO would somehow help him sleep better. I have been so irritated lately, and I honestly don't feel good AT ALL because the pregnancy woes are starting to set in. It has been a really, really hard week. It's amazing how feeling not good physically can lead to not feeling good mentally.
Emily actually used words to tell me something this week. It was pretty awesome. She was sitting in her wagon out on the porch, and she was playing with her shoelaces. She said, "tie, tie, tie," because her shoe was untied!! I tied it for her and she was a happy camper. I tried to reinforce how nicely that worked over just fussing and screaming "Uhh! Uhh! Uhh!", but perhaps it'll take a couple of times to set in for her. It sure felt good for me, though!
Yes, I guess that was the high point of the week. Sure wish I could've been at the wine and guitar hero party in Minneapolis. I miss you guys!!!
This past week has totally sucked. Travis's fever lasted until Tuesday, and he's still pretty tired today. For some reason, he decided that the areas of his life that he could reserve his energy in was anything to help me or to communicate with me. When he finally went back to work on Wednesday, he was back to 10-hour days, and I had to beg and beg for him to watch Emily on Tuesday while I went to the dentist, even though he was at home anyway!! I have been so frustrated, and finally last night I told him so (I figured it was only fair for him to be not deathly ill before I argue with him). His response? I came to bed early to sleep, why are you bothering me?? So I slept in the guest bed, again, like I did most of the nights while he was sick and couldn't sleep, and seemed to think that keeping me up TOO would somehow help him sleep better. I have been so irritated lately, and I honestly don't feel good AT ALL because the pregnancy woes are starting to set in. It has been a really, really hard week. It's amazing how feeling not good physically can lead to not feeling good mentally.
Emily actually used words to tell me something this week. It was pretty awesome. She was sitting in her wagon out on the porch, and she was playing with her shoelaces. She said, "tie, tie, tie," because her shoe was untied!! I tied it for her and she was a happy camper. I tried to reinforce how nicely that worked over just fussing and screaming "Uhh! Uhh! Uhh!", but perhaps it'll take a couple of times to set in for her. It sure felt good for me, though!
Yes, I guess that was the high point of the week. Sure wish I could've been at the wine and guitar hero party in Minneapolis. I miss you guys!!!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
A few funnies
Emily managed to sleep off her fever in one furious 3-hour nap. since then, she's been absolutely fine (phew!) but now Travis is sick! My whole family is napping right now, and while I have the house to myself and the joyous sound of March Madness on the TV, I thought I'd take a minute to share a few super-cute things that Emily has done lately.
We went to the grocery store this week, and for the first time, I set her down on the ground where she could run around. She looked up at me with this incredible smile and took off laughing. I could not believe how far she got from me in just a few seconds!! I knew right where she was, though, because she just kept laughing as she ran, and laughed and ran and laughed and ran. It was so cute. There was almost nobody in the store because it was pretty early in the day, and everybody who saw her started laughing too. It doesn't hurt that she's gorgeous, too. :)
This morning, she was playing with her baby dolls in the living room while Travis and I were in the dining room, sitting in the sun like cats do. I love having a lazy weekend that allows for such luxuries! She came running in with her doll, and put her up in the high chair, and insisted that I buckle her in. Then she grabbed a spoon off the table and pretended to feed her. Then she came over to where Travis was laying on the floor, and patted his head gently. When he lifted his head, she gave him the nicest hug and snuggled up right next to him. I know he's feeling really awful, but I'm sure that made him feel better.
On our way out the door yesterday morning, Emily totally surprised me. She had her socks and shoes and jacket on, and I was putting my jacket on, wondering where my shoes were. She remembered that I had left them by the front door, and she went and got them and brought them to me! I would've wasted 5 minutes looking for them but she knew just what I needed and where to find them! It's so cool to see her as her own person, with original thoughts and ideas.
I got to spend almost an hour outside during their naps today, and I got some yardwork done. It feels good to be a little sweaty and warmed up from the sunshine on this beautiful day. I have been feeling pretty nauseous the past few days, mostly when I'm hungry and thinking about food, especially cooked meat. You can imagine how hard it is to feel like making dinner! Anyway, it's nice to feel good for a few minutes!!!
We went to the grocery store this week, and for the first time, I set her down on the ground where she could run around. She looked up at me with this incredible smile and took off laughing. I could not believe how far she got from me in just a few seconds!! I knew right where she was, though, because she just kept laughing as she ran, and laughed and ran and laughed and ran. It was so cute. There was almost nobody in the store because it was pretty early in the day, and everybody who saw her started laughing too. It doesn't hurt that she's gorgeous, too. :)
This morning, she was playing with her baby dolls in the living room while Travis and I were in the dining room, sitting in the sun like cats do. I love having a lazy weekend that allows for such luxuries! She came running in with her doll, and put her up in the high chair, and insisted that I buckle her in. Then she grabbed a spoon off the table and pretended to feed her. Then she came over to where Travis was laying on the floor, and patted his head gently. When he lifted his head, she gave him the nicest hug and snuggled up right next to him. I know he's feeling really awful, but I'm sure that made him feel better.
On our way out the door yesterday morning, Emily totally surprised me. She had her socks and shoes and jacket on, and I was putting my jacket on, wondering where my shoes were. She remembered that I had left them by the front door, and she went and got them and brought them to me! I would've wasted 5 minutes looking for them but she knew just what I needed and where to find them! It's so cool to see her as her own person, with original thoughts and ideas.
I got to spend almost an hour outside during their naps today, and I got some yardwork done. It feels good to be a little sweaty and warmed up from the sunshine on this beautiful day. I have been feeling pretty nauseous the past few days, mostly when I'm hungry and thinking about food, especially cooked meat. You can imagine how hard it is to feel like making dinner! Anyway, it's nice to feel good for a few minutes!!!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wild Week
Travis and I went on a date last night. :) He took the whole day off from work and we just bummed around home all morning. He had an appointment midmorning to do some paperwork with insurance or something else that I'm glad he takes care of, and then he and I took Emily to daycare and spent the afternoon together picking out carpet for the porch. I think we've come up with a winner. Then, Trav's mom came down for dinner and watched Emily while Trav and I went with some friends to see Ben Folds in concert. It was really fun! I forget how awesome my friends are. :) The evening taught me that I am so incredibly out of shape that I can't even stand for two hours without my lower back killing me. How on earth am I going to get through pregnancy again? I would like to find a chiropractor, but it's a little hard to justify after spending all that money on a new van.
Anyway, this morning, Trav's mom was still here so she spent the morning with Emily while Trav and I went to the kitchen design place and finally agreed to a floorplan for our new kitchen. I can't believe this whole project is necessary because one stupid thief decided to take the entire drawer instead of just the silverware. But I guess it's worth it. I'll enjoy having a slightly bigger kitchen with more storage, and it'll improve the experience of selling this house someday. (That is such a bizarre thought!) In the past few weeks, Travis and I have butted heads on how to lay out the new floorplan, but I guess we've agreed on something now. *phew!*
The sad news is that Emily is sick again! I think she caught the virus that was going through her daycare last week, as she has a lowgrade fever and is fussy and unhappy and doesn't want to eat or drink (sore throat?). I'm glad that I'm home with her today, and I just hope that she's feeling better tomorrow! Normally, staying home isn't a big deal I have SIX meetings tomorrow! bleh. She's such a trooper, though. She loves her grandma and she tried her very best to have fun while she was here, but she ran out of gas shortly before naptime and couldn't do anything except cuddle and cry. Poor thing!
Yesterday was the first day that I really kinda felt pregnant, in that food smelled awful and I didn't want to eat anything even though I knew I was hungry. I can hardly complain because it's not like other women don't have it way worse, but even the "new car smell" in our van was nauseating to me yesterday. As we were driving around yesterday, I seriously considered how embarassing it would be to have thrown up in the van before it even has 100 miles on it.
Thanks for all the congratulations and well-wishes! We are sure excited about this baby!
Anyway, this morning, Trav's mom was still here so she spent the morning with Emily while Trav and I went to the kitchen design place and finally agreed to a floorplan for our new kitchen. I can't believe this whole project is necessary because one stupid thief decided to take the entire drawer instead of just the silverware. But I guess it's worth it. I'll enjoy having a slightly bigger kitchen with more storage, and it'll improve the experience of selling this house someday. (That is such a bizarre thought!) In the past few weeks, Travis and I have butted heads on how to lay out the new floorplan, but I guess we've agreed on something now. *phew!*
The sad news is that Emily is sick again! I think she caught the virus that was going through her daycare last week, as she has a lowgrade fever and is fussy and unhappy and doesn't want to eat or drink (sore throat?). I'm glad that I'm home with her today, and I just hope that she's feeling better tomorrow! Normally, staying home isn't a big deal I have SIX meetings tomorrow! bleh. She's such a trooper, though. She loves her grandma and she tried her very best to have fun while she was here, but she ran out of gas shortly before naptime and couldn't do anything except cuddle and cry. Poor thing!
Yesterday was the first day that I really kinda felt pregnant, in that food smelled awful and I didn't want to eat anything even though I knew I was hungry. I can hardly complain because it's not like other women don't have it way worse, but even the "new car smell" in our van was nauseating to me yesterday. As we were driving around yesterday, I seriously considered how embarassing it would be to have thrown up in the van before it even has 100 miles on it.
Thanks for all the congratulations and well-wishes! We are sure excited about this baby!
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