December 2011
23 posts
A New Year
As the end of 2011 approaches it made me start thinking about all the amazing things that have happened in this year. We added three nieces to our extended family, Katie Grace (Jan 17th) Haily Rose (May 4th) Claire Louise (Nov 10th). Also one of my best friends had a baby today Judah Benjamin (Dec 30). And Abe and I found out we are expecting our second baby in April, we have seen her on countless...
Tree Demolition
We went a little overboard with our Christmas tree this year. We have a part of our living room where there are really high ceilings. This year we thought it would be fun to get a really tall tree, and it was beautiful.
The only problem was that it was bundled up when we brought it in, so it wasn’t a problem, but once we cut the netting off the tree got huge! And suddenly we realized we...
“I just had like three dreams within a dream. Its like inception over here.”
– D
The Kind of Good Samaritan
The car in front of me was in bad shape. Looked like it might have been around for one of the World Wars. But it was the sparks that drew my attention. Little shimmers of orange and red underneath the car.
“He probably knows” I thought out loud
At the next red light I started to slow down and I rolled down my window, thinking if I could get his attention I would tell him anyway. As...
Still Laughing
Addison has always liked the song rock-a-bye baby since she was little, but lately she has wanted me to fill in the word baby with people we know. (I did it once for her cousin Haily and she hasn’t stopped asking since) So when I start the song she says a name and I sing it instead of baby. Abe has said it is pretty funny to hear me singing rock-a-bye papa or rock-a-bye dada from the other...
What It Takes
“You learn something new everyday” is a very common saying. Maybe true maybe not…but today I learned that persistence pays off. I guess I kind of knew this was true, but today it was reenforced.
When I found my phone broken I started the hoop jumping to get a new one. After I thought it was taken care of I waited for the phone to be delivered. After a week of no phone, I called...
She's Bossy
One of Addison’s favorite little friends is a girl I babysit for every week. She just turned 1 and is a cuddle maniac, and I can’t get enough of her. She is also very much in love with her pipey (pacifier) and Addison pretty much wants to steal it every time she sees it.
I am always telling her to give the pipey back…today she was holding the pipey and again I said “give...
Best Present Ever...
At one of our family Christmas parties this afternoon Addison received one of the funniest gifts you could give an almost 18 mont old girl….
Her dad and uncles had the most fun with it tonight, but I do see a dog torturing device in the future!
“Kyle is the living worst.”
– Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
Imagination
Addison’t imagination is just starting to show. She slowly getting past the point where the toy is there to entertain her, and she is starting to “play” with her toys. Her stuffed mice are starting to talk. Now, I can’t always understand what they are saying to each other, but I do catch a word every now and again, like play, dance, potty, and eat. She also likes to undress...
Christmas
Awhile ago my brother posted something on fb saying he had to attend 8 Christmas parties this year. He was asking people if they thought it was excessive or not. Of course I commented that I believe 8 Christmas parties seemed like a lot. Then I started counting…8 as well…
The joy of getting married and joining your families is amazing, and to be blessed to have both sides of both...
The Beginning
I bought a toddler potty a few months ago, knowing Addison was a long way away from that, but also thinking it wouldn’t hurt to start talking about it. The least amount of time I have two kids in diapers will end up being the best on my wallet…
We have had her sit on the potty, fully clothed, just to get the feel for it. We clap and tell her how great it is if she just sits on the...
Calorie Free I'm Sure
banana bread (still warm) with peanut butter and a full glass of milk…
Why not? I’ve been putting peanut butter on everything else…Thanks pregnancy cravings…
Landmines
I find it funny that when I broke my phone last week I was missing it minutes after I found it broken. It was less than an hour before I was complaining about how horrible it was going to be without a phone. When I have a working phone I went 4 days with it dead in my purse over Thanksgiving break and didn’t miss it for one second…
After a lot of stress, agonizing, and time, my...
Pinterest
The worst thing humanly possible for a pregnant woman with food cravings…
“Sit, good girl Saysay.”
– First 4 word ‘sentence’. She has been bossing around Sadie since she could walk…Poor puppy
Our Roller Coaster
Abe and I spent the first hour of our morning laughing uncontrollably. But lets start from the beginning.
When we found out in August we were expecting our second baby we were thrilled! We had some beginning complications and were then scheduled for ultrasounds every 4 weeks. Every ultrasound was great. Each time they said the same thing. “Everything looks great! Congratulations!”
At...
Bedroom: The Before...
Making our spare bedroom into a nursery went to #1 on our house list when we found out we were pregnant again. But we have only been working on it for the last month or so… I do like the designing, planning, and of course the shopping that is inevitable. I have spent a lot of time on Pinterest and other places looking to be inspired for a room design. I love the hunt. I also spent hours...
furniture rearrangement
We had to move our couches and chairs around in order to fit our mammoth Christmas tree. Now one chair is about two foot from the wall creating this small secret space…perfect for a 1 year old…Ive noticed Addison going over there to sit and play. But what I hadn’t noticed was a small pile of things Addison knows she isn’t supposed to have hiding in her new little space. Now...
Historical Name?
Now that we think we are having a boy, (ultrasound to confirm next week). I have my ears open to boy names. Every male waiter, grocery store teller, or bank clerk, anyone! I keep my eyes peeled for that perfect name.
Today while waiting in my doctor’s office I noticed a board with all birth announcements. Perfect! I’ll hunt for a cute boy name on one of those. And I found one I liked....