Yes, this is her putting my lens cap back on as I was photographing her. She apparently wasn't in the mood to be photographed. (sorry its blurry but this is too funny not to post!!)
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Showing posts with label Fun Stuff. Show all posts
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Photography Mom Syndrome
So I have my camera in Hailey's face so often, this is what she learned when she discovered what my lens cap is for....
Yes, this is her putting my lens cap back on as I was photographing her. She apparently wasn't in the mood to be photographed. (sorry its blurry but this is too funny not to post!!)
Yes, this is her putting my lens cap back on as I was photographing her. She apparently wasn't in the mood to be photographed. (sorry its blurry but this is too funny not to post!!)
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Late Spring Zoo Trips
I have been a bad blogger, I know. We went on these Zoo trips about a month ago and I am finally getting around to posting them. Life with a toddler is BUSY!!
Anyway, Hailey was lucky enough to go to the Zoo 2 times in 2 weeks. Once with her cousins Andy & Zach (whom she ADORES!) and again with her Grannie. She loves the Zoo and the monkeys are definitely her favorite!!
Anyway, Hailey was lucky enough to go to the Zoo 2 times in 2 weeks. Once with her cousins Andy & Zach (whom she ADORES!) and again with her Grannie. She loves the Zoo and the monkeys are definitely her favorite!!
And with Grannie...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Mommy Rec! Gymboree Bubble Oodles!!
If you have a toddler that loves bubbles, I highly recommend this set up! You can pick it up at your local Gymboree store or go to HERE. I used a 20% off coupon I found in a parenting magazine. I also purchased the bubble refill. With the way Hailey goes nuts over bubbles, I knew I'd need a back up!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
15 Lessons About Having Kids
This is fantastic!
15 Step program: "Thinking of Having Kids?"
Lesson 1
1. Go to the grocery store.
2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.
3. Go home.
4. Pick up the paper.
5. Read it for the last time.
Lesson 2
Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their...
1. Methods of discipline.
2. Lack of patience.
3. Appallingly low tolerance levels.
4. Allowing their children to run wild.
5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's breastfeeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behavior. Enjoy it because it will be the last time in your life you will have all the answers.
Lesson 3
A really good way to discover how the nights might feel....
1. Get home from work and immediately begin walking around the living room from 5PM to 10PM carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 pounds, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly (Eat cold food with one hand for dinner).
2. At 10PM, put the bag gently down, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep.
3. Get up at 12 and walk around the living room again, with the bag, until 1AM.
4. Set the alarm for 3AM.
5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2AM and make a drink and watch an infomercial.
6. Go to bed at 2:45AM.
7. Get up at 3AM when the alarm goes off.
8. Sing songs quietly in the dark until 4AM.
9. Get up. Make breakfast. Get ready for work and go to work (work hard and be productive)
Repeat steps 1-9 each night. Keep this up for 3-5 years. Look cheerful and together.
Lesson 4
Can you stand the mess children make? To find out..
1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.
2. Hide a piece of raw chicken behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.
3. Stick your fingers in the flower bed.
4. Then rub them on the clean walls.
5. Take your favorite book, photo album, etc. Wreck it.
6. Spill milk on your new pillows. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?
Lesson 5
Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems.
1. Buy an octopus and a small bag made out of loose mesh.
2. Attempt to put the octopus into the bag so that none of the arms hang out. Time allowed for this - all morning.
Lesson 6
1. Take an egg carton. Using a pair of scissors and a jar of paint, turn it into an alligator.
2. Now take the tube from a roll of toilet paper. Using only Scotch tape and a piece of aluminum foil, turn it into an attractive Christmas candle.
3. Last, take a milk carton, a ping-pong ball, and an empty packet of Cocoa Puffs. Make an exact replica of the Eiffel Tower .
Lesson 7
Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don't think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that.
Now:
1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there.
2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.
3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.
4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.
Lesson 8
1. Get ready to go out.
2. Sit on the floor of your bathroom reading picture books for half an hour.
3. Go out the front door.
4. Come in again.Go out.
5. Come back in.
6. Go out again.
7. Walk down the front path.
8. Walk back up it.
9. Walk down it again.
10.Walk very slowly down the sidewalk for five minutes.
11. Stop, inspect minutely, and ask at least 6 questions about every cigarette butt, piece of used chewing gum, dirty tissue, and dead insect along the way.
12. Retrace your steps.
13. Scream that you have had as much as you can stand until the neighbors come out and stare at you.
14. Give up and go back into the house.
You are now just about ready to try taking a small child for a walk.
Lesson 9
Repeat everything you have learned at least (if not more than) five times.
Lesson 10
Go to the local grocery store. Take with you the closest thing you can find to a pre-school child. (A full-grown goat is also excellent). If you intend to have more than one child, then definitely take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys. Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.
Lesson 11
1. Hollow out a melon.
2. Make a small hole in the side.
3. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side to side.
4. Now get a bowl of soggy Cheerios and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane.
5. Continue until half the Cheerios are gone.
6. Tip half into your lap. The other half, just throw up in the air.
You are now ready to feed a nine- month old baby.
Lesson 12
Learn the names of every character from Sesame Street, Barney, Disney, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. Watch nothing else on TV but PBS, the Disney channel or Noggin for at least five years. (I know, you're thinking What's "Noggin"?) Exactly the point.
Lesson 13
Move to the tropics. Find or make a compost pile. Dig down about halfway and stick your nose in it. Do this 3-5 times a day for at least two years.
Lesson 14
Make a recording of Fran Drescher saying "mommy" repeatedly. (Important: no more than a four second delay between each "mommy"; occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet is required). Play this tape in your car everywhere you go for the next four years. You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.
Lesson 15
Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continually tug on your skirt hem, shirt- sleeve, or elbow while playing the "mommy" tape made from Lesson 14 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.
Ready.Set.Go makes some babies!!
15 Step program: "Thinking of Having Kids?"
Lesson 1
1. Go to the grocery store.
2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.
3. Go home.
4. Pick up the paper.
5. Read it for the last time.
Lesson 2
Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their...
1. Methods of discipline.
2. Lack of patience.
3. Appallingly low tolerance levels.
4. Allowing their children to run wild.
5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's breastfeeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behavior. Enjoy it because it will be the last time in your life you will have all the answers.
Lesson 3
A really good way to discover how the nights might feel....
1. Get home from work and immediately begin walking around the living room from 5PM to 10PM carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 pounds, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly (Eat cold food with one hand for dinner).
2. At 10PM, put the bag gently down, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep.
3. Get up at 12 and walk around the living room again, with the bag, until 1AM.
4. Set the alarm for 3AM.
5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2AM and make a drink and watch an infomercial.
6. Go to bed at 2:45AM.
7. Get up at 3AM when the alarm goes off.
8. Sing songs quietly in the dark until 4AM.
9. Get up. Make breakfast. Get ready for work and go to work (work hard and be productive)
Repeat steps 1-9 each night. Keep this up for 3-5 years. Look cheerful and together.
Lesson 4
Can you stand the mess children make? To find out..
1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.
2. Hide a piece of raw chicken behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.
3. Stick your fingers in the flower bed.
4. Then rub them on the clean walls.
5. Take your favorite book, photo album, etc. Wreck it.
6. Spill milk on your new pillows. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?
Lesson 5
Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems.
1. Buy an octopus and a small bag made out of loose mesh.
2. Attempt to put the octopus into the bag so that none of the arms hang out. Time allowed for this - all morning.
Lesson 6
1. Take an egg carton. Using a pair of scissors and a jar of paint, turn it into an alligator.
2. Now take the tube from a roll of toilet paper. Using only Scotch tape and a piece of aluminum foil, turn it into an attractive Christmas candle.
3. Last, take a milk carton, a ping-pong ball, and an empty packet of Cocoa Puffs. Make an exact replica of the Eiffel Tower .
Lesson 7
Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don't think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that.
Now:
1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there.
2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.
3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.
4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.
Lesson 8
1. Get ready to go out.
2. Sit on the floor of your bathroom reading picture books for half an hour.
3. Go out the front door.
4. Come in again.Go out.
5. Come back in.
6. Go out again.
7. Walk down the front path.
8. Walk back up it.
9. Walk down it again.
10.Walk very slowly down the sidewalk for five minutes.
11. Stop, inspect minutely, and ask at least 6 questions about every cigarette butt, piece of used chewing gum, dirty tissue, and dead insect along the way.
12. Retrace your steps.
13. Scream that you have had as much as you can stand until the neighbors come out and stare at you.
14. Give up and go back into the house.
You are now just about ready to try taking a small child for a walk.
Lesson 9
Repeat everything you have learned at least (if not more than) five times.
Lesson 10
Go to the local grocery store. Take with you the closest thing you can find to a pre-school child. (A full-grown goat is also excellent). If you intend to have more than one child, then definitely take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys. Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.
Lesson 11
1. Hollow out a melon.
2. Make a small hole in the side.
3. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side to side.
4. Now get a bowl of soggy Cheerios and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane.
5. Continue until half the Cheerios are gone.
6. Tip half into your lap. The other half, just throw up in the air.
You are now ready to feed a nine- month old baby.
Lesson 12
Learn the names of every character from Sesame Street, Barney, Disney, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. Watch nothing else on TV but PBS, the Disney channel or Noggin for at least five years. (I know, you're thinking What's "Noggin"?) Exactly the point.
Lesson 13
Move to the tropics. Find or make a compost pile. Dig down about halfway and stick your nose in it. Do this 3-5 times a day for at least two years.
Lesson 14
Make a recording of Fran Drescher saying "mommy" repeatedly. (Important: no more than a four second delay between each "mommy"; occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet is required). Play this tape in your car everywhere you go for the next four years. You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.
Lesson 15
Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continually tug on your skirt hem, shirt- sleeve, or elbow while playing the "mommy" tape made from Lesson 14 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.
Ready.Set.Go makes some babies!!
Monday, August 24, 2009
Hailey's first Car!
Here is some pictures of Hailey's birthday present from Mommy & Daddy. She LOVES it!!
My new car!!
Daddy helping me in
I'm an excellent driver
This thing honks
LOOK! Daddy is in his car too!!
Daddy is silly
This is fun mommy!!
Driving to Grandma & Grandpa's
Waving bye to Grandma & Grandpa... time to drive home!!
My new car!!
Daddy helping me in
I'm an excellent driver
This thing honks
LOOK! Daddy is in his car too!!
Daddy is silly
This is fun mommy!!
Driving to Grandma & Grandpa's
Waving bye to Grandma & Grandpa... time to drive home!!Wednesday, July 22, 2009
A Shameless AW
Every parent has one, whether they will admit it or not. And even though you may not think it's funny, you know you can't resist giggling or smiling just a little.
I am talking about bad mommy/daddy moment photos. You know, the ones where it looks like they are doing something bad but really are not. And you can't resist taking a picture because it really is that funny.
And here is ours....its a doozy and such a classic photo!
I am talking about bad mommy/daddy moment photos. You know, the ones where it looks like they are doing something bad but really are not. And you can't resist taking a picture because it really is that funny.
And here is ours....its a doozy and such a classic photo!
This is at a Redneck Surprise Birthday party Randy's family had for his sister's husband Kenny. The beer cans are empty (he dumped them out and used them as decor on the hat), the straw wasn't used. It just looks like Hailey is drinking but really she is just chewing on the straw.
You know you want to laugh....
Friday, July 17, 2009
We have your Chuck E Cheese right here!!!
Chuck E Cheese - Smuck E Cheese! All you need is a pack-n-play, some plastic balls and VOILA!! Thanks to Brooke for the great idea!
Operation Shred: Below Pre-Pregnancy Weight!!
Drum roll please........ 15.6 pounds!!! In less than 2 months!! I can now say that I am 1 pound below my pre-pregnancy weight with Hailey. Now, I must add, that I was about 13 pounds heavier than usual at that time but hey its progress right?
I am 17 pounds away from where I started before I was pregnant the first time (I am adding 4 pounds for fluctuation purposes since us women have the luxury of this wonderful, wonderful thing). I consider that my goal. When I look at the fact that I have 17 pounds to go it seems so far away! But I CAN do this!!
And I just have to AW myself that this is the longest I have ever stuck with a weight loss program. The longest before was 6 weeks. Yea, I usually suck at this (hence my notorious big ass).
Sadly, I have not done The 30 Day Shred for 2 weeks. Good thing I am still losing weight in the meantime. To be honest, I tried level 2 and hated it. It's just not very much fun and I spent most of the time trying to figure out the move than actually working the muscles! Although this cannot be an excuse. I plan to jump back on this wagon soon. Since it's been so long, I will start with Level 1 again.
So here's to another successful week! Cheers!
Monday, June 15, 2009
A Must See Blog Makeover!!
Thanks to my awesome friend Brooke, my blog got a beautiful makeover! Brooke is a great blog designer. She is running a special through June if you are interested in having your blog professionally designed! You can contact her at designherblog@gmail.com . Thanks Brooke!!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The cost of Raising a Child
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle-income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't include the cost of post-secondary education.
But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month,
* $171.08 a week.
* A mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is: don't have children if you want to be 'rich'.
Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140.00?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies and FROGS...
* A hand to hold usually covered with jelly or chocolate, mac n cheese, or fishy crackers.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up.You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs,
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish on stars.
You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck.
You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and
* coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat in history to witness the:
* First step,
* First word,
* First date,
* First time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great-grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.
That is quite a deal for the price! Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren & great-grandchildren... It's the best investment you'll ever make!
But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month,
* $171.08 a week.
* A mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is: don't have children if you want to be 'rich'.
Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140.00?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies and FROGS...
* A hand to hold usually covered with jelly or chocolate, mac n cheese, or fishy crackers.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up.You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs,
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish on stars.
You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck.
You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and
* coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat in history to witness the:
* First step,
* First word,
* First date,
* First time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great-grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.
That is quite a deal for the price! Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren & great-grandchildren... It's the best investment you'll ever make!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Fun With Daddy!
Here are a few pictures Randy had taken. He decided to put her on our quad and see how she liked it...apparently she did! Good sign! ;)
Friday, April 24, 2009
Sofie the Giraffe
I am not sure if you have heard about Sofie but she certainly a popular giraffe. So popular in fact, 
she was once going for $40 on Amazon. Don't worry, that is not how much I paid for her!!
I actually refer to her as Coach for babies! I had to check what the hype was with this plastic squeaking chew toy! You would think it was for dogs (Randy thinks it is). So I found on eBay for $10!
Here is a description I got off of a website:
"Soft, light and easy to grasp, Sophie the Giraffe is perfect for little hands and makes a happy sound when squeezed. Babies especially love her bumpy head to sooth their teething gums. Hand made in the French Alps with natural rubber and non-toxic paint. Sophie fully complies with the U.S. toy safety requirements of ASTM F-963. Sophie stands 7" tall, and is sure to become your baby's favorite toy."
I understand the hype (although I still wouldn't pay $40). Hailey loves this thing. The nose, ears & legs can fit into places in her mouth that a teething cannot. She "makes out" with her constantly. I love taking this shopping because it keeps her entertained!
Some more info:
"Sophie the Giraffe, full of discoveries and activities to awaken baby’s senses.
Sight: The dark and contrasting spots all over Sophie the Giraffe’s body provide visual stimulation and make her easily recognizable to baby. She soon becomes a familiar and reassuring object.
Hearing: Her squeaker keeps baby amused, stimulates his hearings, and helps him to understand the link between cause and effect.
Taste: Sophie the Giraffe is very flexible and has lots of parts for baby to chew like ears, horns, legs. She is perfect for soothing baby’s sore gums when teething and is completely safe. Made of 100% natural rubber and food paint.
Touch: Sophie the Giraffe is perfect for baby’s small hands. She is very light and her long legs and neck are easy for baby to grip. She is very soft to touch, just like baby’s mummy, stimulating soothing physiological and emotional responses.
Smell: The singular scent of natural rubber from Hevea tree makes Sophie the Giraffe very special and easy for your child to identify amid all his other toys. Phthalates and BPA free."
I would suggest this for any teething baby. You can purchase this from the Breast Cancer Research Site and they will donate a portion of the costs. Had I known this, I would have purchased from here (the $20 would have been worth it).
she was once going for $40 on Amazon. Don't worry, that is not how much I paid for her!!I actually refer to her as Coach for babies! I had to check what the hype was with this plastic squeaking chew toy! You would think it was for dogs (Randy thinks it is). So I found on eBay for $10!
Here is a description I got off of a website:
"Soft, light and easy to grasp, Sophie the Giraffe is perfect for little hands and makes a happy sound when squeezed. Babies especially love her bumpy head to sooth their teething gums. Hand made in the French Alps with natural rubber and non-toxic paint. Sophie fully complies with the U.S. toy safety requirements of ASTM F-963. Sophie stands 7" tall, and is sure to become your baby's favorite toy."
I understand the hype (although I still wouldn't pay $40). Hailey loves this thing. The nose, ears & legs can fit into places in her mouth that a teething cannot. She "makes out" with her constantly. I love taking this shopping because it keeps her entertained!
Some more info:
"Sophie the Giraffe, full of discoveries and activities to awaken baby’s senses.
Sight: The dark and contrasting spots all over Sophie the Giraffe’s body provide visual stimulation and make her easily recognizable to baby. She soon becomes a familiar and reassuring object.
Hearing: Her squeaker keeps baby amused, stimulates his hearings, and helps him to understand the link between cause and effect.
Taste: Sophie the Giraffe is very flexible and has lots of parts for baby to chew like ears, horns, legs. She is perfect for soothing baby’s sore gums when teething and is completely safe. Made of 100% natural rubber and food paint.
Touch: Sophie the Giraffe is perfect for baby’s small hands. She is very light and her long legs and neck are easy for baby to grip. She is very soft to touch, just like baby’s mummy, stimulating soothing physiological and emotional responses.
Smell: The singular scent of natural rubber from Hevea tree makes Sophie the Giraffe very special and easy for your child to identify amid all his other toys. Phthalates and BPA free."
I would suggest this for any teething baby. You can purchase this from the Breast Cancer Research Site and they will donate a portion of the costs. Had I known this, I would have purchased from here (the $20 would have been worth it).
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Fun Facts!
Found this on www.babiesonline.com
Hailey born August 19, 2008
Your baby's half birthday is February 17
Your baby's birthstone is Peridot or Jade (Married Happiness)
Your baby's Astrological Sign is Leo
Your baby's Flower is Gladiola or Poppy (Orange, Red and Light Green)
Your baby was born in the Chinese Year of The Brown Earth Rat
Your baby will start kindergarten in 2013, be old enough to drive a car in 2024, finish high school in 2026, and will graduate from college with the class of 2030, give or take a year. Can you imagine?
This time last year you were 20 Weeks Pregnant!
Ha! Although I was not 20 weeks pregnant this time last year! No where is the site to put she was a preemie! =) I was actually around 13 weeks pregnant.
Hailey born August 19, 2008
Your baby's half birthday is February 17
Your baby's birthstone is Peridot or Jade (Married Happiness)
Your baby's Astrological Sign is Leo
Your baby's Flower is Gladiola or Poppy (Orange, Red and Light Green)
Your baby was born in the Chinese Year of The Brown Earth Rat
Your baby will start kindergarten in 2013, be old enough to drive a car in 2024, finish high school in 2026, and will graduate from college with the class of 2030, give or take a year. Can you imagine?
This time last year you were 20 Weeks Pregnant!
Ha! Although I was not 20 weeks pregnant this time last year! No where is the site to put she was a preemie! =) I was actually around 13 weeks pregnant.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Huggies Overnights are Awesome!
I love these. I hate all other Huggies diapers, but these are great! Any regular diaper was just not cutting it overnight. Hailey was beginning to wake from being wet. Sometimes she was already completely soaked through, sometimes almost there. She sleeps about 11-12 hours and she's a heavy wetter overnight.
So far, no leaks!!! And she stopped waking up! I recommend these to anyone with a heavy wetter overnight! Hailey tummy sleeps and they still hold up overnight. Amazing.
Only downside is the smallest size they make is size 3. It says it starts at 16 pounds. Hailey roughly 15 pounds, maybe less and fit just fine. I actually think we may be moving to the size 4s in a month or so, if not sooner. Also they are about $12 per pack of 36 but if you think about it, you use one a night so the pack will last a little over a month. If you go to http://www.diapers.com/, you can find a 54 pack for $22. I found the 36 pack at Babies R Us. I didn't want to wait for the diapers to ship in 2 days, I wanted to start using them the day I heard about them!
During the day, I still LOVE Swaddlers! She's in the biggest size they make right now (Size 2-3..yes that's a size!) but will stick to the Pampers brand after. I wish Pampers made something similar to the Overnights but they don't until toddler age!
Until then, Huggies Overnights it is!!
Before I was a Mom
Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
Or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
My plants were poisonous...
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
And my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
So doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
Watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
When I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
Could affect my life so much.
I never knew that
I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
Having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
To feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
Between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
Could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
The joy,
The love,
The heartache,
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
Before I was a Mom .
I never tripped over toys
Or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
My plants were poisonous...
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
And my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
So doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
Watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
When I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
Could affect my life so much.
I never knew that
I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
Having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
To feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
Between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
Could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
The joy,
The love,
The heartache,
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
Before I was a Mom .
Monday, January 26, 2009
It's a Bib-tastic World Part 2
I think this picture says it all! And on a side note, this is one week worth of laundry!...yup.....
Saturday, December 20, 2008
I Pink Puffy Heart Video Monitors
I always thought video monitors were so cool but it wasn't that important for me to have one. I didn't register for one because I felt weird asking for something that cost so much. After all, it's just a luxury not a necessity.
My Mom gave us one and today is the first day we hooked it up. This thing is amazing!! It has night vision too so I can see her clearly as she sleeps in her crib anytime. Why didn't I make Randy hook this up sooner? I am going to be completely addicted to this thing!
Thanks Mom! =)
Friday, December 19, 2008
I added a Poll!
If you look to the right at the top of my blog, you will see a poll!
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Hailey & Dr.Williams
I saw my OB today and brought Hailey with me. It was the first time Dr. Williams had seen her since the day she was born. She was still in the NICU at my post-partum follow up appointment.
I know I am a dork and asked if I could get a picture of the two of them together. She was whisked away to the NICU so fast after her birth I didn't even think to get a picture of him holding her. He gladly posed for me! He didn't seem to mind so I didn't feel like such a dork about it!!
He is a great doctor! I was really happy with him and all the nurses at the hospital raved about him when they found out he was my doctor. It will be nice to have him deliver all my kids (however many that ends up being! haha).
I have only one more day until I go back to work. While I LOVE the people I work with, I much rather stay home with Hailey any day!! Still looking for that winning lottery ticket.....
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