She is my new sweet tooth!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Sweet Treat
This girl of mine has been curing my usually insatiable craving for sweets all day. She is a doll and I just couldn't love her anymore!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Lyssa Lu: 4 months
Our Little Lu Lu you are a JOY to be around. Your first week with us was interesting. Anytime they took you out of our arms you screamed. You screamed for every diaper change. You were clearly not ready for the 'real' world and we called you our little lobster because you would turn beat red as you cried. I remember your first tears when they finally developed and started falling as you cried and they broke our hearts. Looking back on you and our first 12 weeks together I can definitely agree that you were a "particular" baby. You liked things a certain way and you always wanted to be held. You are a baby that one needs to figure out on their own. We know your cries. We know that when you start pulling your hair it's because you are tired and want to have a lovey over your face so you can fall asleep. Baby crying usually means pick up and love on that baby but we now know that sometimes you want to be put on the floor to roll and play on your own (completely goes against every mothering fiber in my body). We know you, we love you. (and if you must know your brother was an easier baby) You are uniquely you and we wouldn't change a thing.
I find it interesting to look back on Riley and realize how very laid back and easy going of a baby he was. He loved to be held, he didn't mind be put down, he slept good in his crib and didn't have crazy eyes when the lights went out, he ate good and was a great pooper but at the same time he was such a huge life changing event that it was at times so overwhelming. You however are 'particular' and you like to be held a certain way (much like a football, looking out so you can see everything around you), you had crazy eyes every time the lights went out for your first 12 weeks, you are having some trouble adjusting to formula, but I haven't felt overwhelmed with you. I appreciate your babyhood in a whole new way. Perspective is everything.
A peek at Lyssa: 4 months
*You are wearing size 1 diapers.
*You are eating 4 ozs every 4-6 hours.
*You are wearing 3 month old clothes.
*You are going to bed at 8:00-8:15 and sleeping through the night til 5:00 or so. (you do wake up for a Nuk most nights a few times but stumbling into your room for a plug is much easier knowing we are going right back to sleep, in fact I think we have plugged you a few times and thought it was a dream!)
*You are easy to put to bed. Eat, rock for a few minutes, insert lovie's on both sides of your cheeks, turn on your ocean and you are out.
*You can roll over now!
*You must have a lovey next to your face while napping/sleeping.
*You love to sit in your Bumbo and wave around toys wildly since your motor skills are fresh.
*You have found your hands and feet and you stare at them sometimes accidentely smacking yourself in the face as you try and figure out how they work.
*You are all about chewing on your hands. It is a wonder you aren't always dehydrated with all the drool that comes out of your gummy mouth these days.
*You lay content on the floor forever now as long as you have room to roll and watch us play.
*You laugh literally everytime we get you dressed/undressed.
*You think poopsie is the funniest word and it always gets the giggles.
*You are so pretty with your blonde hair, sparkly blue eyes, perfect lips and rosy cheeks. We tell you that all the time.
*You have officially rubbed all the hair in the middle back of your head off. It's cute. Have I mentioned how much I love your hair flying around on the top of your head?
*You have found your voice! You love to hear yourself babble and girlfriend you are loud! It's hard to talk over you!
You have your 4 month check-up Monday and Riley has promised to hold your hands for shots. There is a good chance that I might want to clock the nurse adminstering the shots but I will try not to be 'that' mom.
We love you so much Alyssa Marie!
I find it interesting to look back on Riley and realize how very laid back and easy going of a baby he was. He loved to be held, he didn't mind be put down, he slept good in his crib and didn't have crazy eyes when the lights went out, he ate good and was a great pooper but at the same time he was such a huge life changing event that it was at times so overwhelming. You however are 'particular' and you like to be held a certain way (much like a football, looking out so you can see everything around you), you had crazy eyes every time the lights went out for your first 12 weeks, you are having some trouble adjusting to formula, but I haven't felt overwhelmed with you. I appreciate your babyhood in a whole new way. Perspective is everything.
A peek at Lyssa: 4 months
*You are wearing size 1 diapers.
*You are eating 4 ozs every 4-6 hours.
*You are wearing 3 month old clothes.
*You are going to bed at 8:00-8:15 and sleeping through the night til 5:00 or so. (you do wake up for a Nuk most nights a few times but stumbling into your room for a plug is much easier knowing we are going right back to sleep, in fact I think we have plugged you a few times and thought it was a dream!)
*You are easy to put to bed. Eat, rock for a few minutes, insert lovie's on both sides of your cheeks, turn on your ocean and you are out.
*You can roll over now!
*You must have a lovey next to your face while napping/sleeping.
*You love to sit in your Bumbo and wave around toys wildly since your motor skills are fresh.
*You have found your hands and feet and you stare at them sometimes accidentely smacking yourself in the face as you try and figure out how they work.
*You are all about chewing on your hands. It is a wonder you aren't always dehydrated with all the drool that comes out of your gummy mouth these days.
*You lay content on the floor forever now as long as you have room to roll and watch us play.
*You laugh literally everytime we get you dressed/undressed.
*You think poopsie is the funniest word and it always gets the giggles.
*You are so pretty with your blonde hair, sparkly blue eyes, perfect lips and rosy cheeks. We tell you that all the time.
*You have officially rubbed all the hair in the middle back of your head off. It's cute. Have I mentioned how much I love your hair flying around on the top of your head?
*You have found your voice! You love to hear yourself babble and girlfriend you are loud! It's hard to talk over you!
You have your 4 month check-up Monday and Riley has promised to hold your hands for shots. There is a good chance that I might want to clock the nurse adminstering the shots but I will try not to be 'that' mom.
We love you so much Alyssa Marie!
30 years later...
(This was a 'scheduled' post and apparently got lost in blogger land so it's a bit late!)
I forgot to post about my parents surprise 30th wedding anniversary and know that especially G'ma Shirley is awaiting a few pictures! : ) Way back in May/April I had enlisted the help of my much wiser and better big party planner S-I-L Sheri on how to throw a suprise party. She gave me many ideas and lot's of advice and I sat on all of it all summer long until all of a sudden it was August 12th and the party was scheduled to go down in about 5 weeks. We and by we I mean mostly me had to scramble to get invites out the door and in my haste screwed up the font size on the invites...biggest mistake EVER! Riley was on my lap, I was under the gun and just wanting the get er'done so I chose the card not realizing it was a dark grey background and that I chose black ink for my font and also not realizing that the pre-set font size was a mere 10 and that aside from it being hard to read black font on dk grey photo paper the itty, bitty, teeny, tiny font made it nearly impossible. Needless to say the next day I had 3-4 voicemails on my phone from guests saying that the picture of my parents was nice but that they couldn't read anything and they really wanted a call back ASAP so they didn't ruin it in church the next day. To say it was the most frustrating RSVP process I have ever been through (yes, worse than my wedding RSVP's) was an understatement and I will NEVER EVER again rush through and hardly give it a 2nd glance before ordering 50 photo invites! So we procrastinated some more and ended up on Saturday the 11th (the party was on the 12th) meeting for some grocery shopping, decoration shopping and day of baking. My brother watched Riley man while Katie and I hit the stores. Dollar store shopping can really add up as you cruise the aisles : ) We finally made it back to my place and started baking. We made brownies, Rice Krispie bars, Special K bars, Costco cookies ; 0, and Reese's PB cup cookies. Yes the theme was desert/punch bar! We also made a coffee punch and a fruit punch with orange juice, strawberry jello, lemon juice and more! They were yummy! We ended up having to tell my Dad about the surprise so that someone could creatively get my mom back to church on a Sunday afternoon! The party was a hit and although we came back home with lots of treats it was fun and my parents were surprised and had a blast.
Yes, the lighting in the church is BAD! and my patience with Manual mode was thin so this is the best I could do besides who wants to take pictures when there is a table full of goodies and family to talk to?!
I forgot to post about my parents surprise 30th wedding anniversary and know that especially G'ma Shirley is awaiting a few pictures! : ) Way back in May/April I had enlisted the help of my much wiser and better big party planner S-I-L Sheri on how to throw a suprise party. She gave me many ideas and lot's of advice and I sat on all of it all summer long until all of a sudden it was August 12th and the party was scheduled to go down in about 5 weeks. We and by we I mean mostly me had to scramble to get invites out the door and in my haste screwed up the font size on the invites...biggest mistake EVER! Riley was on my lap, I was under the gun and just wanting the get er'done so I chose the card not realizing it was a dark grey background and that I chose black ink for my font and also not realizing that the pre-set font size was a mere 10 and that aside from it being hard to read black font on dk grey photo paper the itty, bitty, teeny, tiny font made it nearly impossible. Needless to say the next day I had 3-4 voicemails on my phone from guests saying that the picture of my parents was nice but that they couldn't read anything and they really wanted a call back ASAP so they didn't ruin it in church the next day. To say it was the most frustrating RSVP process I have ever been through (yes, worse than my wedding RSVP's) was an understatement and I will NEVER EVER again rush through and hardly give it a 2nd glance before ordering 50 photo invites! So we procrastinated some more and ended up on Saturday the 11th (the party was on the 12th) meeting for some grocery shopping, decoration shopping and day of baking. My brother watched Riley man while Katie and I hit the stores. Dollar store shopping can really add up as you cruise the aisles : ) We finally made it back to my place and started baking. We made brownies, Rice Krispie bars, Special K bars, Costco cookies ; 0, and Reese's PB cup cookies. Yes the theme was desert/punch bar! We also made a coffee punch and a fruit punch with orange juice, strawberry jello, lemon juice and more! They were yummy! We ended up having to tell my Dad about the surprise so that someone could creatively get my mom back to church on a Sunday afternoon! The party was a hit and although we came back home with lots of treats it was fun and my parents were surprised and had a blast.
Yes, the lighting in the church is BAD! and my patience with Manual mode was thin so this is the best I could do besides who wants to take pictures when there is a table full of goodies and family to talk to?!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Mother's Day continued
I just picked up our Mommy and Me pictures from Legacy Studios and I LOVE them. My sweet little man hasn't changed too much in a year but he does look a bit more mature (and he really needed a haircut!) and my sweet little baby girl just leaves me mushy around the edges. I love her cheeks, I love her hair, I LOVE her period. Thank you Daddy for my other precious gifts...I can't wait to get them hung on the walls!
Ignore the flecks of dust-scanner love to attract dust even after numerous wipes!
And also keep me in your prayers...I am asking my boss for 4 days of work tomorrow and I am nervous. I have my selling points down but I really, really don't want to get my hopes up and then be devastated if it doesn't work out for the company. Here goes nothing!
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