March 18, 2009
I planned our spring break get away with much excitement. Couldn't wait to spend time with Scott, Abby, and Alivia. I love it when we don't have work or school to think about. We asked my niece, Aubri, to go with us and I'm glad she said yes. She added much fun! We left on Friday afternoon FINALLY after waiting for a prescription, getting gas, and lunch. Alivia did great until about 4 hours into the trip and then she had had enough and let us know it. We pulled over at a Cracker Barrel so I could feed her. That's where we discovered she LOVES biscuits! We arrived at the Wilderness hotel and checked in only to find out that our room was about 2 miles from the front desk! We switched immediately and got a little closer. After being packed in the room like sardines and riding the dreaded "shuttle" bus we decided to switch from the hotel to the lodge. Oh my....much better...let's just say the old saying "You get what you pay for is so true!" (FYI...when you have facilities that house over a thousand people, you might want more than one shuttle bus that seats 12)...
We visited:
* the Apple Barn- great apple pies, good food, fast service
*Flapjack Pancake House- WOW! I've never seen so many pancake restaurants in my life. Awesome breakfast and I fed Alivia small bites of biscuits, pancakes, grits. She was literally jumping up and down in her high chair loving every minute of it. It was so funny.
*Visited Ober Gatlinburg- I am terrified of mountain roads...almost had a panic attack...once we were up there everyone had a great time snow tubing and ice skating
*ate lunch at Bubba Gumps because any time we visit a city that has a Bubba Gumps we must eat there!
*the water park was super fun! The storm chaser was thrilling and scary. The hot tub pool was great (want one in my back yard). Alivia loved the baby swings in the little kid section. She was so cute in her little swimsuit. Abby's favorite part was the wave pool and storm chaser.
*we ate lunch at this little 50's diner. Alivia knawed on my pickle spear. She made the funniest faces and sucked all the juice. She is definitely teething...everyone in the restaurant was laughing at her
*Aubri had to pose and have her picture made with "Elvis"...her favorite!
*we went to see "Race to Witch Mountain"....(which I missed MOST of because of the little screamer)
*we had a few "set backs" like the heathen children above us who decided to wrestle, move furniture, and totally destroy their room all for the sake of making noise to disturb us...then Alivia fell off the bed between the headboard and mattress..how? we don't know. she was completely surrounded by pillows and then we heard a thud. Scott found her crying. How she didnt' get stuck is still a mystery...and who could forget the night Alivia screamed herself to sleep- Abby woke up at 2 am vomiting...and the fire alarm goes off at 3 am...we evacuate for about 45 minutes...CRZY night- but memories as Scott calls them
*we ate every dessert you can think of...fudge, Baskin Robbins, Krispy Kreme, apple pies...YUMMY!
*on the way home we detoured in Chattanooga so I could feed Alivia and Abby got to see the Choo choo!
*We finally get home (with tons of dirty laundry) and I had not been feeling well at all. I had a fever of 101.5 and developed mastitis (a nasty little infection that makes you feel like you have the flu)....so now I'm on antibiotics and tylenol...but
overall it was a fabulous and memorable trip. I'm so thankful we got to go and spend time together. God as been so good to us and we are grateful for His blessings!
Gotta go fold the last load of laundry...bye!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Long time no type....
March 2, 2009
Seriously? March 3, 2009 ? Wow....who knew that I could stay at home and NOT have time to blog? Well...I am totally addicted to Facebook now and if you are reading this and are not on Facebook you need to join and be my friend! It is so much easier to give a quick status update than to try and write a funny story or give life details. So in a nutshell here's December -February.....
* took about a week for Alivia to get used to her bed...YES she screamed (still does, but she's just a screamer). She actually became a little more pleasant after a good night's sleep in her bed.
*Christmas was great...we remembered last year when we announced Alivia and this year she was here. Fun!
*I got serious about losing my "baby" weight...started exercising faithfully and dropped almost 10 pounds. Still working on it though
*Alivia got her first cold and was really stuffy for over a week. Had her first antibiotic, totally messed up her sleeping patterns, ended up back in my bed for a week, then back to her bed when she was well, CRAZY
* we started feeding her baby food when I realized she was beyond ready! One night I was eating an ice cream sandwich (Skinny cow brand!) and she grabbed my hand and shoved her mouth to the ice cream. It was so funny...she looked at me like "When are you going to give me some food woman???" The next day I started feeding her and she loved it. Now she eats three times a day and loves apple-bluberries, green beans, pears, apple rice cereal, and anything we let her taste! She gives me this big grin when I let her taste what I'm eating. It's like she knows she's doing something really special!
*our dear friends and neighbors moved back home to Indiana. It has been so hard on us. We loved them so much and miss spending time with them. You don't know what you've got til it's gone has never been truer.
*my neighbor took some fantastic pictures for Alivia's 6 month portrait....a few are on facebook!
*we work on our YOUR BABY CAN READ program regularly. She knows the words nose, hi, and clap. she can point to Scott's nose. she can pick out the word cards when we hold them up or mix them up. I am about to introduce the next set of cards. she is VERY smart! :)
*Abby has decided to take a break from gymnastics. She had lost interest lately and we thought she could use the rest after 5 years. She does practice her flips on the trampoline :)
*We decided to finish our basement FINALLY! This has been a big project and has convinced me that I would NEVER build a house. Way too many decisions and I hate too many choices because I am too indecisive. This is the last building project we will undertake, but we are so excited! Carpet goes in Wed and furniture will be delivered Sat. We are trying to decide what movie to watch first. We are actually going to "spend the night" in our new room and on our new sofa Sat. night. Abby is so excited!
*My cell phone quit working today for no reason. My service gave me the run around and offered no sensible, cost effective solution....I have to have a phone, so I was going to change providers and get a new phone. But my middle name is CHEAP/FRUGAL (sp?) so instead of losing money, paying to cancel my contract,etc...I went to Wal-mart- bought a pre-paid phone, put in my sim card and presto! I outsmarted the sytem for only $19.95! In the words of Abby, it is an "ugly" phone, but it works and that's all that matters. My contract ends in July- so we'll see what happens then...but if if works- no need to change it right?
*We are planning on a little get away over spring break and I am so excited. I really need a change of scenery. Maybe it will do Alivia good too. I think she may get bored sometimes. She has such a temper for a 7 month old. She just looks at people and screams to the top of her lungs while clenching her fists and kicking her legs. It would be funny if it were someone else's child- but I'm telling you she is a STINKER! But...we love her dearly and she adds so much joy to our family that we just let her scream! My dad affectionately (ha ha) calls her the "screamin' demon"
and she lives up to the name. Maybe she'll grow out of it!
*Abby's 4th grade Medieval Feast is Friday. I'm in charge of the decorating committee and having some anxiety about it. In the past I've just had to show up to this gorgeous event. Now I actually have to make it all come together (with lots of help of course.) I have to take the SD with me so I hope I get some work done. I will be relieved Friday at 6:30 when it's all done. I'm looking forward to having fun with Abby!
So that's the "highlights" in a nutshell. This was wayyy too hard, so my goal is to try and write at least once a week or so. It's 11:57 and I am soooooooooo tired. I hope you all appreciate this blogging effort. Better writing and reading next time. Good night! :)
Seriously? March 3, 2009 ? Wow....who knew that I could stay at home and NOT have time to blog? Well...I am totally addicted to Facebook now and if you are reading this and are not on Facebook you need to join and be my friend! It is so much easier to give a quick status update than to try and write a funny story or give life details. So in a nutshell here's December -February.....
* took about a week for Alivia to get used to her bed...YES she screamed (still does, but she's just a screamer). She actually became a little more pleasant after a good night's sleep in her bed.
*Christmas was great...we remembered last year when we announced Alivia and this year she was here. Fun!
*I got serious about losing my "baby" weight...started exercising faithfully and dropped almost 10 pounds. Still working on it though
*Alivia got her first cold and was really stuffy for over a week. Had her first antibiotic, totally messed up her sleeping patterns, ended up back in my bed for a week, then back to her bed when she was well, CRAZY
* we started feeding her baby food when I realized she was beyond ready! One night I was eating an ice cream sandwich (Skinny cow brand!) and she grabbed my hand and shoved her mouth to the ice cream. It was so funny...she looked at me like "When are you going to give me some food woman???" The next day I started feeding her and she loved it. Now she eats three times a day and loves apple-bluberries, green beans, pears, apple rice cereal, and anything we let her taste! She gives me this big grin when I let her taste what I'm eating. It's like she knows she's doing something really special!
*our dear friends and neighbors moved back home to Indiana. It has been so hard on us. We loved them so much and miss spending time with them. You don't know what you've got til it's gone has never been truer.
*my neighbor took some fantastic pictures for Alivia's 6 month portrait....a few are on facebook!
*we work on our YOUR BABY CAN READ program regularly. She knows the words nose, hi, and clap. she can point to Scott's nose. she can pick out the word cards when we hold them up or mix them up. I am about to introduce the next set of cards. she is VERY smart! :)
*Abby has decided to take a break from gymnastics. She had lost interest lately and we thought she could use the rest after 5 years. She does practice her flips on the trampoline :)
*We decided to finish our basement FINALLY! This has been a big project and has convinced me that I would NEVER build a house. Way too many decisions and I hate too many choices because I am too indecisive. This is the last building project we will undertake, but we are so excited! Carpet goes in Wed and furniture will be delivered Sat. We are trying to decide what movie to watch first. We are actually going to "spend the night" in our new room and on our new sofa Sat. night. Abby is so excited!
*My cell phone quit working today for no reason. My service gave me the run around and offered no sensible, cost effective solution....I have to have a phone, so I was going to change providers and get a new phone. But my middle name is CHEAP/FRUGAL (sp?) so instead of losing money, paying to cancel my contract,etc...I went to Wal-mart- bought a pre-paid phone, put in my sim card and presto! I outsmarted the sytem for only $19.95! In the words of Abby, it is an "ugly" phone, but it works and that's all that matters. My contract ends in July- so we'll see what happens then...but if if works- no need to change it right?
*We are planning on a little get away over spring break and I am so excited. I really need a change of scenery. Maybe it will do Alivia good too. I think she may get bored sometimes. She has such a temper for a 7 month old. She just looks at people and screams to the top of her lungs while clenching her fists and kicking her legs. It would be funny if it were someone else's child- but I'm telling you she is a STINKER! But...we love her dearly and she adds so much joy to our family that we just let her scream! My dad affectionately (ha ha) calls her the "screamin' demon"
and she lives up to the name. Maybe she'll grow out of it!
*Abby's 4th grade Medieval Feast is Friday. I'm in charge of the decorating committee and having some anxiety about it. In the past I've just had to show up to this gorgeous event. Now I actually have to make it all come together (with lots of help of course.) I have to take the SD with me so I hope I get some work done. I will be relieved Friday at 6:30 when it's all done. I'm looking forward to having fun with Abby!
So that's the "highlights" in a nutshell. This was wayyy too hard, so my goal is to try and write at least once a week or so. It's 11:57 and I am soooooooooo tired. I hope you all appreciate this blogging effort. Better writing and reading next time. Good night! :)
Monday, December 22, 2008
"Let there be sleep!"
Sleeping in mommy's bed for the last time!I must have some sleep! I must have some sleep in my own bed without any children in it. We trained Abby from the time she was born to sleep in her crib. Good girl. I must admit it was a little easier because we brought her crib into our room (and I was alot younger then!) Fast forward 9 years to a house with stairs and two old people as parents. We decided to let her sleep in our room in a bassinet....NOPE! She wouldn't have it....OK...we'll use a co-sleeper right beside me....NOPE! Wouldn't do. Little prissy wanted to sleep right between us propped up on her boppy (so many no-no's but what a person will do for a little shut eye can be scary). We were in a queen size bed (which let's face it...is a full size bed with a different label and higher price tag.) We decided to get a king size bed to accomodate us all comfortably, which was in 3 short years our THIRD bed!!!! We went from a king, to a queen, back to a king in a very short time for crazy reasons...live and learn. Because of her acid reflux, thrush, stomach issues, etc.. I was very hesitant to put her upstairs, alone, in her own room. Not to mention I was way too tired and lazy to be climbing stairs all night long. Well, this week the time had come to finally move her out! Would you believe the night we were to start she had the slightest temperature and looked at me with these puppy dog eyes as if to say..."you wouldn't put a baby in her crib for the first time
while she's sick would you?" Round one ...to Alivia. On the second night I was determined that we would start. I sent Abby downstairs to sleep in my room and I was ready for an all nighter. Surprisingly, she did really well. I never went in after I initially laid her down because she only woke up twice and put herself back to sleep both times and with NO Pacifier. Wow! Would it really be this easy? The next day I began to get sick so I knew that night would not be fun. Apparently little prissy thought because I had low energy she could change my mind about this whole sleep training thing. Totally different night. It took her much longer to go to sleep and then she woke up at 2:30 and cried/screamed off and on until 4:30! When we went in to get her, her feet were sticking out of the crib rails! Oh mercy, she had turned herself around and was so uncomfortable. Her bed didn't have bumper pads because I never bought them because every single retailer WARNS you of the hazards of bedding in a crib. Well they didn't tell me that without them she would stick her arms and feet out and scream! Hello? Can you say "DHR?"
Anyway, I called my sweet neighbor, borrowed her old "boy" bumper pads and put them on the crib. I WILL NOT GIVE IN...I WILL PREVAIL...We are off to start round 3...can you say"Silent night....all is calm?" That's my prayer this Christmas week. And we are off to buy some "girly" bumper pads tomorrow. Merry Christmas....
Monday, November 24, 2008
Tis the season!
November 24...(but it feels like Christmas!)
We are ready for the season around here! Abby and Alivia both have their trees in their rooms. Abby's is the same from last year, but we had to buy Miss Alivia a tree and ornaments since this is her 1st Christmas. She LOVES looking at the lights and her tree looks so cute in her room.
I am loving all the baby Christmas outfits...especially the santa hat! We are singing Christmas carols, watching Christmas movies, decorating, and having a ball. A baby is a wonderful gift-and it is so nice to be reminded in our crazy/busy world. It was this time last year that we found out we were expecting. It's hard to believe a year has gone by. What a blessing she is- God gave us the desire of our heart- a beautiful, healthy, INDEPENDENT-TEMPERMENTAL, precious baby! We are so looking forward to our first Christmas with her and thanking the Lord for his many blessings!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Remembering "TB"
November 21, 2008
Alivia is asleep for her morning nap (on her tummy and on my bed)...I know 2 major "no-no's"-
but if she's happy, I'm happy! Speaking of her happiness and how she is totally in control of everything around here right now, Scott made a troubling - but insightful comment the other day. Years ago we had a toy poodle named TB (not for the disease, but short for his official registered name of Prince Terry B Red- yes it was during the reign of Terry Bowden at Auburn-but that's another story for another day). He was the cutest, tiniest thing you've ever seen...and spoiled rotten. He actually thought he was a human. We decided we would take him to dog obedience classes for dog training. That would straighten him out. So picture this little, tiny dog in the same room with giant pit bulls, dobermans, german shepherds, etc. He would absolutely do NOTHING he was commanded. In fact, he just barked and "yipped" at the other dogs as if to say "this place is for dogs like you-not me". So after many weekly trips to classes and too much money spent....we had a dog who had attended obedience classes- but had not changed one bit. I think we might have been the only people with a dog to ever fail the class. We eventually had to give him away. After Abby was born he would NOT share his space with her. The day she was in her johnny-jump-up seat and he peed on her foot was the day he had to go. (Scott still says he should be lucky we let him live!) Anyway...Scott was looking at Alivia as she was having one of her temper tantrums and he was reminded of TB. He asked me if I thought this was the same kind of situation....something so little being in complete control of everyone else? We had a little laugh...and then got a little scared...Oh dear- we do hope she learns to use the potty! :)
Alivia is asleep for her morning nap (on her tummy and on my bed)...I know 2 major "no-no's"-
but if she's happy, I'm happy! Speaking of her happiness and how she is totally in control of everything around here right now, Scott made a troubling - but insightful comment the other day. Years ago we had a toy poodle named TB (not for the disease, but short for his official registered name of Prince Terry B Red- yes it was during the reign of Terry Bowden at Auburn-but that's another story for another day). He was the cutest, tiniest thing you've ever seen...and spoiled rotten. He actually thought he was a human. We decided we would take him to dog obedience classes for dog training. That would straighten him out. So picture this little, tiny dog in the same room with giant pit bulls, dobermans, german shepherds, etc. He would absolutely do NOTHING he was commanded. In fact, he just barked and "yipped" at the other dogs as if to say "this place is for dogs like you-not me". So after many weekly trips to classes and too much money spent....we had a dog who had attended obedience classes- but had not changed one bit. I think we might have been the only people with a dog to ever fail the class. We eventually had to give him away. After Abby was born he would NOT share his space with her. The day she was in her johnny-jump-up seat and he peed on her foot was the day he had to go. (Scott still says he should be lucky we let him live!) Anyway...Scott was looking at Alivia as she was having one of her temper tantrums and he was reminded of TB. He asked me if I thought this was the same kind of situation....something so little being in complete control of everyone else? We had a little laugh...and then got a little scared...Oh dear- we do hope she learns to use the potty! :)
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Growing up
October 2, 2008
My little Alivia is 9 weeks old. Where did the time go? Her tummy issues are so much better. We stopped all of her medicine after I questioned if it was really helping or if she just needed to "grow" out of it. She improved quickly and gets better everyday. She is cooing, laughing, holding her head up like a 4 month old (per the doctor's comments!) and starting to sleep at least 5 hours at a time at night..HALLELUJAH! She loves to be held (by her mama) and talked to. She is holding on to her pink lovey and starting to suck on her own fist all the time. She does like a pacifier too. She has already outgrown the newborn 0-3 month outfits. I sadly packed them away for someone else and made room in the closet for bigger sizes. I love that she is healthy and growing...but my heart cries "stay little a little longer!"
I looked at my 9 year old last night and wondered when she got so big. She's changing fast...and I don't like it. I miss my little 3 year old that held my hand on long walks as we talked about God making the sky, flowers, clouds, etc. Now she is more into her friends than me, and it hurts. We already have some of that "girl drama" and I'm NOT ready for it. Lord, teach me to number my days because they are passing by....quickly
From the mouths of babes (or 9 year olds)
October....
Yesterday Abby asked me if I heard about what happened to the "fixing man". (That would be the "maintenance man" at school/church...yes I grinned but inside was LOL!) She informed me his house burned down-and wondered if he was able to "fix" everything at church/school why he couldn't "fix" his house. She thinks very highly of Daniel!
Yesterday Abby asked me if I heard about what happened to the "fixing man". (That would be the "maintenance man" at school/church...yes I grinned but inside was LOL!) She informed me his house burned down-and wondered if he was able to "fix" everything at church/school why he couldn't "fix" his house. She thinks very highly of Daniel!
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