August 02, 2009
Left The House In A Big Bow
This is what she actually wore to church today. She actually left the house in a big bow (big for us anyway). We're working our way up in the world of bows...slowly but surely.
Going To Church
I know she is in the same outfit in all of these, but I just loved the different faces she was making so I had to include them all. Also, I added the soft edging in the first picture, so I included it too. We were getting ready to go to church, but we had to change the dress because she got too much drool on it. I LOVE LOVE the dress (thanks, Katie)! Maybe next week she can actually wear it TO church.
August 01, 2009
What a Guy!!
My Thursday evening began on my knees in front of the toilet. I will try not to paint a vivid picture for you, so I'll move on with the story. Dustin heard my despair through two closed doors and came running to my rescue. Not only did he check on me, but he cleaned the entire bathroom after my regurgitation. I had a less than quiet evening resting in bed. From the bed, this is what I see and hear...
Dustin is running from the couch making sure Alyssa is content and not crying to the stove where he is attempting to make himself dinner. He is between the two locations several times flying at the speed of light. After his dinner is successfully made he set it down in the living room while he returned to the kitchen to retrieve his soda. Upon his return to the living room he disappointedly discovered that Cocoa had enjoyed his lovely dinner. After another trip back to the kitchen he heard the whispy tail of Cocoa knock over his ice cold soda. Throughout this process I heard many long and loud sighs of frustration as he attempted to make dinner, coax Alyssa, and remain calm. The soda was a final straw and the next words I heard come out of his mouth were, "SIGH!! Do you have this much trouble during the day when you are here by yourself?!?!?!?!" I just chuckled inside and pretended I was still asleep.
So what can I say? Dustin is a great guy! He cleaned up after my sickness explosion, took care of Alyssa Thursday evening and Friday. (I went to the doctor he is with to make sure I didn't have the flu, and the doctor told him to "Go home and take care of your family".) Then, today, he helped me sanitize the entire house! What a guy!!
Dustin and Alyssa have not been sick. I thought I would include this photo of Alyssa (clearly not sick) lounging on the couch with her hands behind her head.
Dustin is running from the couch making sure Alyssa is content and not crying to the stove where he is attempting to make himself dinner. He is between the two locations several times flying at the speed of light. After his dinner is successfully made he set it down in the living room while he returned to the kitchen to retrieve his soda. Upon his return to the living room he disappointedly discovered that Cocoa had enjoyed his lovely dinner. After another trip back to the kitchen he heard the whispy tail of Cocoa knock over his ice cold soda. Throughout this process I heard many long and loud sighs of frustration as he attempted to make dinner, coax Alyssa, and remain calm. The soda was a final straw and the next words I heard come out of his mouth were, "SIGH!! Do you have this much trouble during the day when you are here by yourself?!?!?!?!" I just chuckled inside and pretended I was still asleep.
So what can I say? Dustin is a great guy! He cleaned up after my sickness explosion, took care of Alyssa Thursday evening and Friday. (I went to the doctor he is with to make sure I didn't have the flu, and the doctor told him to "Go home and take care of your family".) Then, today, he helped me sanitize the entire house! What a guy!!
Dustin and Alyssa have not been sick. I thought I would include this photo of Alyssa (clearly not sick) lounging on the couch with her hands behind her head.
July 30, 2009
Rolling Over
Well, today it happened......she ROLLED OVER!! We were doing tummy time and she kept rocking back and forth. I wondered if she would roll over, but I was so surprised when she did. I then picked her up from tummy time so she could save her energy to possibly roll over again when Dustin got home. Sure enough she did it for him too! So the video you see in this clip is her third time rolling over. I honestly thought her roll overs would be less frequent and much farther apart, but I guess not. Enjoy!!
50 Things You May Or May Not Know
OK, Jen! I'm doing it! I loved reading yours. How fun.
Blog readers, feel free to stop reading at any time. You may get bored. If you have a blog (you know who you are), you are officially tagged! It's your turn!
1. I'm scared of big bows.
2. I can't go a day without chocolate.
3. I LOVE LOVE animals! (Would have a rescue shelter if I could)
4. I wish I had a garden and could be completely self sufficient.
5. I love house plants. Especially when they don't die on me.
6. Magazines are one of my favorite things to read.
7. I would get a new haircut every week if it grew fast enough.
8. I want to hike to Machu Picchu someday.
9. I love vegetables! From brussell sprouts to peas.
10. I would have loved to live in the Laura Ingles Wilder days.
11. I still don't know how to plug in the t.v or Wii and make them work.
12. I don't like to hear babies cry.
13. I enjoy taking pictures.
14. I am ready to move back to the midwest.
15. I love to listen to clean comedy.
16. I love staying home with Alyssa.
17. I never thought I would EVER be happy to stay at home.
18. I do NOT like to cook.
19. I love to bake!
20. I have a strange obsession with digital clocks (I add the numbers, multiply them, subtract them, etc) It's sad, really!
21. I love making and decorating sugar cookies.
22. My favorite type of food is Chinese.
23. I love running and working out.
24. My favorite restaurant is Olive Garden.
25. I have never enjoyed driving.
26. I love to shop, even when I don't buy anything.
27. I don't mind changing diapers at all.
28. I wish I could sleep in until 9 am.
29. My cell phone cost $19 and doesn't even take pictures.
30. I am thinking it is sad that it is difficult to come up with 50 things.
31. Lazy people make me angry.
32. I wish I knew how to sew well.
33. I love rainy days.
34. If I could ONLY eat chocolate for the rest of my life and received all the nutrition I needed, I would!
35. I want to get Cocoa a friend.
36. I love to lay in the hammock.
37. I drink 128 ounces of water each day.
38. I enjoy being outside.
39. My next career probably won't be teaching.
40. I am happy having JUST one child.
41. I don't like to dust.
42. I am only 3 and a half short years away from being 30!!
43. I do NOT like technology! It ALWAYS seems to have problems, need another part, or have a glitch! Whatever happened to the good old days?
44. I love to be crafty.
45. I love to scrapbook!
46. I wish I had our compost back.
47. I could watch Alyssa sleep for hours. It's so peaceful.
48. I don't like to move from house to house and town to town.
49. Did I mention I love chocolate?
50. Being a mom is more fun than I thought it would be. (Now that the very newborn stage is over! That was nerve racking.)
I thought you all might enjoy one of these about Alyssa.
1. I almost always wake up when the car stops. Even at stop lights.
2. It doesn't matter what all the cool babies are wearing. I'm happy in hand-me-downs.
3. I love my Gloworm.
4. I don't like spicy food. It makes my tummy hurt.
5. I get gas. Alot.
6. I love it when my head is lightly rubbed.
7. I go to sleep in cars, shopping carts, and strollers. (But I wake up when they stop)
8. I enjoy tummy time.
9. Cocoa makes me smile.
10. I love the rocker recliner.
11. I have narrow feet. None of my shoes fit.
12. If the t.v is on. I want to be watching it.
13. I can't stand not seeing Momma and Daddy at night so I have to wake up.
14. My hand tastes yummy!
15. I love to smile!
16. Those doggone hiccups! I get them all the time.
17. I will chew on anything you put in my mouth.
18. I don't like getting shots.
19. I LOVE to eat!
20. I almost always burp after I eat.
21. I am bald!
22. I wish I had a little hair.
23. I don't mind bows. Big or little.
24. Reading books is my favorite past time.
25. I enjoy walking around the house.
26. I get lent trapped between my fingers and toes.
27. I have one cousin and am about to get two more!
28. When I get angry I sometimes sound like a mad cat.
29. I wear a bib quite often.
30. I sleep better when someone is holding me than when I am in my crib alone.
31. I love kicking my legs.
32. Sticking my tongue out is fun.
33. I sleep with my arms over my head.
34. My eyes are a very pretty blue.
35. My fingernails grow FAST. They get clipped about every other day.
36. My toenails haven't grown long enough to even cut yet.
37. I'm getting closer and closer to rolling over.
38. I can spit my pacifier clear across my crib.
39. I love grabbing and holding things.
40. I wish I was tall. Things are so much more interesting up there.
41. I still spit up often.
42. I like to take the pacifier out of my mouth.
43. I get fussy when I'm tired.
44. I usually poop 3 times each day and I let everyone around me know it. I'm loud!
45. I still haven't met 4 of my great grandparents, an aunt, uncle, and cousin. I hope to see them soon!
46. I don't like to nap on my tummy anymore.
47. I think my neck is growing and my cheeks are getting less chubby.
48. I love being held up high like I am flying.
49. I can't wait to ride Cocoa. She will love it!
50. I wish I lived closer to my grandparents. I miss them!
Blog readers, feel free to stop reading at any time. You may get bored. If you have a blog (you know who you are), you are officially tagged! It's your turn!
1. I'm scared of big bows.
2. I can't go a day without chocolate.
3. I LOVE LOVE animals! (Would have a rescue shelter if I could)
4. I wish I had a garden and could be completely self sufficient.
5. I love house plants. Especially when they don't die on me.
6. Magazines are one of my favorite things to read.
7. I would get a new haircut every week if it grew fast enough.
8. I want to hike to Machu Picchu someday.
9. I love vegetables! From brussell sprouts to peas.
10. I would have loved to live in the Laura Ingles Wilder days.
11. I still don't know how to plug in the t.v or Wii and make them work.
12. I don't like to hear babies cry.
13. I enjoy taking pictures.
14. I am ready to move back to the midwest.
15. I love to listen to clean comedy.
16. I love staying home with Alyssa.
17. I never thought I would EVER be happy to stay at home.
18. I do NOT like to cook.
19. I love to bake!
20. I have a strange obsession with digital clocks (I add the numbers, multiply them, subtract them, etc) It's sad, really!
21. I love making and decorating sugar cookies.
22. My favorite type of food is Chinese.
23. I love running and working out.
24. My favorite restaurant is Olive Garden.
25. I have never enjoyed driving.
26. I love to shop, even when I don't buy anything.
27. I don't mind changing diapers at all.
28. I wish I could sleep in until 9 am.
29. My cell phone cost $19 and doesn't even take pictures.
30. I am thinking it is sad that it is difficult to come up with 50 things.
31. Lazy people make me angry.
32. I wish I knew how to sew well.
33. I love rainy days.
34. If I could ONLY eat chocolate for the rest of my life and received all the nutrition I needed, I would!
35. I want to get Cocoa a friend.
36. I love to lay in the hammock.
37. I drink 128 ounces of water each day.
38. I enjoy being outside.
39. My next career probably won't be teaching.
40. I am happy having JUST one child.
41. I don't like to dust.
42. I am only 3 and a half short years away from being 30!!
43. I do NOT like technology! It ALWAYS seems to have problems, need another part, or have a glitch! Whatever happened to the good old days?
44. I love to be crafty.
45. I love to scrapbook!
46. I wish I had our compost back.
47. I could watch Alyssa sleep for hours. It's so peaceful.
48. I don't like to move from house to house and town to town.
49. Did I mention I love chocolate?
50. Being a mom is more fun than I thought it would be. (Now that the very newborn stage is over! That was nerve racking.)
I thought you all might enjoy one of these about Alyssa.
1. I almost always wake up when the car stops. Even at stop lights.
2. It doesn't matter what all the cool babies are wearing. I'm happy in hand-me-downs.
3. I love my Gloworm.
4. I don't like spicy food. It makes my tummy hurt.
5. I get gas. Alot.
6. I love it when my head is lightly rubbed.
7. I go to sleep in cars, shopping carts, and strollers. (But I wake up when they stop)
8. I enjoy tummy time.
9. Cocoa makes me smile.
10. I love the rocker recliner.
11. I have narrow feet. None of my shoes fit.
12. If the t.v is on. I want to be watching it.
13. I can't stand not seeing Momma and Daddy at night so I have to wake up.
14. My hand tastes yummy!
15. I love to smile!
16. Those doggone hiccups! I get them all the time.
17. I will chew on anything you put in my mouth.
18. I don't like getting shots.
19. I LOVE to eat!
20. I almost always burp after I eat.
21. I am bald!
22. I wish I had a little hair.
23. I don't mind bows. Big or little.
24. Reading books is my favorite past time.
25. I enjoy walking around the house.
26. I get lent trapped between my fingers and toes.
27. I have one cousin and am about to get two more!
28. When I get angry I sometimes sound like a mad cat.
29. I wear a bib quite often.
30. I sleep better when someone is holding me than when I am in my crib alone.
31. I love kicking my legs.
32. Sticking my tongue out is fun.
33. I sleep with my arms over my head.
34. My eyes are a very pretty blue.
35. My fingernails grow FAST. They get clipped about every other day.
36. My toenails haven't grown long enough to even cut yet.
37. I'm getting closer and closer to rolling over.
38. I can spit my pacifier clear across my crib.
39. I love grabbing and holding things.
40. I wish I was tall. Things are so much more interesting up there.
41. I still spit up often.
42. I like to take the pacifier out of my mouth.
43. I get fussy when I'm tired.
44. I usually poop 3 times each day and I let everyone around me know it. I'm loud!
45. I still haven't met 4 of my great grandparents, an aunt, uncle, and cousin. I hope to see them soon!
46. I don't like to nap on my tummy anymore.
47. I think my neck is growing and my cheeks are getting less chubby.
48. I love being held up high like I am flying.
49. I can't wait to ride Cocoa. She will love it!
50. I wish I lived closer to my grandparents. I miss them!
My Struggle With The BIG BOWS
Unpacking, bow partying, grocery shopping, catching up on sleep, playing and laughing with Alyssa. These are a few things that have captured my time rather than blogging over the past couple of days. My appologies! Here's what's been going on.....
Alyssa is constantly trying to put her hand in her mouth. She most recently discovered that although her entire hand doesn't fit, she can successfully put her thumb in and is completely content with that.
A bow party?!?! That's right. There are an abundance of girl babies among our friends, so we attended a bow party. You can see from the last picture that I branched out from the small bows and bought a bit one! Susan, I got this orange bow to match the outfit you got Alyssa (the outfit is just a tad too big still). I thought I would put this bow on her for church yesterday. You see, this whole big bow world is a little scary for me. I'm not sure why, but I'm a little nervous about them. It's not that I'm afraid she can't hold her head up because of a big bow (trust me, I made sure she could). The bow could only weigh, what, maybe a fraction of an ounce, but for some reason something is holding me back from going out into public with a big bow on her head. To go to church, I tried about five bows on, and guess which one she left the house wearing.....NONE!! I'm hoping I can make it though this bow struggle. It may take some time, but I will keep you updated on my progress.
When the hand doesn't fit.....
......try the thumb!
big bow
Alyssa is constantly trying to put her hand in her mouth. She most recently discovered that although her entire hand doesn't fit, she can successfully put her thumb in and is completely content with that.
A bow party?!?! That's right. There are an abundance of girl babies among our friends, so we attended a bow party. You can see from the last picture that I branched out from the small bows and bought a bit one! Susan, I got this orange bow to match the outfit you got Alyssa (the outfit is just a tad too big still). I thought I would put this bow on her for church yesterday. You see, this whole big bow world is a little scary for me. I'm not sure why, but I'm a little nervous about them. It's not that I'm afraid she can't hold her head up because of a big bow (trust me, I made sure she could). The bow could only weigh, what, maybe a fraction of an ounce, but for some reason something is holding me back from going out into public with a big bow on her head. To go to church, I tried about five bows on, and guess which one she left the house wearing.....NONE!! I'm hoping I can make it though this bow struggle. It may take some time, but I will keep you updated on my progress.
When the hand doesn't fit.....
......try the thumb!
big bow
July 25, 2009
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