Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
...Busy...Busy...Busy
Finally! Daddy and Baby are napping so now’s my chance to catch up! And I have a lot of that to do. Let’s see…oh, before I forget, ML asked what kind of jogging all-terrain stroller we got. It’s a Jeep. Nothing super fancy, but in our price range and compatible with our carseat, so it’s perfect.
Ok, so Monday we went to the eye doctor for a follow-up. He was looking for signs of possible nearsightedness, lazy eye, etc. The good news…he said she looks great and we don’t have to follow up for two years! Wahoo!
Tuesday was the GI specialist. Yeah. Not much new here. We switched up the meds a bit and things do seem to be a little better. He has her on erythromicen though, and I’ve heard that can wreak havoc on her teeth (the ones she doesn’t even have yet???)? Anyone know anything about that? I know, it’s strange that they put her on an antibiotic for reflux, but for some odd reason, it helps. We also stopped the Zantac but are still giving her Prevacid. And a little Milk of Magnesia every day to help with the constipation. Oh…and she weighed 14 pounds! My 14 pound preemie! Gotta love it.
Wednesday we very unexpectedly went car shopping, and sure enough, 10 hours and a couple of dealerships later, drove off the lot in our new SUV, leaving my 10 year old Lexus SUV behind. We are now the proud owners of a 2005 Chevy Tahoe that we absolutely LOVE. It’s much like the Yukon Denali Brian had, that is, until it got stolen from the parking structure of a movie theatre…never to be seen again.
Thursday we just worked around the house. Brian started priming the toe kick in the kitchen and installed the last 2 drawer pulls, so it’s finally almost done.
A last minute road trip came up on Friday and Abby and I decided to go visit Grandma Dana out in La Quinta for the weekend. The weather was beautiful and had we not had to come back for her RSV shot last night, we would have stayed until today. Abby took her first dip in the swimming pool. She didn’t love it, but she didn’t absolutely hate it either. Speaking of pools, we signed her up for swim lessons that will start at the end of March.
I’ve also been busy eBaying all week. I made about $150 bucks this week selling stuff we found in the garage. Old t-shirts. Shoes we don’t wear anymore. I must say, those fire department t-shirts are big sellers. I guess the old saying is true…one mans trash is another mans treasure. Not that I’m calling our stuff trash by any means…but, well, you get the idea.
Next up…I won't say exactly when, but soon, a road trip to Tempe for a little Spring Training action. It’ll be Abby’s first time at a baseball game…although she did go with me to one or two very early on in my pregnancy. Come to think of it…we found out I was pregnant when we were in Tempe last year for Spring Training! So she's been to plenty of games already!
Abby pictures are coming soon. I'm just too lazy to go get the camera and upload right now. Oh, and did you see Abby's poll results? I won! Ha! More people said she looks like me than Brian. Well...at least when I was a baby anyways. It was fun to see what other people thought, so Abby sends a big thank you out to everyone who voted.
Ok, so Monday we went to the eye doctor for a follow-up. He was looking for signs of possible nearsightedness, lazy eye, etc. The good news…he said she looks great and we don’t have to follow up for two years! Wahoo!
Tuesday was the GI specialist. Yeah. Not much new here. We switched up the meds a bit and things do seem to be a little better. He has her on erythromicen though, and I’ve heard that can wreak havoc on her teeth (the ones she doesn’t even have yet???)? Anyone know anything about that? I know, it’s strange that they put her on an antibiotic for reflux, but for some odd reason, it helps. We also stopped the Zantac but are still giving her Prevacid. And a little Milk of Magnesia every day to help with the constipation. Oh…and she weighed 14 pounds! My 14 pound preemie! Gotta love it.
Wednesday we very unexpectedly went car shopping, and sure enough, 10 hours and a couple of dealerships later, drove off the lot in our new SUV, leaving my 10 year old Lexus SUV behind. We are now the proud owners of a 2005 Chevy Tahoe that we absolutely LOVE. It’s much like the Yukon Denali Brian had, that is, until it got stolen from the parking structure of a movie theatre…never to be seen again.
Thursday we just worked around the house. Brian started priming the toe kick in the kitchen and installed the last 2 drawer pulls, so it’s finally almost done.
A last minute road trip came up on Friday and Abby and I decided to go visit Grandma Dana out in La Quinta for the weekend. The weather was beautiful and had we not had to come back for her RSV shot last night, we would have stayed until today. Abby took her first dip in the swimming pool. She didn’t love it, but she didn’t absolutely hate it either. Speaking of pools, we signed her up for swim lessons that will start at the end of March.
I’ve also been busy eBaying all week. I made about $150 bucks this week selling stuff we found in the garage. Old t-shirts. Shoes we don’t wear anymore. I must say, those fire department t-shirts are big sellers. I guess the old saying is true…one mans trash is another mans treasure. Not that I’m calling our stuff trash by any means…but, well, you get the idea.
Next up…I won't say exactly when, but soon, a road trip to Tempe for a little Spring Training action. It’ll be Abby’s first time at a baseball game…although she did go with me to one or two very early on in my pregnancy. Come to think of it…we found out I was pregnant when we were in Tempe last year for Spring Training! So she's been to plenty of games already!
Abby pictures are coming soon. I'm just too lazy to go get the camera and upload right now. Oh, and did you see Abby's poll results? I won! Ha! More people said she looks like me than Brian. Well...at least when I was a baby anyways. It was fun to see what other people thought, so Abby sends a big thank you out to everyone who voted.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
I Wear My Sunglasses At Night When I Sleep
It's a rare thing for us to go out and buy something for our daughter. You know, other than the big stuff, like a jogging all-terrain stroller, high-chair... you get the idea. But we have been blessed with so many friends and family sending gifts and hand-me-downs, that it is rare that we ever have to buy anything for Abby to wear. But today...today while shopping for a jogging all-terrain stroller and high chair, we came across these, and...well...we just couldn't pass them up...
I mean seriously...does it get any cuter than this? Ok...so maybe it does...if it's your kid, but darnit, she's ours and we think she is just the cutest little thing around!
And when we got home with our newjogging all-terrain stroller, we went to the beach (it was about 76 degrees here today), and it figures, I didn't take the camera. Grrr. But I did snap a pic with my cell phone...
Have I mentioned how much I love this girl?
I mean seriously...does it get any cuter than this? Ok...so maybe it does...if it's your kid, but darnit, she's ours and we think she is just the cutest little thing around!
And when we got home with our new
Have I mentioned how much I love this girl?
Friday, February 27, 2009
A Sleepover and a Cool Night Sky
Wednesday night we had a sleepover with the Mitchells. It's always fun to hang out with them and watch the kiddos play. This picture cracks me up.
Worthy of a caption, I think, but I just don't have the creativity to come up with one. Do you?
And poor Tyler...he's a real "guys guy", and gets stuck hanging out with the girls when his Daddy and Brian are at work. He kept opening the door to our attic (aka, Brian's tool shed), to "check" on the tools. We would tell him he could look at them but not touch.
When Brian got home in the morning Tyler was very proud to tell him that he took good care of them and wanted to show Brian the hammer. I guess proof that the tools had not been harmed in any way while Brian was at work.
And BFF Tatum had a blast in the swing...
that is, until she decided it would be more fun to eat the corner of my ottoman.
You have at it Tatum! There's still 3 more corners there for the taking!
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So I am sitting in the loft and I looked out to the sky and saw this:
I knew that bright light to the right of the moon wasn't a star so I googled it and sure enough, it's the planet Venus. Apparently tonight is the best night to get a good view of the two of them together. And lucky for me, the skies are clear tonight!
Worthy of a caption, I think, but I just don't have the creativity to come up with one. Do you?
And poor Tyler...he's a real "guys guy", and gets stuck hanging out with the girls when his Daddy and Brian are at work. He kept opening the door to our attic (aka, Brian's tool shed), to "check" on the tools. We would tell him he could look at them but not touch.
When Brian got home in the morning Tyler was very proud to tell him that he took good care of them and wanted to show Brian the hammer. I guess proof that the tools had not been harmed in any way while Brian was at work.
And BFF Tatum had a blast in the swing...
that is, until she decided it would be more fun to eat the corner of my ottoman.
You have at it Tatum! There's still 3 more corners there for the taking!
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So I am sitting in the loft and I looked out to the sky and saw this:
I knew that bright light to the right of the moon wasn't a star so I googled it and sure enough, it's the planet Venus. Apparently tonight is the best night to get a good view of the two of them together. And lucky for me, the skies are clear tonight!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Project...Revealed
Baby is sleeping, hopefully long enough for me to get through this post.
So, the project? Yeah, it's STILL not done, but I am posting pictures of it anyways. Let me start by asking this...do you love your kitchen? Well, I don't. We have the original (cheap) cabinets installed by the builder, probably back in the mid-90s or so. They are awful. And as much as I would L-O-V-E a kitchen remodel, it's just not in the budget right now. We have done a lot to our house since we moved in. New floors, new carpet, a new loft with a wall of glass doors that completely open out to the rooftop patio (hard to explain but I will show you someday).
Anyhow, back to the story...I was never really sure how to make the kitchen look better without completely ripping out the cabinets and installing new ones, and then, a couple of weeks ago, when I had finally had enough of the eyesore, I decided we needed to paint. Paint the cabinets. Ahhh, what a great idea! Or so I thought. It's no easy chore, let me tell you. Especially when trying to do it in between naps, bottles and tantrums. Now I know that cheap, run down cabinets will still be cheap run down cabinets even if you paint them, but I must say, I think the paint did a world of good. If nothing else, it gave us a new look and forced us to give the darn things a good scrubbing. Not to mention, it will shut me up about a kitchen remodel, at least for a little while. So for $200 in paint and new hardware...here is the result...
Oh, and don't mind that the toekicks are painted yet...that will happen later today or tomorrow. And don't mind that there are still 2 drawers left that need the hardware installed...that too...later today or tomorrow.
Ta-dah!!!
Before:
After:
Before:
After:
Before:
After:
We still have a lot of stuff to put away, as you can clearly tell by the coutertops, but the majority of the work is done. The color is by Behr and it's called Bitter Chocolate. I know it looks almost black in the pictures, but it's actually a dark brown, expresso-sort-of color.
So there you have it. That's what we've been up to for the past 2 weeks. Wadda-ya think?
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Now, more important than my silly kitchen cabinets, yesterday was Abby's 6 month birthday! We took her for a walk and tried to get some pictures, but she was a Crabby Abby and refused to smile for even one. But alas...here she is, my 6 month old, 13 pound 4 ounce, 24.5 inch tall, Crabby Abby...
Happy Birthday Baby Girl! We love you!
So, the project? Yeah, it's STILL not done, but I am posting pictures of it anyways. Let me start by asking this...do you love your kitchen? Well, I don't. We have the original (cheap) cabinets installed by the builder, probably back in the mid-90s or so. They are awful. And as much as I would L-O-V-E a kitchen remodel, it's just not in the budget right now. We have done a lot to our house since we moved in. New floors, new carpet, a new loft with a wall of glass doors that completely open out to the rooftop patio (hard to explain but I will show you someday).
Anyhow, back to the story...I was never really sure how to make the kitchen look better without completely ripping out the cabinets and installing new ones, and then, a couple of weeks ago, when I had finally had enough of the eyesore, I decided we needed to paint. Paint the cabinets. Ahhh, what a great idea! Or so I thought. It's no easy chore, let me tell you. Especially when trying to do it in between naps, bottles and tantrums. Now I know that cheap, run down cabinets will still be cheap run down cabinets even if you paint them, but I must say, I think the paint did a world of good. If nothing else, it gave us a new look and forced us to give the darn things a good scrubbing. Not to mention, it will shut me up about a kitchen remodel, at least for a little while. So for $200 in paint and new hardware...here is the result...
Oh, and don't mind that the toekicks are painted yet...that will happen later today or tomorrow. And don't mind that there are still 2 drawers left that need the hardware installed...that too...later today or tomorrow.
Ta-dah!!!
Before:
After:
Before:
After:
Before:
After:
We still have a lot of stuff to put away, as you can clearly tell by the coutertops, but the majority of the work is done. The color is by Behr and it's called Bitter Chocolate. I know it looks almost black in the pictures, but it's actually a dark brown, expresso-sort-of color.
So there you have it. That's what we've been up to for the past 2 weeks. Wadda-ya think?
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Now, more important than my silly kitchen cabinets, yesterday was Abby's 6 month birthday! We took her for a walk and tried to get some pictures, but she was a Crabby Abby and refused to smile for even one. But alas...here she is, my 6 month old, 13 pound 4 ounce, 24.5 inch tall, Crabby Abby...
Happy Birthday Baby Girl! We love you!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Busy, Busy, Busy
I know, I know. The project. What is it? Is it done yet? Have I been so busy working on it that I haven't even had time to blog? Well...it's almost done. And yes, every chance we get during naptimes, we have been trying to work on it, so I have not been doing much blogging. If a certain little redhead cooperates today, I should be able to post pictures a little later! I can't wait for it to be done actually, because the house has been in shambles ever since we started it.
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So, we had a big night out Friday night. We went with some friends to see the Dropkick Murphys at the Hollywood Palladium.
I hadn't been to that "neck of the woods" in a while, and it's always fun to walk around Hollywood Blvd. and people-watch. They were getting set up for the Oscars outside of the Kodak Theatre.
The concert was a blast, and it was SO nice to be out! Not that I didn't miss this little one like crazy,
but it is nice to get out every once in a while with friends...
and my husband...
And speaking of my husband, I caught him stealing a little kiss yesterday...
She is just so in love with her Daddy. And I love watching them hang out together.
And would you check out this perfect little profile???
I mean, seriously...
I just wanna love on this little girl all day long. And, umm, hello??? Those blue eyes? This picture isn't edited at all. Look how blue her eyes are!!! Mine are so brown they are almost black, and her Daddy's are greenish-brown. And here we are with a bright-blue eyed baby! Go figure.
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I couldn't help but think about this blogger buddy all weekend. She just finished up an IVF cycle and had her embryo transfer last Thursday. It made me think about what I was doing last year at this time. February 21st marked the one year anniversary of my embryo transfer, when I had 4 beautiful little babes placed inside of me, resulting in...well, you know...this...
So please say a little prayer for her that one, or both, of her little babies has settled in for the next 9 months.
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And speaking of prayers, a special family we know needs our help. Their little guy Luke, whom we met in the NICU, is having open-heart surgery tomorrow. They knew surgery was imminent, but they didn't know it was urgent. So unexpectedly, they are in the hospital and Luke will be undergoing surgery tomorrow. As soon as he is ready for visitors, we will be heading over to the hospital to see him. But in the meantime we are keeping him in our prayers.
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Ok...so hopefully I will get those pictures of the project up later. Updates on Abby's latest doctor visit is coming soon too!
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So, we had a big night out Friday night. We went with some friends to see the Dropkick Murphys at the Hollywood Palladium.
I hadn't been to that "neck of the woods" in a while, and it's always fun to walk around Hollywood Blvd. and people-watch. They were getting set up for the Oscars outside of the Kodak Theatre.
The concert was a blast, and it was SO nice to be out! Not that I didn't miss this little one like crazy,
but it is nice to get out every once in a while with friends...
and my husband...
And speaking of my husband, I caught him stealing a little kiss yesterday...
She is just so in love with her Daddy. And I love watching them hang out together.
And would you check out this perfect little profile???
I mean, seriously...
I just wanna love on this little girl all day long. And, umm, hello??? Those blue eyes? This picture isn't edited at all. Look how blue her eyes are!!! Mine are so brown they are almost black, and her Daddy's are greenish-brown. And here we are with a bright-blue eyed baby! Go figure.
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I couldn't help but think about this blogger buddy all weekend. She just finished up an IVF cycle and had her embryo transfer last Thursday. It made me think about what I was doing last year at this time. February 21st marked the one year anniversary of my embryo transfer, when I had 4 beautiful little babes placed inside of me, resulting in...well, you know...this...
So please say a little prayer for her that one, or both, of her little babies has settled in for the next 9 months.
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And speaking of prayers, a special family we know needs our help. Their little guy Luke, whom we met in the NICU, is having open-heart surgery tomorrow. They knew surgery was imminent, but they didn't know it was urgent. So unexpectedly, they are in the hospital and Luke will be undergoing surgery tomorrow. As soon as he is ready for visitors, we will be heading over to the hospital to see him. But in the meantime we are keeping him in our prayers.
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Ok...so hopefully I will get those pictures of the project up later. Updates on Abby's latest doctor visit is coming soon too!
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