SO DUH!!!! For almost 5 weeks now, I've had The Sweetness... and it wasn't until I opened a gift mailed to us from The Lizness that I realized the similarity of the names!!!! The Lizness made a blankie and of course sent some foot 'blingage' for The Sweetness. The blankie is super soft and will be nice and toasty for the winter, and the shoes are just way too cute! If my camera wasn't upstairs and I wasn't so lazy, I'd take a picture and share it with you guys, but alas... the laziness takes over. Sorry.
ok, the girl is sleeping and I should use this opportunity to get in the shower....
~Til next time!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Check it out!
Look what we did today!
I mentioned to my Aunt D that I wanted to put this phrase over The Sweetness' crib, and my aunt emailed me a few days later... she found the phrase online ON SALE! SO YAY! I ordered it and today we finally got a chance to put it up. They are just rub ons. So easy to put up. I have another phrase that I want to get for our master bedroom, and I'd love one for the family room, I just haven't figured out what I want it to say yet. The phrase that I *think* I've settled on is from Psalm 4:8 "I will lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety." I'll probably order that sometime next month... and of course I'll share pictures when we get it on the wall.
and I did a mini photo session w/ the girl, but the ones I planned didn't come out right... I need another lesson with my camera... so I'll share this one I took just because she is so stinking CUTE!!! :D
~Til next time!
I mentioned to my Aunt D that I wanted to put this phrase over The Sweetness' crib, and my aunt emailed me a few days later... she found the phrase online ON SALE! SO YAY! I ordered it and today we finally got a chance to put it up. They are just rub ons. So easy to put up. I have another phrase that I want to get for our master bedroom, and I'd love one for the family room, I just haven't figured out what I want it to say yet. The phrase that I *think* I've settled on is from Psalm 4:8 "I will lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety." I'll probably order that sometime next month... and of course I'll share pictures when we get it on the wall.
and I did a mini photo session w/ the girl, but the ones I planned didn't come out right... I need another lesson with my camera... so I'll share this one I took just because she is so stinking CUTE!!! :D
~Til next time!
Friday, September 21, 2007
I did blog...
but I didn't post it. It was a whiny blog post that I wrote up on Sunday after a sleepless night with The Sweetness. It was a long and whiny post and after rereading it I decided that none of you really needed to read it. Sleepless nights are to be expected and with all the help that I get from C, I really shouldn't complain at all. Since The Sweetness is really SO GOOD, I absolutely have no business whining about her. She hardly cries. I read in books that babies spend 1-4 hours a day crying. I think that MAYBE in her 4 weeks of life she has cried for 1 hour total.
This Sunday is her first time at church and I'm excited yet nervous at the same time. See, not only do I have OCD tendencies (as mentioned in the previous post) but I'm very much a germaphobe. And of course the OCD in me has made the germ thing come out in full force since The Sweetness has arrived. I really don't want people touching her hands and face. Where the problem might be, is in the way that I tell them to BACK OFF and not so much in the actual request for them to not touch her hands or face. I'm really hoping to count on the support and protection of my friends on Sunday (HINT HINT... Staci do ya think Mike would stand by as a body guard?)
I've asked C to sit w/ me but I feel badly about doing that b/c in the last 4 weeks both of our attendance at church has been pretty scarce and I know that he misses playing the saxophone.
Ok, I have a real mystery on my hands here folks... this week we received in the mail a gift for The Sweetness, it is a Savings Bond, totally an awesome gift for her and I think its the coolest thing ever. Here's where the mystery comes in... the savings bond arrives in an envelope from the US Dept of Treasury and NOT from who the sender is or where they are from, neither is there a 'gift note' indicating who the gifter is. So we have no idea who this is from. I NEED to send a thank you note to them. I've asked some of the people in my family who I would suspect of doing something like this if it was them, so far they've all denied any involvement. What do I do now???
I know some of you are looking for more pictures of The Sweetness... they are coming soon. I plan on having a bit of a photo shoot w/ her this weekend. So hopefully, depending oh how they come out... I'll share them with you next week!
~Til next time!
This Sunday is her first time at church and I'm excited yet nervous at the same time. See, not only do I have OCD tendencies (as mentioned in the previous post) but I'm very much a germaphobe. And of course the OCD in me has made the germ thing come out in full force since The Sweetness has arrived. I really don't want people touching her hands and face. Where the problem might be, is in the way that I tell them to BACK OFF and not so much in the actual request for them to not touch her hands or face. I'm really hoping to count on the support and protection of my friends on Sunday (HINT HINT... Staci do ya think Mike would stand by as a body guard?)
I've asked C to sit w/ me but I feel badly about doing that b/c in the last 4 weeks both of our attendance at church has been pretty scarce and I know that he misses playing the saxophone.
Ok, I have a real mystery on my hands here folks... this week we received in the mail a gift for The Sweetness, it is a Savings Bond, totally an awesome gift for her and I think its the coolest thing ever. Here's where the mystery comes in... the savings bond arrives in an envelope from the US Dept of Treasury and NOT from who the sender is or where they are from, neither is there a 'gift note' indicating who the gifter is. So we have no idea who this is from. I NEED to send a thank you note to them. I've asked some of the people in my family who I would suspect of doing something like this if it was them, so far they've all denied any involvement. What do I do now???
I know some of you are looking for more pictures of The Sweetness... they are coming soon. I plan on having a bit of a photo shoot w/ her this weekend. So hopefully, depending oh how they come out... I'll share them with you next week!
~Til next time!
Monday, September 17, 2007
This post is not about the baby!
Recently some of my OCD tendencies have been pointed out to me. So I'm going to list the ones that I can remember here for you.
I can't have the thermostat at the house set to an odd number... and yes I will go back and forth and move it from 74 to 76 as I feel it needs it, but will NOT just set it at 75!
The volume on the stereo in the house or car can also only be set to an even number.
A cup must be filled to within a half inch of the rim. (This seems to be something that C has an OCD tendency NOT to do!!!)
I absolutely HATE having any kind of garbage in my car... I will carry it with me and deposit it in a garbage can in front of a store if I find or 'make' some while out and about.
Toilet paper can hang from either direction, but when I tear it, it MUST tear on the perforation and not any where else! Same with paper towels.
Right now, I'm loving that The Sweetness drinks 2 ounces at a time and not an odd number... I don't know what I'll do when she moves on to 3 ounces; probably make a 6 ounce bottle and pour 3 in one bottle and refrigerate the rest.
I hate listening to commercials and will mute the stereo/tv if one comes on. (Thank goodness they have put tv series on dvd's!) PSSST! Staci... are ya finished w/ 24 season 4 yet?
And now for a personal note: my 'unmentionables' must match what I'm wearing.... like black top black.... (you know) If I can't get the bottoms to match my skirt then I'll wear a matching top and bottom set. It's weird and I know it. (I have an ungodly amount of 'unmentionables'... it's not right and C thinks that I probably should get therapy! ;) )
There are more I'm sure but I can't think of them now... and maybe I've done just a bit too much sharing as it is!!! :D
~Till next time!
I can't have the thermostat at the house set to an odd number... and yes I will go back and forth and move it from 74 to 76 as I feel it needs it, but will NOT just set it at 75!
The volume on the stereo in the house or car can also only be set to an even number.
A cup must be filled to within a half inch of the rim. (This seems to be something that C has an OCD tendency NOT to do!!!)
I absolutely HATE having any kind of garbage in my car... I will carry it with me and deposit it in a garbage can in front of a store if I find or 'make' some while out and about.
Toilet paper can hang from either direction, but when I tear it, it MUST tear on the perforation and not any where else! Same with paper towels.
Right now, I'm loving that The Sweetness drinks 2 ounces at a time and not an odd number... I don't know what I'll do when she moves on to 3 ounces; probably make a 6 ounce bottle and pour 3 in one bottle and refrigerate the rest.
I hate listening to commercials and will mute the stereo/tv if one comes on. (Thank goodness they have put tv series on dvd's!) PSSST! Staci... are ya finished w/ 24 season 4 yet?
And now for a personal note: my 'unmentionables' must match what I'm wearing.... like black top black.... (you know) If I can't get the bottoms to match my skirt then I'll wear a matching top and bottom set. It's weird and I know it. (I have an ungodly amount of 'unmentionables'... it's not right and C thinks that I probably should get therapy! ;) )
There are more I'm sure but I can't think of them now... and maybe I've done just a bit too much sharing as it is!!! :D
~Till next time!
Monday, September 10, 2007
All alone, by all herself! *picture has been added at bottom!
Yep we are mean. We put The Sweetness in her crib. And she slept there, all night long, all by herself.
Last Monday night was her first night and I'm proud to say she has slept there every night since. It was really hard for me, I cried, I jumped up and checked her breathing a few times, eventually after 3am I fell asleep. At first when we laid her down, and went to our bed, we both turned on our monitors, and I could hear her in her crib, making noises and breathing. I started crying. C offered to sleep on the floor in her room if I thought it would make me feel better, I told him it would be nice, but he needed a good nights sleep just as much as I did and eventually I was going to have to let her sleep alone anyway. C did go into her room b/c she was making more noises and then through the monitor I could hear him starting to read... he picked a book that we have called "I love you, Mommy" so yes, I cried harder. Then I heard him pray for her. Eventually I settled down, but The Sweetness didn't, she insisted on being swaddled. I had heard that it wasn't a good idea to swaddle them but The Sweetness insisted on it, she kept waking herself up w/ her random arm and leg movements. Once swaddled, she settled down and went to sleep. She only woke up 2 times to be fed and once she finished eating she went right back to sleep. She has pretty much kept up this pattern for almost 2 weeks now. She has a bit of trouble getting settled the first time we put her in the crib; so, we've decided that instead of putting her in when we are ready for bed, we are going to put her in a few hours earlier. Tonight (9/14) will be our first night trying that out.
The dogs are adjusting just fine to The Sweetness's arrival. At first, Duke moped, but I think some of that was b/c we weren't sleeping in our bed and I wasn't' able to get down and love on him like I usually do. Since, I've been feeling much better, and we are now in our bed again, he is doing MUCH better. Josie is much calmer and has totally adapted to this change really well. I'm so pleased with her. She of course is very curious and wants to sniff her as much as possible. I do have a picture of Josie stealing one of The Sweetness's 'spots'. I'll have to add that later... its still on the camera... and that is upstairs... so come back later and you can see it!
Last Monday night was her first night and I'm proud to say she has slept there every night since. It was really hard for me, I cried, I jumped up and checked her breathing a few times, eventually after 3am I fell asleep. At first when we laid her down, and went to our bed, we both turned on our monitors, and I could hear her in her crib, making noises and breathing. I started crying. C offered to sleep on the floor in her room if I thought it would make me feel better, I told him it would be nice, but he needed a good nights sleep just as much as I did and eventually I was going to have to let her sleep alone anyway. C did go into her room b/c she was making more noises and then through the monitor I could hear him starting to read... he picked a book that we have called "I love you, Mommy" so yes, I cried harder. Then I heard him pray for her. Eventually I settled down, but The Sweetness didn't, she insisted on being swaddled. I had heard that it wasn't a good idea to swaddle them but The Sweetness insisted on it, she kept waking herself up w/ her random arm and leg movements. Once swaddled, she settled down and went to sleep. She only woke up 2 times to be fed and once she finished eating she went right back to sleep. She has pretty much kept up this pattern for almost 2 weeks now. She has a bit of trouble getting settled the first time we put her in the crib; so, we've decided that instead of putting her in when we are ready for bed, we are going to put her in a few hours earlier. Tonight (9/14) will be our first night trying that out.
The dogs are adjusting just fine to The Sweetness's arrival. At first, Duke moped, but I think some of that was b/c we weren't sleeping in our bed and I wasn't' able to get down and love on him like I usually do. Since, I've been feeling much better, and we are now in our bed again, he is doing MUCH better. Josie is much calmer and has totally adapted to this change really well. I'm so pleased with her. She of course is very curious and wants to sniff her as much as possible. I do have a picture of Josie stealing one of The Sweetness's 'spots'. I'll have to add that later... its still on the camera... and that is upstairs... so come back later and you can see it!
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