hmmm so it's been awhile, huh?

Ok, I really thought I'd be better at blogging as a Mommy b/c I'd have stuff to write about, than I was before... but as you all can tell, I'm so not! And really, it's not b/c the girl demands so much of my time, she is totally not a morning person and sleeps in, she doesn't need me to hold her constantly and we have a TON of toy/things to keep her attention. I should run downstairs and take a picture of our family room and the baby stuff that has overtaken it, but I'm too lazy. I'm sure I'll get around to it, but really, don't hold your breath!

Christmas was very uneventful at our house. C had to pay for a speeding ticket that he got so that was pretty much his present. I did manage to score him a new game, a dvd, and one of his favorite snacks for his stocking, but that's all I did. I was too mad about the speeding ticket to reward that behavior w/ presents! C gave me a new robe (yay! right Shell?) my other robe was 14 YEARS old!!! I got it from my college roommate, freshman year, Christmas 1993. I was still wearing it, until our recent trip to NY when it received some more damage and unfortunatly we made the decision not to bring it home w/ us, so we buried it in NY, in its original hometown! :D He also gave me this awesome coffee table book, called The Art of the Snowflake. It's actual photographs of snowflakes. Way cool! C did really good on my stocking stuffer items too, which I know is hard for him since he didn't get a stocking when he was a kid and the stocking is totally my favorite part of the presents. We did not go all out for the girl, she's 4 months old for crying out loud! I got her some teething toy things for her stocking. And took pics of her on the couch with her stocking and our gifts to make it look like she got stuff, so when she's older she can't say we didn't spoil her! :D





We currently have an unwanted tenant in our attic... I think its a squirrel. I can hear it when it comes in at night and when it wakes up and leaves in the morning. It crawls around in the ceiling over our bed. It is totally getting evicted this weekend! C is going to see about finding out how he/she is getting in, then set a trap for it, get it out of our house and revoking its key (sealing off its entrance)!

The girl is totally laughing now. She even has tickle spots. Its so much fun to make her laugh. C is really good at it, and I've been trying to catch it on video, I think I've gotten some. She's also spent some time on her belly, she doesn't push up on her arms yet or roll over, but she does bring her knees up under her... so we'll see where she goes from there. She's also eating like a pig!!! She's up to 6oz a pop now! Oh and for about a month now, she's been sleeping through the night, a good 8-10 hours in a row. YAY!!! And for those that knew, saw, or remembered... her clogged tear duct is all cleared up. No more goop coming out at all. WHOOO HOOO!
Today is the girls 4 mo check up, so next time I blog I'll have stats for you. Not much else happening here. Just chilling out. Have a wonderful day!

~Til next time!

ok real quick...

I'll post a few pics then come back tomorrow (maybe) and give you all an update.

Pics have been YANKED!

B/c I can... and I wanted to! :D

Sorry you missed it!

Anyone looking for me?????

We made it back from our trip LATE Tuesday night (really it was Wed morning). We had a wonderful time, Lovey did absolutely PERFECT on the flights and really the whole time we were gone. We had her so off her regular routine, out of her normal surroundings and she was still the perfect baby. At one point, my dad asked "Does this baby ever cry?" For the record, she does, but only if you are slow getting her food to her. I'm still trying to catch up with laundry and cleaning and decorating for the holidays. We are leaving again on Thursday for a trip to St. Louis to see friends and I'm so looking forward to being there, but not really looking forward to the drive. It's a 10 hour drive, I don't like car trips and Lovey isn't crazy about being in her car seat for long periods of time either. So this should be quite the trip.
I'd love to show you pictures from my trip in NY, but I left my memory card at my dad's. They are going to mail it to me sometime this week.
In other news....
At some point during my pregnancy, around the same time the tingling in my right hand started I realized that the heel of my left foot was numb, sometime later I discovered that the area on the outside of my right knee was also numb. I figured these symptoms would go away after delivery. Well, they haven't. I finally mentioned it to my OB dr at my last visit and she said I needed to see a neurologist. He ran some kind of tests, said there was some nerve damage, probably from a pinched nerve but that I needed an MRI. Last Thursday night, I had my MRI and the tech guy said that I have a bulging disc and that I'd get more info from the dr. Soooooooo, I'm still waiting to hear from the neurologist, but I had the MRI people also send the results to my chiropractor and he said its very treatable and that I won't need any invasive procedures. But of course, we still have to find out what the neurologist says. In the mean time, I'm seeing the chiropractor 3x a week. I'll let ya know what the neurologist says when he gets me back in his office.

I do have some crappy pics that I took of the 'great decorating' idea I mentioned in a previous post that I was so excited about. The pictures so don't do it justice, but at least you'll get the idea. The first one is w/ no flash and the second is with the flash on.

I did find one of my aunt and Lovey when we were at the airport getting ready to fly out of NY.

Alright, that's all your getting for now....

~Til next time!

So sorry to have left you all hangin'

I have wonderful blog posts that come in my head at in opportune times and then when I actually have time to blog.... they are gone. I need to start carrying around a journal.

So for all of you who are wondering about "THE MOP"... its real name is: Euro-Pro® Shark™ Steam Mop and I still love it. This is what it looks like.

Lovey* (formerly known as The Sweetness) was dedicated this past Sunday at church. It went REALLY well, she didn't cry or fuss at all. I was a NERVOUS wreck though! C sang a song (of course) it was "Find Your Wings" by Mark Harris and while he sang we showed a slide show of pictures. I cried. I thought I would, so I prepared myself by listening to the song about 4 million times, but when C turned and looked at us while he sang, I just lost it. Probably from all the nerves... and the fact that all I could think about was how much I miss my mom. My wonderful aunt and uncle who live in Austin drove up w/ their dogs, one of whom is recovering from 3 knee surgeries!!!! and they totally spoiled us over the weekend. The visit was too short of course, but we are planning on making the trip down there sometime around Christmas. They need to get their Lovey 'fix' and we need some snuggle time w/ their beagles!

This was us on Sunday!

OH! I got these about 2 weeks ago, (that is NOT what I paid for them, YAY!) and I am so very happy with them! They are beautiful, they cook things up REAL fast, they are so easy to clean, and they have ORANGE on them! The first thing I cooked in them was scalloped potatoes, C emptied the pot and left it on the stove w/ out rinsing it out or anything, in the morning I went to wash bottles, saw the pot and about had a fit b/c they were left overnight with food in them... but the cheese just slide on out, no scrubbing at all! I'm so thrilled with them. Now, I want this.

I also got these, again NOT the price I paid for them. (YAY for me!!!) If you've never been to my house, I do a whole winter/snow/snowman decorating thing... not so much for Christmas, but for the entire season, (btw, so much cozier in IL than in TX, but I try although it seems REALLY silly when in Feb/March I still have the snow stuff out and its almost 80 degrees! I so am NOT spending the rest of my life in TX! Sorry to my TX friends, as much as I love you all, you'll have to visit me in a colder climate, I NEED winter to be happy!) ANYWAY... I also got something else that once I get it all set up I'll take a picture of and share with you... I'm SO very excited about this decorating idea, I almost want to do it now! Yet, I will hold off until AFTER Thanksgiving, because I believe that all holidays should have their time in the spotlight. None of this Christmas decorating before Thanksgiving in my house! So now to match my new stuff I need the rest of this set, I already have 8 of the dinner plates.

Sooooooooooo, who's coming for dinner??? Anyone????

I'll try to blog before we leave for our trip on Saturday... but considering my track record, don't get your hopes up.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

(*Her demeanor hasn't changed, it's just shorter to type!)

~Till next time!

Little Miss Muffet...

stood at the kitchen sink washing bottles,
down from the ceiling came a spider, and landed beside her!!!!

I was washing bottles the other morning, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw this spider riding his web line thing all the way down from the ceiling, he landed in the sink so I just poured water on him and sent him down the drain. BUT... that got me thinking, it was only b/c he did this right next to me that I saw him, what if he had come down from the ceiling 12" to the right? He would have landed on my head... and how long would it have been before I realized it?????? EW! EW! EW! I got sooooooooo creeped out, that as soon as I was done w/ the bottles I got the vacuum cleaner and attachments and vacuumed everywhere I could reach over my head. Now, I just need to do that upstairs too.

I got this cool mop the other day. (Ok, how weird is that???? I just said 'cool' and 'mop' in the same sentence???) Anyway, its a steam mop, and when you use it on the floors, not only does it clean them but b/c the steam is so hot it sanitizes them!!! How awesome is that for a germaphobe??? And yes, I've gone a little insane w/ all the steaming that I've done, I'm sure that will wear off soon.

Today we are going to a fall party/festival thing... there will be a pig roast (EW!) but I'm bringing my camera so I hope to have new pics for ya soon.

~Till next time!