I have a cute bath time photo of Amelia tonight. And, I'm planning on sharing a video today, but it's not uploading right now. I'll try again soon... Amelia is definitely a full fledged roller now, we got a video to share tonight!
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
12/9/10 – Nada
Today's entry will be short and sweet! Today was a pretty low key day. We really didn’t do anything. Christian is pretty tired these days, thanks to his work schedule. We pretty much just worked, came home, hung out and went to bed. It’s pretty exciting.
I have a cute bath time photo of Amelia tonight. And, I'm planning on sharing a video today, but it's not uploading right now. I'll try again soon... Amelia is definitely a full fledged roller now, we got a video to share tonight!
I have a cute bath time photo of Amelia tonight. And, I'm planning on sharing a video today, but it's not uploading right now. I'll try again soon... Amelia is definitely a full fledged roller now, we got a video to share tonight!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
12/8/10 – Amelia’s First Present!
Today was a pretty typical day for us. We’re both pretty swamped at work, so the days are going pretty fast. Picking up the girls has become quite entertaining. My in-laws have this standing snowman, about the size of Olivia, that “talks” as you walk by it. This snowman is officially the first thing Olivia has ever been scared of, and it’s very entertaining. Every time I walk in the door to get them, she HAS to explain to me that the “scary” is still there, and point him out with an angered look on her face. She won’t go anywhere near it, even if, god forbid, blankie is by him. She has also started to throw a fit when it’s time to put her coat and boots on…it’s like I time warped back to last winter when we had the same issue. Kids!
We arrived home to find a pretty little package on the front step! I’m doing a secret Santa with my on-line friends from Amelia’s birth club, and Amelia’s draw was apparently VERY excited to get her gift in the mail :) She was blessed with a few adorable outfits, lucky girl! After the gift opening, we ate some dinner and hung out for the evening. I'd also received the last of the Christmas gifts I'd ordered online, so it was a fun mail day!
Christian is working 6:00-5:30 the rest of the week…sucks for him! I’m thinking he’s going to have quite a few days like that in the next few weeks. Here are some pictures of Amelia's first gift! Of course Olivia had to help her open it....Amelia had to fight to see her own presents...then she finally got to enjoy it!
We arrived home to find a pretty little package on the front step! I’m doing a secret Santa with my on-line friends from Amelia’s birth club, and Amelia’s draw was apparently VERY excited to get her gift in the mail :) She was blessed with a few adorable outfits, lucky girl! After the gift opening, we ate some dinner and hung out for the evening. I'd also received the last of the Christmas gifts I'd ordered online, so it was a fun mail day!
Christian is working 6:00-5:30 the rest of the week…sucks for him! I’m thinking he’s going to have quite a few days like that in the next few weeks. Here are some pictures of Amelia's first gift! Of course Olivia had to help her open it....Amelia had to fight to see her own presents...then she finally got to enjoy it!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
12/7/10 – Recovery
Today was a much more relaxed day. And, it was definitely needed after all of the running around yesterday! Work was good…nice and quiet, so lots of time to catch up on some stuff. Christian is pretty much working and hour early, and an hour late through the holidays, so they are pretty busy. He’s pretty exhausted by the time he gets home from work, that’s for sure!
We all met up at home around the same time, and just took it easy. Had some dinner, did some playing and hanging out. Olivia has had a pretty massive cold the past few days, and I think it’s making her act out even more. Like, she doesn’t know what to do to cope with the sick feelings, so she just throws stuff and acts naughty. Poor thing. I think that she’s also starting to get her 2-year molars, so that I’m sure doesn’t help the situation.
Amelia is doing well. She’s been in a much better mood lately. We just upped her bottles from 4 to 4.5ozs, so hopefully that makes her even happier! She’s rolling better and better…we got our first double roll from her tonight, so she’s getting more and more active every day. I hate to wish away these wonderful infant days, but I really can’t wait to watch the girls play together and cause trouble with each other. It’s going to be pretty crazy, but oh so fun!
Olivia and Daddy cuddled up and watched some TV together tonight :)
We all met up at home around the same time, and just took it easy. Had some dinner, did some playing and hanging out. Olivia has had a pretty massive cold the past few days, and I think it’s making her act out even more. Like, she doesn’t know what to do to cope with the sick feelings, so she just throws stuff and acts naughty. Poor thing. I think that she’s also starting to get her 2-year molars, so that I’m sure doesn’t help the situation.
Amelia is doing well. She’s been in a much better mood lately. We just upped her bottles from 4 to 4.5ozs, so hopefully that makes her even happier! She’s rolling better and better…we got our first double roll from her tonight, so she’s getting more and more active every day. I hate to wish away these wonderful infant days, but I really can’t wait to watch the girls play together and cause trouble with each other. It’s going to be pretty crazy, but oh so fun!
Olivia and Daddy cuddled up and watched some TV together tonight :)
Monday, December 6, 2010
12/6/10 – Whoa!
Well, today was a very busy, and very productive day for me! YAY. I got a few rush projects done at work, and left early to run some errands and get some stuff done!
I dropped off paperwork to open Amelia’s bank account (finally!) and mailed Olivia’s birthday invitations. I stopped into the pharmacy to pick up a prescription, ran to Babies R Us to get a part for my pump and pick up some gift cards, stopped at Sam’s Club to pick up our Christmas Cards and then stopped at Hallmark to grab Olivia’s last birthday present. I dropped everything off at home, fed the dog and got a few things done there. Then I was off and about again…stopped to get gas, ran to Kohl’s to get a couple pairs of jeans and finally stopped into Cub to grab a couple things for the week. Finally my shopping and running around was done, and it was time to pick the girls up. By the time we got home, I was beyond exhausted. I started preheating the oven and got the dinner ingredients out, but just left them for Christian to take over!
It’s times like this I wish I didn’t work, or at least only worked part time. It’s impossible to get anything done during the week by the time we get home, feed the kids and spend a TINY amount of time with them. So, we have to cram everything into the weekends…chores, errands, friends, family, etc. Sometimes I just think about how nice it would be to at least get some of the chores and errands done during the week. Instead, I have to use vacation time to get anything done. Lame.
We spent the rest of the night hanging out, eating dinner, watching some TV and dealing with Olivia’s out of control self. I don’t know what her deal is lately, but she is just off the wall crazy. She’s constantly throwing stuff, doesn’t listen whatsoever, she’s way too aggressive and almost violent sometimes. It’s so frustrating, and we don’t know how to get through to her. We’re going to be setting up the Pack N Play to use for time outs because we have no other ideas, so hopefully that will help. Grrr!
Here's a new picture of little Amelia. Her cheeks are getting nice and full. She had sleepy red baby eyes here. Poor thing.
I dropped off paperwork to open Amelia’s bank account (finally!) and mailed Olivia’s birthday invitations. I stopped into the pharmacy to pick up a prescription, ran to Babies R Us to get a part for my pump and pick up some gift cards, stopped at Sam’s Club to pick up our Christmas Cards and then stopped at Hallmark to grab Olivia’s last birthday present. I dropped everything off at home, fed the dog and got a few things done there. Then I was off and about again…stopped to get gas, ran to Kohl’s to get a couple pairs of jeans and finally stopped into Cub to grab a couple things for the week. Finally my shopping and running around was done, and it was time to pick the girls up. By the time we got home, I was beyond exhausted. I started preheating the oven and got the dinner ingredients out, but just left them for Christian to take over!
It’s times like this I wish I didn’t work, or at least only worked part time. It’s impossible to get anything done during the week by the time we get home, feed the kids and spend a TINY amount of time with them. So, we have to cram everything into the weekends…chores, errands, friends, family, etc. Sometimes I just think about how nice it would be to at least get some of the chores and errands done during the week. Instead, I have to use vacation time to get anything done. Lame.
We spent the rest of the night hanging out, eating dinner, watching some TV and dealing with Olivia’s out of control self. I don’t know what her deal is lately, but she is just off the wall crazy. She’s constantly throwing stuff, doesn’t listen whatsoever, she’s way too aggressive and almost violent sometimes. It’s so frustrating, and we don’t know how to get through to her. We’re going to be setting up the Pack N Play to use for time outs because we have no other ideas, so hopefully that will help. Grrr!
Here's a new picture of little Amelia. Her cheeks are getting nice and full. She had sleepy red baby eyes here. Poor thing.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
12/5/10 – Sunday, I Kinda Hate You
Well, Sunday is here again. Here to rain on our parade. This weekend just went by WAY too fast!
Today was a pretty good day. After being up from 5-7 with Amelia, she and I went back to bed until 9:45! It was GREAT! We finally woke up and joined the rest of the family. Today was Christian’s turn to make breakfast…Chorizo and Eggs and Beans, YUM!
After breakfast, we all just kind of hung out and played for a little while. Nap time quickly approached, so the girls went down while Christian and I watched the game. Another FABULOUS win for the Vikings! After the game, we did a little picking up, vacuumed and did the dishes. Then, my BFF and her son came over to hang out. We had some yummy tacos for dinner, watched some TV and watched the kids harass each other. Olivia has SO much fun playing with Andrew, so she was really excited. He ends up getting pretty annoyed by her though :( After some catching up, it was time for them to head home, we cleaned up from the kid tornado, gave the girls their baths, put them to bed, and passed out shortly after. The weekend, is officially over. Boo.
I got a couple pictures of Olivia and Andrew, but with two kids, it's hard to catch good, candid shots that aren't blurry! I still think they're cute though!
Today was a pretty good day. After being up from 5-7 with Amelia, she and I went back to bed until 9:45! It was GREAT! We finally woke up and joined the rest of the family. Today was Christian’s turn to make breakfast…Chorizo and Eggs and Beans, YUM!
After breakfast, we all just kind of hung out and played for a little while. Nap time quickly approached, so the girls went down while Christian and I watched the game. Another FABULOUS win for the Vikings! After the game, we did a little picking up, vacuumed and did the dishes. Then, my BFF and her son came over to hang out. We had some yummy tacos for dinner, watched some TV and watched the kids harass each other. Olivia has SO much fun playing with Andrew, so she was really excited. He ends up getting pretty annoyed by her though :( After some catching up, it was time for them to head home, we cleaned up from the kid tornado, gave the girls their baths, put them to bed, and passed out shortly after. The weekend, is officially over. Boo.
I got a couple pictures of Olivia and Andrew, but with two kids, it's hard to catch good, candid shots that aren't blurry! I still think they're cute though!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
12/4/10 - Picture Day!
Today we had a fun, family day together. We all woke up nice and early and I made a big breakfast feast for us. After we ate, we hung out for a little while. Amelia went down for her nap pretty early, but, luckily, she took a nice long nap. Christian went outside to plow the drive way and clean up the garage a little bit while Olivia and I played. He finally came inside and I started on my chores. The basement was a complete DISASTER. The basement used to be kind of our main living area. We had the big TV down there, the DVR, the nice comfy couch. Since having Amelia, we rarely go down there, so it’s become the dumping grounds of the house. It was time to tackle the disaster. I cleaned and vacuumed the carpet, picked up and reorganized toys, cleaned up the laundry room and the storage under the stairs, finally packed some of the old kids’ clothes away and everything was nice and fresh again! Seeing that we are never down there, hopefully it will stay that way!
Finally we had some lunch and showered. The girls woke up and we got them all cleaned up and dressed to take our Christmas picture! I’m trying to be more efficient about sending our cards out this year…hopefully people will get them sooner than the week of Christmas! Ha. I must say, the picture taking was much more successful than I expected! The very first shot we took ended up being the best one…Olivia actually sat down, looked at the camera and even smiled! We couldn’t believe it. Of course, Amelia is not looking at the camera in the least bit, but we can deal with that.
After dinner and some more playing, the girls went down to bed, and Christian left to hang out with a friend from work for a while. I hopped on the computer to order our cards and play online for a while. I had great expectations of enjoying my alone time and catching up on the DVR…but decided to just go to bed instead. I sure hope one day I won’t be exhausted 24/7!
A lot of my readers will be getting a card, but here's our Christmas picture anyway!
Finally we had some lunch and showered. The girls woke up and we got them all cleaned up and dressed to take our Christmas picture! I’m trying to be more efficient about sending our cards out this year…hopefully people will get them sooner than the week of Christmas! Ha. I must say, the picture taking was much more successful than I expected! The very first shot we took ended up being the best one…Olivia actually sat down, looked at the camera and even smiled! We couldn’t believe it. Of course, Amelia is not looking at the camera in the least bit, but we can deal with that.
After dinner and some more playing, the girls went down to bed, and Christian left to hang out with a friend from work for a while. I hopped on the computer to order our cards and play online for a while. I had great expectations of enjoying my alone time and catching up on the DVR…but decided to just go to bed instead. I sure hope one day I won’t be exhausted 24/7!
A lot of my readers will be getting a card, but here's our Christmas picture anyway!
Friday, December 3, 2010
12/3/10 – Check Up Time!
Today I got to spend the day with the girls, and we had lots of fun together. They were both very well behaved, took nice, long naps and didn’t give me too much trouble. That was nice. We’re in the midst of another snow storm right now. The snow rolled in around 12:00 and is supposed to continue basically all weekend. Oh joy!
I was up bright and early to hop in the shower and get ready, because Amelia had her 4-month check-up this morning. After getting ready, I QUICKLY got them ready, grabbed Olivia some breakfast and we were out the door (running late, of course). My last attempt at a doctor’s appointment, with both girls, alone did NOT go smoothly, so I was pretty nervous. We got there and Olivia was mesmerized by the fish tank the entire wait, which worked well. And, we didn’t have to wait too long, which was great. Olivia refulsed to cooperate in going back into the exam room...until she finally realized the appointment was not for her. Then she was happy as a clam!
The appointment went really well…just the standard length, weight, chatting, do’s and don’ts and vaccinations. Amelia is now 24.5” (up 4.5” from birth), which puts her in the 53%. Funny thing is…this is the exact same length Olivia was at 4 months! Amelia us now a whopping 12lbs4ozs (up 5.1 from birth), which puts her in the 16% (Olivia was already 15.5lbs at this point, I think somewhere in the 60%). So, Amelia is still our little peanut for sure. The doctor was not concerned about it at all…he said she’s happy and healthy and growing just fine, she’s just on the smaller side. She got 2 shots and 1 oral vaccine. She welled up with surprise after the 2nd shot, and that was it. No screaming, no crying…nothing. I couldn’t believe it! That’s my tough girl.
After the appointment, we picked up some lunch and ran home. The girls ate and went down for their naps, and I just relaxed. Cleaned up the kitchen a little bit, did the checkbooks, paid some bills, addressed Olivia’s birthday invitations and watched some TV. The girls woke up pretty late from their naps, ate a little bit and we just hung out, waiting for dad to get home. I started dinner…and still no dad. Thanks to the snow, his 20 minute drive turned into 90. YAY. He finally got home, we all ate some dinner, and shortly after, it was time for the girls to go to bed…and we were not far behind. We’re awesome!
Here’s a picture of me and my peanut today :)
I was up bright and early to hop in the shower and get ready, because Amelia had her 4-month check-up this morning. After getting ready, I QUICKLY got them ready, grabbed Olivia some breakfast and we were out the door (running late, of course). My last attempt at a doctor’s appointment, with both girls, alone did NOT go smoothly, so I was pretty nervous. We got there and Olivia was mesmerized by the fish tank the entire wait, which worked well. And, we didn’t have to wait too long, which was great. Olivia refulsed to cooperate in going back into the exam room...until she finally realized the appointment was not for her. Then she was happy as a clam!
The appointment went really well…just the standard length, weight, chatting, do’s and don’ts and vaccinations. Amelia is now 24.5” (up 4.5” from birth), which puts her in the 53%. Funny thing is…this is the exact same length Olivia was at 4 months! Amelia us now a whopping 12lbs4ozs (up 5.1 from birth), which puts her in the 16% (Olivia was already 15.5lbs at this point, I think somewhere in the 60%). So, Amelia is still our little peanut for sure. The doctor was not concerned about it at all…he said she’s happy and healthy and growing just fine, she’s just on the smaller side. She got 2 shots and 1 oral vaccine. She welled up with surprise after the 2nd shot, and that was it. No screaming, no crying…nothing. I couldn’t believe it! That’s my tough girl.
After the appointment, we picked up some lunch and ran home. The girls ate and went down for their naps, and I just relaxed. Cleaned up the kitchen a little bit, did the checkbooks, paid some bills, addressed Olivia’s birthday invitations and watched some TV. The girls woke up pretty late from their naps, ate a little bit and we just hung out, waiting for dad to get home. I started dinner…and still no dad. Thanks to the snow, his 20 minute drive turned into 90. YAY. He finally got home, we all ate some dinner, and shortly after, it was time for the girls to go to bed…and we were not far behind. We’re awesome!
Here’s a picture of me and my peanut today :)
Thursday, December 2, 2010
12/2/10 – 23 Months…WHAT?!
First of all…did you read that?!? My baby is 23 months old today! Do you know what that means?! She is going to be 2 in one month! How can this be? How did this happen? It seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant with her. It seems like just yesterday she entered our lives and started our family. It seems like just yesterday I was watching her learn to hold things, learn to roll over, learn to crawl, learn to walk, learn those first precious words.
Now, she’s almost 2. The things she learns and picks up every day just amaze us. It’s like she has a whole new vocabulary every day. She repeats everything we say and do (so, be careful what you say and do around her!). She’s becoming more and more helpful. She is actually starting to like her sister and I think she is finally accepting that “sissy” is not going away. She brings so much joy and laughter to our lives…we could just laugh and laugh at her all day long, she’s simply hilarious. She has more energy and more “spunk” than I have ever seen in my life. Even though some days are beyond difficult, and some days she drives us absolutely batty, I wouldn’t trade it in for anything. To be able to watch her go from this helpless, completely dependent newborn, to this off the wall, amazing, smart, funny, loving almost-2-year-old is the best gift we ever could have asked for!
Other than that….today is Thursday/Friday, so, as usual, it was super busy! I had meetings ALL morning…from 7:15-11:30! I HATE MEETINGS. I would much rather be at my desk, doing the grunt work, than going to meetings. And, neither meeting was actually in my building, so I kept having to leave, out into the cold. Not cool. And, let me just say, back to back meetings are NOT conducive to a pumping mother’s schedule!
Finally, I was at my desk and rushing to get as much done as possible before the weekend. 4:30 rolled around, and I was out the door…off to meet the BFF for date night! Of course, we were off to Khan’s for dinner. YUM YUM! Date night with the BFF is always a much needed break from reality for me. A time to chat, laugh, joke around, vent, catch up and just escape our real lives. And, delicious food on top of it…you can’t beat it! After dinner, I rushed home to spend some QT with the girls before bed time, then, we were all off to bed. Amelia has been sleeping pretty well lately. Usually just getting up once, eating quickly and going right back to sleep. Hopefully this new trend continues!
Now, she’s almost 2. The things she learns and picks up every day just amaze us. It’s like she has a whole new vocabulary every day. She repeats everything we say and do (so, be careful what you say and do around her!). She’s becoming more and more helpful. She is actually starting to like her sister and I think she is finally accepting that “sissy” is not going away. She brings so much joy and laughter to our lives…we could just laugh and laugh at her all day long, she’s simply hilarious. She has more energy and more “spunk” than I have ever seen in my life. Even though some days are beyond difficult, and some days she drives us absolutely batty, I wouldn’t trade it in for anything. To be able to watch her go from this helpless, completely dependent newborn, to this off the wall, amazing, smart, funny, loving almost-2-year-old is the best gift we ever could have asked for!
Other than that….today is Thursday/Friday, so, as usual, it was super busy! I had meetings ALL morning…from 7:15-11:30! I HATE MEETINGS. I would much rather be at my desk, doing the grunt work, than going to meetings. And, neither meeting was actually in my building, so I kept having to leave, out into the cold. Not cool. And, let me just say, back to back meetings are NOT conducive to a pumping mother’s schedule!
Finally, I was at my desk and rushing to get as much done as possible before the weekend. 4:30 rolled around, and I was out the door…off to meet the BFF for date night! Of course, we were off to Khan’s for dinner. YUM YUM! Date night with the BFF is always a much needed break from reality for me. A time to chat, laugh, joke around, vent, catch up and just escape our real lives. And, delicious food on top of it…you can’t beat it! After dinner, I rushed home to spend some QT with the girls before bed time, then, we were all off to bed. Amelia has been sleeping pretty well lately. Usually just getting up once, eating quickly and going right back to sleep. Hopefully this new trend continues!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
12/1/10 – December, Where’d You Come From?!
It’s hard to believe, but December is here. Shopping, family, friends, parades, presents, decorating, Santa, Christmas celebrations….AKA, the month of Chaos. Love it!
Today was a pretty good day. I ordered the last of the Christmas presents I needed to get online, so YAY for that! And, it was a very time consuming project, so hopefully it will be much appreciated :) Christian’s mom is watching the girls at our house today because the townhouse complext they live in is working on the roofs (in the snow, and rain?), so I got to sleep in a TAD, the girls will actually get to nap, she's making us dinner and she’s staying over and watching them here tomorrow as well. Win, win for everybody!
I fed Amelia right when I got home and the rest of us ate right when Christian got home. After dinner, those two watched the girls while I got some stuff done around the house. I cleaned up our room and Olivia’s room. I finally put the laundry away from the weekend and picked up aroudn the house. After baths we put the girls to bed and were all pretty exhausted, and off to bed ourselves. Now, if only we had someone living with us ALL the time – maybe then I can keep up with all of our stuff! LOL.
Amelia is getting better and better at sitting, and is holding on to things so well now days. She LOVES this little ball!
Today was a pretty good day. I ordered the last of the Christmas presents I needed to get online, so YAY for that! And, it was a very time consuming project, so hopefully it will be much appreciated :) Christian’s mom is watching the girls at our house today because the townhouse complext they live in is working on the roofs (in the snow, and rain?), so I got to sleep in a TAD, the girls will actually get to nap, she's making us dinner and she’s staying over and watching them here tomorrow as well. Win, win for everybody!
I fed Amelia right when I got home and the rest of us ate right when Christian got home. After dinner, those two watched the girls while I got some stuff done around the house. I cleaned up our room and Olivia’s room. I finally put the laundry away from the weekend and picked up aroudn the house. After baths we put the girls to bed and were all pretty exhausted, and off to bed ourselves. Now, if only we had someone living with us ALL the time – maybe then I can keep up with all of our stuff! LOL.
Amelia is getting better and better at sitting, and is holding on to things so well now days. She LOVES this little ball!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
11/30/10 - So Long, November!
It's true, today is the last day of November! Can you believe it?!? Only 31 short days left of 2010. Only 25 days till Christmas. Only 33 Days until my "baby" turns 2! How is that possible?!? I swear I just started this blog...but I have 334 days down, and 31 to go! WOW!
Today was an OK day. I'm still a little bit of an emotional wreck dealing with my pity party carryover from yesterday. I know things are going to get better, and I know things can be MUCH worse, but it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, ya know?!
Christian got a few hours of OT today, so that was good. After work I picked the girls up, fed them quickly and waited for Christian to get home so we could do some shopping. So, we picked up some food, a few more Christmas gifts and a couple other necessities. Oh Target, I think I keep you in business!
Amelia passed out on the way home from the store, so Christian got Olivia to bed while I actually got a chance to eat some dinner myself! Then, it was time to feed Amelia and put her down, and we were right behind. I guess the 4 loads of laundry waiting to be folded and put away will have to wait...again...and get more wrinkly! Oops.
Here's a picture of my little cutie pie today. She sure loves watching Spongebob!
Today was an OK day. I'm still a little bit of an emotional wreck dealing with my pity party carryover from yesterday. I know things are going to get better, and I know things can be MUCH worse, but it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, ya know?!
Christian got a few hours of OT today, so that was good. After work I picked the girls up, fed them quickly and waited for Christian to get home so we could do some shopping. So, we picked up some food, a few more Christmas gifts and a couple other necessities. Oh Target, I think I keep you in business!
Amelia passed out on the way home from the store, so Christian got Olivia to bed while I actually got a chance to eat some dinner myself! Then, it was time to feed Amelia and put her down, and we were right behind. I guess the 4 loads of laundry waiting to be folded and put away will have to wait...again...and get more wrinkly! Oops.
Here's a picture of my little cutie pie today. She sure loves watching Spongebob!
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