This was written a few months ago. Yes , i'm just now posting it and I didn't proof it or finish it. I'm awesome. At least I tried.
Today Atticus is 3 months old. These 3 months have passed so fast I can't believe it! Atticus has grown and grown! He now weighs 16 lbs and is 25 in. long! An inch a month, that's fast. He is interested in seeing the world around him. When I hold him he likes to be up and looking out at things. He loves being with Maizie, and she with him. He always has a smile for her and likes her toys. Maizie likes to tell him his teeth are in his gums, and that he can have food when he gets his teeth. She also plans on teaching him ballet, among other things.
Atticus has rolled from front to back and back to front, but I don't think he likes it much. Each time he does do it he takes days to even start rolling again. He will get it though. He smiled early on. Within a couple weeks he was smiling deliberately. They are always big and he is almost always happy. The only time he really cries is when I have to set him down and not be with him like while I cook or do dishes. He is getting better about being on the floor and is grabbing at things and trying to get them in his mouth. He is starting to laugh. He laughs every time I change his outfit. Mostly when I go to put his arms in the sleeves. Its really cute.
Atticus already knows how and is coordinated enough to walk, just not strong enough. Adam likes to hold him so he stands on the floor and walks around the apartment. Atticus isn't really putting weight on his legs but has the motion down. I am pretty sure he will be walking early. Atticus coos a lot. He likes to sit and talk. At dinner tonight he was really going to town talking. He uses his eyes to communicate too. They show a lot of his emotion and he has little looks that he gives that make me think he is much older than he is.
Sometimes when he is crying and I can't get to him Maizie will go talk to him. It is so sweet to see. She will get close and tell him something maybe about his teeth or how it isn't be that bad, and he will stop crying and coo at her. I love the bond that they have together already. It is such a sweet thing to see.
At Atticus' check up he was diagnosed with reflux. He had been spitting up watery looking chunky vomit, and would sit up during feeding and not want to re-latch. We were given a prescription for Zantac and it has made a huge difference. He is sleeping better, and is not spitting up nearly as much and it is no longer watery when he does. I also don't have to hold him for hours and hours every night to get him in a deep enough sleep to lay him down. It is a small miracle.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Atticus' birth
I wrote this...I don't know how long ago and may have been on drugs from my surgery at the time. Good luck.
On May 29th I had a prenatal with Dy. I told her that I was planning on calling Dr. Ott's office to schedule an induction. I was 10 days over due. She asked if she could check me to see how dilated I was etc. I said yes. She said that I was a 4-5, and asked if i would like her to strip my membranes. I said "YES!". She told me while she stripped them that my cervix was very soft and that without doing much at all it went to a 6. She also said that when she normally strips membranes that she can only get her finger up to the first knuckle in the cervix, but that she was able to get to the third knuckle and could almost touch Atticus' ear. She said that she would see me that night to deliver Atticus. I was not so sure. I would have random contractions. No pattern, not much pain, and not the usual feeling of the contractions I thought I should be having to start labor. Erin came up that night. We just hung out, and finally went to bed around one. I started having contractions almost immediately. Still no real pattern, but much more painful and longer than before. Finally around 3:30am I asked Adam to call Dy because I couldn't sleep through the contractions anymore. After he called her he came in and was rubbing my back, which felt really amazing. I kept asking him to take me to the hospital, and telling him I didn't want to do this without drugs. Then at 3:53am my water broke. I felt it burst, and really thought I heard it pop! Adam says there wasn't a pop so maybe it was something only I heard as it was in my body. I started to cry. I knew that things were going to be more intense, and that the hard part was coming. I'm pretty sure that I was fully dilated at that point, I was feeling the beginnings of the "pushing" contractions but was in denial. Adam helped me into the shower and took care of the piddle pad that I had been sleeping on. I don't know how long I was in the shower but Gina got here while I was in there. I thought I should probably get out so I could have hot water for the birth tub. I Took off the remnants of my mascara and put on a tank top and my robe. I decided I didn't want to be in the bathroom, but didn't know where I really wanted to be. In the end the most comfortable thing was kneeling in front of the couch while resting my arms on it. Adam brought out pillows for me. I tried to muffle my cries and moans in the pillows. Dy got here and started setting up the tub. She was watching me, and knew that I should be pushing and knew that the pool was not really an option anymore. I kept asking to go to the hospital. She said ok and asked to check me. She did and told me that if we tried to go to the hospital I would be having the baby on the stairs. Logically I knew it was too late but kept asking to go, even when I was pushing.
Throughout all of this Adam was trying to make things comfortable for me and asked if I wanted music, or pillows, or anything, trying to do his best to help out. I really appreciated it. It felt like he was really trying to support me and take care of me during this. After Dy checked me I knew that I had to start pushing. I had put it off for too long. I couldn't move so I had to push where I was, the floor in front of the sofa. The reason I kept holding back was I didn't want to poop. It was embarrassing, but in the end that's what happened. No choice. I could feel the contractions getting more and more intense and was trying to just go into my own place. I felt really distracted by any talking to me. They could talk around me but not to me. I was trying to be nice and I think that I told Adam to "shhh" or "not talk" to me. Dy at one point said "You're feeling it now" that was when I couldn't be so nice and sort of yelled at her to not "tell me I'm feeling it!" After that it was just a matter of me pushing. I tried to listen to my body and do what came naturally, but the part of me that avoids pain at any cost kept wanting to not push. It took a while to get past that and when I did I was able to really get to work. I don't know how long I was pushing, not very long at all though. Through out it I remember feeling only two things distinctly. The first was my hip or pelvis popping out of place. I know that I yelled for that, it was painful and shocking. Second was I could feel his head trying to get past my pubic bone. When Atticus finally got past my pubic bone I only had to push one more time and he came out. There was no crowning and moving back, he just came out all the way to his middle. He started crying before his bottom half was out. One more push and then next thing I knew he was on my chest. It was very surreal to finally have him here. I remember holding him and thinking how big he felt but small at the same time. His cry was also so small. We didn't cut his cord right away, it was almost half an hour after he was born that we cut it. He was able to get all of the cord blood because of this. After getting cleaned up and moved into the bed my energy felt pretty good despite the lack of any real sleep. Adam was super excited to have Maizie come and meet Atticus. He went to get her and Erin. While I was sitting in bed I felt like all my muscles were like jell-o. I couldn't sit up straight. Maizie came in and was very happy to see Atticus. She asked what we were going to do to take care of him. We talked about all the things we will do to take care of him and she likes looking at him. We have a video of that conversation. We also took some pictures. It felt like a lot were taken. Among them is the first picture as a family.
Eventually everybody realized they were hungry and Erin took Maizie and got breakfast at McDonalds for everyone who wanted it. After eating Dy and Gina left and I tried to get some sleep. Adam and Erin took Atticus while I slept, but I felt weird being the only one not up and about. Like I needed to be doing things, and I was really sad I didn't have Atticus with me. Eventually I got up and went out to be with everyone. Everything is kind of a blur. I know that I got up to be with everyone but I also slept a lot so things feel confused in how they happened.
Maizie and Erin made a chocolate cake that everyone enjoyed. Maizie really loved doing that. Even now she likes to "write" in the batter with a spoon when we bake.
Atticus slept well his first day and the days that followed. I actually had to wake hime to feed him to start getting my milk up.
Erin stayed with us to help out for a few days, which I am eternally grateful for. I was so worried about how things would go and that I would have to get up immediately and start cooking. Amber also set up a few days of dinners to be brought in, something else that I am grateful for.
I can't remember much else. My memories of that day are disjointed and blurry. I know that I am so thankful for the help we received and that things went well with the delivery. It was such a blessing to be able to have Atticus at home. It was an amazing experience, especially to be able to have Maizie and Erin here to help us welcome him. Even though it was painful I feel that this was a much more gentle birth, and that is what I wanted to have.
On May 29th I had a prenatal with Dy. I told her that I was planning on calling Dr. Ott's office to schedule an induction. I was 10 days over due. She asked if she could check me to see how dilated I was etc. I said yes. She said that I was a 4-5, and asked if i would like her to strip my membranes. I said "YES!". She told me while she stripped them that my cervix was very soft and that without doing much at all it went to a 6. She also said that when she normally strips membranes that she can only get her finger up to the first knuckle in the cervix, but that she was able to get to the third knuckle and could almost touch Atticus' ear. She said that she would see me that night to deliver Atticus. I was not so sure. I would have random contractions. No pattern, not much pain, and not the usual feeling of the contractions I thought I should be having to start labor. Erin came up that night. We just hung out, and finally went to bed around one. I started having contractions almost immediately. Still no real pattern, but much more painful and longer than before. Finally around 3:30am I asked Adam to call Dy because I couldn't sleep through the contractions anymore. After he called her he came in and was rubbing my back, which felt really amazing. I kept asking him to take me to the hospital, and telling him I didn't want to do this without drugs. Then at 3:53am my water broke. I felt it burst, and really thought I heard it pop! Adam says there wasn't a pop so maybe it was something only I heard as it was in my body. I started to cry. I knew that things were going to be more intense, and that the hard part was coming. I'm pretty sure that I was fully dilated at that point, I was feeling the beginnings of the "pushing" contractions but was in denial. Adam helped me into the shower and took care of the piddle pad that I had been sleeping on. I don't know how long I was in the shower but Gina got here while I was in there. I thought I should probably get out so I could have hot water for the birth tub. I Took off the remnants of my mascara and put on a tank top and my robe. I decided I didn't want to be in the bathroom, but didn't know where I really wanted to be. In the end the most comfortable thing was kneeling in front of the couch while resting my arms on it. Adam brought out pillows for me. I tried to muffle my cries and moans in the pillows. Dy got here and started setting up the tub. She was watching me, and knew that I should be pushing and knew that the pool was not really an option anymore. I kept asking to go to the hospital. She said ok and asked to check me. She did and told me that if we tried to go to the hospital I would be having the baby on the stairs. Logically I knew it was too late but kept asking to go, even when I was pushing.
Throughout all of this Adam was trying to make things comfortable for me and asked if I wanted music, or pillows, or anything, trying to do his best to help out. I really appreciated it. It felt like he was really trying to support me and take care of me during this. After Dy checked me I knew that I had to start pushing. I had put it off for too long. I couldn't move so I had to push where I was, the floor in front of the sofa. The reason I kept holding back was I didn't want to poop. It was embarrassing, but in the end that's what happened. No choice. I could feel the contractions getting more and more intense and was trying to just go into my own place. I felt really distracted by any talking to me. They could talk around me but not to me. I was trying to be nice and I think that I told Adam to "shhh" or "not talk" to me. Dy at one point said "You're feeling it now" that was when I couldn't be so nice and sort of yelled at her to not "tell me I'm feeling it!" After that it was just a matter of me pushing. I tried to listen to my body and do what came naturally, but the part of me that avoids pain at any cost kept wanting to not push. It took a while to get past that and when I did I was able to really get to work. I don't know how long I was pushing, not very long at all though. Through out it I remember feeling only two things distinctly. The first was my hip or pelvis popping out of place. I know that I yelled for that, it was painful and shocking. Second was I could feel his head trying to get past my pubic bone. When Atticus finally got past my pubic bone I only had to push one more time and he came out. There was no crowning and moving back, he just came out all the way to his middle. He started crying before his bottom half was out. One more push and then next thing I knew he was on my chest. It was very surreal to finally have him here. I remember holding him and thinking how big he felt but small at the same time. His cry was also so small. We didn't cut his cord right away, it was almost half an hour after he was born that we cut it. He was able to get all of the cord blood because of this. After getting cleaned up and moved into the bed my energy felt pretty good despite the lack of any real sleep. Adam was super excited to have Maizie come and meet Atticus. He went to get her and Erin. While I was sitting in bed I felt like all my muscles were like jell-o. I couldn't sit up straight. Maizie came in and was very happy to see Atticus. She asked what we were going to do to take care of him. We talked about all the things we will do to take care of him and she likes looking at him. We have a video of that conversation. We also took some pictures. It felt like a lot were taken. Among them is the first picture as a family.
Eventually everybody realized they were hungry and Erin took Maizie and got breakfast at McDonalds for everyone who wanted it. After eating Dy and Gina left and I tried to get some sleep. Adam and Erin took Atticus while I slept, but I felt weird being the only one not up and about. Like I needed to be doing things, and I was really sad I didn't have Atticus with me. Eventually I got up and went out to be with everyone. Everything is kind of a blur. I know that I got up to be with everyone but I also slept a lot so things feel confused in how they happened.
Maizie and Erin made a chocolate cake that everyone enjoyed. Maizie really loved doing that. Even now she likes to "write" in the batter with a spoon when we bake.
Atticus slept well his first day and the days that followed. I actually had to wake hime to feed him to start getting my milk up.
Erin stayed with us to help out for a few days, which I am eternally grateful for. I was so worried about how things would go and that I would have to get up immediately and start cooking. Amber also set up a few days of dinners to be brought in, something else that I am grateful for.
I can't remember much else. My memories of that day are disjointed and blurry. I know that I am so thankful for the help we received and that things went well with the delivery. It was such a blessing to be able to have Atticus at home. It was an amazing experience, especially to be able to have Maizie and Erin here to help us welcome him. Even though it was painful I feel that this was a much more gentle birth, and that is what I wanted to have.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The Woodburn Tulip Festival
This morning, Emily, Maizie, my parents, and I went to the Woodburn tulip festival. It was a lot of fun for all of us, but especially for Maizie!
The first activity Maizie did was play with the rubber duck races. You put one or more rubber duckies in a little trough and pump water to make them go. She didn't actually race anybody, but nevertheless, she had fun.
Next, she went on the big slide. I was pretty nervous having her go alone because I was imagining her getting scared of the slide (or bored, because she ended up going down pretty slowly) and then climbing off the side because she doesn't understand that she could get hurt. She ended up doing fine. All the times after that, I went with her. The reason I didn't go with her the first time is I didn't get through the bar thing that was at the top fast enough.
After that, Maizie and I went on the cow train. Pretty much the whole time, she was making a constant sound with her voice, like she was waiting for it to vibrate from the bumps we went over. The bumps didn't really cause her voice to vibrate, but she continued making the sound anyway. It was funny. She was very patient as we waited to leave, though, which I was happy about.
After the cow train, Maizie rode a pony. There were several ponies attached to a thing that made it so they could only walk in a circle.
Next, Maizie wanted to go back on the big slide. She had to wait for our turn, though, which she wasn't happy about, as you can tell from the picture:
She instantly cheered up once it was our turn, though:
Next, Maizie went in this "Finding Nemo" bouncy house thing:
She had a pretty good time. When it was time to be done, she let the young lady in charge take her out and she didn't freak out about her being a stranger.
Next, Maizie went on a trampoline with assisted jumping. She had a lot of fun with it!
After that, I went on the zip line. Being at the top was kind of scary because it was shaky. It didn't end up being super fun or anything, but it was fairly fun.
Lastly, Maizie went back in the bouncy house thing.
So let's see... the ducky races, the big slide, the cow train, the pony ride, the bouncy house, and the trampoline. That's six different activities! It was pretty fun.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
2 years!
i cannot believe that 2 years has already past since having maizie. she is a spunky, happy, adventurous, little girl. she talks, she sings, she dances, and loves to wear fluffy skirts.
she has had kind of a week of celebrating this milestone of a birthday. last friday we had a little thing with adams parents. saturday was a dinner with my parents. today (her actual birthday) adam took the day off so we could go to the carousel, and swimming. these are two of maizie's most favorite things.
at the carousel maizie was squealing and couldn't wait to get on. she picked out her horse before we were even through the gate. when we were getting off adam mentioned it was maizie's birthday. the woman running it asked if maizie wanted to go again, which obviously was a resounding "yes!" so she chose another horse to ride, and off they went. a couple of the employees wished her a happy birthday as she went round and round. after getting done with her second ride she wanted to go again. really, she probably would have stayed there until she rode every horse. we mentioned swimming, and like magic, she forgot all about the horses.
at the pool there is a water slide that is for kids. maizie loves it. she is pretty confident on it now, and went about 20 times. she also likes to stand under the whale tail which has spouts like a shower, and the pelican that dumps water every minute or so. she has also become brave enough to jump into the pool from the side, never mind the fact that she cant swim.
after the pool we went to safeway to get her a quick lunch before heading home for a nap. i found out that she does like chicken. it just has to be breaded and deep fried. she gnawed on a chicken strip until we got home, then took a nap.
i went in to get her from her nap and realized there was an awful funk in the room...hmmm, is that what i think it is? yes. yes it is. and it is on the comforter and the mattress cover. good luck getting that clean. moving on.
we played this afternoon, and let her watch too many videos. we took a family picture. then had dinner. maizie had her first (3) croissants, and dessert was maizie's favorite, pumpkin pie.
maizie-isms
fluffy skirts are a must
still loves blankets, and snuggling <3
loves boots, who can blame her?
likes to say big words
wants a bagpipe, piano, and guitar (in that particular order)
dances about 80% of her waking hours
magic number is three (3 stuffed dogs, 3 dollies to sleep with, you get the idea)
when she's not dancing she is singing (she hums and says she is "singing the bagpipe")
loves nursery rhymes
is pretty particular with toys (always plays with certain ones and gives you the others, and you must play)
loves to be pushed in the stroller
she has had kind of a week of celebrating this milestone of a birthday. last friday we had a little thing with adams parents. saturday was a dinner with my parents. today (her actual birthday) adam took the day off so we could go to the carousel, and swimming. these are two of maizie's most favorite things.
at the carousel maizie was squealing and couldn't wait to get on. she picked out her horse before we were even through the gate. when we were getting off adam mentioned it was maizie's birthday. the woman running it asked if maizie wanted to go again, which obviously was a resounding "yes!" so she chose another horse to ride, and off they went. a couple of the employees wished her a happy birthday as she went round and round. after getting done with her second ride she wanted to go again. really, she probably would have stayed there until she rode every horse. we mentioned swimming, and like magic, she forgot all about the horses.
at the pool there is a water slide that is for kids. maizie loves it. she is pretty confident on it now, and went about 20 times. she also likes to stand under the whale tail which has spouts like a shower, and the pelican that dumps water every minute or so. she has also become brave enough to jump into the pool from the side, never mind the fact that she cant swim.
after the pool we went to safeway to get her a quick lunch before heading home for a nap. i found out that she does like chicken. it just has to be breaded and deep fried. she gnawed on a chicken strip until we got home, then took a nap.
i went in to get her from her nap and realized there was an awful funk in the room...hmmm, is that what i think it is? yes. yes it is. and it is on the comforter and the mattress cover. good luck getting that clean. moving on.
we played this afternoon, and let her watch too many videos. we took a family picture. then had dinner. maizie had her first (3) croissants, and dessert was maizie's favorite, pumpkin pie.
maizie-isms
fluffy skirts are a must
still loves blankets, and snuggling <3
loves boots, who can blame her?
likes to say big words
wants a bagpipe, piano, and guitar (in that particular order)
dances about 80% of her waking hours
magic number is three (3 stuffed dogs, 3 dollies to sleep with, you get the idea)
when she's not dancing she is singing (she hums and says she is "singing the bagpipe")
loves nursery rhymes
is pretty particular with toys (always plays with certain ones and gives you the others, and you must play)
loves to be pushed in the stroller
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
18 months , oh my!
i haven't written a post since maizie turned one...i think. i could check but i am already writing. maizie turned 18 months tonight and i thought it appropriate to write some of the fun things she has been doing.
*she's a talker! its really nice because she is starting to tell us more of what she wants when she is crying, or why. ask her to say anything and she will attempt to say it. my favorites so far are:
*she loves to go on walks, but mostly when she is being pushed in the taylor tot:
*she loves babies. has to have her baby doll when she sleeps, and when she is playing she pretends to feed it.
*she can point out letters when you ask her to.
*she loves to sing, and have music on. we have a whole list of songs we have to sing in the car.
*she has a hard time with new shoes. i have to force her to wear them the first time, and then she doesn't want to take them off.
*if you have bubbles, you're her best friend.
*she is starting to let me put her hair up. again i have to force her but then if it comes out she wants it fixed.
*she loves rocks. loves them. if there is a rock maizie will pick it up, especially at my parents house. they have an area with gravel in it and she loves to "wash" her hands in it.
*the shower, sprinkler, and anything that drops water is "raining".
*she points to things all the time and says what they are.
*absolutely loves ladybugs.
*she tries to dress herself. i usually end up having to do it.
*she likes to sit on her potty chair and say "poop", but then run into the other room to go in her diaper.
*she is kinder to marissa. (marissa is/was maizie's nemesis at daycare. now maizie will hug her after beating her up)
*when we ask her a question she doesn't know the answer to she puts her hands up in the "i don't know" gesture.
*she still loves to snuggle.
*tonight she said "i love you", it was the first time i heard it but adam says she has said it before.
*she loves being around other kids, and trying to do everything they do.
*her favorite yard toy is first a teeter totter, and then the sit and spin.
maizie is a pretty freaking awesome kid. she always has a smile for everyone. she runs to the defense of those she feels are wronged (mostly she yells, but thats a lot more than what some adults would do), and when she gets knocked down or her attempt at something fails she jumps right back up and tries again until it works.
she inspires me to be better. i have truly loved this last year and a half. happy 18 months, my l.t.b.g.
*she's a talker! its really nice because she is starting to tell us more of what she wants when she is crying, or why. ask her to say anything and she will attempt to say it. my favorites so far are:
- serisly (seriously)
- benny (gwyn, her cousin)
- cock (clock)
- some (she says this when she wants some of whatever we are eating)
- dood it (do it -- she says this when she wants to do whatever we are doing)
- poop
- emmy (emily)
- abum (adam)
- 'gain (again)
- dang it!
*she loves to go on walks, but mostly when she is being pushed in the taylor tot:
*she loves babies. has to have her baby doll when she sleeps, and when she is playing she pretends to feed it.
*she can point out letters when you ask her to.
*she loves to sing, and have music on. we have a whole list of songs we have to sing in the car.
*she has a hard time with new shoes. i have to force her to wear them the first time, and then she doesn't want to take them off.
*if you have bubbles, you're her best friend.
*she is starting to let me put her hair up. again i have to force her but then if it comes out she wants it fixed.
*she loves rocks. loves them. if there is a rock maizie will pick it up, especially at my parents house. they have an area with gravel in it and she loves to "wash" her hands in it.
*the shower, sprinkler, and anything that drops water is "raining".
*she points to things all the time and says what they are.
*absolutely loves ladybugs.
*she tries to dress herself. i usually end up having to do it.
*she likes to sit on her potty chair and say "poop", but then run into the other room to go in her diaper.
*she is kinder to marissa. (marissa is/was maizie's nemesis at daycare. now maizie will hug her after beating her up)
*when we ask her a question she doesn't know the answer to she puts her hands up in the "i don't know" gesture.
*she still loves to snuggle.
*tonight she said "i love you", it was the first time i heard it but adam says she has said it before.
*she loves being around other kids, and trying to do everything they do.
*her favorite yard toy is first a teeter totter, and then the sit and spin.
maizie is a pretty freaking awesome kid. she always has a smile for everyone. she runs to the defense of those she feels are wronged (mostly she yells, but thats a lot more than what some adults would do), and when she gets knocked down or her attempt at something fails she jumps right back up and tries again until it works.
she inspires me to be better. i have truly loved this last year and a half. happy 18 months, my l.t.b.g.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
1 year old!
maizie turned 1 on march 20, 2011! it truly is unbelievable to me how fast this year has gone. my baby is not so much a baby. she amazes everyday with the things that she can do, and how fast she learns something. she's one of the best things in my life, and i am so grateful to be her mom.
maizie has started trying to run. most the time it doesnt work very well.
she loves pointing at lights, and turning them on and off.
she says "nana" (banana).
her front teeth are finally breaking through! i thought this day would never happen.
she doesnt really care for cake.
maizie has her own sign language. instead of pointing to things she will look at them. ask where grandpa is, she will look in the kitchen...or wherever. she points and does other things with her hands that i just have to figure out.
she is starting to be softer with other kids...at least attempting. she pats them kind of hard while saying "oooh", so she is at least trying to be soft even if she doesnt know how yet.
maizie absolutely loves being in wind. when she feels the breeze she giggles and sticks her hands out to try to touch it.
adam felt that since maizie was turning 1 that she needed to taste a lemon. here is how that went:
we celebrated maizies birthday on saturday with some family and friends. i thought about trying to do it at a park so the kids could run around, but this early in the year in oregon is kind of dangerous to plan anything outside. so i reserved our church building because the gym would be big enough to let kids be crazy. i got playground balls and kid-sized bowling sets, taped out foursquare and hopscotch, and also got some mini lacrosse things to use. i also set up a table for coloring and making old school paper hats:
my mom made the cake and i got a ton of finger foods. the kids were running around and having a great time, when adam accidentally broke one of the big lights in the ceiling while kicking a ball. that was when we decided to have everyone eat, while we cleaned up the glass. maizie liked all of the food but her favorite by far was the strawberries. after that we sang happy birthday to her. she was sitting on my lap and enjoying everyone singing but as soon as they said her name she became very bashful. i also forgot to bring a lighter so we couldnt light her candle. with her cake we decided to put a giraffe and a couple of rubber ducks on it because maizies first favorite toy was a giraffe and she loves ducks:
here is what happened with the singing and the cake:
after that we opened presents. all of the presents were great for her, and we love them all.
it was a really fun day and we are so thankful that everyone could help us celebrate!
maizie has started trying to run. most the time it doesnt work very well.
she loves pointing at lights, and turning them on and off.
she says "nana" (banana).
her front teeth are finally breaking through! i thought this day would never happen.
she doesnt really care for cake.
maizie has her own sign language. instead of pointing to things she will look at them. ask where grandpa is, she will look in the kitchen...or wherever. she points and does other things with her hands that i just have to figure out.
she is starting to be softer with other kids...at least attempting. she pats them kind of hard while saying "oooh", so she is at least trying to be soft even if she doesnt know how yet.
maizie absolutely loves being in wind. when she feels the breeze she giggles and sticks her hands out to try to touch it.
adam felt that since maizie was turning 1 that she needed to taste a lemon. here is how that went:
we celebrated maizies birthday on saturday with some family and friends. i thought about trying to do it at a park so the kids could run around, but this early in the year in oregon is kind of dangerous to plan anything outside. so i reserved our church building because the gym would be big enough to let kids be crazy. i got playground balls and kid-sized bowling sets, taped out foursquare and hopscotch, and also got some mini lacrosse things to use. i also set up a table for coloring and making old school paper hats:
my mom made the cake and i got a ton of finger foods. the kids were running around and having a great time, when adam accidentally broke one of the big lights in the ceiling while kicking a ball. that was when we decided to have everyone eat, while we cleaned up the glass. maizie liked all of the food but her favorite by far was the strawberries. after that we sang happy birthday to her. she was sitting on my lap and enjoying everyone singing but as soon as they said her name she became very bashful. i also forgot to bring a lighter so we couldnt light her candle. with her cake we decided to put a giraffe and a couple of rubber ducks on it because maizies first favorite toy was a giraffe and she loves ducks:
here is what happened with the singing and the cake:
after that we opened presents. all of the presents were great for her, and we love them all.
it was a really fun day and we are so thankful that everyone could help us celebrate!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
goodbye
my grandpa passed away last night. one day after maizie's birthday, and one day before my aunt leann's. my heart is aching so much. there are times that i feel like weeping but i cant because of where i am,or i have maizie. my mom left this morning to be with my grandma.
my grandpa was a great man. he always took care of his family, and worked hard. the things i remember most though are the family dinners we would have in their house in las vegas. he was an amazing carpenter. he helped build the chapel that my family went to church in for years. he would also build things for us grand kids for christmas. (which was no easy task since there are like 40+ of us) i remember sitting on his lap and him teasing me with his dentures, its a fuzzy memory so i cant give details. he would make caramel popcorn, and milk shakes. he taught me how to play yahtzee, and rummy. i loved going into his woodshop, the smell of the lumber was intoxicating. i remember thinking that my grandpa was tough, that he would always be here because nothing could hurt him. even as an adult i still had this belief and its hard to accept that he is gone.
grandpa battled parkinsons disease for decades, (this my be why i always thought of him as tough, he always put up a good fight), and in the last few years has had balance problems. last week he fell and broke some ribs. as a result he was hospitalized had surgery, and had a good prognosis. but when it came time to come back to us he didnt. i will miss him dearly, and will always be grateful for the example he is to me.
may he rest in peace, william walter newell sanders.
my grandpa was a great man. he always took care of his family, and worked hard. the things i remember most though are the family dinners we would have in their house in las vegas. he was an amazing carpenter. he helped build the chapel that my family went to church in for years. he would also build things for us grand kids for christmas. (which was no easy task since there are like 40+ of us) i remember sitting on his lap and him teasing me with his dentures, its a fuzzy memory so i cant give details. he would make caramel popcorn, and milk shakes. he taught me how to play yahtzee, and rummy. i loved going into his woodshop, the smell of the lumber was intoxicating. i remember thinking that my grandpa was tough, that he would always be here because nothing could hurt him. even as an adult i still had this belief and its hard to accept that he is gone.
grandpa battled parkinsons disease for decades, (this my be why i always thought of him as tough, he always put up a good fight), and in the last few years has had balance problems. last week he fell and broke some ribs. as a result he was hospitalized had surgery, and had a good prognosis. but when it came time to come back to us he didnt. i will miss him dearly, and will always be grateful for the example he is to me.
may he rest in peace, william walter newell sanders.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
give and take
today was an awesome day, and towards the end of the afternoon a sad one. we celebrated maizie's birthday with family and friends today, even though she is not one until tomorrow. i want to post about it but i will tomorrow, and will do pictures. this post tonight is about the sad part so you dont have to read if you dont want to...if thats the case stop now.
as we were cleaning up from the party my cousin scott got a call from his dad looking for my mom. he found out that my grandpa had fallen and broken his ribs. the doctors dont expect him to live through the procedure to fix them. my mom had just left, and wouldnt be home for at least a half hour. i kept trying to call because my dad was sick so he was there, but not awake.
i kept thinking that i didnt want to be the one who told my mom her dad is dying. when she finally picked up i asked her if she had talked to my uncle brent, i had this hope that maybe she was on the other line and thats why she didnt pick up. she said no that she had just walked in the door, and asked whats up. i told her that i didnt have good news. i told her about the call from brent, and that grandpa wasnt expected to make it. she started hyperventilating, and talking about getting to the bank and finding checks. im guessing so that she could have money to go to hermiston where my grandparents live. she asked me about details that i didnt have, and all i could say is that she needed to call my grandma or brent, and that i was so sorry. i dont think i have ever felt so helpless.
my mom and her brother left tonight to be with my grandparents. i plan on going to the funeral. but i keep thinking that i needed to do more. i feel like i have missed out on so much with my grandpa, that i should have visited more often, written letters, or called. i feel so guilty for all of the should haves. going to someones funeral doesnt make up for that.
as we were cleaning up from the party my cousin scott got a call from his dad looking for my mom. he found out that my grandpa had fallen and broken his ribs. the doctors dont expect him to live through the procedure to fix them. my mom had just left, and wouldnt be home for at least a half hour. i kept trying to call because my dad was sick so he was there, but not awake.
i kept thinking that i didnt want to be the one who told my mom her dad is dying. when she finally picked up i asked her if she had talked to my uncle brent, i had this hope that maybe she was on the other line and thats why she didnt pick up. she said no that she had just walked in the door, and asked whats up. i told her that i didnt have good news. i told her about the call from brent, and that grandpa wasnt expected to make it. she started hyperventilating, and talking about getting to the bank and finding checks. im guessing so that she could have money to go to hermiston where my grandparents live. she asked me about details that i didnt have, and all i could say is that she needed to call my grandma or brent, and that i was so sorry. i dont think i have ever felt so helpless.
my mom and her brother left tonight to be with my grandparents. i plan on going to the funeral. but i keep thinking that i needed to do more. i feel like i have missed out on so much with my grandpa, that i should have visited more often, written letters, or called. i feel so guilty for all of the should haves. going to someones funeral doesnt make up for that.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
the count down
i was thinking today that one year ago, while pushing a chair in at the table my water broke. and thus began the final drop on the roller coaster ride that was my labor, that finally ended 4 days later! i'd like to think that i will never forget that experience, but the last few months of seeing adam's grandma has made me think otherwise. anyway just thought i'd share that tidbit.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
11 months!
tonight maizie turned 11 months old!! my baby is almost a year old and it makes me so sad. here are some of the things she is doing:
maizie calls everybody "mama". i was a little sad about this but i know lots of kids do it until they really understand names...so i'm over it, sort of.
she LOVES her binky. so much so that she will sometimes have one in her mouth and one in each hand. i don't know how we will break her of it.
maizie loves to watch duck videos. anytime i sit down at our desk she takes it as her queue to climb on my lap and say, "guck, guck" and sometimes "cuck, cuck" which i am taking as another form of duck.
she got her first pair of shoes that actually stay on.
she knows how to blow kisses.
she is babbling more. and there are some definite words in there, you just have to listen for them. she asks "whats that?" a ton. she also can say car, and moo (although it sounds like boo). she "barks" when she sees a dog, and says cheese ("eese").
she points to herself.
maizie actually let me hold another baby without getting jealous! instead she kept saying "ooooooh", and tried to pat the baby. i guess all the "be soft" talk is paying off.
she has learned about noses, and points to them regularly.
maizie got her first haircut today. she had a super long strand that never fell out that has been getting in her eyes. so today at 8:16pm as she was turning 11 months old we cut that part off. we saved the hair tied in red ribbon.
maizie calls everybody "mama". i was a little sad about this but i know lots of kids do it until they really understand names...so i'm over it, sort of.
she LOVES her binky. so much so that she will sometimes have one in her mouth and one in each hand. i don't know how we will break her of it.
maizie loves to watch duck videos. anytime i sit down at our desk she takes it as her queue to climb on my lap and say, "guck, guck" and sometimes "cuck, cuck" which i am taking as another form of duck.
she got her first pair of shoes that actually stay on.
she knows how to blow kisses.
she is babbling more. and there are some definite words in there, you just have to listen for them. she asks "whats that?" a ton. she also can say car, and moo (although it sounds like boo). she "barks" when she sees a dog, and says cheese ("eese").
she points to herself.
maizie actually let me hold another baby without getting jealous! instead she kept saying "ooooooh", and tried to pat the baby. i guess all the "be soft" talk is paying off.
she has learned about noses, and points to them regularly.
maizie got her first haircut today. she had a super long strand that never fell out that has been getting in her eyes. so today at 8:16pm as she was turning 11 months old we cut that part off. we saved the hair tied in red ribbon.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
have i told you that adam's grandma is living with us? in january, doris came to live here again. i don't really know that she wanted to, but she had to. none of us in the house are very happy or excited about it. doris has dementia, so living with her is like living in lockdown in a mental facility. any time we leave our room, we have to lock it and have our key on us...i lost mine about a day after this all started. for the first few weeks we kept the key above the door, but after she tried every key she could find to try to get in our room we decided it wasn't safe to leave our key out anymore. there are times when she is nice and behaves perfectly. then there are times when nothing is right and you can't convince her of anything. it's really hard to understand, and to also try to not be frustrated by her. the person this is hardest for though is jill. she doesn't want to give up on doris and put her in a home, but at the same time can't go on like this until doris' inevitable end. jill has the most contact with her during the day since the rest of us have jobs. jill does everything she can to make her mom comfortable, and to see that she is getting everything she needs. in return doris will say "thank you" once in a while. but she mostly just expects it and then doesnt remember people doing things for her. i guess i just needed to vent a little. i hope things get better.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
sick
i have to admit that i hate people who refuse to accept that their kid is the reason everyone around them is sick or getting sick. i feel like a snotty nose is one thing, not that i want it but if it comes down to that or pneumonia i'll take the snotty nose. anything else though and i want them to stay 1000 feet away from my family. i feel like i take every measure to keep maizie away from people when she is sick, why cant they do the same with their kids? and dont come over to me and say "dont get too close we have blah blah blah, hahahaha!" no. not funny, take your nasty a$$ germs and get the heck out of my house, or my bubble, and dont come back til you have been completely disinfected. the only time i want sick people around is when they have chicken pox and maizie is at least 3. til then, STAY AWAY! in the mean time i'll just be here listening to my baby cough, have shallow breathing and diarrhea. thanks so much typhoid mary.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
10 months!!
wow. 10 months. maizie has started doing so much this month. it blows me away how fast she learns things.
maizie has started sharing. no, not toys. she shares her binky. thats right, straight from your mouth to hers. and if you turn your head to try to not take it, she turns you back towards her with her other hand and jams the binky in your mouth.
maizie has finally gotten that waving is for both hello and goodbye. it's really sweet to see her waving to everybody.
she climbs. it makes me crazy because she is not very aware of edges. and although she has fallen a few times, it doesnt stop her.
maizie absolutely adores books. we have started reading to her every night as part of her bedtime routine. she loves to point things out and listen to the animal noises, her favorite are the lion and the frog.
she knows how to quack, growl, click her tongue, say mama, dada, go, and hi. (i think some of those have been mentioned before, sorry)
she eats everything but baby food (unless it's fruit). i cant say that i blame her.
she likes to have us love her baby doll. she shoves it in your face a lot like when she shares her binky.
if you are holding her and not paying enough attention to her, she will turn your head to her and grin like crazy.
maizie is learning to defend herself. since she is at daycare, she picks up on things. and this i am not entirely proud of but glad she's not a pushover: she hits if someone takes her toy or something. i am really trying to work on getting her to be nice, but, until she can talk more, i dont know how well it will work.
maizie can walk! she is still wobbly, but she has it. sometimes when she gets too excited, she drops down and crawls since that is still faster.
maizie has started sharing. no, not toys. she shares her binky. thats right, straight from your mouth to hers. and if you turn your head to try to not take it, she turns you back towards her with her other hand and jams the binky in your mouth.
maizie has finally gotten that waving is for both hello and goodbye. it's really sweet to see her waving to everybody.
she climbs. it makes me crazy because she is not very aware of edges. and although she has fallen a few times, it doesnt stop her.
maizie absolutely adores books. we have started reading to her every night as part of her bedtime routine. she loves to point things out and listen to the animal noises, her favorite are the lion and the frog.
she knows how to quack, growl, click her tongue, say mama, dada, go, and hi. (i think some of those have been mentioned before, sorry)
she eats everything but baby food (unless it's fruit). i cant say that i blame her.
she likes to have us love her baby doll. she shoves it in your face a lot like when she shares her binky.
if you are holding her and not paying enough attention to her, she will turn your head to her and grin like crazy.
maizie is learning to defend herself. since she is at daycare, she picks up on things. and this i am not entirely proud of but glad she's not a pushover: she hits if someone takes her toy or something. i am really trying to work on getting her to be nice, but, until she can talk more, i dont know how well it will work.
maizie can walk! she is still wobbly, but she has it. sometimes when she gets too excited, she drops down and crawls since that is still faster.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
adam's surgery
adam had to have surgery on december 23. that's right, 2 days before christmas. we went to the doctor thinking that it would have to be taken care of after christmas, but, to our surprise, they did it that day! it wasn't a huge surgery, but it's taking a while to heal. he had a pilonidal cyst. you can look it up if you really want to. since then, though, he has a hard time sitting for any extended amount of time. i feel bad for him; it would be lame having to lay down most of the day. the wound from the surgery is in a place where you can't have stitches because the skin moves too much and would tear around them, so we get to pack the wound...when i say "we" i mean "i". the first time i had to do it, it was really difficult. i wasn't expecting it to be so big (it's about 2 inches long and 1 ½ deep). we went for a follow up and the doctor says it's healing well and that he wished all of his patients' healing went this well. hopefully it finishes healing fast so adam wont hurt anymore.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
2011
The year 2010 has come to an end. It was a very special year for us because it was the year that Maizie was born! She brings us so much joy and is such a great baby! :)
On the day of New Year's Eve, we thought it would be fun to go to the park and take Maizie down the slides and let her ride in the baby swing. When we got there, though, we discovered that the slides were wet and there weren't any baby swings. Sad! What else is sad is that we didn't really do anything else that day besides that; we just lounged around the house.
Once Maizie was asleep, we played a card game called cribbage. Emily won. Scott and Cody came by after 11:00. Scott saw my C# book, so we talked about programming for a while. Later on, Cody and I talked about how much common knowledge she and I lack since we didn't pay attention in school. The main thing we talked about was history. Scott and Emily both have much more common knowledge than Cody and I. The four of us ended up doing some history quizzes online, just for fun. We also had pumpkin pie, which Emily kindly made.
My New Year's resolution is to get my weight back down to 182 pounds, which is what it was at the beginning of my mission back in 2004. In order to get off to a good start, I waited until 11:59:50 PM, ran to the bathroom, and started urinating into toilet. By the time I was done, it was already the year 2011, which means that I was in the process of losing weight at the very beginning of the year. Awesome! When I was done in the bathroom, I went into our room and shared a New Year's kiss with Emily :) She was calming Maizie down, who was laying in her crib.
Scott and Cody left at around 1:00 AM. We went to bed shortly after that, but we stayed up for a little while using StumbleUpon. Here is one of the pictures that made us both laugh:
That's about it for New Year's Eve. As for New Year's Day (today), we woke up at about 8:00 because Maizie was ready to be up. Emily asked me to watch Maizie for 45 minutes so that she could sleep, so I fed her some puffs, baby food (pears), and string cheese. I had some pumpkin pie. After that, I let Maizie play for a while. When it was time, I had Emily take over while I laid in bed.
My nephew, Elijah, is homeschooled by my mom. He usually gets here on Wednesday and then goes back home on Saturday. Such was the case this week, so today was the day he went home. I was the one to take him home (I offered to so that I could set up his parents' wireless router). We left shortly after 11:00. He was really sad to go home.
I got back home shortly after 2:00. Emily and I just hung out for a while and then I got Maizie down for a nap. I hadn't intended to fall asleep myself, but that's what ended up happening. It felt nice to sleep! When Maizie and I got up, Emily was painting a footstool that she got from Scott and Cody a while back. She was painting it the same purple color as Maizie's dresser. After she was done with that, she made an awesome dinner! She described the dinner to me a few days ago and I wasn't sure if I would like it or not, but it ended up being very good! It was a salad with chicken, cranberries, almonds, an orange pepper, Mandarin oranges, and Asian sesame dressing. There was also pilaf rice on the side. Delicious!
After dinner, I did the dishes and Emily gave Maizie a bath and started rocking her. I ended up being the one to finish rocking her since Maizie seems to prefer me. I heard that baby's sometimes have trouble with their mothers rocking them to sleep because they associate their mothers with food and get distracted by that thought.
Once Maizie was down, we read Matthew 7 and watched some videos online. That about sums up our New Year's Day!
We're planning to move out of my parents' house sometime around May. We're not sure where we'll go, though. It will be interesting to see where the year 2011 takes us!
Friday, December 31, 2010
going for distance
this morning maizie was tossing and turning because her diaper was wet. so like a good, bleary eyed mom i got a new diaper and started to change her...on our bed. i think you can see where this is going. i got the new diaper under her but then i thought maybe some desitin would be good since she was a little red. while reaching for the cream i hear this "shhh-ing" sound and felt drops of stuff on my arm and foot. yes maizie was peeing, and not just letting the pee run out, she was pushing it out. she managed to get it all over my side of the bed, herself and me. i didnt know that girls could do that!! in other news, i have to go back to work on monday. after 12 days off its kind of lame.
Monday, December 20, 2010
8&9 month post
ok i am a bad mom. i neglected doing an 8 month post. not that i forgot about it; time for doing it just kept slipping away and before i knew it, maizie turned 9 months old. so my few lucky readers get two months in one post!
maizie has started saying a few things. sometimes she repeats things but mostly she says things at random. her favorite right now is "ooh". her other words are "mama", "dada", "wow" (which she said while i took a corner a little fast), and "uh-oh".
she graduated herself onto real food. she won't take baby food unless she is totally desperate. her favorite thing is string cheese.
she kisses her dolly...and then shakes it by the arm.
maizie pounces. she sits on her knees a lot and bounces, and then BAM she pounces on a toy. it reminds me of a kitten learning to hunt.
maizie thinks that nice furniture is there for her to chew on. i know that teething isnt fun, that's why we have spent a small fortune on teething toys and medicine. but our sweet girl prefers to gnaw on tables, chairs, and these glass knobs on a dresser at my mom and dad's house.
she has started standing by herself for longer periods of time. i think so far about 30 seconds has been the longest she has been able to do.
she LOVES books. she has one book that she plays with regularly and the only way she could open it was by throwing it around.
she is trying to walk. we bought her a little stroller to push around. she loves it!
maizie started climbing the stairs. she just cant figure out how to get back down.
she really likes fires. whenever we make one and the flames are big she can hardly stand it, and shrieks and laughs.
today maizie got her hands on a pear, and before i knew it she had taken 2 huge bites out of it.
maizie has started saying a few things. sometimes she repeats things but mostly she says things at random. her favorite right now is "ooh". her other words are "mama", "dada", "wow" (which she said while i took a corner a little fast), and "uh-oh".
she graduated herself onto real food. she won't take baby food unless she is totally desperate. her favorite thing is string cheese.
she kisses her dolly...and then shakes it by the arm.
maizie pounces. she sits on her knees a lot and bounces, and then BAM she pounces on a toy. it reminds me of a kitten learning to hunt.
maizie thinks that nice furniture is there for her to chew on. i know that teething isnt fun, that's why we have spent a small fortune on teething toys and medicine. but our sweet girl prefers to gnaw on tables, chairs, and these glass knobs on a dresser at my mom and dad's house.
she has started standing by herself for longer periods of time. i think so far about 30 seconds has been the longest she has been able to do.
she LOVES books. she has one book that she plays with regularly and the only way she could open it was by throwing it around.
she is trying to walk. we bought her a little stroller to push around. she loves it!
maizie started climbing the stairs. she just cant figure out how to get back down.
she really likes fires. whenever we make one and the flames are big she can hardly stand it, and shrieks and laughs.
today maizie got her hands on a pear, and before i knew it she had taken 2 huge bites out of it.
Friday, November 19, 2010
worst. idea. ever.
i keep hearing about this "cry it out" method that works wonders for everybody's kids. i kept thinking someday we will try it. i thought today would be that day. and it was that day. we tried it. and we have dismissed it as something that will work for maizie...let's be honest, it wont work for us either. i was almost in tears, and in the end adam and i were fighting about who gets to rock her.
when we got in there poor maizie was standing in her bed sobbing, and then kept going back and forth between adam and me. like she wanted us both at the same time. she had a totally confused look on her face and was shaking. i got her for a few minutes while adam used the bathroom, and then she wanted him. i think she is totally pissed at me because i was the one who put her in her bed and left her alone.
adam is currently rocking her. every couple of minutes she lets out a sob. the worst part is i know that she is crying in her sleep. it makes me feel heartless, like i was totally abandoning her, and that, my friends, breaks my heart. i would rather have her sleeping in our bed til she's 10 than have her think we dont love her or that she is alone.
when we got in there poor maizie was standing in her bed sobbing, and then kept going back and forth between adam and me. like she wanted us both at the same time. she had a totally confused look on her face and was shaking. i got her for a few minutes while adam used the bathroom, and then she wanted him. i think she is totally pissed at me because i was the one who put her in her bed and left her alone.
adam is currently rocking her. every couple of minutes she lets out a sob. the worst part is i know that she is crying in her sleep. it makes me feel heartless, like i was totally abandoning her, and that, my friends, breaks my heart. i would rather have her sleeping in our bed til she's 10 than have her think we dont love her or that she is alone.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
7 months
right now i am listening to maizie scream her self to sleep while adam rocks her...bedtime is not her best time. so this month maizie has been perfecting everything that she was doing last month and i feel like there isnt much to tell you about that is new.
her first tooth has FINALLY made its way to the surface! the second one is on its way but is taking its sweet time. fingers crossed, it will be here this week.
maizie has started blowing raspberries on people. it cracks me up! when i pick her up from day care she will always give me a huge hug and then a sloppy kiss with a raspberry at the end.
she has started doing a full body shudder when she eats something she doesnt like or gets a flavor she wasnt expecting.
she loves baby dolls. as soon as she sees one she has to have it. if another kid has it she will take it.
maizie is getting used to hearing the word "no!", and the phrase "maizie, thats not for you!". she listens most of the time and will move away from whatever she is going for, but sometimes she just has to have whatever it is.
she is learning to whisper. she will whisper "da-da-da-da-da-da", and then smile and giggle a lot.
she is also learning to recognize herself on the camera after we take a picture. she gets really excited anytime she sees the camera and starts to smile.
maizie is so much fun and she is learning so much so fast it just amazes me.
her first tooth has FINALLY made its way to the surface! the second one is on its way but is taking its sweet time. fingers crossed, it will be here this week.
maizie has started blowing raspberries on people. it cracks me up! when i pick her up from day care she will always give me a huge hug and then a sloppy kiss with a raspberry at the end.
she has started doing a full body shudder when she eats something she doesnt like or gets a flavor she wasnt expecting.
she loves baby dolls. as soon as she sees one she has to have it. if another kid has it she will take it.
maizie is getting used to hearing the word "no!", and the phrase "maizie, thats not for you!". she listens most of the time and will move away from whatever she is going for, but sometimes she just has to have whatever it is.
she is learning to whisper. she will whisper "da-da-da-da-da-da", and then smile and giggle a lot.
she is also learning to recognize herself on the camera after we take a picture. she gets really excited anytime she sees the camera and starts to smile.
maizie is so much fun and she is learning so much so fast it just amazes me.
Friday, October 1, 2010
gah!
so i used to be crazy good at keeping all of maizies 10 million blankets and things folded and put away...i even had a special order in how i put them away. lately though i have gotten to the point where its the ultimate triumph to put stuff away. not just maizies, but mine and adams too. and i hate it. i think i used to be pretty tidy but since moving, and maizies arrival i let things slide. somehow there is always an excuse to justify not doing something. so i guess i have to take away my lame excuses and send myself to tidiness boot camp. here goes. no more "i will do it tomorrow", "i just got home from work", "maizie was crying all day and i had to take care of her" (we all know that crying kids can cry in their bed or on the floor just as well as in your arms). from now on i will pick something up when leaving a room and take it with me to put it away, and i will clean up as i go along in projects. wow my boot camp is the wussy kind of boot camp, hopefully it works.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)