This girl is ridiculous.
The cycle tonight has been eat, fall asleep while eating, wake up cranky, be happy for about five minutes, then be crabby and want to eat again...rinse and repeat.
Oy vey!
We did bath time kind of like normal. Miles got to sleep really late today because we got our hair cut, so I didn't wake him up to help. We got the washing out of the way fast so Anna could play for a long time to wear herself out. That's been working pretty well. Good thing she loves playing in the water or this everyday bath time would be horrible.
The last couple of days Anna has gone back to waking up once or twice at night to eat. Twice the last couple of nights, and once before that. I'm thinking it's time to get this girl on some rice...but we'll see. I have some coupons for rice cereal and some purees for supported sitters so I may venture out and pick some up. She is 4.5 months old now!
I would post a picture of Anna doing tummy time and looking at a monkey Abbie gave her, but I haven't uploaded those pictures yet...so I won't do that. Maybe next time.
I worked on Miles' Valentine's Day gift. It's failing miserably so far, so I'm a bit disappointed. I think I'm going to have to cut what was going to be 4 things down to 2 and even the 2 that I make won't be what I was hoping for. My printer is also almost out of black ink so what is supposed to be grey is coming out slightly purple. I don't know how much I really care, but I do think I'd like it better completely grey. I don't feel like spending the money to get a new black ink cartridge, though, so we may just stick with purplish - bleh. It may change, and hopefully it will change for the awesome, because this mediocre feeling I'm getting from what I'm making isn't very satisfying.
Anna is slowly starting to wake up. I assume she's going to want to eat before sleeping again...then I should sleep.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
I fully expect to have to cut this short.
Anna will probably be waking up soon to eat before returning to sleep. Really I should just go to sleep instead of worrying about typing anything...but, here we are.
Sundays are harder with a baby. I try my hardest to spend the day listening to studies and reading, but it's hard to do those things with a baby. Anna's attention span is too short to listen for too long, and there's basically no way of paying attention to a study while playing.
That's all about that, though.
I still like that house. I have a problem of getting hung up on things. I was hung up on that one house, now I'm hung up on this house. I get hung up on ideas, too. Like Etsy, and hot chocolate on a stick, and baking. Soon I'm going to make some chocolate chip cookie dough to freeze. I've realized that I have all of the ingredients to make it, so I might do that tomorrow. I also might not.
I do, however, plan on making Miles an ice cream cake with coffee flavored ice cream for his birthday. Does Wal-Mart sell coffee flavored ice cream? I hope so, or this will be a lot trickier than necessary.
Also, I thought it'd be interesting to share the links that are always in my drop down search bar...and the order they're currently in.
-www.facebook.com (obviously)
-www.yahoo.com
-www.youtube.com
-alysalp.blogspot.com (I like my own blog?)
-www.hulu.com
-howaboutorange.blogspot.com
-www.twigandthistle.com/blog/
-melissaesplin.com/home/
-www.allrecipes.com
-dictionary.reference.com
-familyradio.com/english/ (you thought it'd be Spanish, didn't you?)
-www.flickr.com/photos/72599346@N00/
I think that last one is typed correctly. It's pictures that a girl from Washington (I think) takes. I like them, but I'm not sure why it's on my top visited websites. I don't look at it much anymore. But, speaking of pictures, I would like to just go take pictures somewhere. That's a job in itself, though, since getting the babes out is so much work.
Hmm...now I'm getting a headache and I think it means I should just sleep. Yep, that's what it means.
G'night.
Sundays are harder with a baby. I try my hardest to spend the day listening to studies and reading, but it's hard to do those things with a baby. Anna's attention span is too short to listen for too long, and there's basically no way of paying attention to a study while playing.
That's all about that, though.
I still like that house. I have a problem of getting hung up on things. I was hung up on that one house, now I'm hung up on this house. I get hung up on ideas, too. Like Etsy, and hot chocolate on a stick, and baking. Soon I'm going to make some chocolate chip cookie dough to freeze. I've realized that I have all of the ingredients to make it, so I might do that tomorrow. I also might not.
I do, however, plan on making Miles an ice cream cake with coffee flavored ice cream for his birthday. Does Wal-Mart sell coffee flavored ice cream? I hope so, or this will be a lot trickier than necessary.
Also, I thought it'd be interesting to share the links that are always in my drop down search bar...and the order they're currently in.
-www.facebook.com (obviously)
-www.yahoo.com
-www.youtube.com
-alysalp.blogspot.com (I like my own blog?)
-www.hulu.com
-howaboutorange.blogspot.com
-www.twigandthistle.com/blog/
-melissaesplin.com/home/
-www.allrecipes.com
-dictionary.reference.com
-familyradio.com/english/ (you thought it'd be Spanish, didn't you?)
-www.flickr.com/photos/72599346@N00/
I think that last one is typed correctly. It's pictures that a girl from Washington (I think) takes. I like them, but I'm not sure why it's on my top visited websites. I don't look at it much anymore. But, speaking of pictures, I would like to just go take pictures somewhere. That's a job in itself, though, since getting the babes out is so much work.
Hmm...now I'm getting a headache and I think it means I should just sleep. Yep, that's what it means.
G'night.
Friday, February 4, 2011
I've found myself a house.
Okay, so it's the second house I've claimed for myself. The first one is $105,000 and is off Ashland. It's super cute and looks like it's rooms are kind of funky, but it has what seems to be a lot of natural lighting. The second is $24,900 and is off Frederick between 11th and 12th...not such a great neighborhood. But, it's cute and was a foreclosure and I think it's been fixed up...or at least it looks like it was.
The yard is tiny, like super tiny, but there's a baseball field park thing in a lot diagonal from it. Miles has to remind me often that we're not buying a house, but I just like to look at them. This is the problem I get myself into. I look at design blogs and want to design/decorate my own space. Especially a room for Anna! It'd just be fun!
Okay, now on to something not house related...
I hate when people call their babies princesses! I don't know why, but it just drives me crazy!
I'm excited for tonight. Miles and I are going to go to Plaza 8 and see a movie. I'm not sure what we're going to see, but I'm sure it'll be mediocre at best and that is just fine with me. I think we're also get some food and we also need to get Miss Anna more diapers. It'll be nice to get out and about doing something that doesn't include waiting uncomfortably to be called back for an appointment.
For now I must depart. It's time to work with Anna on rolling over and sitting up! Hopefully she'll one of these down soon!
The yard is tiny, like super tiny, but there's a baseball field park thing in a lot diagonal from it. Miles has to remind me often that we're not buying a house, but I just like to look at them. This is the problem I get myself into. I look at design blogs and want to design/decorate my own space. Especially a room for Anna! It'd just be fun! Okay, now on to something not house related...
I hate when people call their babies princesses! I don't know why, but it just drives me crazy!
I'm excited for tonight. Miles and I are going to go to Plaza 8 and see a movie. I'm not sure what we're going to see, but I'm sure it'll be mediocre at best and that is just fine with me. I think we're also get some food and we also need to get Miss Anna more diapers. It'll be nice to get out and about doing something that doesn't include waiting uncomfortably to be called back for an appointment.
For now I must depart. It's time to work with Anna on rolling over and sitting up! Hopefully she'll one of these down soon!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
I have moonwalked past accounting like, ten times.
Let me tell you about some things. Things I like, things I don't like, and just some random thoughts I have.
I like...
design blogs...a lot.
charts, graphs, lists, maps, etc.
Romans 9.
when people understand my jokes.
I don't like...
steel wool.
when people post stuff about their personal lives on Facebook then complain that people are trying to get in their business.
iPhones.
that it's not nice enough outside to take Anna on walks.
that Twitter doesn't have a 'like' button.
when people call their baby girls "princesses." They're not princesses!
when I'm talking to someone and they're looking at their phone.
I also don't understand the people who are always on their phones texting/talking/or online. There is no one who wants to talk to me that much in a day. Believe me, I know.
I've realized that the longer I spend my days at home doing nothing the more I want to try new recipes. Tonight I made homemade french fries, steak, and baked beans. Everything was mediocre, but the fries do have potential. I may try to make some again tomorrow with the recipe tweaked a bit to see if I can make them better.
After:
Before:
After:
Way After:
I used some zesty herb marinade. It was acceptable, but I've got to say that the Montreal steak seasoning marinade is better. I like how making steaks is way easier than frying chicken. But, in a semi-unrelated note, now that I've got the deep fryer all oiled up I'm going to be frying just about anything that is fryable. I'm sure that'll help me not feel like such a blob anymore...wait a second...
I like...
design blogs...a lot.
charts, graphs, lists, maps, etc.
Romans 9.
when people understand my jokes.
I don't like...
steel wool.
when people post stuff about their personal lives on Facebook then complain that people are trying to get in their business.
iPhones.
that it's not nice enough outside to take Anna on walks.
that Twitter doesn't have a 'like' button.
when people call their baby girls "princesses." They're not princesses!
when I'm talking to someone and they're looking at their phone.
I also don't understand the people who are always on their phones texting/talking/or online. There is no one who wants to talk to me that much in a day. Believe me, I know.
I've realized that the longer I spend my days at home doing nothing the more I want to try new recipes. Tonight I made homemade french fries, steak, and baked beans. Everything was mediocre, but the fries do have potential. I may try to make some again tomorrow with the recipe tweaked a bit to see if I can make them better.
Before:
After:
Before:
After:
Way After:
I used some zesty herb marinade. It was acceptable, but I've got to say that the Montreal steak seasoning marinade is better. I like how making steaks is way easier than frying chicken. But, in a semi-unrelated note, now that I've got the deep fryer all oiled up I'm going to be frying just about anything that is fryable. I'm sure that'll help me not feel like such a blob anymore...wait a second...Wednesday, January 26, 2011
She's Beautiful!
Just look at that girl!Ohhh, I like her!
I had originally intended on doing an actual update tonight. Now it's almost 2am and I've found that I don't really have anything to say...so...yep. Maybe next time!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
2.5 Hours
At Wal-Mart?! What?
Okay, so last night I went grocery shopping while Miles stayed home with the babes. We've been doing it that way lately since it's much easier than packing her up and taking her to the store for about an hour when you have no idea how she'll be. Well, I left for the store around 7:30 and didn't get home until 10. Literally. Okay, so literally I got home at 9:52, but you get the gist (which btw, should totally be spelled jist).
I don't know how that happens. Or, maybe I do. When I go alone I spend forever trying to find what I'm looking for...too long, some might say.
Here are the culprits:
-I had coupons for Sara Lee lunch meat, which Wal-Mart apparently doesn't sell.
-Miles wanted some Riesens, which Wal-Mart also didn't have.
-I had a WIC check for $10 in fruits and vegetables. I'm really only a fan of bananas, apples and red grapes. The bananas looked terrible, apples weren't too hot and all I saw were green grapes. The long and short of it all is that I spent probably 15 to 20 minutes trying to find the right combination of fruits and vegetables that would be eaten for $10.
-I need more nursing pads and naturally they didn't have the kind I get. The real kicker is that I didn't even see a place for them anymore.
-Wal-Mart is always out of the bread dough we use for pizza!
In other no-so-interesting news (that means all other news that I type is oh-so-interesting - don't get them confused!): I bought Parents' Choice diapers for Anna on accident the other day. Those crazy people at Wal-Mart decided to the packaging purple like Luvs. Really, who uses purple?! You've done this on purpose, Wal-Mart! Either way, we've been using them and my review of them so far is that they're okay. Their size two is quite a bit bigger than Luvs size two and they're not as cute. They're better than I expected, though.
Today at 3:30 I'll be going to Bible study at the Mays House of Doom (is that right?) and bringing Anna along. We usually have it at 5 or 7, but tonight it's been bumped up. I'm actually looking forward to cooking some dinner tonight so I'm quite happy we're doing it early. I don't know what I'm going to make, but I'm leaning toward spaghetti. Now, Aimee, don't laugh. I just think it sounds good! I have found a recipe for homemade french fries that I'm going to try sometime soon. For Christmas last year (as in '09) Justin got us a deep fryer that we haven't used...oops! We've had every intention of using it for the longest time but every time I think about it I just end up frying things in a pan. Now I have a specific reason to whip out that deep fryer! I'm excited for them.
Look how cute he is!
And look how adorable she is!
Okay, so last night I went grocery shopping while Miles stayed home with the babes. We've been doing it that way lately since it's much easier than packing her up and taking her to the store for about an hour when you have no idea how she'll be. Well, I left for the store around 7:30 and didn't get home until 10. Literally. Okay, so literally I got home at 9:52, but you get the gist (which btw, should totally be spelled jist).
I don't know how that happens. Or, maybe I do. When I go alone I spend forever trying to find what I'm looking for...too long, some might say.
Here are the culprits:
-I had coupons for Sara Lee lunch meat, which Wal-Mart apparently doesn't sell.
-Miles wanted some Riesens, which Wal-Mart also didn't have.
-I had a WIC check for $10 in fruits and vegetables. I'm really only a fan of bananas, apples and red grapes. The bananas looked terrible, apples weren't too hot and all I saw were green grapes. The long and short of it all is that I spent probably 15 to 20 minutes trying to find the right combination of fruits and vegetables that would be eaten for $10.
-I need more nursing pads and naturally they didn't have the kind I get. The real kicker is that I didn't even see a place for them anymore.
-Wal-Mart is always out of the bread dough we use for pizza!
In other no-so-interesting news (that means all other news that I type is oh-so-interesting - don't get them confused!): I bought Parents' Choice diapers for Anna on accident the other day. Those crazy people at Wal-Mart decided to the packaging purple like Luvs. Really, who uses purple?! You've done this on purpose, Wal-Mart! Either way, we've been using them and my review of them so far is that they're okay. Their size two is quite a bit bigger than Luvs size two and they're not as cute. They're better than I expected, though.
Today at 3:30 I'll be going to Bible study at the Mays House of Doom (is that right?) and bringing Anna along. We usually have it at 5 or 7, but tonight it's been bumped up. I'm actually looking forward to cooking some dinner tonight so I'm quite happy we're doing it early. I don't know what I'm going to make, but I'm leaning toward spaghetti. Now, Aimee, don't laugh. I just think it sounds good! I have found a recipe for homemade french fries that I'm going to try sometime soon. For Christmas last year (as in '09) Justin got us a deep fryer that we haven't used...oops! We've had every intention of using it for the longest time but every time I think about it I just end up frying things in a pan. Now I have a specific reason to whip out that deep fryer! I'm excited for them.
Look how cute he is!
And look how adorable she is!I stepped away from this to have her do some tummy time before her nap. I first lay her on her back then roll her over to her tummy. Most of the time she'll just hold herself up for a few seconds then lay her head down and chew on her hand. Today she held herself up higher than normal and almost rolled back over to her back! I was stoked and she did it a couple of times. Looks like tonight we'll be working on that more. Yay!
I think that's enough for now.
I think that's enough for now.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Inception
Miles and I rented and watched "Inception" tonight. It's hard to watch movies that require thought with a baby around. I think it being on the Almost Completely Incomprehensible No Matter What side of the spectrum made it a little easier to not pay too much attention to. If you miss 50% of the movie you know just about as much as you do if you see the whole thing.
Oh, babies.
She watched some of the movie with us and actually looked entertained. She's a funny girl, I tell you.
Speaking of the babes...she's sleeping right now. Her schedule is starting to form and it's amazing, though we spend the better part of the day trying to keep her awake until nap/bedtime. No more 10 minute cat naps for that girl. She gets to sleep pretty well and night and naps really well. It's nice to be able to put her in the co-sleeper and walk out of the bedroom and know she'll fall asleep. Lovely! I really should be heading in that direction very soon. I need to finish cutting my nails first. I have four left...so...I...should...finish. . . .then sleep.
I do, however, leave you with cute baby:
And winter covered tree branch:
I think that's it for me. Though I would like to go around and take pictures sometime of just whatever...not that that is in any way related to anything.
Goodnight.
Oh, babies.
She watched some of the movie with us and actually looked entertained. She's a funny girl, I tell you.
Speaking of the babes...she's sleeping right now. Her schedule is starting to form and it's amazing, though we spend the better part of the day trying to keep her awake until nap/bedtime. No more 10 minute cat naps for that girl. She gets to sleep pretty well and night and naps really well. It's nice to be able to put her in the co-sleeper and walk out of the bedroom and know she'll fall asleep. Lovely! I really should be heading in that direction very soon. I need to finish cutting my nails first. I have four left...so...I...should...finish. . . .then sleep.
I do, however, leave you with cute baby:
And winter covered tree branch:
I think that's it for me. Though I would like to go around and take pictures sometime of just whatever...not that that is in any way related to anything.
Goodnight.
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