Every morning when baby doll wakes up, we bring her into bed with us and Clara loves to play and scream with us in the morning. It is so funny because sometimes I will fall asleep and Matt will hold her, or I will hold her and Matt will fall asleep. Sometimes I fall asleep so hard and I wake up and the bed is empty! Matt will take her downstairs to play in the Jumperoo or strap her into her bouncy seat and he will shower with her in the bathroom.
It is nice, those times in the morning. I will do my best to remember those moments for the rest of my life.
Clara is so funny and determined. When she gets her mind set on doing something, she tries so hard to do it. Sometimes, I am not even sure if she knows what she is trying to do though!!!
Everything goes in her mouth these days and it is play play play when she is awake. She is like me, she really does not have a gentle personality and takes the world by storm. It is so interesting to see me in her sometimes. It will be very neat to see it more and more (or less and less :)).
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Charlotte Elisabeth
Heather had her baby last night and it was a little girl named Charlotte Elisabeth. She is gorgeous, looks like Dan. I am so glad that she had a girl. That is so neat that we have little girls together and they are so close in age. Very neat, that worked out really well. I am excited to see her, it is so cool that we will get to see her when she is so little. They change so quickly. I think they go home tomorrow from the hospital.
Anyway, we took Clara for her first trip to IKEA today. She is so funny when she is out and about. She does not nap and tries to stay as awake as she can so she can see what is going on. Just like her daddy! She pretty much crashed when we got home anmd slept for most of the afternoon.
We are almost done packing the kitchen. Finally! And I worked on the dining room as well so we can have Easter brunch together tomorrow. I hope it turns out well. I am making the Welzy strada, crunchy-almond vanilla french toast with blueberry/orange compote, peach bellinis, bacon, and proscuitto wrapped asparagus. Yummy!
We have a serious ant problem. I feel like ants have been crawling all over me all day. They came out yesterday when I made dinner for the first time. I put out four traps under the sink today and they were ALL over. Then all of a sudden they were gone and some dead ones were laying around. Maybe we killed some! Maybe not! :) Either way, we have an exterminator coming on Tuesday. Clara and I have to go to the mall while he is here. Oh well :)
Damn I just realized I have work to do and I better get on it...
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Exhausted and my tummy hurts
I am so tired today. These last few weeks have been tiring and I have not been sleeping well since I am up late trying to unpack. I was rather lethargic all day long today. I did get my hair cut yesterday and that felt good. I also took Clarabelle to book club yesterday and she was a hit (of course). She is a baby doll and people just love her! For some reason, she would not nap today in the afternoon so I put her down at around 6:30 and she battled it out. She eventually did fall asleep.
Clara ALMOST turned over today. She pooped all over herself and I took her clothes off to clean them. She was naked on the floor and was kicking herself all over the place. If she would only let go of the blanket behind her, she would do it! Maybe someday soon.
I just ate one of those Cranberry Circles from Trader Joes. So good. Dangerous to have around.
Clara ALMOST turned over today. She pooped all over herself and I took her clothes off to clean them. She was naked on the floor and was kicking herself all over the place. If she would only let go of the blanket behind her, she would do it! Maybe someday soon.
I just ate one of those Cranberry Circles from Trader Joes. So good. Dangerous to have around.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Hair Frustration
I am so frustrated with my hair right now. It is very long and I have been ignoring a little too long. It is all over the place and I am losing a ton of it. I need to cut it NOW!
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Sleepy
That is how I feel right now. Clara is taking a nap right now and I thought I would catch up on the last two days. I probably should be working to make up for all the money I have spent lately but I have about no energy right now.
Anyway, Kelly came in yesterday so she could easily catch her EARLY flight to Costa Rica to celebrate Easter with her family.
Clara had her 4 month old doctor's appointment today and she got an A+. She went to a new doctor today, Dr. Dave. The practice seems nice. There were a lot of sick kids there today but luckily they have a sick room so that is nice. Though the power went out when I was leaving. What is that about? I don't think it was their fault because the stoplight was out down the street.
Clara weighs 14 pounds and 12 ounces. Is 24 1/4 inches long and is doing well. I need to get some things for her dry spots. She got two shots. She officially did not like the appointment today because when he was looking into her eyes and ears, she started to cry. She is weird about anyone touching her head and neck area. She just hates it.
After that, I dropped her gown at the cleaners. They said that they would not be able to get the stain out. I think that is OK. You would not even notice it if it is was not pointed out. I hope so at least :).
I went to go find the Stratford Square Mall. Neighbor guy was WRONG! The mall is kind of shitty. UP mall is probably nicer! Maybe they will make some improvements to it in the coming years. At least there is a Marshall Fields. I got a sweater for the baptism. All I have to do is find pants. That is going to be the hard part. And of course cute shoes. The good thing that came out of it is that I found out that there is an Old Navy and Michael's in the area over there. Tomorrow morning I am going to drive over and find them. Pants and decorations for Easter breakfast! I am excited about making that. I have to unpack a lot before that happens though. I could probably get it done on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
I am SO tired today. I don't think I have been sleeping well or enough lately. And I probably should be napping right now but I just have this desire to be doing something, and of course I am not doing much (except for blogging). OK, enough babble. I think I am going to lay on the floor and take a nap. We need a couch...
Anyway, Kelly came in yesterday so she could easily catch her EARLY flight to Costa Rica to celebrate Easter with her family.
Clara had her 4 month old doctor's appointment today and she got an A+. She went to a new doctor today, Dr. Dave. The practice seems nice. There were a lot of sick kids there today but luckily they have a sick room so that is nice. Though the power went out when I was leaving. What is that about? I don't think it was their fault because the stoplight was out down the street.
Clara weighs 14 pounds and 12 ounces. Is 24 1/4 inches long and is doing well. I need to get some things for her dry spots. She got two shots. She officially did not like the appointment today because when he was looking into her eyes and ears, she started to cry. She is weird about anyone touching her head and neck area. She just hates it.
After that, I dropped her gown at the cleaners. They said that they would not be able to get the stain out. I think that is OK. You would not even notice it if it is was not pointed out. I hope so at least :).
I went to go find the Stratford Square Mall. Neighbor guy was WRONG! The mall is kind of shitty. UP mall is probably nicer! Maybe they will make some improvements to it in the coming years. At least there is a Marshall Fields. I got a sweater for the baptism. All I have to do is find pants. That is going to be the hard part. And of course cute shoes. The good thing that came out of it is that I found out that there is an Old Navy and Michael's in the area over there. Tomorrow morning I am going to drive over and find them. Pants and decorations for Easter breakfast! I am excited about making that. I have to unpack a lot before that happens though. I could probably get it done on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
I am SO tired today. I don't think I have been sleeping well or enough lately. And I probably should be napping right now but I just have this desire to be doing something, and of course I am not doing much (except for blogging). OK, enough babble. I think I am going to lay on the floor and take a nap. We need a couch...
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Welcome to the neighborhood!
On our fourth day in Bartlett, we had our neighbor stop by, Scott and his son Ethan. Apparently we have HUGE shoes to fill. The previous owners were the center of the neighborhood (so Scott says) and they had parties all the time on their patio. He gave us a grill, so that is cool. He was surprised by our lack of furniture :).
My feet are killing me. UGH.
Matt got to experience one of Clara's waking up early from her nap break downs. She gets SO angry. Whoops!
We drove to Schaumburg today. It is close and easy to get to! I am glad because I am going to LOVE it.
Apparently there is another mall named Stratford around. I am going to have to look that one up.
Too tired to write, I have a meeting at Assurance tomorrow. We are bringing baby doll with us to show her off. Should be fun.
My feet are killing me. UGH.
Matt got to experience one of Clara's waking up early from her nap break downs. She gets SO angry. Whoops!
We drove to Schaumburg today. It is close and easy to get to! I am glad because I am going to LOVE it.
Apparently there is another mall named Stratford around. I am going to have to look that one up.
Too tired to write, I have a meeting at Assurance tomorrow. We are bringing baby doll with us to show her off. Should be fun.
Saturday, March 19, 2005
My body aches and I found my cat
After yesterday and a long day today of unpacking, my body hurts. But it feels good at the same time. We got a lot done which is definately a great thing. Amanda, Ryan and Evelyn came by today to help. Well Amanda helped a lot, and Ryan helped distract Matt :). Though Matt deserved it after the Smithers fiasco that took up a better part of our afternoon. I went to THE BEST TARGET IN THE WORLD to get some random things we needed including the Jumparoo for Clarabelle. After I got back, Matt came home from screw hunting at ACE with the baby doll. Sometime after that, we lost Smithers and then Ryan and Amanda came over. We were looking for the cats because they were going to deliver the dryer (again!) and we found Monty immediately but Smithers was no where to be find. I would say that Matt and I looked over this whole house at least 6 times between the two of us for over an hour and we were almost thinking that we lost our bean. Matt decided to finally go outside to see if had escaped when all of a sudden Smithers walked right in front of me! Apparently he found a new hiding spot under the hutch in the dining room. He accessed it from the back and you can't see that from the front. We were almost getting quite upset because we had literally looked in EVERY inch of the house including ridiculous spots like the freezer. Anyway, what a pain that little orange cat is! But I am glad we found him because I love my bean.
As for unpacking, we got the stuff that came with the movers in the kitchen done. We just need to unearth the things from the garage that belong in the kitchen. I would say the best part of the day is using the washer and dryer. They are AWESOME! I love it, it is great stuff. I washed all the bedding for our bed and our towels. Our bed looks great. I lucked out and found some shams that matched the quilt for our bed and I was not even looking for them. I got a cheapo bed skirt on sale too so Monty won't scratch on the bed. He woke me up last night doing it twice. It is so weird that he does not have the urge to do that if there is cloth above it. Dumbass.
Clara did well today. She loves her new Jumparoo. It is so funny to watch her. She gets so frustrated when she cannot do something. She was trying to reach part of the toy in the front part but her arms are just a little too short and she could not reach it. She is just a little too small for the whole thing but she does not know it and still tries to do what her body is not ready to do. She is funny like that. I think she is going to be like me in the fact that she does not give up on something when she really wants to do something. I blessing and a curse, that is for sure!!!
She was a little tired today when Ryan and Amanda was here so she was not her usual cheerful self. Hopefully they will come earlier on Easter and they can spend more time with her. She is such a sweetheart. It is so great to know she is comforted by Matt and I when we hold her. It is also neat to realize that she knows that we are her Mom and Dad. Not necessarily in those words to herself, but we are special to her and you can it in the way that she reacts specifically to us. It is really neat.
OK, tomorrow -- no caffeine. My body is tired but my mind is racing. I sort of feel like when I was in college and I used to drink Mountain Dew like it was my job studying late at night at Lafun. I am far from those days now!!!!
As for unpacking, we got the stuff that came with the movers in the kitchen done. We just need to unearth the things from the garage that belong in the kitchen. I would say the best part of the day is using the washer and dryer. They are AWESOME! I love it, it is great stuff. I washed all the bedding for our bed and our towels. Our bed looks great. I lucked out and found some shams that matched the quilt for our bed and I was not even looking for them. I got a cheapo bed skirt on sale too so Monty won't scratch on the bed. He woke me up last night doing it twice. It is so weird that he does not have the urge to do that if there is cloth above it. Dumbass.
Clara did well today. She loves her new Jumparoo. It is so funny to watch her. She gets so frustrated when she cannot do something. She was trying to reach part of the toy in the front part but her arms are just a little too short and she could not reach it. She is just a little too small for the whole thing but she does not know it and still tries to do what her body is not ready to do. She is funny like that. I think she is going to be like me in the fact that she does not give up on something when she really wants to do something. I blessing and a curse, that is for sure!!!
She was a little tired today when Ryan and Amanda was here so she was not her usual cheerful self. Hopefully they will come earlier on Easter and they can spend more time with her. She is such a sweetheart. It is so great to know she is comforted by Matt and I when we hold her. It is also neat to realize that she knows that we are her Mom and Dad. Not necessarily in those words to herself, but we are special to her and you can it in the way that she reacts specifically to us. It is really neat.
OK, tomorrow -- no caffeine. My body is tired but my mind is racing. I sort of feel like when I was in college and I used to drink Mountain Dew like it was my job studying late at night at Lafun. I am far from those days now!!!!
Friday, March 18, 2005
Our stuff is in the house!
Finally, we are in. It is so weird to see our stuff in this big giant house! It does not seem to fit and all of a sudden everything feels so small and needs to be replaced. The list of furniture and things that I want to do is so long and is going to cost a lot of money. All I am going to have to do is remind mysef that it takes time and to be patient. I am not always the most patient person!
Clara did well with the move, though I had to hold her the whole time. She did not want me to put her down. So I had to hold her the whole time while I directed the movers. Eventually I put her in the sling and had to walk around carrying her. My back is killing me. Though she finally fell asleep for a little while at least.
I am glad that part is over though. We are on the better end of this whole moving thing, that is for sure. It was also a little nerve-wracking watching the movers with my carefully packed boxes. But being the control freak that I am, I think I did fairly well. I even let someone pack our boxes. Thanks Vicki!
Now that we are in, we have to unpack unpack unpack. We leave for NJ in two weeks to show Clara off and to meet the Ryghs for the first time. I am very excited for that. I am hoping to have a lot of the major packing done by then but the task is rather daunting at this point. Little by little, we will get it done.
Clara did well with the move, though I had to hold her the whole time. She did not want me to put her down. So I had to hold her the whole time while I directed the movers. Eventually I put her in the sling and had to walk around carrying her. My back is killing me. Though she finally fell asleep for a little while at least.
I am glad that part is over though. We are on the better end of this whole moving thing, that is for sure. It was also a little nerve-wracking watching the movers with my carefully packed boxes. But being the control freak that I am, I think I did fairly well. I even let someone pack our boxes. Thanks Vicki!
Now that we are in, we have to unpack unpack unpack. We leave for NJ in two weeks to show Clara off and to meet the Ryghs for the first time. I am very excited for that. I am hoping to have a lot of the major packing done by then but the task is rather daunting at this point. Little by little, we will get it done.
Beginning
So I am late in the game on starting a blog but I am at a turning point in my life so let's keep some information on it. Clara is growing so fast that I have already forgotten when she has started to smile and laugh and do all the cute things she does. Possibly this format will allow me to do that... remember the important things that my brain is apparently incapable of storing at this moment in time. And I know for certain that I do want to remember these things.
She is four months today. My big girl. She is a determined and stubborn little one, I wonder where she got that from :)! She tries to sit but can only do it when she does not see something more interesting than the floor. It is funny how much better she can sit when she is tired and not so excited to look around. She is getting better at being on her tummy but has little tolerance for it when she is not in the right mood. She is a good sized girl, growing very well for me. So I have no worries on that there. She is SO happy. I love her smiles and her laughs. It is so great to have a baby that loves people and to see particularly Matt and I. She loves to have her neck kissed. And I am more than happy to provide those kisses!!
Right now, I am sitting in our new house! I am waiting for Matt to come back with the movers and we can finally start living in the house that we have been dreaming of for years. It is not the perfect house, but near darn it considering we don't have all the money in the world. There are a lot of small projects to do, but I am almost glad they are so we can make this place our own. We already had all the rooms painted and it looks so much better. I love being surrounded around colors that I know I love and feel good in.
Clara is napping right now. After screaming for about, oh 10 minutes now. She HATES to sleep just like her daddy. It is so funny that Evelyn is like her dad and LOVES to sleep. Clara is good in the morning but as the day goes on, she resists the nap more and more.
The cats were hilarious last night. When we drove out to the new house at around 2 yesterday, Matt took Clara and I had the cats. Smithers cried the whole time out here and got louder the faster I drove and the more I tried to play music OVER him. When we got here, Smithers walked around the whole houes yelling all day and night. It was getting a little annoying :). For a while, Monty got his crate back open and stayed in there for a while. Then he decided that he wanted OUT and tried to escape through the garage door.
OK now that the baby is asleep. I am going to go pet my new washer which just came in this morning. FYI, I hate commercials. I really want TIVO back in order.
She is four months today. My big girl. She is a determined and stubborn little one, I wonder where she got that from :)! She tries to sit but can only do it when she does not see something more interesting than the floor. It is funny how much better she can sit when she is tired and not so excited to look around. She is getting better at being on her tummy but has little tolerance for it when she is not in the right mood. She is a good sized girl, growing very well for me. So I have no worries on that there. She is SO happy. I love her smiles and her laughs. It is so great to have a baby that loves people and to see particularly Matt and I. She loves to have her neck kissed. And I am more than happy to provide those kisses!!
Right now, I am sitting in our new house! I am waiting for Matt to come back with the movers and we can finally start living in the house that we have been dreaming of for years. It is not the perfect house, but near darn it considering we don't have all the money in the world. There are a lot of small projects to do, but I am almost glad they are so we can make this place our own. We already had all the rooms painted and it looks so much better. I love being surrounded around colors that I know I love and feel good in.
Clara is napping right now. After screaming for about, oh 10 minutes now. She HATES to sleep just like her daddy. It is so funny that Evelyn is like her dad and LOVES to sleep. Clara is good in the morning but as the day goes on, she resists the nap more and more.
The cats were hilarious last night. When we drove out to the new house at around 2 yesterday, Matt took Clara and I had the cats. Smithers cried the whole time out here and got louder the faster I drove and the more I tried to play music OVER him. When we got here, Smithers walked around the whole houes yelling all day and night. It was getting a little annoying :). For a while, Monty got his crate back open and stayed in there for a while. Then he decided that he wanted OUT and tried to escape through the garage door.
OK now that the baby is asleep. I am going to go pet my new washer which just came in this morning. FYI, I hate commercials. I really want TIVO back in order.
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