Kimberly Paige
7 lbs 12 oz
17 1/2 inches
of absolute perfection!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Not Long Now
As the time for giving birth draws nearer, I have but one thought on my mind.
Please. Oh Please! Let the epidural work this time!
Please. Oh Please! Let the epidural work this time!
Friday, January 9, 2009
The One Where the Babysitter Does My Job Better Than Me
Kasey and I decided to get in one last date before the baby comes, and we are stuck at home for months. My babysitter canceled on us last minute so I was frantically calling my friends asking for some sitter suggestions.
Several different people all suggested the same girl. She's responsible. She's great with kids. You will come home to a clean house. These are the comments I got. So I called her without any hope of her being available in an hour's time on Friday night. To my astonishment and delight, she didn't have any plans for tonight. She came over. I gave her the rundown. Then Kasey and I left.
One thing that I told her was that since Ellie is still kind of getting used to her twin-size bed, she may not go to sleep for her--no big deal.
As Kasey and I were driving home, I asked him if he would please get the girls in bed while I took the babysitter home. We walked in the door, and it was quiet. Both girls were in bed ASLEEP.
I couldn't believe it. I asked the babysitter if they put up a fuss. She simply said, "No. I asked them if they wanted to go to bed. They said 'yes' and went to their beds." I looked at Kasey and said, "What are we doing wrong?"
I have obviously not mastered putting my own children to bed. But one thing is for sure--we are definitely calling this girl again.
Oh yeah, and I did come home to a clean house.
Several different people all suggested the same girl. She's responsible. She's great with kids. You will come home to a clean house. These are the comments I got. So I called her without any hope of her being available in an hour's time on Friday night. To my astonishment and delight, she didn't have any plans for tonight. She came over. I gave her the rundown. Then Kasey and I left.
One thing that I told her was that since Ellie is still kind of getting used to her twin-size bed, she may not go to sleep for her--no big deal.
As Kasey and I were driving home, I asked him if he would please get the girls in bed while I took the babysitter home. We walked in the door, and it was quiet. Both girls were in bed ASLEEP.
I couldn't believe it. I asked the babysitter if they put up a fuss. She simply said, "No. I asked them if they wanted to go to bed. They said 'yes' and went to their beds." I looked at Kasey and said, "What are we doing wrong?"
I have obviously not mastered putting my own children to bed. But one thing is for sure--we are definitely calling this girl again.
Oh yeah, and I did come home to a clean house.
Monday, January 5, 2009
A Future in Hair Commercials?
Yet again, I am wishing that we had a video camera. Tonight Ellie stood next to me running her fingers through her hair and tossing it over her shoulders a la a Pantine Pro-V hair commercial. It took me a minute to understand what she was saying. But when I did, I cracked up.
I love mine hair. I loooove mine hair.
Where does she get this stuff?!? It's not like we have cable.
I love mine hair. I loooove mine hair.
Where does she get this stuff?!? It's not like we have cable.
Friends
Ellie and I have the following conversation about 15 times a day.
E: You know mine friend?
L: Who is your friend?
E: Uh. . . her name is Rhiannon.
L: Yes, I do know Rhiannon. She's mommy's friend.
E: No! She has toys at her house. She's mine friend.
Or sometimes it varies like this.
E: You know mine friend?
L: Yes, what is her name?
E: Mallery. Her mom your friend?
L: Yes, Michele is my friend.
E: She have toys at her house?
L: Yes, they do.
E: Oh. Michele is mine friend, too.
I love that Ellie's requirement for friendship is whether or not you have toys at your house. Want to be her friend? Now you know what you have to do.
E: You know mine friend?
L: Who is your friend?
E: Uh. . . her name is Rhiannon.
L: Yes, I do know Rhiannon. She's mommy's friend.
E: No! She has toys at her house. She's mine friend.
Or sometimes it varies like this.
E: You know mine friend?
L: Yes, what is her name?
E: Mallery. Her mom your friend?
L: Yes, Michele is my friend.
E: She have toys at her house?
L: Yes, they do.
E: Oh. Michele is mine friend, too.
I love that Ellie's requirement for friendship is whether or not you have toys at your house. Want to be her friend? Now you know what you have to do.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Brand New Year, Same Old Resolutions
I wasn't planning on making any resolutions this year. But after reading so many posts on other blogs about resolutions, I decided that I will. Maybe writing them down will actually make me work a little harder toward achieving them.
1. Read more. My current to-read list has 47 books on it. I would like to read at least 30 of them this year. In addition, I would like to read to my children more than I do.
2. Join Weight Watchers and not get pregnant. Again. Quick back story about this one. I joined a gym in 2003. Two months later, I found out I was pregnant with Makayla. In 2006, I signed up for Weight Watchers. I dropped 10 pounds in 6 weeks, and then found out I was pregnant with Ellie. I tried Weight Watchers again in February 2008. I lost 17 pounds before I, you guessed it, found out I was pregnant. This seems to be a trend with me. So the goal for this year is to lose the weight without getting pregnant. (I feel like I'm taking a big risk with this one. So wish me luck. I don't think I could handle 2 babies in the same year.)
3. Continue paying off debts. The goal is to have my student loan paid off by Christmas. It will take some sacrificing, but I'm sure we can do it.
4. I'm also going to continue making shorter-term goals on a monthly, weekly, and daily basis. That seemed to work well for me in 2008, so it's something I definitely want to keep doing.
Good luck with all your New Year resolutions, goals, or what have you.
1. Read more. My current to-read list has 47 books on it. I would like to read at least 30 of them this year. In addition, I would like to read to my children more than I do.
2. Join Weight Watchers and not get pregnant. Again. Quick back story about this one. I joined a gym in 2003. Two months later, I found out I was pregnant with Makayla. In 2006, I signed up for Weight Watchers. I dropped 10 pounds in 6 weeks, and then found out I was pregnant with Ellie. I tried Weight Watchers again in February 2008. I lost 17 pounds before I, you guessed it, found out I was pregnant. This seems to be a trend with me. So the goal for this year is to lose the weight without getting pregnant. (I feel like I'm taking a big risk with this one. So wish me luck. I don't think I could handle 2 babies in the same year.)
3. Continue paying off debts. The goal is to have my student loan paid off by Christmas. It will take some sacrificing, but I'm sure we can do it.
4. I'm also going to continue making shorter-term goals on a monthly, weekly, and daily basis. That seemed to work well for me in 2008, so it's something I definitely want to keep doing.
Good luck with all your New Year resolutions, goals, or what have you.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
A Little Preparation Goes a Long Way
A friend of mine had her 5th child last year. When little Syd was born, I offered to bring my friend a meal, but she said that she had everything covered. I was a little skeptical, and thought she just didn't want to put anyone out. (She's kind of like that.)
But apparently, she had spent the weeks leading up to her baby's birth preparing extra meals and freezing them. Then all she had to do was pull something out and pop it in the oven. Genius!
One afternoon in December, she and I got together to brainstorm some meals that I could prepare in advance. It's a little bit tricky for me as I only have the small freezer on top of my fridge. I don't have the luxury of a big deep freezer like she has.
Over the past week or so, I've been getting some meals ready so that when the new baby comes, I'll still be able to get a somewhat decent dinner on the table when Kasey gets home from work. Hopefully I'll have enough prep work done to last me until I've figured out how to juggle three children.
This is what I have so far:
1 pan beef & bean enchiladas
1 bag hamburger soup
sauce for Shepherd's pie (I wasn't sure how instant potatoes would freeze, but I figure I can toss some of those together pretty quickly when I need them.)
1 pan funeral potatoes
1 pan lasagna
Homemade meatballs--enough for 3 meals
Cooked, diced chicken for 2 meals
browned hamburger for 2 meals
Tomorrow I'm going to make a batch of homemade chili and freeze half. Then I'll dice some ham to be used in casseroles or soups.
In addition to those, I'll also have some old standbys on hand:
biscuits and gravy
cold cereal
egg rolls
hot pockets
Domino's
You know, for those days when I can barely manage to get myself and 3 little girls dressed, let alone cook a meal.
It sure feels good to be prepared!
But apparently, she had spent the weeks leading up to her baby's birth preparing extra meals and freezing them. Then all she had to do was pull something out and pop it in the oven. Genius!
One afternoon in December, she and I got together to brainstorm some meals that I could prepare in advance. It's a little bit tricky for me as I only have the small freezer on top of my fridge. I don't have the luxury of a big deep freezer like she has.
Over the past week or so, I've been getting some meals ready so that when the new baby comes, I'll still be able to get a somewhat decent dinner on the table when Kasey gets home from work. Hopefully I'll have enough prep work done to last me until I've figured out how to juggle three children.
This is what I have so far:
1 pan beef & bean enchiladas
1 bag hamburger soup
sauce for Shepherd's pie (I wasn't sure how instant potatoes would freeze, but I figure I can toss some of those together pretty quickly when I need them.)
1 pan funeral potatoes
1 pan lasagna
Homemade meatballs--enough for 3 meals
Cooked, diced chicken for 2 meals
browned hamburger for 2 meals
Tomorrow I'm going to make a batch of homemade chili and freeze half. Then I'll dice some ham to be used in casseroles or soups.
In addition to those, I'll also have some old standbys on hand:
biscuits and gravy
cold cereal
egg rolls
hot pockets
Domino's
You know, for those days when I can barely manage to get myself and 3 little girls dressed, let alone cook a meal.
It sure feels good to be prepared!
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