As you can see, I've been rendered worthless these days - hence, no update since what, June? Awful. Everyone says the second one gets such a rotten deal. And although I know it will be a huge priority to us to make sure that this doesn't happen (the infamous "no pictures", all hand-me-downs, etc.) judging by what I'm seeing in this blog - I've already shorted the kid on a blog of their development. So sad. Well kid, let me cover the highlights - your big sister needs a bath, so I have to be brief. (I know, I know, "enough about her"...sorry...)
Week 15 - we're half way through. We did the urine/drano test (I'm sure that's environmentally friendly...) which says this baby is a girl. Who knows. I hate the thought of it now being a boy simply because everyone under the sun says I'm all "girl vibes". That poor boy would be scarred for life!
My hips and lower back are hurting WAY beyond anything I recall experiencing with Paisley. I wince with every movement. Part of this is probably from school having started back up and my being on my feet all day. It's day 4 and I'm contemplating showing a week-long video --- just so I can sit! I'm only kidding. I wait till later in the semester for that!
Paisley - smart little cookie. At 20 1/2 months, she knows her numbers, her letters, and her shapes. I was just telling someone today - I think this is when I just throw up my hands and turn her over to Blue's Clues and let the television raise her. I don't even know how to keep up with her! Her vocabulary is giant. Today she yelled "no" at me and then went and sat herself in time out. See - I really think she's got it under control. Even discipline appears to be out of my hands.
Okay, I have to bathe Smartie Pants. Sorry for the lame post. I'll try to redeem myself soon......
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
It's a GIRL! (supposedly...)
Baby Gender Predictor
That's a random website that does the Chinese Calendar for gender prediction. I guess there's a 50% shot that it's right.
: ) Sonogram on Friday to check on our little pea!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Do you want a million dollars? Do you want to go to Disney World?
These days if you were to ask Miss P if she'd like a bucket of chocolate with ice cream and candy - most assuredly her answer would be a loud defiant "NOOOO"! Jealous? Yeah, this is what our world has become. So we've taken advantage of the situation and (video)recorded her highness answering in the negative to some of the requests that I'm sure will surface in the next year or so. Kind of the video equivilent of "can we get that in writing?" Now to be fair, this little person has SO much to say these days. Her words are limitless, it's crazy. If I say something once to her, she repeats it. Literally - she was asking "what's that" to everything so I just started answering and making her look at my mouth. She started at that time, looking right back at me and forming the word identically.
Let's take "clock" for instance. It went down like this -
Paisley: "what's that (repeat 20x)"
Me: "Clock"
Paisley: "What's that?"
Me: Paisley, look at mommy - "Cllllock"
Paisley: "Clock"
Me: *speechless*
(This is primarily for recording purposes because I do realize most people aren't impressed by the vocab of a 16 month old...)Miss Paisley can say - Mom, Dad, Mimi, Poppa, Grama, Sophie, Colby (Bobie), Carter (the three dogs), Spoon, Milk, Juice, Hot, Snack, Please, Thank you, Squirrel, Cow (& Moo), Bird, Duck (& Quack Quack), Outside, Door, Window, Big Jay (as in the National Champion Kansas Jayhawks!), Apple, Banana, Olivia, Lilly, (the little character from the books), Car, Shut, School, Hi & Bye, Shoes, Feet, toes, Teeth, Hair, Bow, Shirt, socks, Nose, Eyes, Chin, Cheek, Ears, Ouch :( , Train (and Choo Choo), Frog (& 'ibbit, 'ibbit), Bunny, and I'm sure there are plenty more I'm forgetting...
She can sort objects - which is stunning to me. I took the advice of our Parents As Teachers parent educator and made a sheet of paper with 8 colors on it and make corresponding squares of paper with those same colors on them. I gave it to her to see if she could match the colors and she did it with ease! Multiple times! I was stunned!
On a more bummer-ish note, and in spite of a healthy diet/appetite we've had a constant form of illness with this kid. We literally went three weeks in a row with a spiking fever that lasted for about 24 or 48 hours. So bizarre. Docs weren't too concerned. The random fever has been accompanied by rashes, runny noses, and coughing. Not fun. As I write this, we're airing out the house from a coughing fit that led to a giant BARF! The worst part is that she was in her bed, I didn't realize she had thrown up, just though she had a little coughing fit, so a few minutes later, assuming the coughing had awoken her from her hap, I go in there to find her sitting in a giant mess. It was bad. She was her happy little self, not a problem at all. Didn't seem to mind that the stuff on her hands she was examining was vomit. Glad to know she's so open minded. I, however, am not. It was nauseating. However, I'm quite surprised at how nonchalantly I grab at the snot on her nose when I don't have a cloth handy. To be honest it's about vanity. Clean face wins over squeamishness over snot any day! A sentence I never expected to hear myself utter.
Oh and I could not write this blog without mentioning the fact that Paisley took her first airplane ride a few months ago (I can't believe how much time has flown by!). We went to San Francisco with Mimi & Poppa. It was WONDERFUL! I admit I was extremely nervous about the flight. All I could do was take anything imaginable to thwart a meltdown. Lots of snacks, juice, pacifier, BENEDRYL, bottles, etc. I was just so nervous that we were going to be "those people on the plane who couldn't control their kid". But on the way out she slept most of the way back she watch some DVDs. It was really okay! And in San Francisco we had a ball! We spent a day in Napa, shopped, ate, you know, vacation stuff. It was great to have all those uninterrupted days with the whole family.
And finally, this isn't that big of a deal, but I find myself a little sad when I think about it.... Paisley is done with the bottle. As of March 29th - she has been bottle free! We really had an easy time getting rid of the bottle. We just cut one "bottle feeding" every few weeks since she was around a year old. The only one still hanging on was the last one of the day after story time and heading to bed. Mimi actually gave her her last bottle because we were over there watching KU play in the Final Four. The next night she was already asleep, and then the next night we just attempted not offering it and it was no big deal so we just went with it. Easy. I know this is a struggle for some parents so it is not lost on me what a major break we got on this one! Hopefully the pacifier will be just as easy. After that...potty training...
Now for some fun stuff!
Divalicious! No diva is complete without her stuffed bunny.
Pippy Longstocking working in the kitchen.
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!!!
Piggy Tales for the JAYHAWKS - Yes, we went crazy for March Madness here in KU land!
Aha! So that's where those blue eyes come from!
So busy! Funny story, this oh-so-fun noise maker was hand selected by Paisley at Babies R Us and she suckered Mimi into getting it. (Literally ran through the store with it. Whoever let her out of the cart is beyond me!)
Airplane ride heading to San Francisco!! FUNN!! (I'm hiding my anxiety well, don't you think?)
So far so good - normally not a baby who wanders around in public with a paci, but for this I made the exception! It worked wonders!!
Dad is a huge help, huh? Packed an entire tote bag of books - bought us a lot of time!
And we're OUT! Note the cheese sauce all over her dress. Dad let her put her hands in the dipping sauce that came with the giant pretzel. I just looked at him with my jaw dropping when he did that... I was like, "what are you thinking????" but at that point, it was too late to stop her, all we could do was manage the mess at this point. Overall, I have to say, we did alright. Seriously?! Cheese sauce with the "kids' meal" on the flight? Brilliant.
AHHH! Finally in the hotel - I don't think Paisley had ever been on a comforter or pillows this thick and fluffy. So funny, she loved it! Check out the bulgy diaper. Do these people ever change this kid's diaper? Geesh!
First stop, Pier 39! Sea lions...that's an animal you don't see in the "farm animal" books!
Paisley's FANCY cupcake! We made a stop at Kara's Cupcakes ---- SO good!
The view of Paisley & Mimi visiting in the parking lot while Mom & Dad went WAYYY up in Coit Tower.
Baby's first day in NAPA!
EASTER!!
Oh, this makes me melt. So sweet.
Let's take "clock" for instance. It went down like this -
Paisley: "what's that (repeat 20x)"
Me: "Clock"
Paisley: "What's that?"
Me: Paisley, look at mommy - "Cllllock"
Paisley: "Clock"
Me: *speechless*
(This is primarily for recording purposes because I do realize most people aren't impressed by the vocab of a 16 month old...)Miss Paisley can say - Mom, Dad, Mimi, Poppa, Grama, Sophie, Colby (Bobie), Carter (the three dogs), Spoon, Milk, Juice, Hot, Snack, Please, Thank you, Squirrel, Cow (& Moo), Bird, Duck (& Quack Quack), Outside, Door, Window, Big Jay (as in the National Champion Kansas Jayhawks!), Apple, Banana, Olivia, Lilly, (the little character from the books), Car, Shut, School, Hi & Bye, Shoes, Feet, toes, Teeth, Hair, Bow, Shirt, socks, Nose, Eyes, Chin, Cheek, Ears, Ouch :( , Train (and Choo Choo), Frog (& 'ibbit, 'ibbit), Bunny, and I'm sure there are plenty more I'm forgetting...
She can sort objects - which is stunning to me. I took the advice of our Parents As Teachers parent educator and made a sheet of paper with 8 colors on it and make corresponding squares of paper with those same colors on them. I gave it to her to see if she could match the colors and she did it with ease! Multiple times! I was stunned!
On a more bummer-ish note, and in spite of a healthy diet/appetite we've had a constant form of illness with this kid. We literally went three weeks in a row with a spiking fever that lasted for about 24 or 48 hours. So bizarre. Docs weren't too concerned. The random fever has been accompanied by rashes, runny noses, and coughing. Not fun. As I write this, we're airing out the house from a coughing fit that led to a giant BARF! The worst part is that she was in her bed, I didn't realize she had thrown up, just though she had a little coughing fit, so a few minutes later, assuming the coughing had awoken her from her hap, I go in there to find her sitting in a giant mess. It was bad. She was her happy little self, not a problem at all. Didn't seem to mind that the stuff on her hands she was examining was vomit. Glad to know she's so open minded. I, however, am not. It was nauseating. However, I'm quite surprised at how nonchalantly I grab at the snot on her nose when I don't have a cloth handy. To be honest it's about vanity. Clean face wins over squeamishness over snot any day! A sentence I never expected to hear myself utter.
Oh and I could not write this blog without mentioning the fact that Paisley took her first airplane ride a few months ago (I can't believe how much time has flown by!). We went to San Francisco with Mimi & Poppa. It was WONDERFUL! I admit I was extremely nervous about the flight. All I could do was take anything imaginable to thwart a meltdown. Lots of snacks, juice, pacifier, BENEDRYL, bottles, etc. I was just so nervous that we were going to be "those people on the plane who couldn't control their kid". But on the way out she slept most of the way back she watch some DVDs. It was really okay! And in San Francisco we had a ball! We spent a day in Napa, shopped, ate, you know, vacation stuff. It was great to have all those uninterrupted days with the whole family.
And finally, this isn't that big of a deal, but I find myself a little sad when I think about it.... Paisley is done with the bottle. As of March 29th - she has been bottle free! We really had an easy time getting rid of the bottle. We just cut one "bottle feeding" every few weeks since she was around a year old. The only one still hanging on was the last one of the day after story time and heading to bed. Mimi actually gave her her last bottle because we were over there watching KU play in the Final Four. The next night she was already asleep, and then the next night we just attempted not offering it and it was no big deal so we just went with it. Easy. I know this is a struggle for some parents so it is not lost on me what a major break we got on this one! Hopefully the pacifier will be just as easy. After that...potty training...
Now for some fun stuff!
Divalicious! No diva is complete without her stuffed bunny.
Pippy Longstocking working in the kitchen.
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!!!
Piggy Tales for the JAYHAWKS - Yes, we went crazy for March Madness here in KU land!
Aha! So that's where those blue eyes come from!
So busy! Funny story, this oh-so-fun noise maker was hand selected by Paisley at Babies R Us and she suckered Mimi into getting it. (Literally ran through the store with it. Whoever let her out of the cart is beyond me!)
Airplane ride heading to San Francisco!! FUNN!! (I'm hiding my anxiety well, don't you think?)
So far so good - normally not a baby who wanders around in public with a paci, but for this I made the exception! It worked wonders!!
Dad is a huge help, huh? Packed an entire tote bag of books - bought us a lot of time!
And we're OUT! Note the cheese sauce all over her dress. Dad let her put her hands in the dipping sauce that came with the giant pretzel. I just looked at him with my jaw dropping when he did that... I was like, "what are you thinking????" but at that point, it was too late to stop her, all we could do was manage the mess at this point. Overall, I have to say, we did alright. Seriously?! Cheese sauce with the "kids' meal" on the flight? Brilliant.
AHHH! Finally in the hotel - I don't think Paisley had ever been on a comforter or pillows this thick and fluffy. So funny, she loved it! Check out the bulgy diaper. Do these people ever change this kid's diaper? Geesh!
First stop, Pier 39! Sea lions...that's an animal you don't see in the "farm animal" books!
Paisley's FANCY cupcake! We made a stop at Kara's Cupcakes ---- SO good!
The view of Paisley & Mimi visiting in the parking lot while Mom & Dad went WAYYY up in Coit Tower.
Baby's first day in NAPA!
EASTER!!
Oh, this makes me melt. So sweet.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Umm. Yea. We're still here....just hangin out...
So we've been a little busy lately. What did I say - school would start and all hell would break loose? Kinda. Well in the interest of time let's recap - we had a baby a year ago. I KNOW -- CRAZY!! A YEAR!! Where did the time go? (Only old people say that) But we have a little person living in our house and she walks and talks and has opinions and shakes her ornery little head NO and all kinds of fun stuff!
I'll cut to the chase - on her actual birthday we had to take her to the doctor because she had struggled for two days with a fever. I guess she just had a cold. But we went and got ice cream anyway. Here is our little ice cream FIEND enjoying her ice cream... (we created a monster, by the way!)
Okay, so then there's the actual birthday party: a pink poodle party. Oui oui! Mimi made her a poodle cake. She searched high and low for the perfect cake pan and I think she paid more for the shipping than the pan even cost, but c'est la vie, non?! (You can see it on the table with oh so polite little chunks missing) You know, even though it's been a year, that Mimi still tends to spoil Miss Paisley a bit. This smile will tell you, it was not only appealing to the eye but also to the palette! Haha!!!
Little birthday princess -- tutu and all. Note the pearls. Tres elegant, n'est pas?
Okay, so now we'll back track a bit. The plaza lighting. She was tentatively scheduled to appear at this event last year, but she was busy primping, so to speak. So we were excited to take her down to the festivities. She had a ball hanging out in Poppa's RV (to stay warm and have snacks) but we snuck out to snap a few shots! Brr! It was chilly -- and "this darn hat keeps sliding in my face!" (Sidenote: Hey look, we're on Broadway........coincidence? I think not!)
And indulge me if you will...I am just smitten with this photo -- I would have to purchase eyes this blue!
After a Christmas performance by my kids' show choir (my school kids) she got her singin'-n-dancin' groove on. Now I know there is no audio with this picture, but trust me - she is QUITE the vocalist. And she can dance, I think she's almost "en pointe" in this shot. You throw in a splash of drama queen (uh, check!) and you've got a triple threat ...look out J. Lo!!!
Speaking of J. Lo.......her smugness in this shot is almost disturbing.
She is obsessed with those sunglasses. It's really entertaining!
Auntie Serene came for a visit --- we LOOOOVE Auntie Serene!
Oh and Auntie Serene if you're reading this, this is just for you!!! She has CLEARLY perfected her arabesque. Even though you can't see it, I guarantee you, those toes are pointed!! We work around the clock on this man. I'm telling you, "MY KID IS A FLIER!!!" (PS - ironically, that's Auntie Serene in the framed photo behind her!)
And finally, Halloween. We're going to sound a little "uncreative" here, but, yes, she was a Pink Poodle for Halloween. It was tough to get a good shot - you know how high in the air a "pink poodle's" nose can be...so do you get the top view, or the little person view? Hmm. This one is primarily of the little person. She was, ummm... dog-gone cute. Sorry. Had to. :)
So that's her - Miss P. We haven't messed her up yet - at least in any ways that we can immediately detect. She's just the coolest! I think our warranty has expired - I think we'll keep her! Hee hee....
I'll cut to the chase - on her actual birthday we had to take her to the doctor because she had struggled for two days with a fever. I guess she just had a cold. But we went and got ice cream anyway. Here is our little ice cream FIEND enjoying her ice cream... (we created a monster, by the way!)
Okay, so then there's the actual birthday party: a pink poodle party. Oui oui! Mimi made her a poodle cake. She searched high and low for the perfect cake pan and I think she paid more for the shipping than the pan even cost, but c'est la vie, non?! (You can see it on the table with oh so polite little chunks missing) You know, even though it's been a year, that Mimi still tends to spoil Miss Paisley a bit. This smile will tell you, it was not only appealing to the eye but also to the palette! Haha!!!
Little birthday princess -- tutu and all. Note the pearls. Tres elegant, n'est pas?
Okay, so now we'll back track a bit. The plaza lighting. She was tentatively scheduled to appear at this event last year, but she was busy primping, so to speak. So we were excited to take her down to the festivities. She had a ball hanging out in Poppa's RV (to stay warm and have snacks) but we snuck out to snap a few shots! Brr! It was chilly -- and "this darn hat keeps sliding in my face!" (Sidenote: Hey look, we're on Broadway........coincidence? I think not!)
And indulge me if you will...I am just smitten with this photo -- I would have to purchase eyes this blue!
After a Christmas performance by my kids' show choir (my school kids) she got her singin'-n-dancin' groove on. Now I know there is no audio with this picture, but trust me - she is QUITE the vocalist. And she can dance, I think she's almost "en pointe" in this shot. You throw in a splash of drama queen (uh, check!) and you've got a triple threat ...look out J. Lo!!!
Speaking of J. Lo.......her smugness in this shot is almost disturbing.
She is obsessed with those sunglasses. It's really entertaining!
Auntie Serene came for a visit --- we LOOOOVE Auntie Serene!
Oh and Auntie Serene if you're reading this, this is just for you!!! She has CLEARLY perfected her arabesque. Even though you can't see it, I guarantee you, those toes are pointed!! We work around the clock on this man. I'm telling you, "MY KID IS A FLIER!!!" (PS - ironically, that's Auntie Serene in the framed photo behind her!)
And finally, Halloween. We're going to sound a little "uncreative" here, but, yes, she was a Pink Poodle for Halloween. It was tough to get a good shot - you know how high in the air a "pink poodle's" nose can be...so do you get the top view, or the little person view? Hmm. This one is primarily of the little person. She was, ummm... dog-gone cute. Sorry. Had to. :)
So that's her - Miss P. We haven't messed her up yet - at least in any ways that we can immediately detect. She's just the coolest! I think our warranty has expired - I think we'll keep her! Hee hee....
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