Day at the Playground
Mar 15We went to the playground this afternoon since it was so warm, in comparison to our below 50 temps. It was fun. I’ll let the pics speak for themselves.
First Birthday Pics
Oct 05I know it’s a bit late but I’ve been a bit busy and truthfully didn’t want to re-hash the events of Gracie’s birthday. Her party was on Saturday. I wanted it here with a few family members but due to lack of space, my uncle’s g/f decided that everyone was going to go over there and have it. I knew it was a bad idea from the get-go because they all drink almost every day. Anyone who knows me also knows I have a lot of distaste for being around alcohol. Feel free to do it as you want but I’m not going to put myself in those situations if I can avoid it. To keep the peace, I agreed. I shouldn’t have though. I was right all along.
It was slated to start at 5. We didn’t even get over there until 5:30 and my aunt/sister wouldn’t be up until 7 due to distance/work while my other aunt/uncle took their sweet time. Most of the people there didn’t know it was a birthday party and instead figured it was a big get-together to drink. I was pissed off the entire time. I was starving, my uncle’s g/f was trying to put her 3 year old in the spotlight, and we didn’t even open presents until 7:30. Gracie laid in my dad’s lap for most of he present time ready to pass out. We didn’t even eat until like 8:15. Oh, and the cake I bought for her? Yeah we ended up bringing it back here with us for the next day. I pushed and pushed and finally we got to leave at 9:30.
At the “party” I spent half an hour on the phone with Randy bawling about what a disaster it was and letting him know how shitty I felt about it. She won’t know how it turned out but I do. The next day we did have her cake. She got a bunch of outfits, a drum, a few different shape building block type things, and a push toy that converts to a little sit on car. I hate describing kids toys.
We tried to get her to play in the cake but she was so tired by now. Ugh.
Cake I ordered for her
She actually dug into this one. It helps that it was in the afternoon.
Goodbye my faithful Taurus
Feb 02
Well Randy and I have had a few minor issues with our car for awhile but nothing that made it un-drivable, until a slip on slush had our ass end hit a curb at less than 5mph. Our unibody was so weak that it is now bent, aka, shot. So we began the hunt for a new vehicle. We surfed Craigslist for an hour or so and Randy called one and said I think I found one. We made arrangements to have his mom take us down (75 miles one way!) and made absolute certain we had all the stuff to transfer our current registration over so we could drive back. After the DMV we were the happy owners of a 1996 Chevy Blazer. About 10 miles down the road 1 of the brake lines blew due to it sitting for awhile and the pressure so it was ever so fun driving back with only front brakes, I tell ya. When all was said and done though we did make it back in 1 piece and now it is sitting in my driveway. Randy will be replacing the brake line tomorrow after work since he’s running on no sleep and needs rest before his shift tonight. It has a remote starter and brand new tires on it (less than 300 miles) and routine maintenance. We only paid $1,000 for it as well.
Gracie had her 4 month appointment tomorrow as well. She got her shots again and cried for all of 30 seconds. As soon as I handed her to daddy she was content. She is 24 inches long and weighs 13lb13oz. The doctor LOVED my cloth diapers. He had me show him how to use them (inserts in pockets) and then said he liked them and they were much better than disposables against the skin. Here is a picture I just took of her. My flash on my camera doesn’t work anymore (idk why) but it’s why pictures are few and far between now.
Gracie’s Christmas pictures
Dec 15We got Gracie’s Christmas pictures done yesterday and although she wouldn’t smile for us, we got some good shots. She did have a few spit up issues though which was a damper. The photographer was awesome, patient, and gave us a nice deal. She kept trying to eat her dress, haha. Overall we spent $155 and got 16 sheets along with a few edits which she did for us along with a picture CD and a copyright release so we can get prints made up any time for any of the poses. She took 47. We ordered a few different ones I uploaded to Flickr. Here they are.
On daddy’s shoulder here
Randy insisted on this one because she looks purely evil he said
Family photo
Dec 01We have a family photo, taken at home. I think it came out well (Pardon me wearing very baggy sweats. I wan’t planning on getting a pic taken and it’s cleaning day).
Dear Gracie: 2 months
Nov 28Dear Gracie,
Today you are 2 months old. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been taking care of you for that long already. You’re already beginning to form your own personality and I’m very happy to say that daddy has become more involved with you now. We both love seeing you smile, coo, and stare at everything you can. You will often lay in bed with daddy while he watches cartoons and watch the different colors and movements. You’ve been a pretty happy baby lately.
You hold your head up for longer periods of time now and will bend your knees and then attempt to stand which is a surprise when you’re in my arms and try to jump out of them. You weighed 11lbs and 4 ounces at your 2 month appointment and 23 inches long. You got your first vaccines and handled them like a trooper. You cried for a minute or less and then snuggled with daddy. I think I was ready to cry myself. You seem to get incredibly frustrated when on your belly and can’t yet crawl but soon enough you will be able to.
You can still fit in newborn clothes although I’m going to begin packing some of the smaller items up. Cloth diapering is still going well with you as well. Your skin definitely knows the difference. You also had your first Thanksgiving but since you’re so young, you enjoyed breast milk instead of food. Next year you can enjoy some of the super yummy food with us.
You’re growing a lot more hair now and it’s beginning to stick up a lot. You also look more and more like your daddy every day, including his curse of big ears which I find adorable but he gets playfully teased about. We co-sleep with you and have no plans to transition you to a crib in the near future although we do need a bigger bed to fit you, me, daddy, and Colby. You love nursing to sleep but it’s a bit hard for mommy to do that due to big boobs so I get uncomfortable quickly but will stay that way if you go to sleep and stay that way. Mommy and daddy like sleep too.
Next month for Christmas we’re getting you a jumperoo to match your swing. It will be interesting to see you jump up and down and get to move a bit. I know you get bored. We look forward to seeing you grow and do new things each and every day.
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
