Saturday, October 1, 2011
Pumpkins galore!
Check this out...
One would think that by this picture, we must have grown pumpkins this year. Nope:) Apparently though, if you throw out 3 pumpkins and decide to throw them into your garden/compost in late fall, you will get pumpkins the following year! Not just a few either, 21 to be exact. A few of them rotted a bit and we still had 3 more ripening after Robert had picked these.
I think we will be growing our own pumpkins again next year!
One would think that by this picture, we must have grown pumpkins this year. Nope:) Apparently though, if you throw out 3 pumpkins and decide to throw them into your garden/compost in late fall, you will get pumpkins the following year! Not just a few either, 21 to be exact. A few of them rotted a bit and we still had 3 more ripening after Robert had picked these.
I think we will be growing our own pumpkins again next year!
First day of Ballet
Madelyn started ballet four weeks ago and she just adores everything about it. She is always dancing around the house and making us announce "Ladies and Gentleman boys and girls- The Madelyn (sometimes we have to insert Morgan here instead) princess ballerina..." She is so darn cute! She can always be found wearing her princess dresses or a ballet tutu when we are at home. Anyway, she did a great job at ballet and continues to get better at following her teachers directions as the weeks go on. We look forward to this class every Saturday morning:)
Monday, September 26, 2011
I'm back! {at least I hope so}
Wow! It has been a long time since I've blogged anything. I've often thought about blogging and felt sad that I haven't got much to look back on with Alyssa (as far as a blog) but hopefully I will fix that soon. We lead a busy life over here but life is good, nonetheless:) I've recently decided that facebook has got to go and while I am actually kind of sad to let it go, I feel a sense of relief now that I "officially" stated that I'm out. It's so corny, I know, but seriously it's my sad truth:)
So for those few readers out there, I will do my best and I hope you will too because I love hearing about your lives as well!
Stayed tuned...
So for those few readers out there, I will do my best and I hope you will too because I love hearing about your lives as well!
Stayed tuned...
Friday, April 1, 2011
Alyssa @ 4 months
So much has changed for sweet lyssa lou over the past month. She got over her colic and has become such a happy little girl. She is always smiling unless she is hungry or tired. I look forward to her smiling face when I pick her up each day!
She has grown increasingly aware of what's happening around her, so much that she is quickly losing interest in nursing:( I no longer can nurse her before bed or during the day because as soon as she hears any noise (aka her sister's voice) she has to see what is going on. It's pretty cute but also sad because I really enjoy nursing. I do continue to pump everyday while I am working and I am able to nurse her once in the middle of the night and in the early morning when she first wakes up.
Alyssa finally began falling asleep on her own a week after starting daycare. She was just over 3 months then. At 4 months, I moved her out of her bassinet and up to her bedroom and crib for nighttime and naptime. Before this, she would scream and cry when I'd try to lay her down in her own crib. Life quickly got so much better for us when she was sleeping in her own bed. She was waking up multiple times a night and really disrupting our sleep. Now she goes to bed around 7:30 and will usually sleep until 3 or 4ish, nurse and go right back to sleep. She sometimes will wake up a couple hours sooner and I am able to get her back to sleep just by sticking her binky back in her mouth and turning on her aquarium. Then, she will sleep until it is time to eat again, which is about 8 hours after going to bed.
She had her first ear infection a couple of weeks ago after catching a cold from Madelyn.Amoxicillan cleared it up but it was a rough process. This is what screwed up her good sleep habits in the night. Not that they were the greatest but she was sleeping in 6 hour stretches until the ear infection but after, it was 4 times a night or so. That's when something needed to be done:)
Likes:
rainforest playmat
jumperoo
any toy she can put in her mouth
watching the tv
watching and listening to her big sis
blanket over her face while falling asleep
binky
bottles (and she really likes formula)
baths
dislikes:
being in her carseat
straight breastmilk from a bottle
nursing when anything else is happening around her
will update stats after doctor's appt. next week.
She has grown increasingly aware of what's happening around her, so much that she is quickly losing interest in nursing:( I no longer can nurse her before bed or during the day because as soon as she hears any noise (aka her sister's voice) she has to see what is going on. It's pretty cute but also sad because I really enjoy nursing. I do continue to pump everyday while I am working and I am able to nurse her once in the middle of the night and in the early morning when she first wakes up.
Alyssa finally began falling asleep on her own a week after starting daycare. She was just over 3 months then. At 4 months, I moved her out of her bassinet and up to her bedroom and crib for nighttime and naptime. Before this, she would scream and cry when I'd try to lay her down in her own crib. Life quickly got so much better for us when she was sleeping in her own bed. She was waking up multiple times a night and really disrupting our sleep. Now she goes to bed around 7:30 and will usually sleep until 3 or 4ish, nurse and go right back to sleep. She sometimes will wake up a couple hours sooner and I am able to get her back to sleep just by sticking her binky back in her mouth and turning on her aquarium. Then, she will sleep until it is time to eat again, which is about 8 hours after going to bed.
She had her first ear infection a couple of weeks ago after catching a cold from Madelyn.Amoxicillan cleared it up but it was a rough process. This is what screwed up her good sleep habits in the night. Not that they were the greatest but she was sleeping in 6 hour stretches until the ear infection but after, it was 4 times a night or so. That's when something needed to be done:)
Likes:
rainforest playmat
jumperoo
any toy she can put in her mouth
watching the tv
watching and listening to her big sis
blanket over her face while falling asleep
binky
bottles (and she really likes formula)
baths
dislikes:
being in her carseat
straight breastmilk from a bottle
nursing when anything else is happening around her
will update stats after doctor's appt. next week.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Madelyn-3 year stats.
Lots of changes in the last year. I look at my baby and how much she has grown and can't help but picture her with her backpack on and entering her first day of kindergarten. It makes me sad how fast she has grown and turned into a little girl. She really is such a beautiful, sweet and kind-hearted child. She enjoys making others smile and is still such a little lover girl. She loves to snuggle and says the most hilarious things. I wish I had a book to record everything she says that makes me laugh but that would be a full time job.
She really enjoys daycare and her friends there. Some of her best friends there are Autumn, Macy, Kaleena, Logan, Vivi, Sophie, twins Jonah and Joshua. She has learned all of her letters (thanks to Penny) upper and lower case and associates many of them with a word beginning with that sound. One of her favorite things to do before bed is practice her letter flashcards with her daddy. She is also doing a great job with tracing. She enjoys tracing her name, letters, lines, shapes etc. Great skills for Kindergarten! :)
Numbers are more difficult for her to identify although she knows the 1,2 and is now learning the 3. She still counts to 13??
Madelyn is such a sweet big sister to Alyssa. She truly loves having her around and is always so eager to kiss and hug "baby Alyssa". She likes to talk about all the things baby Alyssa will be able to do when she gets a little bigger. It's pretty cute and I can't wait to see their sister bond form and grow in the coming years. What a blessing they will be to each other.
Weight:27 lbs (25th percentile)
Height: 36" (25th percentile)
Doctor says she is a petite little thing although doing great developmentally.
Milestones this year include potty training in August and quickly becoming a pro pee-er. She had some struggles with going poop due to her being constipated for a short while. After getting the constipatio under control, she remained scarred and put up a huge fuss every time she had to poo on the potty. A few accidents, miralax, tears shed, rewards and 5 months later I am happy to report we have MOVED ON. Literally, overnight she became pro pee-er AND pooper and has been now since about mid-January. Such a praise! I thought we'd never seen the day:)
She really enjoys daycare and her friends there. Some of her best friends there are Autumn, Macy, Kaleena, Logan, Vivi, Sophie, twins Jonah and Joshua. She has learned all of her letters (thanks to Penny) upper and lower case and associates many of them with a word beginning with that sound. One of her favorite things to do before bed is practice her letter flashcards with her daddy. She is also doing a great job with tracing. She enjoys tracing her name, letters, lines, shapes etc. Great skills for Kindergarten! :)
Numbers are more difficult for her to identify although she knows the 1,2 and is now learning the 3. She still counts to 13??
Madelyn is such a sweet big sister to Alyssa. She truly loves having her around and is always so eager to kiss and hug "baby Alyssa". She likes to talk about all the things baby Alyssa will be able to do when she gets a little bigger. It's pretty cute and I can't wait to see their sister bond form and grow in the coming years. What a blessing they will be to each other.
Weight:27 lbs (25th percentile)
Height: 36" (25th percentile)
Doctor says she is a petite little thing although doing great developmentally.
Milestones this year include potty training in August and quickly becoming a pro pee-er. She had some struggles with going poop due to her being constipated for a short while. After getting the constipatio under control, she remained scarred and put up a huge fuss every time she had to poo on the potty. A few accidents, miralax, tears shed, rewards and 5 months later I am happy to report we have MOVED ON. Literally, overnight she became pro pee-er AND pooper and has been now since about mid-January. Such a praise! I thought we'd never seen the day:)
Friday, January 28, 2011
Alyssa @ 2 months
This morning I took Alyssa in for her 2 month well baby check. I can't believe we made it out the door and there by 8:30 am. I was even wearing makeup and had my hair down. (although, i showered last night) Anyway, I had just made this appt. yesterday since she was originally scheduled for the same day and time ( in a couple of weeks) as Madelyn for her 3 year check up. I didn't want to deal with 2 screaming girls in the same visit and thought it would be nice for Madelyn to have a positive visit to the doctor for once.
Alyssa was little miss smiley this morning and in a great mood as Dr. Williams was checking her out. Her immediate comment was "Wow, she has really nice skin!" So little one, you have beautiful skin, I hope you always do...:)
We also talked about how she still likes to wake up every 3-4 hours in the night. She suggested that I cut the 2nd feeding short in the night to try and train her to just skip it all together. So we will try that but I am not expecting much. If she is still not sleeping longer at 3 months, she said to call again so we can talk about other ways to get her doing so. hmmmm
Last came the not so fun part. 3 shots and 1 oral vaccine. She cried, naturally and had tears in her eyes:(
My sweet little peanut has grown A LOT!
weight: 12 lbs. 8 oz. (75%)
height: 24" (90%)
Alyssa was little miss smiley this morning and in a great mood as Dr. Williams was checking her out. Her immediate comment was "Wow, she has really nice skin!" So little one, you have beautiful skin, I hope you always do...:)
We also talked about how she still likes to wake up every 3-4 hours in the night. She suggested that I cut the 2nd feeding short in the night to try and train her to just skip it all together. So we will try that but I am not expecting much. If she is still not sleeping longer at 3 months, she said to call again so we can talk about other ways to get her doing so. hmmmm
Last came the not so fun part. 3 shots and 1 oral vaccine. She cried, naturally and had tears in her eyes:(
My sweet little peanut has grown A LOT!
weight: 12 lbs. 8 oz. (75%)
height: 24" (90%)
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