Sunday, February 19, 2012
Waffle time
Jude had waffles for the first time this morning proving that he is, in fact, Belgian (I know you'll be proud of that, Gramps!).
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Something Cute
Someone has learned how to keep himself entertained these past few weeks......
....with a granola bar wrapper and a towel on his head:
With his cell phone and other toys:
With Daddy's toys:
And Daddy's drinks:
With his walker:
With his mobile that we have since taken down:
With his soaps and lotions:
With his toys yet again:
With his ocean tunnel:
And all of that playing has led to a transition from sun room to playroom at our house (oh how a baby takes over). We learned early that we'd need to block that small child off from the rest of the house (he was escaping, that little stinker!). So I made an impulsive and successful trip to Toys 'R' Us (which I try to avoid at all times...they just so happened to have the best deal on what I needed) to find the playpen. It has saved our lives!
....with a granola bar wrapper and a towel on his head:
With his cell phone and other toys:
With his walker:
With his mobile that we have since taken down:
With his soaps and lotions:
And all of that playing has led to a transition from sun room to playroom at our house (oh how a baby takes over). We learned early that we'd need to block that small child off from the rest of the house (he was escaping, that little stinker!). So I made an impulsive and successful trip to Toys 'R' Us (which I try to avoid at all times...they just so happened to have the best deal on what I needed) to find the playpen. It has saved our lives!
I must say, Jude has gotten much better at entertaining himself the past month or so. I knew I had to break him of the 'I can't be anywhere but momma's arms' habit quickly, and so far it seems to be going ok. Amen to that!
On a different note (musical, that is) I loved the grammys last night. Adele was fab to the O and Paul McCartney sang one of my favorites, Golden Slumbers. Amazing! I sing it to my Judebug because it's the sweetest thing I've ever heard. Here is the performance in case you missed it:
Friday, February 10, 2012
Doing Something Right
Last night Chris and I enjoyed a super delish meal at Bonefish Grill. For those of you that don't know what Bonefish is, it's an amazing seafood restaurant here in Omaha. One of our favorites. Especially the bang bang shrimp. You with me peeps? Well, we wanted to be with Jude so we turned down both sets of grandparents' offering to babysit and decided to bring him along. I guess I'm still in the I always want to be with my baby phase (kind of a great phase to be in). Anyway, we were at Bonefish, which is not necessarily the most kid friendly restaurant, so I was a tad nervous about what people might think about us having a baby there. Probably me just being a self-conscious new mom. Nevertheless, we plopped him in his high chair and hoped to have a non-eventful dinner.
Once again, my baby love did not disappoint. He was SO good! He just hung out, checked the new scenery, and occasionally enjoyed momma's super fab garlic mashed potaters. It was such a great time! We even talked about how lucky we were to still be able to enjoy a classy meal together, even with the new addition to our fam.
We were leaving when a middle-aged lady at the next table stopped me.
Lady: "Ma'am, I just have to tell you, your baby was so good tonight."
Me: "Oh thanks! He's a really good boy"
Lady: "You know, they're not all like that, we were really impressed! You guys must be doing something right."
Me: "Oh that's so nice of you to say. We were just saying how we felt lucky to be able to go out with him."
Lady: "I love how he didn't need to be the center of attention. What a good life lesson you're teaching him. You keep doing what you're doing, because you're doing something right."
Do you know how good that felt for us as first time parents? For all the times when I feel like I have no clue what I'm doing, or if I'm doing it well, or if I'm doing it the way it should be done, of if people are judging me by how I'm doing it, it was such a nice affirmation. I mean, I'm sure the time will come when we'll be rushing out of somewhere with a small child dangling from our arms screaming at the top of his lungs. I also know that he's still so young, that we probably can't take the credit for his behavior quite yet. But still, it is what it is. And since I know there will be a day when this creeps back in, and we'll feel the exact opposite, we'll just settle into the nice thought that we're doing something right.
PS. If you see a parent doing something right, compliment them. It'll most likely make their day (week?).
Once again, my baby love did not disappoint. He was SO good! He just hung out, checked the new scenery, and occasionally enjoyed momma's super fab garlic mashed potaters. It was such a great time! We even talked about how lucky we were to still be able to enjoy a classy meal together, even with the new addition to our fam.
We were leaving when a middle-aged lady at the next table stopped me.
Lady: "Ma'am, I just have to tell you, your baby was so good tonight."
Me: "Oh thanks! He's a really good boy"
Lady: "You know, they're not all like that, we were really impressed! You guys must be doing something right."
Me: "Oh that's so nice of you to say. We were just saying how we felt lucky to be able to go out with him."
Lady: "I love how he didn't need to be the center of attention. What a good life lesson you're teaching him. You keep doing what you're doing, because you're doing something right."
Do you know how good that felt for us as first time parents? For all the times when I feel like I have no clue what I'm doing, or if I'm doing it well, or if I'm doing it the way it should be done, of if people are judging me by how I'm doing it, it was such a nice affirmation. I mean, I'm sure the time will come when we'll be rushing out of somewhere with a small child dangling from our arms screaming at the top of his lungs. I also know that he's still so young, that we probably can't take the credit for his behavior quite yet. But still, it is what it is. And since I know there will be a day when this creeps back in, and we'll feel the exact opposite, we'll just settle into the nice thought that we're doing something right.
PS. If you see a parent doing something right, compliment them. It'll most likely make their day (week?).
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Good news
Well, as of right now our power is still on folks! That is great news considering our power lines have seen much better days. Speaking of better days, how did it go from this on Monday:
To this today:
Oh Nebraska, we will never understand you. Thank you to my wonderful hubs, who has already shoveled the entire driveway and sidewalk. This was waiting for him when he got inside.
I hope you're enjoying your Saturday!
Playing outside in record temps.
Oh Nebraska, we will never understand you. Thank you to my wonderful hubs, who has already shoveled the entire driveway and sidewalk. This was waiting for him when he got inside.
morning
Who doesn't love heart-themed breakfasts? Especially on a day filled with..........snow? Yeah, I almost felt like I should've changed the heart to a snowflake. We're expected to get almost 8 inches. Hellllllllllllo winter. How nice of you to join us.
I'm not complaining, except for maybe the small fact that this came on a Saturday, and not a school day. I mean, come on! We haven't had one snowday all year! Maybe they'll feel bad for us and give us Monday off, just cause.
Want to know why I've been so bad with posting lately? How much time you got? I mean, besides having the most active 8 month old (yeah, you heard it, 8 months!!!!) ever, and the little fact that we're moving in 4 months, there's also this little fact that I haven't been on an actual computer for weeks. Thank you Mr. Ipad. You have taken over my world. I literally haven't uploaded real pics from our camera in over a month. So I might have to throw a ton of pics on here later. You know, all the ones from a while ago. The ones that show our little man's chompers, rompers and everything in between. (Sorry, I felt the need to rhyme.). That is if our power doesn't go out. And by the looks of our power lines outside, let's just say I'm not getting my hopes up. The flashlights are ready and the phones are charged. Yay for living in an old part of town!
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