Sunday, February 24, 2008
"What about me?"
I love these pictures because they really capture the day-to-day dance with Romey and Avery. If Romey's getting attention, Avery wants some too. Before I knew what was happening Avery jumped into the shot, and I love the little smirk on her face. To oblige her I then snapped a picture of Avery in the Bumbo seat. You just gotta love it!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Our latest (mis)adventures
I’d love to say that I haven’t blogged lately because I’ve been so busy. In fact, the opposite is true. The last couple weeks have been consumed by sickness passing from person to person, moaning about the snow and cold weather, and just trying to stay sane as we anxiously wait for spring.
Desperate for a change of scenery and to get a “little” help with our taxes, we headed to Pleasantville (my folks) for the weekend—and getting to Pleasantville proved to be the challenging part. The short version is that Romey had a well-check appointment (prior to leaving) and got five-stars. She’s nearly twelve pounds, and got five shots, and one oral vaccine. I rushed an agitated and cold baby outside (where Avery and Dan were waiting) to witness Avery getting locked in our running car while sitting in the driver’s seat. Dan and I panicked as we watched Avery touching buttons, and giggling, and bouncing up and down. Thankfully Dan was able to convince her to touch the right button, lowering the driver’s side window low enough for him to reach in and unlock the doors. You’ve just got to love that auto-lock feature, right?
We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Bloomington, and loved getting a small break from the girls. The hard part is coming home when we’re back to man-on-man defense. Romey’s a little grouchy (who’d blame her after all those shots), and Avery’s busy being two—a little bossy britches who has been screaming orders at us lately. It’s not uncommon to hear her yell “CHEESE!” “MILK!” etcetera. We’re trying to teach her to talk nicely, and politely but I’m not sure we’re making much progress. I always want to be mindful about not complaining about our blessings, but the truth is, these girls are kicking our butts; they’re winning, we’re losing, and we’re seriously outnumbered and tired. I guess it a rite of passage of sorts, one that I’m hoping we’ll be laughing about again soon—Dan even went so far as to tell me to beg for my old job back and check in to daycare ;) We’re going to make it—I believe it, and I know it.
In other news, Dan continues to be the incredible shrinking man—30 pounds lost to date. We’re so proud of him. And Avery can’t get enough of Dora and Wonder Pets—two Nickelodeon shows that make cold pajama days a little more fun. Romey’s decided that she’d like to roll soon, and is kicking herself to her side. She’s also cooing a lot which is so doggone cute it melts my heart every single time. I’m determined to get it on film and post it (hopefully soon). In the meantime, back to the day-to-day activities of the Nelson household. I really do love it!
Avery wearing the Bjorn, and "pretending" to suck on the bottle.
A big Romey smile!
Avery: "My mom's so bored she's putting three ponytails in my hair!" Yep, Avery could use some sun!
Avery hamming it up on a ride at Chuck E. Cheese.
Desperate for a change of scenery and to get a “little” help with our taxes, we headed to Pleasantville (my folks) for the weekend—and getting to Pleasantville proved to be the challenging part. The short version is that Romey had a well-check appointment (prior to leaving) and got five-stars. She’s nearly twelve pounds, and got five shots, and one oral vaccine. I rushed an agitated and cold baby outside (where Avery and Dan were waiting) to witness Avery getting locked in our running car while sitting in the driver’s seat. Dan and I panicked as we watched Avery touching buttons, and giggling, and bouncing up and down. Thankfully Dan was able to convince her to touch the right button, lowering the driver’s side window low enough for him to reach in and unlock the doors. You’ve just got to love that auto-lock feature, right?
We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Bloomington, and loved getting a small break from the girls. The hard part is coming home when we’re back to man-on-man defense. Romey’s a little grouchy (who’d blame her after all those shots), and Avery’s busy being two—a little bossy britches who has been screaming orders at us lately. It’s not uncommon to hear her yell “CHEESE!” “MILK!” etcetera. We’re trying to teach her to talk nicely, and politely but I’m not sure we’re making much progress. I always want to be mindful about not complaining about our blessings, but the truth is, these girls are kicking our butts; they’re winning, we’re losing, and we’re seriously outnumbered and tired. I guess it a rite of passage of sorts, one that I’m hoping we’ll be laughing about again soon—Dan even went so far as to tell me to beg for my old job back and check in to daycare ;) We’re going to make it—I believe it, and I know it.
In other news, Dan continues to be the incredible shrinking man—30 pounds lost to date. We’re so proud of him. And Avery can’t get enough of Dora and Wonder Pets—two Nickelodeon shows that make cold pajama days a little more fun. Romey’s decided that she’d like to roll soon, and is kicking herself to her side. She’s also cooing a lot which is so doggone cute it melts my heart every single time. I’m determined to get it on film and post it (hopefully soon). In the meantime, back to the day-to-day activities of the Nelson household. I really do love it!
Avery wearing the Bjorn, and "pretending" to suck on the bottle.
A big Romey smile!
Avery: "My mom's so bored she's putting three ponytails in my hair!" Yep, Avery could use some sun!
Avery hamming it up on a ride at Chuck E. Cheese.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Happy 30th Birthday Dan!
In honor of Dan’s birthday Avery’s wearing her jeans on her head. Nope, just kidding—this picture is actually from a few days ago, and the reason her jeans are on her head is because she’s mimicking Dan (no, Dan didn’t have HIS jeans on his head; he put Avery’s jeans on HIS head). This picture illustrates two things I love about Dan—he’s silly and fun, and he’s absolutely crazy about his girls. It would of never occurred to me to put Avery’s jeans on my head, and yet, it did occur to Dan, and Avery thought it was totally hysterical. Avery and Romey have hit the jackpot by having Dan as their father. Dan—we three are crazy about you, and love you very much. Happy 30th!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day—I’m referring to the movie; not the holiday (cause who cares about those dumb little furry creatures anyway? Here’s a tip critter: you’re not going to see your shadow so go back to sleep (preferably where someone doesn’t require something of you every five minutes!)).
Ever feel like you’re in a rut? Yep, it’s rut-central here—different day, same scenario. I’ll paint the scene for you: more and more snow prompting our annual conversation of “Why do we live here?”; more and more germs passing from child to child prompting the mobilization of the “puke patrol” (me and Dan—nothing like those 3:00 a.m. puke parties where Avery goes through three pairs of pajamas in 30 minutes); more and more cancelled play dates, appointments and other fun outings prompting Susan to go nuts and write about critters….;) Yep, all you can do is laugh, yell, or both.
The upswing is that today’s Friday and the snow is supposed to end today; the Superbowl is Sunday and we’re having some friends over to watch commercials with us; and Dan turns 30 on February 4 so the twenty-something jokes will come to a screeching halt.
And, besides the perpetual case of “hiccups” (what Avery calls throwing up), the girls are doing pretty well. When Romey smiles her whole face lights up, and her eyes twinkle. Romey’s also cooing, and continues to grow and grow—I’ve already started packing away some baby clothes, and find myself admiring her little fat rolls ;). Avery’s bored, and continues to keep us up on our toes, but I love the fact that she’s passionate and tenacious—two qualities that will serve her well throughout her life. Overall, she’s a silly kid, and we love that about her.
Well, back to admiring the snow, and doing something similar to what we did yesterday. Spring can’t come quickly enough!
Ever feel like you’re in a rut? Yep, it’s rut-central here—different day, same scenario. I’ll paint the scene for you: more and more snow prompting our annual conversation of “Why do we live here?”; more and more germs passing from child to child prompting the mobilization of the “puke patrol” (me and Dan—nothing like those 3:00 a.m. puke parties where Avery goes through three pairs of pajamas in 30 minutes); more and more cancelled play dates, appointments and other fun outings prompting Susan to go nuts and write about critters….;) Yep, all you can do is laugh, yell, or both.
The upswing is that today’s Friday and the snow is supposed to end today; the Superbowl is Sunday and we’re having some friends over to watch commercials with us; and Dan turns 30 on February 4 so the twenty-something jokes will come to a screeching halt.
And, besides the perpetual case of “hiccups” (what Avery calls throwing up), the girls are doing pretty well. When Romey smiles her whole face lights up, and her eyes twinkle. Romey’s also cooing, and continues to grow and grow—I’ve already started packing away some baby clothes, and find myself admiring her little fat rolls ;). Avery’s bored, and continues to keep us up on our toes, but I love the fact that she’s passionate and tenacious—two qualities that will serve her well throughout her life. Overall, she’s a silly kid, and we love that about her.
Well, back to admiring the snow, and doing something similar to what we did yesterday. Spring can’t come quickly enough!
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