The other night Josh and I decided to tally up just how many Elmo things the Bug has.
Thought I would share :)
Elmo Music CD
Elmo DVD (5)
Elmo Book (3)
Elmo Live
Tickle Me Elmo TMX
Hokey Pokey Elmo
YMCA Elmo
Up Up Elmo
Elmo Spin Chair
Elmo Dashboard
Elmo Remote
Elmo Phone
Elmo/Cookie Monster Handheld Noisemaker
Elmo Highchair Mat
Elmo Potty Chair
36" Stuffed Elmo
24" Stuffed Elmo
10" Stuffed Elmo
Assorted Elmo Clothing
Seriously, it's like freaking Elmopalooza in here.
Oh and anytime I'm on the computer we have to turn on Elmo on ITunes so one guess as to what I'm listening to :)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Hey there...
I know I haven't written in a while. Don't worry, we're all ok, just don't have as much time to write as I used to. The little Bug requires constant attention nowadays! I'm currently cooking dinner for myself so I can't really write an update but I can give you pictures!!
actually had a cold day here
pretending to be laundry
mmmmm, ground beef enchiladas!
sleeping in her car seat
She decided to go on a shopping spree. 
Bug and her boyfriend
waiting for daddy to get a haircut, sending some emails while she waits
trying to wear mommy's shirt, she got close!
looking adorable
first juice pouch!
actually had a cold day here
pretending to be laundry
mmmmm, ground beef enchiladas!
sleeping in her car seat
She decided to go on a shopping spree. There were only two things in that basket five minutes prior.
Apparently she really likes sippy cups!
Bug and her boyfriend
waiting for daddy to get a haircut, sending some emails while she waitstrying to wear mommy's shirt, she got close!looking adorablefirst juice pouch!Monday, January 5, 2009
My Scary Night
I know I'm way behind on my blogging but I decided I really need to share what happened to me last night with the world.
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Josh was at work, the baby was asleep and I was upstairs watching TV. I hear my phone ring downstairs and go down and answer it. It was my dad, he didn't say why he called but handed the phone to my mom. Apparently he's moving back to the desert and they were out furniture shopping for him.*
Anyway, after I got off the phone I decided to make a snack. I went into the kitchen and turned on the light but nothing happened. I pulled the cord for the light and still nothing.** So I turned on the dining room light and again nothing. (it was evening and still a bit of light out so I wasn't talking on the phone in the dark or anything). So I walk over to the front door and tried those lights, nothing was working. I noticed that the door was unlocked and I knew I'd locked it before going upstairs.
Then I noticed that the french doors to the spare room were closed and I definitely knew I hadn't closed those.*** I tried the switch leading to the spare room and flicked it on and off a few times. I could see the light go on and off from under the door. It was then that I realized someone was in my house. Not just was someone in my home, but they had disabled all downstairs lights except the one for the room in which they were hiding.
I ran up half the stairs before realizing I needed to make it seem like I didn't know what was going on. So I slowly went up the second set of stairs and let out a large yawn hoping to fool the intruder into thinking I was clueless. I get to my room and climb into bed, under the covers, pretending to be asleep, just in case. ****
That was when I heard the footsteps on the stairs.
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THUMP
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THUMP
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THUMP
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That was when I woke up. Heart racing, sweat pouring from every pore on my body. That was possibly the most real-feeling dream I've ever had. I had to shake Josh awake to cuddle with me before I could go back to sleep.
The rest of the night was no better. More scary, bad dreams. Can't remember any of them though, maybe that's for the best.
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*Even if my dad did move back to the desert I highly doubt he and my mom would be out furniture shopping. Hint #1
**There isn't a cord for the kitchen light Hint #2
***Our spare room does not have french doors, in fact it doesn't even have a door. Hint #3
****Seriously, if this was a true story I would have gone straight to my child's room, picked her up and climbed over the balcony to go for safety.
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Josh was at work, the baby was asleep and I was upstairs watching TV. I hear my phone ring downstairs and go down and answer it. It was my dad, he didn't say why he called but handed the phone to my mom. Apparently he's moving back to the desert and they were out furniture shopping for him.*
Anyway, after I got off the phone I decided to make a snack. I went into the kitchen and turned on the light but nothing happened. I pulled the cord for the light and still nothing.** So I turned on the dining room light and again nothing. (it was evening and still a bit of light out so I wasn't talking on the phone in the dark or anything). So I walk over to the front door and tried those lights, nothing was working. I noticed that the door was unlocked and I knew I'd locked it before going upstairs.
Then I noticed that the french doors to the spare room were closed and I definitely knew I hadn't closed those.*** I tried the switch leading to the spare room and flicked it on and off a few times. I could see the light go on and off from under the door. It was then that I realized someone was in my house. Not just was someone in my home, but they had disabled all downstairs lights except the one for the room in which they were hiding.
I ran up half the stairs before realizing I needed to make it seem like I didn't know what was going on. So I slowly went up the second set of stairs and let out a large yawn hoping to fool the intruder into thinking I was clueless. I get to my room and climb into bed, under the covers, pretending to be asleep, just in case. ****
That was when I heard the footsteps on the stairs.
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THUMP
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THUMP
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THUMP
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That was when I woke up. Heart racing, sweat pouring from every pore on my body. That was possibly the most real-feeling dream I've ever had. I had to shake Josh awake to cuddle with me before I could go back to sleep.
The rest of the night was no better. More scary, bad dreams. Can't remember any of them though, maybe that's for the best.
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*Even if my dad did move back to the desert I highly doubt he and my mom would be out furniture shopping. Hint #1
**There isn't a cord for the kitchen light Hint #2
***Our spare room does not have french doors, in fact it doesn't even have a door. Hint #3
****Seriously, if this was a true story I would have gone straight to my child's room, picked her up and climbed over the balcony to go for safety.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Bug and Santa
We finally made it to the mall today to see Santa. The line was only ten people deep so we were in and out in half an hour.
When our turn came we put Bug down. She walked over to Santa and gave him a huge smile. He talked to her for a minute (apparently he's relocated to the South Pole as he had a southern accent) and she kept on smiling at him until ... we put her on his lap. Then she freaked. And I do mean freaked. That kid was scared!! We even gave her daddy's phone as that always calms her down. Didn't work. The first two pictures made it look like we'd handed her over and just walked off. The third was so pouty that it was just pathetic. The photographer started shaking some bells before the fourth picture and that got her attention long enough for a decent picture.
When our turn came we put Bug down. She walked over to Santa and gave him a huge smile. He talked to her for a minute (apparently he's relocated to the South Pole as he had a southern accent) and she kept on smiling at him until ... we put her on his lap. Then she freaked. And I do mean freaked. That kid was scared!! We even gave her daddy's phone as that always calms her down. Didn't work. The first two pictures made it look like we'd handed her over and just walked off. The third was so pouty that it was just pathetic. The photographer started shaking some bells before the fourth picture and that got her attention long enough for a decent picture.
Still pretty pathetic :) See the tears in her eyes? Poor baby!
Afterwards Santa gave her a candy cane and that made everything better :)
Saturday, December 20, 2008
The ABCs
I know I haven't written much lately, sorry about that. Things have been a little crazy lately. Here's the highlights (or lowlights depending on which letter you're looking at):
A) Bug had a viral infection this last week, runny nose, diarrhea, fever. The works. Not a happy baby.
B) In addition to being miserable from her cold, Bug has also cut two teeth in the last five days! Eight teeth in that little mouth! Needless to say, I don't stick my finger in there to brush her teeth anymore!!!
C) Josh got a promotion!!! Good news is better title and slightly more pay, bad news is he'll probably be working more.... if that's even possible. It also means we'll be staying in Florida for at least another year, I'm ok with that as long as we find somewhere else to live. Which brings me to D
D) We've been looking at apartments, houses, townhomes, all that good stuff over the last week. I just don't understand why there are no new housing/apartment developments in the good parts of the city(ies). Everything is at least ten years old which means the appliances are at least five years old. Kill me. Dining rooms are carpeted (not good for a one year old who throws food) or the entire house is tile (our current downstairs is all tile, Bug's had a few mishaps, I'm ready for carpet!).
E) Josh and I have been talking about #2 lately. Now calm down grandmas! We're just toying with the idea. Neither one of us can commit to thinking it's a good idea just yet so I guarantee (about as much as birth control is a guarantee) that it won't be happening anytime soon. Just curious as to people's thoughts on the matter. My brother is having his second (plus GF has a three year old from previous) 17 months apart from his first (don't quote me, I suck at math) and I'm curious how life will be for him. I also have a good friend whose children will be just 6 months apart (I think, again, don't quote me on these things, I'm tired) and I'm really curious how that will go. Anyway, anyone with experiences on kids being two years apart, give me the ups and downs! I'm trying to weigh pros and cons. In the end we'll do what we think is best for us but still, it's on my mind.
F) My mom's coming for Christmas!! Woohoo!! So I actually decorated the house, hung christmas lights and even bought a cheapass fake tree from the dollar store! It's cute :) Now if I could just figure out how to keep the hellions (cat and baby) away from the garland....
Ok, that's about it folks. I'd post a couple pictures of the brat (and yes, she is a brat. That first bite of birthday cake seems to have given her the impression that she's entitled to any/everything. She also now knows that my world revolves around her and I think she's figured out how to manipulate that....brat.) but it's been so busy I haven't downloaded any pictures from the camera lately. Sorry.
I leave you all with a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. Whichever you'd prefer.
Now where's that eggnog.......
A) Bug had a viral infection this last week, runny nose, diarrhea, fever. The works. Not a happy baby.
B) In addition to being miserable from her cold, Bug has also cut two teeth in the last five days! Eight teeth in that little mouth! Needless to say, I don't stick my finger in there to brush her teeth anymore!!!
C) Josh got a promotion!!! Good news is better title and slightly more pay, bad news is he'll probably be working more.... if that's even possible. It also means we'll be staying in Florida for at least another year, I'm ok with that as long as we find somewhere else to live. Which brings me to D
D) We've been looking at apartments, houses, townhomes, all that good stuff over the last week. I just don't understand why there are no new housing/apartment developments in the good parts of the city(ies). Everything is at least ten years old which means the appliances are at least five years old. Kill me. Dining rooms are carpeted (not good for a one year old who throws food) or the entire house is tile (our current downstairs is all tile, Bug's had a few mishaps, I'm ready for carpet!).
E) Josh and I have been talking about #2 lately. Now calm down grandmas! We're just toying with the idea. Neither one of us can commit to thinking it's a good idea just yet so I guarantee (about as much as birth control is a guarantee) that it won't be happening anytime soon. Just curious as to people's thoughts on the matter. My brother is having his second (plus GF has a three year old from previous) 17 months apart from his first (don't quote me, I suck at math) and I'm curious how life will be for him. I also have a good friend whose children will be just 6 months apart (I think, again, don't quote me on these things, I'm tired) and I'm really curious how that will go. Anyway, anyone with experiences on kids being two years apart, give me the ups and downs! I'm trying to weigh pros and cons. In the end we'll do what we think is best for us but still, it's on my mind.
F) My mom's coming for Christmas!! Woohoo!! So I actually decorated the house, hung christmas lights and even bought a cheapass fake tree from the dollar store! It's cute :) Now if I could just figure out how to keep the hellions (cat and baby) away from the garland....
Ok, that's about it folks. I'd post a couple pictures of the brat (and yes, she is a brat. That first bite of birthday cake seems to have given her the impression that she's entitled to any/everything. She also now knows that my world revolves around her and I think she's figured out how to manipulate that....brat.) but it's been so busy I haven't downloaded any pictures from the camera lately. Sorry.
I leave you all with a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. Whichever you'd prefer.
Now where's that eggnog.......
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
One Year Check Up aka post written in two minutes
I know I haven't posted much lately but we've been pretty crazy around here. When we got back from Indiana Bug decided her bedtime had changed to 10pm. Which means mommy's cleaning time got pushed back and her 'mommy time' got eradicated completely. So no blogs for all you curious people wondering what's been happening over here in Florida. I found a rare few minutes in the day today so I figured I'd at least tell you all how Bug's one year check up went yesterday.
Our little Amazon is 31 inches and 23lbs. Think she eats enough? She'd been spitting up a lot lately and it's the nastiest smell imagineable. Turns out we've been giving her WAY too much whole milk. Oops. Now we know better though :)
I had about thirty questions for the doctor and she was patient enough to wait for me to ask all of them before running off to her next patient. I love her.
We got the OK for the forward facing car seat which is good because we already bought one!
They turned my little angel into a pin cushion with all the shots and she was such a little trouper! She had three shots in her thigh, two in her arms and her finger pricked and she didn't cry once. The nurse commented first on how strong she was and secondly on her high threshold for pain. She gets that last one from mommy :)
Well, my time is up. I'll try to finish a bit later.
Our little Amazon is 31 inches and 23lbs. Think she eats enough? She'd been spitting up a lot lately and it's the nastiest smell imagineable. Turns out we've been giving her WAY too much whole milk. Oops. Now we know better though :)
I had about thirty questions for the doctor and she was patient enough to wait for me to ask all of them before running off to her next patient. I love her.
We got the OK for the forward facing car seat which is good because we already bought one!
They turned my little angel into a pin cushion with all the shots and she was such a little trouper! She had three shots in her thigh, two in her arms and her finger pricked and she didn't cry once. The nurse commented first on how strong she was and secondly on her high threshold for pain. She gets that last one from mommy :)
Well, my time is up. I'll try to finish a bit later.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
1st Birthday!!!!
I have much to write about but my brain is muggled from exhaustion due to trying to wear my kid out tonight. Mission accomplished but the sacrifice is a catch-you-up blog. So instead I shall post birthday pictures!
The Cake
The Birthday Girl in her Elmo Birthday Crown
Bug's Piece
Mmm, this is pretty good
The Face Dive
Mmm, this plate tastes good too!
Now this is how it's done!
Very happy birthday girl!
Diggin' in for a present
Unwrapping another present
She really liked this one. Like old friends :)
She really liked getting presents out of bags!
I don't know, I just think it's cute :)
Pretty easy to tell she likes this one!
Yeehaw! See ya'll later!!
I'd post more but my exhaustion tactics seem to have failed me. It's alive! I do have to mention that she was on a major sugar rush after that cake! She crashed at 7:30pm and went from happy one second to screaming/crying the next. I'm not exaggerating either.Crap, gotta go.
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