:)

Thursday, May 12, 2011

When I have a house

and lots of kids, I want to do this.

I like it. I think it looks fun.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

So, May brought in all the nice weather. What am I talking about, it has been nice here for quite a while, but this second week of May has brought a couple days of seriously hot weather (95F). I asked some people at church on Sunday if it always gets hot in May, they said yes. So I'm wondering, if it gets to 95 in May, what is it like in July? (Oh, did I mention that it's also humid here, more so than Toronto, which I never noticed really.) Don't think I'm complaining though, I LOVE it! If you want me to complain, you can just wait until it's winter and really cold. I dislike ice (as you probably know). So, yay for a new place and yay for nice weather. I'm SO happy about how fast winter ended.

(Note: I don't hate winter, just ice and being freezing.)

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

4 months

That's how old my baby is! Can you believe it? Actually, I can. Everyone always says that they get so huge so fast, but I haven't been shocked by her growing, just her acrobats. Because she was so big when she was born, I had in my mind that her newborn stuff would only fit for maybe a week, if at all, but those first few weeks, everything was too big and just last week I said goodbye to her last newborn piece of clothing. Don't be fooled though, she's still big compared to other babies the same age and still wears clothes ranging from 0 months to 6 months (very soon, it will just be the 3 to 6 month stuff).

Stats:
Weight 15 lbs 15.5 oz (89 %) I think she will have no trouble reaching her 20 lbs by 1, what do you think? (I don't know where she gets this incredible baby weight, I maybe weighed this much when I was 1. It must come from Ryan!)
Height 25.25 inches (77 %) I want to know where they get their percentages from. Is it local statistics or just for the specific doctor or what?
Head 16.5 inches (69%)

Don't worry. I know this flower looks ridiculously too big!

So, she's still on the bigger side. I was a little surprised. Considering how huge both Ryan and I were, I was really expecting her percentages to drop a little every time we went to the doctor, but they stayed about he same.

So sleepy!

Things about Vidalia

She randomly changes her bedtime (on a weekly basis it seems). For a while bedtime was 9:30, which seemed pretty good to me (especially because of Ryan's late work schedule). Then it became 10:30, which was still okay, but I liked 9:30 better. Now it is suddenly midnight! I'm finding this midnight thing a little annoying. So, how do you get kids to have a consistent bedtime? We have a little bit of a routine, but it hasn't proved to be especially helpful. Maybe we just need to switch up the elements. It has been a prayer, a bottle (if she'll take it), and rocking until mostly asleep, then to the crib. (We want to keep it on the shorter side. I know if it gets to be a big ordeal, it won't happen at all.)
She rolls like crazy. She rolls every direction and she can do it fast (if she wants). She gets stuck places all the time. I'll turn my head for just a second and then I hear little calls of helplessness, only to see her unable to roll through objects (she doesn't understand this).
She eats everything (this includes rolling over to the piano bench and trying to chew the legs, in fact, this seems to be a favorite).

I love to sit up! (Notice the blankets.)

She has the biggest hugest smile, when she wants to, which is a lot of the time.
Sometimes when she's really tired she whines, but more often than not, she whines a little and giggles a little. I don't know about you, but when I'm really really beyond tired, I don't usually giggle. I think she's going to have a very happy optimistic personality. She's so funny.
She's getting pretty good with her hands. When she's hungry and offered a bottle, she grabs it and pulls it to her face (with the intention of putting it in her mouth, I would say she succeeds about half the time). When she's not hungry and offered a bottle, she frantically pushes it away with her hands. If you still offer it, she'll scream and cry until you stop. She apparently really knows when she does and doesn't want it.
She thinks her reflection in the mirror is pretty funny, especially when it appears, disappears, and then reappears. It's not just funny, but hilarious and we can usually get a pretty good laugh out of her.
She's ticklish...and I think mostly she hates it. Sometimes she laughs when I tickle around her belly, but usually she just gets stiff and uncomfortable. On the other hand, apparently her bottom is ticklish. Sometimes when I wipe her butt, it tickles so bad she just has to giggle and giggle until I'm done. I think it's pretty funny.

She's squirmy. Hates hates hates to stay in the same place (unless being entertained). This makes changing her diaper a little difficult if you forget to find a distraction.
She moves around a ton in her bead. She turns herself sideways in the crib and rolls back and forth while she's sleeping. When she gets a bit taller, this isn't going to work so well anymore.
She's starting to have hair! Although she still kind of looks bald. :)
She loves loves loves her jumper. (Thanks Grandma!)

More of this to come.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Realizations

It's going to feel really hot here in the summer. (It already sometimes feels pretty hot and it's not.)
It's really cold here in the winter. (One day the high was -3 and I moved here at the very end of January and winter seemed to end early too. I'm not that excited to experience the middle of the winter, especially since it apparently gets a billion times colder.)
My baby is just a happy baby. If I had to describe here in only a few words, I would say she's patient, happy, and just plain pleasant. (We're so lucky!)
If I had more land to plant my garden, I would go crazy. (In a good eccentric sort of way.)
My baby hates to cry. Maybe she'll really like it when she finds a new way to communicate. And by that I mean, she has other ways to communicate and much prefers them.
Being a full-time student is more time consuming than being a mother of one.
I don't relate to people who don't like babies.
Nebraska has the nicest people I've ever met, in all seriousness.
I finally noticed today that my chronic cough ended with my pregnancy (and I am so glad).
Sometimes candidates run for office, create a website, and never write anything on it.
The above makes figuring out who to vote for hard and somewhat random.
I receive news from facebook, blogs, google, and church, but mostly facebook.
We've lived here longer than we lived in Toronto.
A car really is a convenience. If we didn't have one, we'd find other ways to get around.
I like having a car.
Most things in life are a commitment.
I will probably never see the world.
An hour is a lot farther away when your car can't get there.
I like to create things. I think this is why I'm an engineer.
I chose a cornfield and call it THE (as in the not T.H.E.) cornfield.
I was sick while I was pregnant, the whole time. I know because I feel much better now.
My computer is temperamental. That's why this post is long and lacks pictures.
It actually has nothing to do with the length of this post.
I wish we all lived the law of consecration.
Big babies are little.
The greatest things in my life are Ryan, Vidalia, and the gospel.
I hope you're having a nice day. :)

Friday, April 15, 2011

Things To Do In Lincoln

Okay, I know I wrote things, but this is just one thing...the state capital. It is Nebraska's 3rd, cost $9.8 million (apparently under budget), and is quite the awesome building.

I'm in love with that courtyard down there. Next time we go to the capital, I'm going to figure out how to get there.

This is a ceiling.

The following pictures are what Lincoln looks like from the 14th floor.

What is this building? I kind of like it.

I don't know why, but I think the streets are cute.

I had to include this one because it makes it look like...well...like there's not much here. True or false? (Answer forthcoming, give me time to find out.)