Thursday, June 18, 2009
Drumroll please...
We're having another baby! Due somewhere around Feb. 17th, but we haven't seen a doctor yet. Amelie and this one will be about 16 mos. apart. It was sooner than we planned, but only by about 2 months. We're psyched!!!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
S'mores, Bees Game and Races
Just a few of the fun things our family has done recently.
We went up Millcreek Canyon for Amie's first bonfire. (fire, really)
The view
Hanging out while daddy does all the work.
Playing anywhere she goes!
Look pink to you? That's right-we used strawberry marshmallows. Yum!
The perfect s'more can not be kept off of your face.
Amie's first s'more.
Pure heaven!
Jeff won tickets to the Bees game, it was Amie's first time.
She was so good the whole time! She even started to get the hang of clapping by the end.
We also got free tickets to some races at the oval. Can you believe they're driving around in things this big? (We did NOT take Amelie to that one-she would've died at the noise.)
We went up Millcreek Canyon for Amie's first bonfire. (fire, really)
The view
Hanging out while daddy does all the work.
Playing anywhere she goes!
Look pink to you? That's right-we used strawberry marshmallows. Yum!
The perfect s'more can not be kept off of your face.
Amie's first s'more.
Pure heaven!
Jeff won tickets to the Bees game, it was Amie's first time.
She was so good the whole time! She even started to get the hang of clapping by the end.
We also got free tickets to some races at the oval. Can you believe they're driving around in things this big? (We did NOT take Amelie to that one-she would've died at the noise.)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Amelie Update
Just some notes on my little beauty's progress. We haven't been to the doctor since last post, but Amie is most definitely heavier than 16 lbs. Her rear-facing car seat now tips to the side when we turn! (fatty) A little scary, but she's not technically big enough for a front-facing yet. She's a great sitter, though, and a fair size, so as soon as we get the car seat from my sister, we're going to move her up. I think she'll like it much better, though, she's quite the observer.
In fact, she's picked up some super-cute habits. The first is waving-when she sees you do it, she will too. She kinda just gives a twist of her hand that ends in the gay-man-flop. It's incredibly adorable and she gives a little smile when she does it. She's been doing that for a few months now. The other is nodding her head-this is my favorite. She can't smile or anything while she does it, she always has an intense look of concentration on her face. Usually, it's one very emphatic nod. I often catch her doing it to herself when no one's specifically interacting with her. It's not perfected, yet, though-many times we've tried to show it off, and it's hit and miss still. Lately, I see her staring in concentration when I stick out my tongue, then she'll reach to her mouth and feel for hers. I can't wait to see her do that!
Amelie has been excruciatingly close to crawling for weeks now, and I think it frustrates her the most. She will get on hands and knees every time you sit her down, and rocks back and forth. She moves backwards, sometimes, too. When she's on a hardwood floor, she'll slide around, but she just won't do it yet. What frustrates me, is that she gets tired of being on her tummy pretty quickly, but when I sit her back up... she just leans right over and gets on hands and knees again.
She's also quite the fan of pulling up on things (especially mom and dad.) She's been doing this for awhile now, too. She only had a few scary moments where she didn't know what to do, but otherwise it's all she does all day! She's not quite cruising yet, either, but she does move herself around from hand grip to hand grip, facing different places. Even though she's practically crawling, Jeff and I both think she'll pretty much skip it with how much she loves standing, etc.
She's really good now at holding her own bottle, grabbing little snacks, and she LOVES every kind of solid food and cup. Don't think it will be any problem weaning her off of the bottle.
That's really about it, though obviously, I could talk all day about her. She's almost 8 months now, and the joy of our lives!
And... I was going to add some adorable pictures of Amie here, but our camera is totally MIA at the moment, so... later?
In fact, she's picked up some super-cute habits. The first is waving-when she sees you do it, she will too. She kinda just gives a twist of her hand that ends in the gay-man-flop. It's incredibly adorable and she gives a little smile when she does it. She's been doing that for a few months now. The other is nodding her head-this is my favorite. She can't smile or anything while she does it, she always has an intense look of concentration on her face. Usually, it's one very emphatic nod. I often catch her doing it to herself when no one's specifically interacting with her. It's not perfected, yet, though-many times we've tried to show it off, and it's hit and miss still. Lately, I see her staring in concentration when I stick out my tongue, then she'll reach to her mouth and feel for hers. I can't wait to see her do that!
Amelie has been excruciatingly close to crawling for weeks now, and I think it frustrates her the most. She will get on hands and knees every time you sit her down, and rocks back and forth. She moves backwards, sometimes, too. When she's on a hardwood floor, she'll slide around, but she just won't do it yet. What frustrates me, is that she gets tired of being on her tummy pretty quickly, but when I sit her back up... she just leans right over and gets on hands and knees again.
She's also quite the fan of pulling up on things (especially mom and dad.) She's been doing this for awhile now, too. She only had a few scary moments where she didn't know what to do, but otherwise it's all she does all day! She's not quite cruising yet, either, but she does move herself around from hand grip to hand grip, facing different places. Even though she's practically crawling, Jeff and I both think she'll pretty much skip it with how much she loves standing, etc.
She's really good now at holding her own bottle, grabbing little snacks, and she LOVES every kind of solid food and cup. Don't think it will be any problem weaning her off of the bottle.
That's really about it, though obviously, I could talk all day about her. She's almost 8 months now, and the joy of our lives!
And... I was going to add some adorable pictures of Amie here, but our camera is totally MIA at the moment, so... later?
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Lake Tahoe
For Jeff's birthday this year, we took a short trip to Lake Tahoe with some good friends. Here's the highlights!
Meeting at our house at 7 am. Jessica was positive Milo and Marissa would be late. I thought she gave them such a hard time they wouldn't dare. The truth? They had a 5 wk old and a 3 yr old, what do you think happened?
It was such a loooooooooong drive that Amelie found many new occupations. (It ended up being 11 hours there instead of 8.5... we had 2 infants.)
Just chillin' at a little pit stop.
Our gorgeous family at the gorgeous lake! Beautiful weather, but the water was freezing, so we just played and saved the swimming for our condo.
The whole crew. Jeff, Amelie, Nikki, Amos, Jessica, Caleb and Milo, Marissa and Bella.
Poolside fun!
Amie taking a break from splashing around to read by the pool. Rainbow Fish-good read.
Hot tub daddy!
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There was an excellent walk through the woods right across the street from us. Fun!
First time on Daddy's shoulders!
Fun!
The fam at the condo.
Pretty view on the way home (couldn't get the best shot.) You'll be happy to know it was significantly shorter on the way back.
Of course, our blog has remained quite neglected, so hopefully, I'll be doing lots of little catch-ups here in the next few hours or days. I think I'll start with Memorial Day weekend. We kicked it off with a little lunch at Red Robin. Here's a few winners from the Amie round.
Then, after Jeff got off of his graveyard shift on Saturday morning, we loaded up the car and drove to his family's lakehouse in Delta. He only got to play that day, then drive back home for his next night shift. He didn't even get to swim or anything cause the weather was bad that day. Amelie and I stayed and bunked in a room with Steph and Tanner. I think we all kept each other awake. Sunday, we went to church, then a few went out on the waverunners, but just when it got to me, an INSTANTANEOUS storm popped up and we moved it inside.We watched some movies, played some games, and ate lots of food. The next morning, the weather was better and i got to take Amelie out on the waverunner! She seemed to like the waverunner a lot, but hated when it got really loud (so we went really slow.) And she wasn't the biggest fan of the too-big lifejacket either. Some cute pics though. (She was obsessed with Grandpa Vern.)
On our way back, we had lots of car trouble. Luckily for me, Jeff was at my parents' house, so he was only like 20 minutes away and picked us up. Then we had BBQ at my mom's. Amelie had her first corn on the cob and loved it!!
Then, after Jeff got off of his graveyard shift on Saturday morning, we loaded up the car and drove to his family's lakehouse in Delta. He only got to play that day, then drive back home for his next night shift. He didn't even get to swim or anything cause the weather was bad that day. Amelie and I stayed and bunked in a room with Steph and Tanner. I think we all kept each other awake. Sunday, we went to church, then a few went out on the waverunners, but just when it got to me, an INSTANTANEOUS storm popped up and we moved it inside.We watched some movies, played some games, and ate lots of food. The next morning, the weather was better and i got to take Amelie out on the waverunner! She seemed to like the waverunner a lot, but hated when it got really loud (so we went really slow.) And she wasn't the biggest fan of the too-big lifejacket either. Some cute pics though. (She was obsessed with Grandpa Vern.)
On our way back, we had lots of car trouble. Luckily for me, Jeff was at my parents' house, so he was only like 20 minutes away and picked us up. Then we had BBQ at my mom's. Amelie had her first corn on the cob and loved it!!
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