Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Papa's 60th

My dad's birthday was the 20th, but we had a surprise party for him on the 17th. As for the "Papa," he really wants to be called Papaw, but Adeline can't say that (or chooses to not do so), but she does call him Papa. I think its really cute. And I hope it sticks. : )

The other pics are from post-party. We've been talking about how Adeline needs a table, to sit and do, well, whatever. Mom told Aunt Judy, who in turn found this picnic table! Thanks Aunt Judy! David and Uncle Justin did a fantastic job of assembly, Adeline did a fantastic job of climbing all over it.






Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Monday, March 19, 2007

Puppies!




One of Adeline's favorite new words, and favorite new animals. These are Justin's and they are about six weeks old. Perfect for playing with a 16 month old. She really wanted to get the puppy's tail!

Monday, March 12, 2007

Why didn't I know about this before?



I was surfing the net last night, trying to find a "I'm-going-to-be-really-healthy" diet guideline for pregnancy. I stumbled across a pregnancy website called www.babyfit.com. It's fantastic! Not only does it send me the weekly update (like I got when pregnant with Adeline), but it has the coolest nutrition section! You put in your pre-pregnancy weight, and your height, and check any problems you have (high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.), and they come up with daily nutritional and exercise goals for you. But, possibly my favorite thing, there's a Nutrition Table where you type in what you've eaten for the day, and the program calculates how closely you've come to reaching important totals of things like calcium, folate, protein, and (super-important) calories. I love it! For those of you who are pregnant and haven't discovered it yet, I highly recommend it.

As an added bonus, when registering for the site, it gave me the opportunity to register with Pampers.com. After registering, you can enter product codes from Pampers products you buy, you collect points (kind of like credit card reward points) that you can redeem in their rewards catalog! There's all kinds of stuff like books, DVDs, toys, and games. Every time you enter a code, you'll entered in a drawing for a 3-month supply of diapers. I'm probably boring you with all of this, but I think its great! If you don't use Pampers products, then you wouldn't be interested, but I tried every kind of diaper after Adeline was born, and Swaddlers were by far my fave. I've stuck with them through Cruisers, and we'll move to Feel-and-Learn soon. See, this is my life now, I get excited about diaper rewards....but when you buy as many as we do, any reward is appreciated! (By the way, Pampers people, you're welcome for the endorsement, and I'll expect my check any day now :)

I'll try to do another post with the rest of the pics from our Oxford weekend later. BTW, thanks for sending those, MC!

Friday, March 09, 2007

Hey everyone!

I know it's been a long time! I promise new pics soon, I just don't have time today. Been busy lately, and today the weather is much to nice to be staying inside on the computer. I hope you all are experiencing the same sunny and mild that we are.

We're doing great here, Adeline has two new molars (!), and we are having some success in our campaign to get rid of the pacifier.....looking like we'll definitley get it away from her before kindergarten, which, to me, is victory! I had my 4-month check-up recently, and everything appears to be fine. I had put on more weight than I wanted, but Doc wasn't upset (this time) since I hadn't gained any up until that point. We get that ultrasound on April 4th (can't wait!), and the dreaded gestational diabetes screening will be the next month. I'm so NOT looking forward to that. I have a feeling this time I won't barely pass (like last time). I'm trying to go ahead and give up the sweet tea and chocolate now. Might as well be prepared.

David has a B-B-Q fundraiser tomorrow (for the fire department where he volunteers), and then he and Adeline will have a playdate. Because Mom (aka Nana) and I are going to a Viking Cooking School class! Wednesday was her b-day, and this is her present. We'll be cooking Italian food (grilled portobello mushrooms, herbed cheese flan, veal with fennel and tomato sauce, and some kind of almond cake!) I'll let you know how it goes, but we're really looking forward to it!