I finally got Alannah's one-year pics back from my photographer. I LOVE them all! Enjoy!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Mom & Baby Astrology....Just for fun!
I found this at Parents.com. The personality overview is SO Alannah!
Leo Mom & Aquarius Baby
You'll know you've met your match when you bring home your Aquarius bundle of joy! During infancy, this friendly baby will express curiosity with focused looks. Once the talking starts, watch out! This child will question everything -- especially your authority. You'll have to establish boundaries, and that can be tricky business. If you come across as too restrictive, little Aquarius could rebel even more. The best way to approach this relationship is to give baby a lot of space on some issues while making her toe the line on others. Aquarius always wants freedom of choice. Solution: decide what YOU want from your child -- and see that she chooses that option. There are a number of ways to do this. One is to appeal to your Aquarian's need to be different from everybody else. Want to make the brussels sprouts on your toddler's plate disappear? Confess that most folks don't dig 'em. Get the picture?
Baby
Aquarius - The Water Bearer
Jan. 20-Feb. 18Aquarian babies are natural rebels who like to do things their own way. Get lots of toys to keep your child from becoming restless during tummy time, and lock those cabinets early. Give her the chance to crawl freely on grassy lawns and toddle around the playground. Embrace her discoveries by letting her collect the rocks and other little treasures she finds. Support her individuality by allowing her to decide which outfit she wants to wear or which stuffed animal she wants to sleep with. And introduce new toys, books, and games regularly: Kids born under this sign are bright and often develop ahead of schedule.
Mom
Leo - The Lion
July 23-August 22Your deep emotional generosity is a great gift to your child. Leos make proud, bold, and determined mamas; your big heart and protective nature will help ensure that your child knows he is well loved. Leo moms are also highly creative, so make sure to explore the arts with your child from an early age -- this is a surefire way for the two of you to bond. Go to museums, take a craft class, do a messy art project together at home. One thing for Leo Moms to keep in mind is that your larger-than-life personality and natural flare for the dramatic can sometimes overshadow your child. Make sure you give your babe plenty of time in the spotlight, and appreciate him for the unique creature he is.
Leo Mom & Aquarius Baby
You'll know you've met your match when you bring home your Aquarius bundle of joy! During infancy, this friendly baby will express curiosity with focused looks. Once the talking starts, watch out! This child will question everything -- especially your authority. You'll have to establish boundaries, and that can be tricky business. If you come across as too restrictive, little Aquarius could rebel even more. The best way to approach this relationship is to give baby a lot of space on some issues while making her toe the line on others. Aquarius always wants freedom of choice. Solution: decide what YOU want from your child -- and see that she chooses that option. There are a number of ways to do this. One is to appeal to your Aquarian's need to be different from everybody else. Want to make the brussels sprouts on your toddler's plate disappear? Confess that most folks don't dig 'em. Get the picture?
Baby
Aquarius - The Water Bearer
Jan. 20-Feb. 18Aquarian babies are natural rebels who like to do things their own way. Get lots of toys to keep your child from becoming restless during tummy time, and lock those cabinets early. Give her the chance to crawl freely on grassy lawns and toddle around the playground. Embrace her discoveries by letting her collect the rocks and other little treasures she finds. Support her individuality by allowing her to decide which outfit she wants to wear or which stuffed animal she wants to sleep with. And introduce new toys, books, and games regularly: Kids born under this sign are bright and often develop ahead of schedule.
Mom
Leo - The Lion
July 23-August 22Your deep emotional generosity is a great gift to your child. Leos make proud, bold, and determined mamas; your big heart and protective nature will help ensure that your child knows he is well loved. Leo moms are also highly creative, so make sure to explore the arts with your child from an early age -- this is a surefire way for the two of you to bond. Go to museums, take a craft class, do a messy art project together at home. One thing for Leo Moms to keep in mind is that your larger-than-life personality and natural flare for the dramatic can sometimes overshadow your child. Make sure you give your babe plenty of time in the spotlight, and appreciate him for the unique creature he is.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Sweet Missy
Rest in peace pretty girl. You will forever be loved and in our hearts. You were the best dog a family could have.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Non Sick, Sick Day
I stayed home from work yesterday for two reasons.
Reason #1 - Miss Alannah has decided she doesn't like sleeping anymore. She has four teeth coming in so I'm hoping (really hoping) that that is the reason and it will pass. For the past 3 nights, she wakes up between 3am and 4am and I must hold her while she sleeps. Obviously this is not a problem on the weekends, but yesterday it was. She would fall back asleep and I would try to put her in her crib and she would scream. There was no way for me to take a shower and get ready yesterday morning. I took my dirty and exhausted self back to bed and slept with my baby on my chest. This morning she did the same thing, but I had to get ready so she was awake at 5:30am. I hope they're having fun with her at daycare today :)
Reason #2 - Missy had an accident on Sunday. She slipped an fell on the wet concrete and really hurt herself. My dad and I took her to the vet thinking we would not be bringing her home. She did get to come home but she is still in bad conidtion. We'll see what the week holds. I hope my poor (13-year-old) puppy gets better soon!
Here are some pics I took with my cell phone at lunch time yesterday:
Reason #1 - Miss Alannah has decided she doesn't like sleeping anymore. She has four teeth coming in so I'm hoping (really hoping) that that is the reason and it will pass. For the past 3 nights, she wakes up between 3am and 4am and I must hold her while she sleeps. Obviously this is not a problem on the weekends, but yesterday it was. She would fall back asleep and I would try to put her in her crib and she would scream. There was no way for me to take a shower and get ready yesterday morning. I took my dirty and exhausted self back to bed and slept with my baby on my chest. This morning she did the same thing, but I had to get ready so she was awake at 5:30am. I hope they're having fun with her at daycare today :)
Reason #2 - Missy had an accident on Sunday. She slipped an fell on the wet concrete and really hurt herself. My dad and I took her to the vet thinking we would not be bringing her home. She did get to come home but she is still in bad conidtion. We'll see what the week holds. I hope my poor (13-year-old) puppy gets better soon!
Here are some pics I took with my cell phone at lunch time yesterday:
Monday, February 2, 2009
Alannah is ONE!
My little baby turned ONE last Tuesday! Seriously, I don't know how that happened. Josh and I both took Tuesday off to spend with our little princess. We went to lunch at Islands and Alannah got her first taste of an ice cream sundae. I cried when they brought the sundae with one little candle. It was almost exactly 11:38 when they brought it out. After lunch we went to the park and played for a while. We were planning to take her to the animal shelter to look at all the "Aces", but they were closed. We went home and just hung out and played the rest of the afternoon.
Thursday was Alannah's one-year check-up. My poor baby had to get four shots! Josh has come to all of her appointments except this one. Normally he holds her while they do the shots, but I had to this time. It was traumatic for us both. When Alannah was born she was 9lbs, 6oz (big girl!) and 20 1/4 inches. At her one-year check-up she was 20lbs, 1oz (now on the petite side) and 29 1/4 inches.
She's so active these days! Talking all the time. Her favorites are Ace, baby, and baba. Whenever she wants something and doesn't know the word for it, she says "baba" over and over until she gets it. She's so sweet with her babies. She kisses them and gives them hugs with pats on the back. She loves playing outside, especially at the park. I do miss having an infant, but she is so much fun right now. She's so smart and picks things up so easy. We are so lucky!
We had her birthday party on Saturday. I've been planning this thing for months (because I'm a crazy, over-planner). Everything turned out so cute and we had so much fun. I only cried once when everyone was singing Happy Birthday. We got very lucky and Alannah slept for a couple hours right before her party. I was so afraid that she wouldn't nap and would be cranky, but she was happy and having fun the whole time. She wasn't so sure about the cake. It took her a minute to finally dig in. She mainly got clothes....we were happy about that since she got so many toys for Christmas. I got her a cute puppy chair from Babystyle. I've been wanting to get her one since a friend of mine got one for her daughter before Alannah was even born. I'm happy with the way everything turned out. We get to do it all over again in a year :) Hopefully this year will go by much slower!
I had to post her invite because I made it myself and I'm so proud of how it turned out :)
(For some reason, all of the pics posted out of order...but you get the idea)
Lastly, we got her one-year pics done yesterday (with Angel of course). We were supposed to do them last weekend but it was freezing! It was a beautiful day yesterday so I'm glad we waited. I will posts the beautiful pics of my ONE year old once I get them.
Thursday was Alannah's one-year check-up. My poor baby had to get four shots! Josh has come to all of her appointments except this one. Normally he holds her while they do the shots, but I had to this time. It was traumatic for us both. When Alannah was born she was 9lbs, 6oz (big girl!) and 20 1/4 inches. At her one-year check-up she was 20lbs, 1oz (now on the petite side) and 29 1/4 inches.
She's so active these days! Talking all the time. Her favorites are Ace, baby, and baba. Whenever she wants something and doesn't know the word for it, she says "baba" over and over until she gets it. She's so sweet with her babies. She kisses them and gives them hugs with pats on the back. She loves playing outside, especially at the park. I do miss having an infant, but she is so much fun right now. She's so smart and picks things up so easy. We are so lucky!
We had her birthday party on Saturday. I've been planning this thing for months (because I'm a crazy, over-planner). Everything turned out so cute and we had so much fun. I only cried once when everyone was singing Happy Birthday. We got very lucky and Alannah slept for a couple hours right before her party. I was so afraid that she wouldn't nap and would be cranky, but she was happy and having fun the whole time. She wasn't so sure about the cake. It took her a minute to finally dig in. She mainly got clothes....we were happy about that since she got so many toys for Christmas. I got her a cute puppy chair from Babystyle. I've been wanting to get her one since a friend of mine got one for her daughter before Alannah was even born. I'm happy with the way everything turned out. We get to do it all over again in a year :) Hopefully this year will go by much slower!
I had to post her invite because I made it myself and I'm so proud of how it turned out :)
(For some reason, all of the pics posted out of order...but you get the idea)
Lastly, we got her one-year pics done yesterday (with Angel of course). We were supposed to do them last weekend but it was freezing! It was a beautiful day yesterday so I'm glad we waited. I will posts the beautiful pics of my ONE year old once I get them.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Our Christmas
We had a very busy Christmas break...but oh so much fun! It began on Christmas Eve. We went to Josh's mom's house and celebrated with Shelley, Joe, Nick, Vanessa and Evangeline. We had a nice dinner and opened presents. Alannah was exhausted at the end! After Alannah went to bed, Josh and I played Santa. We filled her stocking and Josh put her rocking horse together. I was so excited for my baby's first Christmas. We woke up Christmas morning, had breakfast and then opened presents. My mom came over and we opened more presents. Alannah slept through dinner. It was a long, but exciting day for her. On Friday, my dad, sister, Alannah and myself went to Bakersfield. I was nervous about how Alannah would do in the car (3 hours each way). She did ok on the way there...got fussy for about 10 minutes, then was ok. The way home was more trouble to keep her entertained, which was Kristen's job since I was driving. Saturday was "Mexican Christmas". We celebrated at Josh's aunt's house with his dad and all of his aunts and cousins. Sunday - our last day of Christmas - was spent with friends at Val's annual Christmas party. Alannah got SO much stuff (too much). Mostly electronic toys that make lots of noise...my favorite :) We still haven't opened all of her toys, but it's fun to give her something new every week or so. She had so much fun ripping through the paper (and eating it). I probably took at least 500 pics of all of our Christmas festivities, but here are just a few of my favs:
After our Christmas festivities, I spent the rest of my time off hanging out with my baby. She got a cold (we all did) and was pretty cranky for a couple days. I suspected an ear infection so I took her to the doc. Sure enough...double ear infection. Fun! We have never had so much sickness in the house as we've had since she started daycare. But staying home is not an option right now...so we deal with it. Daycare has also made her a little social butterfly...she loves to play with other kids. She's growing so fast! Walking (sometimes running) all over the place and talking up a storm. Ace is her favorite word. She likes to point to things and say "wassat". She loves all of her baby dolls she got for Christmas. She hugs and kisses them. She's been trying all sorts of new food...she loves sharing her food with mommy and daddy. My sweet baby is almost one...I can't believe it! I'll be spending the next few weeks planning her birthday party, which is turning into a bigger event than we had planned or wanted. But she only turns 1 once right? I'll leave you with a couple more pics of my happy girl...
After our Christmas festivities, I spent the rest of my time off hanging out with my baby. She got a cold (we all did) and was pretty cranky for a couple days. I suspected an ear infection so I took her to the doc. Sure enough...double ear infection. Fun! We have never had so much sickness in the house as we've had since she started daycare. But staying home is not an option right now...so we deal with it. Daycare has also made her a little social butterfly...she loves to play with other kids. She's growing so fast! Walking (sometimes running) all over the place and talking up a storm. Ace is her favorite word. She likes to point to things and say "wassat". She loves all of her baby dolls she got for Christmas. She hugs and kisses them. She's been trying all sorts of new food...she loves sharing her food with mommy and daddy. My sweet baby is almost one...I can't believe it! I'll be spending the next few weeks planning her birthday party, which is turning into a bigger event than we had planned or wanted. But she only turns 1 once right? I'll leave you with a couple more pics of my happy girl...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Vote for Alannah!
Please vote for Alannah in the KIIS FM Santa Babies contest! Click on "vote" under the first category "A-AL". She's #34 :)
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Look who's walking!
That's right...Alannah is walking! She's been officially walking for about a week now. She doesn't perform on command very easily. This is the best I could get...
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Blog Stalker
In my "free" time, I like to read other people's blogs. While reading someone else's blog the other day, I came across this blog. I immediatly became absorbed and spent the rest of the afternoon reading every post. You should first start here to read this family's story. It is one of the saddest and most inspiring stories I have ever read. I sat at my computer for at least an hour with tears in my eyes. This woman never got to hold her baby.
I complain a lot (mostly to myself) about the fact that I can't be a stay-at-home mom. Reading this story made me realize how lucky I am. No- I don't get to spend every minute with my baby. But I do get to kiss her and hold her every day. Just makes me realize how lucky I really am.
I complain a lot (mostly to myself) about the fact that I can't be a stay-at-home mom. Reading this story made me realize how lucky I am. No- I don't get to spend every minute with my baby. But I do get to kiss her and hold her every day. Just makes me realize how lucky I really am.
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