Toddle Along Tuesday-Diaper Bags

I never gave much thought to diaper bags when I first found out I was pregnant. I just thought I'd find something that I didn't hate...after all, what would it be used for? I'm just sticking diapers in it.
So I bought one I didn't hate and used it until Clara was a little over a year old.

For Christmas "Santa" got her a cute pink backpack that has butterflies and is personalized. We figured when she got big enough she could carry it herself. It's also big enough that we can get a couple days worth of clothes in it if she spends the weekend at the grandparents' house.

When I found out I was expecting Sam I just figured I'd use the same diaper bag I had first used with Clara. A couple weeks before I had him I had gone to Shopko to pick up some last minute items. The purse section is immediately across from the front door. Normally I don't even look (I have a serious purse addiction), but I had seen a REALLY cute bag that I thought could double as a diaper bag if I just had to be out really quick.
The most awesome thing about this bag is that it's green. It's made from recycled bottles!

So, what's in my bag?

• A bunch of diapers for Sam (I've learned to take more than I think I'll need for him even we're gone for a short time).
• A couple diapers for Clara.
• Wipes
• A change of pants for Clara and a couple outfit changes for Sam.
• A receiving blanket and burp rag.
• My nursing cover, wallet, coupons, checkbook, pen, chopstick, and roll of arm & hammer diaper disposable bags, and my mommy hook.
• There's also enough room in there for a small bottle and some snacks for Clara.

I had no intention of buying a new bag but at 50% off I couldn't pass it up! And I'm glad I didn't because it works really great and it's super cute. :-)

Toddle Along Tuesdays-Baby Names!

I've finally got some time and ambition to contribute to TAT this week! The topic is baby names.

When we found out we were expecting our first, I had originally decided that I wanted to be surprised-thus we had to come up with names for each sex. The boy name seemed to be easy. We didn't want a "trendy" name, we wanted something that was classic.We were also considering family names. The boy name we finally decided on was Alexander Orville (Orville being Adam's grandfather's name). I liked Alexander since I was a young person! And we figured whichever name we didn't end up using we'd save for the next child. The girl name, however, was a different story. I spent countless hours with my nose in the baby names book trying to find just the right girl's name. We still hadn't decided on a name when I/we gave up wanting to be surprised and find out what flavor baby we were having. It was shortly after we found out we were having a girl that we decided on the name Clara Ann. Both are family names from both sides of the family. Everyone that we told the name to just gushed over it! They all thought it was beautiful and timeless. :)

This time around, the girl name came easier. We started talking about names almost as soon as I found out I was pregnant! I wanted something that was "vintagy" and that would go well with Clara (it being sort of an old-fashioned name as well). We ended up deciding on Eleanore Louise. Louise is my mother's middle name. I am TOTALLY in love with this name! It's beautiful, and timeless, just like Clara's.

I'm not sure when it was, but I started having doubts about our choice of boy name from last time. I just wasn't feeling it anymore. Plus I was having issues with the length of his name. I'm not really a fan of the shortened version, Alex. So the hunt was on for a new one. It took MONTHS. I scoured the baby name books and websites for countless hours a day. I just couldn't seem to find the right one...or if I found one I liked, we couldn't agree on it. Finally, I decided I had looked through every name I could possibly look through and thought my head would explode if I looked anymore so I made my "short list" and sent it to Adam to look at. We ended up deciding on Samuel James (James is Adam's middle name). It's a very strong name and I'm in love with it. :) Samuel wasn't even one that I had been previously considering, but we had been discussing names before bed one night and Adam tossed that one out. It took a little while to mull over that one before putting it on the list because I've got a friend with a son named Samuel. We had also considered using Adam's first name as a middle name, but after deciding on Samuel, we decided that Adam wasn't a good choice of middle name (it would have been Samuel Adam lol).

So there it is: our first two children will be Clara and Samuel. They almost sound like a little old couple, don't they? That's what I love about it. And, if we do end up having more children, we've got at least one name picked out already if it's a girl!

Toddle Along Tuesdays-Heredity

This week's TAT topic is things you do or don't want your children to inherit from you.

I wasn't really sure what to post for this...it's what I like to call "a real head-scratcher!" But, after thinking about it for a little bit, here are a few things I came up with:

I would like my kids to inherit:

• My husband's intelligence and drive. The man is seriously smart and has a great drive and work-ethic...unlike me, who is smart, but I also lack motivation and ambition at times.
• Their parents' compassion for animals. It may sound cheesy, but there's nothing like having a furry best friend around. :) Clara already seems to be the "animal whisperer". The 2 dogs she's exposed to (our dog Scooter and Adam's dog Goldie) absolutely adore her and are so good with her. It seems she's a natural.
• Adam's love of physical activity. He played football and is a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
• Their parent's love of nature. I love going camping and skiing. Adam loves to fish, hunt, and camp. I'd really be surprised if the kids hated it. There's so much fun to be had outdoors! And it's ok if you get dirty, too. :)

Here's some things I hope they DON'T inherit:

• My asthma or either of our joint issues: knees, back, etc.
• My laziness.
• My willingness to please other people at the cost of my own happiness. This is a big one. I did this for so long that I almost ended up married to someone totally wrong for me and the only reason was because I was afraid to hurt other people. I do NOT wish this on either of my kids.
• And lastly-my or my husband's stubbornness....oh wait. Clara already has a lot of that! lol

I think I want for my kids what most parents want: for their kids to grow up healthy and happy, and to be well-adjusted, productive members of society. I have a lot of Mommy guilt and sometimes am really hard on myself thinking that I'm not doing well enough as a parent. Sometimes Clara doesn't eat well or is stubborn and cranky and despite being offered 100 healthy options, would rather eat junk food. In the end, it's not going to kill her once in a while and I just need to accept that she has her own will and mind and as long as I'm trying my hardest, that's what is really important.

She's a brilliant child and that is going to come with its own challenges, but as long as Adam and I do our best and what we feel is right for her and our family (as well as Sam when he comes along), then that's about all we can do. After all, they are OUR children.

Toddle Along Tuesdays-Updated nursery pictures

So this week's topic is nurseries. I posted about our nursery organization a while back. I've made some progress in the past few weeks. I'll post some pictures of all the updates this week.

First, in our bedroom, we bought and installed the storage shelf and bins for on the wall between the closet and the bedroom door. I also got the pack n play set up. Right now my suitcase is in there-it'll be my hospital bag and I wanted it handy for packing stuff into.

Before

After

 

One bin has extra clothes and pajams and the other bin has diapering supplies. I'd still like to get a changing pad that I can fold up and keep in there.

 



In the living room we got rid of our old electric fireplace that we never used since having Clara and instead bought a Cubeical shelf system from ClosetMaid to use for more storage. It takes up less room and is really quite handy! We keep Clara's books on it, as well as Adam's school books and some bins for putting things like movies and small items in.

 

In the nursery, I rearranged some of the drawers. The top drawer was especially a problem since I keep diapers as well as onesies in there and had to figure out how to get both kids' stuff in it. But I did some shuffling and here's what they look like now:

Top Drawer: Before

Top Drawer: After (Sam's onesies are on the right, Clara's on the left)

 

Middle Drawer: Clara's pjs are on the left and Sam's on the right

 

Bottom Drawer: Clara's pants are on the left and Sam's are on the right

 

I'm trying to save the big items (swing and bouncy chair) for closer to when Sam will be here (or heck, even after). We need all the room we can get since space is at a premium right now. I'll probably post some more pictures when I have those items out, as well as an updated nursery picture when I figure out how to arrange it for the second crib. 

Toddle Along Tuesdays-Babies & Their Daddies

I love this week's topic...probably because I love watching Clara interact with Adam. They've got such an awesome relationship.

When we found out we were going to have a girl, I wondered if she would be a Daddy's girl. I also wondered how my wonderful husband would deal with having a girl. He's a pretty macho guy, after all: United States Marine, 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, loves to fish and hunt, has a motorcycle, knows how to work on cars, used to live on a farm-you get the picture. But in all honesty, I had absolutely nothing to worry about. They're great together! He's even shared his love of Muskie fishing with her. During my sister-in-law's baby shower 2 weeks ago, he took her to the annual Muskie Expo with him and she had a blast! She even got a baby stuffed Muskie.

I love the fact that they've got this extraordinary relationship. It melts my heart. Sure, it has evolved over time. I had to take up most of the responsibility for her care while he was recovering from knee surgery. It took her a while to adjust to that. He was her primary care giver while I was at work. Now that he's in school all day almost every day of the week (and has a ton of homework afterwards) he's able to spend even less time that I know he wants to with her.

It is fortunate, though, that they have a close bond. With Samuel only a few short weeks from making his debut, I'm going to rely on that bond even more. Clara won't be able to spend nearly as much time with me because I'll be nursing Sam. I know we'll probably hit a bit of regression in her development, but I think that if we know its coming it'll be easier to deal with.

I am really looking forward to seeing how Adam's relationship with Sam is going to be. With Clara he had a lot of time to spend with her. They got really close in the time that he was home and not in school everyday. This time will be very different. He's not even likely to get more than a day or 2 off of school when Sam is born.

I look forward to the challenges that are going to come with having 2 kids under 2. I'm going to try to do a blog post every Tuesday (I'll probably call it Two under Tuesday) to document our life with 2u2. I say I'll try...I'm usually really bad unless I write these posts ahead of time and schedule them to post for me!

And now....here's some of my favorite pictures of my 2 favorite people. :)

Toddle Along Tuesdays-Parties

This week's topic is Parties. I decided to talk a little more about Clara's First Birthday party...or parties in her case.

When planning her party I was having a rough time. I wanted it to be really awesome, but I kept warring with the idea that she'll never really get it anyway. Do I spend the money anyway and give her a super awesome party, or do I save it? Seeing all the other moms I know planning big extravagant first birthday parties for their kids was really giving me serious mommy guilt because, quite frankly, we just don't have the money-especially with baby #2 on the way.

In the end, I just decided that it was more important for people who love her to be there and not really what the actual party was like.

I ended up doing 2 different parties....when in hindsight, I could have combined them. Our house is TINY and there was no way we could have her party there with all of my family plus all of Adam's. So the original plan was to have 2 parties-one for his family and one for mine. So I set up a date and time with his parents and we were all set on that end. On my family's end, I just didn't have time to worry about cleaning my house, etc. so I looked into renting a room at our city's Community House. It was an inexpensive option and the best part was that I didn't have to clean! We got food from Subway and I made cupcakes. We even had a TV we could set up so no one had to miss the Packers game. What I didn't realize until after the parties were planned and invitations were sent out, was that I could have just had one party at the Community House and saved a whole day. No harm no foul, really, but at least I learned. :)

The bottom line is that Clara had a good time and the people who love her most were able to share in her special day with her. Going forward I'll probably just have one big party for her in a rented space so that no body has to worry about how clean their house is, or if their house is big enough.

I think one of the hardest things about being a parent is competeing with other parents. I know most of us say that we won't do it, but sometimes it can't be helped. I about had a nervous breakdown when my girl was little because I had to work so many hours. I had to be away from her. I couldn't do things the other mamas were doing like cloth-diapering and making my own "organic" baby food. I fed my kid from a jar and put disposable diapers on her. I felt like a bad mom. But what matters most, is what works out best for your baby and your family. Clara is healthy and h appy and growing like a weed. It doesn't matter what kind of diapers I used or that I had to work long hours to provide for my family. In the end, all that matters is happiness.

And who isn't happy about cupcakes? :)

Cupcake coma....

Here, Mommy, have some cupcake. :)

Toddle Along Tuesday: Words of Wisdom for new mommies

This is an interesting choice of topic. I like it!

When I found out I was going to have a baby (the first time) I was ravenous for information on pregnancy and birth, as well as taking care of said child after delivery (because as much as we hate it, they DON'T come with instruction manuals).

After spending much time on various message boards, I found these to be the hottest topics: spotting-what's normal and what isn't, cramping, caffeine, and what foods are safe to eat. So here we go.

Spotting:
While I, personally, have no experience with this, friends assure me that this is totally normal and can happen for various reasons. DO NOT automatically freak out. Sometimes you can spot from implantation, or if you have an irritable cervix. If the bleeding is RED and heavy, this is a time when you should consider calling your doctor, especially if it is accompanied by cramping. If the blood is brown, it's considered "old" and not really anything to worry about.

Cramping:
Cramping, especially very early, is very normal...especially if you've never had children. I remember feeling like I was going to get my period, yet it never showed up-thus the positive test I got a couple days later. The cramping really didn't stop for quite a while...and when it did, the round ligament pain (RLP) started. It's just your baby making it's home a little bigger. And if you've never had children before, your uterus has never done this before, thus making it more likely that you'll have some cramps. With my second pregnancy, the cramps didn't seem as bad and didn't seem to last as long.

Caffeine:
Of course, you should always follow your doctors instructions, but it is generally believed that up to 300mg of caffeine per day while pregnant is acceptable. To give you an idea, a 20-oz bottle of Mountain Dew has 91mg of caffeine in it. The first trimester can be draining...the fatigue is really hard to get over some days. If you need that cup of coffee (or 3) in the morning, go for it. During my first pregnancy I cut caffeine out in the first trimester, but by the 3rd I was too big to get any sleep and if I wanted to stay awake at work, I needed something. I opted for a Pepsi most days because its slightly lower in caffeine, but on the days I needed a little more Mountain Dew was my friend. Having a toddler at home while being pregnant is EXHAUSTING to say the least and the caffeine was definitely necessary.

Foods:
This is ALWAYS an amusing topic...the dreaded "lunch meat debate". This is the reason I never went back to the 1st Tri board on TheBump when I got pregnanct again; I couldn't take the 1 million "Can I eat unheated lunch meat" posts.  So here's a couple of the more popular ones:

Lunch meat-Yes you can eat it...unheated, even. The major concern is Listeria, which can cause miscarriage. However, if you trust the place where you get it from then its safe to eat it cold. Places like Subway and other such sandwich shops are likely safe because their meat doesn't sit out all day and gets cycled through fairly quickly. If you have doubts and you still want to eat that lunch meat, you can heat it up to kill any bacteria that may be living on it.

Sushi-Yes you can eat it...even the raw stuff. The things to avoid are the fish that are considered to be high in mercury, such as Tile Fish, and of course, anything out of Lake Michigan. Once again, reputation is everything. I wouldn't go eating raw sushi from the gas station or something. I have had sashimi from our favorite sushi bar several times during both pregnancies. Also, some amount of fish is good for you and the baby due to the Omega-3's found in it. However, if you still have doubts but still want to eat sushi, go for something like a California roll or something with tempura in it. And as always, follow your doctor's instructions. Mine said sushi was just fine.


Then there's the things that those TV shows like A Baby Story never tell you about pregnancy and birth: the gas, the hemmorhoids, the discharge, and all the bleeding, hormones, and night sweats you have once the baby is born! As my doctor would say, it's bad for repeat business. :)

Seriously, though, making a baby is a truly amazing process, as is watching them grow up into little people. One big thing I learned from my first one is to document EVERYTHING. I very sporadically kept track of anything during my last pregnancy and I regret it. I've done a weekly survey every week since I was 4 weeks pregnant this time and I love looking back and reading about what went on that week. I've also been doing a survey every month of my first child's growth. I like to see how much she has learned from month to month and it's a good way to look back after #2 is here to see how they compare as they're growing up.

I may do a follow-up post later on about packing for the hospital, since I'll be doing that myself soon. Stay tuned!

Toddle Along Tuesday: Must-haves!

This Tuesday's topic is your "must-have" items...either for you, for baby, for toddler, etc.
My "must have" item right now is my cell phone, a Motorola Photon 4G. I spend a ton of time on it, between being busy at home and on the go-it's nice to not be tied to the computer. The only thing I wish it had? The Pinterest App. Apparently Apple has cornered the market, but I'm hoping that soon someone will release it for Android. It's great because along with being able to access the Web and email, I can also get things like Netflix and my Kindle so I've always got something to entertain. And being able to link the calender to my Google calendar is really handy, too, because Adam can also access my Google Calendar which makes scheduling of ANYTHING much easier on our family!

The "must have" for Clara is our new Braun Thermoscan IRT4520. She came down with a cold on Thursday and by Saturday she was miserable and a trip to the doctor yesterday revealed our first ever double ear infection. I ended up buying a new thermometer. We have an Exergen temporal thermometer, but there are inconsistencies when it comes to different people taking her temp. So I did a little hunting around and found this one. It can be found on Amazon and Walmart and probably numerous outher drug/department stores. For around $38, I couldn't really think of a reason not to get this. It's quick and easy...and pretty accurate from what I can tell.

I have a whole list of stuff for "what I want" but none of them are really "must have". Isn't that always the way? :)

Toddle Along Tuesday-Play spaces

Today's topic on Toddle Along Tuesdays is play spaces/nursery organization.

With another baby on the way and only 3 bedrooms in the house (our room, an office, and the nursery) we are kind of limited as to where we're going to put this new bundle of joy. Ultimately, he'll be spending most of his time in our room in the Pack 'N Play, but eventually he and Clara will be sharing a room. I had to figure out what would be the best way to accomplish this, since we'll need to put 2 cribs in one room because Clara won't be in a toddler bed before Samuel comes.

One big plus is that the room is already painted a nice neutral green color so it won't need to be repainted. Secondly, there's no girly artwork on the walls so we won't have to change that, either. The only thing we'll need to change is the curtains and all I need to do is get together with my mother-in-law to pick out some fabric.

So, for organization, I bought a stackable Cubicle shelf system from ClosetMaid and then bought some cloth bins for storage. The pink are for Clara's stuff and the green are for Sam's. The rod in the closet is also divided in half-half for each child. Even the hooks on the wall are divided for each child.

 

Their dresser doubles as our changing table. I ususally keep a stack of each kind of diaper in the top drawer, along with her onesies (a separate stack for long-sleeved and short-sleeved). However, with the addition of Samuel, I think I'll be rearranging her clothes a bit. I might have to keep only diapers (since there will be 3 stacks) in the top drawer and rearrange everything else.

While Samuel is in our room, he'll be sleeping in the Pack 'N Play. In order to not have to go into the nursery in the middle of the night for diaper changes (and risk waking up Clara), I'm going to buy a shelf and install it on the wall above the Pack N Play. I'll put some more cloth bins on the shelf and use them to store things like diapers and wipes and probably a couple sets of clothes, yet still have it look nice. I'll also be doing a little DIY letter project. I'm going to get an unfinished letter 'S' and decoupage some cute monkey paper onto it. I also want to get a picture frame to put a picture of him in.

This will be where the Pack N Play will go, with a shelf above it. For now, excuse the basket of unfolded clean laundry. :)

As for play space at our house, it's also very limited...and with the addition of little Samuel it's only going to be less. Right now Clara always plays with her toys in the living room. Its what's easiest since Adam and I spend all of our time in either the kitchen or living room. It offers the greatest chance for supervision. But once Sam gets here, his swing and some of his stuff will be taking up room in the living room as well. Here's the corner of the living room where we have all of Clara's toys.



The holidays are over.

And Toddle Along Tuesdays is back, along with one of our favorite mamas, Mama G at Growing up Geeky!

Today's topic is really easy (or theoretically so, anyway): Your favorite post from 2011. Mine happens to be the letter I wrote to Clara for her first birthday.

Stay tuned the rest of the week for a lot more posts, including my 26 week update, Clara's 13-month survey, and What's On Your Mind on Friday.

Toddle Along Tuesday....

...is on hiatus at the moment as Mama G and her family make their way back to the east coast so her hubby (the new and improved DR G) can start his new job.

Good luck on the move! I hope everything goes smoothly and you all get settled soon! Wisconsin will miss you for sure, but we always need to go where life will be better for us. We wish you well and hope you can return to your regularly scheduled blog posts soon!!

Toddle Along Tuesday-Thankfulness

First off, I want to say that I’m really happy Mama G is back with Toddle Along Tuesdays! I always enjoy reading all the posts that link up with her and seeing the diversity of the other mama bloggers out there!

 

 

 

The topic of this week’s post is “Things You’re Thankful For,” rather fitting since this week brings us to Thanksgiving (one of my favorite holidays :)).

 

In years past I never really took time out to think about all the things I’m thankful for. We just plunked ourselves down at the dining table and proceeded to shovel food. Don’t get me wrong, there’s still plenty of that. Actually, there’s even more since I now have in-laws and get to have TWO Thanksgiving feasts! So this year, thanks to the prodding of Toddle Along Tuesdays (Thanks again Mama G!!), I’m going to make a list of all the things (or at least as many as them as I can think of) that I’m thankful for.

 

• My health (even though I’ve got a nasty cold!!) and this healthy pregnancy. 

• The love and support of my awesome rock star husband who is working his butt off and then some in order to give us the best life he can. 
• My beautiful and funny little girl, Clara, who always has me in stitches. She’s the light of my life and I’m so thankful that she’s mine!! 

• My family who is always there to bail me out. Clara says she’s thankful, too, because she can spend the day with Grandma rather than go to daycare! 
• The November mommies on Facebook! They’re seriously some of my best friends. I haven’t met any of these ladies in person (at least not yet!) but they’ve got some of the biggest hearts around. Not to mention, it’s very handy to have kids the same age so that we can compare notes and strategize against the kiddos (especially when we think they sometimes Skype with each other and plot ways to drive us insane!). 
• The very few friends that I have in real life. You guys are amazing and I’m glad to have each one of you. 
• And last, but certainly not least, the men and women who serve and have served our country to protect the awesome land that we live in. Without their sacrifice we would not be able to even have the ability to post blogs like this, let alone much else! Our freedoms and our way of life would not be possible without these brave men and women and for that I am truly thankful.

 

I hope that during the upcoming holiday season, with its hustle and bustle and general busy-ness, that everyone can take a few minutes to remember what this time of year is all about: spending time with friends and family. It’s not about giving gifts or eating delicious food. It’s about appreciating what we do have.

 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Be safe!

 

 

 

Toddle Along Tuesday-Hopes & Dreams

This week’s topic is particularly appropriate since its Clara’s first birthday tomorrow and this is the perfect time to express some of the things that I wish for my little girl as she grows up. Hopefully I don’t end up in a puddle of tears by the time I’m done writing!

 

 

 

My darling baby girl,

 

I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since you’ve come into our lives. You’ve changed so much! Here are some things that I wish for you as you continue to grow:

 

• Don’t grow up too fast. Take time to enjoy having someone take care of you! The adult world is no fun and Mommy & Daddy still wish we didn’t have to be grown-ups sometimes!
• Don’t take yourself too seriously. Have fun with life. 
• Always strive to do your best, even if it’s not perfect.  
• Follow your own heart. Don’t let people pressure you into something just because it’s what they want. Stand up for yourself-sooner rather than later, too! 
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Mommy & Daddy are here for you no matter if you’re 1 or 51. :) 
• We hope you’ll always have the courage and trust to talk to us about anything. We don’t ever want you to feel ashamed or afraid to talk to us.

 

You continue to amaze us every day. Keep growing and learning and exploring the big world around you. We’re very proud to be your parents and couldn’t have dreamed of having a more amazing child than you are. We love you very much!!

 

Toddle Along Tuesday-Milestones

I've had a lot of major milestones in my life in the last couple of years:

Buying my first house

Getting married

Turning 30

Having my first baby

One thing I’ve learned about milestones is that they can be big or small. The important thing to remember about milestones is that they’re not necessarily big things. They can be small things like paying off loans or credit cards, having perfect attendance at work or school, or even passing a test. Milestones are what you make them and if you’re the only person they’re important to, then that’s fine, too.


I look forward to having many more small and large milestones in my life and celebrating them with those who are closest to me.

And, since I just wrote about Clara walking in one of my previous posts, I thought I'd finally post pictures of her first hair cut (which only ended up being a bang trim anyway). It's a milestone for her, anyway. :)

Before:

During:

After:

(It's the only "after" picture I had on the computer!)



Toddle Along Tuesday-FAIL!

Again, I’ve decided to join along the blog hop with Mama G at Growing up Geeky. This week’s topic is “FAIL!” It can be a Mommy fail, pregnancy brain or just something dumb we’ve done recently.

I can’t remember having a huge FAIL moment lately but I’ve had lots of little ones!

• Remembered to put a bottle with water in it in the diaper bag but forgot the formula
• Remembered to put some shirts in the diaper bag, but forgot a change of pants.
• Putting the water and the fresh coffee grounds/filter in the coffee maker but forgetting to empty the carafe (which resulted in the Great Coffee Spill of 2011).
• And this morning, forgetting to put gas in my vehicle over the weekend and getting in this morning (while running late) and seeing the gas light come on.

I know some of this is pregnancy brain, but some of it is just me having a terrible memory and/or having my mind be occupied elsewhere. Remember Dory from Finding Nemo? That’s me. People actually used to call me that. *sigh* It’s ok, I’ve resigned myself to it. :)

I remember the morning we got up to go to the hospital when I was induced with Clara. Whenever I’m home I always make Adam’s coffee (I don’t drink coffee, but always make it for him), so it really wasn’t any different that morning. Well apparently I wasn’t quite awake yet when I made it because after pouring himself a cup, he looked at it and said it looked a little funny. Turns out, I forgot to put grounds in it…AT ALL. Oops. Hope you enjoyed your hot water, honey! Lol I felt like a moron, but my mind really was somewhere else.

Little did I know 8 hours later my little girl would be born!

Toddle Along Tuesday-Toddling!

I decided this week to jump along with Toddle Along Tuesday with Mama G at Growing Up Geeky. The topic this week is “Something you love about your kid(s).”


The newest thing I love about my kid is that she’s now officially a toddler! She loves to walk. She doesn’t even need a place to go-she just loves to walk all over the place. One of the most shocking things to me is that she’s only been walking for a little over 2 weeks and already she’s a pro! She can even walk with shoes on! We’ve been putting socks and shoes on here whenever we go out someplace so that she can walk around if she wants to without getting her feet dirty. Normally, this girl HATES wearing socks or shoes and usually has them off of her feet before we’ve even backed out of the driveway. I wonder if she understands that if she leaves them on, we’ll let her down to walk?



Maybe!



Here’s a picture of her standing…I had to be quick with the camera-I set her down to take a picture and she wanted to run after me!