Seven months
Eight months
Nine months
I can't believe it's been nine months already! I could have gone through the whole pregnancy thing all over again. Crazy! I love this girl SOOOOOOOOOO much!
Monday, July 15, 2013
Seven, Eight, Nine
Ah! I haven't posted the adorable monthly pictures of Lydia! They're super cute, too! Here you go. Enjoy!
I can't believe it's been nine months already! I could have gone through the whole pregnancy thing all over again. Crazy! I love this girl SOOOOOOOOOO much!
I can't believe it's been nine months already! I could have gone through the whole pregnancy thing all over again. Crazy! I love this girl SOOOOOOOOOO much!
Kitchen Remodel
We have been very ambitious with our little old house. Our latest project was remodeling the kitchen. We kept the cabinets, raised them up, installed a DISHWASHER, got granite countertops and a new sink, added some cabinets on the other side of the kitchen, put up a beautiful green subway tile backsplash, and viola! New kitchen!
Right now, we are currently putting in a window air conditioner in our attic. The A/C we have doesn't quite cut it up there, but the rest of the house is delightful. We also are going to finish our basement bathroom, to make a grand total of 3 bathrooms in our house. What!? THREE bathrooms in a 1927 house? Yep! One on each floor! I am also working on plans for more functional closets and a kitchen command center (We have a little nook where an ironing board used to be. It will be epic!) A homeowner's work is never done...
We have a few finishing touches to do, but I love my new kitchen!
Right now, we are currently putting in a window air conditioner in our attic. The A/C we have doesn't quite cut it up there, but the rest of the house is delightful. We also are going to finish our basement bathroom, to make a grand total of 3 bathrooms in our house. What!? THREE bathrooms in a 1927 house? Yep! One on each floor! I am also working on plans for more functional closets and a kitchen command center (We have a little nook where an ironing board used to be. It will be epic!) A homeowner's work is never done...
Before. Yucky, old, Formica countertops from who knows when. Also, no built-in dishwasher.
After. Dishwasher, granite countertops (Ubatuba was the stone we used), gorgeous faucet, beautiful, green, porcelain, subway tile backsplash. It all looks great with our recently (two years ago) refinished hardwood floors. P.S. The green tile was ordered online, and when we got it, we found out that it is the exact shade of our living room curtains. What can I say? We love green!
Before. Portable dishwasher that we had to vacuum out after every use,
because it didn't drain. (Ghetto!) No cabinets between the fridge and
the stove.
After. No portable dishwasher to vacuum out, cabinet with granite countertop. Doors still yet to be completed.
We have a few finishing touches to do, but I love my new kitchen!
To Sleep or Not To Sleep...
Lydia is going through a little phase where she hates napping. Most days I can get her to nap, but there are few days when she absolutely refuses. She's such a stubborn little girl. I think she gets the stubbornness from her daddy...
So, I guess I'm a horrible parent and let her cry for a while. That's what the doctor told me to do when she was two months old, and that's been our policy. But when she cries for an hour straight, I know there's something going on. Right now, I think she may be teething. At least I hope she's teething. She's nine months, and she hasn't gotten one tooth yet! I REALLY hope this is a teething thing, because I don't know how much more of this refusal to nap thing I can take. I'm exhausted! A full day of holding a clingy baby is rough! I know, I've been spoiled with this kid. She's an angel... normally.
So, something she's been doing that is super cute, but also heart breaking, is that when I put her in her crib, then walk out of the room, she will move to the corner of the bed closest to the door, and watch for me. She always falls asleep there, instead of where I put her, which is the entirely opposite side of the crib. Also, in the morning, when she wakes up, she wants her binky, and it's on the floor. She reaches through the bars for it. It's SO cute, but SO sad at the same time.
Here are some pictures of my stubborn little girl who refuses to nap.
Please feel free to offer suggestions. This poor kid needs more sleep!
So, I guess I'm a horrible parent and let her cry for a while. That's what the doctor told me to do when she was two months old, and that's been our policy. But when she cries for an hour straight, I know there's something going on. Right now, I think she may be teething. At least I hope she's teething. She's nine months, and she hasn't gotten one tooth yet! I REALLY hope this is a teething thing, because I don't know how much more of this refusal to nap thing I can take. I'm exhausted! A full day of holding a clingy baby is rough! I know, I've been spoiled with this kid. She's an angel... normally.
So, something she's been doing that is super cute, but also heart breaking, is that when I put her in her crib, then walk out of the room, she will move to the corner of the bed closest to the door, and watch for me. She always falls asleep there, instead of where I put her, which is the entirely opposite side of the crib. Also, in the morning, when she wakes up, she wants her binky, and it's on the floor. She reaches through the bars for it. It's SO cute, but SO sad at the same time.
Here are some pictures of my stubborn little girl who refuses to nap.
Please feel free to offer suggestions. This poor kid needs more sleep!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Food, Food, Glorious Food
It's been a while. I have a good excuse, I promise! My computer keeps getting fried. It's the video card, that thing that makes your monitor work. Yeah, it keeps getting fried. No idea why.
Anyway, I bet you're dying to hear more updates about Lydia. Well, probably not, but since she's 8 months now, you may be a little curious what she's been up to.
Well, to start, she is totally obsessed with food. I'm probably allowing her to try more things than I should, but she's very demanding. Ha ha! She will definitely make a wonderful big sister one day. She's got the bossy part down. I love it! Well, now I love it. I'm sure that when she's a toddler, and actually talking, it will drive me insane, but for now, it's adorable.
Another new adorable thing for her is that she loves to dance. Oh my goodness! It's stinkin' cute! Any time she hears music, she will start grooving to the beat. She even does it while I'm holding her in the store. She'll be on my hip, and suddenly start bucking and kicking my bottom. I just laugh. I seriously love it. But the best is when she dances when she takes a bite of food. Yes, she dances for food. I should have her hold up a cardboard sign that says, "Will dance for food." She dances so hard that if she's in her stroller, it will rock side to side.
So, what would be her favorite food? Well, my answer would be anything except beans, peas, and carrots. Ha ha! No, she is definitely a sweet tooth. I have probably fed her more sweets than I should, but like I said, she's bossy and demanding. That, and my mom feeds them to her... Grandmothers... She really likes sweet potatoes, bananas, and apples. Also, I let her have orange juice the other day (no bad reactions to it, thank goodness), and she devoured it.
So, how do I get her to eat beans, peas, and carrots? Well, we're still working on the carrot thing, but I add bananas to beans and peas, and she loves it! Bananas, who knew?
Now that I've talked about food, what else is she up to? Well, she babbles a lot, and talks my ear off. It's so cute! She will wake up and talk in the morning. Then, when I put her down for a nap, she'll usually talk herself to sleep. I'll have to post a video of her "nap time" at a later date, when I have access to my computer. She is almost ready to crawl. She has started the army crawl, pulling herself forward. I'm in trouble! She loves toys with buttons that make sounds. She could play with a certain book that sings nursery rhymes for about 20 minutes at a time. Speaking of books, she loves them, and now wants to hold the book and turn the pages. I only let her with the board books, of course.
She's growing up so fast!
Anyway, I bet you're dying to hear more updates about Lydia. Well, probably not, but since she's 8 months now, you may be a little curious what she's been up to.
Well, to start, she is totally obsessed with food. I'm probably allowing her to try more things than I should, but she's very demanding. Ha ha! She will definitely make a wonderful big sister one day. She's got the bossy part down. I love it! Well, now I love it. I'm sure that when she's a toddler, and actually talking, it will drive me insane, but for now, it's adorable.
Another new adorable thing for her is that she loves to dance. Oh my goodness! It's stinkin' cute! Any time she hears music, she will start grooving to the beat. She even does it while I'm holding her in the store. She'll be on my hip, and suddenly start bucking and kicking my bottom. I just laugh. I seriously love it. But the best is when she dances when she takes a bite of food. Yes, she dances for food. I should have her hold up a cardboard sign that says, "Will dance for food." She dances so hard that if she's in her stroller, it will rock side to side.
So, what would be her favorite food? Well, my answer would be anything except beans, peas, and carrots. Ha ha! No, she is definitely a sweet tooth. I have probably fed her more sweets than I should, but like I said, she's bossy and demanding. That, and my mom feeds them to her... Grandmothers... She really likes sweet potatoes, bananas, and apples. Also, I let her have orange juice the other day (no bad reactions to it, thank goodness), and she devoured it.
So, how do I get her to eat beans, peas, and carrots? Well, we're still working on the carrot thing, but I add bananas to beans and peas, and she loves it! Bananas, who knew?
Now that I've talked about food, what else is she up to? Well, she babbles a lot, and talks my ear off. It's so cute! She will wake up and talk in the morning. Then, when I put her down for a nap, she'll usually talk herself to sleep. I'll have to post a video of her "nap time" at a later date, when I have access to my computer. She is almost ready to crawl. She has started the army crawl, pulling herself forward. I'm in trouble! She loves toys with buttons that make sounds. She could play with a certain book that sings nursery rhymes for about 20 minutes at a time. Speaking of books, she loves them, and now wants to hold the book and turn the pages. I only let her with the board books, of course.
This picture was a few weeks ago, but it's the most recent one my parents have on their computer.
She's growing up so fast!
Thursday, May 16, 2013
What we've been up to
Wow, I have become pretty busy lately. Well, with a seven month old, a kitchen renovation, and a piano recital coming up, it's no wonder.
So, what's new with Lydia? Well, she loves to clap. She has started babbling, rather than just cooing. She gives high fives . . . most of the time. She waves, so cute! She has been eating baby food. She isn't so much into the veggies any more. She only wants fruit. I don't blame her, but I still force feed the veggies. I know, I'm mean. She's getting longer hair. She loves to smile with her tongue. You know she's super happy if her tongue is sticking out. There's probably tons more, but we'd be here all day.
So, what's new with us in general? Well, we don't really have a full kitchen right now. We're in the process of renovating it.
We're installing a dishwasher. Thank goodness! I'm really tired of vacuuming it out after every use. Yeah, we've been ghetto for a couple years.
We're getting new counter tops. We're getting granite. We wanted a solid black color to contrast with our white cabinets, but solid black is pricey. So, we got an almost black color, called Ubatuba. Go ahead, say Ubatuba out loud. It's so much fun to say! It has green flecks in it, and it's very pretty.
To keep the same amount of cabinet space, we're adding a cabinet (thanks, Bubba, for helping us build that!). We'll actually gain about 10 inches more cabinet space, so that makes me happy. Every little bit counts.
We got an amazing new faucet, which was a great find. We payed the amount you pay for a cheapo faucet, but got one of the most expensive styles. It was a scratch and dent item, so it was TONS less. It's rubbed oil, so it's very pretty and very much in style.
We're doing a tile backsplash. We chose light green subway tiles. It will be awesome! We wanted glass tiles, but they're very expensive. And let's face it, we're not going to be here forever, and our house is very close to the ghetto, so we're not going too crazy.
I honestly don't know what part of my kitchen I will love the most. Now, if only we could magically have it done. It's quite inconvenient having the kitchen torn up. It's frozen pizzas and quesadillas for dinner here for a while. Ha ha! It will be SO worth it, though.
Also, I have enough students to hold a piano recital! It will be here, since it costs so much to have it at our library, and with only six students, we should all fit in my front room. I'm nervous and excited all at the same time! I have the best students! They're all so much fun to teach.
Well, that's what's going on around here. Wish us luck!
So, what's new with Lydia? Well, she loves to clap. She has started babbling, rather than just cooing. She gives high fives . . . most of the time. She waves, so cute! She has been eating baby food. She isn't so much into the veggies any more. She only wants fruit. I don't blame her, but I still force feed the veggies. I know, I'm mean. She's getting longer hair. She loves to smile with her tongue. You know she's super happy if her tongue is sticking out. There's probably tons more, but we'd be here all day.
So, what's new with us in general? Well, we don't really have a full kitchen right now. We're in the process of renovating it.
We're installing a dishwasher. Thank goodness! I'm really tired of vacuuming it out after every use. Yeah, we've been ghetto for a couple years.
We're getting new counter tops. We're getting granite. We wanted a solid black color to contrast with our white cabinets, but solid black is pricey. So, we got an almost black color, called Ubatuba. Go ahead, say Ubatuba out loud. It's so much fun to say! It has green flecks in it, and it's very pretty.
To keep the same amount of cabinet space, we're adding a cabinet (thanks, Bubba, for helping us build that!). We'll actually gain about 10 inches more cabinet space, so that makes me happy. Every little bit counts.
We got an amazing new faucet, which was a great find. We payed the amount you pay for a cheapo faucet, but got one of the most expensive styles. It was a scratch and dent item, so it was TONS less. It's rubbed oil, so it's very pretty and very much in style.
We're doing a tile backsplash. We chose light green subway tiles. It will be awesome! We wanted glass tiles, but they're very expensive. And let's face it, we're not going to be here forever, and our house is very close to the ghetto, so we're not going too crazy.
I honestly don't know what part of my kitchen I will love the most. Now, if only we could magically have it done. It's quite inconvenient having the kitchen torn up. It's frozen pizzas and quesadillas for dinner here for a while. Ha ha! It will be SO worth it, though.
Also, I have enough students to hold a piano recital! It will be here, since it costs so much to have it at our library, and with only six students, we should all fit in my front room. I'm nervous and excited all at the same time! I have the best students! They're all so much fun to teach.
Well, that's what's going on around here. Wish us luck!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Trying New Foods
Here are some videos to compare and contrast. Lydia's been all about baby food lately. The first one is carrots. She hates carrots. The second is her first time eating peaches. She loves them, but at first didn't know what to think, because it was new. Enjoy!
She is so happy to be trying out a variety of foods now.
So far she's had squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, and peaches. She also LOVES her rice cereal. The only one she doesn't like is carrots. Pretty good, I'd say! I hope she keeps up with the good eater thing as she gets older.
She is so happy to be trying out a variety of foods now.
So far she's had squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, and peaches. She also LOVES her rice cereal. The only one she doesn't like is carrots. Pretty good, I'd say! I hope she keeps up with the good eater thing as she gets older.
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