Allergy Meds

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Bailey started on Cl@ritin last night after a visit to the pediatrician. We have had quite a few sleepless nights and crabby days (both of us) lately. Jonathon suggested that I sleep more at night… Um, so do I just let her cough and cry because obviously I am getting up to take care of her and not just play minesweeper on the computer at 2 a.m.

Anyway I have been tired lately and busy trying to get ready for the cruise. I hope to get some pictures uploaded soon from a wedding last weekend.

Bailey’s New Foods- A Success Story!

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A few weeks ago we were sent some new food for Bailey to try. It is part of Safeway’s Eating Right Kids food and beverage line. My first thought when we got it was, “Oh great, more food to try and convince my child to eat.” If you have ever tried to feed a child who is sensitive to textures, you might understand my lack of excitement in introducing new food. It came in a really cute reusable lunch bag with Looney Tunes characters on it, though, and Bailey was intrigued.

She took out each item to examine them. The first thing she wanted to try was the Kids Mixed Berry Milk Chocolate cereal bar. She generally loves anything in bar form loved this one. It has a layer of chocolate along the bottom but also has fruit and 6 grams of whole grains and no high fructose corn syrup. Something different than the same breakfast bar she eats every single day. There was also a fruit cup and she willingly ate all the diced peaches and pears. She refused to touch the cherries. She is convinced she doesn’t like cherries but she won’t try them.

The big test was the ravioli. She typically WILL NOT eat pasta, except for spaghetti chopped into itty bitty bites. Well she begged me to open the ravioli and she loved it! I could not have been happier. It was in one of those bowls that you can heat in the microwave so it was super easy. She kept asking for more. I finally cut her off after about half the container, and saved the rest for dinner. She didn’t get to try the juice for a few days. I really limit how much juice she gets- only about two ounces a day, with almost two ounces of water added.

I was so happy that we tried this food. It is such a relief to find new things that Bailey will eat- especially things that are actually healthy AND easy to prepare. It seems like that is a hard combination to find. If we had a Safeway nearby these would probably become staples at our house!

WHY?

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I knew it was coming. Today for the first time Bailey asked “why?” Then proceeded to ask about a lot of things I told her to do or tried to explain to her. It’s so fun to see her mind working but seriously, I don’t know why to everything. Sometimes it’s just because I said so!

Another Day…

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At Grant’s Farm! It’s only open on Friday/Sat/Sunday now through the end of October so we are making the most of the time we have there. I have heard rumors about them not opening next year because of the AB buyout. So sad, but who knows… they said they wouldn’t open this year and they did.

Riding the tram with Kenzie

Here is Bailey in front of a fence. This is significant because she loves to CLIMB these fences and has fallen into the chicken pen and the guinea pig pen multiple times because she leans over too far.

We went on the carousel after Bailey talked me into it. She has a really hard time with motion (like carousels, swings etc) because of her vestibular dysfunction. I knew she would hate it but I didn’t want to tell her no because I don’t want to limit what she thinks she’s capable of… if that makes sense… so we went on the carousel. For about a week afterwards all she would tell me was “I go up and down on the carousel. I too scary carousel!” Broke my heart. Here she is just a second before the panic set in, though:

I hate that she can’t do what her friends do. She wants to. She is so brave and such a happy little girl but I just don’t want anything to hold her back. It’s like when she runs and crashes into things on purpose… people stare and I just want to say LOOK HOW GOOD SHE IS! DON’T STARE AT HER!! She is perfect to me. And when she tells me “I too wiggly, Mommy” it always makes me smile.

But back to our day at Grant’s Farm before I get myself upset.

Emily and Ella, and Jen and Wyatt were also there with us but I didn’t get any pictures of them. I am bad about forgetting to get my camera out once I get busy!

Later that day, I put Bailey’s hair into what we call “a big girl ponytail” for the first time. (a.k.a. one ponytail in the back instead of pigtails. Not my favorite because she looks too grown up!)

Growing a Baby…

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Makes me VERY tired. I am almost 16 weeks and all was well at the checkup yesterday. Heartbeat was 140 if anyone wants to speculate about gender… That is all I have the energy to say right now.

Patrick Swayze

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I can’t believe that he just died… I mean, I believe it. He had cancer. But he just seemed too strong and handsome to die. Does that make sense? Many other stars have died and it hasn’t really hit me. But Patrick was my first movie star crush. I can recite probably every line to Dirty Dancing; it’s one of my favorites. I always have admired his talent and I love to watch him dance. When I was in about third grade my friend and I used to talk about how we wanted to be “Baby” (Jennifer Gray) so that we could dance with him. I remember buying Ghost when it came out on VHS too. I also admire him because he didn’t seem to fall into the Hollywood lifestyle of adultery, drugs, etc. He was with his wife for 37 years, and he stayed true to her and fought against his cancer until the very end. I just didn’t want the end to be already. It won’t be the same watching those movies now and knowing that he isn’t alive.

So many of us will miss you, Johnny Castle.

Patrick

Back from Oklahoma

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We just returned from a weekend in Oklahoma (the most boring state EVER, sorry if you live there. I mean, I feel sorry for you, not that I am insulting you.) We went to visit Jonathon’s parents and celebrate his dad’s 70th birthday. I have come to the conclusion that his dad is a pretty nice guy and his mom is the one who is off her rocker.

One thing that happened to confirm that, was that she hit our car (in their driveway) leaving a huge scrape and a dent and didn’t tell us. Just left to go shopping… she figured she could let us know later. Right, because that’s the normal choice. The good thing- kind of- was that it was the dealer car we had borrowed because they still have our van while they wait for a part to come in to fix a seatbelt strap. So at least we can just give the car back to them and give them the IL’s insurance info and we won’t be without one of our cars while it’s being repaired.

We did have a few cute Bailey moments, of course. At one point she said, “Daddy, my so hungry!” He asked her if she would like a cracker, and she said, “No thank you Daddy, my belly’s fullded! I need fruit snacks!”

She also had so much fun playing with her aunts and uncles and cousins. Have I mentioned that the rest of Jonathon’s family is completely normal? It’s just his parents that are so weird. I’m not sure how that happened. There was a lot of family in town because they had come in for his dad’s birthday, and also because quite a few of them live within an hour or two of his parents. It makes me wish that my side of the family was bigger- I would have loved growing up with a big family like that!

Bailey with her grandparents

Ready for Grandpa D’s party

With cousins Grace and Isaac

And my hubby! I never post any pics of just him and he is the best guy in the world.

Wordless Wednesday- Roni Tub Revisited

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We got out the Roni Tub yesterday for the first time in a few months. She had even more fun now that she understands more about scooping, pouring, etc. But- this is supposed to be wordless…

I want to remember-

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Bailey is almost 29 months old. She says a lot of cute things right now. Things I never want to forget as she gets older and more careful about her speech.

“Brell-ella” =umbrella

“I too scary for fireworks” and “I too scary carousel” when she has been scared of fireworks (last night at a barbecue) and of the carousel at Grant’s Farm.

“Hmmm, let’s see… Ummm, maybe…” and taps her chin while she thinks. She must have seen this on one of her shows or something because it is SO exaggerated.

“Kenzie is my beshel friend!” I think it’s a combination of best and special

When I ask her if she wants to pee on the potty, she says “No Mommy, my too little!”

She still says she is the Big MISTER instead of big sister. No one really knows what she is trying to say but it makes me laugh every time.

She got a new doll and she named him Charlie. I don’t know where she came up with that name. She also named a stuffed animal Curly. Her two little dolls at Grammy’s are Susie and Amy. When she is done playing with Charlie she tends to drop him on his head.

“Let’s read it all together” when she wants to read with me.

In her bedtime prayer she is at that stage where she tries to list EVERYTHING she’s thankful for. It usually starts out “Thank you for Nana, and Papa, and Tiny, and Nana…” she always says Nana twice! Then she usually says thank you for her lunch (random) and “My game. My ANIMAL game.” Good thing she specifies so that God knows exactly which game she is thankful for… The other night she also said thank you for the letter Q. She told me once that Q is her favorite letter- too funny. Sometimes Jonathon and I are laughing so hard while she prays and we just try to keep it quiet so she can’t see us cracking up as we duck our heads below the edge of her bed.

“No change my diaper, mom.” Heard quite regularly.

“I love you, Mommy.” and “You so pretty, Mommy.” Those just melt my heart. I love this girl.

14 Weeks and it’s going fast!

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I have noticed that this pregnancy seems to be going much faster than my first one. I think because I am so busy with Bailey now… and just with everything that comes along with having a two year old and my own business. I think I might have felt the baby in the past few days when I was sitting or resting. Very faint flutters, but then a second later they are gone and I wonder if that’s what it was. I think that’s how it felt with Bailey in the beginning, too. If I didn’t know what it felt like I wouldn’t even notice it, it’s so faint.

I am feeling better most of the time and have my energy back unless I try to do too much. I have been craving juice and popsicles and just liquids in general. I have not wanted ice cream AT ALL which is weird for me. I also don’t want chocolate unless it’s in a cake. I started taking my prenatal vitamins again (I had switched to Flintstones complete while I felt sick) and I think they are going down better now. I feel a little icky once in a while if I get hungry- but other than that, I am okay.

My cruise is about a month away. I still can’t believe that I won (okay, earned) a trip with Avon! Speaking of Avon, there are some great sales going on right now for fall. You can visit my website and use the code FSWER for free shipping! Anyway- the cruise… I got my travel itinerary as far as what we will be doing once I get to Miami, and on the ship, and I am just waiting to hear back from the travel agency for my flight information. Avon really takes care of everything down to all the transportation, meals, tips, etc. I am looking forward to a week of relaxation!

I guess the other big news is that we got our “big” ultrasound scheduled. It will be on October 12th (yes, that’s Columbus day) so hopefully we will find out the gender that day! I am looking forward to that but it just seems so far away with all I have to do between now and then. I’ll leave you with just a few pictures of my Muffin.

Buncha Pictures

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I have been trying to write this post for over a week now and you wouldn’t even believe the issues I’ve had with my blog. If I could go back in time I would have left it on blogspot and sacrificed the fancy options that come with Wordpress and self hosting. Seriously.

Anyway- I have all these pictures that I want to share. I’ll start with some from a zoo trip a few weeks ago with Daddy. We bought a zoo membership that day so now we get “free” train rides, children’s zoo visits, etc. There is one random pic of her at home… The next ones are from another day when we went to Grant’s Farm with Daddy. Then the last two are from my Dad’s birthday in July.