Friday, October 31, 2008
Halloween
Thursday, October 30, 2008
My first craving...
I really wanted a sweet tea from McDonald's. The original plan was to whip in and get one on the way to taking Clara Grace to ballet class today. Of course we were cutting it too close so I drove right past the golden arches. After ballet class, we stopped at my favorite children's consignment shop where I found an adorable red velvet dress for CG's Christmas pics and the Nutcracker trip.
Finally McDonald's is in sight, but the traffic is so heavy that after waiting for quite a while I could not make a left turn there, even though there is a traffic light. I finally feel too guilty for holding up my lane and decide I want one so badly I'll drive across town to the other McD's (to be fair, it isn't that far but I'm being dramatic here). As I pull up to the drive thru, I am asked if she can help me. I place my order. She again asks if she can help me. I repeat my order for a sweet tea without lemon. I drive around, pay for it and continue to the next window where I am asked if that was no lemon or no ice. No lemon. I take my tea and drive off.
Once I am on the road I work the straw out of the paper and take a biiiiig sip of the much anticipated sweet tea to discover it is UNsweet tea!
Oh well. It is amazing how much unsweetened tea can turn the stomach, but at least my craving is over for the moment.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Big news today...
Monday, October 27, 2008
18.5 weeks down...21.5 to go
Weekend at a Glance
Friday, October 24, 2008
Friday Fun
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Big Ultrasound!
I'll post an update when I get home that day!
Friday, October 17, 2008
My 3rd Dr. Appointment
They will be setting up my "big" ultrasound to be between weeks 18-20 so sometime very soon. I'll let you know when they get back to me. As many of you know, if the baby is cooperative we will definitely be finding out the gender.
If I remember correctly, my next appointment is November 14 (four weeks from today).
There isn't much else to report so I'm off.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
First Flutters
Here is an excerpt from a website about the baby's current development:
He's adding fat stores that will keep him warm and cozy after he's born. Your baby's weight will increase approximately six times over the next four weeks. Good to know you're not the only one tipping the scale. Also this week:Your baby is hard at work honing his sucking and swallowing reflexes—all the better for eating that 2 AM (and 5 AM, and 8 AM ...) meal in a few months! The finger- and toenails are beginning to grow from their nail beds, which would explain why he'll need them trimmed almost as soon as he's born! Your baby weighs nearly 5 ounces and is a little over 5 inches long—about the size of a baked potato
I seem to be growing at an alarming rate, so I cannot imagine my own size after the next four weeks!
Cooking with Clara Grace
You can watch the slideshow to the upper left of the blog to see CG in several stages of the process. She did very well but we really need to work on her egg cracking skills!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
O is for Octopus
Tomorrow is Clara Grace's first time doing show & tell at school. Their homework assignment is to bring in something that begins with the letter "O" and tell the class about it. I'm not sure how in depth it is to be, but we did look up a few facts about the octopus and then CG practiced a couple of times to get used to telling about the item. She wasn't very thrilled I decided to record it, and was not nearly as animated as she was the first time, but you get the idea. It is sort of like her first oral report!
Earning Her Keep
Just kidding!
Seriously, yesterday was the first day in quite a while that we had no scheduled activities or errands so our main goal was to do a bit of cleaning...ok, it was MY main goal. When I pulled out the vacuum, CG asked if she could vacuum and I said certainly. It lasted for all of one minute but I think it was a beautiful thing. It is nice to see her use the tool appropriately instead of pretending it is a microphone for her performances.
Sunday Stroll
I'm not exactly sure what this move would be called, but I liked it!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Weekly Recap
Wednesday, I was scheduled to take Charlie's Jeep in for scheduled maintenance. After dropping CG off at preschool, all of a sudden it kept stalling on me. Luckily I made it home and Charlie came back to the island to make sure I was able to pick up CG and make it to the dealership. Of course, I decided to skip the ladies' coffee break (bible study group) to stay off the road so did some work at home while waiting to pick up CG. Since we were ahead of schedule we all three ate at KFC, then dropped the jeep off. It turns out the jeep had a fuel throttle sensor issue and that is now taken care of. Chuck went back to work while CG and I hung out at Barnes & Noble, Petco, and Michael's while waiting on the jeep. After that we had to drop some stuff off at a friend's house, then back home to let CG have some outdoor time on her bicycle and play, then back inside to cook supper and finish up our evening routine.
Thursday, CG and I met my friend Christine and her two little one's at the zoo. We had a lovely time and the weather cleared up. After the zoo, we skipped on over to Bristol for CG's ballet lesson, then back home for some outdoor playtime, cook supper, and finish up the evening.
Friday, another busy day with CG going to school. I did some much needed chores around the house then brought her home for lunch and we spent a lot of time outside since we are really having some beautiful weather this week. While at the playground, she met a new little neighborhood friend and then later her friends on our street came out to play.
Saturday (today) I cooked a big breakfast (well, big for me) of scrambled eggs, biscuits, country gravy, sausage and pancakes. After cleaning up and doing a few chores, we headed to Escobar's Farm to go through the corn maze and pick out a pumpkin. Luckily they allow dogs on leashes, so we took Jackson and all had a great time. We opted not to do the traditional hay ride since we had Jackson with us, but CG was able to do the "cow ride" which looked like loads of fun. The corn maze is 8 acres, so we were busy for a while. Hopefully we will carve our pumpkin today or tomorrow!
My goal is to not let so much time go by before the next post. I've really been trying to stay on top of it, but sometimes it is hard to squeeze in the time to hop on the computer and get it done, and these days I REALLY have a hard time staying up past CG's bedtime.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Look Mom...No Hands!
While there, we were told that two of CG's teeth are pitted, that that is how they came through but we will really have to work on those areas to make sure there is no decay. We were told an electric toothbrush with a small head would be helpful so a stop was made at Walmart after we left. The dentist also said that we will wait until CG is five before taking any action to correct her cross bite, so that means we will wait until we get settled at our new duty station.
At the dentist the children leave with a variety of goodies, one item being a 5-foot balloon. No kidding. The one she was given last time lasted three minutes once we made it inside the house. No so lucky this time around. I was really looking forward to taking her picture holding it because it is really something to behold. We stopped at Walmart, the commissary and the library before heading home. Don't ya know it popped while we were getting out of the car to go into the library. Her next appointment is in April, so maybe I'll take a picture before we leave the office.
This afternoon we took a stroll down to the playground and I just thought this was too cute to not snap a picture of Jackson trotting along beside CG.
As you can see from the video below, CG is now experimenting with some tricks on her bikes.