Oct 28
Ooh! Have y'all seen the "perfect brownie?"
Now that’s an infomercial product that makes sense!! I totally want one. I will update this post with a link later, because I’m getting a pedicure now, thanks to my wonderful mother, who kept Vera for my Dr’s appt this morning, and who told me to “go do something fun” afterwards. Woo!
Nudawn’s not the only one with an awesome Halloween costume!
I still have to sew a bow to the top of the head to make the costume a little more feminine, and she’s wearing a pink pajama sleeper underneath on Halloween, but I couldn’t resist showing you.
It was cold last weekend, but Vera was ready!
P.S. I hope you’re not getting tired of Vera pics, because I have no intention of stopping…I can’t help myself!
Oct 22
No use crying over spilled milk?
Tonight, Wes was giving Vera a bottle, so they could have some daddy/daughter time. I decided to pump, so I wouldn’t be in pain later. There I was, pumping on the couch, when the pump slipped. The lid wasn’t screwed on all the way, and milk spilled all over me, the couch, and the floor. I tried to soak it up out of the cushions, then I sprayed them with Resolve. Not sure that’s going to work, but we’ll see.
I’m double bummed because of the wasted milk, and because of the potentially ruined cushions. Oh well.
Oct 20
» Vera's 2-week pictures are up!!
Click the link above, and the password is hebertnewborn
Some of them are a little wacky (like the brown fur and the polka dots - blame my mom), and some look like she’s posing for nudes, because as hard as we tried, we couldn’t get her to bend her knees - ha!
Oct 19
Another interesting outing...
So, I have been trying to run a few errands here and there, mainly to get out of the house. Today, I had a few things to do, and I wanted to go by the mall to exchange something, then take Vera to see Uncle Brett, who was working. The morning went pretty smoothly, except for the part where I got to the mall, only to realize I’d left what I needed to return at home, and had to turn around and go get it. Anyway, we got to the mall and made our exchange, then headed down to see Brett. That went well, but Vera woke up ready to eat, so I headed to the nursing room to feed her. It’s actually pretty nice (if you don’t count the dried baby puke I had to wipe off the rocker before we sat down. I used almost all the wipes I had on just that!). Everything was going well until I dropped one of the nursing pads from my bra onto the floor. I didn’t think it was THAT big of a deal, because I keep nursing pads in the diaper bag. Anyway, after I fed her, I went to get one, and realized they weren’t in there. CRAP! I had to fold paper napkins, and stick them in my bra, which is a VERY TEMPORARY solution (as you probably know, napkins aren’t nearly as absorbent as nursing pads). The other part of the problem was that I didn’t wear my good “out bra” (you know, the nursing bra that’s actually flattering to your boobs), I wore the one that’s like a sports bra, which shows every little curve (including the now square-shaped insert I’d placed on the left side). Thank goodness I chose a scarf as an accessory today!!
Anyway, after the mall outing, we stopped by Momie’s and iChatted with Aunt Court. Fun day!
Vera had her Mass debut this Sunday! It was VERY interesting getting out of the house. I bathed her, then tried on 4 outfits before we found one that would work (the cold weather caught everyone off guard). I pulled her tights off at the last minute, then forgot to put her party panties on, so you could see her diaper through her dress, but at least I didn’t put HER dress on backwards like I did mine! (I noticed a seam down the front of my dress that I hadn’t seen before somewhere around the Homily, then had to run to the bathroom to switch it around). I was wondering why it felt funny! Ha!
Anyway, she did really well (she slept the whole time), and Molly’s baptism was great. The above picture was taken at the party, which she also mostly slept through, but at least she got to party a little with Molly and James! Ha ha. I can’t wait for baby Jones and Baby Dawes to arrive, so our “playdates” are that much more exciting!
Three babies!
Emily with Molly (born July 2nd), Me with Vera (born September 17th), and Fuf with James (born July 24th). This was taken at Molly’s baptism party. Fun!!
Oct 16
Excuse me while I kiss this guy...
So, up until today, every time I heard the song Maggie by Rod Stewart, I always thought he said “steal my daddy’s cue and make a living out of playing fool.” The grammar never made sense, but I didn’t really give it that much thought. Today, as I was driving out of the Target parking lot, listening to that song on the radio, it hit me. Duh! It’s “playing pool.” Wow. Whoops!
Spotted in Target!!
If I weren’t SURE this would accentuate my post-partum body in all the wrong places, I totally would have bought it.
Oct 15
Vera is 4 weeks old today! When I weighed her at Emily’s on Sunday, she was 9lbs, 2oz. She’s already grown out of the outfit she wore home from the hospital, and a few others. She’s eating well, and sleeps for 4 hour stretches at night (a lot of the time), which is fabulous!
Court suggested I put a little card in this picture that said “4 weeks,” but I couldn’t get it together in time (and thank goodness I didn’t wait any longer than I did to take the pic, because little did I know while I was posing her for these pictures, that she had a diaper explosion up her back - we would have had to find a new outfit!).
We had a 4 week birthday celebration lunch with Emily, Alletia, and Fuf (ha ha), which was fun. She slept through the whole thing - it’s ok, I ate her cupcake.
Anyway, things are going well. Right now, I am listening to her cry, because I just put her down for a nap, and it’s torture, but I realize it’s necessary to let her cry herself to sleep sometimes; it’s just really hard!! I turned the video portion of the monitor off, so I wouldn’t drive myself crazy.
Oct 12
I can’t tell if she’s flipping me off because the bath is over, or because I bathed her in the first place. ;)
» I am ordering this!
Two nights ago, I was awake at 3:00am, trying to figure out how to put Vera in bed with a pacifier and get sleep (two things that don’t happen at the same time because she consistently drops the pacifier, then gets really upset when she can’t get it back in her mouth, which keeps her awake longer). Anyway, I like using the pacifier because it gets us through her bad gas episodes. The problem is, unless I hold her until she falls asleep, then take it out, she’ll need the pacifier to sleep once I’ve given it to her. (Sometimes, she wakes up if I take it out, so that’s not a reliable method either).
ANYWAY, I was googling “what to do when your baby can’t hold a pacifier” and I found the above link on a message board. I can’t wait to try it!! A few people have suggested wubbanubs, and I tried one, but she doesn’t like the nipple on those pacifiers. She’s used to Nuks.
I’ll keep you posted!
Oct 09
Cha cha cha changes
You know your life has changed when the highlight of your Friday night is clearing two baby nostrils successfully with the nasal aspirator. Go me! Vera didn’t even mind that much.
